Quick lore guide to the Fallout universe.
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-Fallout 76 section updated with Season 23 content (Blood x Rust) (1/2026)
-Fallout season 2 of the TV series has been added (2/2026)
-Fallout Tactics (non-canon) section added (3/2026)
-Cancelled Fallout projects (Van Buren, Fallout Online, etc.) links added, as well as a link to the Fallout Bible (3/2026)
Upcoming updates: Future Fallout 76 Season content.
Map of Fallout vaults: Link (credit Adam Whitehead) (vaults in green are fully canon, vaults in yellow are from semi-canon sources, vaults in pink are from non-canon sources, and vaults in blue are planned ones shown on a map in the TV series)
Map of the Commonwealths (unofficial): Link (credit: J.E. Sawyer)
Timeline (notable events up to The Great War)
*the timeline of Fallout is similar to our own until sometime after 1945 with the end of WWII.
1969 - The United States reorganizes into thirteen commonwealths, adopting a new flag.
2052 - Energy crisis in U.S., development of alternative fuel sources.Â
Resource Wars begin. European Commonwealth declares war on the Middle East.
United Nations collapses and is disbanded.
2053 - New Plague emerges.
2054 - Project Safehouse, shelters (called vaults) are created for the populace of U.S. in the event of nuclear war or deadly plague.
2059 - First AI born.
2060 - Fuel is scarce. Electric and fusion-powered cars enter the market in limited amounts.
European-Middle Eastern War ends. European Commonwealth collapses. European Civil War begins.
2063 - Most vaults completed.
2065 - Power armor development begins.
2066 - Energy crisis in China.Â
First crude fusion cell unveiled. Fusion power quickly adopted nationwide, but incorporation slow into infrastructure.
China invades Alaska to seize oil reserves. Sino-American War begins.
2067 - First power armor deployed to Alaska.
2070 - First Chryslus Motors fusion-powered cars are developed.
United States Space Administration launches the Deep Sleep project to test extended hibernation in outer space.Â
2073 - Pan-Immunity Virion project begins.
2074 - U.S. invades China.
2075 - Pan-Immunity Virion Project (PVP) renamed FEV.
2076 - Annexation of Canada by U.S.Â
T-51 power armor complete and sent to the front lines.Â
Food and energy riots.Â
First super mutants appear in Appalachia.
2077 - Battle of Anchorage ends.Â
Nuka-Cola bottle caps are planned to be accepted at the Whitespring as currency during the upcoming Quantum promotional event for the first time in historyÂ
U.S. forces reach the outskirts of Beijing.
The Great War occurs. (Oct. 23, 2077)
Timeline (notable events after The Great War)
2078 - Experiments begin in Vault 87 with FEV.
Project Cobalt completed.
Little Lamplight founded.
Vault 111 mandatory shelter period ends. Overseer refuses to open the vault. Mutiny planned by staff.
Shannon Rivers adopts the Mistress of Mystery persona and makes first excursion into the wasteland.
2079 - Free States emerge from their bunkers.
Order of Mysteries is founded.
2080 - Radiation causes the first widespread mutations among survivors, plants, and animals.
2081 - Skynet (AI) becomes self aware.
2082 - Estimated date for the formation of the Brotherhood of Steel.
Raiders attack Summersville Dam (Appalachia), blowing it up with a mini nuke, and resulting in The Christmas Flood.
2083 - Necropolis founded by ghoul survivors of Vault 12 and citizens of Bakersfield.
2084 - Set takes control of Necropolis.
2086 - Harpers Ferry is attacked and devastated by Scorched and Scorchbeasts.
Enclave's civil war. Enclave of Appalachia destroyed by Modus (AI).
Order of Mysteries disbanded.
2088 - BoS makes contact with wastelanders in Cranberry Bog.
2090 - Harold leaves Vault 29.
2091 - Vault 8 opens. Vault City erected.
2092 - Boneyard founded.
2093 - The Hub founded.
2095 - Brotherhood of Steel in Appalachia wiped out by the Scorched.
2096 - The Responders are wiped out by the Scorched at Morgantown Airport.
2097 - Remaining Appalachian raider gangs wiped out by Scorched.
Vault 15 opens.
2098 - Shady Sands founded.
2102 - Harold investigates source of mutant attacks.
Harold turns into a FEV mutant after an industrial accident at the Mariposa Military Base. Dr. Richard Grey, who was with Harold, falls into a vat of FEV. Later he escapes the vat, and mutates.
