how long do super mutants live?

Post » Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:15 pm

i was wondering because in fallout 2 marcus said that he was a mutant for the master so im guessing he was created 2103-2137 so hes about 151-185 years old and was wondering if they live forever if umharmed or do they die eventualy if so when
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Post » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:56 am

It's unknown?
We know that they can live for a very very long time but we have no idea if they are immortal or just have five times the life length of a regular human.
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Post » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:27 pm

Until one dies of old age, the world may never know.
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Post » Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:55 pm

I'm pretty sure I heard somewhere in game that they are immortal,but they can still die from something like anything else can.
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Post » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:09 am

Based on what I've seen I can tell you with complete certainty that they live for as long as it takes them to wander into my sights :gun:

On a more serious note, according to the fallout wiki, due to their exposure to FEV, their cells regenerate so rapidly they're biologically immortal.

So in a sense, I was right with my opening statement. :cool:
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Post » Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:01 pm

Its inconclusive. According to Fallout 1 Super Mutants [are thought to] die of old age. According to new stuff in the Wiki... somebody thinks they do not die, but constantly regenerate and live indefinitely.... I think they are confusing supermutants with ghouls, who are in a constant state of decay and regeneration.

Supermutants are sterile and can live longer than humans, but they are not immortal, they are just near perfect.
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Post » Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:56 am

How long is a piece of string? seriously I'm asking here...

None of the usual signs of aging apply, unless the wrinkles are in places we can't see.
Tone of voice seems based on pre mutation ( and VA. )
Any physical signs or hints seem to be psychosomatic... eg Minsc and Boo, Lily and Leo.
FO3 they just got bigger, but outside of Science getting that big would strain all natural functions resulting in death for most.

Honestly, String - Length - Science is the best guess untill a baked pie made up number by a creative writer ( is there such a thing? )
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Post » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:04 pm

If I remeber right, Marcus was talking about how old he was in FO2 along with the others. He did not give a date/number just something like "getting on in years." So I guess he was just over middle age (for a super mutant) then.
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Post » Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:54 pm

How long is a piece of string? seriously I'm asking here...
twice the distance from the center to and end.
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