An Easily-Overlooked Fallout Faction Could Have Greater Implications For The Fallout Universe

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While fans were originally limited to a smaller pool of gamers who have enjoyed the series at some point in the franchise's history, with the introduction of the TV show, a whole new audience has an interest in the lore and story of the universe. While factions like the Brotherhood of Steel and the pseudo-remnants of the NCR debuted along with the show in April on Amazon Prime, there are several other factions and entire species within the games that have yet to be explored.

Although Ghouls are obviously a central theme, other entities like mutants and Synths never made an appearance in its eight-episode run. That said, there's an even deeper-cut «faction» of creatures that have had a role in the vast majority of games that aren't talked about much — either because of their limited impact on the game's overall story or their complex origins that could conflict with canon and create issues with the main narrative of the games.

Although each game in the Fallout series functions as a mostly standalone story, they each have their place in the franchises' canon timeline.

To some, aliens fit in the retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic Atomic Age of the franchise, but to others, it takes focus away from the main narrative of human vs. human conflict. Aliens have appeared in some form in,,, and . In the universe, several different types of aliens make an appearance, but the most predominant race are the Zeta aliens, which were further fleshed out in the DLC and expansion,.

In, the Lone Wanderer gets abducted, and the DLC takes place on the alien ship.

In the very first, the aliens made a minor appearance during the special encounter called «Alien Ship.» During this encounter, the player can find a UFO covered in sand with the words "" on it. There are also two aliens, one with an alien blaster. While this is the extent of the interaction, it was the first introduction to the space travelers to the game.

The Fallout TV show is missing one essential element from the video