Vault Dweller

I like to believe the Courier is actually a descendant of the Vault Dweller.

For starters, as we know from game chronology, Fo:NV takes place roughly twenty years from Fo2. That would make it likely the Courier to be the son/daughter of the Chosen One. Depending on how "active" the Chosen One was, the Courier likely being in their early twenties,

In Fo:NV available dialogue you can choose for your character, you can learn that:

• During a conversation with Bruce Isaac in Novac, the Courier can state that they have been to New Reno before and attended one of his shows at the Shark Club.

• Even if one has not made contact with the Brotherhood of Steel at Hidden Valley, the Courier can state they have heard of the Brotherhood when conversing with Veronica for the first time and, upon passing an Intelligence check, when interacting with Christine in Dead Money. The Courier may also be aware of their technology obsession and their hostility with the NCR.

• According to Ulysses, the Courier has been to Circle Junction, New Reno, Vault City, Fort Abandon, and on brahmin drives at the Big Circle.

These bits of dialogue cues indicate the Courier is from, or at least visited, New California at some point.

Also, while I understand the Item Packs are entirely optional add-ons and not entirely canonical to the game... well most of the contents of the item packs can be explained as things that can be found throughout the wasteland so there can still be canonical explanation for most of the item packs... except for the Tribal Pack and the Classic Pack.

But what if the in-lore reasons for these Pack is that it consist of family heirlooms for the Courier?

The Tribal Pack could come from Arroyo, a post-war village founded by Vault 13 settlers who adopted a tribal way of life. Tribal Raiding armour could be based on the armour Arroyo warriors used to wear.

The Classic Pack could simply be family heirlooms that (depending when the DLC is active) the courier has on them when Doc Mitchell found them. The fact the Armored Vault 13 jumpsuit looks more worn than the vault jumpsuits found throughout the Mojave Wastelands shows the age and use of the jumpsuit.

At least, that's the theory I always had for Fo:NV Courier.

Most introductions we have gotten in Fallout are when the main character is a resident of one of the pre-war vaults in the area. Like the Vault Dweller, Lone Wanderer, and Sole Survivor (who also was a US Army veteran), have all been vault dwellers and I think we need a new idea. Sure, the character in New Vegas is a Courier, and the character in Fallout 2 is the grandchild of the Vault Dweller I'm pretty sure, but what would be a good idea for the introduction for Fallout 5?

I personally think something outlandish would be pretty cool. Like maybe in the beginning, you're one of the people who caused the bombs to be dropped on 2077 and still somehow survived 200 years later, or Fallout 5 takes place only a couple years after the Great War and it's during the nuclear winter. I think Fallout 5 should take place during the nuclear winter as we haven't had one of those yet. What do y'all think?

To me, a tie between The Vault Dweller, The Lone Wanderer and Sole Survivor.

For whatever reason the vault Overseer has thrown you out from the vault (he didnt even tell you why, can you believe the jerk?). Its also been deducted from surface surveillance info, that bottlecaps is the most used, if not the only, currency in the wasteland.

From the time you were standing alone, outside closed vaultdoors with nothing but your vault suit on and a bag of 100 caps, youve already managed to make it to a nearby settlement... congratulations!

Between all the let down junk shacks and the fancier looking, although also in poor condition, repurposed pre war houses you find a general goods shop and being the pragmatict vault dweller you are you go inside there first and think about what purchase is gona up your chances of survival.

What are you buying? (Budget 100 caps, no barter skills, you have nothing but your vaultsuit on, and i guess also shoes of some sort)

I decided to put the most important people in the Hunger Games. Heres the events.

