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Hannibal Hamlin is the leader of the Temple of the Union in the year 2277. An escaped slave from Paradise Falls, he dreams of creating a safe haven for runaway slaves in the Lincoln Memorial.

Background[]

Ever since he was 14 years old, he was a slave. However, six years ago, he managed to escape from his master who has been hunting him since. He now leads runaway slaves, hoping to settle safely at the Lincoln Memorial.[Non-game 1] At the Temple of the Union, he lives alongside Caleb Smith, Bill Seward, Simone Cameron, Alejandra Torres and a dog named Four Score.

He attempts to collect as many artifacts relating to Abraham Lincoln as possible, referring to him as the Great Emancipator.[1][2][Non-game 2]

Interactions with the player character[]

Interactions overview[]

Interactions
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This character starts quests.
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This character is involved in quests.
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This character drops an ear upon death (Contract Killer).

Quests[]

Speeches[]

Speech about Abraham Lincoln
Let me tell you the story of Abraham Lincoln. He was born a Tucky Tearsman. The truth of this mysterious title has been lost, but we know it was a great honor. As a child he could not bear to see any animal chained or imprisoned. He was even known to set free the family brahmin on occasion. As a youth, Abraham Lincoln fought Raiders in the war of the black hawks. When the war ended, he settled down to rule the Linoy, a small tribe of free men. He grew so famous that one day he was made President. He ruled over all the land. When he declared that all slaves must be freed, the slavers rebelled against his rule. They fought a great war, which Lincoln won. When he came to free the slaves, an assassin of the slavers struck him down. In the confusion, a few of the slavers escaped. Lincoln's generals hunted them, but could not find them. The bombs ended the era of Lincoln, but we will resurrect his voice. We will restore the greatness of his vision where all men are created equal, and all men can live free!— Hannibal demonstrates his in-depth knowledge of American history
The Gettysburg Address
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate--we cannot consecrate--we cannot hallow--this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us-- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion-- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain-- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom-- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Inventory[]

* Only after arriving at the memorial, by siding with the slaves.

Notes[]

  • Hamlin's speeches about Lincoln are full of continuity errors.
  • Hannibal appears to be Caucasian in one of the ending slides.

Notable quotes[]

Appearances[]

Hannibal Hamlin appears in Fallout 3, Fallout Shelter Online and is mentioned in Fallout Shelter.[3]

Behind the scenes[]

  • Hannibal Hamlin's name is a reference to the 15th United States vice president of the same name. Vice President Hamlin served President Abraham Lincoln and was an active opponent of slavery.
  • Some of his dialogue between the game and the guidebook does not make sense. He mentions in-game he has been a slave for 23 years, since he was 14. However, he also mentions he escaped 6 years ago, and the guidebook says he is now 37. It is possible that Hamlin still considers himself as a slave, in the sense he does not view himself as having complete freedom of his life yet.
  • Hannibal Hamlin is a major character during the Capital Wasteland storyline in Fallout Shelter Online, being an important ally to the player's group whom they frequently contact.

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References[]

  1. Hannibal Hamlin: "Let me tell you the story of Abraham Lincoln. He was born a Tucky Tearsman. The truth of this mysterious title has been lost, but we know it was a great honor. As a child he could not bear to see any animal chained or imprisoned. He was even known to set free the family Brahmin on occasion. As a youth, Abraham Lincoln fought Raiders in the war of the black hawks. When the war ended, he settled down to rule the Linoy, a small tribe of free men. He grew so famous that one day he was made President. He ruled over all the land. When he declared that all slaves must be freed, the slavers rebelled against his rule. They fought a great war, which Lincoln won. When he came to free the slaves, an assassin of the slavers struck him down. In the confusion, a few of the slavers escaped. Lincoln's generals hunted them, but could not find them. The bombs ended the era of Lincoln, but we will resurrect his voice. We will restore the greatness of his vision where all men are created equal, and all men can live free!"
    (Hannibal Hamlin's dialogue)
  2. The Lone Wanderer: "What is that stone head?"
    Hannibal Hamlin: "That's Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator. We don't know how it came to be here, but it's fitting, don't you think?"
    (Hannibal Hamlin's dialogue)
  3. Hannibal Hamlin is the subject of a trivia question in the Fallout Shelter quest Game Show Gauntlet. The trivia question is "What monument did Hannibal Hamlin want to restore?"

Non-game

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.76: "Hannibal Hamlin
    Hamlin is a fanatical Abolitionist, stemming from his 23 years as a slave before he fled his captors. He has spent the last 6 of his 37 years doing everything in his power to help escaped slaves and fight the scourge of slavery. Three years ago, he found Lincoln's head and established the community of Temple of the Union. Each day, Hamlin delivers antislavery speeches to the people of Temple of the Union."
    (Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.43: "Slaves (Abolitionists)
    Slaves are not so much a faction as a collections of victims. No one is safe from slavery in the Wasteland. If you are weak or venerable, you may be taken as a slave.
    There is a band of abolitionist slaves deep in the Wasteland. They are all escaped slaves, seeking to end slavery for all time. You can learn more about them in Miscellaneous Quest: Head of State."
    (Fallout 3 Official Game Guide faction profiles)
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