The Fallout Wars: An Alternate Soviet Collapse

[@AlternateHistoryHub]

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[@deltastudioswastaken]

Dumb question: How was this comment made one hour ago, the videos only 2 minutes old

[@KyloHen4162]

Nah I have hoi4

[@Drheims]

@@deltastudioswastaken Good question

[@fokjhj1]

wow

[@jessetorres8738]

1 franchise I'm surprised hasn't had a video made about it yet is Amazon Prime's The Boys.

[@timmccarthy9917]

The Caucasus: dying of radiation The USA: o no the economy

[@crawlingchaos2811]

A war happened over there and it is used as an excuse for all my expenses going up, I get it.

[@JmKrokY]

💀

[@VieVentar]

The UK: *Too busy parting because Thatcher's gone to care.*

[@Deneberus]

This is sure to negatively affect the trout population

[@gdragonlord749]

I'll bite. Lower my energy bill by building safe and reliable reactors you cowards. Pump money into thorium research like you did wind and solar.

[@andrewlampart]

Patrolling the Urals almost makes you wish for a radioactive summer

[@LostToaster]

**RTGame would like to know your location**

[@theloudestscreamiveeverscrem]

*Quicksaving...*

[@debilman9065]

YEEEEEEEAAAAA, WHO WON THE LOTTERY?! I DID!!!!!!!

[@Pestondemand]

@@debilman9065 *V.A.T.S. enter sound* *click* *click* *click* *buzz* *buzz* *confirm sound* *shoot,critical shot,instant kill*

[@Marcelelias11]

We won't go quietly. The Russians can count on that.

[@TM-bk3ok]

I just realized. Gorbachev’s mark on his head is just Mexico tilted counter-clockwise.

[@HeriqlzYilson]

Same

[@killamiguel1]

Lol yup

[@DarthErika]

Came here to say this. Beat me to it. Haha

[@lewatoaofair2522]

He must be related to Agatha from Grand Budapest!

[@Captain-Feeneey]

Lol​@@lewatoaofair2522

[@DaveMiller6042]

"OH GOD EVERYTHING IS ON FUCKING FIRE!" - your average person during the Fallout wars.

[@Pestondemand]

- also your average person playing fallout

[@spingleboygle]

-also also your average californian

[@alexref6074]

"it's fine" Reagen in this timeline basically

[@mr.patriotjol]

I thought this was gonna be a fallout universe war “what if”. But this works too

[@TheBardCalledCookie]

Me too! This is still interesting, but the Fallout Timeline video is how I found this channel and I thought "oooh, a followup!"

[@qhu3878]

I'd love for him to redo that video

[@slayride136]

Same

[@thegradyfiles]

Yeah I thought so as well

[@Kakashi_Senseiofficial]

What if the BOS never formed will be a killer scenario

[@NotMe-f5l]

There would probably have been some alt historians in this timeline who would’ve been glazing Gorbachev because he wasn’t in power for too long…

[@banksuvladimir]

Glazing?

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

​​@@banksuvladimir overly and undeserverdly prazing

[@Cityinlead]

Kennedy moment

[@forgetful9845]

​@@Cityinlead lol

[@TheRealZeke2003]

You're acting like people don't glaze him in this timeline

[@Stoneworks]

Communist Alt History is so HOT on KZbin these days

[@gianrivero4008]

Elkinir/Rohelians video when?

[@noahjohnson935]

​@Writer_Productions_Map they've been here a few times!

[@peteynutt4104]

The world needs to know their crimes. Like we know of 1930's Germany

[@Stoneworks]

@@peteynutt4104 Why Alt History then

[@noahjohnson935]

@@peteynutt4104 Gorbachev and Kruschev weren't bad. Breznev and Stalin tho....

[@urielcastaneda761]

Poor Gorbachev, in this scenario he has the worst luck. He's put in charge, then chernoybl happens, then he died, all within a year or so.

[@concept5631]

Poor guy

[@TemmieContingenC]

Poor Gorby 😢

[@kairosdoe386]

rip pizza hut premier

[@NarlepoaxIII]

I like how Gorbachev's birthmark is just Mexico.

[@heathdionne7717]

he even left Baja California lol

[@thatguyoverthere9634]

My guess is that it is because he was assassinated. Who's another great historical soviet figure, Trotsky, where was he killed, Mexico

[@brentgibson8198]

I hope we get a part 3 to this series cause this is dang interesting

[@stargazer-elite]

Fr

[@domenstrmsek5625]

Yeah

[@thesuperintendent4290]

Absolutely

[@buddermonger2000]

Yeah though I just wish he'd done a part 2 on his WW3 video

[@thelongestyoutubechannelev6433]

Yes sequel plz

[@pancreasnowork9939]

8 years and we finally got another Fallout video.

