The Fallout Mysteries Iceberg (Part 1)

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The Fallout Universe has long been home to some of the biggest (and smallest) mysteries in gaming. Over the last few months, we've slowly compiled a great list of virtually every Fallout mystery and theory that could come to mind and assembled it all into an Iceberg format. Today is part one.
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[@theausteregentleman4622]

Hey Nate, I hope you're doing well.

[@joshbrosh6626]

Thank you for your videos I always enjoy listening to your skyrim and fallout videos becouse they are so interesting Hoping you will add starfield to that list

[@frankstarfyre]

Hey Brother Nate, feel like being a guest on a podcast to talk all things fallout/skyrim?

[@CaptainSam666]

So there is a long running history in the fallout series of wastelanders calling things and places whatever their name sounds like or reads as instead of the correct name. Big Mountain -> Big MT -> Big Empty. Well I'm convinced that the "Blue Ghoul Whale" was her not understanding what her grandpa was saying when he told her that he saw a Beluga whale.

[@PurgPurg]

Great point. That’s definitely gotta be true

[@cyrusvaughn5406]

woah never thought of it this way

[@Name-ql7jf]

Very astute

[@arcticafrostbite617]

another thing to note is the "mutated" dolphins look a lot like beluga whales, so we may have already seen our "Blue Ghoul Whale"

[@rohndstm854]

whales are mammals so they could ghoulify still (at least i think thats how it works)

[@AustinFoss00]

I always just assumed Deezer's lemonade was purified water with Mutfruit in it since he doesn't have lemons. And the "lemonade" healed you more than regular purified water because it heals as much as water + eating a mutfruit would

[@umom3555]

no its piss its hot steamy piss

[@MalcolmIIofCaledonia]

Pissonade

[@Mastervan86]

I assumed Wild mutfruit. Harvesting those always count as stealing.

[@TheRedThirst]

cant argue with that logic

[@radionoakmont7756]

and the mutfruit juice you make with the cookign stations with boiled water and mutfruit that would be so cool to find real lemons from a long forgotten vault somewhere that was a arboretum with all the old world fruits and vegetables as well to grow again and produce so much more goodies even a rare vault of un radiated livestock real cows sheep chickens everything, i do like the megasloths though too.

[@dougla517]

Fun fact about the Mysterious Stranger in FNV: if you had the perk, the developers wanted to code it so that the Stranger would actually turn on you and kill you if you tried to target the Lonesome Drifter in VATS, but it was never implemented. It would have been the smoking gun and matching bullet casing to prove the connection between the two.

[@xalier7382]

would've been awesome but i completely understand why that was cut

[@erict3728]

That would have been interesting. I would have thought the mysterious magnum in his possession is a "smoking gun"(pun intended). However, he says the guitar is the only thing his father ever gave him and we all notice that guns are easily acquired by looting the corpses of people with whom you've fought, so he could have got it that way.. Some things have to be mistakes by the developers, they are human. I have no doubt about the connection between the drifter and the stranger though

[@arthurfleck629]

⁠@@erict3728Yeah, though, it is still certainly possible that magnum the lonesome drifter can give us was given to him by the mysterious stranger, and he just doesn’t know it, thus obviously meaning his father actually gave him more than just a guitar. The stranger could’ve been in the same place as the drifter, it’s very possible he comes to check up on him, but is obviously somehow concealing himself, for whatever reason he apparently never seems to make contact with his own son. But that doesn’t mean he might not be helping him survive in the wasteland, possibly aiding him in combat encounters the same way he does the player, all he’d need to do would be place that magnum on a raiders corpse or something, and when the drifter is looting that raider he’d find it and keep it.

[@Special_Agent_Frank_Horrigan]

​@@xalier7382nice profile picture

[@xalier7382]

@@Special_Agent_Frank_Horrigan you too

[@christianarzate6387]

Fun Fact: The Fairline Hill Estates has a similar layout to Tranquility Lane from Fallout 3, with the houses and playground being nearly identical. If you felt some deja vu when you first went there, this is likely why.

[@B-zk9bt]

Higgs Village is also in a similar layout to Tranquility Lane, it seems to be a running gag with the mainline games.

[@Glatisant_galla]

Fun Fact: Deez 🥜

[@thedullfork]

I've always wondered if the freaky mannequins in Fallout 4 were possibly a tongue in cheek reference to the clothing mannequins in Skyrim, which did in fact move around on their own due to a coding bug.

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

i wonder if its a doctor who reference with the weeping angels

[@riverstyx9935]

I was thinking it is the Institute, because you can find a synth blending in with some mannequins, but I don’t remember where. It could be an easy way for synths to blend in if they are out in the streets.

[@Longshanks1690]

@@lupaswolfshead9971Inanimate objects which come alive and kill you when you’re not looking at them? It’s either a weeping angel reference or a huge coincidence that they share the same premise.

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

@@Longshanks1690 there was a dr who episode where they did do this with shop manaquins aswell with david tennant if i recall correctly

[@lupaswolfshead9971]

where the shop manaquins where weeping angels in disguise

[@oysterscrolls]

NEW EPICNATE JUST DROPPED LETS GOO

[@KiomonDuck]

We know. We are watching the video. Who were you trying to update on this momentus occasion?

[@shipwreckedonapopulatedisland]

Let's Goo 😂😂😂😂

[@TamaAKAChronix]

@@KiomonDuckme who clicked on accidentally and didn’t peep it was THE EPIC NATE until seeing this comment at the top

[@ColeGamesYT]

Can’t believe they cloned him let’s go

[@berlinparker8700]

I started watching dude 2weeks ago and now I'm stuck on Skyrim like it's 2011 again 🙃

[@GlizKhalifa]

My theory for the Talon Company's benefactor has always been the Enclave. Artificially destabilize the region, while also getting rid of "do-gooders" who might oppose them taking control. Then, when they do successfully swoop in, they call off the Talons, and suddenly they're everyone's heroes for restoring stability to the region.

