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Maxwell "Max" Stone (VID 208-197-88-125)[1] is an inhabitant of Vault 13 in 2161 and one of the three pre-made player characters available during character creation at the beginning of Fallout. He is designed to provide a more combative means, as opposed to the diplomatic or stealthy approaches favored by Albert Cole and Natalia Dubrovhsky respectively, to resolve the central conflict in the game: the Master.
Background[]
Called Stone by his friends, Maxwell is known for his physical strength and stamina in Vault 13. He is, in fact, the largest person living in the Vault, and considered the ideal candidate for outside excursions, due to his physical traits. However, he suffers from low intelligence due to a neonatal injury, when a labor bot dropped him on his head. Max doesn't care that he might be going outside the Vault.[1][Non-game 1]
Notes[]
- Max Stone is the player character in the Fallout Demo. While his biography is the same as in the retail version, his Strength and Endurance are both lowered by one, which results in some derived stats also being lowered. In addition, his Bruiser trait is replaced with Jinxed in the demo.
- The Vault Dweller's Survival Guide uses Max as the character in the tutorial.[Non-game 2]
Appearances[]
Max Stone appears only in Fallout.
Behind the scenes[]
- According to Fallout creator Timothy Cain, it was understood within the game's team that Vault 13 operated a lottery system that eventually chose either Max Stone, Natalia Dubhrovsky or Albert Cole. It was also discussed that the lottery selection was actually rigged by certain parties that wanted the three out of the Vault. In Max's case, it was his trait as an "idiot" that prompted such parties to remove him to keep the Vault's gene pool pure.[Non-game 3]
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References[]
Non-game
- ↑ Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p. 3-1
- ↑ "The character selection screen will appear. For now, keep the personnel record of Max Stone displayed and select TAKE. This will choose Max as your character."
(Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p. 2-1) - ↑ Non-Expository Fallout Lore