[@kerbehklobbah5790]

Wtf Pancreasnowork is here? Actually come to think of it that makes perfect sense, nevermind.

[@superpacocaalado7215]

This needs to become a HOI4 map.

[@pontifexmaximuscaeser]

It is, TNO. Close enough at least

[@Gvazdika.]

@@pontifexmaximuscaeser too different

[@alexrator7674]

@@pontifexmaximuscaeser bruh what are you smoking

[@CowardlyCentrist24]

glad someone else though it too lmao

[@buddermonger2000]

​@@alexrator7674 Soviet collapse but in the 40s and taking place in the 60s.

[@AhJeezEnt]

Lunch break at work just got a whole lot better

[@deltastudioswastaken]

Heck yeah it did

[@theshenpartei]

I just had lunch

[@rodolforuiz4888]

Same 😂

[@ssg9offical]

Frl 😂

[@timmccarthy9917]

The subtle real life lore diss of explaining why most Russians live west of the Urals in fewer than 45 minutes

[@lillyie]

it's not a complete real life lore parody without linking the current topic to ukraine or israel

[@polishbeensing]

@@lillyiedont forget about something being bad for NATO

[@crocs4304]

Liberty Prime is either having an existential crisis rn or living in robot ecstasy

[@crystalcat1002]

Nah Liberty Prime is probably laughing his ass off at the commies

[@BeyondDaX]

Both

[@C-Farsene_5]

the existential crises is just her post nut clarity

[@Itz_Ex0]

He's having a fucking stroke rn from both

[@andrewsever98]

I was wondering where some of the wilder parts of this video came from and then you said that your Discord helped make it and everything made perfect sense

[@silviavalentine3812]

That's exactly what I was thinking. This was presented as if had already happened which could only mean that it had to be acted out by the discord server.

[@mayukhmitra5819]

Fun fact, The Buryatia part didnt come from Discord.

[@nacicomi]

​@@mayukhmitra5819 where did it come from then? I always love some historical insanity

[@mayukhmitra5819]

@@nacicomi Idk? Maybe Cody made it up. Checked they guy in Russuan Wikipedia. Was a standard guy.

[@occam7382]

@@mayukhmitra5819, we needed to have at least one Tsarist faction in this clusterf*ck, and Buryatia drew the short straw.

[@WarriorWildhead1337]

This is by far the best scenario you've ever made. I would absolutely kill for a proper novel series about it

[@WarriorWildhead1337]

@@LEGOSquidwardPainting ok

[@concept5631]

Like his Atlantropa books

[@AmericanImperium2112]

KGB Agent Mr. White: “Feeling under the weather, like you have the flu. That was the ricin I gave you.”

[@thesuperintendent4290]

"Goodbye Gorbachev."

[@LostToaster]

Jasha, we need to cook

[@fabriziolorenzo2392]

19:34 “we can’t just forget about the Iron Fleet” Absolute madlad

[@DuvalSt1]

Man imagine growing up in the 80s watching Tom Brokaw or Dan Rather report on all this lunacy.

[@mrgreen6980]

Imagine growing up at the center of that madness. 1000-yard stare for entire populations.

[@andrejg4136]

I can imagine either or both spending every day in the Green Room having to practice Zen exercises just to maintain any sense of professionalism.

[@alexref6074]

​@@mrgreen6980doomers in Russia will be associated with dishonourable survivalist rather than depressed smoking guys. Imagine you're a kid who just finished school, joined army by forced service, and suddenly in span of weeks/ mounts leader of your country dies, biggest nuclear reactor explodes, "brotherly people " rebel against your country and you have to go on a rampage against hell tone of angry raiders, then fight against your own people, soldiers from the same army as you serve in. Some of them might even be your own classmates that just happened to serve in homeland instead of eastern Europe, you have to take part in destroying biggest cities of your country and fight rebels. At the end of the day complete moral degradation, PTSD, disappointment at ideals of your country and you possibly could die of cancer

[@nicholaswalsh4462]

Heavy fighting continued in Leningrad today as Archangel troops made steady gains against loyalist forces. In the Caucasus, 1200 Russians were massacred by militants as Committee withdrew its forces to fortify Moscow.

[@concept5631]

At -least- first I was like "wait, Fallout?" Clever Cody. Clever.

[@mumpitz771]

The sheer amount of factions and sites compound to an interesting amalgamation of cultural and historic contexts and contingent outcomes and also make this one hell of a confusing mess.