[@Pseudowolf]

More likely they would wipe them out, so they look even better to the Wastelanders and keep any Talons from talking.

[@shadesofslay]

I dunno why, but even now, in my late 30s, I find the cosmic horror hints in the fallout universe as creepy as I did as a kid. I think it’s the juxtaposition with the world or something, I can’t explain it. The damn Dunwich building creeped me out more than any horror game

[@valwenventureco9285]

horror games operate on a level that your vulnerable and weak against horrible monsters so your used to it. in fallout your usually a big badass hero who fights armies of raiders and squads of super mutants. so when the game takes away you agency it feels even more horrible. it's the same with the haunted house in vampire the masquerade bloodlines.

[@shadesofslay]

@@valwenventureco9285 very good point!

[@quinnholloway5400]

Perhaps it's the knowledge that there is otherworldly horrors that easily seem to be taking advantage of Humanity blowing themselves up via the war between USA and China?

[@lifeofa200sx7]

dude im 27 and started a new game in fo4 and survival with a character that has 2 end and only 10 luck and charisma ( dumb build ik ) , even seeing some dogs is a horror experience xDD

[@Galvamel]

I think the chained up ghouls were not that man's family, I think they were security. Whatever that guy was hiding from was so terrifying that he fortified his house with monsters. If you look at all the alarms (hanging cans) and chains, they weren't designed to keep the ghouls in, they were designed to keep something else out.

[@oxymoron02]

I swear there was a holotape about that being his family or something.

[@user-je1st5wf7d]

@@oxymoron02 i think you mean another holotape from the Fallout 4's Croup Manor where he hid his ghoulified family in the basement

[@Kirhean]

I always figured, given the disrepair of the homes, that the town fell afoul of a nasty radstorm. The wasteland is brutal, and if one hit unexpectedly, or when they had no rad-x or radaway available it could easily turn the town.

[@assadsmagicalmysterytour]

Dude the talons are backed by jews and littlehorn is jewish think about it, A “mysterious benefactor with a lot of caps and an interest in sewing chaos” Hmmm🤔🤔🤔🤔🇮🇱

[@Guy12346]

That's terrifying

[@satlypepsi]

Fallout 4 had a quest that shows you teleportation can be used with radio frequency and disguise it with music this could explain some parts of the mysterious stranger

[@Greenhawk4]

That's a good thought perhaps he could be a rogue synth or something.

[@JesperVille]

@@Greenhawk4what about how long he’s been around? He’s too human to be a gen 3, and fallout New Vegas has a character you can meet who’s been speculated to be the son of the mysterious stranger considering you can get the strangers pistol from him

[@thediethrower1803]

@@JesperVille Could be a prototype Courser.

[@satlypepsi]

@@thediethrower1803 or a us experiment meant to deal with anyone they deem a threat

[@iancanterbury2380]

Well what if hes a time cop. He appears out of nowhere and in just the nick of time to save the lives of the protagonist of the series. A time cop making sure that the necessary people who helped shape his civilization survive so that their work continues and makes his world possible. He pops in and out and only helps certain people. Maybe the tech of the future could do this. Combine what the folks at the big Mt are doing with the sole survivors institute buddies and the lone wanderers access to an alien spaceship and well there is no telling what they could do in 700 years time. But thats just this mans theory.

[@CrypticNat]

Personally, I like to think that the mannequins we see standing around the streets of Boston are actually possessed by people who died back in 2077. Because the mannequins are the closest things they can find to having a "human body" again, they latch on to them, and they try to go about their days just like they did before, perhaps not even realizing what they're doing. That's why they're standing around in the streets. Maybe they were trying to walk there. Or when they're underground in subway stations, they might wait for the train/subway there, just like they would have done back when they were alive. Makes me feel bad for always shooting those mannequin's heads off, though.

[@ro-bloxian9117]

it could be like in doctor who (ive never watched it but ive heard of the weeping angels) also to add on ur mannequin theory i think that teddy bears may symbolise babies, like sometimes there in cots or prams and theres a skeleton of a woman in nuka world and shes holding a teddy bear.

[@adromeorexx6535]

@@ro-bloxian9117but na they put the bears in sexual situations or woth cigars in their mouths. Just raiders and others leaving them around.

[@earlsweatshirtfan3351]

I just like to imagine raiders or any other wanderers of the wasteland setting mannequins up anywhere and everywhere for the giggles like imagine setting up a whole scene like a murder with mannequins just to freak out the next raider group passing through

[@Zeraph_775]

Please never stop making fallout content. I absolutely love putting these vids on and learning from you

[@splitman1129]

Pick up a book if you really want to learn. This should be leisurely, not gaining knowledge.

[@L16htW4rr10r]

​@@splitman1129Some people like to see other people's dedication even if it was just for a game

[@NigerianCrusader]

BUT ELDER SCROLLS IS MORE FUN AND MORROWIND IS AWEDOME AND OBLIVION IS AWESOME AND SKYRIM IS AWESOME

[@NBrixH]

@@splitman1129Clearly you never learned how to do casual learning.

[@verkantillalpesi7699]

@@splitman1129 Not many Fallout lore books 😀

[@matth2283]

The Mysterious Stranger being tied to luck, to me, suggest that it is a complete random occurrence, meaning you two just so happen to want to kill the same target. Why he wants to kill that person is the better question.

[@mattpace1026]

Given that he always helps the player character, perhaps it's a guy (or guys) who seeks out what he/they view as messiah types, and he/they consider it a grand purpose to aid said messiahs in their destinies without interfering too much-just enough to help keep them alive until their destiny is fulfilled.

[@matth2283]

@@mattpace1026 I think with that explanation it would be more likely tied to charisma instead

[@mattpace1026]

@@matth2283 But since the player characters never directly interact with the mysterious stranger(s), they can't really use charisma to influence them. It has to be based an outside factor.

