So what is canon

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:41 pm

Fallout 1 is the ultimate canon. Fallout 2 is canon unless it contradicts FO1, in which case FO1 is used.

As for Tactics... I dunno.

FOBOS... no.

Naked_Lunch · Post by **Naked_Lunch** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:01 pm

What about shit from the Fallout Bible?

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:08 pm

Whatever MCA says is always right.

Post by **DarkUnderlord** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:28 am

Whatever MCA says is not always right.

Post by **King of Creation** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:03 am

I am King, therefore, I say what is right. Please refer all decisions to me.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:43 am

I say FO and FO2 are canon. Those bits of the FOB that are felt to be good enough are canon. The rest can go fuck itself. FOT, FOBOS do not count. And VB was never released ergo fuck that, too.

Post by **King of Creation** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:29 am

Well, we could probably use FOT as canon for things that happen out in the central US area.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:32 am

No, because FOT sucks and is ass-backwards. I mean, functioning oil refineries? In a world that went to war because there was no oil left?

Post by **King of Creation** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:01 am

Shhhhhhhhhh!

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 5:00 am

Here's what I think. FO1 forms the core of the canon. FO2 and FOT are "what-ifs", different futures of what has transpired after Vault Dweller nuked the Cathederal and blew up the Vats. If we will ever put them in DACWiki, naturally they must be accompanied by detailed articles on what design decisions sucked and why they shouldn't be canonized.

And above all, please let's not pull shit out of thin air and make things up turning this into another Fallout Bible.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:41 am

Actually the what-ifs is the most plausible scenario. It means we can have: Fallout 3: I sold out the vault.

... or more to the point, it caters for those who took "other endings" in FO1.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:57 am

As far as FoT goes, the concept of a break-away Brotherhood faction - and the other factions (Reavers and Beastlords and such) - in the midwest should be considered canon, as should the plot of FoT. HOWEVER, the details should not be considered canon, i.e., furturistic robots, non-canon weapons, boombugs. Because, really, something had to have happened out there, and FoT is the only Fallout game that attempts to explain what it was.

Koki · Post by **Koki** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:45 am

So you're not gonna write about FO:BOS or FOT at all? Hmmm.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:14 am

Koki wrote:So you're not gonna write about FO:BOS or FOT at all? Hmmm.

FOBOS wasn't Fallout.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:52 am

We'll have articles about Fo:T and Fo:Bos, Fallout or not.

But when talking about what is canon, we are trying to decide which games, and the actions and conditions presented thereof, are to be used to create the general articles about the Fallout setting.

I think it's generally Fallout 1 + stuff from Fallout 2 (as long as they don't contradict FO, or are known to be bullshit as far as the general design went).

The Fallout bible should probably be used, but only small bits maybe?

Anything from Fo:T+Fo:BoS and any other game isn't remotly canon.

Anyway, the general community consensus is the best measure of canon, probably.

Koki · Post by **Koki** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:57 pm

Well I don't want to bitch, but remember then this is encyclopedia, which means you must write as objective(?) as you can, no "Then there was FO:BOS, but it sucked so much we won't write about it." stuff.
And yeah, this will be hard to pull. You can't ignore stuff throw in FOT or FO2, and you'll have to stick with Bible as well(Being 'official' n'all).

I'm curious what will ye do... thank God I'm not the one makin' this

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:53 pm

Well, the thing is anyone can edit it, so you can actually help make it if you want.

Anyhow, the FOT and FOBOS articles would be objective, but don't expect to see anything about the BOS in central america in the BOS article.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:29 pm

Dan wrote:Well, the thing is anyone can edit it, so you can actually help make it if you want.

Anyhow, the FOT and FOBOS articles would be objective, but don't expect to see anything about the BOS in central america in the BOS article.

Central America is where Mexico and Panama are located, so I'd hope we won't see anything about the BOS being there.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:08 pm

HAHA PUN INTENDED

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:04 pm

It should all be from the games themselves, none of it from the bibles.