Fallout 2

Khans: pretty good. i like how you can convince them to make drugs that aren't going to cause massive problems. i think they are actually probably one of the few factions that can ALMOST be considered major (at least in their storyline) that you can convince to follow your ways or make them change what their doing completely. A tier.

Caeser's legion: good people if you get to know em. just gotta ignore some parts. also why is the fanart for them either really serious or just makes me question people's sexuality. B tier.

NCR: fucking despise them. i know their armor and weapons look cool and all but their questline kinda sucks... and i hate it even more because when i was doing the interrogation quest in the airport, a random NCR soldier busted in and shot the guy in the face. kinda snobby too. D tier.

Raider factions across all games (minus f4 DLC): just your average raiders. love it. B tier.

Institute: yet again you have 2 options. go with the institute's plan of effectively destroying and rebuilding the commonwealth in their image, OR you can actually make them peacefully integrate with the commonwealth.

Mojave chapter BoS: not sure honestly. their questline is really annoying for the vault part but its kinda satisfying once you get power armor training. C tier.

Enclave (yeah im gonig back to f3 for this one): aint sure. honestly. but if we are tlaking about the enclave in general from f2 to f4, 8/10 faction. A tier.

Minutemen: love it. they go down whatever route you go down. they aren'st complete dickheads. they aren't completely xenophobic.they are generally like the most balanced faction in my opinion. S tier faction.

Fallout 4 BoS: eh i aint sure. i mean yeah sure its cool and all but it feels wierd whenever i think about it too much. the xenophobia part also kinda pisses me off. dont know why tho. B tier.

F3 BoS: A tier. good leaders. elder lyons is a good dude. great version of the BoS in my opinion. and they aren't completely focused on hoarding technology. i mean yeah sure they do still take it but they try to help the people of the capital wasteland.

F4 Nuka world raiders: the pack? B tier. i just like to stick em with Cito cuz animals. operators? too snobby, really annoying. massive backstabbers too. D tier. the disciples? A. tier. i dont know why i just really like the disciples.

Trappers: run of the mill raider faction jsut with better equipment. what else do you want. B tier.

Far harbor: eh. dont mind em. B tier.

Children of atom: solid B tier. weapons are cool and all. but some of their practices and stuff put me off. i like the hallucinations tho XD.

Mr. house: D tier. dont like him. at all. almost willing to put him in F tier but probably not. bit too harsh if i do that.

Yes man: fuck yeah. love it. S tier.

Omertas: GO DIE IN A DITCH YOU SHRIVELING BALD HEADED FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE ON THIS EARTH AGAIN DO YOU HEAR ME? NEVER. NEVER AGAIN. NEGATIVE F TIER.

Van graffs: B. tier. dont know. just feels like they are your average energy weapon suppliers. combat armor is pretty cool tho.

Jacobstown: (yeah i know its not really a faction, i just like it) S tier. i like the mutants. very nice.

Followers of the apocalypse: S tier. all they wanna do is help the people of the mojave.

Tell me what other factions i should include. cuz some i can't remember properly.

Outside of obviously Vault-Tec and the Enclave, what single character is the most out right evil person in all of fallout in your opinion?

So i just wanted to ask this quest because why tf not? personally i think the FO4 BoS is a really 50/50 faction. my favorite BoS is the FO3 one and i'm not sure about the FNV BoS. the enclave are a wierd one idk what ot think about them. same with the institute, railroad, NCR, legion, etc. i am also including any DLC groups or factions. those groups i mean are those smaller factions like the khans, gunners, fiends, raiders, etc. essentially any small faction i see as a group instead of a faction.

So I've been a Fallout fan for I'll admit not very long, and I'm still learning the lore. But a while ago, I saw a video where someone made a theory that No-Bark is The Chosen One from Fallout 2. I honestly don't believe it much, but what do y'all other wastelanders believe?

"Rescue Tandi from the raiders"? "Destroy the source of the mutants"? "Become a porn star"? "Stop the Enclave"? This sounds more like things on a to-do list than actual quests. And these types of titles were kind of revived in the form of Fallout 4 radiant quests (eg. Trapper Attack on LOCATION NAME, Help Defend LOCATION NAME, Stop the raiding at LOCATION NAME, etc). I mean, there's hardly any flair to these titles compared to the quests in the FPS Fallout games. Why couldn't Interplay and Black Isle come up creative titles such as The Replicated Man, Aba Daba Honeymoon, or The Last Voyage of the USS Constitution? I know it's not that important of a detail, but I still believe that a proper RPG should have memorable quests with memorable titles. What do you guys think?

And which playthrough did you do it on?

I thought I'd compile a list of references to prior games in a post so that others could share ones that I may have missed. Seen as it's still relatively new there may be ones that we have missed. Some may even have lore implications whilst others exist purely as nods to other media of a 25 year running franchise. I'll try to keep away from aesthetic references which are part of most games (i.e Fancy Lad Snack Cakes) but I will reference game specific items (such as Sunset Sarsaparilla) or if the aesthetic is relevant to the reference.

