This article contains spoilers for Fall-out Season 2 to Episode 5.
Amazon Prime Fall-out series has been a goldmine of lore for fans of the franchise, and Season 2 delivers New Vegas fans the closure on the fate of the Mojave Wasteland they've been missing. While Fall-out The TV show primarily follows Lucy, Maximus and The Ghoul on their journeys through the wasteland, there are other characters who have delivered some of the most crucial parts of the lore, such as the fact that the Legion is in a civil war after Caesar's death, or Mr. House's doomsday prediction date in Season 2, but the biggest potential in Episode 5 so far comes from Season 2. Vault 32's new overseer, Steph Harper.
With Fall-outs latest mainline video game release returns in 2018 with Fallout 76fans are eager to see where the franchise will take players next. Bethesda's Todd Howard has confirmed that Fall-out TV shows are canon to the franchise, and that the events of the Amazon Prime series will affect future entries such as Fallout 5. With this in mind, the revelation of Steph's true identity i Fall-out Season 2 Episode 4 could be setting up the franchise to go somewhere it's never been before Fallout 5.
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Why Steph's Canadian identity is important to Fallout Season 2
One of the biggest twists of Fall-out Season 2 so far came at the end of Episode 4. As the new overseer of Vault 32, Steph's demeanor towards her partner Chet has drastically changed since Season 1, where Chet raised Steph's son almost entirely by himself. During Steph's tense discussion with Woody, who lives in Vault 32, Chet takes the opportunity to snoop and find Steph's pre-war ID in her box. This ID card proves not only that she was born before the war, but that she is a Canadian citizen from birth, before coming to the United States and joining Vault-Tec.
Fallout 5 may take players to annexed Canada
Canada has not played a major role in Fall-out TV show or any of the mainline games to date, but it has quietly been a key player in the larger lore of the franchise. The US began the process of annexing Canada in 2059 to protect the natural resources it contained during the resource wars, bringing it fully under US control in 2072. With Canada under control, the US was able to establish Anchorage, Alaska as a key position on the front lines of Canadian territory.
The invasion of Alaska by China in 2066 precipitated the US annexation of Canada as the Sino-American War gained momentum.
A Canadian setting would be a series first for Fallout
Despite Canada's importance to the timeline of the Great War and the bombs dropped, the location has never made an appearance in any Fall-out game or the TV show. As such, Fallout 5 taking place in Canada would be a huge first for the series, especially since the franchise has never ventured outside of the original US territory. But with a key character like Vault 32's Steph i Fall-out TV shows that have ties to Canada, the stage may be set for the next video game entry to finally bring the territory into the fold.
The most likely Canadian settings for Fallout 5
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Ontario
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British Columbia/Yukon Territory
Although Canada is geographically larger than the US, there are really only two places that would make sense for one Fall-out environment. The first would be Ontario, around the Great Lakes Wasteland, since Toronto is the largest Canadian city and would likely have the most interesting environmental features between the city and nearby Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and Niagra Falls. The greater Great Lakes wasteland may even contain the Canadian capital of Ottawa, which would have been a strategic location for the invading American forces to take over during annexation.
Another potential setting would be on the western side of Canada, which could include both British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. Vancouver is another large Canadian city and the Yukon Territory connects British Columbia to Alaska, making this region a breeding ground for the destruction caused by Fall-outs Sino-American War. No matter where in Canada a Fall-out game is complete, Bethesda would have the opportunity to create a much more lush, snowy forest environment that hasn't really appeared on any of the franchise's large maps.
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April 10, 2024
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Amazon Prime Video
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Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan
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Frederick EO Toye, Wayne Che Yip, Stephen Williams, Liz Friedlander, Jonathan Nolan, Daniel Gray Longino, Clare Kilner
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Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan
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Ella Purnell
Lucy McLean
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