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New York City was a pre-War city in the state of New York.

Background[]

Inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years and settled by European colonists in the 17th century, New York City became one of the largest cities in the United States, a prominent port of entry for immigrants and a national icon after the erection of the Statue of Liberty.[1] After World War II and the formation of the United Nations, the city was selected as the home of its headquarters. It remained its home for over a hundred years, until the United Nations disbanded on July 26, 2052, after it failed to prevent the eruption of the Euro-Middle Eastern War. This marked the symbolic beginning of the Resource Wars.[2]

By this point, the city overwhelmingly relied on nuclear power to meet its energy requirements. In 2065, the city's population had reached 17 million, and in June energy demands on a reactor powering the city almost caused it to go critical. The near-meltdown resulted in the introduction of power rationing, with the incident becoming known as the "Hot Summer."[Non-game 1]

It remained a major center of culture and commerce up to the nuclear holocaust. Dean Domino boasts of having performed in New York,[3] while Johnny Weston pursued a failed acting career there.[4] Wall Street was a prominent center of stock trading, often synonymous with American capitalism.[5] On a local level, the city's baseball team had a long-running rivalry with Boston's Swatting Sultans.[6]

Great War and aftermath[]

As one of the most prominent cities in the United States, New York was a major target in the Great War, and was hit by multiple nuclear weapons,[7] with the destruction severe enough to break even hardened military servicemen.[8]

Surviving military commanders deemed the city lost.[9] Survivors knew to avoid the devastated New York City, hearing that it was, at the very least, much worse off than Boston.[10]

The condition of the city is not completely known. The Assaultron Adelaide, who attempted to find the Broadway in Central Manhattan,[11] reported the Big Apple was turned into a big crater (and certainly the areas surrounding roadway).[12]

Over two centuries after the war, the Prydwen passed over numerous cities in the East during the passage from the Capital Wasteland to The Commonwealth, with the crew witnessing derelict skyscrapers taken over by mutants.[13]

Notable locations[]

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Appearances[]

New York City is mentioned in Fallout 3 and its add-on Mothership Zeta, the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Dead Money, Fallout 4 and its add-on Far Harbor, Fallout 76 and its updates, as well as Fallout Bible 0.

Behind the scenes[]

  • New York City is a real-world city and the most populous in the United States.
  • A Fallout Tactics pre-War company, Manhattan Projects, shares its name with the U.S. nuclear weapons program (Manhattan Project), itself derived from Manhattan, a borough of New York City where its first administrative office was located.
  • During the early planning of Fallout 4, New York was discussed as a possible location for the game, and a design document was produced by Emil Pagliarulo with this idea in mind. The developers instead chose Boston as the location for the game, but have kept the design document on file.[Non-game 2]

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References[]