Free States wiped out by the Scorched.
Fallout 76 (2102-2105)
Plot
Attempting to reunite with your missing vault overseer, while discovering Appalachia.
Notable Characters
Protagonist: Vault Dweller
Adelaide (robot) (add-on) (possible lite ally)
Artemis (robot)
Beckett (former raider, possible ally)
Black-Eyed Susan (florist, gardener) (2025 update)
Dr. Edgar Blackburn (scientist and researcher) (2021 update)
Sofia Daguerre (former astronaut, possible ally)
Daphne (possible lite ally)
Duchess (owner of The Wayward)
Thomas Eckhart (mentioned) (Enclave)
Grahm (super mutant merchant)
Master of Ceremonies (Mister Handy)
Maul (super mutant, possible lite ally)
Meg (Crater Raiders leader)
Moonshiner Ned (Mister Handy)
Purveyor Murmrgh (vendor)
Windy Park (merchant) (2025 update)
Leamon Price (scavenger) (2025 update)
Paladin Rahmani (leader of the current BoS Appalachian chapter)
Rose (robot, leader of Cutthroats raider gang)
Knight Shin (BoS)
Hugo Stolz (Lost) (2024 update)
Paladin Taggerdy (leader of original BoS Appalachian chapter)
The Rust King (super mutant) (2025 update)
Earle Williams (former miner)
Notable Factions/Organizations
Blood Eagles (raiders)
Brotherhood of Steel (BoS) (original)
Fanatics (raiders) (The Pitt expedition update)
Lombardi Family (crime family) (Atlantic City expedition update)
Raiders (original groups)
Revenants (ghouls) (2025 update)
Rust King's Army (raiders) (2025 update)
-Ash Cavers (raiders) (2025 update)
Showmen (Atlantic City expedition update)
Union (The Pitt expedition update)
Notable Locations (Appalachia and beyond)
Ash Heap (region)
-Vault 63 (opened in 2024 update)
Burning Springs (Southeastern Ohio region) (update)
-Athens (city)
-Hocking Hills Little League Field
-South Ohio Evacuation CenterÂ
Cranberry Bog (region)
-Watoga (city)
Savage Divide (region)
-Fort Atlas (BoS)
-Foundation (Settler HQ)
-Hillside Cavern (2025 update)
-Radiant Hills (2025 update)
-The Deep (underground)
-Vault 79 (experiment: none, safe storage of gold)
-Vault 96 (experiment: genetics and mutations)
Skyline Valley (Shenandoah National Park region) (update)
The Forest (region)
-Enclave research facility (beneath Transmission station 1AT-U03)
-Helvetia (Fasnacht seasonal event)
-Point Pleasant (Cult of the Mothman)
-Riverside Manor (Order of Mysteries HQ)
-Vault 51 (experiment: testing the limits of human tribalism using a prototype ZAX supercomputer)
-Vault 76 (control vault)
The Mire (region)
-Freddy Fear's House of Scares
-Vault 94 (experiment: testing the adaptability of non-violent ideological groups when presented with post-apocalyptic societies)
Toxic Valley (region)
-Eastern Regional Penitentiary
--The Core
Other
-The Pitt (pre-war Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) (update)
-Atlantic City (pre-war New Jersey) (update)
Notable Creatures/Monsters
Blue Devil (2023 update)
-Rusted deathclaw (2025 update)
Feral ghouls, Glowing ones, The Lost (2024 update)
Jersey Devil (Atlantic City expedition update)
-Lesser Devils (Atlantic City expedition update)
Mothmen, Wise Mothman (events)
Overgrown (Atlantic City expedition update)
-Bleached Ogua (2025 update)
-Burning radscorpion (2025 update)
Scorchbeast, Scorchbeast queen
-Corrosive stingwing (2025 update)
Super mutants, Super mutant behemoths
Trogs (The Pitt expedition update)
Ultracite Terror (2024 update)
Ultracite Titan (2022 update)
Other Cryptids/Characters
Smiling man (2023 update)
The Electrician (2024 update)
The Emissary (2022 update) (seasonal event only)
Robots
EN06 Guardian (Raid, 2024 update)
Other
Abaxodyne cache (2025 update)
Abraxodyne intel (2025 update)
Enclave Squad Epsilon (Raid, 2024 update)
Excavator power armor (EXC-17)
Nuka-Cola candy (2022 update)
Nuka-Cola Quantum candy (2022 update)
Nuka-Cola Twist (2022 update)
Fallout notable chems and medication
Buffout (temporarily increases strength, reflexes, and endurance)
Calmex (temporarily increases agility and perception, variants have other effects)
Jet (chem, inhaler, energy rush)
Med-X (morphine)
