The Full Story of Project Cobalt and the Beverageers - Nuka World Lore in Fallout 4

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[@DragonsRule06]

I honestly think the whole park is a poke at Disney World, and Bradburtons fate is a tribute to the legend that Walt's head was Cryogenically Frozen.

[@julienmauguin3214]

Even the world "beverageers" is a direct parallel of the "imagineers" from disney parks

[@DivineGaming22]

Oh yeah definitely right when I saw the head I was like this had also gotta be a troll to Disney

[@icy_weiner]

There is at least one military convoy of 2+ APCs on the road to Nuka World from the Commonwealth, I always assumed they had been sent to rescue Rex following his activation of the beacon.

[@mr.bubbles6682]

Neat!

[@chriskopp1361]

Same I always wondered why there were soldiers in dry rock gulch and the road.

[@falloutgamer347]

Thats what i assumed it was aswell

[@twistedyogert]

So close yet so far.

[@TheAsylumCat]

I like how the frozen head is a obvious reference to the Disney land rumor

[@drstrangelove9525]

TheAsylumCat yea

[@gamingwiththesmith506]

no it's like in icarly when the find the head of the founder of the other company

[@NanoScream]

jacob smith What? I'm not sure if you're refutting the Disney/Bradberton reference or just putting out another example of the rumor where Walt Disney had his head frozen and it's now somewhere in Disney Land.

[@gamingwiththesmith506]

No it's an episode of icarly I think ifight dingo

[@NanoScream]

jacob smith Okay, I think you missed the point. Anything that involves a frozen head and a giant corporation is based off the rumor that Walt Disney himself had his head removed and had it frozen and it is hidden under Disney Land. iCarly may have referenced this rumor but so has literally every show ever.

[@NihilusShadow]

When I first saw Bradberton, I was reminded of Victor Fries from Batman Beyond. "Take a good look, doctor. I've been like this for nearly fifty years and I haven't aged one day. I have become what many men have dreamed of: an immortal. And yet, there hasn't been a day, an hour, a minute, I haven't thought about death. It obsesses me. Even now." - Mr. Freeze

[@angeryfluuf6514]

Ey, Batman Fan? Awesome!

[@theoneandonlydogmeat9708]

Ikr XD

[@D3ATHZH3AD]

Noooice

[@MrPoogly]

Bradburton got turned into a low-budget House, poor sod.

[@Mr-Trox]

Is he though? Nuka Cola is quite possibly the most popular thing in Pre-War America. Mr. House was probably richer, but I wouldn't say by much.

[@Mr-Trox]

B Developer Thats where I disagree. House built himself from the ground up, (quite literally in the case of his life support) and made Robco himself.The man was a tech and business genius, not to mention math, especially since he managed to predict the nuclear war a decade (?) Before it happened. They were both smart, but House was definitely smarter.

[@vrodi9958]

Mr. Trox Well Bradberton Had To pay houses company more than the military to use his robots in the galactic zone. So if you are getting paid by the ceo and founder of nuka cola and the military, you are making a lot of money. And robco is only one of houses ventures. Until a figurehead for vault tech is revealed House is definitely the richest person in lore we know of

[@StacieMMeier]

Bradburton is part of the "Great Game". And could be the subject that Desmond Lockheart talks about (HE says, he is going North to find next rival). Since, Bradburton does everything to prolong his life and because he knows House, we must assume from this he is one from the "Great Game"

[@magnuschristianssen8999]

Kenneth Wong Did the head survive?

[@MrHP25]

This is one of my favorite parts of Nuka World. The reference to Disney's Imagineers got a smile from me and the idea of weaponizing soda is hilarious.

[@twistedyogert]

I couldnt imagine how it would be possible to weaponize soda but if someone were to put Nuka Cola Quantum or it's ingredients in a bomb or artillery shell then it might be possible to create a radioactive fog that irradiates unprotected enemies and makes them too sick to fight. Perhaps Nuka Cola was basically a large scale radiological weapon test on an unaware public.

