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A list of commonwealths mentioned in the Fallout Series.
List[edit]
- Jack Smith refers to the Commonwealth of Virginia.[1] According to a Fallout 4 loading screen, Massachusetts, was also known as The Commonwealth of Massachusetts before the Great War.[2] In real life, both Virginia and Massachusetts, along with Kentucky and Pennsylvania, have been officially called Commonwealths since their inceptions in the 1780s-90s.[3]
- The Thirteen Commonwealths were formed in 1969, an event noted on the Boston placard at the Massachusetts State House.[4]
- The Southwest Commonwealth Conservation Area is written on the Red Rock Sign. Additionally the Southwest Commonwealth is written on the Nevada Flag.
- An unnamed commonwealth included the city of Watoga.[5]
- The New England Commonwealth is mentioned in the Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook.[Pub 1]
Behind the Scenes[edit]
- In Fallout Bible 8, Tim Cain states: "Leon said he used that flag because it looked cool and he didn't want to use a standard American flag with 50 stars. Eventually he planned to make up something about 13 super-states or something, but he never did."[Dev 1]
- In the Denver design document, Joshua Sawyer mentioned breaking up the pre-war United States into thirteen zones, with one of them being called the Great Midwest Commonwealth.[Doc 1]
- In the tech demo for the canceled Van Buren project, Corporal Armstrong, the player interacts with a soldier from the Great Midwest Commonwealth Armored Infantry Division.[Doc 2][Doc 3]
- In 2004, Swayer partially wrote his own Fallout role-playing game that included the United States being reformed into 13 Commonwealths.
- Columbia---Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia. Mentioned on a Bethesda store promotional item.
- East Central---Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee
- Eastern---West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York
- Four States---Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
- Gulf---Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida
- Midwest---Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan
- New England---Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
- North---Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota
- Northwest--- Northern California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska
- Plains---Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma
- Southeast---Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina
- Southwest---Southern California, Nevada, Hawaii
- Texas---Texas, Arkansas
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Lone Wanderer: "Virginia? Virginia's been gone for 200 years."
Jack Smith: "Not here. Not in Andale, no sir/ma'am. The great Commonwealth of Virginia is alive and well. In fact, we just voted ourselves a new governor!"
(Jack Smith's dialogue) - ↑ Fallout 4 loading screens: "Originally 'The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,' the state became known only as the 'The Commonwealth' after the Great War of 2077."
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_(U.S._state)
- ↑ Boston Placards: "The 'new' state house was completed in 1798 to house the government of the state of Massachusetts. The land selected was originally John Hancock’s cow pastures. The first dome was constructed of wooden shingles and covered in copper smelted by Paul Revere. The state government used this building continuously until the formation of the Thirteen Commonwealths in 1969."
- ↑ AMS Corporate Headquarters Terminal Entries; security terminal, 10-24-76: Re: Hey Stranger!: "Riley, I had no idea that you were still in the commonwealth, let alone in Watoga!"
- ↑ Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook p. 276: "Once a horse track in the New England Commonwealth, the Easy City Downs are now a raider den. Under the watch of those who occupy a set of ruined bleachers, various robots including Assaultrons, Eyebots, Mister Handys, and Mister Gutsys race for the entertainment of the local raiders as well as associated Triggermen."
- ↑ "[FYI, I will be breaking up the pre-war U.S. into its thirteen distinct "zones". One of these zones is the Great Midwest Commonwealth, which was responsible for the majority of pre-war agriculture across the country. However, the U.S. as portrayed in my fakey history will be slightly more economically libertarian, so it's conceivable that the GMC actually had food to trade, but was being stingy with it/jacking up prices in the southwest. – Josh]"
(Denver design document; Area Background) - ↑ Van Buren tech demo: "You see Corporal Armstrong of the Great Midwest Commonwealth 13th Armored Infantry Division."
(Armstrong dialogue file) - ↑ Armstrong: "Corporal Armstrong of the 4th Armored Infantry Division, Great Midwest Commonwealth. I'll help you reach your vault, citizen."
(Armstrong dialogue file)
- ↑ Fallout Bible 8: "Chris Avellone: Why does the Fallout flag have 13 stars?
Tim Cain: Leon [Leonard Boyarsky] said he used that flag because it looked cool and he didn't want to use a standard American flag with 50 stars. Eventually he planned to make up something about 13 super-states or something, but he never did."