Talk:Lone Wanderer/Archive 1

2nd Oldest child in the vault? WRONG
You say here that he is the 2nd oldest because butch is the only other child at the party with a pipboy. Have you even tried talking to Wally? If you talk to Wally he says that your party is 'okay' but that his 10th birthday party was a lot better, and then mocks the player by saying 'oh yeah i didnt invite you!'. The fact that Wally doesnt have his pipboy with him at the time indicates that there is no telling where he stands in terms of age with the other children.

I can confirm this. 81.132.249.181 10:53, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Is it possible for Wally to have had his 9th birthday recently while being at the time taller than his friends? Just asking. -Radnus 81.205.186.16 00:02, 23 July

FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE


 * no PIP-boy not 10 Onikage01 18:21, September 2, 2009 (UTC)

Dogmeat
We should make a character page for Dogmeat. I know from the information I've read already that you can have him search for ammo, rad-X (IIRC), and other supplies. If he dies, he can't be brought back. mrobviousjosh
 * We do have one: Dogmeat (Fallout 3). Ausir 11:48, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * You can now bring him back with the Puppies! perk. However, this is only obtainable and usable if you have the Broken Steel DLC. --Darth Kynval 02:23, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Canon 'name'
Reading up on the Game Guide, he seems to be called The Wanderer alot.134.39.77.108 18:01, 30 October 2008 (UTC) Yeah, I thought that there should be some consistency, but the Narrator calls him 'The Lone Wanderer' consistently and Three-Dog calls him '101' consistently -- by now I don't think it would cause any confusion to use both interchangeably.--97.81.77.13 20:04, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * three-dog uses "The Lone Wanderer" too. I think it's pretty clear what the PC "name" is. He does use "101" for short once or twice but also uses stuff like "kiddo" and the like - those all seem like pet/nick names.--7h1s 12:18, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * One of Three Dog's lines: "Now, the Lone Wanderer, a.k.a. the kid from Vault 101..." confirms that the name IS canon and that he is directly referring to the PC.--Amitakartok 19:27, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

He/she isnt always the "lone" wanderer,most of the time someone will recruit a companion and thus no longer be the lone wanderer Werewolfhell 12:20, 18 January 2009 (UTC)


 * It's just a name. All the Fallout PCs have had "titles" (besides the name you can pick for your character). Fallout had the Vault Dweller, Fallout 2 had the Chosen One. The Vault Dweller in Fallout didn't dwell in a vault. He lived there, but the whole story is about him not being in the vault. But that is his "name". --7h1s 07:05, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

I've heard that there is a very hard safe in Vault 112 that contains a holotape from James, and that this holotape mentions the Lone Wanderer's real name. Can anyone confirm this?


 * James always refers to you as 'son' or 'daughter', I don't think there is any holotapes from James in vault 112. Also, I doubt the PC has a name because it's supposed to be you (the player) and can be either male or female.

The "canon" status of the name "Lone Wanderer" is disputable. However, from a story teller's perspective, such as the narrator, the name (at the time of telling the story)might be the most accepted name for the character. The time at which the story is told might be decades from the actual events described in the story. The story teller may have learned about this "lone wanderer from Vault 101" from his ancestors, who also uphold the name "Lone Wanderer" and, as such, considers this name to be the most prominent. Other names are also tied to this one special character, such as "Vault Kid", "101", "Crazy Kid from Vault 101" as well as names that are based on your reputation (Karma), but none seem to stand out as much as the "Lone Wanderer". I believe that if a future Fallout game would make reference to the events in Fallout 3, the PC would be described as a "person from a Capitol Wasteland Vault" or simply "Lone Wanderer". So, the name "Lone Wanderer" isnt really the name of the character, but is generally accepted as the most prominent, both currently and well into the future. --Radnus 81.205.186.16 19:08, September 8, 2009 (UTC)

With the parent's link with religion and even naming the passcode to the Project under 21:6 it's possible that the lone wanderer was named under the his birthday testament, Micah.