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

@@mattpace1026 I tend to think of the Mysterious Stranger as some kind of angel of death who actively protects the player character so that their goals can be achieved; while Call of Duty has literal plot armor, Fallout’s Mysterious Stranger is sort of a plot _sword_ .

[@PolymerisationCard]

@@tlshortyshorty5810 like guts’ skull knight

[@tri-sapien6487]

I've always preferred longer videos over shorter ones. EpicNate never disappoints. Still would wish for a full 2-3-4 hour video, but that would be hell to edit.

[@WorshipHunglabungla55]

seek help

[@tri-sapien6487]

@@WorshipHunglabungla55 I will never seek help. No point in seeking help when I am happy... well I'm actually not happy, but it's for unrelated reasons.

[@ChickenJoe-tq6xd]

@@tri-sapien6487seek help

[@bradywalker5291]

Just for pure quality, I'd rather a Playlist of 1-2hr videos rather than one 3+ a couple times a year. I can only listen to the same video so many times

[@frogfolkarereal]

@@tri-sapien6487 I hope you feel happy soon :)

[@madnessman179]

The reason that the mysterious stranger again looks like a clean shaven young fellow is mainly because fallout 76 takes place CENTURIES before any fallout game.

[@althausz1]

Ya but he looks like that New Vegas and 3.

[@e.xcalibre]

I always took mustached stranger to be the grown son from nv with a new 10mm and a new jingle since, yknow, courier has his pa's

[@watchmo2310]

u dumb?

[@Vavalry]

There were 3 expeditions sent to the commonwealth, with Danse saying the first one was a “huge success bringing back tons of prewar technology and documents”. Its highly likely the initiate was part of that first expedition and just died there since we get no confirmation for who lived and died in the first initial expedition

[@chrismeyer7020]

I actually thought the same thing for a sec. But 1 problem there weren't initiate in 2 or 3. So most likely there wasn't any in the first either. And if you look at it through a military standpoint it wouldn't make sense either. Initiates are the same as either a guy in boot camp or a fresh private who is still really green. You wouldn't take a guy that new into something this unknown this is spec ops level stuff. Now you could say oh they did bring him in the first mission and he died horribly and quickly so they didn't bring any more. But that's boring

[@montanus777]

@@chrismeyer7020 weeeeeeell, but then again you can take squires with you on dangerous missions. so, why not an initiate on an expedition (maybe a close friend or family member of one of the other expedition members)?

[@n0m4nic]

@@montanus777 A squire would be someone who graduated and is being given in the field experience. An initiate would be someone brand new and still in training.

[@montanus777]

@@n0m4nic yeah, but in FO4 the initiates are more likely to go on missions than squires.

[@Sebastianator01]

@@chrismeyer7020they could’ve just used initiates as cannon fodder while the real troopers aka the ones with power armor and actual warriors don’t die

[@theausteregentleman4622]

It's a good day when we get some more Fallout Icebergs, love it. 🍿

[@NigerianCrusader]

Elder SCROLLS ICEBERG WOULD BE COOLER, MORE INTERSETTING UNIVERSE WITH MORE LORE AND BETTER GAMES LIKE MORROWIND OBLIVION AND SKYRIM AND ESO

[@ChickenBruce]

@@NigerianCrusader your on a roll in this video’s comment section

[@TheoRae8289]

After learning the teddy bears frequently represent babies (thought I'm sure not always), I had the thought that the mannequins might have been stand-ins for people evaporated by the bombs, like the shadows that are apparently in Hiroshima. But they could be a doctor who reference. There were murderous mannequins in Chris Eccleston's first couple of episodes at the 9th doctor. (I think they show up during Tennant's first run in like 1 episode)

[@fredricktalbot1945]

Great call on the Doctor Who reference with the mannequins. One of the first appearances of the Autons in the DWho universe is “Spearhead from Space” from way back in 1970 and was the intro story for doctor #3 Jon Pertwee.

[@TheoRae8289]

@fredricktalbot1945 I need to watch more Pertwee. He's a tie for my first Doctor with Eccleston because I wanted them the same day.

[@FrankFurther]

Eccleston first ever episode. Mannequins controlled by the Nestine Conciousness. Was the episode that kicked off the reboot!

[@TheoRae8289]

@FrankFurther that episode was weird enough that I'm surprised they let the series keep going. Nine telling a bunch of possessed people to go to their room was when I became an Eccleston fan, though.

[@TheoRae8289]

Now I'm reminded of the armor displays in Skyrim. Every now and then, I'd fast travel to that house and catch them mid-movement. Creepy as fuck and immediately made me think of the Weeping Angels.

[@GunSwordGaming]

0:00 Intro 1:48 Sponsor [Tier 1] 3:00 Tier 1 Intro 3:21 Tier 1 Start - covenant (part 1?) 10:11 #3 Sea life 11:44 - 13:10 Ghoul Whale dialogue 14:59 #4 Mysterious Stranger 22:04 #5 What is "The Sight"? 26:54 Fate of other nations? (note: Emil says a LOT of stuff that isn't true at all about Fallout). 32:57 What's the deal with ghosts? [Tier 2] 34:42 Tier 2 Intro 35:05 What happened at Fairline Hill Estates? 38:28 The Mannequins 41:18 Aliens 44:22 Spooky whispers 45:35 Talon Company 49:39 Daniel Littlehorn 52:47 #6 Boston Public Library & 53:42 BoS mystery 55:36 Nirnroot 58:58 Guide Stones

[@jellymop]

The real life Georgia Guidestones had English written on them and their construction was funded by a wealthy man. They were “blown up” and taken down in recent years but they had creepy stuff like “maintain a population under 500 million” and some other dystopian portents for the human population. I think they should have made them more similar to the real life Guidestones in game, it would have been a lot more interesting, like the Dunwitch backstory. Nate, you’re a fantastic storyteller man. Can’t wait for part 2.