[@Connor_Tyler]

Strontium poisoning in humans does actually happen, but you'd need to consume a decent amount. Maybe a full case of Quantum's worth. But the aftereffects are... unpleasant. Strontium poisoning leads to severe bone conditions, such as bone cancer, tumors, marble bone disease and others. Strontium leaches onto calcium, and focuses most of its radiation on calcium molecules, meaning bones and teeth are most effected. It's a very unpleasant thing, and has a very high mortality rate.

[@Slayerbot-br8yg]

Connor Tyler nice job on your research but I think he all ready made a video on it if not then another channel related

[@AngryExpress]

Soo petrovita will die?

[@tyrranodino8039]

Nata Lia I’m surprised the idiot is still alive at all.

[@kalen2465]

I think Nuka cola was meant to be an oxymoron. There's a newspaper article about a navy shipyard. Whatever material they had there produced strontium 90. A report stated that the levels of this highly radioactive material were safe and people could go back to work. There's also the radium girls things. There was this paint called undark that glowed brightly because, of the radium. The paint was used on watches. The women were encouraged to wet the brush with their mouths to keep it moist. I guess they didn't want to buy a lot of brushes. They knew it was deadly and willfully ignored the consequences. Even when the women died because, incidents like the bottom jaw falling off. The companies wouldn't even pay for the damages caused. I think eventually the courts sided with the women but, it was to late as most were dead.k

[@twistedyogert]

Manufacturers also used to put Radium in toothpaste. It not only ruined people's bones and teeth but it also gave them serious brain damage and made them go crazy.

[@RichardM-kv4uu]

What I want to know is, who cut Bradburton's hair for 200 years?

[@oxhorn]

lol love it

[@TacDyne]

His built in Flowbee. ;)

[@trashyalice1756]

Rich Mond its not actually preservation ice no its frozen hair gel

[@trashyalice1756]

Rich Mond its not actually preservation ice no its frozen hair gel

[@bensbutt]

Well, if you get your head taken off, your hair probably cant grow.

[@Nukatic]

I have to say you forgot a holotape, its under a roll of tickets. It has the recording of them arguing then the bombs drop during the recording.

[@ridiculousedtollett6120]

I'm glad you found that one too. I was pleasantly surprised when I did.

[@mattybatty795]

Do you know where it is located in the place

[@Whatcares0307]

What room?

[@COMCPTKaiFury76]

I can shed some light on AB30(the holotape when the Great War happened) there is a big roll containing 900 nuka-tickets, when you grab the tickets, you find it. Go to the terminal in the center of the lab, then go to the southeast work box, and you find, both the tickets, and the Holotape

[@RamWorkz]

All of these tiny stories found in places in fallout 4 would make good movies

[@magnuschristianssen8999]

RamWorkz The Fallout series should be made into movies!!!!!

[@calebdaily1049]

it's almost like they were movies or something

[@twistedyogert]

​@@calebdaily1049 That's basically what modern video games are.

[@joshlynn6195]

"huh, why is there a skeleton in here?" *looks up* oohh...

[@ethanm809]

Thats definetly one of my favorite lore stories in all of nuka world

[@adamhansen9427]

there is another hidden gem in the irradiated waste pump, the maintenance crew from when the bombs fell have a computer log in the room where they talk about becoming ghouls over the next 100 years and gaining what they called some sort of "affliction" (what we know as feralisation of gouls)

[@MegaHannnes]

Your Lore's are the thing That makes me continue playing fallout! Keep up the good work up

[@pryt86]

Theres so much lore and stories to discover in this game.

[@thealbertanmapper7948]

I just realized Nuka Cola is Disney and Coca Cola mixed

[@thealbertanmapper7948]

DarkMaximo324 well sure

[@vinesauceobscurities]

Well, the Beverageers' name immediately evokes Disney's Imagineers, so chalk another similarity into the already long list.

[@anthonyyomama4937]

The Albertan Mapper yep, the power of American capitalism.

[@thealbertanmapper7948]

DarkMaximo324 well the whole idea of it seems to be based off Disney, Nukaworld just kinda revealed it

[@goodoldsharp1130]

The Albertan Mapper disney cola

[@dr.arielfinch4316]

I have to admit, with a name like Project Cobalt, I expected a Saturnite shell or two to turn up. A bit disappointed with the lack of such a wonderous alloy.

