Fallout 4's Kid In a Fridge Ghoul Declared Lore-Friendly By Fans

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The «Kid in a Fridge» quest in Fallout 4 has been criticized for breaking the franchise's lore, but one knowledgeable fan recently argued against that idea. Bethesda Game Studios' 2015 role-playing game serves as the fourth major installment in the post-apocalyptic franchise, which first began in 1997. Details like the Fallout Vault Boy thumbs up add depth to the beloved series, creating a unified and fascinating world to uncover.

Originally developed by Black Isle Studios, the Fallout franchise takes place in a futuristic post-apocalyptic setting. The series' original aesthetic puts a sci-fi twist on 1950's Americana, allowing classic cars and robotic assistants to co-exist in one fictional universe. A global nuclear war once ravaged Earth, adding mass destruction and decay to this already unique combination of concepts. The series' lore and world-building make Fallout both fantastic and believable, immersing players in the American wastelands. Reoccurring characters, factions and concepts help link each entry in the series, despite centuries-long gaps between some installments, and Easter eggs connecting Fallout and The Elder Scrolls also serve to bridge Bethesda's two beloved role-play series.

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While many fans feel that one Fallout 4 quest breaks the franchise's lore, Reddit user Benjamin_Starscape provides evidence to the contrary. In the «Kid in a Fridge» quest the player finds a young ghoul, one of the franchise's mutated humans, who has been locked in a freezer for about 200 years. Many fans argue that ghouls still need to eat and drink water to survive, since they are human, but Benjamin_Starscape gives contradicting examples. A Fallout 2 ghoul named