The Fallout Tv Show Gives the Games Mascot an Origin Story That Matters


Spoiler alert: Vault Boy was based on a real person in Fallout's fictional world
Polygon 2:15 pm on April 11, 2024


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The Fallout TV series on Prime Video gives the game's mascot, Vault Boy, an origin story that connects to one of the show's protagonists, Cooper Howard (Walton Goggins). In the series, Howard is revealed to have posed as Vault Boy for Vault-Tec advertisements before losing his star power in Hollywood due to the societal fear of a nuclear war. The writers incorporate fan theories about Vault Boy's thumbs-up pose being a radiation check.

  • Vault Boy's origin story in the Fallout TV series connects to Cooper Howard, who posed as Vault Boy for advertisements.
  • Howard lost his star power due to societal fear of nuclear war before the series begins.
  • The writers incorporate fan theories about Vault Boy's thumbs-up pose being a radiation check.
  • Vault-Tec used Howard for advertisements due to his military background and Marine training.
  • The TV series incorporates various Easter eggs for hardcore Fallout fans, such as this Vault Boy origin story.

https://www.polygon.com/24126711/fallout-tv-show-vault-boy-origin-story-walton-goggins-ghoul

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