[@RiceChrispy0527]

This quest actually made me wonder about robobrains and why they didn't just use the whole head. But I thought about it a little more and realized they were always planning on using "shady" methods of procuring the brains, so they didn't want someone to see the head of someone they knew when they were alive, in a jar attached to a robot. And they were probably just looking to use the processing power of the brains and didn't need them to communicate.

[@ratman5759]

There was one more holotape (Meacham Recording AB35) in the lab and under the roll of tickets. It has a little more information and them being locked in when the bombs dropped. : ) a year late but good job on the video

[@cu5tard80]

Not sure if I’m right, but I think that The Beverageers grouped up with the people at kiddie kingdom. There is a pipe in the back that connects to the spayer system, so I would imagine that they found each other at some point. That might explain who Ruth was, since everyone down in the tunnels became ghouls.

[@Matt-md5yt]

thanks for explaining the mistake Bethesda made and telling the Story of the event.

[@last2nkow]

it does strike me as a profound irony that some of the most powerful and informed captains of industry in the old world, House, Bradburton, ended up taking some of the arguably most restrictive and hellish steps towards immortality . Paying the price of humanity physically as well as Morally. A head in a jar, mummified in a pod, brain sucked out and pickled in a brainbot. all terrible, terrible fates.

[@sedekareborn913]

Its amazing that you sound like Tom Hanks, especially when you cover these lore stories, great vid

[@washnunya]

That's a strange coincidence. I just got to that part of nuka world yesterday and was wondering if you was gonna video on this. Only thing is, "Kate" is killed while trying to leave the lab, but we find a womens body in her room? Ruth, or just another Bethesda oversight?

[@oxhorn]

She could have been dragged there, or that is where their conversation took place and Rex shot her as she was about to leave.

[@OCAdam]

I think the answer is simpler. Would you really leave a body out in the open of your lab? Wouldn't you rather drag the corpse to a location you aren't going to walk by literally every day? Her own bedroom makes for a nice place to dump her off since you're pretty unlikely to go in there, especially after the body starts to decompose and smell horribly.

[@artik5552]

12:07

[@washnunya]

OCAdam Maby if they put the body outside or to the back of the service tunnel, but just in the next room!?!? That's just as crazy.

[@washnunya]

artik5552 That's just crazy. :3

[@Philosojoey]

I don't subscribe to many channels but you have good content, so I subscribed. Keep up the good work!

[@hamburger4626]

Philosojoey you lied

[@lucascapelao]

Philosojoey No one cares

[@rew1677]

Way to lie

[@ImpetuouslyInsane]

I think Bethesda use using the 1950's classic, "This Island Earth" as a reference to the scientists working for Nuka Cola. Cal Meacham was the name of one scientist, and Ruth was the name of the female scientist in that movie. I think they had intended to keep her name as Ruth, but of course, it was a goof.

[@avernvrey7422]

Beverageer=Imagineer. Plus the old, Walt is in cryo-sleep, rumor.

[@CottonCube]

On my playthrough, I found a Vault 81 jumpsuit in a suitcase inside the room of Edmund Medford (the guy that hung himself). Either this was a random find, or Medford was supposed to be a resident of Vault 81. But one weird thing is, Vault residents are given their jumpsuits upon entry into the vault, not before they enter. Strange.

[@magnuschristianssen8999]

CottonCube He was probably also working for the institute. The Institute used "couriers" to run holotapes of the twisted research back to the Institute after the bombs dropped and no Oxhorn the Institute predates the nuclear war.....

[@elephystry]

+Magnus Christianssen According to the Wikia page, the Institute was formed in 2210 by surviving members of the Commonwealth Institute of Technology.

[@EimileMabry]

Just wanted to say thanks, Oxhorn! I normally don't comment on videos, but I wanted to make an exception. Your videos make the work day go by faster. :)

[@oxhorn]

Thanks for watching!

[@dannybartley8482]

These story videos are brilliant Ox!

