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Patrolling the Mojave makes you wish for a nuclear winter
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Fallout is back on Prime Video with season 2, but this time, the show visits a beloved location from the series: New Vegas. As Fallout takes place in 2296, which is 15 years after the events of Fallout: New Vegas, you’re bound to see a few iconic locations and characters, but they’re a little different from how you might remember them from the game.
However, even the smallest glimpse of an item sparks a bit of joy and will get you pointing at the screen as if you reprised your role as The Courier. Here’s an ongoing list of every Easter egg we spotted in Fallout.
[Ed. note: Spoilers follow for Fallout season 2. We recommend watching each episode as they come out first, spotting as many Easter eggs as you can, and returning to this page afterward.]
Episode 4 — 'The Demon in the Snow'
Alaska
Image: Prime VideoThe beginning of 'The Demon in the Snow' takes us to the Battle of Anchorage. The United States has just started using the T-45 power armor suit, but they're shown to be a little broken as Cooper Howard's suit malfunctions mid-battle. One of the Chinese soldiers says Lucy's catchphrase, "Okey dokey," just before we get our first glimpse of a Deathclaw.
New Vegas
Image: Prime VideoLucy, the Ghoul, and Dogmeat finally make it to New Vegas, and they decide to waltz right in. As they approach what appears to be the north gate, they're greeted by the Kings, who are a group of Elvis Presley impersonators, but, in the show, they've all turned into ghouls. In the background, you can spot some of the classic hotels found on the New Vegas Strip like Tops and Gommorah.
Area 51
Image: Prime VideoEnergy weapons have finally entered the show! Maximus dons a laser pistol in his standoff against Elder Cleric Quintus, but his Energy Weapons skill must be pretty low as he misses every shot.
New Vegas Strip
Image: Prime VideoWe return to the New Vegas Strip where we have a closer look at some New Vegas' most iconic buildings. Here, we can see Vault 21, Ultra Luxe, Lucky 38, as well as the two we spotted earlier, Gomorrah and Tops. However, the buildings aren't the biggest reveal as it appears that Deathclaws have taken over the strip.
Ending credits
Image: Prime VideoThe ending credits for this episode take us to Camp McCarran, which is found just south of New Vegas. Camp McCarran is an NCR military base in the game, but it appears that they were being overrun by the Legion as the bombs went off as numerous skeletons have swords embedded in their chests and there are a lot of NCR and Legion skeletons fighting against each other. Lastly, "He's a Demon, He's a Devil, He's a Doll" by Betty Hutton from Fallout 4 is playing as we fly through the NCR base.
Episode 3 — 'The Profligate'
Sunset Sarsaparilla Factory
Image: Prime Video"The Profligate" starts off at the Sunset Sarsaparilla Factory. There are a ton of bottles, caps, and crates that look identical to their in-game counterparts, but now the factory is being run by Thaddeus and a bunch of children — with some being ghouls.As a minor Easter egg, the song "Chain Gang" by Samuel Cooke plays in the background, which, if you played Fallout: New Vegas, might be a familiar name. Samuel Cooke, the singer, was used as a reference for the founder of the Powder Gangers.
Legion camp
Image: Prime VideoWe return to the Legion camp with Lucy and her companion, and we see a lot more legionnaires, their football pads, and their usual tents. However, the biggest Easter egg here is the appearance of someone wearing legate armor. It's most likely not Legate Lanius' armor, as the horns on the helmet are angled upward rather than ahead, but this is our first look at the second-in-command of this iteration of Caesar's Legion. (Well... this half of Caesar's Legion anyway.)
Last but not least, of course, Lucy will try a Speech check on the Legate, which leads to the classic Legion negotiation tactic — crucifixion.
Area 51
Image: Prime VideoElder Cleric Quintus gives us a brief history lesson on Roger Maxson, the founder of the Brotherhood of Steel who rebelled against the government after discovering the true terrors of the Forced Evolutionary Virus.
House Resort and Country Club
Image: Prime VideoThe Ghoul travels to Camp Golf, a regional NCR headquarters in Fallout: New Vegas. However, rather than immediately finding an NCR ranger, the Ghoul finds Victor, one of House's Securitron scouts that you usually meet in Goodsprings. Along the walls, you'll find a bunch of recreations of NCR propaganda posters.
Harkness and Maximus go on an adventure
Image: Prime VideoAs Harkness and Maximus are going on a joyride in a vertibird, an alarm goes off indicating that there is unauthorized automated activity nearby, and Harkness points at the radar, which looks just like the in-game Fallout map. Additionally, just before this scene, the camera will show the vertibird and the surrounding area. If you look closely in the background, you'll spot the HELIOS One power plant, home to Fantastic and his theoretical physics degree.
Image: Prime VideoOnce the duo make it to the unauthorized automated activity, they find a Securitron with faulty voice lines. Its screen also seems to be a bit out-of-order: It switches between a few screens, but does pause on an image of a soldier with a cigar in its mouth. If you've played through the Mr. House or Yes Man endings in New Vegas, you'll know that this screen will only come up if you deliver the Platinum Chip to either of the two characters. Does that mean Mr. House or Yes Man won in the show's iteration of New Vegas? That's still a bit unclear, as the screen quickly switched away to a "Please Stand By" screen — and, of course, we've yet to see the two characters in the show post-war.
Lastly, Harkness brings out his trusty Super Sledge from Fallout 4, which makes sense, as he's from the Commonwealth.
Ending credits
Image: Prime VideoThe ending credits for episode three aren't really riddled with Easter eggs like the ones before; this one takes us to a RobCo missile silo home to robotic and human corpses, as well as a bunch of radroaches.