Cornucopia...or sonething

The Choosen One stabs Aradesh

Lone Wanderer fights with Owynn Lyons over a bag. Latter gives up

Caeser finds a bow and arrow

Arthur Maxon grabs a alcohol and a rag

The Sole Survivor grabs a shield

Kimball grabs a sword

Desdemona takes aspear

The Vault Dweller and Sarah fight for a bag. The former gives up

The Rest runs away

Day One

Sole Surivor, Tandia and the Choosen One get in a fight. Choosen One kills both

Preston Gravey sets an explosive off killing Dave, Dick Richardson, and Des

Benny injures himself

Farther sets an explosive off killing Lone Wanderer and Vault Dweller

Note: Only Obsidian and Interplay main characters are alive

Caeser peacefully fishes in the Colorado

Liberty Prime makes a slingshot

The Courier practices archery

Roger Maxon recieves food

Yes Man sprains his ankle while running from Mr. House

Kimball recieves medical supplies

Arthur Maxon practises archery

Lee Oliver thinks of California

Owynns Lyons camouflages

Ded List

Aradesh

Sole Survivor

Tandi

Dave

Dick Richardson

Desdemona

Lone Wanderer

Vault Dweller

16 remain

Night One

Liberty Prime destroys Sarah supply

Oliver, Courier, Owynn Lyons and Farther sleeps in shifts

Caeser's tumor proggeses and losses sight of where he is

Roger Maxon screams to the sky

Benny cooks food

Autumn, Choosen One, Kimball and Mr. House tell ghost stories

Yes Man and Roger decide to truce for the night

Preston Gravey asks the sky to help out another settlement

Day 2

Sarah Lyons throws a nife into Mr House screen/head

Lee Oliver claims a cave for the republic

Farther overhears Autumn and Roger talking

Choosen One questions his sanity

Liberty Prime overhears Benny and Yes Man talking, perfect concience

Arthur Maxon kills Preston after he repeatedly ask for him to help out another settlement on the Moon

Owynn Lyons begs for Kimball to kill him, Kimball keeps Owynn alive

Ded List

Preston Gravey, Commonwealth Minutemen

Mr House

14 remain

Night Two

Farther tries to sing himself to sleep

Liberty Prime attempts to start a fire

Yes Man convinces Caeser to snuggle with him

Oliver, Autumn, Courier and Sarah tell ghost stories

Choosen One quietly hums

Benny sleeps in the cold

Kimball destroys Roger Maxon supplies

Arthur is awonken by the ghost of Preston Gravey

Day 3

Yes Man and Sarah makes a wooden spear

Choosen One, Arthur and Benny hunts for other people, namely the courier

Lee Oliver questions his sanity

Liberty Prime, Caeser, and Kimball kills the courier outside Goodsprings and the Mojave was forever changed, to Benny sadness

Owynn Lyons again camouflauges

Farther explores the areana

Roger attacks Autumn but the latter escapes

Ded List

Courier

13 remains

Night Three

Farther and Liberty Prime tells stories about themselves to each other

Owynn (a good farther) bashes Sarah head with a mace

Benny and Caeser talks

Yes Man is awonken by the vengful spirit of Preston Gravey

Lee Oliver shoots a poision dart in the Choosen One neck, killing him/she

Roger and Arthur tells stories about themselves to each other

Autumn recieves medicine

Kimball climbs a tree

Day 4, My fingers are sore

Benny stalks Liberty Prime

Autumn practices archery

Both Arthur and Kimball sees fire rising

Yes Man discovers a cave

Lee fishes

Owynn searches for project Purity

Caeser and Farther work together

Roger goes hunting

Ded List

Sarah Lyons

The Choosen One

11 remain

Night 4

Lee Oliver sets off an explosive killing Arthur, Autumn, Yes Man and Caeser

Roger and Owynn decide to truce for the night

Kimball thinks of Hoover Dam

Farther sets up camp

Benny cries

Liberty Prime sleeps

The Feast

The starting area is restoked

Roger pushes Kimball of a cliff

Liberty Prime kills Benny

The rest don't go

Day 5

Farther dies of hypothermia

Owynn kills Roger Maxon

Lee Oliver explores the area

Liberty Prime goes hunting

Arean Event A army of Red Chinese invaders, invades

General Lee Oliver survives

Liberty Prime and and Owynn Lyons dies

Ded List R.I.P

Arthur Maxon

Augusta Autumn

Caeser

Yes Man

Aaron Kimball

Benny

Farther

Roger Maxon

Liberty Prime

Owynn Lyons

WINNER WINNER RADCHICKEN DINNER

OLIVER LEE FROM NEW CALIFORNIA HAS WON

Recently been playing the og itself, Fallout 1. However, while playing I realized that Fallout 2’s timeline is only a generation away from Fallout 1. The Enclave was definitely around, and it’s military and economic might would be comparable. What were they doing in 2262?