Vault Dweller

The Vault Dweller is the player character in Fallout.



Background
The Vault Dweller lived in Vault 13, and was chosen to set out on a mission to find a replacement water chip for the vault. Without spare parts or the possibility of a workaround system, the overseer was forced to send one of the inhabitants out to find one. The Vault Dweller was chosen and subsequently set out to find the water chip, investigate the super mutant threat, with the ultimate goal of defeating the Master.

After succeeding in these endeavors, the Vault Dweller returned to the vault but was exiled. A group of Vault Dwellers, disgusted with the overseer's decision left after, led by Lydia, Theresa and Lyle. The group of dwellers that left Vault 13 found the Vault Dweller, and they settled, founding a village named Arroyo. The Vault Dweller and their partner Pat had a child, the future Arroyo elder. The Vault Dweller left Arroyo 20 years later, leaving behind their vault suit and memoirs behind.

Appearances
The Vault Dweller appears as the player character in Fallout, and is mentioned in Fallout 2, Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas.