The Pint-Sized Slasher was a serial killer allegedly active in the pre-War era responsible for the Linden Street slayings, so-named due to supposedly being a child at the time. The Slasher is mentioned in Fallout 3 and Fallout 76.
Background[]
To many Americans, the Slasher was a mere myth, a scary story told to children who misbehaved. The killer was said to appear from a dog kennel at dusk to chase the children around with a "toy" knife. Retailers capitalized on the urban legend's popularity, with the Pint-Sized Slasher becoming the second-best-selling Halloween costume behind Captain Cosmos.[Non-game 1]
In late July 2052, the Pint-Sized Slasher was said to have committed the Linden Street slayings in Washington, D.C., which was reported by journalist Walter Munroe in the Capitol Post. In the article, Munroe included quotes from then-Police Chief Joseph Field, who stated that autopsy reports confirmed the victims' wounds were inflicted at a height similar to a child's, and sole survivor Christopher Atkinson, who claimed to have watched his brother Shaun die in front of him.[1]
The legend of the Pint-Sized Slasher became a point of interest for Stanislaus Braun, overseer of Vault 112 which housed the Tranquility Lane simulation. He later integrated the costume including the mask, clothes, and "toy" knife into the virtual space, planning to find someone who could entertain him by using them to terrorize the "residents" of Tranquility Lane.
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Around October 2287, a ghoul murderer in the Commonwealth discovered one of the commercial Pint-Sized Slasher costumes in Monsignor Plaza and became fascinated by the bloody backstory, seeing it as a vehicle for his anger and self-hatred over his mutated state. After he saw a man he thought was trying to take it, he killed the innocent wastelander, put on the costume, and stalked around the College Square station waiting for the chance to act on his homicidal urges.[2]
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Notes[]
- The Pint-Sized Slasher is described as male by Christopher Atkinson in his eyewitness account.
- Wearing the Pint-Sized Slasher mask will cause all inhabitants of Tranquility Lane to flee in terror.
- During loading screens, the newspaper with the heading of the disbanding of the United Nations has the article about the Slasher's murder of Sean Atkinson located on the left side of the page.
Two Pint-Sized Slasher masks can be found in room 1K of the Homestead Motel and on a table in Kenny's cave, although it is unknown whether one of these two is an actual Pint-Sized Slasher mask or just replicas, given that the slayings occurred in Washington, D.C. and the popularity of the replica Halloween costume.- The Capitol Post article about the Pint-Sized Slasher can be seen at the beginning of the official Fallout 3 E3 2008 trailer, being read by a man with a newspaper.
- The Pint-Sized Slasher mask and costume appears in Fallout 76.
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- The Slasher's full costume can also be acquired in Fallout 4 with the Creation Club content "Pint-Sized Slasher," after tracking down a ghoul posing as the killer.
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Appearances[]
The Pint-Sized Slasher is mentioned in Fallout 3, Fallout 76, and the Fallout 4 Creation Club content "Pint-Sized Slasher."
Behind the scenes[]
In an interview with 1UP.com, Emil Pagliarulo commented on the Pint-Sized Slasher, stating that the idea came from a "dark corner of [his] psyche" that had the idea of playing as a kid, dressed up as a clown, murdering people in a video game, as it would be "sick fun."[Non-game 2]
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Non-game
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.91: "Pint-Sized Slasher
A myth used to scare children who misbehave, the Pint-Sized Slasher is said to appear from a dog kennel at dusk to chase the children around with a Toy Knife. The Pint-Sized Slasher has been the second-best-selling Halloween costume, topped only by Captain Cosmos."
(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census) - ↑ Emil Pagliarulo, "Fallout 3 Afterthoughts" on 1UP.com: "And the Pint-Sized Slasher? God only knows what dark corner of my psyche that came from. I wanted to be a kid, dressed up as a clown, murdering people. I thought it would be sick fun. Was I wrong?"
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