Great Awakening

The Great Awakening is an event that occurred 20 years before the start of Fallout. It is mentioned only in Chris Avellone's Fallout Bible.

Background
The Great Awakening refers to the mentioned-only event in which Jonathan Faust talked the crazed pit venom victims into believing that the Great Snakes had spared their lives and to fight for his cause. He says this to them after they emerge from the Pit and subsequently has pit vipers attack what is left of the group, leaving approximately 40 of them "half-crazy" from the venom. This led to the creation of the Viper clan.

Behind the scenes
The "Great Awakening" is a term used to describe several periods of religious revival in American history.