[@GideonGrimmGaming]

12:55 I don’t think the conversation happened in her room, I think it happened closer to the main door. Rex told the other scientist to “clean up the mess and get back to work” so I’m guessing their version of clean up the mess was to put the body in her room, considering the other scientist’s body is still in his room even after he hung himself.

[@tubaking5559]

I bet many of us had the same "oh shit" thought when we saw the noose for the first time.

[@OurFantasyLife]

No, my guess is that its a bit of subtle storytelling - he is probably conflating Kate with someone named Ruth - perhaps a wife or sister - which is why he shows so much remorse over her death. He has lost his mind after all.

[@V86falcon]

Also in Safari zone there's a story about a guy looking into Cobalt and then disappears and "goes on vacation" lol. It finally has an entry from someone else saying he was supposed to wipe the terminal but never got to it worrying he would also go on vacation. Also some fun facts: The Quantum drink is actually a reference to a real life drink that a golfer promoted and died from that had radium in it , he claimed it healed him faster. J.C. and his frozen head is a reference to the Disney myth if no one got that. Even the town bradberton nearby actually is a reference to one of Walt Disney's plans that never happened where he was going to build a town people could live in. Lots of Disney references I'm not mentioning.

[@chrispersich7675]

I think Qauntum is reference to Extreme Slurm which is in a Episode of Futurama and Fry drank so much of that he and his urine had a green glow

[@LocksAndChains]

Given how paranoid Rex is, is it possible that he wrote his logs using codenames? Ruth could have been what he called Kate in case "the enemy" ever stole his logs. Edit: Never mind. He calls Kevin by name...

[@tylergoobero]

Oxhorn my man! You deserve 15+ Million Subscribers You're the greatest Fallout KZbin. The lore and how you explain it Amazing! ^__^ I have been subbed for 6 month approximately. Have you thought of making your own mods?

[@benjaminbranz7383]

the guy that has his head in a jar reminds me of Mr freeze

[@V86falcon]

I really like these videos for my lunch break at work. Mostly because I get to see if there's anything I missed and many times there is. Btw have you noticed with the Aeternus that power armor somehow will steal it's unlimited ammo ability? Not sure if my game right now glitched or what but it does that. Makes it so survival mode is better without power armor on.

[@DurtyDan]

Meechum and Ruth are references to This Island Earth, a classic cheesy sci-fi movie that got the MST3K treatment in their movie.

[@viletrocandt5229]

Hey Oxhorn! Ever thought of doing videos like these on Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas? Maybe the older Fallouts as well? Just askin....

[@oscardavidson2139]

is it me or does nuka land sound like some weird cooperation thing between disney and coca cola

[@UltimateGamerCC]

i have a feeling that Ruth was the first person he killed a long time ago, possibly his wife, he sounded like he had no remorse killing Kate, that's because he has killed before.

[@jackiejennings2737]

Wonder if they got the name of the Beverageer Rex Meacham from the movie This Island Earth, which has a character named Cal Meacham played by actor Rex Reason?

[@pastaest929]

I have 2 major questions about the Nuka Cola Company. 1: what was the purpose of project cobalt? None of the things that they created through it seem like they would've been particularly useful to the military. And 2: Why in the world did the company feel the need to put radioactive isotopes in soda? They had to have known the radiation would just kill people and get them in trouble.

[@daviddyer3543]

0:53 Ahh, the US General who tempted the creator of Nuka-Cola with a certain offer, and screwed over Bradberton, putting his head in a jar. At least the Nuka-Cola super fangirl Sierra Petrovita who would now have the secrets to make more Nuka-Cola hopes to avoid the same fate. Plus, she should also make plans to restore the theme park to glory and also clean up the nearby town of Bradberton.

[@mikemayer597]

great videos. I appreciate the effort you out into this interesting art form. you are a true artist my friend !

[@4lifejackhammer]

The name change could also show how far gone rex was

[@RicoGG]

Bethesda has said there is a very very hidden secret in fallout 4 maybe the mistakes are the clues and ruth might be one of those

[@magnuschristianssen8999]

conman34i5 Marketing. How else do you sell your game? Frankly none of the senarios that are presented by the game were ever executed by the USA. The Soviet Union on the other hand had no such moral qaulms!