Place of Birth
I believe James clearly states ingame that the project failed after you were born, and the other scientists moved on to found what is now Rivet City. Suggesting that you were not born in Rivet City as it did not exist yet.80.101.161.195 11:48, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * If not Rivet City... Has anyone tried using the console to leave the operating table and fly around the room to see if it looks like any place in particular? I might try to figure out how to do that. One thing to notice is that Dr. Li is there with James. She is the one that takes you out of the room when the mother is having some troubles. 218.110.232.223 12:17, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I haven't used any commands to explore the room as mentioned above, however my guess is your character is born below Project Purity. If you explore the area (such as when your father has you restoring power and fuses and such) you'll see living quarters. It's clear you aren't in a vault, and Rivet City seems unlikely as well (as mentioned above). James and Doctor Li make it sound like your birth is the final event that ends the project, so it's likely it was being at least somewhat worked on and occupied at the time you are born. RandomInterrupt 18:54, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
 * It's most likely the medical room right near the entrance of the basement in the Jefferson Memorial.Fiddlesoup 09:16, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * There should really be a SPOILER tag at the beginning of this article due to Place of Birth; the game's designed to make you think it occurred in Vault 101.
 * Agreed. Pinkerton, Li, and rest founded Rivet City after the project failed. Also, Star Paladin Cross accompanies James and baby to Vault 101, and BoS were only stationed at Project Purity (as far as we know). The medical clinic in the basement of the Jefferson Memorial may also indicate 101's birthplace.--User:Ayumix 14:22, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Make no mistake about Rivet City: City Founders Log, April 25, 2239. That's quite a bit further back than the project failed. Also, Catherine's holotape is found inside the Memorial, most likely recorded on the day/night the PC is conceived. Assuming they stayed at Pr.Purity (due to Catherine's assumed determination) during her pregnacy, it would be unwise to have her travel to Rivet City to "unleash" (er... right) her child there as the Brotherhood could provide more protection at the Memorial. --Radnus 81.205.186.16 22:05, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Project Purity Journals #7 James:"I am... at a loss. My beloved wife is gone. In her place is my daughter, small and helpless." "As much as this place means to me... As much as it meant to Catherine, this is no place for an infant. Especially an infant without her mother." I believe this is evidence enough of being born at Project Purity.

Back to Life?
Rumor has it that the Vault 101 Dweller, or the Lone Wanderer, is brought back to life later via retcon. Any comments on that?

They say he/she will be brought back in broken steel even if the sacrifice option is chosen,i wonder how they'll do that,as the amount of radiation in PP's control chamber can kill any human VERY fast,but perhaps sarah lyons uses some of that "magic rad-x" that colonel autumn uses

But in the 'Sacrifice' way of finishing, i thought it showed Lyons looking in PP's Control Room, Showing Vault Dweller turning into dust (as if you killed someone with a Laser gun)! 71.32.123.68 03:54, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

It looks like glowing plasma goo,so its possible the lone wanderer is intact,but glowing with radiation Werewolfhell 16:37, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

My guess is that they'll change it so the radiation actually doesn't kill you. Either they'll make it so it -ghoulifies- whoever goes in there (which would be awesome), or it will not really do anything at all. Because, honestly? 11 rads/sec is pussy. It's cheap how that low radiation can end up killing you. PlasmaFox 14:25, 26 January 2009 (UTC)--96.243.180.70 05:31, 23 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Maybe the purifier has a dead man's switch? You have to keep it activated for a while, resulting in extended radiation exposure.--Amitakartok 19:58, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

From Broken Steel: According to Jeff Gardiner: "In our third DLC, “Broken Steel,” we’ve come up with a way of allowing the player to continue on past the game ending… by changing it!" --MadDawg2552 15:58, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

maybe theyll change it so the radiation drops as soon as the purifier is activated and make it so your just unconscious Werewolfhell 13:17, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

spoiler?
can we have a spoiler sign on this page please? theres stuff concerning the end-game on a page about pretty basic stuff... thanks 86.7.135.148 12:14, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Project Purity
In Broken Steel, the Wanderer should have at least turned into a ghoul due to the radiation. I believe this expansion ruined the essence of the original ending with his survival (not that that is a bad thing, mind you).

