Headline: 13 of the best Fallout 4 Easter eggs
Strap: We’re not just talking about the little Vault Boy figures on the bumper of Bobbi’s truck to the representation of Bethell and Preston in the game, these Easter eggs are there for a reason, whether that’s a nice reference to the game, or a surprise little detail to the lore of the game.
So, given that this is the age of technology, why don’t we jump into the vehicle, create a new settlement, and try to hunt down all the best Easter eggs and hidden references in the game. Here are some of the best Fallout 4 Easter eggs in the latest instalment in the series.
Pale Horse
Although this is more of a little reference to those in the wat of Bethesda titles, the Pale Horse pub is a nice little touch to this game and a nod to the Morrowind Mod of the same name. It can be found down in Quincy and includes some nods to their mod’s name. Upon entering, you’ll notice various figures out of The Lord of the Rings series and a shelf of pristine frilled mushrooms with, once again, nods to The Empire Strikes Back.
Strong Recommendation…. to leave it where you found it.
The Big Boy of Diamond City
This is a little bit of mischief that’s found if you’re wandering around Diamond City and notice a rather large Vault Boy figure sat on the hood of Bobbi No-Nose’s car. Unfortunately, Vault Boy wasn’t just chilling out on the hood but inside Bobbi’s shop, covered in a blanket, waiting for someone to come along.
Take an item from the body and a message appears, saying “Insulting Vault-Boy is a crime, it is, it is…”.
Reflections of Bethesda
Bethesda have a special place in their heart for small nods to themselves because there are essentially only so many names to choose from when you’re making a massive role-playing game like Fallout 4.
A number of people in positions of power are named directly from leads at Bethesda, starting with Robert 13 and simply just screwing with Keith’s name, with Keith White overhauling the graphics of the game.
Additionally, Eric Lindstrom, widely known as Lokosis on YouTube and familiar to those who have played Skyrim, is there to show players how to play Fallout 4, as well as star in a handful of TV programs that you can pick up around the wasteland, including Hey Neighbor, Ghoul Daily, and Ver Syned.
Fallout 4 Wasteland Ghost
This is another fairly trivial Easter egg, but the Wasteland Ghost is a homage to the fact that Bethesda loved The Legend of Zelda games so much that they hired Eiji Aonuma, the main figure behind The Legend of Zelda series, to work with them on Morrowind.
Crenshaw Bog Farmstead
This one is a little more explanatory than others but this is actually a reference to Bethesda’s general likeness for Fallout 4 – Dogmeat. The Crenshaw Bog is a unique location in the Forbidden Forest found northeast of Fitzpatrick Farm, containing a homestead containing a voice terminal, a note, and the corpse of their poor dog, Bonny.
Dogmeat was a dog belonging to Brian Fargo, one of the original founders of Interplay Productions and one of the most influential figures of the video game industry, known for developing several incredibly weighty titles, such as The Bard’s Tale, Wasteland, and Baldur’s Gate.
RIP Bonny.
Game of Thrones Cleganebowl
Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. No. No. No. No. No. No. A little while back, Bethesda published a video called When the Wasteland Calls. It was a scripted mission that was a Skyrim playthough mixed in with Fallout 4.
One of the big moments was the Cleganebowl, when we get to see a fight between the Dog of House Crenshaw, Dogmeat, and the Hound of House Stark, Alec, although to be fair, both parties performed very badly.