The Vault Dweller | Fallout Lore

You’ve all heard of The Vault Dweller, the man sent into the wasteland in search of a water chip, and through doing so, changed the world. But what exactly did he go through? If not for The Vault Dwellers' Memoirs we wouldn’t know and the many stories from those he met would have no doubt been embellished and clouded the truth, fortunately we don’t have to think about that and can instead read what he wanted us to know.
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[@Synonymous101]

My apologies for 360p, but HD processing is taking longer than usual...

[@yourdadsotherfamily3530]

Do what you gotta do no stress amigo/amiga thank you!

[@BELAC17]

Has there been one about currier 6

[@IamH8ted]

Your story paints a better picture than any HD processing could. Thank you love your voice bro.

[@IamH8ted]

@@BELAC17 good question

[@cmdrclassified]

You take a sip from your trusty Vault 13 canteen! As always, you do incredible work! Please keep bringing the lore of the Fallout universe to life, Sir! Thanks, and have a great day! o7

[@awsomefullguy]

God the story of fallout 1 is so damn tragic. Just seeing the vault dweller walk away from his home with his head hung low after everything he did for them is so iconic and devastating.

[@leet2888]

Don't forget with the music too "Maybe~ You'll think of me"

[@Jorsten]

He could've easily taken over control over the vault at that point and build a settlement around it.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

and yet that was not the man he was, nor did he want to be, he only became a leader out of necessity.@@Jorsten

[@sketchflix6425]

Ohfff... My heart ​@@leet2888

[@DontPretendtoCare]

Yes, incest tends to be tragic.

[@DACrowley]

The fate of the wasteland all started with a game of chance with straws.

[@glenngriffon8032]

There but for the fickle pick of fate go i

[@potentiallyunfunnyguy9716]

Considering the state of the world by the time of fallout 1, the idea that someone eventually reached the level of personal stability to take time to write their memoirs is a huge step towards winning back civilization for the fallout setting.

[@Steel-101]

I have to say the main two characters that have the saddest endings to a story is “the vault dweller” and “the sole survivor”. The vault dweller is rejected by the overseer after all the heroic deeds he’s done. he’s forced to leave his home. The sole survivor loses everything from his past, including his family. At least there’s a silver lining for both. The vault dweller and the sole Survivor have a new family in the wasteland.

[@Edithae]

The vault dwellers fate isn't so bad. Half the population of the vault desert the Vault in protest of his exile and join him in the wasteland where they found the tribal village of Arroyo. The vault Dweller marries one and starts a family. The Sole Survivor has it much worse.

[@zabtronics]

@@Edithae the sole survivor probably has the most tragic story out of all of the fo protagonists

[@Steel-101]

@@Edithae oh yeah that’s a fact. Both characters have the same fate in a way. The silver lining. But still the biggest tragedy is that both characters have to give up air conditioning, clean toilets, and clean showers lol 😂.

[@Edithae]

@@Steel-101 No they literally don't share the same fate. The Vault Dweller does not lose his family, and is not left alone. In fact he inspires his fellow Vault Dwellers to join him, and he literally founds a tribe. The Sole Survivor is essentially kidnapped and frozen for 200 years until everybody he knows is long gone, his wife is murdered in front of him and he misses his son's entire life, only reuniting at his son's death bed. But hey, he gets a new dog (to replace the one he lost 200 years ago), a schizo robot sidekick and an obnoxious American Revolutionary LARPER for company I guess... I know which one I'd prefer to be.

[@Steel-101]

@@Edithae I said “in a way”. They are a bit similar when it comes to rebuilding a new family. That’s what I mean. Both endings for these characters are bitter sweet. Plus they both come from comfortable backgrounds but have to adjust to a very rough lifestyle in the wasteland.

[@GelatinousCube-jw8vg]

The ghost people of the Sierra Madre would be a great topic for a future video. Or maybe the prewar story of Frederick Sinclair, Vera Keys and Dean Domino.