Mentats (chem, temporarily increases intelligence, variants have other effects)
Psycho (performance enhancer)
RadAway (removes radiation from user)
Rad-X (anti-radiation medicine)
Stimpaks (hand-held medication)
X-Cell (prototype performance enhancer)
Fallout notable food and drink
Sugar Bombs (cereal)
Sunset Sarsaparilla (Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 76)
Vim (soft drink) (Fallout 4: Far Harbor add-on)
Fallout notable Companies and Corporations
Drumlin Diner (Fallout 4, Fallout 76)
H&H Tools Company (Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4 update, Fallout 76)
Poseidon Energy (as a gas station chain in Fallout 2 and New Vegas)
Red Rocket Corp (Fallout 3, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, TV series)
Skylanes Air (Fallout 4, Fallout 76)
Slocum's Joe (Fallout 4, Fallout 76)
Starlight Theaters (Fallout 4, Fallout 76 update, TV series)
Sunset Sarsaparilla Company (Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 76 items, TV series)
Vim! Pop Incorporated (Fallout 4: Far Harbor add-on)
Timeline (notable events between 2105 and 2161)
2110 - The Institute is founded by former Commonwealth Institute of Technology students.
2126-2128 - The Great Merchant Wars.
2130 - Diamond City is founded.
2135 - Elder Roger Maxson dies of cancer.Â
2137 - The Master's Unity becomes a reality.
2156 - The Children of the Cathedral is established.
2159 - John Maxson becomes High Elder.
Fallout (2161-2162)
Plot
Finding a replacement water chip for Vault 13 and tasked with destroying a mutant army that threatens humanity.
Notable Characters
Protagonist: Vault Dweller
Aradesh (leader of Shady Sands)
Killian Darkwater (mayor of Junktown)
Decker (crime boss, head of Underground)
Dogmeat (possible companion dog)
Gizmo (casino and boxing ring owner)
Harold (mutant, wasteland traveler)
Harry (super mutant, leader)
Ian (guard, possible companion)
Katja (scavenger, recruitable companion)
Lieutenant (super mutant, right hand of the Master)
Loxley (leader of the Circle of Thieves)
John Maxson (high elder, BoS)
Morpheus (leader of the Children of the Cathedral)
Nicole (Followers of the Apocalypse)
Rhombus (head paladin and knight, BoS)
Set (ghoul, leader of Necropolis)
The Master (cybernetic mutant, founder and leader of Unity)
Tycho (Desert Ranger, possible companion)
Vault 13 overseer (head/leader of Vault 13)
Notable Factions/Organizations
Khans (raider tribe)
Locations (New California)
Boneyard (pre-war Los Angeles)
LA Vault (demonstration vault)
Lost Hills (BoS)
Vault 12 (experiment: study the radiation effects on residents)
Vault 13 (experiment: prolonged isolation)
Vault 15 (experiment: gain data on residents of diverse ideologies)
Notable Creatures/Monsters
Robots
Other
West Tek (mentioned)
Timeline (notable events between 2162 and 2241)
2162 - The Vault Dweller heads north with a small group of fellow vault dwellers and wastelanders; founding the small village of Arroyo.
The Advanced tech of the BoS is slowly introduced to New California. The BoS remains out of the power structure and becomes a major research and development house.
2178 - The Institute begins researching FEV and creates their first super mutants.
2180 - The Commonwealth Minutemen are formed.
2189 - The NCR is voted into existence as a federation of five states: Shady, Los Angeles, Maxson, the Hub, and Dayglow.
2198 - Shady Sands becomes the capital of the NCR.
2220 - Congressman Richard "Dick" Richardson is elected president.
2227 - Shaun is abducted by Institute operatives.
2229 - The Commonwealth Provisional Government is formed, but wiped out by the Institute. An event known as the Massacre of the CPG.
2239 - Rivet City founded.
2240 - Goodneighbor is founded.
Fallout Tactics (2197-2198) (Non-canon*)
*overall non-canon, but some elements such as the mention of a Brotherhood of Steel (Chicago area) as a small detachment, and airships are canon (mentioned in Fallout 3 and 4). The horned power armor designs used by BoS in this game are somewhat similar to what was used by the Enclave in Fallout 3.