[@plaguenplay3516]

ngl keeping the population under 500 million could solve some of the world's issues

[@jellymop]

@@plaguenplay3516 *takes a look at username* I can see where you’re coming from here

[@plaguenplay3516]

@@jellymop I mean, it WAS pretty effective at lowering the population...

[@lorequest2426]

(video co writer) honestly that sprints directly towards anti-semitic conspiracy theory very fast. the guidestones have a more definitive and sinister history than most realize. also, the 76 location seems to be a zetan map and cryptographic language. it's fun and functional, it doesn't need more elaboration (though the zetans themselves do)

[@plaguenplay3516]

@@lorequest2426 willing to elaborate how?

[@igitaq]

Few people know that Lorenzo Cabbot is based on a dark future Nate. His epic beard was the first clue. As Nate is slowly driven mad by his quest to unearth all the secrets Todd has gathered to place as environmental storytelling his consciousness will reach Chim and that is when time will lose its grasp on Nate his mind Will lose its grip on non Bethesda reality.

[@OleDirtyMacSanchez]

Nice one.

[@jerrysmith7705]

Lorenzo Cabot and his entire quest line is based on the Lovecraft novel "City Beneath the Sands" (i think), from which the Cabot house story is practically plagiarized.

[@hatake1990]

Lol, this is cool.😆

[@bumpy86]

I guess that you forgot the fact that Nate is the OG name for a male Fallout 4 character... Nora is for female character...

[@OleDirtyMacSanchez]

@@bumpy86 Guy was referring to Epic Nate, not The Sole Survivor.

[@tim_the_traveler]

I literally just discovered this channel a week ago, what the heck have I been doing with my life, missing out on all this juicy post-apocalyptic lore.

[@atingley0913]

EpicNate: "I'm beginning to suspect we may need a part 3, maaaaybe even a part 4." All of us watching, in our best fake disappointment voices because we're actually excited: "ooooohhh noooooo. Extra EpicNate content? Ohhhh that would just be awwwwfuuuuuullll." Looking forward to the next levels of the iceberg! Your videos are amazing!

[@octavianpopescu4776]

I was thinking: Thank you, sir! May I have another, sir?

[@theweepingangel7873]

Hey, Nate. This is off topic, but i cant thank you enough for making these vids. I have a bone deformity in my hip thats given me chronic pain. Turns out your vids are the perfect length for my physical therapy, water therapy, etc. Thank you. Youre keeping me sane at this point ❤❤

[@GuardianNamick]

Thats the best when you can find a video, or a few to just sit back and listen to while you have to deal with your health. I don't know much about chronic pain, but I do hope you can keep finding and enjoying videos like Nates to fill in the time during your therapies!

[@jacobwisner7821]

Did you catch that the guidestones are a reference to the Georgia Guidestones? Real world structure (was at least) until very recently, almost identical layout. At the time of fallout 76's development they were an object of some controversy as well as the focus of local conspiracy theories (like its in game counterpart). The inscriptions themselves are somewhat ambiguous and whether you consider them to be outright offensive, deliberately inflammatory, or just poorly worded and maybe a bit out there probably depends on what you might imagine the motives of the anonymous benefactor who commissioned it (which seemed to make it an excellent catalyst for conspiracy theories.) Built in 1980, the backlash against it over the years ranged from disapproving eye-rolls, to conspiracy theories, all the way to incandescent rage. In recent years though it could be characterized by the mainstreaming of increasingly severe rhetoric as well as the wilder conspiracy theories. In 2022, it was attacked and damaged with explosives then subsequently dismantled and moved.. Whole weird and very recent thing - that I kind of don't think they would have included a reference to if the bombing attack had occured before the release of the game.

[@MrFinch-vx2kb]

Is there alot of information about that online? I kinda wanna know what a stone said that was so awful it got fucking combusted over it. 😂

[@jacobwisner7821]

@@MrFinch-vx2kb Hmm made the mistake of giving a long answer with lots of links. Guess it got itself flagged as spam. If you go to Smithsonian Magazine, New Georgia Encyclopedia you'll find some fairly decent articles covering some of the basics with citations and links for more reading. NPR did a story available on their website that includes reactions of actual locals (from the town) titled "A Georgia monument was destroyed. Locals blame conspiracy theories" (while controversial, it was a tourist attraction.) New Yorker also has a longer form dive into it. Googling georgia guidestones and going with those resources, or the Elberton Star (local paper) is a good start.

[@tbotalpha8133]

@@MrFinch-vx2kb Literally just google "Georgia Guidestones". Wikipedia has the details, including the full text of the inscriptions.

[@headgames3115]

I wondered if someone else noticed. Christian conspiracy theorists likely blew it up.

[@whocares9033]

It was funded by a white nationalist, and the inscriptions reference some of the core tenets of that ideology: Isolationism and eugenics The fact that Marjorie Traitor Greene thinks it's a Jewish structure is extra hilarious when you know its origins and meaning lol

[@therandomfish2298]

16:07 In regards to the Mysterious Stranger looking younger in Fallout 76 than he does in Fallout 4, that actually makes sense. Fallout 76 takes place in 2102, giving it the earliest setting for a game in the fallout timeline (if you don’t count the intro for Fallout 4), which means it would make sense for him to look young if this is the same stranger who appears in all the other games. Which means that this guy has either been around for over a century and still looks to be middle aged, or there are multiple strangers.

[@calebmahoney2448]

Could use institute tech to time travel or could be a synth. No way for the character to be the same person across all the games.

[@frostyfanatics753]

I believe that the boy that kellogg was living with is the synth boy and the old man is father from fallout 4. I seem to remember in a previous video that nate said that peoole within the institute were annoyed when father wanted to do more research on the child-like synths, almost like it was his pet project

[@mikoto7693]

Yeah the child living with Kellogg was indeed the child Synth Shaun. He had to return to the Institute when Virgil escaped the Institute. That’s clearly shown in Kellogg’s memories. I believe that the initial plan by Father was to have the Sole Survivor find Kellogg and the child Synth Shaun in Diamond City, then kill Kellogg and rescue the child Synth Shaun believing him to be his/her actual son and take him home.