[@thomasshirley318]

Ah yes the infamous nig people of the Sierra Madre

[@respondcommander9332]

Ghost people one sounds fun. I feel like the Fredrick Sinclair and all would work in a hour long vid

[@KapitainvonHass]

I'm pretty sure Oxhorn did all that already. But he's also covered like all the bigger stories in Fallout

[@GelatinousCube-jw8vg]

@@KapitainvonHass what’s oxhorn got to do with this channel?

[@Buzz_Light_Beer]

@@KapitainvonHass Completely irrelevant.

[@Gurrehable]

My favorite aspect of the vault dwellers is how they are lulled/brainwashed into a false sense of security. Their vault could be surrounded by death claws that could easily break the walls (many vaults are placed in open caves) and they have no clue. And if a threat comes, they are totally unprepared, because they have absolutely no information about what goes on outside. Totally isolated. If I lived in a vault, it would drive me insane. I would constantly listen for clicks and bangs, or anything out of the ordinary

[@itsshawn1265]

Curiosity would get the best of me, I'd be so curious what the outside world would look like, or see how life on land is doing.

[@Scourgeoftengri]

Put this guy in vault 19 immediately

[@brosephbroman7564]

It sucks he was exiled from his vault. But if he wasn't. Him and everyone else there in the vault would be dead. There would be no Chosen One either. The whole west coast and surrounding area would be in a much worse condition.

[@numbmind120]

Fate is like looking through a pinhole, you can never see the whole picture.

[@BraddahSpliff]

No vault resident main character in any Fallout game can ever go back. Vault Dweller gets exiled for saving Vault 13, but the Lone Wanderer also was exiled from Vault 101 for saving it. Amata even says something similar to the Vault 13 Overseer. Nate/Nora (Sole Survivor) can go back to Vault 111 anytime they want. But everybody else from that Vault is dead, including their spouse. & the 76 vault dweller literally gets locked out of the vault along with all the other residents.

[@bruhdon4748]

@@BraddahSpliff I remember playing fallout 3 for the first time (first one I played bc the first game came out when I was born lol) I remember being so confused and so pissed at Amata for kicking me out the vault, didn’t feel right at all.

[@Kek393]

@@bruhdon4748 because it was a very on the nose reference to Fallout 1 with literally 0 in game reasoning.

[@bruhdon4748]

@@Kek393 yeah it was lol

[@callmeriggy]

Bruh, imagine you go out of your way to save your people and they're like "Lol you're too dangerous to let back in now, bye." I'd blow that vault wide open.

[@Brigand231]

If you're quick enough, you can hit the enter key to start combat once the overseer banishes you and kill him. It doesn't change anything, but it's very satisfying.

[@callmeriggy]

@@Brigand231 I love it.

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@Brigand231 because even VD knows over seer is correct.

[@redsentry9785]

wouldn't that undo all the effort you had gone through?

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@redsentry9785 yes but if it all turned to ashes in your mouth anyway why not get some revenge? You need to think in terms of human reaction

[@tarquilkorris2563]

I remember hearing about Ian and Dogmeat dying during events of first game from Shoddycasts Storyteller and some other sources but I've never actually confirmed if that's canon. I had no trouble getting everyone of my companions through the game. Also I remember this cut random encounter in Fallout 2 with 100 yo Ian

[@badbeardbill9956]

Hmm, maybe the Vault Dweller’s memoirs has that info? Idk if that’s “canon” or not but I guess it’s sufficiently canon to be the main story, with many possible variations

[@DaShoopdahoop]

I like to headcanon that Ian DID survive Necropolis and he and the Vault Dweller went their seperate ways with the built in excuse that Ian died so that he wouldnt get in trouble with the Super Mutants lol

[@dylan8443]

The Vault Dweller and the Chosen One are my personal favourite protagonists.

[@S0LIDSNEK]

The Courier has entered the chat…

[@Sothpawman]

@@S0LIDSNEK The courier then leaves the chat, because he realizes he is shallow and shit in comparison to the Vault Dweller and Chosen one.