Plot
Leading a Brotherhood squad to tame the wasteland, while fighting raiders, mutants, and a robotic army. Fighting to secure technology and protecting the region.
Notable Characters
Protagonist: The Warrior
Gen Simon Barnaky (BoS)
Charon (tribal)
Daarr (Beastlords leader)
Rodger Gaire (Reaver leader)
Jesse Gomer (raider leader)
Kerr (merchant)
Latham (BoS)
Maximus (BoS)
The Calculator (cyborg)
Dekker (BoS)
Notable Factions/Organizations
Beastlords (tribals)
Brotherhood of Steel (BoS) (Midwest Brotherhood)
Gammorin's Army (super mutants)
Reavers (cult)
Red Stingers (gang)
Notable Locations (Midwest)
The Belt (region)
Brahmin Wood (village, Illinois)
Buena Vista (Colorado)
Bunker Alpha (BoS)
Bunker Beta (BoS)
Canyon City (town, Kansas-Colorado border)
Chicago (Illinois)
Cold Water (town, Kansas)
Bunker Delta (BoS)
Bunker Epsilon (BoS)
Freeport (Illinois)
Bunker Gamma (BoS)
Great Bend (Kansas)
Jefferson (Missouri)
Junction City (town, Kansas)
Kansas City (Missouri)
Macomb (Illinois)
Mardin (Beastlords)
Newton/Junk City (Reavers)
Osceolla (Gammorin's Army)
Peoria/Preoria (village, Illinois)
Quincy (Illinois)
Rock Falls (Raiders) (Illinois)
Scott City (Kansas)
Springfield (Illinois)
St. Louis (Missouri)
Vault 0 (Cheyenne Mountain) (no experiment)
Notable Creatures/Monsters
Robots
Other
Acme (defense contactor)
Fallout Tactics 2 (canceled non-canon sequel)
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel (2208) (non-canon)
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2 (canceled non-canon sequel)
Fallout Extreme (canceled squad-based console game)
Fallout 2 (2241-2242)
Plot
Finding a G.E.C.K. to prevent drought and starvation for the village of Arroyo. Freeing villagers of Arroyo and vault dwellers of Vault 13 from the Enclave.
Notable Characters
Protagonist: Chosen One
Arroyo Elder (leader of Arroyo)
John Bishop (leader of the Bishop clan)
Dogmeat (possible companion dog)
Goris (intelligent deathclaw)
Harold (mutant, wasteland traveler)
Frank Horrigan (super mutant cyborg, Enclave agent)
K-9 (cyberdog, possible companion)
Lenny (ghoul doctor, possible companion)
Joanne Lynette (leader of Vault City)
Marcus (super mutant, sheriff of Broken Hills, possible companion)
Melchior (super mutant)
President Richardson (leader of Enclave)
Robodog (cyberdog, possible companion)
Skynet (AI, possible companion)
Sulik (tribal warrior, possible companion)
Tandi (second president of the NCR)
Vic (trader, possible companion)
Notable Factions/Organizations
Bishops (crime family)
Khans (raider tribe)
Mordinos (crime family)
Salvatores (crime family)
Shi (researchers)
Slags (mutated people)
Wrights (crime family)
Notable Locations (New California)
The Den (northern California)
Golgotha (graveyard)
Klamath (pre-war southern Oregon)
New Reno (pre-war Western Nevada)
New California Republic (NCR) (town, aka Shady Sands, now capital of NCR)
Vault 8 (control vault)
Notable Creatures/Monsters
Deathclaws, Intelligent deathclaws
Feral ghouls (aka Ghoul crazies)
Robots
Other
Poseidon Gasoline, Poseidon Oil
Timeline (notable events between 2242 and 2277)
2248 - Caesar launches his conquest of Arizona, southwestern Colorado, western New Mexico, and southeastern Utah.
2253 - 38 NCR citizens are killed by Mojave raiders. Three battalions of NCR infantry are dispatched into the Mojave Wasteland.
2254 - Owyn Lyons of the BoS is sent to D.C. to recover technology. Arrives and establishes The Citadel as the BoS's main base in the ruins of the Pentagon a year later.
2266 - The Railroad's headquarters is raided by the Institute and almost destroyed.
2270 - Pacification of the Mojave.Â
2271 - Ranger Unification Treaty.
2274 - Treaty of New Vegas.
2276 - Brotherhood Outcasts formed.
NCR carries out Operation Sunburst.
2277 - Caesar's Legion moves into the Mojave.
