Vault 101 Dweller

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The Vault 101 Dweller is the protagonist of Fallout 3. It is this person's mission in the game to find his or her father, who mysteriously left Vault 101.

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Life in Vault 101

 James
 James
The Vault 101 Dweller is the protagonist of Fallout 3. The game begins with the protagonist's birth, and at the outset the player is asked to choose the dweller's gender, name, and (through the use of a gene-scanning mechanism), physical appearance as an adult.  However, the dweller's mother goes into cardiac arrest moments after giving birth, leaving the father, James, to raise the baby himself.

The game then jumps forward one year, when the dweller is just a toddler.  James leaves the baby in a playpen while he retrieves something from his office, but the dweller manages to open the playpen door and wanders around the room .  There is a baby book on the floor entitled 'You're S.P.E.C.I.A.L.!', that, when accessed, allows the player to select the dweller's starting Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck.  After the baby is finished looking at the book, James returns to the room, encouraged by his child's willingness to explore.

 Pip-Boy 3000
 Pip-Boy 3000

The game jumps ahead another nine years to a surprise party on the dweller's tenth birthday.  The vault's leader, the Overseer, presents the dweller with a Pip-Boy 3000, as is customary for all vault residents.  The player is then introduced to some of the other vault residents including the dweller's friend Amata, the daughter of the overseer, and Butch, a young bully.  After talking with all of the other party guests and receiving several gifts, the dweller is directed to visit James' assistant Jonas, and together James and Jonas give the dweller a repaired B.B. gun.  After using the gun to shoot at some targets and a stray radroach, the dweller has a picture taken with James, and the game flashes forward again.

 Happy Birthday!
 Happy Birthday!

Six years later, the player must take the G.O.A.T. exam, or General Occupational Aptitude Test, which all sixteen-year-olds must take, and which determines the career paths of all vault residents. On the way to take the exam the dweller encounters Butch and his friends (now members of a gang called the Tunnel Snakes) harassing Amata.  The dweller can deal with this situation in different ways ranging from diplomacy to violence, but no matter the outcome, everyone will then enter the classroom to take the G.O.A.T.  The player's answers during the test will determine the dweller's primary skills.  

Three years later, the nineteen-year-old dweller is awoken by Amata, who delivers serious news.  James has escaped the vault, and as a result the Overseer has gone mad and is putting Vault 101 under a violent security lock-down.  Amata urges the dweller to escape and gives him/her a pistol for defense.  The dweller is directed to sneak into the overseer's office, which contains a secret passage to the vault entrance.  The player is given even more freedom on how to proceed than before, but in the end, all paths lead to leaving Vault 101 on the trail of the dweller's father.

In The Wasteland

Vault 101 Dweller with his dog
Vault 101 Dweller with his dog
After leaving the Vault, the player comes across the settlement known as Megaton, which has a large atomic bomb in the middle. After some poking around, the player comes into contact with a man named Colin Mori arty, who directs them towards the Galaxy News Radio building in the heart of Washington D.C. after they complete a short quest for him.
 
It's a long trek, but the Vault 101 Dweller finally arrives at Galaxy News Radio.
Vault Dweller meets up with the all powerful Three Dog.
Vault Dweller meets up with the all powerful Three Dog.
The colorful man named Three Dog informs the player that Dad stopped by, but left a short while ago. However, he's not willing to give up the information to a stranger, and asks the player to venture into the Museum Of Technology to retrieve a dish so it can be placed on the Washington Monument, thus restoring the signal for the radio station. The player agrees and does so, and Three Dog is pleased. He tells the Dweller that Dad left for Rivet City.
 
  Rivet City, a beached carrier, in all its glory
  Rivet City, a beached carrier, in all its glory
The player makes the dangerous trek all the way down to Rivet City and heads for the Science Lab. There, the Dweller meets Dr. Madison Li, who worked with Dad. Unfortunately, he's not there, but the player is told to check the Jefferson Memorial, where Project Purity is located. The Dweller heads there but finds the place swarming with Super Mutants. He/she clears them out, and finds some audio tapes left behind. They're recordings from Dad. He explains that he's heading off to Vault 112 to find a man named Dr. Braun.
 
The player eventually finds the location of Vault 112 and enters. There, they are told by a robot to take a seat in an empty pod. By doing so, they are transported to a simulation of a suburban cul-de-sac, where all the residents of the Vault are walking around. Unfortunately for them, they are unaware that it's all a simulation, and that none of it is real. In the simulation the player encounters a devilish girl named Betty, who has them perform evil tasks that eventually lead to the cold blooded murder of everyone in the Vault, should the player agree to
 Vault 112's Tranquility Lane
 Vault 112's Tranquility Lane
her schemes. After exiting the simulation, the Dweller finally reunites with Dad, who explains why he left the Vault. Together, the two of them head back to the Science Lab in Rivet City, where they take Dr. Li and the other scientists to the Jefferson Memorial in order to get Project Purity working again. However, the Enclave soon raid the place, and Dad is killed trying to prevent Colonel Autumn from gaining control of the facility. The player escorts Dr. Li and the other scientists to the Citadel, where the Brotherhood of Steel have set up their base of operations.
 
Fawkes is badass, and will kill those that deny it!!
Fawkes is badass, and will kill those that deny it!!
The player learns about something called the GECK, and heads out to Vault 92 to retrieve it. While exploring the Vault they meet a friendly Super Mutant named Fawkes, who begs the player to set them free. Should the player agree to do so, Fawkes helps the Dweller retrieve the GECK by venturing into the radiation filled room it's sitting in. The player starts to head out of the Vault, but they are knocked to the ground by a mysterious device similar to a flashbang. The Dweller is taken hostage by the Enclave and transported to Raven Rock. The player is interrogated by Colonel Autumn, but President John Henry Eden lets them free and has the player come to his office. The President tells of his plans for America, and has the player take a cylinder filled with the F.E.V. virus to insert into the water supply, thus killing off anything in the Wasteland with a mutation of any kind. 
 
 Liberty Prime
 Liberty Prime
The player makes it back to the Citadel, where an invasion of Project Purity is being planned. The Dweller agrees to help the Brotherhood, and the invasion begins. They head towards the Jefferson Memorial as their robot, named Liberty Prime, tears apart everything in its way. Eventually they arrive, and the player heads inside. Unfortunately, things go bad, and the player learns that the purifier must be turned on immediately. The Dweller then must make a crucial choice. They can opt to sacrifice their own life to turn it on, or they can choose to send Sentinel Lyons in instead. Either way, Project Purity is activated, and the Vault 101 Dweller's journey comes to an end. 
 

Continuation of The Vault Dweller

Bethesda has released new DLC that has extended not only the story of Fallout 3 but also the story and adventures of The Vault Dweller. Broken Steel changes the ending of the game and allows you to continue the story.
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Name Platforms Developer
Fallout: New Vegas
 PC, X360, PS3 Obsidian Entertainment
Fallout 3 Game Add-On Pack #2
released on Aug. 18, 2009 		PC, X360 Bethesda Softworks
Fallout 3 Game Add-On Pack
released on May 26, 2009 		X360, PC Bethesda Softworks
Fallout 3
released on Oct. 28, 2008 		PC, X360, PS3 Bethesda Softworks


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Character Name: Vault 101 Dweller
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Gender: Other
Birthday: July 13, 2258
Appears in: 4 games
First appearance: Fallout 3
Aliases Lone Wanderer
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