[@Ace-Intervention]

@@S0LIDSNEK angry mailman shot in the head but didn’t die so the mailman is going to make it into everyone’s problem

[@SpartanK4102]

As much as I love New Vegas, the original Fallout might actually be my favorite story is the series. The conversation with the master alone probably trumps any other dialogue in the franchise.

[@romco1697]

My brothers played the OGs when I was a young. The whole world was beyond me then. Looking back on the lore stuff now it's very understanding why Bethesda was excited to pick up the IP and put their twist on things. It brought the story and world of fall out back to the forefront of a whole new generation of gamers who tried it out. But some things in the original will always just hit different and the Master's dialogue has to be up there as one of if not the best writing in the entire series proper. Pretty impressive feat from a fairly old game at this point.

[@IncredibleFlyinSquid]

Duane in the Cathedral was my favorite conversation in Fallout 1

[@patricbateman7457]

New Vegas is the most fun imo but it definitely had the weakest story. Wanting to find someone who shot you is relatable but not nearly as fascinating as some of the other stories in the franchise

[@SpartanK4102]

@patricbateman7457 Hard disagree. If all you took away from New Vegas was the plot about revernge, you weren't paying attention to the vast majority of the story and world around you.

[@patricbateman7457]

@@SpartanK4102 sorry what I meant to say was "the story is about finding the guy who shot you and making everyone else in the Mohave your bitch too" can't believe I forgot to add that important detail

[@SubjectDelta20]

*"Arriving at what remained of Los Angeles, he stood in awe at the sheer size of the city. The endless ruins stretched on forever"* Chicago or New York would've really blown his mind then.

[@Elevhant]

Detroit would blow his mind it looks like that right now

[@DaDeCodeIsTruth]

No , it wouldn't. LA is easily the largest city in America by square mileage.

[@SubjectDelta20]

@@DaDeCodeIsTruth Largest city maybe, but about 95 fewer Skyscrapers than L.A. I'm sure L.A took A LOT of damage, it was called The Boneyard. But it was probably far easier to move around than it was in Chicago/ New York without the Skyscrapers crashing & falling into each other every which way. I get what you're saying though, more damage per square foot. All I was saying is that Chicago or New York (to him) might seem like an insurmountable nightmare in comparison to the more open L.A. Impossible to navigate through.

[@Metalalbumreviewers]

@@SubjectDelta20 I live in LA. Have been to Detroit, Boston, Chicago, Net York, and grew up in the country. You’re not understanding that Los Angeles would be a giant urban sprawl, not a collection of buildings smattered in the middle of nothing. Los Angeles goes on forever. You can walk across any of the previously mentioned cities in a day or two. Not so in Los Angeles. It would be a brutal, endless hellscape in the world of Fallout.

[@SubjectDelta20]

@@Metalalbumreviewers That's an interesting perspective I never thought of. In the end though they're all hellscape, Wastelands. Sh-t holes. *Sidenote* - You LIVE in L.A? My God... you're halfway into the Fallout universe already! ☠️ What's it like?? 🧐

[@dantebrusca6686]

please do a video like this for the Chosen One, for those who cant play fallout 2. this was an awesome one

[@someshtbaglcpl5455]

The old school concept art was so awesome…

[@Brigand231]

Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about Katje. I remember being so proud of myself when I discovered I could trigger combat to start once the overseer cast me out so I could tear him apart with a minigun. That was so satisfying.

[@PandaMonium92827]

I never finished the first game so I didn't know about Dogmeeats sacrifice.....I gather they felt like not putting us through that again

[@Cthulhuwarlord]

Dogmeat doesn’t have a scripted death it’s just the canon death in fallout

[@Djay-tz3in]

@@Cthulhuwarlordwhat about Ian did he die too? And if so is it canon?

[@quickaston3167]

Ians death is canon ​@@Djay-tz3in

[@TotalWar01]

Seeing the clip of the Vault being invaded by super mutants is just as terrifying as when I first saw it when the game first came out. Just imagine being a Vault Dweller, knowing only the Vault your entire life and these monstrosities just cleave their way into your home. You have no way of retreating as the only way out is blocked by the mutants so your once-safe sanctuary ironically becomes a tomb.