[@taylor9443]

Paladin Danse says there were two *other* recon squads sent to the Commonwealth, right? That the first came back with crates full of books and tech, but the second went missing. Surely the Initiate on the roof of the library could be from the first squad.

[@stevenlester985]

He explains in another vid that this is unlikely, albeit possible. Why send an initiate with a forward squad like that, seems unlikely.

[@catodes1295]

Isn't there a quest where you need to find some Brotherhood knight in a bunker? Wasn't he in charge of said missing second recon squad?

[@tommyp697]

@@catodes1295yes exactly that. You have to find holotapes that lead you back to paladin brandis- the lone survivor

[@Greenhawk4]

@@catodes1295 Did you not watch the video?

[@catodes1295]

@@Greenhawk4 I did finish the video but after I typed this commet. I'm merely trying to refresh my memory

[@NBrixH]

Oh yes, Mr. Nate blesses us once again with a video to get through these cursed times.

[@NigerianCrusader]

WHAT DO UOU MEAN CURSED TIMES MATEY

[@swordofdanu]

I'd rather live now than the black death days, we have it relatively easy now.

[@Mobius_1s_Drunk_Brother]

I really like that the devs kept many things vague with the intention of players creating their own ideas. Then again, I love worldbuilding and thinking up details about things outside the central story..

[@stevekempsyninja3292]

Here's a fan theory from me. Maybe Nick Valentine is "the mysterious stranger." He doesn't know his own past, he's a synth, he could be short circuiting and be the stranger for a brief time due to a past identity.

[@MortismalGaming]

The guidestones are based on the irl (now destroyed) monument called the Georgia Guidestones, it was a mysterious monument that was later discovered to have a very unfortunate origin.

[@ryelor123]

Oh, that was that monument that that Klansman paid for who wanted it to be used as justification to do racial oppression after a nuclear. There's a reason why they never disclosed what was in the time capsule there.

[@ralcogaming7674]

The Georgia guidestones were based on actual mysterious guidestones though weren't they? So there's still something neat underneath but the Georgia one had a lame explanation

[@HGGundamPlays]

The Georgia Guidestones where built by some guy in the 60's who left basically the 10 commandments of the New World Order on them as a way for future humanity to rebuild after a apocalypse which were really really communistic and "Live In The Pod And Eat The Bugs" kinda stuff ..

[@DelinquentChibi]

Where the library is concerned, if you enter through the front door by successfully persuading the automated intercom, the robots will not be hostile.

[@ScarletRedCrimson]

My personal headcannon for the nirn root is that the fallout universe is the dream vivec or talos took control over after they achieved amaranth..its a little memory of home tucked into the dream..would even explain some of the supernatural parts of the franchise.

[@thomassampson8811]

When it comes to the state of countries in Europe in the fallout universe, I think it’s similar to what we see in the USA. However, some people have found something similar to the ‘come to America, where the streets are lined with gold’ propaganda and have believed it’s still like that. This would give it a sort of dark comedic tone where they journeyed over the Atlantic to seek their fortune and just found more of the same.

[@Mustachemenece]

"Did you hear about the new world? Across the Atlantic there's a settlement so prosperous its made with Diamonds! If we can just cross the Atlantic"

[@Deathpenalty66]

Nate over here being like "damn, might need to make 2 or 3 more parts. My bad." and I'm like I view this as an absolute win

[@usarmysniper682006]

There in fact is a way to make the robots and turrets non hostile at the Boston Public Library, go through the side door as the Mayor with the speech check.

[@Hambo325]

I love the theory that Ol Peg is just a regular Beluga Whale. Blue Ghoul sounds a lot like Beluga. It's super funny to think that such a dark mystery came from an old man seeing a regular old whale

[@tyrflex1411]

Only having just now gotten around to watching this I'd say it's one of my favorite videos/potential series for Fallout. These are the favorite parts of the games for a lot of people, myself included, and absolutely what I want more of. Appreciate your work researching and putting this together. Definitely looking forward to watching part two and any following videos.

[@radix4801]

Just finished the Mama Murphy section, so I'm not sure if it comes up again later, but Psykers have been around since the very first game, and probably share the origin of the powers that later similar individuals display.

[@catodes1295]

He does touch up on it when talking about Forecast in New Vegas since he's wearing the psychic nullifier from Fallout 1

[@korstmahler]

One has to wonder how direct brain contact happened for some of these FEV subjects. Hukunin, who was of the Vault Dweller's tribe was psychic. I suspect there's a natural mutation that can result from basic FEV contact instead of the direct introduction explained in Fallout 1

[@litoveloza3063]

The guidestones might be a reference to the Georgia guidestones created in 1980 in Elbert County, GA. It is strange how a georgian thing appears in West Virginia but the stones are arranged the same manner but with the weird linework instead of different-language message as per the original.

[@TrailRider650]

Not anymore, they RPG'd them, then bull dozed them the next day.

[@litoveloza3063]

@@TrailRider650 I’m aware they no longer exist but they once did and that was the no uf h

[@litoveloza3063]

*enough

[@TrailRider650]

@litoveloza3063 They also tracked down the guy who paid for them from an old video of the donors address on some old news coverage, I'll have to re watch the video, curious if it close to the one on 76.

[@beepbop6542]

It makes sense because the Georgia guidestones are still in the Appalachia region of Georgia.

[@dueler8281]

I always turn your videos on at work, I like lengthy types of videos and learning fascinating new things about games I enjoy is the perfect fit for me. I’m not really into podcasts or anything so I found this to be my thing thank you nate.

[@Kardindustries]

the answer to who shot first is vault tech

[@GabesaurusDTGandMTG]

War never changes.