First Battle of the Hoover Dam occurs.
Van Buren (Black Isle Studios and Interplay Entertainment's cancelled Fallout 3) (non-canon)
Fallout Online (Project V13) (Interplay's cancelled MMO)
Fallout 3 (2277)
Plot
Searching for missing father and making clean mass produced non-irradiated drinking water a reality.Â
Notable Characters
Protagonist: Lone Wanderer
Colonel Autumn (Enclave)
Dr. Stanislaus Braun (overseer of Vault 112)
Moira Brown (owner of Craterside Supply)
Charon (ghoul, possible companion)
Star Paladin Cross (BoS, possible companion)
Butch Deloria (Tunnel Snakes gang, possible companion)
Dogmeat (possible companion dog)
President Eden (Enclave)
Fawkes (super mutant, possible companion)
Gary (Vault 108, clone)
Harold (FEV mutant)
James (scientist, father of protagonist)
Jericho (former raider, possible companion)
Robert MacCready (mayor of Little Lamplight)
Madison Li (scientist)
Elder Lyons (leader of East Coast BoS)
Sarah Lyons (BoS)
Sergeant RL-3 (Mister Gutsy, possible companion)
Lucas Simms (sheriff of Megaton)
Three Dog (radio host, DJ, news anchor)
Notable Factions/Organizations
Brotherhood of Steel (BoS) (major faction)
Brotherhood Outcasts (minor faction)
Children of Atom (minor faction)
Enclave (major faction)
Regulators (vigilantes)
Reilly's Rangers (mercenaries)
Talon Company (mercenaries)
The Family (minor faction)
The Railroad (minor faction)
Notable Locations (Capital Wasteland)
Adams Air Force Base (pre-war Maryland) (Broken Steel add-on)
Outcast outpost (Operation Anchorage add-on)
Paradise Falls (Slavers)
Point Lookout (pre-war Maryland) (Point Lookout add-on)
Raven Rock (Enclave)
Temple of the Union (Abolitionists)
The Citadel (BoS)
The Pitt (pre-war Pittsburgh) (The Pitt add-on)
Underworld (ghouls)
Vault 87 (experiment: study the effects of FEV on humans)
Vault 92 (experiment: implanting subliminal messages into minds through white noise)
Vault 101 (experiment: vault to stay closed indefinitely)
Vault 106 (experiment: effects of psychoactive drugs released into air filtration system)
Vault 108 (experiment: effects of faulty power supply, 3x normal defensive weaponry, lack of standard entertainment, and cloning)
Vault 112 (experiment: effects of virtual reality on inhabitants)
Zeta (Mothership Zeta add-on)
Notable Creatures/Monsters/Other humans
Deathclaws, Enclave Deathclaws
Super mutants, Super mutant behemoths
Swampfolk (Point Lookout add-on)
Tribals (Point Lookout add-on)
Trogs (The Pitt add-on)
Yao guai, Ruzka (Point Lookout add-on)
Zetans (Mothership Zeta add-on)
Robots
Protectrons, Nuka-Cola security
Other
Dot's Diner (chain)
T-51b power armor (Fort Constantine and add-on only)
Timeline (notable events between 2277 and 2281)
2277 - Vault 81 opens its doors to the Commonwealth.
2278 - Marcus founds Jacobstown.
Elder Owyn Lyons dies. His daughter Sarah Lyons becomes elder. She is later killed in combat.
2281 - Operation: Racket begins by Caesar's Legion.
Fallout: New Vegas (2281-2282)
Plot
Ambushed and left for dead while delivering a package to New Vegas, you seek out your would-be killer to recover that package and decide the future of the wasteland.