[@spiritweird]

Or the name Ruth was the name of another girl that tried to leave him and had a similar end proving Rex was really insane.

[@caseywheeler4712]

When Oxhorn said fruit and cheese I got a Cheez-It ad

[@talthan]

ruth could have been someone on the wrong side of the door seeking shelter in the lab...and he wouldnt let her in

[@jacksonbarker3208]

Ruth could be a character who wasn’t apart of the team and who was running to the lab cuz she saw the team in there safe and knew she could survive the bombs in there but Rex closed the door and doomed her to die

[@TheBagan3869]

Wouldn't john bradberton technically have a space reserved in a vault already considering how famous he was for creating nuka cola?

[@dgjr01]

I don't know if you have ever done one of these but I always think about the feature of the fallout-universe like: when is everything normal again with the law active again or when can people just live in homes without being afraid of being attacked. I really would like to know how the world rebuilds after a big nuclear disaster like in fallout.

[@magnuschristianssen8999]

Me Diego So how do you define "normal" even without Rad the population without leaders will go crazy and kill each other. Kinda like what is happening in Chiraq right now.

[@josea.4491]

Magnus Christianssen Your sentence made no sense whatsoever.

[@CPorter]

Can you Please do a video about the american Civil Defense in the cold war and how it ties in heavily to fallout and as well as Vault Tec?

[@mizoreboy]

Is no one going to react to the fact that the exhaust of nuclear fumes goes to the kiddy park xD

[@tylersoto7465]

No not really

[@nikbrickkbsgaming4117]

there are also nuka cola cherry and quantum robot wep mods too

[@angel_M422]

when I heard it make urine glow I was lucky it did not make 1'000 time's urine geez

[@sethraelthebard5459]

The character of Ruth Leavitt might be an allusion to The Andromeda Strain. The Andromeda Strain featured a microbiologist named Ruth Leavitt, who, along with three other male scientists, was locked in an underground Vault studying a virulent extraterrestrial pathogen. It would not be a great leap to say that Bethesda used this idea in its early stages as a way of Bridging the Gap between Crighton's novel and the study and development of strontium-90 as a military weapon. The Andromeda Strain eponymously-named in the film was also being developed as a biological weapon for the US Military.

[@jakemaxgross]

Brad Berton is basically Tod Howard now....

[@EpicHunter-ld1qz]

I was watching this while I did the nuke world dlc, I sided with the guys that liked knifes Sorry I forgot there names 🤔

[@silverkestral7]

gen. Braxton Walt Disneyed his ass

[@lewisbishop2998]

There's a employee area just outside side of dry rock glutch and when you turn on the power it allows you To access a door

[@lewisbishop2998]

Don't try it it's nothing

[@nobodyimportant4778]

How did the ceo of nuka world not have the foresight to fill his place with cool stuff

[@georgedavies5042]

Could you do a video on wether dogmeat is a synth or not?

[@angeljohns3207]

I have a question Is Deacon really a synth? How do we know that? Oxhorn you know the spoilers, what do they mean?

[@angeljohns3207]

Turt Reynolds so why does he go on about being a synth. I've never killed him in any of my play thrus. I know he never tells the truth but really you would think just one thing would be true. So no synth component, huh?

[@grefsteel3989]

ever heard of the fallout wikia?

[@angeljohns3207]

Gref Steel no

[@grefsteel3989]

Jan Johns try looking for deacon and find your answer

[@MarzieMalfoy]

Jan Johns He's a pathological lier. He says so himself. Before you meet him, he spawns around in disguises to spy on you. That's why he knows all about you and vouches for you when you reach the railroad. I found him many times in Goodneighbor. And then I found him in a memory wipe machine in the Den. My theory is that he really does have those he cares for and loves and so to protect them, he regularly erases his memories. But here's where all the lying comes in... he feels so disconnected to those around him because he has no life to talk about so to fit in, he makes up stuff to make himself feel more part of the group and the group, even though they know he is lying, accept him because he is at least trying in his own way. In the wasteland, everyone has their own way to cope. However, in all of his lies, I have found one thing that he definitely wasn't lying about and there is situational evidence to support this.... if you want to know, tell me... warning that it is a spoiler alert. Unless Oxhorn already made a video about it lol

[@lovexomelissa]

Is there a way to start Open Season after initially dismissing it? I wasn't paying attention when she was talking and accidentally shut her down, not knowing what she was talking about.