Thurrn the Ranger 21:18, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

CUZ NO ONE WANTS TO BE A GHOUL!!!!! --Kirby888 01:37, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

You know, you could just download the Ghoul race and use cheats to change your character after the ending. You'd need to re-add all your perks through the console though --121.91.40.131 08:12, October 24, 2009 (UTC)

Not everyone has the computer version of Fallout 3, so not everyone can do that. 98.151.125.19 21:45, January 3, 2010 (UTC)

"leave the vault with amata´s help"
you can actually leave the vault WITHOUT amata´s help DrMGinius 22:55, 17 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, you'll be pretty much doomed if Amata did not wake you up, so I guess it counts.--Reno Vercetti 10:30, 9 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Mmh, I guess youre right... well, yes, she technically warned the PC about the whole thing so...--DrMGinius 19:24, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Alpha and Omega?
What relevance (if any.) Does this have to the lone wanderer? TheLoneWanderer2 10:40, 9 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Granted, this question was a ways ago, but I can speculate a little... Alpha is beginning, omega is end. The lone wanderer was born in project purity, and he died (without BS) in project purity, making PP his beginning and his end. Another possibility would be Alpha referring to life, and Omega referring to death, it's your choice to either kill or save... or both. Obviously not neccessarily canon, but that's all I can think of, IF it is even a reference to LW and not just PP (waters of life) 205.242.95.133 06:54, February 17, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the spoilers!!!1
Please, edit the spoilers of the major plots and THE ENDING. In the first paragraph it pretty much gives it ALL away without any kind of warning...
 * This is an encyclopedia about the game, everything here is full of spoilers - maybe you shouldn't read it before playing the game if you want to avoid them. -- Porter21 (talk) 16:00, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

NO. It should have a SPOILER WARNING like any other Wiki. Or at least not tell the ending in a random sentence when you are not expecting it.

Agreed.--71.126.63.193 00:08, November 29, 2009 (UTC)


 * Disagreed. As Porter has explained, this is an online encyclopedia about the game and everything in it. Nearly every piece of information on here is a spoiler.--Gothemasticator 04:22, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Immune to Radiation Mutation
When you have radiation poisoning, at a critical level, why dont you; like other survivors in the wasteland, mutate or turn ghoul-ish? is the lone wonderer immune to radiation mutation?

He probably is not immune, but Bethseda obviously did not add ghoulification, or some F.E.V virus thingy that mutates you. I really wished they did...... Onipix 03:12, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * They do have the Barkskin Perk im which you are infected with Harold's FEV strain. Doesn't that count? What about the Rad Regeneration one from Moria? These are at least two mutations the Lone Wanderer can pick up.--KnightNapier 13:51, November 1, 2009 (UTC)

You probably aren't supposed to have crit rad poisoning for an extended period of time. Otherwise, (assuming instant ghoulification) going through certain areas, you'd pretty much instantly be ghoulified and.... well, there's upsides and downsides to that, but it would kind of rule out dieing from rad poisoning if you just instantly turned into a ghoul and started being healed by it... Another possibility would be that the lone wanderer doesn't have the physical capacity to store enough rads to become a ghoul, as some die of poisoning before getting the opportunity to become a ghoul. 205.242.95.133 06:59, February 17, 2010 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you...

Happy (pre-) Birthday to the Lone Wanderer. :) Birthday Suit 03:26, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Mandarin
I hardly believe that the PC learned Mandarin in the Vault. The PipBoy may have translated it for the PC, just as much as it translates the physical status, ammo and CND of equiped weapons to the PC. (beyond 2000 bullets you lose count of the remaining ammo of one weapon, imagine switching weapons...) --Radnus 81.205.186.16 00:07, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
 * In addition, Pipboys may not translate Japanese from Kago as it has no priority. Although during the OA simulation the translation may come from the sim itself, it still requires a Pipboy to enter the sim, suggesting that Pipboys are either federal or semi-military devices. As such, to properly interrogate Chinese (Jingwei understanding you might be the work of the Pipboy too) or to counterspy on Chinese looking people (as in Point Lookout before the bombs fell), Mandarin might have been installed in the Pipboy. This could somewhat help American federal agents to seperate the Japanese from the Chinese, and as such, prevent mass execution from Japanese folks. Last but not least, even if Kago were Chinese, he would speak an older version of Mandarin, thus still making it hardly possible for a Pipboy to translate it (Kago is supposedly over six hundred years old according to his crest). Further more, Terminals can have their Chinese texts translated by the Pipboy as it is most likely that Pipboys and current Terminals are both made by RobCo as well as the fact that RobCo also produced military hardware (this of course only adds to the possibility of the Pipboy being somewhat of a military device, even if its only known contractor for the devices is Vault-Tec, which on its own was already working for the US government. It was never mentioned that Pipboys were not directly sold to the military but its not denied either). It is possible that Pipboys were outfitted with Mandarin translators in case some Chinese remnants would remain in the US after the Vaults opened (which was indeed the case). A Japanese encounter was probably never expected. --Radnus 81.205.186.16 21:33, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Currently working on a better and more refined explanation. --Radnus 81.205.186.16 01:30, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