[@1Samsonyte]

It’d be cool to have a video on the biggest questions that HAVE been answered

[@calebmahoney2448]

The series doesn’t actually claim that or prove it. Every game slightly changes the blame and contradicts or adds to the previous games theories. Theres no reason to think the series isn’t going to continue that trend. Also we don’t know who was watching the vault tec meeting with the owners of the tech companies. Someone else is still pulling the strings most likely. However vault tec is definitely one of the suspects still.

[@bandit3019]

@@calebmahoney2448the nuke in megaton has a vault tech logo on it.

[@calebmahoney2448]

@@bandit3019 most people agree that’s not the vault tec logo but is very similar. The other thing is someone could have easily slapped stickers of vault tec or the reds onto bombs and dropped them in the hope a different faction is blamed. Until we actually see someone pressing the button we don’t know. Literally each games lore makes you assume a different faction is responsible. Even within the games you will get multiple claims that different factions are responsible.

[@samuelcueva9211]

Have you ever explained why the Chinese ghoul and submarine had been solo and on the east coast instead of west coast. East coast being much farther and harder to reach than the west.

[@InquisitorThomas]

I mean there was a group that descended from a Chinese Sub Crew in Fallout 2 I believe.

[@BeanManolo]

He wasn't exactly solo. He mentions he got struck by a mine and stranded after releasing five of his six main payload missiles (the last one got stuck and never launched); Considering it wasn't just five nuclear missiles that hit the entirety of the East Coast, he was very likely part of a chinese sub squad, that either went back to China or got worst damage.

[@samuelcueva9211]

@@BeanManolo ahhh yes this makes sense. The easiest way to nuke the east coast would have been from subs and him being stranded would explain his loneliness.

[@beepbop6542]

It isn't that hard with modern technology to sail from Asia to the US east coast, either past Africa or South America.

[@viviolet7]

confirmed the fallout earth is flat

[@jarlairess]

I've said it before and I'll say it again *Nate you need to create your own companion mod* that sprouts random ass facts in places and introduces himself as "hey how's it going Nate here" Also when you kill people you would say, "you just got murdered to death!"

[@camerondyer4859]

I would love to see an update of this after the show. I'm not far into your video.just on "who shot first" now. It heavily implied, if not fully stated, that vault tech did it. Looking forward to the rest if this series. Fallouts mysteries have always been fun and im delving back in after years

[@Breakneck1995]

The series we needed. thank you Nate for your hard work and talent in video and lore crafting

[@Animalover205]

Nate, once again you have managed to make a fascinating and entertaining video. I know we probably don't say it enough but, thank you for the work you put into these videos, they are always welcome.

[@TKsMantis]

Good stuff, as always, brother!

[@TheEpicNate315]

Gracias! Are you still streaming today? 🥹

[@elliot2497]

Two of the cutest KZbinrs being wholesome ❤️

[@emkayroches]

Great stuff as always Nate. I had always dismissed the Lonesome Drifter as just an easter egg type event, but damn, the mysterious stranger has more lore than I could have imagined and I dont think Nate even covered it all in this video. I love this stuff, keep it up!

[@mlevis05]

Loved this video and cannot wait for episode 2 and honestly hope there’s enough for an episode 3 👌🏼 always loved your stuff since the first time in found you like 2 years ago

[@Kikoou]

I've been binging iceberg videos since last night, so the fact that you dropped one now feels like a gift from the gods. So glad to be watching your videos again, didn't even know you were back. I'm a year late.

[@konahrikb1578]

Hot take: The Mysterious Stranger is part of an order of cloaked gunmen who lend their aid to people they deem worthy, not unlike the Order of Mysteries from Appalachia. He does have more than a few things in common with the Silver Shroud.

[@beepbop6542]

Now you've made me develop a theory that each protagonist becomes the mysterious stranger of the next game lol. At least the courier and Sole Survivor. The Courier can, if he has the ladykiller perk, have dialogue with the son of the Mysterious Stranger which implies that the Courier is HIS FATHER, and Fallout 4 has too many trenchcoat wearing opportunities by far...

[@konahrikb1578]

@@beepbop6542 That might be a bit of a stretch given the time and distance between some of the games; but if that's your headcanon, you do you. Also, Ladykiller Courier said he got someone pregnant in Montana 13 years ago, long after the Mysterious Stranger's son was born.

[@bloodyhatter2692]

I think the mysterious stranger belongs to an all male order of mystery. That's why NV has both the mistress and the stranger.

[@darkpuppetlordful]

​@@konahrikb1578to be fair ages =/= looks in fallout, there's characters in their early 30s that use "elderly" models, and young characters who use default adult models. We don't have a canonical age for the drifter, in post apocalypse time (or Montana irl) 13 is like 20

[@GuardianNamick]

This has one, made me really want to finish up my Fallout 1 series. Partly because its fun, but mainly because now I want to do a "Lore recap" video of what my character did, kinda like how Fallout New Vegas does when you finish the main story. Once again your videos always make me excited and wanting to delve more and interact more with the world of Fallout and TES!

[@madwilliamflint]

It is amazing to me that you can make a video (videos) like this that are so engaging and fun that I can watch them for hours, and keep coming back for literal years. o7

[@KamekoTsuruga]

i know it makes me a huge nerd but i absolutely love all your iceberg and mystery videos. they are so well done, keep up the great work.

[@gandalfthepotato9844]

I can't explain how perfect the timing is, I've just gotten back into fallout4 after years, your videos were a big influence for me to start my current adventure, thank you Nate!

[@korstmahler]

26:47 Psychic power is caused by direct introduction of FEV to the brain tissue. It also drove all the test subjects insane. That nullifier is a surviving version of the nullifier from Fallout 1. Edit: it can also occur due to standard microdose level FEV exposure, but in much lower potency in most cases. Hence the need for stimulus in some to trigger the effect, and limiters in others to prevent accidental harm. The Master himself was a 'dipping' FEV exposure case and still gained powers later through fusing with other living things.