[@sski]

Awesome, Brother! True to the lore. The VD gets crapped on even though he goes above and beyond. Ends up founding a great tribe anyway while his roots get obliterated. Great storytelling. Cheers!

[@shaggyhuh8596]

I wish the 3d fallout games could hold a candle to the scope of the first 2 games. The world just felt so much bigger playing fallout 1 and 2 and the cities and towns actually felt like cities and towns.

[@rlfpotatoking9253]

New Vegas was pretty awesome, it felt closer to the Classic Fallout games more than Fallout 3 and 4 did. Makes sense considering that Obsidian has devs that worked on the original Fallout games - they clearly know their stuff. Though personally I love Fallout 3 too because it was my first Fallout game so it's probably nostalgia. Fallout 4 on the other hand felt cartoonish and bright, it didn't feel as dark, gritty and dirty as the previous games so I was a little disappointed in that one, it also didn't feel immersive - it's an OK game.

[@bruhdon4748]

New vegas is basically fallout 3 honestly, fallout 3 feels like a parody

[@bruhdon4748]

@@rlfpotatoking9253yep agreed, fallout NV feels like a natural continuation of fallout 1-2 way more than 3 does

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

​@@bruhdon4748 continuation of 2? Yes, however I fail to see cannibal high society, casino strip with prostitutes all-over and Roman larpers in Fallout 1

[@wessel7089]

I love your videos so much. The mix of the soothing Fallout ambiance and your calming, yet informal voice really clicks well with what you're talking about. I fall asleep to them every once in a while. Thank you for making these amazing videos, man.

[@PrimeStopMotions]

Man I love these lore videos you make! It’s always a treat to watch one!

[@marcosmauricio7805]

This is great! I'm not really one for audio books, as I preffer to do the reading myself, but this was just delectable. To a layman in these sorts of things such as I'm, I think you got talent for this stuff. Anyway, thank you very much for the video! Have a great day. 🍷🗿

[@weplo1597]

I like vault dweller's story alot too. A young person going outside first time in his life with no experience in anything and afraid to a guy who is pretty much trained in every ways however he's not afraid anymore but depressed he lost everything at wasteland to save his community then he got kicked out of community, back to wasteland all alone

[@navie78]

I’ve been liking these for my drive to work. Thanks

[@chadlegionary3748]

Another fantastic video, greatly timed for myself as I just started playing fallout 1 for the first time recently!

[@frankswims]

I learned a lot from this, thanks for the great video.

[@RandomTrinidadian]

A moment of Silence for Dog Meat. The best doggo in the wasteland

[@badgamemaster]

Had the Vault Dweller known about the Enclave attack the vault, he would have returned from the grave to kick their asses.

[@pippogriffthegreat7003]

Goodness, this is as tragic, if not moreso, than when I first played Fallout 1. Bravo on your narration!

[@syn-frohboss3640]

love your style of story-telling

[@elic1356]

Wonderful video! Also neat to see it on a player character.

[@Dahakra]

Damn... so much nostalgia... 10/10

[@cristianomaddog]

This video requires a longer version! Great job

[@AldahirBelloAmbriz]

Incredible work, awesome channel btw 🔥

[@wordyblerd7723]

This was awesome. Thank you!

[@bethlaria812]

Thank you synonymous for a great vid!!!!

[@sordschie3944]

Very nice, looked forward to this! Thanks :)

[@desmond9945]

My idea is this, we gotta remember the vault dwellers like what, 80 or more years old, his memory is anything but perfect Ian may have just gotten injured/burned by the mutants. And dogmeat could’ve just been hurt by the fields. And plus are we even sure the memories (autocorrect won’t let me type it) are even canon anymore, bethesdas retconned slash just straight up ignored so much stuff

[@shaynecarter-murray3127]

This just reminds me of how Betheda both saved and ruined Fallout. Sure it would be a dead property without them, but fallout 2 showed the concept of movi my away from starting in vaults, of rebuilding the world. But Bethesda games show a world that hasn't grown back much at all even 200 years after the great war and it kinda makes no sense

[@josecisneros5516]

Bethesda fallouts are too stuck on the retro appeal

[@nickjfv6304]

“The people of the hub had no life.” Fucking roasted.

