Great Britain, also referred to as England and the United Kingdom, is a pre-War country.
Background
In 1776, the battles of Lexington and Concord started the American Revolutionary War, fought between Great Britain and 13 North American colonies.[2] The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, marking the the first major military confrontation of the Revolutionary War, and a British victory.[3] When the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress, the ruler of Great Britain was King George III.[2] The Button Gwinnett Protectron mentions the "tyranny of King George the Third of Great Britain."[4]
The Museum of Freedom featured a guided American Revolution exhibit tour that mentions London, and Abraham Washington mentions England when describing the history of the Declaration of Independence.[5][6] The Freedom Trail Tour Bot mentions the thousands of troops camped in the Boston Common area prior to 1775.[7] A plaque at Wixon's Shovel Museum mentions the British Shovel Fighters of the Revolutionary War, known for "their pristine ditches and the uncanny ability to deflect rifle shot."[8] The United Kingdom was the first country to build a major railway system.[9]
Mentions
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Fallout |
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Fallout 3 |
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Point Lookout |
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Fallout Shelter |
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Fallout 4 |
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Fallout 76 |
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Locations
Appearances
The United Kingdom, England, or Britain are mentioned in Fallout 3, Fallout Tactics, Fallout 4, Fallout Shelter, and Fallout 76.
Behind the scenes
- In a Fallout 3 afterthoughts feature, Emil Pagliarulo mentions Allistair Tenpenny, in that he traveled to the Capital Wasteland from Great Britain in order to seek his fortune. Pagliarulo stated that by mentioning small details about the state of the rest of the world, characters like Tenpenny can "serve as a catalyst" for players' imaginations.[Dev 1] Tenpenny is also described as an Englishman in the Fallout 3 Official Game Guide.[Pub 2]
- A real world image of London appears in the Fallout intro.
- In Fallout 2, in Sacred head of the Vault Dweller special encounter, Stonehenge is mentioned, a real world ancient ring of standing stones in England.
- The Brain Tank recites a line from a musical number from the real-world H.M.S. Pinafore, a British comic opera.[18]
- In Fallout 3, Mr. Brotch mentions the Battle of Hastings, which was a real world conflict fought in England.[19]
- A copy of the Magna Carta can be found in the National Archives, which was a real world document signed in England.
Gallery
Museum of Freedom mural
References
- ↑ Whitechapel Charlie chassis
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Archives Guess And Win!
- ↑ Bunker Hill Plaque
- ↑ Lone Wanderer: "Why would you do all that over a scrap of paper?"
Button Gwinnett (robot): "This is no mere scrap of paper, sir/madam. This is the doctrine laid down by my fellow members of the Second Continental Congress. It absolves us of the tyranny of King George the Third of Great Britain. It is perhaps the greatest symbol of this free nation."
(Button Gwinnett's dialogue) - ↑ Lone Wanderer: "What's the history behind the document?"
Abraham Washington: "On July the 4th in 1776, a group calling themselves the Second Judgmental Congress got together at Fort McHarry in Maryland. After a ceremony which ended with Paul Revere singing the famous battle hymn known as the National Anthem, the document was signed. From there, it was sent to England by plane presumably and presented to King George himself. Thus began the Evolutionary War."
(Abraham Washington's dialogue) - ↑ Museum of Freedom intercom: "Let's send these crates back to London, boys!"
- ↑ Voice via Tour Bot: "Let us go back hundreds of years. It is the year 1775. For seven years, thousands of British soldiers have camped on this very soil in their orderly rows of tents. Led by General Thomas Gage, they seek to quell the growing tide of Revolution."
(Tour Bot dialogue) - ↑ Wixon's Shovel Museum plaque: "British Shovel Fighters were some of the most feared and deadly warriors of the Revolutionary War. They were known for their pristine ditches and the uncanny ability to deflect rifle shot."
- ↑ Pioneer Scout Camp Terminal Entries; RAIL ENTHUSIAST EXAM
- ↑ Fallout Tactics text file: "Name_CORE_rec_tr02 = Sharon/desc_CORE_rec_tr02= Her mother can trace their bloodline all the way back to Essex England, or so she says. Sharon spends a lot of time working on her hair. Her vanity can be a distraction, but Sharon handles guns well enough to keep her out of trouble."
- ↑ Fallout Tactics text file: "Name_CORE_rec_tr02 = Martin /desc_CORE_rec_tr02= One of Martins ancestors used to run a software company in England, until it sank. Martin himself has inherited his ancestor's uncanny driving abilities, and when out of the car is very good at spotting and disarming traps."
- ↑ "The 9mm Sten gun was developed by the British during WW2 as a cheap alternative to the more expensive Thompson SMG offered by the U.S. The Sten proved to be extremely reliable and, due to its fairly loose tolerances, could perform in poor conditions much more reliably than ostensibly better weapons."
Fallout Tactics weapon description - ↑ "This British adaptation of a Czech design was adopted as the standard light machine gun of British and Commonwealth forces in 1938. The .303 Cal Bren was among the most liked and respected weapons available to the British in WW2, due to its exceptional ruggedness, accuracy and simplicity, and remained in service with British forces for almost 50 years."
Fallout Tactics weapon description - ↑ Fallout 3 loading screen: "Tenpenny Tower is the brainchild of Allistair Tenpenny, a British refugee who came to the Capital Wasteland seeking his fortune."
- ↑ Point Lookout loading screens: "The Ark & Dove Cathedral is named for two English settler ships which landed near Point Lookout in 1634, leading to Maryland's founding."
- ↑ Pioneer Scout Camp Terminal Entries; Rail Enthusiast
- ↑ Johnny Weston: "When the bombs dropped, I was living in New York. Or maybe, Boston. Or coulda been Detroit, or LA. Maybe even England."
(Johnny Weston's dialogue) - ↑ Brain Tank: "A British tar is a soaring soul, as free as a mountain bird..."
(Brain Tank's dialogue) - ↑ Edwin Brotch: "No, Mister DeLoria, that is not correct. The Battle of Hastings was 1066. 2077 was the end of the world. Tell me. Are you really that stupid?"
(Edwin Brotch's dialogue)
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide/Wasteland Census p. 86: "Mister Buckingham is Vera's best friend, a Mister Handy robot with the disposition of a British butler. Mister Buckingham is stationed in the hotel 24/7 and minds things while Vera is away."
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p. 60: "Allistair Tenpenny an 80-year-old Englishman turned American entrepreneur, the man who discovered the tower saw it as an opportunity to provide residents with a standard of living enjoyed by the affluent in the days before the nuclear Armageddon. A rich eccentric who's bored with life and looking for new challenges, he enjoys sniping at wasteland creatures, ghouls, and the occasional visitor from his suite atop Tenpenny Tower."