[@alexanderraymond3299]

Thank you dude for being such a great illustrator of my favourite world. Love your videos.

[@Hisanu_edits]

One hour in a video? That's what i need🔥

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

Hey Nate! If you are interested, i have a pretty ambitious Theory i would like to propose about the Ancient Aliens Loenzo Cabot found, and their possible connection to the Tunnelers from Fallout New Vegas! if you find this Theory interesting and possible, maybe you could put it in the next Fallout Mysteries Iceberg? *First of all, I dont think the Aliens Lorenzo Cabot found a underground city of were the Zetans, as it was implied that these...lets call them "Precoursor" aliens had somehow created Humanity, and if the Zetans created Humanity, why would they experiment on Humanity as if they didnt know about us prior?* *Jack Cabot, son of Lorenzo Cabot, talks about how his Father had found an Ancient Alien City buried beneath the Arabian Desert:* *"He brought back enough to show that beyond a doubt that the City he found wasn't made by or for Human beings. Millenia older than the earliest Human civilizations, but with technology that seems to have surpassed our own. And yet, everything about it is...strange. Disturbing geometries, tools not made for Human hands, carvings that hint at dimensions beyond our own..."* *Sole Survivor: "What was your Father theory about all this?"* *"He believed that all of the earliest Human civilizations shared some common parent that was unknown to Human history..."* *Man, doesnt that sound cool? Wouldnt it be awesome to explore such an underground City in a Fallout game. Too bad this wasnt in America...actually, there IS an Alien City in America! After the ending of the Cabot quest, you can ask Jack Cabot what he intends to do with the rest of his life, and he says:* *"Maybe I'll finally travel Southwest. My Father was always convinced that there was another alien city BURIED (remember that) somewhere in the Mojave Desert..."* *Damn. Can you imagine if we found Ancient Aliens in the Mojave? Well, I think we did. Their mutated descendants, anyways.* *Tunnelers. They always posed a big mystery that is never truly revealed. Ulysses has guesses and theorys, but nobody really knows what they are or where they come from, but it was probably very deep underground...is it possible that deep below the Divide, there exists an intact Alien City?Ancient Alien Theorists say yes!* *"Divide broke their sky, showed them the world above - and the scent of new prey. Seen them tear apart Deathclaws...Deathclaw might get some, but the rest will swarm it, tear it apart, like Denver Hounds."* *Courior 6: "Radiation from the War might have created them. Then detonations, quakes, caused them to surface?"* *"Makes sense. Truth favors that, matches the history of this place. Were signs they were here for a long time, before Marked Men, before what happened to the Divide cracked their sky. If so, they were buried deep. Might have been born the day America's embers started to settle. Seen worse things twisted by radiation."* *This is were my theory reaches its crazy climax, I think the Tunnelers are the "Trogs" of the Alien species that had been living deep underground, these guys created us, and had been living peacefully underground in their strange, disturbed utopia, their leaders using powerful crowns to maintain perpetual health, strength, and psychic powers. These crowns also shielded them from radiation...but perhaps only the leaders of this species were gifted the crowns, the rest had to suffer the effects of radiation seeping deep underground. Their leaders stayed healthy thanks to their crowns, but their people either died, or lost their higher brain functions, reduced to mindless tunnelers. The aliens inside the City underneath Arabia all eventually died, but the ones in America lived on as their species versions of Trogs, feral, irradiated tunnelers, but still with a humanoid form that hints at their once gracious society, and incredibly strength enough to tear apart apex predators.* *So yeah, thats it. I hope you like my theory and I hope that I didnt miss any glarious problems. Its a cool idea that when you kill Tunnelers, you are actually killing off the feral descendants of Humanitys creators!*

[@codylucynki1279]

Great point and amazing thought process

[@ralcogaming7674]

Actually there's one thing you didn't mention Ulysses also speculates they could have always been beneath us. While they're very primitive. There's no reason we couldn't speculate fairly that these are either aliens OR creatures like the abominations from mothership zeta. Not the aliens themselves but creatures made by them.

[@1983Corolla]

It's incredible that a channel like yours can cover games that have been out for ages over and over but never get boring and can garner so much attention still, truly a talent of just having a good personality for video making.

[@Rykerz_]

That’s just the old Bethesda games, people will make fallout and elder scroll videos for atleast 5-10 years

[@Kieran.Net_]

People have been talking about Homer for three millennia. Good stuff is good, regardless of time

[@philip-antoinechevalier5855]

Nate. Nate never changes. Ever since the Skyrim iceberg videos dropped... Hell yeah! Gotta love these "mysteries" video with their seemingly endless flow of entertaining facts! Keep it up!

[@KowaiPoltergeist]

This video/channel just got suggested to me randomly. I'm blown away with the amount of effort put into this!

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

I feel like the Talon one is answered in game. A note from the overseer of the vault is found on the bodies. I am personally grateful for them because it was a near constant stream of good gear to repair my stuff and sell.

[@joshuaberberich420]

I always thought it was the Enclave. That way people would welcome them as protectors. Also because that's some government type shit.

[@bradburk956]

Just went to look up episode two, only to realize this was just uploaded three days ago. Can't wait for part two and more!

[@mattlankin3034]

Always excited for your new videos. Everytime i think i know pretty much everything about fallout, you share something new.

[@MlLFS4L]

I can’t wait to see Nate’s channel explode in 5 years once he posts the first Starfield mysteries iceberg

[@rustytoyota]

Para social much ?

[@LaFoxxii]

Idk if you'll read this, but just thought I'd write a comment to thank you for you and your content. Sometimes I struggle to get to sleep or need to take my mind off of things and your videos are super relaxing and also very interesting. Definitely one of my favourite creators on KZbin right now!