  1. The Statue of Liberty can be seen in the Fallout 4 holotape game Atomic Command.
  2. Capitol Post terminal entries; Capital Post Top Stories -- July 27, 2052, United Nations Disbanded!
  3. The Courier: "What about Christine?"
    Dean Domino: "Christine, that her name? Nice name. I mean, you can't see it on posters, but... never mind. I don't know. She might need to hold some place where speaking isn't important. Like stage tech? Lighting? Got me. And me? I've had prime billing in Europe, New York... and this gig doesn't feel like that. Don't get me wrong, I can hold an audience, conduct a score from the rooftops, but I'm guessing I'm the odd man out in this whole heist."
    (Dean Domino's dialogue)
  4. A Vault Dweller: "Where are you from originally?"
    Johnny Weston: "I don't like talking about it, but I know you'll keep it secret. My dad was military. I saw army bases all over the country as a kid. When the bombs dropped, I was a bum. A failed actor, living on the streets in New York City. My parents never approved of acting for all the reasons you'd expect from a family with strong military tradition. Anyway, that's the story I'm telling you. You can decide for yourself if it's true."
    (Johnny Weston's dialogue)
  5. 5.0 5.1 People's Republic of America Radio: "Greetings to the oppressed masses from the peace-loving peoples of China!"
    "All peace-loving peoples must join together to stop the war of aggression being waged by the Wall Street gang!"
    "Why do you continue to send your boys to die for your capitalist masters?"
    "Your boys are dying on the Alaska front, and all for nothing. Bring them home, before it is too late."
    "The gang of Wall Street fat cats, and their Washington war-monger puppets, have plunged the world into war to line their own..."
    "Do you think your leaders will keep you safe if the bombs fall? You will die while the Wall Street gang and their hangers-on live like kings in..."
  6. Police Precinct 8 terminal entries; Precinct 8 evidence terminal, CASE 046-IR: Julians "Inciting a Riot" Logs
  7. Civil Alert System Broadcast: "This morning, Saturday, October 23rd, authorities detected that a nuclear attack had commenced against the United States. The following cities affected include, but are not limited to: Washington, DC; New York; Philadelphia; and Boston."
  8. War games
  9. The Nucleus terminal entries; Captain Wabash's terminal, SUBJ: Where are you
  10. Nathan Broadhurst's autobiogrophy
  11. 11.0 11.1 Fallout 76 upcoming content A Vault Dweller: "What's Atlantic City like?"
    Adelaide: "It's beautiful, and right at the center, radiating a good percent of the beauty was lil' ol' me. The Casino was like a crown, and I was its jewel, mesmerizing any that could see it. I loved the dazzling lights near the boardwalk, but eventually I wanted to find the truly blinding lights. Went north to Broadway, but it seems the 'bright lights' I heard about came 20 something years earlier, and were accompanied with mushroom clouds."
    (Adelaide's dialogue)
  12. 12.0 12.1 Fallout 76 upcoming content Adelaide: "Let me start this again. As the table says, I am Adelaide. And as you may have guessed from my alluring charm, I am a performer. A Showgirl! A shining star shooting across the night sky from Atlantic City to Broadway. Or wherever new Broadway is since the Big Apple is a big crater. I was going to sell autograph for funds as I travel, but that'll be difficult without a place to work out of. Would you do me the pleasure of letting me stay here while I sort this out?"
    (Adelaide's dialogue)
  13. Maxson was right
  14. A Vault Dweller: "What happened to the plan? Let's keep it moving."
    Johnny Weston: "Funny thing. A long time ago, I broke into a similar system up at the Federal Reserve in New York. This here biometric scanner must run off some sort of central database. Seems it can detect a known felon, and it's completely locked me out. We need it in order to get in."
    A Vault Dweller: "I thought there wasn't a system you couldn't beat?"
    Johnny Weston: "Hey, that was the only one. I was young and stupid back then, and I only got caught because my crew bailed on me. I've learned a lot since then. I'll get this one."
    (Johnny Weston's dialogue)
  15. Herald editorial on Allegheny Asylum
  16. Alien captive recorded log 2
  17. Pirate Radio/Advertisements

Non-game

  1. Fallout Bible 0: "June 2065 Due to enormous demands for electricity in the summer of 2065, a nuclear reactor in New York City almost goes critical. The near meltdown brings into effect power rationing, and the term 'Hot Summer' is used to refer to the New York incident."
  2. The History of Bethesda Game Studios, Noclip, 1:09:08: Emil Pagliarulo: "The- the first thing is for us is figure out where the hell is this game set. Like, and, it wasn't Boston originally. And, it was r- I grew up in Boston and I thought it would be great but I- but I didn't want to be that guy, I didn't want to push for it, so I'm like, uh... so we, it- it was set somewhere else, and I still have the design doc in my desk, uh... an original design doc. Um, and in that design doc, it- the one thing that the one holdover is... uh... the character of Nick Valentine was- was conceived even way back then. He was like the first character they came up with."
    Danny O'Dwyer: "Emil's design doc focusing on a New York-based Fallout was one idea that the leads were floating around. They could place this game anywhere, in fact at one stage they had asked Obsidian to remove a line in New Vegas about San Francisco being totally wiped off the map. They wanted the Bay Area to at least be an option for future games."
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