
Cutting Off the Branches: Fallout: New Vegas establishes a few things about the Chosen One.After a few towns, however, you slowly acclimate to this new world, and by the end of the game your dialogue options become a non-stop barrage of sarcasm. The Chosen One is much more extreme - starting off totally ignorant to the ways of civilization, many dialogue options in the early game paint them as a Wide-Eyed Idealist. Contrasting Sequel Main Character: The Vault Dweller was generally a level-headed individual - while initially confused by some aspects of the wasteland, dialogue options throughout the game generally maintained a consistent level of straightforwardness, with the occasional opportunity for some snarking.If you try to present yourself as "the chosen one" to anyone outside of your village you are treated as a complete joke. You have the title of "the chosen one" mostly because you are the grand-child of the Vault Dweller, and partly because there aren't that many other viable candidates. Been There, Shaped History: In a certain (likely non-canon) special encounter, they break the water chip.

Barbarian Hero: Although just how much you choose to run with the idea is up to you, invariably you come from a primitive tribe and are sent into the world with a spear and whatever you can scavenge.Bishop, who later goes on to take over the New Reno families at the age of 13.

If male, you can sire an illegitimate son, Mr. Badass Family: The Chosen One's grandfather was the Vault Dweller.Badass Normal: Just a tribal with no real training, yet they can take on the Power Armor-wearing, minigun-wielding shock troops of the Enclave at higher levels.Badass Bookworm: Intelligence is the most important stat, as it determines the number of skill points you have, so it's highly recommended you play as one of these.Anti-Hero: Can potentially be anywhere along this spectrum as well.


The game comes with three pre-made Chosen Ones you can select instead of creating a character from scratch: Narg, Mingan, and Chitsa. You've lived a good life in your relatively isolated village, but a series of failed harvests and a shortage on food has forced you to leave the village to go out and look for the holy G.E.C.K., and leave your mark on the wasteland, in whatever way you want to. The protagonist of Fallout 2, and a descendant of the original Vault Dweller from Fallout 1.