[@concept5631]

Literally TNO

[@lillyie]

goes to show how diverse russia really is

[@TaroTheBee]

remembering jimmy (1492 - 2024) ❤ fly high, soldier

[@a.d.t.mapping]

1492???

[@TaroTheBee]

@@a.d.t.mapping columbus sailed the ocean blue

[@F.A.T.E.S]

This is honestly my favourite video of this channel now. Who else prefers it when Cody doesn't limit himself with constrictive realism?

[@nacicomi]

What the heck! A Children of Dusk refrence in the wild?!

[@concept5631]

Children of Dusk pfp

[@F.A.T.E.S]

@@concept5631 I'm literally FATES.

[@concept5631]

@@F.A.T.E.S Oof

[@WorstLandsknechtEver]

Oh Hell no. FATES is here

[@graham7784]

This is why I love alternate history. A butterfly effect that creates such interesting scenarios.

[@blitzer1907]

“The murking of Gorbachev” never thought I’d hear that one.

[@jackbucher2049]

The Lesser known sequel to 'the death of stalin'

[@concept5631]

6:01

[@hakunanhat]

Fallout Soviet=Metro universe

[@theshenpartei]

More fallout less underground people

[@inqusitorlime9551]

Fallout new Vegas is just the post soviet 90s

[@domenstrmsek5625]

Fallout:Русская версия

[@alexref6074]

​@@domenstrmsek5625пост ядерный мир в жанре неонового футуризма 80ых с хитами той же эпохи играющими на мини радио или ПДА

[@bobskywalker2707]

This would make a great setting for a game or book

[@Chourtaird1]

Yeah, someone could really make a great RTS with that concept.

[@fallout3fanboy1]

Read (or listen too) red storm rising.

[@Nomin665]

We need a HOI4 mod

[@kg7162]

It's like the mod TNO with a fracture Soviet Union but instead of loosing the WW2 it's a nuclear Fallout in the late cold War

[@scoopidywhoop7484]

@@Nomin665there’s like 18 mods with this general concept

[@micahistory]

last time I was this early, the Soviets still existed

[@grumpyoldcat8302]

Is this a cheeky way of saying you were born prematurely?

[@MichigansNavalArtist]

@grumpyoldcat8302 😂

[@iwaju9227]

ok micah

[@Metguy123]

Too soon

[@natalcavity5424]

this is probably one my favorite videos yet, holy shit. like he should legit write a book about this

[@theshenpartei]

War….war never changes

[@stargazer-elite]

@@tlst94 then we’d still be in the Stone Age. War gave us a lot of our technology and a lot of scientific advancements. Yes technology could evolve. It would just be way way way slower and some things just wouldn’t be invented because they were discovered through side effects of experiments for war.

[@louisduarte8763]

War... has changed.

[@MrTigracho]

Война, война никогда не меняется

[@duncanlemp692]

This series needs to be a book series. For real, i’d buy every one in the series

[@Darth_Vader_31]

conspiracy theory: gorbachev faked his own death to go into mexico so he can enjoy pizza hut edit: i don't think cody represented turkey enough at the caucasus chapter of the video, i don't think Turgut Özal would leave the azeris and other turkic/muslim minorities alone, and even with the pressure from the high command, but than the southeast was kinda spicy around those times, so it is not that easy to predict what would happen

[@Donerci_Pikacu_Usta]

He didnt really explore what Russia’s every neighbor do for the sake of video not getting longer. Turkey would play a prominent role in the Caucasus, even competing with Iran.

[@Darth_Vader_31]

@@Donerci_Pikacu_Usta oh turkey would definitaly compete with iran

[@Donerci_Pikacu_Usta]

@@Darth_Vader_31 Armenian raiders scavenging Azerbaijan Turks’ villages like its WW1? This is too real.

[@Darth_Vader_31]

@@Donerci_Pikacu_Usta also the russians in the region would also wreac havoc there

[@Donerci_Pikacu_Usta]

@@Darth_Vader_31 The dream of selling Azeri oil to the world in the chaos would be in their minds.

[@chemputer]

6:57 Says Fallout, shows STALKER. I approve of this subliminal message.

[@kg7162]

Stalker is the eastern european slavic based fallout

[@chemputer]

@@kg7162 I know what STALKER is.

[@kg7162]

@@chemputer i know

[@chemputer]

@@kg7162 I know that you know that I know that.