Episode 2 — 'The Golden Rule'
Shady Sands
Image: Prime VideoEpisode 2 starts out in Shady Sands with young Maximus walking around the town. You'll see a bunch of familiar apparel and objects from the Fallout series like NCR Ranger combat armor and even a water purifier. However, as the show switches to the caravan, you start to hear, "Patrolling the Mojave makes you wish for a nuclear winter."
The caravan trader constantly repeats the line just like every other NCR trooper from New Vegas until he inevitably passes in the center of town. Lastly, we see Maximus entering the fridge, which plays on an Easter egg from New Vegas that is also an Easter egg on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Affordable Al’s Discount Hospital
Image: Prime VideoAs Lucy and the Ghoul are walking along an arid road, you'll hear the nostalgic tune "Lazy Day Blues" by Bert Weeden, which also featured in Fallout: New Vegas. They eventually end up at Affordable Al's Discount Hospital, which is not a location found in New Vegas. Inside, they encounter two injured slaves, whose outfits may ring a few bells if you spent a lot of time with the Legion. However, before Lucy can heal them, the duo encounter the first group of Radscorpions in the show, and boy are they nasty.
Area 51
Image: Prime VideoArea 51 is a location that is only mentioned in the games, but it's known that there are aliens in the Fallout universe because of a crashed flying saucer in the first title. As the Brotherhood of Steel are exploring the hangars, they open a fridge and end up finding a frozen alien inside, which looks awfully like a Zetan from the Fallout 3 DLC, Mothership Zeta. The hangar also includes the U.S. Constitution, which came a long way from Rivet City.
Legion camp
Image: Prime VideoAs Lucy is traveling with her new companion, you get your first taste of the Legion as they stroll right into a Legion camp. All of the legionnaires are dressed up in their usual football shoulder pad get-up, and the camp is littered with brutal decor. As Lucy attempts a speech check to get out of this sticky situation, "Accentuate the Positive" by Bing Crosby from Fallout 4 starts to play in the background.
Back at Area 51
Image: Prime VideoAfter the vicious duel to the death at Area 51, a vertibird piloted by Paladin Harkness arrives. There is a Harkness in the Fallout world, but this most likely isn't the same one as, well, Harkness was a synth who escaped the Commonwealth. This Paladin Harkness seems to don a similar jacket as Elder Maxson from Fallout 4, who is also from the Commonwealth.
Ending credits
Image: Prime VideoJust like in the first episode, the ending credits gives us another glimpse of other Fallout locations. This time, it seems that we've been teleported to Burbank, California as the restaurant "Chili John's" makes an appearance. However, we're quickly moved into a football stadium that has been taken over by the Legion, and is where they get all of their football attire from. It seems as if the Legion loves their shoulder pads as they've also ransacked the University of Arizona, according to Josh Sawyer, lead designer of Fallout: New Vegas.
Episode 1 — 'The Innovator'
Securitron introduction
Image: Prime VideoIn Fallout season 1, the show started out on a classic twist-top television made by Radiation King, but, for Fallout season 2, our first glimpse is on the screen of a Securitron. With the show moving towards New Vegas, it’s only right that the RobCo Industries creation is the first thing that viewers see.
Bar
Image: Prime VideoThe bar scene features a couple companies from the Fallout universe. The first, of course, being RobCo Industries, as Robert House is featured on the TV. However, as Robert House's #1 fan is stirring up trouble with the bar goers, he mentions the H&H nail gun, which may ring a bell for anyone who has played the New Vegas DLC, Lonesome Road. As the argument continues outside into the alleyway, we also see a Radiation King van, which was known to make TVs, radios, and jukeboxes.
Novac
Image: Prime VideoNovac, one of the first towns that you visit in New Vegas, makes an appearance with its iconic Dinky the T-rex. For avid fans, you'll notice a few differences, like the T-rex facing a different direction and the introduction of a pool, but the biggest change is that the Great Khans are now occupying the town. Unfortunately, you won't spot any familiar faces in Novac, but Lucy pays homage to Boone by sitting guard inside Dinky's mouth with a scoped hunting rifle. Lastly, the cherry on top, is the use of "Big Iron" by Marty Robbins as The Ghoul and Lucy take out all of the Great Khans.
New Vegas
Image: Prime VideoWe get our first little tease of New Vegas as Lucy and The Ghoul approach in the distance. From the skyline, you can see the Lucky 38 towering over the other buildings and that New Vegas seems to have expanded, as it's much larger than it was in-game.
Vault-Tec rep
Image: Prime VideoDuring Cooper Howard's flashback, he and his daughter are driving through a neighborhood and find a Vault-Tec representative from Fallout 4 stepping out of their car and walking towards a house (perhaps finalizing a family's spot in a vault). However, shortly after, sirens start blaring, warning everyone of an incoming nuclear attack, again, just like Fallout 4. But, this time, it was just a test.
Vault 24
Image: Prime VideoDuring Lucy and The Ghoul's journey, they come across a Starlight Drive-in Theater, which first appeared in Fallout 4. However, the theater is home to another secret, Vault 24, which was hidden behind the large projector screen. Vault 24 doesn't really exist in New Vegas, but players were able to find out about its existence through a Vault 24 jumpsuit in the game's files. It's unclear why Lucy and The Ghoul aren't at the California Sunset Drive-In, which is the theater featured in Fallout: New Vegas.
Vault 33
Image: Prime VideoAs Reg McPhee is hosting the "Products of Inbreeding Support Group" session, another hit Fallout song, "It's All Over But the Crying" by The Ink Spots, plays in the background.
Ending credits
Image: Prime VideoThe ending credits are a perfect treat for New Vegas fans as it takes us to Primm with its El Diablo rollercoaster. As we're moving through the city, we get glimpses of the Bison Steve hotel, Mojave Express, Vikki and Vance Casino, and a billboard featuring the Lucky 38 hotel.
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