{"id":49842,"date":"2024-04-18T14:45:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T12:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2027276"},"modified":"2024-04-18T17:12:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T15:12:25","slug":"what-is-the-fallout-4-canon-ending-and-how-does-tv-confirm-it","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-is-the-fallout-4-canon-ending-and-how-does-tv-confirm-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Fallout 4 canon ending, and how does TV confirm it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Eagle-eyed fans have helped to narrow down Fallout 4&#8217;s potential endings. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Joshua Lamb\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 18 April 2024 at 12:45 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Being in control of how a game ends, as so many afford us nowadays, causes a headache for developers when it comes to sequels. How can you follow on from a narrative that has multiple potential outcomes? That is certainly a predicament that developer Bethesda will find itself in once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fallout-5-release-date-speculation\/\">Fallout 5<\/a> comes around.<\/p>\n<p>However, with all of the buzz surrounding Amazon Prime\u2019s recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/fallout-review-ella-purnell-prime-video\/\">TV adaptation of Fallout<\/a>, fans have been discussing the canonical ending of 2015\u2019s Fallout 4 which has led to reams of speculation.<\/p>\n<p>So, we have untangled everything for you to try and get a better grasp on just what is happening in the dystopian world of Fallout. <strong>Warning: to say spoilers for both the show and Fallout 4 are ahead would be an understatement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why are fans talking about the Fallout 4 canon ending?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Fans are talking about Fallout 4\u2019s <strong>canonical ending because of the appearance of The Prydwen<\/strong>, which is an airship used by The Brotherhood of Steel, in the first episode of the Fallout TV series.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2023\/11\/fallout-first-look\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vanity Fair<\/a> article led fans to initially believe the airship was in fact the Caswennan, but upon closer inspection the word \u201cPrydwen\u201d can be seen clearly in white lettering on the side of the craft as show in the post on X below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well this changes things don\u2019t it. The airship we see in Fallout is in fact the Prydwen from FO4 and not the Cassewyn as originally told\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fallout?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Fallout<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BethesdaStudios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BethesdaStudios<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fallout?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fallout<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fallout76?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fallout76<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FO76?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FO76<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pHnlTcBRgf\">pic.twitter.com\/pHnlTcBRgf<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Nick (@Doomguy_74) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Doomguy_74\/status\/1780387081946058988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Naturally, this has led fans to speculate about what is now considered as a canon ending for Fallout 4, as it has been confirmed that the show is set around nine years after the game in the same timeline.<\/p>\n<p>Read on to find out what the presence of The Prydwen in the TV series tells us about Fallout 4.<\/p> <h2><strong>If this is true, what is the Fallout 4 canon ending?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If the airship seen in the show is in fact The Prydwen then it means that two out of the four potential endings to Fallout 4 can now be considered canon. But what are those endings?<\/p>\n<p>At the climax of the game, players are forced to make a decision and pick an allegiance. Two of the choices result in either the destruction of The Prydwen or the elimination of The Brotherhood of Steel and so the craft\u2019s presence in the TV show would rule these two options out as being canonical.<\/p>\n<p>The first potential canon outcome comes when players choose to side with The Minutemen \u2013 a choice which has several options, but one of them is to allow The Brotherhood of Steel and The Railroad to co-exist while destroying the sinister Institute. This means that in the show\u2019s timeline, The Prydwen would still exist.<\/p>\n<p>[squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d653\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n<p>The other potential canon ending for the game is where your character chooses to side with The Brotherhood of Steel, destroying both The Institute and The Railroad. Again, this would leave The Prydwen in existence, making its presence in the show plausible.<\/p>\n<p>While we cannot yet confirm which of these endings for the game is going to be considered canon going forward, it does firmly rule two options of the four out. So, it will be up to fans and sleuths to spot Easter eggs in the Fallout series going forward to narrow these options down further.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What have the Fallout developers said?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The game\u2019s developer Bethesda has not yet commented on recent speculation around Fallout 4\u2019s canonical ending.<\/p>\n<p>However, the studio\u2019s Design Director, Emil Pagliarulo, recently took to X to confirm the official timeline for the games, highlighting where the TV show sits in the canon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seen it come up a couple of times, so here's a helpful little Fallout timeline!<br\/><br\/>* Bombs drop - 2077<br\/>* Fallout 76 - 2102<br\/>* Fallout 1 \u2013 2161<br\/>* Fallout Tactics - 2197<br\/>* Fallout 2 \u2013 2241<br\/>* Fallout 3 \u2013 2277<br\/>* Fallout: New Vegas \u2013 2281<br\/>* Fallout 4 \u2013 2287<br\/>* Fallout TV show \u2013 2296<\/p>\u2014 Emil Pagliarulo (@Dezinuh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dezinuh\/status\/1778470928105533825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p><strong>Read more on Fallout:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fallout-games-in-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fallout games in order<\/a> \u2013 best place to start<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fallout-4-best-mods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best Fallout 4 mods<\/a> \u2013 and how to use them<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fallout-4-cheats-console-commands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fallout 4 cheats<\/a> \u2013 the full list<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fallout-4-timeline-set\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When 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