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Vault jumpsuits appear in all Fallout games. However, in Fallout and Fallout 2 they are worn by the player character by default and in Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas and Van Buren, they appear as actual in-game items. In Fallout Tactics and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, they are not usable by the player. Based on Sarah Weintraub's dialouge in Fallout: New Vegas, they are apparently made of leather.
Background
Fallout and Fallout 2
The Vault Dweller emerges from Vault 13 clad in one of these.
In Fallout 2 the Chosen One must earn the right to wear the jumpsuit of his ancestor, the Vault Dweller, by completing the Temple of Trials. Once this quest is completed the player's default clothing changes from tribal apparel to the jumpsuit, permanently. The jumpsuit is regarded as a holy item by the people of Arroyo.
The "Vault City" jumpsuit is identical to other jumpsuits, but lacks a number of any sort on the back. It is possible that these were included in the vault for when the citizens emerged, or that the citizens simply removed the number themselves after they left Vault 8. Interestingly enough, First Citizen Joanne Lynette wears a jumpsuit that appears to be hooded.
The Enclave Citizens appear to be wearing vault jumpsuits.
Variants
Numbered Vault jumpsuit
The Vault jumpsuit is a set of standard clothing worn by all inhabitants of Vault-Tec Vaults. The number of the Vault is on the back of the suit. Vault suits from Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel and Van Buren were depicted as skin tight, but they were not so in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.
- For the unique version found in Fallout 3, see: Vault 77 jumpsuit.
Child's Vault jumpsuit
It is the standard attire for all youth participants in the Vault Experiment.
Vault Utility Jumpsuit
The Vault utility jumpsuit is a modified version of the standard Vault Jumpsuit, designed for manual labor and routine repair. The top section is unzipped and the gauntlets are removed. It has no sash on the left shoulder and breast, possibly to indicate that the maintenance division is the lowest rank in the Vaults. The outfit features high-top, converse-like, red shoes which is a contrast to its generally grubby appearance.
- For the unique versions found in Fallout 3, see: Dad's Wasteland outfit and Modified utility jumpsuit.
Armored Vault jumpsuit
The Armored Vault suit or Armored Vault jumpsuit is - as the name suggests - a modified version of the regular Vault-Tec Vault suit, modified to better protect its owner in combat.
- For the cut content version found in Fallout: New Vegas, see: Armored Vault 21 jumpsuit.
Vault lab uniform
- For the unique versions found in Fallout 3, see: The Surgeon's lab coat.
Vault security armor
It consists of a riot helmet with a Plexiglas visor (hinged) and a padded stab-proof vest worn on top of a vault jumpsuit.
Boomer jumpsuit
It appears to be a Vault jumpsuit with an air force jacket over it. A large 34 is also on the back.
- For the unique versions found in Fallout: New Vegas, see: Janet's Boomer outfit.
Boomer flightsuit
It is a flight jacket worn over a Vault jumpsuit. The jacket has many US military medal ribbons and insignia stitched onto it along with a necklace of spent bullet casings and pictures of squirrels on fire.