[@Animalover205]

A good video, I liked it. Maybe do one about the Chosen One next?

[@briandowers9486]

That was awesome. Well done.

[@tactial_bonkz3711]

he is THE vault dweller, no one else

[@kotzpenner]

Love it, sounds like basically a playthrough of Fallout

[@valthefirst5109]

God I love this content. Keep it up dude.

[@BelegornHK]

I kinda remember in FO2 at the ncr/shady sands the rangers honor him as the "original" desert ranger.

[@andrewhutchison8600]

Love the great content keep it up dude.

[@JackSpadeTaylor]

*is from an alternate timeline* "You forgot the part about the talking raccoons :) "

[@Sherifeldfrawy]

totally deserve a remake

[@_MaZTeR_]

Check out Vault 13 (Remake currently work in progress on the Fallout 4 engine)

[@TheSocratesofAthens]

I love the painting at the beginning; it reminds me of Frazetta's paintings.

[@jjleejj]

Fallout 1+2 will always be the best entries in the series for me

[@Badookum]

Along with New Vegas they make a masterpiece of a trilogy

[@jjleejj]

@@Badookum ahhh if only... Would have been the best gaming trilogy of all time.

[@kemoni221]

Another great video. I absolutely love your writing. By the way, are you going to follow this up with a story about The Chosen One?

[@ThommyofThenn]

And I guess I hadn't subscribed yet but i really liked the tone and style of this one so i made sure to click the button

[@KingBigbirdGaming]

Love to see the courier 6 lore.

[@darkblaze72]

Video stuck in 360p, besides that i love this channel and fantastic video!

[@ankiesiii]

Such a good voice for fallout lore

[@lesvoorhees2347]

I'd love to see you do a playthrough of fallout 1 & 2. With your commentary it would make a great watch mate.

[@thekorv95]

Great video!

[@reginleif6703]

Dogmeat will always be best boy

[@visassess8607]

The script for this video is really well written

[@blinkin_gg]

Why did I listen to this right before sleep!!!

[@WhiteDragonRU]

When I read the title, I was expecting 14 hours video playthrough of Fallout 1) Ah, a man can dream....

[@malcolmmcintire869]

GREAT VIDEO!

[@ronnyjohnson9531]

Amazing video

[@waifuflame420]

On my first play trough Ian died to the flamethrower in necropolis and dogmeat from an energy field in mariposa like in the cannon lore.

[@SpencerBurkett]

"Perhaps it's for the best he never knew." *Enclave miniguns firing* Cracked me up real good.

[@josecisneros5516]

Damn Vault Dweller is so badass

[@anthonydanaher2146]

such a great game i love vault 13 except the overseer shoutout to Ian dogmeat and the thiefs guild Tycho and the gun runners great content keep up the good work

[@goodusermaadinternet6774]

Fantastic video

[@JAMEZANDRADE]

Man i hope they dont screw up too bad or change the lore on the fallout tv series.

[@ULYS5ES]

Can you make a video about what actually happened in the countries such as in europe, middle east. I always wondered if they ever tried to contact with American authorities after the bombs fell? I definetely would like to see they contact and make it to America in the next game, or you go to their countries. That would really worth playing.

[@poundsign9731]

The only cannon Europe story I know of is before the great War, a nuke destroyed tel aviv

[@Dank-gb6jn]

It would certainly be interesting wouldn’t it? Unfortunately, there’s not likely to ever be any “canon”, (and I use that term in the loosest possible way) integration of the other countries of the world; outside very deliberately crafted NPCs and sloppily written notes or holos. If fan created content was respected by the IP Overlords, then maybe we could get an insight into Europe, the M.E, and the Far East; but Bethesda seems to have gone the Disney route and said “my way or the highway”.

