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 the Lookout at the USS Constitution, the husband served in the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, while the wife was a lawyer. At some point during the Sino-American War, the Sole Survivor married and 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. Only a few moments later, it was announced by a newsreader that nuclear detonations were being reported, forcing the Survivor and their family to rush to Vault 111. They were then trapped in cryogenic stasis under the pretense of being "decontaminated." The Sole Survivor is kept in this state from 2077 to 2287.

In 2227, the Sole Survivor and their spouse are reawakened by two seen unknown individuals and one off screen, who open the spouse's cryogenic tube with the intent of kidnapping Shaun. Though conscious, the Sole Survivor is trapped in their tube and are powerless to do anything but watch their spouse being shot and their child abducted. The Sole Survivor is re-frozen, awakening in 2287 and escaping the cryogenic tube. Learning that they are the sole survivor of Vault 111, the Sole Survivor emerges from the Vault, and vows to avenge their spouse's death and locate Shaun.

Appearances
The Sole Survivor appears only in Fallout 4