10 of Fallout's Greatest Unsolved Mysteries

I mean, I think they're pretty great mysteries.

In this video, we take a look at some of the Fallout Universe's unanswered questions. Mysteries that we may never get the answer to. Some are big and potentially universe-altering . Others are more mundane. We also go over a few potential theories and explanations, but it's mostly just speculation.

Obviously this video doesn't encapsulate every mystery in Fallout, so if there are any others that you would like me to cover, leave a comment and maybe a part two will be put in motion.

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[xtremejay]

I always looked at the Mysterious Stranger as a main protagonist in their own story and they happen to cross paths with you on yours and their adventures. Think about how many times you are just wandering the wastes at a high level and see a civilian being attacked by raiders or whatever. You vats them from a distance or walk up quickly dispatch of them easily and move on about your day without a word? The mysterious stranger is just a really high level protagonist in another story that wanders through the area lends a hand and gets a bit of xp and moves on.

[thatonepersonwhoair-dropsy]

Fun fact: if you have Nick Valentine as a follower and the mysterious stranger perk activates, he has a unique line of dialogue

[gradygunzy]

I think the divergence point wasn’t a single point, but a series of small changes throughout time. With each point causing more change

[tefnutofhoney]

Okay so, the thing is, you can have fictional events before your divergence. The divergence is just really when things take a radical turn. Otherwise the divergence would be in the feudal era of japan, with a samurai getting abducted by aliens, if not even earlier.

[LonelyIslandKid]

My head canon is that The Brotherhood gave the order to kill Sarah. They saw Sarah as "soft" like her father. Arthur Maxson was young and could be easly manupulated into deciding anything they wanted. I also think The Brotherhood blamed The Lone Wanderer for her death. The Brotherhood of Steel in Fallout 4 doesnt say anything about him/her even though his/her actions have huge ramifications for The Brotherhood of Steel. After the Lone Wanderer got blame for Sarah's death, he/she disappeared from The Capital Wasteland.

[garryuyahoo]

I think Sunset Sarsaparilla is part of our timeline. Lots of companies claim an early founding date, but when you investigate, that early date was prior to being bought out by another company. Who's to say the SS company wasn't something else prior to WW2 - a company that went out of business or was never bought by SS.

[Wifgargfhaurh]

It's actually really funny to me that the mysterious stranger was never written off as just a part of the game, instead Bethesda canonized him and had Nick Valentine look into the mystery

[raggedy]

The hexcrete pillars seem like a reference to the 50s sci first classic "the Monolith Monsters". The movie centers around an alien element falling to earth, that rapidly forms immense ultra hard crystals when exposed to oxygen. The crystals become so big they topple over in a tidal wave of gigantic stones. Their encroachment threatens a small NM community and a scientisthas to stop it.

[shak]

To me, the most mysterious thing about fallout was in far harbor, having visions of (and following) the 'mother' spirit during the children of the atom quest.

[evilzombieeater]

The Hexcrete being some sort of slowly mass spreading parasite is actually really interesting

[Tumbledweeb]

I had the Mysterious Stranger appear during the "Operation: Anchorage" and go unconscious due to taking fall damage.

[larry.f]

For the very first mystery: Divergence probably happened when the aliens arrived to Earth and started messing around, which was way before ww2 considering the samurai in mothership zeta. That's the earliest point I can think of.

[MrScholar]

This was a common knowledge when I was playing and still probably can be found on wiki, one of the big divergences was, they didn't invent micro-transistors. That's why everything is big and bulky and that's why technology differs from us. However, around the time before great war, they finally invent micro - transistors so fallout universe suppose to looks like our universe if they keep continue using it.

[Christopher-gpiv]

Hey man, really loving the longer form content. I was looking for some alternatives to the more popular Fallout-focused channels. I'm not a super huge shorts fan, so I'm thankful you make really awesome long form content as well. Keep it up!

[elfarlaur]

The mercenaries of fallout are not necessarily being paid by anyone. They're largely organised raiders who are up for hire, which is actually much like real mercenaries in history who tended to turn to banditry when not working for anyone. Aristotle wrote that it is sometimes best to hire mercenaries even if you don't need them just to stop them from ravishing your lands.

[Deinonuchus]

The Hexcete destroying small towns is probably a reference to the 1957 scifi movie "Monolith Monsters".

[Pigness]

Given the fallout bible isn't canon I personally don't belive that there is a divergance, its just an alternate/parralell timeline that has some common events that cross over with ours.

[sunayocarissime]

Here's one mystery you could make a part 2 eventually. In New Vegas its pretty common knowledge how much Courier 6 traveled. One mystery is where exactly did Courier 6 come from? All you get really is rumors and places he/she has been but no real source of origin. The Boneyard maybe? The Hub? It's hard to say. Even Ulysses from Lonesome Road will tell you, "You've walked farther than I have." According to Ulysses, the Courier has been to Circle Junction, New Reno, Vault City, Fort Abandon, and on brahmin drives at the Big Circle.

Just how far did Courier 6 walk the wastes? Is it possible he/she might have traveled to the Capital Wasteland? Maybe the Commonwealth?

[fib]

My own personal head cannon about the Great Divergence is that the timelines have always been separated, with only minor divergences happening throughout it but causing any real difference, that is until the greatest of all divergences happen and completely split it away.

[mikalkellson]

Man I remember getting into fallout a few years ago and there was hardly any fallout YouTubers this is awesome to see how much traction the games have picked up since