History of Bethesda and the

Fallout Series
By: Rohan Jain, Alp Ozgunduz, AJ Kowal, and
Stewart Martin

History of Bethesda Softworks

Founded in 1986 in Bethesda, Maryland
Founder - Christopher Weaver
Have over 100 published games
Some popular titles include...
Figure 1: Three Bethesda Games. Source:
Gamezone, Amazon hosts Bethesda Game
Sale For the Holidays

Doom (1993)
Genre: Science Fiction/ Horror
(One of First Award Winning Game)
Plot:
Space Marine who is put on Mars (assignment)
Mars is over-run by horrific creatures
Last man there; has to fight monsters

Figure 2: Doom Gameplay. Source:

Telegraph, 20 Years of Doom

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)

Genre: Action Role Playing Game (medieval)
Plot:
Takes place six years after last game (TES
III)
Player is imprisoned in a cell for unknown
crimes.
Set in Cyrodiil in Tamriel

Figure 3: Oblivion. Source: Fansshare, The

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Genre: Action Role Playing Game (medieval)
Plot:
About to be executed for crimes

Figure 4: Skyrim 1. Source: Nvidia.

Save by a Dragon which destroys town

He is Dragonborn

Figure 5: Skyrim 2. Source: Nvidia.

Dishonored (2012)
Genre: stealth based action-adventure (dystopian)
Plot:
bodyguard to Empress

Figure 6: Dishonored. Source: GameSpy,

Dishonored Screens Show...

Empress is assassinated; Daughter kidnapped

Framed for assassination

Figure 7: Knifed. Source: GameDynamo, New

Dishonored

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Genre: Action-Adventure First Person
Plot:
Nazis = stronger in WWII;
Technology advancements
Allies are still fighting Nazis in 1946
Nazis finally won the war in 1948

Figure 8: The New Order. Source: Gamestop, Wolfenstein: The

New Orders Galleries

The Evil Within (2014)

Genre: third-person psychological
survival horror
Plot:
Detectives Sebastian and crew at crime
scene

Figure 9: Staring at the Wall. Source: This Gen

Gaming, The Evil Within Review

All men except Sebastian are killed

The creatures are horrifically dismembered

Figure 10: Sebastian Standing Outside. Source:

Youtube, The Evil Within (PS3/PS4) TGS Trailer

Time Period
In the Fallout series the time period takes
place during the 2070s.
The events in fallout are based off events
similar to what occurred during the 1960s
US was almost bombed by USSR during the
Cold War
China takes over USSR in this timeline and
becomes the worlds superpower.

Figure 11: Picture of a Russian Sub in Cub

surfacing. Source: Sputniknews.com "Two
Terrifying Tales of When the World Was
Saved From Nuclear War."

Time Period Continued

War breaks out between the US and
China
Vault-tec concern themselves with
building Vaults to house Citizens
Nuclear explosions break out and the
vaults are used as intended by the
company.

Figure 12: Nuclear Warheads

Hebrewnationonline.com "High Level Source
Confirms Secret US Nuclear Warhead
Transfer."

Nuclear Devastation and Its Effects

In a nuclear explosion hydrogen atoms fuse and
become helium atoms.
This causes mass energy conversion creating
shockwave which travels along the ground.
The shockwave is devastating enough, but
because so much energy is released and the
heat rises sucking in the shockwave which
was sent out.
Nuclear explosions cause burning, crushing,
and radiation damage.

Figure 13: Nuclear explosion (Tsar Bomba)

Youtube "//// The Largest Nuclear Bomb //// Tsar
Bomba.

Society After Nuclear War

After the bombs had been detonated and the
radiation had died down, the protagonists of
the fallout games had to be reintroduced into
society.
People were safe in the vaults, but now they
need to learn to survive on the outside with
only what they had when they entered the
vaults.
Figure 14: Houses after the bombs were dropped.
"Sanctuary Hills." Fallout Wiki. Web. 23 Nov. 2015.

