Little person is a term referring to a human with dwarfism. Their prominence in the wasteland is propagated by the high level of radiation in the human gene pool.[Non-game 1]
Characteristics[]
Little people are noticeably shorter than other humans, with a distinctly proportioned silhouette. Apart from their physical appearance, there's no difference in mental potential. They can be servants or reach positions of power and influence like any other humans, particularly in the developed societies of New California.
Notable little people[]
Fallout[]
- Gretch, a mentally handicapped indentured servant of Doc Morbid in Junktown.
- Mitch, a prosperous trader operating a shop in Hub's prestigious Merchant Market.
- Zack, the head trader of the Gun Runners in the Boneyard.
Fallout 2[]
- Buster, a major weapons merchant in the bazaar of the NCR's capital city.
- Duppo, a major merchant and head of the Stockmen's Association.
- Micky, a treasure hunter from Broken Hills.
- Stuart Little, boxing manager in New Reno.
Appearances[]
Little people appear only in Fallout and Fallout 2.
Behind the scenes[]
- Little people are appear in Fallout and Fallout 2 but not in any of the later Fallout games. They are provided a lore description in J.E. Sawyer's Fallout Role-Playing Game.[Non-game 1] All little persons are represented by the same generic male sprite in the original games.
- The term "little person", which is the term currently preferred by people with this disorder,[1] is used once in-game (in quotation marks, in a context that can be considered mocking).[2] Some little people are also referred to as "midgets" in the games, a term considered derogatory then and now[3][2] while "dwarf", which is accepted by some and considered offensive by others, is used in a script file.[4] At other times, the games refer to them descriptively as "little (...) guy",[5] "stocky fellow"[6] or "short, spry gentleman"[7] or don't note their appearance in in-game descriptions at all.[8][9]
Gallery[]
Concept art of Gretch, a male little person
See also[]
References[]
Non-game
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.E. Sawyer's Fallout Role-Playing Game: "Kept for nostalgia, the dwarves of Fallout are just little humans that got messed up by too much radiation in the gene pool. They are pretty much similar to humans, BUT SMALLER. "