[@fishermclemore9120]

On the topic of sodas, is there an equivalent to Dr. Pepper and Sprite in Fallout?

[@chrisbilling]

Your missing the fact that kate was about to open the vault door, potentially exposing them to radiation or who knows what, that is why rex had to kill her. It says so in the log at 8:38 and in the recording at 11:30 he says "get away from the door controls, kate" she was about to open the door so even tho rex was kinda crazy he didnt just kill her in cold blood.

[@Mewman115]

It never said Ruth's last name was leavitt. So it might have been someone else.

[@pal1d1nl1ght]

Perhaps Ruth was a cleaner or something? Maybe it was a mistake

[@brandoncampbell9794]

I love listening to these at work on my phone but Jesus Christ man this video had 5 FUCKING ADS. I came to KZbin to get away from ad cancer

[@toxicacid1000]

great video, keep up the good work!

[@jakobshort2619]

You forgot a tape under some nuka tickets

[@blueman688]

Why is this not part of the nuka world playlist?

[@jannebengtsson7338]

The small irony off you making a misstanke in the sentence right after you point out that Bethesda made a misstanke is funny😜 (no shame tho you do an awesome work by yourself so I'm not harping on you). You see her skeleton in her room and say "...the confrontation must have happened in her room..." But the tape of them clearly states she is trying to leave the vault "...step away from the vault door...*bang*..." Then they say "...help me clean up this mess..." So she was obviously killed outside her room,then they placed her there as they "cleaned up the mess". The main reason i correct you here, is that i find it more gruesome, the way they seem to just have thrown her into her room after executing her. They didn't even bother to place her down in a respectful manner.

[@IHATEYANKS41]

The Ruth thing is strange.. it must have been a typo.

[@trashyalice1756]

rember kids drink and eat everything in the wasteland it heals wounds

[@xymorm]

+Oxhorn Ruth could also be a middle name

[@terrified057t4]

Hey Ox, maybe Rex says "Ruth" instead of "Kate" was meant to be. It could explain his insanity.

[@njnexgen]

It's such a shame he killed Kate because there was actually no need to. It just proves how insane Rex was.

[@farth0le438]

Why didnt he get the cryo pod from vault111 it is literally just as good as that jar...

[@holdenfan8532]

Hey the nuka condolenses baskets are in fallout 3

[@AwsomeGamiing1]

general braxton hmmm thats my name haha love your videos ox i watch every single one of them

[@cameronlewis8943]

hey oxhorn love your video man hey I got a idea for you do a named weapon collection like grognarks axe and spray and pray or kellog pistol just name a few in a video that be so cool! anyways thank you oxhorn

[@xWhocaresxX]

Yo you should really remake this video due to the lack of that holotape

[@joesunshine4006]

Oh my god. He killed Kevin

[@DraconiusDragora]

What if Kate Lavet full name is Kate Rough Lavet or Rough Kate Lavet if I spelled her name correctly, as some can use their middle name as their spoken given name.

[@benjaminbranz7383]

whats worst drinking radioactive waste or nuke coka quatium

[@taydancruz6454]

How do you have the color white in power armor and not yellow

[@pacific_rifle5328]

project cobalt to me sounds yum

[@boomerlizard3184]

I'm glad I left Bradberton alive with Sierra, he deserves it >:(

[@guuske7059]

is doctor medford the founder of medford monumental hospital?

[@road341_6]

Her full name could have been Kate Ruth you know that right?

[@TheHikeChoseMe]

of course, the woman was the only voice of reason and sense.

[@magnuschristianssen8999]

Creepy as hell but well done as always dude!!!

[@old-bitprogaming4857]

Should be renamed to The project element 27 like the legend 27 but cobalt is the element number 27 in the periodic table

[@gamesgamb6588]

Whats your favorite build to use in Nuka World

[@weelzneal4768]

Jesus am I watching TV with all these commercials????