Who is the PIP Boy dude?

[JobeGardener]

Who is he and where does he come from?

[Flippy]

Hes the mascot for Vault-tec. So he is working for what is, just before the war starts, largely an evil corporation(most likely infiltrated by the Xeno's, the Xeno's for sure captured some Vault-tec personel, one related to Vault 76)

Vault-tec was a good corporation at one time, explaining the Pipboy and all the helpful survival tips on how to survive nuclear war and other clearly good intentioned things they did. The Vaults started out as a good thing and some were turned into tools for the Xeno's i think, the capture of a Vault-tec employee while Vault 76 was under construction implies this in fact.

[Incunabulum]

Originally posted by Flippy:

Hes the mascot for Vault-tec. So he is working for what is, just before the war starts, largely an evil corporation(most likely infiltrated by the Xeno's, the Xeno's for sure captured some Vault-tec personel, one related to Vault 76)

Vault-tec was a good corporation at one time, explaining the Pipboy and all the helpful survival tips on how to survive nuclear war and other clearly good intentioned things they did. The Vaults started out as a good thing and some were turned into tools for the Xeno's i think, the capture of a Vault-tec employee while Vault 76 was under construction implies this in fact.

PipBoy and Vaultboy are two seperate guys. PipBoy is a RobCo mascot and is on the OG pipboys.

Vaultboy is the blonde dude that is in all the promotional material - and that everyone call pipboy for some reason.

[Flippy]

Originally posted by Incunabulum:

Originally posted by Flippy:

Hes the mascot for Vault-tec. So he is working for what is, just before the war starts, largely an evil corporation(most likely infiltrated by the Xeno's, the Xeno's for sure captured some Vault-tec personel, one related to Vault 76)

Vault-tec was a good corporation at one time, explaining the Pipboy and all the helpful survival tips on how to survive nuclear war and other clearly good intentioned things they did. The Vaults started out as a good thing and some were turned into tools for the Xeno's i think, the capture of a Vault-tec employee while Vault 76 was under construction implies this in fact.

PipBoy and Vaultboy are two seperate guys. PipBoy is a RobCo mascot and is on the OG pipboys.

Vaultboy is the blonde dude that is in all the promotional material - and that everyone call pipboy for some reason.

The Pipboy was made for Vault residents though... In fact anyone wearing a Pipboy is immediately identified as a vault resident. Its how to open the doors and everything. Robco were under contract to make the Pipboy for Vault-Tec i guess. So not two different guys.

The Xeno's have alot of technology and advantages but the player character has the Pipboy and VATS.

[Incunabulum]

Originally posted by Flippy:

Originally posted by Incunabulum:

PipBoy and Vaultboy are two seperate guys. PipBoy is a RobCo mascot and is on the OG pipboys.

Vaultboy is the blonde dude that is in all the promotional material - and that everyone call pipboy for some reason.

The Pipboy was made for Vault residents though... In fact anyone wearing a Pipboy is immediately identified as a vault resident. Its how to open the doors and everything. Robco were under contract to make the Pipboy for Vault-Tec i guess. So not two different guys.

The Xeno's have alot of technology and advantages but the player character has the Pipboy and VATS.

Yes, by RobCo, under contract with Vault-Tec.

Until FO4 retconned it.

[Flippy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrQuOIcD3dU

[Flippy]

Originally posted by Incunabulum:

Originally posted by Flippy:

The Pipboy was made for Vault residents though... In fact anyone wearing a Pipboy is immediately identified as a vault resident. Its how to open the doors and everything. Robco were under contract to make the Pipboy for Vault-Tec i guess. So not two different guys.

The Xeno's have alot of technology and advantages but the player character has the Pipboy and VATS.

Yes, by RobCo, under contract with Vault-Tec.

Until FO4 retconned it.

Only one trying to do any retconning here is you.

VATS always stood for Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System.

Also no offense i made my share of mistakes and living and learning with the Fallout universe.

[Vyvyvn]

Originally posted by Incunabulum:

Yes, by RobCo, under contract with Vault-Tec.

Until FO4 retconned it.

Retconned how exactly? When it first boots up the post screen for the pip-boy still says robco..

[Flippy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKaq2WEXlbI

[F5Lolz]

Originally posted by Flippy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKaq2WEXlbI

The original Pip-boys had a literal Pip-boy mascot on them. Who is distinctly different from Vault Boy. They looked visually different. These are from Fallout 1 and 2.

The retcon he is talking about is that the Bethesda games dropped the original pip boy entirely and he has never been seen again in canon. If you are confused, just search Fallout 2 pip-boy and you can see the original mascot.