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* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]:
* [[Anti-Villain]]:
* [[Atom Punk]]: Especially before the war.▼
▲* [[Anti-Villain]]: {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|The Master]] is an honestly well-meaning person... mutant... thing. He truly believes that mutation is best for humanity, and you can't blame him for thinking [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]], since they created the Wasteland. And he'll even give up if you prove to him his plan will fail.}}
* [[Asshole Victim]]: Decker may be an evil crime boss, but the people he wants you to remove aren't angels themselves. They include Darren Hightower, the leader of the Water Merchants whom singularly control the economy, and Jaina, a member of the [[Religion of Evil|Unity]].
▲* [[Atom Punk]]: Especially before the war.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|The game has the Vault Dweller banished from Vault 13 because he's become "too different".}}▼
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]:
** {{spoiler|Also, Necropolis is canonically destroyed by the Master's armies, meaning a ton of innocent Ghouls died. On the plus side, [[Asshole Victim|Set]] dies as well, and Lenny's existence in ''2'' suggests that at least ''some'' of the population managed to survive/get away in time.}}▼
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** {{spoiler|According to the background information from the Fallout Bible, most of the surviving ghouls from Necropolis resettled in the area near the Glow, and form a thriving salvaging business. Eventually they joined the NCR as a key member state, and play a large role in creating equality between ghouls and humans in the republic.}} ▼
▲** {{spoiler|Also, Necropolis is canonically destroyed by the Master's armies, meaning a ton of innocent Ghouls died. On the plus side, [[Asshole Victim|Set]] dies as well, and Lenny's existence in ''Fallout 2'' suggests that at least ''some'' of the population managed to survive/get away in time
* [[But Thou Must!]]: "The chip, please." Becomes a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] if you play a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuBjeLiWhek below 4 intelligence character.]▼
▲** {{spoiler|According to the background information from the ''Fallout Bible'', most of the surviving ghouls from Necropolis resettled in the area near the Glow, and form a thriving salvaging business. Eventually, they joined the NCR as a key member state, and play a large role in creating equality between ghouls and humans in the republic
* [[Chekhov's Gunman|Chekhov's Town]]: Shady Sands, the humble Starter Town with a few minor sidequests, goes on to become the New California Republic, a major faction in both ''2'' and ''New Vegas''.▼
▲* [[But Thou Must!]]: "The chip, please
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: The Vault Dweller can become this. Always aim for the eyes in <s>[[Fallout 3|V.A.T.S.]]</s> targeted attacks! {{spoiler|You can also kill both the final bosses by blowing them up and bypassing the boss fights entirely, but if you don't get the Special Key from the Lieutenant's locker/have high enough skills (repair and science), you can't activate the Nuke under the cathedral. Also, the only way to beat the game is to leave both of their places of residence smoking craters.}}▼
▲* [[Chekhov's Gunman
▲* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: The Vault Dweller can become this. Always aim for the eyes in <s>[[Fallout 3|V.A.T.S.]]</s> targeted attacks!
* [[Cool Pet]]: Dogmeat.
* [[Downer Ending]]: If you side with
* [[Dronejam]]: It can happen in tight spaces if you have a large party. There's no way out of it, so your only hope is that someone moves away.
* [[Enemy Summoner]]: The Master.
* [[Exposition of Immortality]]: Harold, a ghoul-esque mutant you can meet in The Hub, was five years old when the Great War began, and emerged from Vault 29 in 2090. The Vault Dweller encounters him in Oldtown in 2162.He'll tell you a little about his life in Vault 29 and what he remembers of the beginning of the war if you ask.▼
* [[Evil Brit]]: The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U9T8Z_Ayhw Lieutenant], voiced by the delightful [[Tony Jay]].
▲* [[Exposition of Immortality]]: Harold, a ghoul-esque mutant you can meet in The Hub, was five years old when the Great War began, and emerged from Vault 29 in 2090. The Vault Dweller encounters him in Oldtown in 2162. He'll tell you a little about his life in Vault 29 and what he remembers of the beginning of the war if you ask.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Have you paid attention to the lyrics of the song
* [[Gallows Humor]]: "This is Ed. Ed's dead."
* [[Gray and Grey Morality]]: As with the rest of the series. Interestingly enough, it was going to be ''more'' gray in the sense of Junktown having a [[Bittersweet Ending]] no matter who you sided with.
* [[Gun Twirling]]: Your character will do this when you holster certain guns.
* [[If You're So Evil Eat This Kitten]]: If you talk to the raider leader, he orders you to execute two girls. Saying "NO!" makes the raiders turn against you;
* [[Knight Templar]]: The Brotherhood of Steel.
* [[Life Will Kill You]]: If Gizmo takes over Junktown, he dies by chocking on an Iguana Stick in the ending.
* [[Megaton Punch]]: Combining the power fist (or, indeed a high enough unarmed skill) with the Bloody Mess trait results in the player being able to literally punch massive holes in enemies.
* [[Sequence Breaking]]: Since the player can go pretty much everywhere from the very start of the game (although they only have the coordinates of one of them), it's entirely possible, with high enough skill, luck or repeated [[Save Scumming]], to complete the second mission's objectives way before having finished the first one.
* [[Shout-Out]]: A trademark of the series.
** The [[Downer Ending|'FEV ending']] (i.e. bad one) ends with the shot of the [[Batman|hand stretched from the vat of sickly green goo]].
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** One of the possible special encounters is an "[http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Unusual_Call_Box Unusual Call Box]". More precisely, it is [[Doctor Who|a blue, 1960s style British police call box]].
* [[Talking the Monster to Death]]: An intelligent enough character that has found the right piece of evidence can do this to the master.
* [[Thirteen Is Unlucky]]: Vault 13 may seem a case at first, since its spare water chip shipment got misplaced. However, as you progress, you'll see Vaults whose fates were much worse.▼
▲* [[Thirteen Is Unlucky]]: Vault 13 may seem a case at first, since its spare water chip shipment got misplaced. However, as you progress you'll see Vaults whose fates were much worse.
* [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]: {{spoiler|The Master wants to turn every human into Super Mutants as he believe that it is the only way to unify the wasteland}}.
* [[Voice of the Legion]]: The Master speaks with four different voices at random intervals: a [[Creepy Monotone|passive-aggressive tone]], [[Large Ham|a more violent, shouting voice]], a heavily filtered monotone voice, and [[Larynx Dissonance|a similarly filtered female voice]]. Also, nearly all of them are [[Jim Cummings]]. A.k.a. Aerie and Minsc have been turned to a horrifying freak of nature! [[Baldurs Gate 2|IRENICUS!!!!]]
* [[Welcome to Corneria]]: Pretty standard for its time and genre. But subtly lampshaded close to the end when you get to the [[Supervillain Lair|Cathedral]]. When you speak to one of the Children inside, a possible conversation starter is "You know, every time I talk to someone, people keep repeating everything they say over and over again."
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: The Master. {{spoiler|He wants to replace humanity with what he genuinely views as being the best step forward, and shows no pleasure in actually killing anyone. He reveals that he doesn't want to kill humanity so much as phase them out, and is absolutely heartbroken at everything he has done if you reveal how pointless it has been, and he is genuinely horrified and suicidal over all that he has done in the name of progress
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: The Master.
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