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Sole Survivor: My wife is dead my son is missing I've eaten nothing but dog food for 3 weeks and I'm dying of radiation poisoning
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A devastating and confusing thing about the Fallout setting, when you explore the pre-war aspects, is what the creators think about pre-war America. In the first games we only get hints of the pre-war world, but they seem to be some sort of wild fascist nation invading Canada. In Fallout 1, the first thing we're introduced to of the pre-war society is seeing a soldier shoot civilians and laughing.
Now, for the first 2 games and New Vegas we don't really know much. What we know is that there's a fascist military group known as the enclave who were a sort of US deep state even before the war, and that the government teamed up with corporate interests to preform vaguely MKULTRA-ish experiments with the Vaults. Basically, the government was an extreme version of the 50s American jingoism and McCarthyism.
This is well and dandy, I guess issues come up more when we get to the later games, especially 4, where it seems like none of this extreme plotting and societal civil unrest which would exist is seen. The society as presented in 4 also seems quite progressive, gay people are featured in the opening, and none of the baggage of say, civil rights not existing are included. Now on a baseline, I don't want settings to be more conservative, homophobic and sexist etc., but it becomes a very confusing setting when it's displayed both as this jingoist extreme thing with fascist tendencies aswell as a progressive place where everyone is seemingly equal. If you're focusing on the 50s as your setting, and American nationalism in the 50s, then you can't have McCarthyism spoofs and anti-communism as a societal paranoia norm while also general equality is the norm without misunderstanding why McCarthyism and nationalist jingoism is bad. A massive harm done in anti-communist paranoia is how it degrades and vilifies any progressive movements (women's rights, civil rights, homosexuality) as being morally un-American and therefore connected to communism. To ignore this just makes any critique of MacCarthyism and jingoism weird!
Basically, pre-war America in Fallout 4 becomes this both sides thing where America is both pure and equal and white fences in every instance that we see as the player (the intro), while also supposedly being this dystopic MacCarthyist hellscape that's broadcasting gladly about their war crimes in Canada, and wants to root out communism. I guess the only fix for this issue without getting into the fine print like they had to do is just not to focus too much on the pre-war world.
#fallout#fallout 1#fallout 2#fallout 3#fallout 4#fallout new vegas#fo1#fo2#fonv#fo4#I'm almost half-way through the show#it suffers from this too but whatever I'm just going to count it as it's own thing#it gets a pass or whatever. telling a video game story and telling a tv-series is completely different#they can do what they think is useful.#We see a bit of what the I'm talking about in New Vegas with mr house being able to be that rich etc#but new vegas cares more about the fallout of Fallout 2 + new ideas than some pre-war America. The most we get is like Poseidon energy and#Raul. but Raul doesn't really care that much about the details of the past world#his life seems pretty normal. it's not that important.#dead money and owb did this like... Okay. wasn't too bad it was fine. I don't like those DLCs too much. Dean Domino is whatever
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(Deacon voice) bad news guys the supposed milf i recruited into the railroad is infact a teen mom
#fallout 4#fallout#fo4#fo4 deacon#sole survivor#fallout oc#art'd#she is technically a teen mom. holding back my demons from rambling about živa#deacon feels bad because hes like#damn um you've got a lot of shit to handle at age 20 haha lol. um. anyways
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I think my art journey from 2021 to now can best be visualized by how I’ve drawn Nick Valentine
#doctorsiren#fallout 4#nick valentine#old art#art progress#I’m crying laughing at the first one like ouggghhh that’s so bad LMAOOO#it’s been a solid 3 years bc it was early 2021 when I first started playing FO4#see guys progress is always possible#progression over perfection because perfection doesn’t exist just like James Welsh always says 😊#the last 3 are my favourite I think I captured him correctly#art#digital art#my art#fanart#procreate
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Obviously it has ethical implications but I do love the idea of X6 hanging around post-Institute and dropping Danse’s shutdown code in the middle of conversations. As a power play.
Like, oh that’s an excellent point, sir, but what if instead you went night night for awhile?
#this is a joke of course because there’s not really a way for x6 to find out what it is#i’m assuming the ‘go to sleep now’ code is different from the recall code#also it would kill danse to not be in control of his body#and not in a funny way#but it’s funny as long as you don’t think about it#he doesn’t do it to curie because he would feel bad and he doesn’t like remembering he has a conscience#fallout 4#fallout#fo4#x6 88#x6-88#x6#x688#how do people tag this guy’s name#danse#paladin danse#danse fo4#danse fallout#danse fallout 4
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people who don't know them sometimes jump to conclusions about diamond city's detective duo.
closeups under the cut
#fallout 4#fallout#fo4#sole survivor#nick valentine#autumn.art#autumn.fandom#autumn.oc#oc: nora navarre#GOD drawing nick in that first panel was so hard i was laughing the whole time#man's not intimidating in the slightest it's such ooc body language for him#nora IS happy to help she just has resting bitch face real bad#and might be dissociating#so do you guys want to know a fun fact? this is the first time i've used a reference for nick's outfit in a while#bc i felt like i was getting something about his coat collar wrong#and lo and behold: i was drawing his coat like my coat. which to be fair#is the exact same style EXCEPT for the collar. whoops!
