'You're a hero, and you have to leave.'

I really like that Bethesda incorporated this line in F3, no matter if others thought the idea was a bit contrived. TTW gave me a new appreciation for Fallout 3.

(Besides, the TTW modders put crops next to Megaton. Shandified!)

[starrywisdom]

Plato told a story about a group of people who lived in a cave. They watched shadows on the wall and that was their reality. One day, one of the people managed to escape the cave and saw the world outside. He ran back to tell the others, but they became angry. They would have eventually killed him if he had stayed, because his adventures outside challenged their view of reality. So in fact, the overseers did him a favor.

[gaming_bigfoot]

Amata: "I know my father was stubborn, and maybe even tyrannical"
Also Amata: _"I'm now taking over as Overseer despite having no real authority yet and my first act is to kick you the fuck out"_

[nicoleg]

She still has the audacity to kick you out even after not killing a person. The first time I played I didn't kill anyone and felt so hurt and confused when she said that hero bs. Who would have thought my childhood bully would be a better friend to me lol

[tentaclesmod]

The funny thing is that in fallout 2 you discover that kicking the lone wanderer was an "everyone hated that" moment in-universe. They replaced the overseer with a computer for doing that.

[wojak-sensei]

I feel like the protagonist with the happiest ending among all the games is the Chosen One. At least he got to settle down and watch his tribe grow into a prosperous community. Everyone else either rides off into the sunset or, in the case of the Vault Dweller and the Lone Wanderer, gets kicked out.

[FamusJamus]

"You need to leave."
- Skyrim NPC when you enter their house two seconds before it counts as trespassing.

[aeternusnightshade]

Amata: "I'm sorry... You are a hero, and you have to leave"

Lone Wanderer: *Sounds of Gatling Laser being reloaded with murderous intent*

[hoovers]

"You're a hero... and you have to leave" My Bloody Mess Perk:

[Tohru]

The thing that makes fallout 1s ending better is that the overseer sounds like he actually regrets having the vault dweller leave despite everything he did for the vault

In fallout 3 it sounds like amata just says "hey lol my dad's dead now haha fuck off"

[LucaxCorp]

My reaction to that information in

Fallout 1: I understand. I don’t want to risk a bunch of youngsters following in my dangerous footsteps, I’ll leave.

Fallout 3: *You’ve lost Karma!*

[sodagirl]

Fallout 1: "you're a hero... and you need to leave..."
Fallout 3: "my dad died, this is sad. I will forgive you instantly, k bye"

[Remus-zy]

First one kinda of makes sense. The overseer is afraid of to many young people will leave, causing the vault to slowly die. But the Fallout 3 version doesn’t make any kind of sense. “Hey, thanks for saving us from tyranny. We need you to leave though, we’re going to open the vault up and we know none of us know what the waste are like, and having you around would be a great way to deal with that problem. However, some people are upset so bye!”

[Doctorgeo]

When Fallout 1 did it, it had a bigger impact since this was the very end. You really did save the entire wasteland. Not just the vault. And now the home you fought for is casting you out.
When Fallout 3 did it, it didn't matter since you had already left the vault and came back out of a chance encounter. Whether you had any intention of staying in the vault is up in the air.

[FrstNameLastName]

The only reason why I'm okay with Amata doing this is because it makes it much more satisfying to slaughter everyone in the vault

[wmascolin]

In hindsight, Amata not having an election and revamping of the vaults structure shows she's a terrible choice of leader and is why later on the vault stands no chance against the Enclave.

[TakeJanner]

"A bit contrived" is an understatement. To me, this clip perfectly encapsulates the difference between Bethesda's Fallout and Black Isle's from a narrative perspective. Black Isle wanted you to feel like you were just another person trying to survive in this harsh and brutal wasteland that was much bigger than you and your story. Bethesda wanted you to feel like the main character of a movie.

[LouSassoler]

Fallout 1 - Line is earned
Fallout 3 - Lines reference/unearned

[beano]

She tragically died soon after I got bored of that conversation

[NDeep]

Rule of the Wasteland, you kill the Overseer, you become the Overseer. Everything that was his is now yours. Claim his daughter as your wife

[Sorine]

Amata: You're a hero... and you have to leave.
Wanderer: I'm no hero. No sir. *gun clicks*