[@meatmech]

@@kg7162 No it isn't

[@sqarex2658]

thought its the remake of that fallout lore vid of yours

[@theshenpartei]

I think he should do a remake of that video since a lot come out since then tv show included

[@under6075]

@@theshenpartei definitly

[@_assassin25]

Yeah kinda disappointed but this is still a good video

[@titojuani20]

Same with me

[@theshenpartei]

@@_assassin25it’s Cody’s version of metro but with less monsters but equally as interesting

[@Game_Hero]

This is perhaps the only time I've seen a video ever talking about the Sakha, Chuvash, Buryat, Mari El, Mordavian (this one is a group of nations) and Altai nations, and in a positive (rather than condescending) manner too! Thank you so much, this is amazing!

[@mayukhmitra5819]

The Buryats were blackwashed tbh.

[@smokeyplane3285]

do channels tend to talk about those guys in a negative light?

[@Game_Hero]

@@smokeyplane3285 Talk about either not at all or in an infantilizing russifying way. Kinda like how indigenous peoples were treated as background characters in their own story, who somehow can't do anything without the "good european bringers of civilization" and without their own independant perspective prioritized over the one of the colonizers.

[@panthersherman453]

There’s an entire lore to this. We need to see what happens to Fallout Russia in the 2020s.

[@normalplayer7377]

Part 3 would be awesome, this series is worth it

[@dasovietunion3370]

I just realized that Gorbachevs birthmark is in the shape of Mexico

[@japzone]

In hindsight, we were kinda lucky that the Soviet Union collapsed relatively peacefully. Obviously there was and is plenty of issues left over after the collapse, but Eastern Europe and Central Asia didn't completely collapse into open warfare.

[@TrueDM44]

imagine seeing your country collapse like that from space

[@History_Man10]

Is there a part 3 because we just left in a cliff hanger and there is much more to explore.

[@rebelroar78]

In the 2010s, Gorbachev said Chernobyl was probably the final nail in the coffin for the USSR.

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

Eh, Chernobyl was more of a massive public exposure of the incompetence/corruption that was pervasive and endemic to the entire Soviet system. It was all already falling apart, Chernobyl only made us notice it.

[@ssg9offical]

I would say Afghanistan was Chernobyl 2nd.

[@namesurname1869]

you’re just having fun at this point

[@kingofhearts3185]

I hope this setting becomes a series, love where this is all going.

[@BonesofSmite]

We are getting a STALKER/Metro scenario here. Good stuff

[@Fapey101]

Best vid in a minute, hope you turn it into a series

[@superarrow4972]

I’d love for someone to expand on this and make a fully fledged story out of this

[@juggos205622]

This is better than the Kaiserreich video. I'm very impressed

[@compatriot852]

I find it extremely odd how the Baltics don't get brought up at all considering the large military presence, very high Separatist sentiment, and important resources, such as nuclear plants like Ignalina and ports

[@Game_Hero]

I mean their very party members were about in a few years to declare independence, the Baltic Way was not that far

[@Gvazdika.]

probably because he didnt have time to mention them, like he said

[@Thatpotatoguy275]

This is one my favorite videos from you already

[@ssg9offical]

It’s my all time favorite from him know anything Chernobyl has me obsessed immediately.

[@cows543]

So this video isn’t about how the Soviet Union collapsed in the universe of the Fallout games. I didn’t realize that until about halfway through

[@AmericanCryptid1]

An alternate Chernobyl disaster would be really cool lore for Fallout, but it’s been established that the Soviet Union existed up until the Great War, albeit in a weakened state.

[@kg7162]

It's the second épisode of his ''what if chernobyl was way worse''

[@TheDinoWarrior]

Please do make a part 3, i NEED to know how this mess gets resolved

[@psychorabbitt]

That Burger... err... Buryat King crown tho... LOL

[@Alkivo]

Awwww thought it was going to be a sequel to the your highly successful and critically acclaimed fallout backstory explained video.

[@mayukhmitra5819]

Me:Yeah, This is plausible Cody: 16:06 Me: What the hell?

[@FLAMM3NW3RF]

I cant believe i almost just forgot about the iron fleet, and admiral kvatovs forces

[@johntr5964]

That was great! We definately want to see more of those types of videos! It reminds me of the old alternate countries series.

[@magnustanwillberealsomeday]

This is the coolest thing ever please release another follow up!

[@blackheartmargo3429]

I would love a part 3, this is probably my favorite scenario you’ve done

[@danthefan28]

I've thought about using the "What if Chernobyl was worst" scenario as the basis of a story, one that I'm thinking about calling "Wormwood".

[@maxlatnikov1843]

This is one of the best videos ever Cody and I been watching you for a decade love it!!

