Vault 77

Vault 77 was one of the Vaults created by Vault-Tec, and part of the Vault Experiment. Only one man entered this Vault, which also contained a crate of puppets. Its location is unknown, however it is most likely in the vicinity of the Capital Wasteland around Washington, DC.

During the first months, the Vault 77 Dweller went through the initial panic and depression caused by being locked alone in a Vault. He didn't actually open the puppet crate until one year, three months and twelve days after the lock-up.

After opening the crate, he takes particular interest in a dog puppet (which he named Reverend Hound who he also decided to make Sheriff), a king puppet, and a grandmother puppet.

These 3 puppets appear to give him something to do to stave off insanity for a while, but unfortunately, he finds a Vault Boy puppet that he either imagines is an evil killer or perhaps even IS an evil killer (it is never specified which) who kills the King puppet one night, telling the Dweller that they in fact did it together and must flee before Reverend Hound comes for them.

They open the vault soon after to which he quickly closed it discovering an airplane-sized radscorpion holding up a car in each claw. The Dweller decides they should sleep on the plan. Later, he somehow managed to leave the Vault, befriending a giant ant which he takes as a mount.

After a night of splitting a campfire meal with an unnamed but civil Ghoul (possibly one from Necropolis as he also hints he originally came from a Vault), he is captured by Slavers who are uncertain whether to make him a Slave or if they should just cook him for meat, The Dweller tries to warn them not to hang around him as his puppet is an insane killer. Later that night, the threat becomes a reality as the slaver home camp is razed by the Puppet and it's Puppeteer, both bathed in the excessive blood afterwards.

The comic ends with a conclusion that Vault 77 didn't turn out so good but reminds the viewer that 'the Vaults were never meant to save anyone'.

List of puppets
List of known puppets from the crate and the names given to them by the Vault 77 Dweller:
 * The King
 * Grandma
 * Reverend Hound
 * Vault Boy

Appearances
Vault 77 appears only in the official Fallout 3 Penny Arcade Comic, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik, in cooperation with Emil Pagliarulo.

A Vault 77 Jumpsuit can be found in Fallout 3, alongside an audio recording of an obviously worried slaver, saying how it scares the others, and that 'he' may be back for it. The jumpsuit appropriately boosts one's melee and unarmed skills give that these were the Puppet Man's ways of murdering. However, despite this suggesting that Vault 77 can be found somewhere in the Capital Wasteland, it is not in any current version of the game. Based on the Numbers of the Vaults in the Capital Wasteland, which are 76, 87, 92, 101, 106, 108, and 112, it is most likely Vault 77 is located somewhere in or near the Capital Wasteland. It is unlikely that Vault 77 is very near the Capital Wasteland, being that it is not mentioned on the Vault-Tec Computer in the Citadel and it does not appear on the Citadel's map of Vaults.