What fallouts are canon?
The main Fallout games are all canon: Fallout 1, 2, 3, New Vegas, 4, and 76, along with the recent TV series, form the core canon, with supplementary materials and games like Fallout Shelter being "soft canon" or generally accepted if they don't conflict with major events. Fallout Tactics and Brotherhood of Steel are mostly non-canon or "soft canon," meaning some concepts (like the Midwestern Brotherhood) might be acknowledged if referenced in main games, but the specific stories are largely ignored by Bethesda.Which Fallout is not canon?
Non-canon worksFallout: Brotherhood of Steel is treated as non-canon by Bethesda Softworks. Canceled games, such as Van Buren, Project V13, Fallout Extreme, Fallout Tactics 2 and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2 are non-canon, unless aspects of these games are confirmed by other canon sources.
Is the Fallout series canon?
Yes, the Amazon Fallout TV series is officially canon, taking place in the same universe as the games and serving as a continuation of the timeline, set in the year 2296, after the events of games like Fallout 4. Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard and show creators confirmed it's a new story within the existing lore, carefully fitting into the established timeline, even addressing fan confusion about events like the destruction of Shady Sands.Is Fallout 76 before Fallout 4?
Yes, Fallout 76 is chronologically before Fallout 4, taking place in 2102, just 25 years after the Great War, while Fallout 4 is set much later in 2287, making Fallout 76 the earliest game in the series by a significant margin (around 185 years).Is CX404 dogmeat from Fallout 4?
Yes, CX404 from the Fallout TV show is the series' version of the iconic companion Dogmeat, a nod to the beloved German Shepherd in Fallout 4 and other games, but CX404 is a distinct Belgian Malinois with her own Enclave origin story, connecting the show's narrative to the games.So What Is Now Canon in Fallout?
Did 9/11 happen in Fallout?
No, September 11th (9/11) did not happen in the Fallout universe; the timeline diverges from ours around the 1940s/1950s, meaning events like the World Trade Center's construction and 9/11 never occurred, though similar themes of conflict and terrorism might exist within the Fallout world's own history before the Great War. The Fallout world's history focused on the Cold War, resource scarcity, and nuclear fear, leading to a vastly different geopolitical landscape.How did Moldaver survive 200 years in Fallout?
The Fallout TV show doesn't explicitly confirm how Moldaver survived 200 years, but lore suggests she used advanced tech like cryosleep or cloning, possibly with her own setup since she opposed Vault-Tec, or might be a Synth, with her intellect and wealth allowing access to longevity methods like serums or her own cryo-pods, with Season 2 likely to reveal the exact method tied to her scientific genius.}
Is Fallout 3 a cannon?
Yup, everything in Fallout 3 is Canon. Including Mothership Zeta, which REALLY REALLY shouldn't be canon.Is the Brotherhood good or evil?
Brendan Lowry of Windows Central called the Brotherhood's quest line in Fallout 4 morally grey, saying that while "The Minutemen are the "good guys" [...] and the Institute are unquestionably evil", "the Brotherhood is the only faction [...] that makes you critically think."Is Fallout 1940s or 1950s?
The culture of the Fallout universe is that as envisioned in the 1950s, in essence modern Americana. Although the subculture movements, like Hippie, Beatnik, and Punk were around, their movements just never materialized as mainstream.Does Christianity exist in Fallout?
The Fallout series depicts or mentions several branches of Christianity, including Catholicism, Protestantism, Mormonism, Pentecostalism, and Anabaptist sects like the Amish.Did Coke exist in Fallout?
Coca-Cola was invented before the Fallout universe's timeline diverged from the real world's timeline. So yeah, it would've existed, but was eventually put out of business or something like that by NukaCola.Is Fallout 76 not canon?
Vince Tuz Todd Howard himself has confirmed that it's canon.Are Fallout 3 and New Vegas connected?
Yes, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are set in the same universe and share lore, but they are geographically separate stories, with New Vegas focusing on the Mojave Desert while Fallout 3 is in the Capital Wasteland (DC area). They are connected through shared universe elements, references to each other's events (like the Wasteland Survival Guide appearing in New Vegas), and the fact that New Vegas uses the same game engine as Fallout 3, with many developers from the original Fallout games working on New Vegas.Is Fallout 76 a continuation of Fallout 4?
No, Fallout 76 is not a continuation of Fallout 4; it's a prequel set decades earlier, taking place in West Virginia in 2102, just 25 years after the Great War, while Fallout 4 is set much later (2287) in Boston, making 76 the earliest game chronologically in the series. While both are in the same universe with shared lore, 76 focuses on the first Vault Dwellers emerging, offering a look at the post-apocalypse's beginnings rather than a direct story continuation from Fallout 4's protagonist.Is the chosen one canonically male?
Yes, the Chosen One from Fallout 2 is canonically considered male, largely because lore from Fallout: New Vegas implies the player had a child with Angela Bishop, which necessitates a male protagonist for that outcome, though the game itself is open-ended. While Fallout games allow player choice, the Fallout Bible and later references solidify the male identity for the original protagonists (Vault Dweller & Chosen One).Why was Fallout 3 so green?
Fallout 3 is so green due to an artistic choice to create a sickly, irradiated, and post-nuclear atmosphere, using a pervasive green tint (a type of color grading or Look-Up Table) to evoke radioactive decay, monochrome computer screens, and a hostile environment, making the wasteland feel more unnatural and desolate, and also potentially masking some graphical limitations of the engine at the time.Is Moldaver a human or ghoul?
Moldaver survived the Great War and the next two hundred years through unknown means; it appears clear from the way she is depicted that she is not a ghoul, but very few other details are available. By 2277, she had become a citizen of the New California Republic who lived in Shady Sands.What does 101097 mean in Fallout?
After Lucy discovers the truth about the vaults and her father Hank, Moldaver reveals she needs an access code from a Vault-Tec employee to activate the Cold Fusion reactor. Hank reluctantly enters the code: 101097. Translated to a date, that's Oct. 10, 1997 ... the same day the original Fallout game was released.Why is Fallout stuck in the 50s?
Fallout is stuck in the 1950s because its alternate history diverged from ours after WWII, preventing key tech like the transistor, leading to a world where atomic power fueled 1950s-style optimism, consumerism, and Cold War paranoia, creating a "retrofuturistic" aesthetic where advanced tech (robots, energy weapons) coexists with mid-century culture until nuclear war ends development in 2077.Why did China nuke the US in Fallout?
In Fallout, China nuked the U.S. as a desperate, final act in the Resource Wars, aiming to cripple America after the U.S. was on the verge of conventional victory using its advanced Power Armor, with the conflict triggered by dwindling global resources and escalating tensions over the U.S.'s illegal Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV) research, which China discovered and demanded they stop.What was Vault-Tec's end goal?
Throughout the United States, Vault-Tec created government-funded vaults, large fallout shelters that would serve to shelter civilians and allow for the continuation of human life in the threat of a nuclear attack.
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