Well it’s about that time again where we let you guys do our jobs for
us. You guys have been leaving tons of great comments on our last few
episodes of Fallout: Hidden History, so we’re rounding them up and
showing off the best. There would be no show without you guys, so
seriously thank you for all of them. Like previous Viewers Choice episodes,
100% of the facts in this video were inspired by your comments, so lets get
started. Our first comment comes from Ethos Evans who
lets us know that the face seen on the Berserk series of the Securitron
robot actually has its roots in classic cinema. It bears a striking
resemblance to the face of the moon in the 1902 silent French film A Trip
to The Moon. Which featured a rocket being fired at a very annoyed moon’s
face, in a scene that broke new ground in special effects at the time.
Speaking of movies, Benjamin Gresser was one of many
commenters who told us that the Fallout 3 questline
“Those!” is based on the 1954 scifi
creature feature Them! . The similarities are obvious, as both
stories are about giant, murderous ants. Though the movie may look
incredibly cheesy now, it was actually extremely wellreceived
at the time, being slam dunk at the huge box office and
even getting nominated for an Oscar. That’s not the only movie to be referenced
in that quest by the way; William Brandice , often called “W. Brandice”,
is thought to be a reference to the character Werner Brandes from the 1992
film Sneakers. Another great reference is from Jacob Furrow.
When looking at one of the many cans of CRAM scattered throughout
the wasteland, most players probably assume they are just a parody
of SPAM, which they are, but there’s another reference hidden there
too. In the Lord of the Rings universe, Cram is a type of biscuit that Bilbo
and the dwarves eat while on their great adventure during the events of
The Hobbit. Probably much like it’s Fallout counterpart, Cram is described
as being filling but almost completely flavorless.
Nicholas Krizov dropped a great fact on us by letting us know that the
Red Ryder BB gun in Fallout 1 has a very useful hidden feature. If you fire
the gun at an enemy’s eyes it will take them out instantly, which might
seem weird for such an underpowered weapon. This is a subtle reference
to the ‘80s holiday classic, A Christmas Story , where the main character
desperately wants a Red Ryder BB gun but is constantly being warned by
adults that he’ll shoot his eye out with it. Apparently, they were right.
GatlingGun12 gave us an interesting fact. Some of you may have
noticed that Joshua Graham’s pistol, A Light Shining in Darkness , has an
interesting Greek engraving on it. In English, this engraving says “And the
light shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehended it not” which
happens to be the Bible verse John 1:5. Well the developers clearly did a
lot research for Graham’s character, because the verse also appears many
times in the Doctrine & Covenants, a holy text of the Mormon faith, of which
Joshua Graham is a firm believer. Then there is Matticuss StormBlade who reminded
us of a reference that we absolutely had to mention eventually.
When playing New Vegas with the “Wild Wasteland” trait on you
will come across a fridge in the desert containing a body and a fedora. This
is, of course, a reference to the infamous scene in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull where Indy makes an incredibly unlikely escape
from a nuclear blast by hiding in a refrigerator in what may be the
single most infuriatingly ridiculous scene in the entire franchise.
Which is saying a lot, because they made an entire bloody movie that was basically
nothing but Kate Capshaw screaming.
So we’ve gone over some of our favorite comments during this
episode, but not all of are quite so educational...actually some of them don’t
rise to the level of intelligible. Lets check out one example in this episode’s
Bad Comment Showcase. So this week we have Jerry Krits who has some
harsh opinions of actor Jason Statham...I think? Maybe? He says: “bnoes
whilhis jasos sthaham ? no acting here just give theme a gun. hate this so
kalt actors. hey its america.” Make of that what you will. Oh and I don’t think
we’ve ever mentioned Jason Statham on this show, which kind of makes
this comment even better and or confusing.
You thought you knew Fallout, but hopefully
you’ve learned just a thing or two more. Do you know of any other
historical or literary references we didn't cover here? Share them in the comment
section below and we might include it in a future episode. If you
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