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Oregon was a state of the pre-War United States of America, mentioned multiple times in the Fallout series. It appears in Fallout 2.
Background[]
Already settled for thousands of years before the first European exploration, Oregon was admitted to the United States in 1859. Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States, was raised in Oregon after being born in Iowa.[1] Over the course of the nation's lifespan, the Pacific Northwest state continued to grow, including the establishment of Banfield College in the city of Humboldt.[2]
By the late 21st century, Oregon was host to a forward depot of the United States Army under General Victor Breckenridge. In September 2077, the strain of the then-ongoing Sino-American War resulted in the depot's supply being unable to meet demand, leading to limited shipments being deployed to frontline units, such as General Constantine Chase's Anchorage Command.[3] Smaller bunkers were also set up in the area, providing automated storage of ordnance and doubling as a dumping ground for radioactive waste.[4]
After the Great War[]
Conditions in early post-War Oregon are unclear. At least one town was settled by survivors prior to 2105; a chemist who had previously lived in the coastal town of Coos Bay, Oregon described it as a "soggy ass flooded town" and a "shitshow," which caused him to leave for the East Coast.[5] Other settlements would also appear over time, such as Klamath (known as Klamath Falls before the war).
Over two centuries of post-nuclear regrowth, the southern parts of the state became a stretch of wildland, with a particularly rich population of geckoes in the coastal regions. The species' explosive breeding lent itself to an economic growth around the trapping and skinning of geckoes for organized towns like Klamath and the scattered tribes inhabiting the area.[6] However, the widespread tribal settlement also made the territory a favorite target of the Slaver's Guild of New California, who preyed on the isolated populations for stable business.[7]
In general, relations between wildland tribes and fortified settlements were strained, with the latter considering themselves a superior ilk due to having the "sense" to establish their towns in old but long-lasting ruins, rather than out in the untamed wilderness. Many developed a deep prejudice towards "tribals," looking down on them for their "uncivilized" culture and seeing them as lazy troublemakers.[8] As a result, Klamath was one of the only major towns of its kind in the area, and a particularly bigoted one when it came to people coming from tribes in the surrounding area.[9]
Around the turn of the 23rd century, new communities continued to emerge, including the village of Arroyo, settled by the Vault Dweller following the defeat of the Unity. Tribal territory also extended to the very boundaries of land and sea, such as an unspecified coastal tribe that Sulik hailed from. While the denizens of Klamath didn't include tribes when talking about centers of civilization, the tribes in the region conversely do not count Klamath as a center of civilization either.[10] One thing they both share is that neither tribals nor settlement folk think highly of the disparate cannibal groups plaguing the wilderness.
Locations[]
- Installations
Appearances[]
A portion of Oregon appears in Fallout 2. The state is also mentioned in the Fallout 3 add-on Mothership Zeta as well as the Fallout 76 updates Skyline Valley and America's Playground. Oregon also would have appeared in the canceled Fallout Extreme.
Behind the scenes[]
Oregon would have appeared in 14° East's canceled Fallout Extreme, as Mount Hood and Fort Willamette are located within the former state's boundaries.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ A Vault Dweller: "Who was President Hoover?"
Gumley: "Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States of America. Would you like to know more about President Hoover? Of course you would! How silly of me to think otherwise? He was born in Iowa in 1874 and grew up in Oregon."
(Gumley's dialogue) - ↑ Alien captive recorded log 3
- ↑ Anchorage quartermaster shipment
- ↑ Smiley: "These caves look like a pre-War storage area. I think there must be more down below us but there's some kind of fancy teck-no-logical lock on the door."
(Smiley's dialogue) - ↑ Just my luck!
- ↑ Fallout 2 random encounters
- ↑ Metzger: "{285}{}{What do you fucking think? This is a slaving guild. I buy and sell slaves.}"
The Chosen One: "{286}{}{Where do you get the slaves?}"
Metzger: "{300}{}{Oh, here and there. We mainly collect primitives and nomads when we run across them.}"
(Metzger's dialogue) - ↑ Klamath citizen: "{150}{}{Why don't you go back to your tribe?}"
Klamath citizen: "{151}{}{I'll give you some pretty beads if you leave me alone.}"
Klamath citizen: "{152}{}{Nice tribal, good tribal, don't hurt me.}"
Klamath citizen: "{153}{}{I sure wish we had a wall around the town.}"
Klamath citizen: "{154}{}{I don't have anything to steal; go away.}"
Klamath citizen: "{155}{}{Why are you looking at me like that?}"
Klamath citizen: "{156}{}{Great, another tribal.}"
Klamath citizen: "{157}{}{Why don't you go back to the golden gecko?}"
Klamath citizen: "{158}{}{Just keep away from me.}"
Klamath citizen: "{159}{}{We don't need you stirring up trouble.}"
Klamath citizen: "{160}{}{You must have come north from the Den.}"
Klamath citizen: "{161}{}{Last thing we need is more like you.}"
(Klamath citizens' dialogue) - ↑ Maida Buckner: "{270}{}{The only way I know to create a Garden of Eden is through plain old hard work. That's something you tribals just don't seem to understand. But I guess that's the difference between us civilized folk and yourselves.}"
The Chosen One: "{273}{}{Civilized? You think you're civilized because you live in the burnt-out ruins of a beforetime town? Tell me something else.}"
(Maida Buckner's dialogue) - ↑ Maida Buckner: "{290}{}{There are only a couple of other towns nearby. There's Redding far to the southwest, and the Den a few days south. But I wouldn't go to the Den.}"
The Chosen One: "{292}{}{What about tribes in the area?}"
Maida Buckner: "{300}{}{Well, I didn't count tribes when you asked about civilized towns. But I guess there's a group of savages somewhere to the northwest -- and then Sulik's tribe, far to the southwest.}"
The Chosen One: "{301}{}{That's funny, my tribe doesn't count pre-war towns when we talk about civilized places. Tell me something else.}"
(Maida Buckner's dialogue)
Non-game