The heart of the matter will have to wait a few lines, since it will be appropriate to return to the controversies surrounding the canonical status or not of Fallout New Vegas following the broadcast of the TV series fallout. Certain elements of the TV show, in particular episodes five and six and the mention of the “fall of the city of Shady Sands” asked fans. Shady Shands is an iconic location in the Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 games, and will become the home of the New California Republic, a major faction of Fallout New Vegas. The bombardment of Shady Sands is said to have taken place in 2277, when New Vegas takes place in 2281 (the series takes place in 2296). Gold, New Vegas does not mention the bombing of Shady Sands, as the series does. Furthermore, at the end of episode eight, we see Hank advancing towards the city of New Vegas, which seems dead, unlike the city of light that it was in the video game dedicated to him. . These elements left the fanbase questioning, wondering if New Vegas was still hot. Emil Pagliarulodirector at Bethesda, came to clarify things on X/Twitter: Fallout New Vegas is still canonical. As the series takes place 15 years after the events of New Vegas, the city has been able to evolve significantly.
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Monster Hunter
The first season of fallout was rather meager in terms of bestiary: a Yao Guai (mutant bear), a few Radroaches (giant cockroaches), a Gulper skinned (that slimy salamander), ghouls… And that's about it. We could add the Brahmin (breed of two-headed cow) from episode 2. We therefore expect an increase in the cursor for the following season. Graham Wagner, credited as co-showrunner on the series, told The Wrap that it was already planned that the Deathclaws (Deathclaws in French) would be present in season 2. The series had already teased their presence in episode 8, during which we come across the skull of these terrifying creatures. Carnivorous, aggressive and of extraordinary resistance, these creatures encourage people to flee in video games, as long as we have two cents of sense.
It also seems legitimate to expect the appearance of super mutants. In episode 2, while Siggi Wilzig escapes from the Enclave, we come across the corpse of a super mutant on a stretcher. Only its characteristic green hand protrudes from the stretcher, but there is no room for doubt as to the nature of the creature. Humans mutated by the Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEB in original version), immune to diseases and radiation, with a size of around three meters, they are virtually immortal, the said virus having given them regenerative capacities worthy of a Hulk on steroids. Facing them in games is a challenge from which we rarely emerge unscathed.
Maximus
The character who undergoes the greatest evolution in the first season, Maximus (Aaron Moten) hardens over the course of these eight episodes. From aspiring squire of the Brotherhood of Steel to Knight himself, we see him little by little building a mental armor, as he wears that of the Brotherhood. The use of violence is rationalized for him, his ego grows, as if sheltered from this metal cage, which allows him not to have to show his own face, he could now free himself from all morality. And yet, the character retains a great candor within him, as evidenced by his relationship with Lucy and his relationship to sexuality. The end of season 1 enthrones Maximus almost as a warlord. The next season should therefore allow us to see how the Knight manages to reconcile his moral aspirations (increasingly undermined) and his role as leader. Without a doubt, we should be treated to a good burst of flashbacks to shed light on his pre-Shady Sands past.
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More Shelters
The final episode of the first season drops a small bomb with a shot displaying the map of existing Vault-Tec shelters in the United States. An X/Twitter user named Tunnelsnakefool even superimposed the names of the main cities American. With just over fifteen shelters spread beneath the surface of California and Nevada, Amazon should be able to give us a glimpse of life in these other XXL bunkers. The same episode eight gives an overview of the vile things that can be found in these shelters, which Vault-Tec uses as centers for social and biological experiments: one shelter subject to overpopulation, another managed by a robot, a shelter where immigrants are transformed into super mutants, another where only intelligent children become adults… A wide range of possibilities which should give showrunners all the latitude to create the worst places for survival.
Gary
Even if it means talking about shelters, how can we not talk about Gary from Vault 108, coming directly from Fallout 3. A bunker located near Washington DC, therefore on the East Coast of the USA (i.e. opposite the vacation spots from the Serie fallout), populated only by Gary and his clones. Vault 108 was the scene of a cloning experiment that went more than wrong. Gary was cloned again and again, with the clones becoming more and more aggressive. Having become a sort of ultra-violent humanoid Pokémon, they only manage to express themselves by saying one word: “Gary”. The arrival in Vault 108 remains a memorable moment in the Fallout saga, deploying a climate mixing anxiety and offbeat humor. We would give a lot to meet Gary in the TV series fallout. A meeting that could very well happen, given that one of the Garys escaped from his shelter in Fallout 3. If this one is officially dead, it seems likely that another clone could have left.
New Vegas
In the grand finale of season 1, Hank, Lucy's father, who has recently become the main antagonist of the series, leaves in Brotherhood of Steel armor, towards a New Vegas without the slightest light. If the city has had to change in 15 years, as Bethesda specified to justify the presence of the city in the series, we still plan to meet some known figures from the JV, including Mr. House or Caesar. Mr. House is the boss of the Lucky 38 casino in New Vegas. Robert House is a Las Vegas version of Elon Musk: before the Great War, he was able to use his influence and financial means to protect Las Vegas. After a long period of coma, House woke up in 2274, a few years before the start of New Vegas and reigns over the city as a despot. One of his rivals, Caesar known as “The Son of Mars”, is the head of a pseudo-fascist state “The Legions of Caesar”. His goal: to take New Vegas to acquire true legitimacy and build a nation in its own right. In the game New Vegas, the player can absolutely take sides with one or the other. It was also possible to ally with the Republic of New California, the greatest military power on the West Coast and the result of the alliance of a group of towns in Northern California, whose ancient capital was named. Shady Sands. Impossible for Amazon to produce a season 2 without mentioning at least one of these factions. The risk, however, is that depending on the characters who will or will not appear in season 2 of falloutBethesda will have to canonize certain endings Fallout New Vegas and therefore repeal others.
A MECHA
“Democracy will never be defeated. Communism is a temporary setback on the road to freedom.“This is not a quote from Helldivers II, but from Fallout 3. Sentences delivered by Liberty Prime, a giant robot created by the USA before the Great War, recovered as wreckage by the Brotherhood of Steel. Refurbished by the Brotherhood, it was one of the tactical advantages of this faction during an assault launched against the Enclave. We find him in Fallout 4, still in the Brotherhood camp. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have already graced us with a pseudo-Kaiju fight between Knight Titus and Yao Guai in season 1, the arrival of a mecha the size of Liberty Prime (a little over 12 meters for 40 tons) would be a climax of pure unbridled SF which would have its place in a season finale.
Season 1 of fallout is available in full on Amazon Prime Video since April 10, 2024. A season 2 is in the works, but has no release date at the moment.
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