In an alternate history, Fallout explores a world where the U.S. took a darker path in the 20th century. It divided into 13 Commonwealths, leading to political strife. As global oil supplies dwindled, resource wars ignited. The U.S. invaded Mexico and annexed Canada, leading to a war with China. Eventually, nuclear war broke out, devastating the planet. Fallout's story unfolds in the aftermath, with new factions like the New California Republic (NCR), Caesar's Legion, and the Brotherhood of Steel vying for power. Meanwhile, the secretive Enclave, descendants of the pre-war elite, seeks to reshape the world in their image.
1. Humans have always sought better weapons and armor, particularly in times of warfare.
2. The world's first nuclear war occurred 70 years ago, during World War II.
3. The 1950s was a time of American exceptionalism and optimism, characterized by suburban families, white picket fences, and post-war nostalgia.
4. The Fallout series is based on alternate history, where the Cold War fear of communism and the culture of the 1950s continued into the 21st century.
5. The United States divided the states among 13 different Commonwealths in the 1950s and 60s, in an attempt to stop political strife and better organize its own government.
6. In this alternate timeline, the Soviets grew weaker, and China took its place. The US had a new enemy on the global scale.
7. The global oil supply began to run thin, leading to higher oil prices and competition. The United States went deeper into hostilities with former allies and neighbors.
8. The United States accused its southern neighbor, Mexico, of destabilizing the border in 2051, leading to a political instability.
9. The United States invaded Mexico to maintain a constant supply of oil between the two nations. This led to a new foreign policy reflected in the dying nature of oil.
10. The Middle East nations in Europe fought a drawn-out bloody conflict over the oil wells of the region until they ran dry.
11. The United States and China dedicated their greatest minds to creating new and powerful weaponry to one-up each other.
12. The US created robots for war and power armor to devastate enemy forces.
13. The war raged for a decade, with Canada allowing US forces onto their land, leading to tension between traditionally allied nations.
14. In 2076, Canada was officially annexed by the United States in a bid to direct Chinese forces away from Alaska.
15. The US invaded mainland China with soldiers wearing power armor, causing enough damage at home that the Chinese had to take troops off the Alaskan front.
16. After a decade of fighting, the Americans fought off the Chinese and reclaimed Alaska by 2077.
17. The Great War began on October 23rd, 2077, and lasted only two hours, destroying cities across the world and transforming the earth's surface.
18. The vaults, or 122 volts, were constructed by vault-tec during project safehouse to provide safe harbor in case of a nuclear war.
19. The Enclave, a faction inside the government and major economic Titans, believed themselves superior over the common American and made plans to preserve their own existence.
20. The Enclave formed what is now known as the Enclave, and the American government funded the creation of the vaults for special American citizens to find safe harbor.
21. The vaults were meant to conduct physical, psychological, and social experiments on unsuspecting subjects, with the dwellers of the vaults serving as human guinea pigs.
22. The Enclave's true plan was not just to repopulate the earth but to build