Fallout Series Games

Fallout 1 (1998)
Fallout 2 (1999)
Fallout 3 (2008)
Fallout New Vegas (2010)
Fallout 4 (2015)

FaFa

Fig 15: Vault 111 Door

RedBrickme.com

Storyline of each Fallout Game

Featured in every game:
Genre: Post Apocalyptic Survival RPG (Roll Playing Game)
Complete an large objective
Larger storyline behind that objective
Ability to create a character (more independence to player)
Male or female
Gay or straight (all games after Fallout New Vegas)
Adds emotional attachment to NPC
Reappearing weapons from previous game
New weapons added

War will Never Change

A philosophical quote
Main quote of the entire Fallout Series
Idea that the end result of war will never
change
Only difference is:
Person: Mental change
Method: stick and stones VS nuclear weaponry
Motive: WWII (Pearl Harbor + other factors) VS
WWIII (War on resources)

Fig. 20, Fallout War Will Never Change Wallpaper

www.wallpaperup.com

Fallout 1(1998)
Setting: Southern California
Player: Wastelander/ Vault Dweller
Plot:
Homes water purify degrades
Player must find new water purifier
Bad guys known as Super Mutants have water
purifier
Supermutants controlled by the master
Eliminate The Master and recover Water purifier
Ending:

Fallout 2 (1999)
Setting: Southern California (80 years after Fallout 1)
Player: The Chosen One
Plot:
Settlement living in is degrading
Recover GECK
(Garden of Eden Creation Kit)
US Government controlled ENCLAVE show up
Enclave captures Settlement and Vault the player
was rejected from
Ending

Fig. 22, Fallout 3 Gameplay

Source: GameandPlayer.net

Fallout 3 (2008)
Setting: Washington D.C. (3 Years
after Fallout 2)
Player: Vault Dweller
Plot:
Player born in vault with father

Fig. 23, Fallout 3 Gameplay,

Source: vgfax.com

Father leaves without leaders permission

Leader blames player and player forced to leave vault and look for father
Discovers water purification plans by father and helps him

Fallout New Vegas (2010)

Setting: Las Vegas, Nevada
Player: Courier
Setting:
Player is shot while delivering special package with
unknown casino chip inside
Player recovers chip
Discovers chip controls a literal giant robot army
Players chooses one of four routes to go that will
impact ending
Caesar's Legion (Bad)
NCR (Good)

Fig. 24, Fallout New Vegas Gameplay,

Source: Play.org-FalloutNewVegas.com

Fallout New Vegas (2010) Continued...

Player recruits or destroys factions and settlements to empower their chosen routes
Player takes control of Hoover Dam

Fig. 25, Fallout 3 Ending Poster,

Source: Wallpapergames.com

Fallout 4 (2015)
Setting: Boston
Player: The Sole Survivor
Plot:
Player and family promised safe haven in vaults when nuclear bombs hit
Player and family tricked into cryozone
140 years later, son is taken and husband/ wife is shot dead
some unknown years later player released from vault and is sent in search of son

Fallout 4

Fig. 27 Fallout 4 Introduction Source: youtube.com

History of the Vaults

Protect Americans during Nuclear
Holocaust
Population near 400 million in
2077
Vaults only hold 1,000 people
122 Vaults were created
Fig. 28 Vault-Tec
Propaganda Poster 1
Source:
falloutgallery.tumblr.com
Fig. 29 Vault-Tec Propaganda
Poster 2 Source:
falloutgallery.tumblr.com

History of Vaults
Vault-Tec and the Government
did not expect nuclear war
Vaults were created for social
experiments
The Enclave are responsible for
the experiments
Vault experiments helped provide
The Enclave with information
to recolonize

Fig. 30 The Enclave Soldiers

Source: fallout.wikia.com

Fig. 31 The Enclave Propaganda

Source: starsidergalaxy.com

Vault Experiments
Vault 12: Small hole leaked
radiation into vault
Vault 87: Unknown purpose, raided
to create Masters Army of Super
Mutants

Fig. 32 Super Mutant Soldiers

Source: fallout.wikia.com

Vault 43: 20 men, 10 women, 1

panther?
Vault 53: Equipment breaks
constantly to evaluate the stress

Fig. 33 Two Men, One Panther

Source: fallout.wikia.com

Fallout 4 Vaults
Vault 111: Cryofrozen inhabitants
unknowingly for 200 years.

Fig. 34 Vault 75 Entrance

Source: stevivor.com

Vault 114: High class members

with exaggerated living
conditions
Vault 81: Research disease and
antibodies for heavy radiation
Vault 95: Drug abuse victims
Vault 75: Human Genome
improvement

Fig. 35 Vault 114 Entrance

Source: picssr.com

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