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2 | NEON from @falloutober prompts
i swear im not gonna make all these prompts about nick
#oh man that background took me way too long#i was wondering recently about contrast in my pieces#my art is always so soft and i guess thats not a bad thing some people might even say its my *style*#i dont really mind but its not really an artistic choice - more a lack of commitment you know#i think im afraid to go BOLD#so i really wanted to yk try to really embrace the *noir* vibe#*snorts* my art style is just die and retry#fallout 4#falloutober2023#nick valentine#fallout companions#fallout 4 fanart#fo4#ftcat ftcating
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Ok I'm gonna talk about the vanity fair article. I don't know how much of it is the journalist not knowing anything anything about fallout and how much of it is.......... Bad news for the show. Probably more of the former than the latter. So we should probly take some of this with a grain of salt. Also don't take anything I say here too seriously bc obviously I haven't seen the damn show I'm just chatting shit.
Oh good. the female lead is naive and doe eyed.
Ok this is good. This is an actual intelligent point about ethics. This is better than "these r the fiends they're evil because... They're.... They're eveil :) drugs." It's not revolutionary or anything, the bar is low, but it's good to see that we're at least on this level of using our brains.
It.... Yeah. Okay. Whatever sure.
1. Boneyard who?
Im not saying there can't be multiple settlements where LA used to be but. Could we really not just go somewhere new?? Or see how Boneyard is doing when the show takes place?
2. Girl why is it called Philly. As a Philadelphia bitch I got excited. Fucked up.
GOOD. VERY GOOD. I don't wanna see bastardized versions of existing characters bro if I see ANYONE from fo4 I'm gonna start throwing rocks. This is the best possible setup.
Oh no.
#please god let the last thing be bad journalism#let it not be true#its so stupid and wrong#i can hang with fhem on so many things but thats just.... not...........#sighhh#fallout#fallout tv series#fo4
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why are die hard new vegas fans so angry- like- we all agree that new vegas is written very well.
we all know this. i dont think anybody whos a fallout 4 fan thinks new vegas is trash. even if its not your cup of tea, we all know its well written because obsidian knows what theyre doing.
but fo4 fans are just vibing. we all know its not a *good* game by any means, but its something that makes us happy. i havent personally met anybody who's like "this game is a masterpiece and the best fallout game in the series"- im sure at least one person probably thinks that but i havent personally met em' so like, what about this is deserving a "oh you like fo4? play new vegas. play something good for once" or "you have awful taste" like who hurt you? whats got you so bitter?
#new vegas taught me to not interact with a large group of fans on a personal level#its like they think just because im a fan of fo4 ive never played new vegas#i have its a good game i like it a lot#but its not my favorite its just lacking what i personally enjoy#fo4#fallout 4#fallout new vegas#fonv#this goes for fonv fans shitting on fo3 too#fo3 is bad but its enjoyable and fun to play thats all that matters
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Guess who has two thumbs and is bad at puns!
It's me
Also I wanna hear your puns in the tags plz, I know y'all are better at them than me
But shout out to this guy who gave me my favorite gun so far! I love him, I am devastated I can't romance him, and the first time he changed costumes as my companion I questioned my sanity.
#fallout#fallout 4#fo4#fo4 deacon#deacon#fallout companions#fo4 companions#bad puns#clip studio art#my art#jcw-draws
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happy valentines!