The PipBoy may even have a scanner: Chinese books are translated, but perhaps only because the characters are small enough to be understood by the PipBoy. Chinese posters can not be interacted with, probably because the characters are too big or too faded over time, and as such, can not be translated by the PipBoy. I would also like to point out that one of the two Chinese radio broadcasts is a very clear spoken, uncorrupted loop of a female voice. This broadcast is most likely intended for those US born Chinese or American people sympathetic to the Chinese cause and does not need to be translated, or that it's an external electronic source, like the Holotape found in PL (the one needed for opening the safe, it is mostly spoken in English, but part is in Mandarin, and not translated). The other broadcast is broken, with a few words sounding like what one would expect to be Chinese. Both broadcasts and the PL Holotape are not translated. The terminals in O:A are probably written in Mandarin and, when hooked up to the PipBoy, might be translated much better since the external electronic source is written and not spoken. As for verbal sources, the PipBoy may simply pick the sounds up and translate them. Once again, Japanese might not be included in the translation module. --Radnus 81.205.186.16 18:08, September 8, 2009 (UTC)

Can somebody edit the sentence "Another possibility is that the Pip-Boy has a built-in translator, however this may be proven false by Mothership Zeta, where you meet a Japanese samurai who's subtitles aren't translated; although, the Japanese language may not have been considered necessary for translation since at the time the U.S. was at war with China and not Japan" to "Another possibility is that the Pip-Boy has a built-in translator that can convert written and spoken Mandarin. The translator may not be universal as Kago's Japanese is not translated". This sentence has "however" and "although" in one line. It doesnt read away very well. --Radnus 81.205.186.16 18:09, September 8, 2009 (UTC)

Wait... So, you can clone yourself?
In the article, it mentions using the console to spawn yourself. Does this second "you" look like you, and does it wear and have the same inventory as you do when you spawn it? Or perhaps it just spawns a generic Caucasian model sort-of-thing? Ronin

Can't say yes or no for sure, as I don't have the PC version, but in another game I have, spawning yourself would result in cloning yourself (skills, appearance, weapons, etc.) however.... if one of these 'clones' would accidentally attack another... every clone would become hostile to the other... hopefully bethesda would've better scripted that out >.> So, essentially, it should create a clone. 205.242.95.133 07:05, February 17, 2010 (UTC)

Moved From Article-Not Germane
You can try to spawn a Vault 101 Dweller by typing this command. Killing the Vault 101 Dweller will give a variable karmic result. This is based on the player's Karma. Neutral karma = Neutral karmic gain/loss. Good karma = Positive karmic gain/loss. Bad karma = Negative Karmic gain/loss.

