What Led to NCR Breakdown in Amazon’s Fallout? Creators May Have Taken Inspiration From New Vegas
Original decision or game inspiration? Fans are wondering what guided the screenwriters in creating the lore of the Amazon's Fallout.
On April 12th, the series adaptation of Fallout will appear on Amazon Prime Video. The show, inspired by the iconic game series initiated by Interplay and developed by Bethesda Softworks, is already generating significant interest, tinged with a hint of unease -- as is always the case with games on the silver screen. After the latest announcement, fans are speculating about the possible world presented, which may refer to parts of New Vegas.
Will NCR from the TV series fall?
The discussion begins with a thread by SmartBoots on the Reddit forum. The latest trailer shows that the New California Republic (NCR), known from the games, is starting to collapse. The series takes place in 2296, fifteen years after the events of Fallout: New Vegas -- such a coincidence would mean that the endings of the RPG could have been ignored by the creators.
However, this doesn't mean that the series will completely deviate from the source material. According to the author of the post, Amazon Prime and Bethesda were inspired by the lore showed in New Vegas.
If the NCR is in decline as many people speculate due to the recent trailer, the reason has likely already been given in the games and is NOT related to the multiple endings of New Vegas.
-- SmartBoots
According to the predictions of the OSI (Office of Science and Industry), which we can discover during the game in New Vegas, a famine is expected to occur in the NCR area by 2291 due to reduced food production. Such a solution would fit the released announcement, creating a good foundation for the series plot and avoiding the "happier" solutions from the game.
With this line of thinking, Caesar's Legion won't be the antagonist either. Considering the plot of the games, Caesar dies at some point from a brain tumor, which marks the beginning of the fall of his empire.
It turns out that it may be even worse
Don't worry if the original post seems a bit limited - if Amazon Prime took a bit more from the games, the situation of NCR citizens could be even worse. Such a theory was presented by one of the commentators.
According to his scenario, OSI employees aren't the only ones forecasting the collapse of civilization in the context of nutrition. In New Vegas, we will find more NPCs who reveal something about the condition of NCR. For instance, O'Hanrahan mentions at one point about poor harvests forcing him to take a job in the military. Hildern, in turn, described studies predicting a wave of starvation deaths within a decade.
And that's not all. The game also involves a crisis related to running out of medicines, water, and currency -- the NCR hasn't yet recovered from the Brotherhood of Steel's attack on the gold mines, which resulted in an economic crisis and an increase in corruption among corporations.
Corruption alone, in turn, cast a shadow over the troops belonging to the NCR. A weak currency, along with internal issues, made it impossible to provide basic equipment for soldiers -- even those stationed nearby. The earlier mentioned poor harvest will also drive farmers to the military, further perpetuating the vicious cycle.
The NCR was really in a lot of deep shit. There's a reason Ulysses said the NCR was already dead.
-- SentryFeats