Notable Characters
Protagonist: The Courier
Caesar (leader of Caesar's Legion)
Cass (former caravan merchant, possible companion)
Craig Boone (former NCR sharpshooter, possible companion)
Lily Bowen (nightkin and former assassin, possible companion)
Jason Bright (leader of Bright Brotherhood)
Dean Domino (ghoul survivalist, temp companion) (Dead Money add-on)
Dog and God (nightkin, temp companion) (Dead Money add-on)
Father Elijah (former BoS elder) (Dead Money add-on)
Follows-Chalk (tribal scout, temp companion) (Honest Hearts add-on)
Arcade Gannon (doctor and scientist, possible companion)
Joshua Graham (former Legate of Caesar's Legion, temp companion) (Honest Hearts add-on)
Mr. House (ruler of New Vegas)
Legate Lanius (Caesar's legion)
Marcus (super mutant)
Nolan McNamara (BoS elder)
Doc Mitchell (doctor and surgeon)
Rex (cyberdog, possible companion)
Christine Royce (former BoS scribe, temp companion) (Dead Money add-on)
Veronica Santangelo (BoS scribe, possible companion)
Tabitha (super mutant nightkin)
Raul Tejada (ghoul mechanic, former gunslinger, possible companion)
The King (leader of the Kings gang)
Ulysses (courier, former scout/spy of Caesar's Legion) (Lonesome Road add-on)
Waking Cloud (tribal, temp companion) (Honest Hearts add-on)
Notable Factions/Organizations
Boomers (isolationist tribe) (minor faction)
-Circle of Steel (BoS sub-faction) (mentioned)
Caesar's Legion (major faction)
Chairmen (crime family)
Fiends (raiders)
Followers of the Apocalypse (minor faction)
Great Khans (raiders) (minor faction)
The Kings (gang)
New California Republic (NCR) (major faction)
Omertas (crime family)
Powder gangers (gang)
Vipers (raiders)
White Glove Society (crime family)
White Legs (raider tribe) (Honest Hearts add-on)
Notable Locations (Mojave Wasteland)
Big MT (Old World Blues add-on)
Camp McCarran (NCR)
Cottonwood Cove (Legion)
Hidden Valley (BoS)
Jacobstown (super mutants)
Nellis Air Force Base (Boomers)
Red Rock Canyon (Great Khans)
Sierra Madre (city) (Dead Money add-on)
Sunset Sarsaparilla headquarters
The Divide (California-Nevada border) (Lonesome Road add-on)
The Fort (Legion)
Vault 3 (control vault)
Vault 11 (experiment: social experiment)
Vault 19 (experiment: effects of paranoia through non-chemical and non-violent means)
Vault 21 (experiment: gambling)
Vault 22 (experiment: botanical experiments)
Vault 34 (experiment: social experiment, gun focused culture)
Zion Canyon (pre-war Utah) (Honest Hearts add-on)
Notable Creatures/Monsters/Other humans
Cazadors, Specimen 73 (Old World Blues add-on)
Ghost people (Dead Money add-on)
Lobotomites (Old World Blues add-on)
Marked men (Lonesome Road add-on)
Night stalkers (also appear in Old World Blues add-on)
Spore carriers (also appear in Honest Hearts and Old World Blues add-ons)
Spore plants (also appear in Honest Hearts and Old World Blues add-ons)
Tunnelers (Lonesome Road add-on)
Yao guai (Honest Hearts add-on)
Robots
ED-E (prototype eyebot, possible companion)
ED-E (copy, companion) (Lonesome Road add-on)
Fisto (modified Protectron)
Victor (AI, securitron)
Yes Man (AI, modified securitron)
Other
Solitare (gas station chain) (Lonesome Road add-on)
Timeline (notable events between 2282 and 2287)
2282 - Arthur Maxson is named elder of the Eastern Brotherhood of Steel.
The Prydwen is completed at Adams Air Force Base.
McDonough becomes major of Diamond City.
2283 - Arthur Maxson reunites the Brotherhood Outcasts with his chapter and Lyon's Brotherhood of Steel is reorganized into a new Eastern Division. Arthur Maxson becomes Supreme Commander of the BoS.
2284 - Paladin Brandis is the sole survivor of Recon Squad Artemis, after his team was attacked and killed by an unknown party in the Commonwealth.
2285 - The Institute attacks and destroys University Point in the Commonwealth.
2286 - Brian Virgil is assigned as head of the Institute's FEV lab.
Porter Gage and Colter rally the Disciples, the Operators, and The Pack together.
Gage and Colter's raiders conquer Nuka-World. Colter names himself Overboss.
Last Son of Atom launches a holy war against the settlements of the Commonwealth.
2287 - Recon Squad Gladius, led by Paladin Danse, arrives at the Commonwealth.
The Institute attacks safehouses of The Railroad in the Commonwealth, including their headquarters at The Switchboard.
The Quincy Massacre.
The Fallout spinoffs Fallout Shelter and Fallout Shelter Online are considered secondary canon.*
*secondary canon where if it does not contradict current canon, its canon. Both games are set in-between Fallouts 3 and 4.
Fallout 4 (2287)
Plot
Searching for your missing son and deciding the future of the commonwealth.
