Within series lore, ghouls are originally humans, many of them survivors of a global nuclear holocaust, who have been severely mutated by the residual irradiation, which greatly extends their lifespans but deforms their physical appearance into a zombie-like aesthetic. Ghouls are a fictional race of posthuman beings from the post-apocalyptic Fallout video game franchise. Render of a typical Feral Ghoul used in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas
