Changes: Chicago

Revision as of 18:42, 31 March 2014

The following is based on information from Fallout Tactics.

Chicago was a city located in Illinois. It was nearly completely destroyed in the Great War and the few that survived the bombs now live mostly in small tribal villages near the former city.

Background

Some time after the defeat of the Master in 2162, the Brotherhood of Steel constructed airships and dispatched some of its soldiers East, to track down and assess the extent of the remaining super mutant threat. However, a great storm broke the main airship and flung it far from its course. The other airships were torn apart and lost.

The mighty airship was badly damaged. The meteorological disturbances were so intense that sections of the craft were wrenched free of the ship and lost, leading to casualties among those onboard. Even the leaders of the expedition were not spared, with many of them being lost, including Paladin Latham. The survivors managed to keep their battered ship aloft, but eventually they came down on the ruined city's outskirts. Those who made it clear of the wreck eventually formed an organization called the Midwestern Brotherhood of Steel, which diverged greatly from the ideals of the original Brotherhood of Steel. In time, they established a harsh rule over the towns and villages near Chicago, controlled from Bunker Alpha. The sky over the city is always dark and stormy, and the city seems to be completely deserted.

In the decades following the war with Gammorin's Army and the war with the Calculator, the Midwestern Brotherhood slowly collapsed^{[verification overdue]}, and the entirety of the organization regrouped at Chicago^{[verification overdue]}. After the Destruction of Control Station ENCLAVE^{[verification overdue]} in 2242, an Enclave force that fled the oil rig landed in Chicago and set up outposts within the ruins. Nothing more is known about the Enclave's presence in Chicago, however, it can be assumed there is conflict between them and the Brotherhood.

Appearances

The remains of Chicago appear only in the Fallout Tactics intro but not in-game.
Chicago is mentioned in conversations with Fallout 3 by Scribe Jameson or Scribe Rothchild about fighting super mutants or by asking about where the rest of the Brotherhood of Steel is.
The city is also mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas on a recording found on ED-E during the quest ED-E My Love, hinting at an Enclave outpost located there.
It is furthermore mentioned in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Lonesome Road, when the copy of ED-E is telling the Courier about Whitley and his journey to Navarro, to which the Courier will reply, "What's a Chicago?"

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-The once great city of '''Chicago''', [[Illinois]] was nearly completely destroyed in the [[Great War]]. The few that survived the bombs now live mostly in small [[tribal]] villages in the area of the former city. Examples of such villages are [[Dirt Haven]] and [[Brahmin Wood]] and raider camps, like [[Devil's Graveyard]].
+'''Chicago''' was a city located in [[Great Midwest Commonwealth#Illinois Wasteland|Illinois]]. It was nearly completely destroyed in the [[Great War]] and the few that survived the bombs now live mostly in small [[Tribals|tribal]] villages near the former city.
+==Background==
-Some time after the defeat of the [[Master]] in [[Timeline#2162|2162]], the [[Brotherhood of Steel]] constructed airships and dispatched some of its soldiers East, to track down and assess the extent of the remaining [[super mutant]] threat. However, a great storm broke the main airship and flung it far from its course. The mighty airship was badly damaged. The smaller sections were torn from the main craft and were never to be seen again. Many of the expedition leaders, including Paladin [[Latham]], were lost to the winds. The fraction of the crew that still survived, struggled to keep their ship aloft before finally crashing on the outskirts of the ruins of Chicago. The survivors eventually formed an organization called the [[Midwestern Brotherhood]], which diverged greatly from the ideals of the old Brotherhood. In time, they established a harsh rule over the towns and villages in that area, controlled from the Brotherhood [[Bunker Alpha]].
+Some time after the defeat of the [[Master]] in [[Timeline#2162|2162]], the [[Brotherhood of Steel]] constructed [[airship]]s and dispatched some of its soldiers East, to track down and assess the extent of the remaining [[super mutant]] threat. However, a great storm broke the main airship and flung it far from its course. The other airships were torn apart and lost.
+The mighty airship was badly damaged. The meteorological disturbances were so intense that sections of the craft were wrenched free of the ship and lost, leading to casualties among those onboard. Even the leaders of the expedition were not spared, with many of them being lost, including Paladin [[Latham]]. The survivors managed to keep their battered ship aloft, but eventually they came down on the ruined city's outskirts. Those who made it clear of the wreck eventually formed an organization called the [[Brotherhood of Steel (Midwest)|Midwestern Brotherhood of Steel]], which diverged greatly from the ideals of the original Brotherhood of Steel. In time, they established a harsh rule over the towns and villages near Chicago, controlled from  [[Bunker Alpha]]. The sky over the city is always dark and stormy, and the city seems to be completely deserted.
+In the decades following the [[Brotherhood-Gammorin War|war]] with [[Gammorin's Army]] and the [[Brotherhood-Calculator War|war]] with the [[Calculator]], the Midwestern Brotherhood slowly collapsed{{verify|18:42, March 31, 2014 (UTC)|type=cite}}, and the entirety of the organization regrouped at Chicago{{verify|18:42, March 31, 2014 (UTC)|type=cite}}. After the [[Destruction of Control Station ENCLAVE]]{{verify|18:42, March 31, 2014 (UTC)|type=cite}} in [[Timeline#2242|2242]], an [[Enclave]] force that fled the [[Enclave Oil Rig|oil rig]] landed in Chicago and set up outposts within the ruins. Nothing more is known about the Enclave's presence in Chicago, however, it can be assumed there is conflict between them and the Brotherhood.
 ==Appearances==
-* The remains of Chicago appear only in ''[[Fallout Tactics]]''.
+* The remains of Chicago appear only in the ''[[Fallout Tactics]]'' intro but not in-game.
-* The city is briefly mentioned in ''[[Fallout 3]]'' by [[Scribe Jameson]] and [[Scribe Rothchild]] about fighting [[super mutant]]s.
+* Chicago is mentioned in conversations with ''[[Fallout 3]]'' by [[Elizabeth Jameson|Scribe Jameson]] or [[Reginald Rothchild|Scribe Rothchild]] about fighting [[Vault 87 super mutant|super mutant]]s or by asking about where the rest of the Brotherhood of Steel is.
-* The city is mentioned on a recording found on [[ED-E]] during the ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' quest, "[[ED-E My Love]]", hinting at an [[Enclave]] fortification located there.
+* The city is also mentioned in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' on a recording found on [[ED-E]] during the quest [[ED-E My Love]], hinting at an [[Enclave]] outpost located there.
+* It is furthermore mentioned in the ''Fallout: New Vegas'' add-on ''[[Lonesome Road (add-on)|Lonesome Road]]'', when the [[ED-E (Lonesome Road)|copy of ED-E]] is telling the [[Courier]] about [[Whitley]] and his journey to [[Navarro]], to which the Courier will reply, "What's a Chicago?"
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
+Chicago3.png|Old Chicago welcome sign in the ''[[Fallout Tactics]]'' intro
-Chicago 1.jpg|Chicago before the War
-Chicago 2.jpg|Chicago after the War
+Chicago destruction.jpg|Destruction of Chicago
-Chicago 3.jpg|Chicago after the War
 </gallery>
+[[Category:Fallout Tactics mentioned-only locations]]
 [[Category:Fallout 3 mentioned-only locations]]
 [[Category:Fallout: New Vegas mentioned-only locations]]
-[[Category:Fallout Tactics locations]]
+[[Category:Lonesome Road mentioned-only locations]]
+[[ru:Чикаго]]
+[[pl:Chicago]]