[@theauthoroflife235]

This whole situation could be a really interesting Hearts of Iron 4 mod, or maybe even a full blown alternate history novel.

[@pontifexmaximuscaeser]

TNO!

[@nacicomi]

​@@pontifexmaximuscaeser tno is a very diffrent scenario and the devs keep makeing the mod less playable with every update

[@pontifexmaximuscaeser]

@@nacicomi True. But it still covers a collapsed USSR and subsequent warlord period in a grim scenario. Both have the kingdoms, the hardliners, the admiralty, reformists, ethnic states, etc etc. Not the same, but very similar.

[@KyleLarsen-bw5hw]

Omg the music background around 11:00 is the same that plays during Kosmos’ deadliest exoplanets clip, one of the most haunting tunes ever I freaking love it

[@masontrinh6880]

This HOI mod is gonna go crazy

[@ssocar96]

Keep this going, I want to hear the smaller events and factions!

[@SuperPerry1000]

How fitting. I was having my shower, listening to old videos and when I'm finished, I get the note for this brand new one.

[@rulerof4breads]

This is amazing! Make a part 3 please!

[@Attaxalotl]

A part 3 would be awesome!

[@Pancakes26]

Ngl this is one my favorite scenarios you've ever done, would love to see more in the future.

[@rileyrenger2795]

I love how Jimmy became a legitimate supporting character.

[@guyonacomputer1261]

16:54 - I just want you to know I noticed the Buryat King crown and I appreciate it. This series is fantastic, Cody!

[@dasovietunion3370]

Saw the title and briefly thought this was gonna be another Fallout Lore video

[@saturnrock35atyahoo]

Just wanted to say thank you for putting out all these videos. I ofter like to have your videos on a Playlist since your tone and the way you speak makes it easier to focus on my homework so keep up the good work man.

[@Techno963]

Were the Fallout Wars fought between Fallout Boys?

[@CastironWhisky]

This was a fantastic video! Thank you!

[@Baldwin-iv445]

I think you need to continue more timelines like this.

[@Zymo3614]

I just watched your Chernobyl video literally yesterday, so.... I'm lucky I don't need to wait for the follow-up lmaoo

[@Idonothing-jj7qe]

Why is Gorbachev scar Mexico ? Ive haven’t noticed this until now

[@ProGremlinPlayer]

We need a part 3 so badly. This is peak.

[@samueltitone5683]

Harry Turtledove wishes he could theory craft and world build half as some crazy discord users.

[@coloneljihad7874]

This was an awesome video this needs its own sequel just hitting on some of the other things you didn’t have time to mention lol also sounds like it would make a great premise for a game series or books series

[@Narmatonia]

I like the Grand Budapest Hotel reference on Gorbachev’s head

[@milsurpminuteman]

Exactly what I needed. More Alt History videos for me to watch while playing Civ VI 🙏

[@thegamingrhino5864]

Best romania timeline (took a nuclear disaster and societal collapse of a superpower to reclaim moldova)

[@geneholmes3731]

We need more of this alt history!

[@DisinterestedPix]

patrolling the chernobyl exclusion zone almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter

[@yeeyee5057]

I legit thought this was a video game lore you decided to do. The quality is pretty good

[@MrPlasma283]

1:02 I just realised Gorbachovs birthmark looks like mexico

[@insertlogohere2643]

It is mexico

[@Whermst_0]

God why is this so wild 😭 please we need more of this series 🙏

[@RhelrahneTheIdiot]

Why do I want a Hoi4 mod for this now, this sounds like a awesome scenario for a Hoi4 mod

[@theonebman7581]

We still need a part 3, this timeline is amazing

[@FacterinoCommenterino]

Today's Fact: In 2020, astronomers detected a 'fast radio burst' from a magnetar, a rare type of neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field.

[@larryalvares1369]

Great facts as always

[@Idonothing-jj7qe]

I don’t need to pay for these facts right ?

[@JustAnotherGuy-vx4po]

Bot

[@concept5631]

Dope

[@MarcTelang]

may be a bot but it isn't that bad

[@radored7750]

Great video

[@nickweber1388]

i get wrapped into a new conflict of nations game every month lol. it’s so addicting tbh

[@eagleowl833]

I love this scenario its really interesting and has a lot of depth beyond your typical fallout fan map which usually just has 1) historical reference 2) church 3) army remnants 4) kingdom 5) NCR

[@floatingf8783]

We need a part 3 now!

[@ssg9offical]

I will forever be obsessed with this video this know my all time favorite video by you.

[@adventuresintheculinarywil3296]

We need a hoi4 mod for this scenario