Fallout 1:

- A reference to the Vault Dwellers Survival Guide in Vault 33 which contains a Pip Boy variant of Tim Cain (Thanks to another recent user for finding this one)

- A direct reference to the story with the Water Chip in Vault 33 breaking.

- The Obelisk and Water Well from Shady Sands endings is visible in a flashback in Episode 8

- Bakersfield is the only location mentioned that could be taken as a reference given it becomes Necropolis.

- Colt 10MM Pistol is quite prominently wielded by Maximus, Thaddeus and also by Lucy (more so than the N99)

- Vault 13 and Vault 15 are possibly visible on the Vault-Tec Vaults Map of the United States during the Corporate Meeting.

- Leon Von Felden of West-Tek

- General location of the show is set within the Los Angeles Boneyard

- Vault-Tec Headquarters in Los Angeles which appeared very briefly in the intro of Fallout 1.

- Brotherhood Ideology is more similar to that of the Classic Games

- Code for Moldaver's Cold Fusion is the original release date of Fallout 1 (October 10th 1997)

Fallout 2:

- Reference to the President being missing. An indirect reference to the Poseidon Oil Rig (Known as Control Station ENCLAVE)

- What looks like a Chrysalis Highwayman is partially visible in Episode 3 near the Gulper lake. Though it's unclear if it is one.

Fallout 3:

- Capitol Post newspaper can be seen during one of Cooper Howard's flashbacks

- The Enclave experiment with animal behaviour is reminiscent of their Deathclaw experiment from Raven Rock (itself carried over from the Oil Rig)

- Billboards and Propaganda Posters from Fallout 3

- Snip Snip the Mister Handy has orange tinted eyes which are reminiscent of the Fallout 3 and NV Mr Handy design.

- One of the Vault experiments proposed during the Corporate Meeting correlates well to Vault 106 and it's white noise experiment

- Another proposed experiment correlates to Vault 87 and the FEV experiment.

- Norm uses the hacking mini game first introduced in Fallout 3

Fallout New Vegas:

- Sunset Sarsaparilla billboards (Twice)

- NCR Veteran Ranger Combat Gear in Episode 7

- A reference to a character's mother's profession being that of a Courier

- Nuka Cola Victory (first appeared in New Vegas as a West Coast Exclusive)

- Robert House (Self-explanatory)

- REPCONN and Julia Masters at the Corporate Meeting

- BIG MT and Frederick Sinclair at the Corporate Meeting

- A sly dig by Robert House that Sinclair "Could Lose Money By Running A Casino". Perhaps an indirect reference to the Sierra Madre.

- a photograph of Aaron Kimball during the Flame Mother ceremony

- New Vegas itself appears in the end credits of episode 8 (Including the Lucky 38, The Tops, Gommorah and the Ultra-Luxe)

- End Credits of Episode 8 show NCR Vertibirds and soldiers wearing similar armour to their standard combat armour in the Mojave Campaign.

- Cannibalistic raiders known as the Fiends. Could just be a name reference but it works.

- NCR propoganda posters and Flag (New Vegas version of the flag) in Vault 4

Fallout 4:

- T-60 Power Armour is prominent within the show. Characters seem a little surprised by it's appearence. It's possible that it was specific to the East Coast

- The Prydwen appears in multiple episodes. Implying it's destruction in two of four endings in Fallout 4 never happened.

The Commonwealth is directly referenced in name by Elder Cleric Quintus

- Assault Rifle from Fallout 4 appears closer to it's original design indication as a machine gun for power armour

- Minutemen Radio makes a brief appearance in Episode 7

- Serum that transforms people into Ghouls is similar to what happened to John Hancock in Goodneighbour

- Cryogenic Facilities feature heavily in the show. It was prominent in Vault 111 showing that Vault-Tec had access to the technology.

- Atomic Command Holotape

- Junk Jet appears in Episode 1

- Broken Assaultron in Episode 2

- A variation of the Gulper appears in Episode 3

- General posters and propaganda that appeared in Fallout 4

Fallout 76:

- Pip Boy 2000 Mark VI appears in the window of Ma June's Sundry

- Lucy references Reclamation Day which we first saw in Appalachia

- One of the Vault Experiments proposed in the Corporate Meeting correlates well to Vault 51 and it's AI overseer experiment.

Other References:

- Elder Quintus mentions that the Brotherhood used to rule the Wasteland (Unknown if it's a reference to the West Coast Chapter, East Coast, Midwestern or all three)

- NCR founding information correlates roughly to the Fallout Bible such as it's founding date.

- Unintentional reference to the "Loser Walk" in Fallout 1 where NPC's have a specific walk and posture which a small character in the show imitated almost perfectly.

Sources:

Gamesradar

Fallout TV Show

IGN

JagoandLitefoot (User)

Reddit (r/Fallouttv) (r/Fallout)

Oxhorn

The Appalachian

I’m seeing too many cooperation let’s cause some chaos!

Let’s hear some controversial statements about the Fallout series! (Excluding Vegas because almost every thread is full of Vegas I wanna see some Fallout 3 or 4 opinions!)

What’s the most diabolical or disgusting vault experiment in your opinion? Mine has got to be vault 75 and it’s “ refined human genetics “ experiments on the kids.