#fallout 4#fo4#fallout#nick valentine#rochedotpng#the winner of the greatest election in our history: how should we sexualize this old man#thank you to all who participated!#he has to strap the sweater down to the bones of his bad arm....!#i think this format is fun! once a year just toss options at you guys and make you battle to fuck that old man#pure sugary indulgens
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getting mad at a 7 year old video essay for misinterpreting a character i love and also for displaying a fundamental misunderstanding of that character's politics and place in the world
#this guy is saying that because hancock has anarchist tendencies that hes okay with theft from innocent farmers and shit#which is literally not true at all????#he actively protects vulnerable people and his affinity with you goes down when you steal#he keeps implying that hancock doesn't understand that full-on anarchy can be bad#because he had ONE line where he said he admired the player character's anarchist actions#UGH its fine. hes my girlfriend i understand him better anyway#fo4
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I know a lot of people like the "all synths are autistic" thing and i understand, but the idea that they intentionally made Danse like that is so fucking funny to me, and the idea that X6-88 just ended up like that is even fucking funnier
#danse gets diagnosed somehow and has a fucking fit#YOU COULD HAVE MADE ME A PERFECT SPECIMEN#WHY DID YOU MAKE ME HATE CERTAIN TEXTURES AND BAD WITH EYE CONTACT??? WHAT THE FUCK#I COULD HAVE BEEN A FUNCTIONAL ADULT BUT NO. NO. INSTEAD I SAY WEIRD SHIT AND CANT TALK TO PEOPLE#meanwhile x6 gets diagnosed and is like yes? and?#call it whatever you want. you wish you were me#a perfect specimen. flawless in every way#perhaps they should make more synths like danse and i#(danse losing his last marble in the background)#fallout 4#fo4#paladin danse#X6-88
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Realization
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#gibsonnilson#fallout 4#fallout#nick valentine#fo4#FoOc Chancey#oc x canon#fallout oc#this was supposed to be a vent piece because because i had a sudden panic attack so i vented it out#but since i felt better after finishing it just looks like this is about how Chancey is freaking out because he realizes hes gay#its alot funnier now HHASGHASGAHS#like damn why are you crying about thinking about him huh??? you wanna kiss him so bad huh? i mean he has a reason but#it’s a secret for now
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relationship hcs — maccready
a/n: please someone get homeboy therapy ...
(nsfw below cut!)
★ ! sfw
maccready falls for you fast and hard
it's like going down a slope, when you begin to lose your footing and trip over your own feet in the process
he's been through a lot in his rather short life, things a lot of people didn't even get to experience
and while he's definitely everything but weak-willed, his past tends to catch up with him on particularly cold nights
when he learns of your story, he immediately feels a strange pull towards you
you can relate to each other so well, both having lost your spouses and having set out into the unforgiving wasteland to save your children
maccready is hesitant to open up at first - he's not used to expressing his emotions anymore
he's suspicious, too, a little bit
some lone vault survivor genuinely interested in him, his life, his feelings? weird
and after all, he's just a gun for hire anyways ... right?
but whenever you smile at him from across the campfire when he talks about duncan or the way your fingers seem to burn their marks into the sleeves of his coat when he finally mentions lucy lights a fire in the pit of his stomach
he admires the way you carry yourself and how there's always a quick-witted response stuck to the back of your throat
and, even though he won't admit it, he feels inspired by you - by your willingness to help people, to make the commonwealth a better place
for a long while there's so much awkward flirting between the two of you
you love cracking jokes and talking smack about the people in the upper stands of diamond city together
and, even though you reciprocate his teasing, maccready can't quite convince himself that you could feel the same about him
he goes through many sleepless nights, with you sleeping just a couple feet away from him, his thoughts somersaulting around in his head
you finally kiss him on a cloudless night under the stars, when he jokes about how that one trader in bunker hill assumed you two were married
you swear you can feel his brain short circuit
as much as he's grown used to the action of the battlefield, what he enjoys most is just sitting with you around some candles in sanctuary reading grognak the barbarian, an ashtray and a couple bottles of wine in between the two of you
he always holds you impossibly close at night (sometimes the nightmares still come back)
maccready can't wait for you to meet duncan - and to finally have the perfect little family he's always looked for
★ ! nsfw
he's an eager lover for sure, sometimes that makes him a little hasty
definitely more on the sub side as well
he loves you so much and wants nothing more than to be close to you - to feel your skin against his and your lips on his own
dare i say he's a bit desperate?
while he has some experience he's still exploring his own tastes, and most of the time he's open to trying new things if you suggest them
one thing i think is a thing with him is gunplay - the paradox of it can really get him going
he doesn't have a ton of stamina but he absolutely makes up for it in enthusiasm
he just can't believe he gets to be with you, and when you're alone his hands are all over your face, your body, in your hair, almost like he fears you could go up in smoke any second
afterwards you'll curl into each other, and he holds you so, so tight in the most loving embrace
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#fallout 4#maccready#maccready x reader#maccready x sole survivor#fallout 4 companions#f: fo4#c: maccready#g: hcs#i wanna smoke a j with him so bad#!!!!!!!!!1#dream blunt rotation
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seeing the pacify perk work on gen 2 synths makes me wonder if theyre capable of feeling fear
#gen 2 synths are so cute i feel so bad when i kill them#like when they say 'movement detected? curious'#or like their little 'hmm's in certain lines#or like when they say they will limit any pain they inflict#aaaakjsgkjfs maybe im just weird idk#i love them anyways tho#THE 'i am a victim of violence' LINE TOO DSJKDHSDF#fallout#fallout 4#fallout synth#fallout headcanons#fallout 4 headcanons#fo4#the railroad#fallout railroad
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