Lone Wanderer

The Lone Wanderer is the Player Character in Fallout 3. This person is a young inhabitant of Vault 101, born in 2258 on Rivet City, and moved to Vault 101 shortly after birth. By 2277, approximately 200 years after The Great War, the Lone Wanderer's father disappeared from Vault 101 without any explanation. The young Vault Dweller leaves the safe shelter to look for his or her father in the ruins of Washington, DC. The actions of the Lone Wanderer are entirely decided by the player, with the ultimate decision made at the culmination of the game, at the site of Project Purity. Throughout the game if you tune into Galaxy News Radio you can hear about the vault dweller's adventures after you did them as well as your title at the moment.

Appearances
The Lone Wanderer appears only in Fallout 3. It should also be noted that according to 1 of the 5 gameplay demos as well as the Prepare for the Future website put out by Bethesda has the name "Albert" as the default name while checking the pipboy. However "Albert" is NOT the default name but a random name the demo player came up with. This may be a reference to the movie "A Boy and His Dog" starring a young Don Johnson as "Albert/Boy"