[@XTurtleKingX]

Miss you natem keep them coming. You make me so involved in lore with these games

[@luxspew]

this video was put into my autofeed! was not disappointed once again! great work ill be sure to watch p2

[@es68951]

I wish this Part 1 could already be 10 hours 😛❤

[@GrievousReborn]

I'm surprised that he's going to be able to get every mystery from at least 6 Fallout games possibly 7 if he include Fallout tactics in only two videos

[@splitman1129]

Gods no. Everyone is making these 5+ hour long compilation videos now. Adults, nor children, should have that much time for any videos.

[@youdungoofed1]

​@@splitman1129. Some people listen to videos like this while doing work or cleaning. Also, you don't have to watch the whole thing in one sitting.

[@doubleoof7907]

imma be honest, I love these long videos. Love hearing about Fallout/Skyrim mysteries while going about my day

[@NeCoruption]

Wish I had money to throw you. You're a genuine content creator, well above the average. This is you man. You've found your calling and you're killing it.

[@rodneymunch3412]

These videos are some of the only videos I can watch on KZbin anymore and still actually be entertained

[@The_Stray]

We missed you man, and always appreciate the effort you put into your videos!

[@MikeVonwolkenstein]

Even if we are in part 1, I’m really enjoying this iceberg series. The underwater sea life of fallout I haven’t really heard about much and didn’t know about the giant whales and mutant octopuses with human hands. Sounds terrifying but I do wish we can see that in the games. It sounds pretty badass Ngl. Awesome video man can’t wait for more 🔥🔥🔥

[@Yesyes54894]

44:40 when I was really young and first played the game I was dicking around goodsprings for hours found a shovel and went to dig up some grave at night I was honestly freaked out when I heard the whispering but I decided to move on because I honestly thought I was just making it up that's still one of my first fond memories of fallout

[@nanosum1]

Absolutely amazing. Thank you, Nate 🙏

[@jakemueller6220]

Always a good day when EpicNate315 drops a new video. Bought the Fallout TTRPG a couple weeks ago thanks to you, bout to DM my first game in a couple more weeks. Wish me luck 👍

[@trevorturner6921]

The goat! I didn't even get notified when it came out, glad I got it recommended!

[@TheEpicNate315]

Much appreciated! Next one soon…. Unless I get tempted to revisit the Mysterious Stranger 😶

[@emotionaldamaage]

Double it and give it to the next person

[@Creamy-1988]

​@@TheEpicNate315reading that out of context you might want to be careful if you decide to be tempted. 😂

[@nelson6128]

I just started another playthrough of Fallout 4, must be like my 8 or 9th. I'm always finding new spots I either didn't notice before or brushed over. There are two interesting locations that I've found on my last playthrough. The first is a door underneath the bridge leading to the Mahkra fishpacking plant. It's not very interesting being a small room but randomly has some of the highest Radiation in the whole game rivalling the Glowing Sea. The other is a locked shack near Reeb Marina underneath the freeway that has a Feral Ghoul feasting on a very graphic corpse. I have mods on this playthrough so I would appreciate it if someone can check this on a Vanilla game to check if these are actually in the base game.

[@Coolerdan0]

Make as many parts as you need to, these are great to listen to in the background

[@HPfan9097]

Watching a Nate video is the perfect way to finish off the day 😁

[@TheOneRhythm]

you know - for the amount of work he outs into these videos he must be insane by now right? Like awesome content and ill never not watch, but my goodness am i impressed with the effort.

[@megaton.settler]

I’ve pondered most of these. But I had no idea of the graveyard whispers!!! Thanks for sharing that

[@OmegaEclipse]

You did really well. Your videos are always fun to watch and are well-informed. I didn't know there was one of those plants in Far Harbor. Very cool. Keep it up. And I'm down for 10 more parts. I want all the details. But that's just me.

[@mikelitoris6923]

It would be cool to see EpicNate and Vaatividya Make a collab video of some topic both are common with . 😄 These 2 guys are my absolute favorite lore deepdivers on KZbin! Banger video Nate as always! 👌

[@SaraphDarklaw]

I just assumed the mannequins were traps set by raiders. I accidentally shot on my first time playing and that alerted a few people to go look for me.

[@tvshka8381]

Good quality content, thoroughly enjoyed, you have gotten yourself a well deserved like.

[@KarmaDragonia]

Hi Nate, it's guys here. Hope you're well. 😊 I'm back to rewatch from the beginning and make my way all the way to part 3! I really appreciate the long-form content

[@pariahplays]

It's this type of video that gets me to reinstall FO4. Much love to you Nate!

[@sebastianacevedo9444]

What if the rest of the world is fine and people come to America for the chaos?

[@stormznoah5966]

Yo Nate just wanted to say I’ve loved watching your vids for years. Sometimes I think we fallout fans are extinct but it makes me feel better watching these knowing I’m not alone

[@Cynocehali]

I'm glad you're still uploading videos on fallout 4. My favorite game ever.

[@Angel_volkor]

when you find out vault tec dropped the bomb

[@Snowman794]

The Nirn Root in Fallout 4 makes me wonder if when Elder Scrolls 6 comes out, if there might be anything from the Fallout Universe in it for us to find. Maybe something small like Mutfruit or maybe even a Vault door that scholars think the Dwemer created. A mention of the Eldritch creatures hinted at could be interesting but might cause more issues than intended.

[@eliaspanayi3465]

Putting a grognak the barbarian reference into skyrim would be cool

[@Snowman794]

@eliaspanayi3465 It really would, honestly having some references to all of those characters (I think they're called the Unstoppables) could be interesting or maybe some notes about a mysterious archer that appears randomly and helps people before disappearing

[@eliaspanayi3465]

@@Snowman794 although I can't wait for that, I'm hyped for a zetan or eldritch horror reference in starfield

[@Snowman794]

@@eliaspanayi3465 I hadn't thought of that, now I can't wait to find one lol

[@eliaspanayi3465]

@@Snowman794 I hope they go full throttle on the cosmic horror aspect in a side quest with no connection to the main story

[@mabbsworld5883]

Nate, take all the time you need. And make as many videos as needed. Being honest here, the more videos from you, the better!!!