Notable Characters
Protagonist: Sole Survivor
Ada (robot) (Automatron add-on)
Captain Avery (leader of Far Harbor) (Far Harbor add-on)
Cait (cage fighter, possible companion)
Codsworth (robot, possible companion)
Colter (raider overboss) (Nuka-World add-on)
Curie (robot, possible companion)
Paladin Danse (BoS, possible companion)
Deacon (Railroad agent, possible companion)
Desdemona (leader of The Railroad)
DiMA (Acadia) (Far Harbor add-on)
Dogmeat (possible companion dog)
Porter Gage (raider, possible companion) (Nuka-World add-on)
Preston Garvey (Minutemen officer, possible companion)
John Hancock (ghoul mayor of Goodneighbor, possible companion)
Conrad Kellogg (mercenary)
Madison Li (scientist)
Mechanist (robotics expert) (Automatron add-on)
Old Longfellow (hunter and guide, possible companion) (Far Harbor add-on)
Robert MacCready (mercenary, possible companion)
Arthur Maxson (leader of Commonwealth BoS)
Shaun (son of protagonist)
Sinjin (ghoul raider leader)
Shank (raider informant) (Nuka-World add-on)
Sierra (Nuka-Cola fan) (Nuka-World add-on)
Strong (super mutant, possible companion)
Suggs (merchant) (update)
Swan (super mutant behemoth)
Piper Wright (journalist, possible companion)
Nick Valentine (synth detective, possible companion)
Brian Virgil (super mutant)
X6-88 (synth courser, possible companion)
Notable Factions/Organizations
Acadia (Far Harbor add-on)
Brotherhood of Steel (BoS) (major faction)
Enclave (minor faction, update)
-Enclave remnants (update)
Gunners (mercenaries)
Hubologists (Nuka-World add-on)
Minutemen (major faction)
-Disciples (Nuka-World add-on), Operators (add-on), The Pack (add-on)
-Rust Devils (Automatron add-on)
The Institute (major faction)
The Railroad (major faction)
Trappers (Far Harbor add-on)
Notable Locations (The Commonwealth)
Far Harbor (pre-war Maine) (Far Harbor add-on)
-Acadia (Far Harbor add-on)
-Eden Meadows Cinemas (Far Harbor add-on)
-The Nucleus (Far Harbor add-on)
Libertalia (raider encampment)
Nuka-World (Nuka-World add-on)
-Grandchester Mystery Mansion (Nuka-World add-on)
The Prydwen (BoS airship)
Vault 75 (experiment: refinement of human genetics)Â
Vault 81 (experiment: testing for a universal cure of every sickness)
Vault 88 (unfinished) (Vault-Tec Workshop add-on)
Vault 95 (experiment: chem addiction)
Vault 111 (experiment: long-term effects of cryogenic suspended animation)
Vault 114 (construction incomplete)
Vault 118 (experiment: one human overseer with a vault full of robobrains) (add-on)
Yangtze (submarine)
Notable Creatures/Monsters
Anglers (Far Harbor add-on)
Ants (add-on), Flying ant swarm (Nuka-World add-on)
Bloodworms (Nuka-World add-on)
Brahmin, Brahmiluff (Nuka-World add-on)
Cave crickets (Nuka-World add-on)
Deathclaws, Gatorclaws (Nuka-World add-on)
Fog crawlers (Far Harbor add-on)
Gulpers (Far Harbor add-on)
Hermit crabs (Far Harbor add-on)
Mirelurks, Nukalurks (Nuka-World add-on)
-Mirelurk king, Nukalurk king (Nuka-World add-on)
-Mirelurk queen, Nukalurk queen (Nuka-World add-on)
-Red Death (Far Harbor add-on)
Rad-rats (Nuka-World add-on)
Super mutants, Super mutant behemoths
Wolves (Far Harbor add-on)
Robots
Junkbots (Automatron add-on)
N.I.R.A. (modified robot) (Nuka-World add-on)
Robobrains (Automatron and Far Harbor add-ons)
Scrapbots (Automatron add-on)
Swarmbots (Automatron add-on)
Tankbots (Automatron add-on)
Other
Drumlin Diner (chain)
Fallon's (chain)
Hellfire power armor (Enclave) (update)
Joe's Spruckies (chain)
Slocum's Joe (chain)
Starlight Theaters (chain)
Vim! Pop Inc (Far Harbor add-on)
X-02 power armor (Enclave) (update)
Fallout TV series (2296-2297)
Plot
To find and save your missing father (Lucy) and surving the wasteland.
