Sole Survivor



The Sole Survivor is the player character and main protagonist in Fallout 4. Depending on the player's gender selection, the Sole Survivor is either the husband or wife in a pre-War family and has a son, Shaun.

Background
Depending on player choice, the Sole Survivor is either a male retired army veteran or a female graduate from law school.

According to pre-war records of Lookout at the USS Constitution, the husband served in the 108th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion. At some point during the Sino-American War, the Sole Survivorgot married and they've had a son, named Shaun. On October 23rd, 2077, the Sole Survivor was preparing for an event at the Veteran's Hall when a Vault-Tec representative approached the family and approved them for the papers that allowed them access into Vault 111. Mere moments later, the news had a breaking announcement, that bombs were going down. nuclear attack, forcing the Survivor and his/hers family to rush to the vault, where they're trapped in cryogenic stasis where the Sole Survivors is being kept between 2077 and 2287. Unfortunately during that time, your son is kidnapped and your significant other is murdered.

About 130 years later, the Sole Survivor and their significant other are reawakened by two unknown individuals, who opened your significant others cryogenic tube with the intent of taking Shaun. While your significant other tries to prevent the theft, he/she is then shot and killed by the bald one of the strangers, who takes Shaun and reactivates the Survivor's Cryogenic tube stating "At least we have the backup". After what he/she believe to be 10 years later, actually around 50-60 years, the Sole Survivor manages to break out of the Cryogenic tube. Learning that he/she is the Sole Survivor of Vault 111, as the remaining residents have died due to the strangers tampering with the Cyrogenic tube controls. Once the Sole Survivor emerges from Vault 111, the Sole Survivor vows to avenge their significant other's death and find Shaun.

Appearances
The Sole Survivor appears only in Fallout 4.