Gator-claws are genetically modified crocodilians that were created centuries after the Great War by Dr. Darren McDermot, whilst exploring the Big Mt, he began to splice a few of the more dangerous tissue samples left in the refrigeration storage at the facility. After a few years filled with mathematical and chemical research, he finally created the gator-claw. Unfortunately, they could not be tamed as Dr. McDermot had hoped.

They were too ferocious, impossible to control. Worse yet, Dermot was injured by the gator-claws before he could shut the replicator down, leaving it intact and creating new gatorclaws at "an alarming rate." McDermot died of his wounds and recorded a final message pleading anybody to access the cloning lab and deactivate the replicator before it was too late.

Biology 

Gator-claws are similar to deathclaws, but originate from alligators instead of Jackson's chameleons. Like their alligator ancestors, they are semi-aquatic and can be found in the various flooded areas of the wasreland. Being reptiles, they are poikilothermic (cold-blooded) and occasionally lounge around, laying on their bellies. However, they are still extremely ferocious and slash at any prey with the large claws attached to their muscular arms.