Deadbeat
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| Cultural Style | Post-Apocalyptic | ||||
| Appearance | Humanoid | ||||
Deadbeats are a semi-hostile non-playable race found in Scorched Biomes. What they were before (and what caused) the collapse of their society is unknown, but now they are reduced to small gangs of scavengers and raiders eking out an existence in the burned-out husks of once-huge cities.
There are three distinct types of Deadbeats. "Scroungers" are the peaceful , blue-skinned variant that wears the Deadbeat Straps Set. "Thugs" are the hostile, beige-skinned Deadbeats that use rifles and wear the Deadbeat Spandex Set with metal helmets. "Bruisers" are hostile, grey-skinned Deadbeats that wear the Deadbeat Leather Set and wield axes.
Deadbeats have large ears and appear to have horns, although it's possible that the horns are simply something they wear. They may have shadowy eyes with white pupils as seen on the Deadbeat Bruiser Mask, though it being described as a "plated mask" means it might not be showing the real eyes.
Encounters
Decayed Biome
Found on Tier 6 "Inconceivable" threat-level planets, the Scorched Biome is full of ruined buildings and underground bunkers, the remains of an advanced society. Both hostile and friendly Deadbeats wander the microdungeons there.
Tenants
The player can summon a blue-skinned Deadbeat as a Tenant when a Colony Deed is placed into a room with walls, a door and a light, along with the appropriate amount of themed furniture. Deadbeat Merchants sell a number of unique items that cannot be obtained through normal means, mainly things that go "kaboom" and destroy blocks.
| Name | Type (lvl) | Biome | Required Object Types (Boxes) | Rent Chances | Rent Timeframe | |
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Deadbeat Merchant | Merchant | Scorched | Scorched (18) | Merchant | 15 to 30 minutes |
Cosmetic Armors
All of the Deadbeats' Cosmetic Armor options can be found in Decayed Chests throughout the Biome. Unfortunately, dressing up like one of the angry ones will not protect you from other said angry ones.
Trivia
- Deadbeats are one of the races that do not have a corresponding fossil.
- The Deadbeats' status as a race is not exactly made explicit in-game. They have no lore attached to them and none of the NPCs say anything about relations to any other race. It is highly unlikely they were once humans however, as the lore asserts that humanity had no large-scale colonies off Earth beyond Mars, and the Deadbeats' stomping grounds are the ruins of skyscraper-packed mega-cities.
- The Deadbeat's post-apocalyptic cities and retro modern furniture are likely a reference to the Fallout franchise.
- It's possible that the city ruins they inhabit weren't their own, but belonged to the extinct robotic races referenced in Doomed Machines Discovered!. Assuming the Deadbeats themselves aren't related to these robots, that would mean they live in these environments out of preference, not because it was once their home.
- Internally to the game code, Deadbeats are just Humans wearing suits, not an actual species. This is why they use the Human sound effects (and dialogue, likely an oversight on that account). This is similar to Agarans, Alpaca, and Froggs, but unlike Fenerox, Penguins, and Shadows.