If you try to talk to the spawned Vault 101 Dweller, it will appear like the start of a speech tree except he/she will not say anything to you then immediately end the conversation afterwards

These cloned Vault 101 Dwellers are immune to radiation and can only be killed by being attacked

They also do not fight back.(No AI)--Gothemasticator 07:12, September 21, 2009 (UTC)

Rank in BoS
Is the Lone Wanderer not promoted to Paladin after you complete the last mission in Broken Steel? I'm confused a little. - User:Chiefsean16
 * Well, this is the original dialogue of Elder Lyons when he greets you after finishing "Who Dares Wins":
 * "When I first met you some time ago, I was leery of your motivations and even more concerned with your methods. At the battle for Project Purity, you proved yourself... and any doubt that I had about you dissipated on that day. Now, with the Enclave in ruins and with you to thank for it, I'm almost at a complete loss for words. I feel proud to call you one of our own, and I promise that what you've done here today will be recorded by our scribes as a historic moment."
 * I don't see anything about a promotion to Paladin in there. -- Porter21 (talk) 12:32, November 1, 2009 (UTC)

Oh ok --Chiefsean16 21:16, January 1, 2010 (UTC)

British-American Nationality
Ok, so twice now I've removed an entry in "Behind the scenes" that states that the Lone Wanderer can be considered British-American because of his/her parents' accents. I thought I'd spell out some reasons for my edits. To sum up, the entry I removed is purely speculative.--Gothemasticator 17:04, November 5, 2009 (UTC)
 * There isn't really an America or a Great Britain in 2277.
 * Given the current state of travel and security in the two hundred years since the Great War, it is unlikely to the point of unbelievability that either parent (or any of their parents) is a recent immigrant from the Isles.
 * There is no in-game mention of the player character's nationality.
 * Without any corroborative info, text, dialogue or anything, the accents remain merely "color," and no conclusions should be drawn from them (no conclusions that belong on an informative article page, that is).

Who ever wrote that it is because of the accents obviously really doesnt watch movies. Cathrine doesnt really have an accent and James's voice actor (Liam) used his natural voice for the character. 98.151.125.19 21:44, January 3, 2010 (UTC)

Background section
In the background section it says he/she was born in the Jefferson Memorial or Rivet City Lab. WTF? I thought he/she was born in the Jefferson Memorial!? Not the Rivet City Lab! This has confused me now! --Chiefsean16 21:11, January 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * fixed now. It was a recent change for what reason I don't know. You can make edits like that yourself, you know.--Gothemasticator 22:08, January 1, 2010 (UTC)

Chinese
Call me crazy, but would it be perfectly possible that the Lone Wanderer learned to speak Chinese in the vault? I mean, think of it...All chinese dialogue is translated in subtitles, including in conversations. This could also explain why the player cannot understand Toshiro Kago, who is Japanese. Anyone else think this could be true? Tzaro the Outcast 22:32, January 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * A red scare culture would not look favorably on anyone studying Chinese, let alone implement the studies on any official level.--Gothemasticator 00:12, January 14, 2010 (UTC)

Recent edits on headline introduction
Somehow we have gone from; this: The Lone Wanderer was born on July 13, 2258 in the sub-basement of the Jefferson Memorial to James and Catherine. Soon after Catherine's childbirth-related death, the Lone Wanderer and his/her father moved to Vault 101. to: LONE WANDERER was born on July 13, 2258 in Vault 101 to James and Catherine.

Vault 101 Dweller
When/where and by whom is the player character referred to as "Vault 101 Dweller?"--Gothemasticator 06:55, January 24, 2010 (UTC)

mainly 3 dog

Never to my knowledge does Three Dog use the name Vault 101 Dweller. He says Vault Dweller and Hole Dweller, and the kid from Vault 101, none of which are actually names, just descriptions.

I'm removing the second name from the article opening.--Gothemasticator 05:23, March 11, 2010 (UTC)

Lone Wanderer isnt always 19
Well theres no constant update that tells how old you are, but the wait function gives the year your in and it does change so anything in this article that says the Lone Wanderer is 19 when he does such and such isn't entirely true. But keeping it standardized at 19 is probably best. Just something to point out however moot it is. My Lone Wanderer is uhhh (*remembers the late night fireworks of 2 New Year's Eves) is probably 21... Holy Shit, I can legally bar hop now, hells yea. --FLaSHBaCK HaSH 23:22, April 21, 2010 (UTC)

HAHAHHAHAHHAAAHHAH YOU'RE SO FUCKING FUNNY. ALSO THERE WAS NO POINT TO MAKING THIS PARAGRAPH SEEING AS HOW YOU ASNWERED YOUR OWN FUCKING QUESTION. HAHAHAHHAHAHHA BAR HOPPING, HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA.