November 10th. You all know the date by heart. Around the world, the entire internet community
is waiting. We thought it’d be a good time to cover the few hidden references found in
the game that we already know about this special EARLY ACCESS FALLOUT 4 edition of Hidden History.
Even though we don’t actually have early access and all the information comes from
the trailer. So be warned, there are going to be some very minor spoilers for the game
in this video. You know. Like. There’s a dog in it. And Snape kills Dumbledore.
We have a few images of a brand new aircraft in Fallout 4, the best look at it probably
comes from this very awesome piece of concept art. We also know the name of the aircraft:
the Prydwen. This name actually has its root in literature. In Welsh, the word means “handsome”,
but more importantly it was the name of King Arthur’s ship in the ancient Middle Welsh
poem “The Spoils of Annwfn”. Annwfn. ANNWFN. HOW IS THAT EVEN A WORD. Crap there’s definitely
going to be people in the comments section about THAT one. The poem is known for
being extremely cryptic, but most agree that in it King Arthur and his men use the Prydwen
to sail to the Otherworldly fortress of Annwfn in an attempt to find a magical cauldron.
What, if anything, does this have to do with the plot of Fallout 4? Your guess is as good
as ours.
The Fallout 4 trailer started out with a callback that probably made every old school Fallout
fan very excited. The opening shot, a slow pullback to reveal a television and debris-filled
home, is of course a reference to the classic opening of the very first Fallout game. Some
of you may also remember that Bethesda’s first foray into the franchise, Fallout 3,
also opened with a similar homage. The references to the franchise’s past don’t stop there.
The song that plays during the trailer, the Ink Spot’s “It’s All Over But the Crying”,
is not only a great choice to set the mood for the trailer, it also continues the longstanding
tradition of featuring the ‘30s and ‘40s blues band. A tradition that started with
the use of their song “Maybe” in Fallout 1 and continued in Fallout 3 with “Into
Each Life Some Rain Must Fall” and in Fallout: New Vegas which used their classic song “It’s
a Sin To Tell a Lie”.
One deadly vehicle that we know will be returning
in Fallout 4 is the Vertibird, a powerful aircraft that has been featured in almost
every game in the franchise. One thing you might not know about the Vertibird is that
it’s name is taken from the real world. Surprisingly, the name doesn’t come from
any actual military plane but from a much more innocent source: a very popular 1970s
line of remote controlled helicopter toys. But that’s not the only interesting fact
about the Vertibird. According to developers, the inspiration for the aircraft came from
a couple different sources. Interplay cited the dragonfly as very important to it’s
initial design. This is seen in the six legged landing gear and twin bulges in the forward
fuselage. Another place that they took inspiration from is a real-world military aircraft, the
Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey. The Osprey was created by the US Department of Defense in 1988 and
cost an astonishing 35 million dollars to create. And that’s 1988 money!
Now let’s get to your comments! SIG442 pointed out a similarity between Vault Boy and the
company mascot of a now-defunct Dutch tile company. Of course, the Vault Boy design is
supposed to be reminiscent of happy-go-lucky 1950s corporate mascots, so it should probably
come as no surprise that characters very similar to him keep popping up. In fact, one pizza
restaurant in Massachusetts recently had to change their logo, since it beared quite the
resemblance to Bethesda’s trademarked Vault Boy.
Now for our Bad Comment Showcase, which this time comes from djcjr1x1, who, honestly, has
no purpose being here. He got it. I’m love Miley Ray Cyrus. There’s nothing I love
more than sitting back, crackin’ open a BL Marg, crankin’ up the Miley, and smashing
Chumbawamba and Enya CDs with a hammer. Hipster cred: certified.
You’ve been watching these Hidden History episodes for a while, so you’re
probably really smart by now--or at least you THINK you are. So how about you answer
me a liitttle trivia question? In Fallout 3, John Henry Eden says he grew up in Rural
Kentucky and had a dog named Honey. What’s this a reference to? OH, and while you’re
writing your answer, be sure to like and subscribe to our channel.