[@masteroutlaw100]

Europe devolved to pre WW2 levels of bickering before the great war started

[@totallytubular618]

@@poundsign9731 *canon

[@Neil-qg9cw]

@@poundsign9731 Tel Aviv is in the Middle East. I think Europe is nuked to hell in the canon? Can't remember for sure though

[@anabelbtenz]

awh hell yeah, i’m in the middle of a fallout play through.. very exciting

[@kradikt666]

Nice the original ones are the best

[@TotallyNotRedneckYall]

I can't get the audio to work 😭

[@anabelbtenz]

@@TotallyNotRedneckYall i’m playing it through steam, have you checked the settings?

[@TotallyNotRedneckYall]

@@anabelbtenz I got it from gamepass. I'm totally gonna grab it off steam now.

[@anabelbtenz]

@@TotallyNotRedneckYall based. have fun!

[@ale69420]

Waiting of the chosen one lore history

[@ShadeMeadows]

*And here we Are.*

[@greedygray]

Was never really interested in the older Fallouts, now i feel like i have to play this game.

[@spookieboogi6161]

It was a long road full of death and pain my dweller spent his years traveling with dog meat until he met his significant other then he and the meat of dog settled down and protected their tribe he never forgot his friend Allen who taught him that the blue barrier at the bases was not a good thing to touch because they hurt a lot

[@noobplaye1218]

Gameplay wise Ian is the human form of an archangel that comes in times of need and i guess story wise he is just barbeque

[@headshot531]

these vids always slap

[@DerNomade1871]

Should do the chosen one next

[@ajlaguna7880]

Are you going to do all the protagonists ? Or maybe a death battle between them. Xd

[@beasttheredknight5741]

I'm surprised that he didn't start his new life in shady sand

[@tjk-goix8513]

Will there be a video about The Chosen One?

[@blacknwhitebirb]

This may offend some ppl but the vault dweller was the best protagonist

[@Nomadgammer]

He was the most important besides the Carrier and chosen one he saved the ncrs leader stopped the master and helped the brotherhood of steel without him we would not have the ncr Hoover dam would have been taken by the legion and supermutents would rule the world he was the strongest smartest and most impactful protagonist fallout has seen

[@weplo1597]

@@Nomadgammer Not to mention other characters had experience in wasteland and some support to help them outside however Vault dweller was just sent there with no support and no supplies also little experience too at young age with a mission that might even be a failure right from beginning.

[@Nomadgammer]

@@weplo1597 good point

[@jamesgodfrey1322]

Back in day when first came out I play fallout 1 (dogmeat lived) and fallout 2 it is my hope one day to see it remastered in modern game engine and twist got me

[@RingWorlds]

My Ian was burned to death by the super mutant with the flamer as well, hah

[@xdas11]

A true hero

[@farkasabel]

He had 150 days to complete his task.

[@maramba32]

I mean, this MC should have stayed with the BoS once he was kicked out of his home.

[@NCR_trooper-69]

I just completed this game man is the power armor with Toughness (2) Is OP

[@richardnixon1893]

What did you use for the background music?

[@joshuamadjoker4399]

Great video my guy lovveee it✌🏻🤙🏻👋🏻👋🏻✌🏻🤟🏻

[@cutlerhanks926]

Games of the good old days.

[@Ara.Ara..]

God I love his work

[@user-sb7vu8rw3z]

Fallout1(vault dweller) story is the definition of adulthood.

[@ahmetakgun5358]

It's sad that he/she leaves Aroyo 20 years after founding it, never to be seen again...

[@HarshFrequencies]

Is that Jimmy Fallon 3:46?

[@SoulWolf2852]

Never played the first game but Dogmeat CANONICALLY DIES? fuck

[@josiahbahuaud2294]

We need a new game that takes place around a big city that got nuked hard. Like NYC or LA. It would be nice to explore something that isn’t just empty wasteland.

[@tjk-goix8513]

Wait, you can blow up the cathedral without getting the Ron Peralman recap and get exiled from Vault 13?