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How much of Fallout Tactics is canon? ›

Bethesda has directly stated that it does not consider Fallout Tactics as part of the canon, however, some plot elements from this spin-off have been referenced in new titles.

What parts of those two games are considered canon? Tactics is semi-canon and BOS is not canon.

Non-canon works

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel is treated as non-canon by Bethesda Softworks. Canceled games, such as Van Buren, Project V13, Fallout Extreme, Fallout Tactics 2 and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2 are non-canon, unless aspects of these games are confirmed by other canon sources.

Due to changes in the series continuity following its purchase by Bethesda, the Midwestern Brotherhood and the events surrounding it are no longer considered canonical to the main Fallout timeline. The faction does, however, provide the inspiration for the canonical Chicago detachment of the Brotherhood.

So, while he admits there is some confusion there, the declaration is that yes, New Vegas is canon and no, the Fallout show was not specifically designed to make it non-canon, as some have theorized Bethesda wanted New Vegas out of the timeline as a game they still held some sort of resentment towards because Obsidian ...

The first potential canon outcome comes when players choose to side with The Minutemen – a choice which has several options, but one of them is to allow The Brotherhood of Steel and The Railroad to co-exist while destroying the sinister Institute. This means that in the show's timeline, The Prydwen would still exist.

With fallout 4...the player character is either male or female, though it seems that the canon soul survivor is male by default since he narrates the prologue.... however, since both the male and female versions of the soul survivor have backstories...

No, Fallout 76 is canonical, even though it takes place prior to the events of the original Fallout.

Once again, the Brotherhood fights the menace, and once again the Brotherhood emerges victorious. Before the Brotherhood can rest, however, they encounter a new foe as they push into post-war Missouri, an area known as "the Belt": the remnants of the mutant army they were sent to destroy.

However, one exception of Las Vegas was spared a direct nuclear strike, thanks to Robert House, who disabled or destroyed 68 out of the 77 warheads heading for the city.

Is Amazon's Fallout cannon? ›

In a word, yes – the Fallout TV show is canon to the games. It's also the latest chronological entry in the franchise, being set in 2296.

The Fallout Bible is a collection of documents containing background material for the first Fallout games. They were compiled, written, and released by Fallout 2 designer Chris Avellone in 2002 on Black Isle's homepage.

Emil has referred to Tactics as being canon "in broad strokes," but the official wiki policy lists it as non-canon.

No. They've never liked ghouls. (For good reason as they do eventually always go feral if they live long enough) and for hating synths. Well synths weren't really something the BoS knew about before.

The following is based on Fallout Extreme and is not canon. Fallout Extreme is a canceled squad-based first and third-person tactical action game set in the Fallout series.

Now we know the Fallout show is indeed canon and lines up with the timeline set by the games, here are the key events that mark the Fallout franchise from the first game to the show.

"Of course it is," Pagliarulo replied. "We've never suggested otherwise." There you have it. New Vegas is still canon.

The Fallout series reveals that Shady Sands was nuked after its fall in 2277, which many assumed meant New Vegas was no longer canon. Todd Howard has now confirmed that New Vegas and all other Fallout games are canon to the series.