Wasteland

The Wasteland or Wastes refers to the majority of the world's post-nuclear environment in the Fallout universe.

Background
During the Great War, it took no more than two hours for the nuclear warheads that were fired to change the face of the planet and affect life on Earth for many centuries to come. After the atomic fire had cleared, the surface of the Earth was very different.

Millions of buildings and cities were demolished or severely damaged, with only a few exceptions. Most of the plants that had once flourished on the Earth died as the Earth was changed from a diverse landscape to a barren and hot desert, radiation becoming a serious threat to what little life remained.

Countries such as the United States were turned into scorching wastelands that became filled with new dangers due to mutations in wildlife that altered many of the species, making them more dangerous than before. As the remnants of humanity began to spread once again, new violence was introduced in the form of different factions. They began warring against each other in the new anarchic world which they now reside in, and though more than two centuries have passed since the Great War, progress in the reclamation of humanity has been slow and the wasteland remains a radioactive and war-torn desert, where life itself is a struggle.

Major factions

 * Caesar's Legion: An army of slaves modeled after ancient Rome and ruled by a man calling himself Caesar.
 * East Coast Brotherhood of Steel: A chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel on the East Coast originally led by Owyn Lyons. Unlike the chapters out west they broke tradition leading to the formation of the Brotherhood Outcasts which would later rejoin after Arthur Maxson became elder.
 * Enclave: The remnants of the United States Government.
 * The Institute: The descendants of scientists at C.I.T. They are most well known for the creation of the synth which they use as soldiers and spies.
 * Master's Army: A group of super mutants lead by The Master (Richard Gray).
 * Midwestern Brotherhood of Steel: A chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel that crashed in Chicago. Eventually they gain more control of the Midwest.
 * New California Republic (NCR): A Republic consisting of multiple states modeled of old world values.
 * West Coast Brotherhood of Steel: A chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel that originally founded the group, made up of former US Army soldiers.

Regions

 * See also: Regions Overview

Each region appearing in the different Fallout games has its own specific name, except for Fallout Shelter, which uses the generic name "the wasteland":
 * New California in Fallout, Fallout 2 and western portions of Fallout: New Vegas and the Divide within its add-on.
 * The Capital Wasteland, The Pitt and Point Lookout in Fallout 3 and its add-ons.
 * The Mojave Wasteland, the Sierra Madre, Zion Canyon, and Big MT in Fallout: New Vegas and its add-ons.
 * The Commonwealth, the Island and Nuka-World in Fallout 4 and its add-ons.
 * Appalachia in Fallout 76.
 * The Midwest in Fallout Tactics.
 * The Texas Commonwealth in Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel.

Mentioned-only locations

 * Baja
 * Broken Banks
 * Crater Banks
 * Dog Town
 * Erie Stretch
 * Great Lanta
 * Ronto
 * New Canaan

Fallout Shelter
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