Skeleton

Skeletons are the remains of deceased people that can be found all around the Wastes. Ed is the only named skeleton in the Fallout series, without use of the Wild Wasteland trait.

Background
Skeletons are the bones of human beings found in various places.

Fallout and Fallout 2
In Fallout and Fallout 2, some skeletons can be looted.

Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas
In Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, the player can pick up this object, but not loot it.

Also in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, the player may find a skeleton near weapons, ammunition, notes and medical supplies. They may even correlate with unmarked quests.

Skeletons can also stretch out, they will sometimes fling when interacted with, for more information go to Fallout 3 bugs.

In Dead Money Vera's skeleton can be found wearing her dress. It can be dismembered.

In the Old World Blues trailer a skeleton in a space suit is seen shooting a laser pistol. It was speculated this could be the Courier, perhaps after some experiment. It is in fact a Y-17 trauma override harness, an automated suit that houses long deceased test subjects, found all over the Big MT.

Appearances
Skeletons appear in all Fallout games.