Notable Characters
Protagonists: Lucy MacLean (Vault dweller), The Ghoul (bounty hunter), and Maximus (BoS)
Biff (NCR) (Season 2)
Bud Askins (Vault-Tec)
Sorrel Booker (Season 1)
Benjamin (Vault 4 overseer) (Season 1)
DJ Carl (radio station host) (Season 1)
Chet (Vault 33)
Claudia (Vault 31) (Season 2)
CX404 (nicknamed Four, later Dogmeat) (companion)
Dane (BoS)
Paladin Harkness (BoS) (Season 2)
Steph Harper (Vault 33)
Robert House (RobCo)
Barb Howard (Vault-Tec)
Huey (organ harvester) (Season 1)
Lacerta Legate (Legion) (Season 2)
Hank MacLean (father of Lucy)
Hooded super mutant (Season 2)
Nick the Prick (Great Khans) (Season 2)
Norm MacLean (Vault 33)
Ma June (store owner)Â
Lee Moldaver (NCR)
Betty Pearson (Vault 33)
U.S. President (Season 2)
Quintus (Elder, BoS)
CPT Rodriguez (NCR) (Season 2)
Thaddeus (BoS)
Titus (BoS Knight) (Season 1)
Diane Welch (Season 2)
Charles Whiteknife (USMC)
Dr. Siggi Wilzig (former Enclave)
Notable Factions/Organizations
Brotherhood of Steel (BoS)
-Coronado BoS (Season 2)
-Grand Canyon BoS (Season 2)
-Yosemite BoS (Season 2)
Caesar's Legion/The Legion (Season 2)
The Kings (gang) (Season 2)
New California Republic (NCR)
The Govermint (gang) (Season 1)
Vault 32 raiders (Season 1)
Notable Locations (New California and Mojave Wasteland)
The Boneyard (pre-war Los Angeles)
-Filly (Season 1)
-Griffith Observatory (NCR) (Season 1)
-Hawthorne Medical Laboratories (Season 1)
--Vault 4 (Season 1)
-Hollywood (Season 1)
--California Crest Studios (Season 1)
-KPSS radio station (Season 1)
-Red Rocket (fuel station) (Season 1)
--Vault 31
--Vault 32
--Vault 33
-Super Duper Mart (Season 1)
-Affordable Al's Discount Hospital (Season 2)
-Area 51 (Season 2)
-Caesar's Legion camp (Season 2)
-Camp Golf (Season 2)
--House Resort (Season 2)
-HELIOS one (background) (Season 2)
-Camp McCarran (credits and flashback) (Season 2)
-Mohave Mission School (Season 2)
--Freeside (Season 2)
---Atomic Wrangler Casino (Season 2)
---King's School of Impersonation (background) (Season 2)
---Mick & Ralph's (background) (Season 2)
---Silver Rush (background) (Season 2)
--The Strip (Season 2)
---Gomorrah (Season 2)
---Lucky 38 (Season 2)
---The Tops (background) (Season 2)
---Ultra-Luxe (background) (Season 2)
---Vault 21 Hotel and Shop (flashback, background) (Season 2)
-Novac (Season 2)
--Dino Dee-lite Motel (Season 2)
-Primm (background and credits) (Season 2)
-Starlight Drive-in Theatre (Season 2)
--Vault 24 (Season 2)
-Sunset Sarsaparilla factory (Season 2)
-Vault-Tec facility (Season 2)
The Caswennan (BoS airship)
The Prydwen (BoS airship) (Season 1)
Other
Anchorage, Alaska (flashback) (Season 2)
Uranium City Internment Camp (Canada) (Season 2)
Notable Creatures/Monsters
Deathclaws (skull in Season 1) (Season 2)
Gulpers (Season 1)
Radscorpions (Season 2)
Super mutant (corpse in Season 1) (Season 2)
Yao guai (Season 1)
Robots
Assaultron (destroyed) (Season 1)
Protectron (flashback) (Season 1)
Broken Securitron (Season 2)
Fisto (modified Protectron) (Season 2)
Lucky 38 Securitron (flashback) (Season 2)
Snip Snip (Mr. Handy) (Season 1)
Victor (Securitron) (Season 2)
Other
Buffout (Season 2)
Power fist (Season 2)
Ranger power armor (Season 2)
Super sledge (Season 2)
T-45 power armor (Season 2)
Fallout Bible (secondary canon)
Sources
Nukapedia (Fallout wiki)
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Last modified: 4/2026 (minor update)
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