廢土

	關於the game considered to be the predecessor to Fallout，參見Wasteland (game)。關於other uses of the term wasteland，參見Wasteland (disambiguation)。

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“	It's called "The Wasteland" for a reason, but there are settlements, too, spread all around, the human race is stubborn like that.	”
—Lucas Simms

The Wasteland or Wastes refers to the majority of the world's post-nuclear environment in the Fallout universe.

背景

在大戰中，僅僅經過了不到兩個小時，這個世界的外觀就在核戰的戰火中發生了徹底的改變，地球上的生物也在隨後的幾個世紀中發生了很大的變化。在核戰之後，地球上的一切都不一樣了。

大部分城市都被夷為平地或是遭到了重創，with only a few exceptions.大量生長於地表的植物枯死，地球從一個富饒的星球變成了一個貧瘠而炎熱的荒漠，倖存的生物時刻受到輻射的嚴重威脅。

美國等國家變成了荒涼的廢土，充斥著因基因突變而變得更加危險的野生動物。當殘餘的人類再次立足於廢土時，新的暴力也隨之開始以不同形式滋生。在處於無政府狀態的新世界中，他們再次開始了彼此的鬥爭。儘管大戰已經過去了兩個多世紀，人類對廢土的開墾卻一直進度緩慢，充滿艱難。

Major factions

NCR: A Republic consisting of multiple states modeled of old world values.
Caesar's Legion: An army of slaves modeled after ancient Rome and ruled by a man calling himself Caesar.
Enclave: The remnants of the United States Government.
Midwestern Brotherhood of Steel: A chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel that crashed in Chicago. Eventually they gain more control of the Midwest.
East Coast Brotherhood of Steel: A chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel on the East Coast originally led by Owyn Lyons. Unlike the chapters out west they broke tradition leading to the formation of the Brotherhood Outcasts which would later rejoin after Arthur Maxson became elder.
The Institute: The descendants of scientists at C.I.T. They are most well known for the creation of the synth which they use as soldiers and spies.

Regions

Each region appearing in the different Fallout games has its own specific name, except for Fallout Shelter, which uses the generic name "the wasteland":