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{{Infobox Character General | {{Infobox Character General | ||
|name= Vault Boy | |name= Vault Boy | ||
|image= | |image= [[File:VaultBoy.png]] | ||
|caption= | |caption= [[File:SpecialStagesSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]] | ||
Artwork of the Vault Boy from ''Fallout: New Vegas'' promotional material. | |||
|universe= | |universe= {{uvm3|Fallout}} | ||
|firstgame=''Fallout'' (1997) | |firstgame= ''{{iw|wikipedia|Fallout|video game}}'' (1997) | ||
|games= ''[[Ultimate]]'' | |games= ''[[Ultimate]]'' | ||
|lastappearance=''Fallout | |lastappearance= ''Fallout Shelter Online'' (2020) | ||
|console= | |console= MS-DOS<br>Microsoft Windows<br>Macintosh | ||
|species= Human | |species = Human | ||
|gender | |gender = Male | ||
|placeoforigin= United States | |placeoforigin= United States | ||
|creator | |creator = {{s|wikipedia|Leonard Boyarsky}} | ||
|artist = | |artist = | ||
| | |interwiki = wikipedia | ||
| | |interwikiname = Wikipedia | ||
|interwikipage= Vault Boy | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Vault Boy''' is the mascot of the | The '''Vault Boy''' ({{ja|Vaultボーイ|Bōruto Bōi}}, ''Vault Boy'') is the mascot of the {{uvm3|Fallout}} franchise. | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
The Vault Boy is the mascot of the company Vault-Tec | The Vault Boy is the mascot of the company Vault-Tec from the ''Fallout'' franchise by {{s|wikipedia|Bethesda Softworks}} (previously owned by {{s|wikipedia|Interplay Entertainment}}). Vault-Tec designed post-apocalyptic shelters called Vaults to enable humanity to survive in the aftermath of a worldwide nuclear war, with many of these Vaults serving as a means to conduct unethical human experiments. The Vault Boy illustrates character statistics and selectable attributes, and in ''Fallout 3'' and ''Fallout: New Vegas'', models wearable equipment. Various trailers and animations starring Vault Boy have also been made over the years to advertise different ''Fallout'' games. | ||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ||
===As a costume=== | ===As a costume=== | ||
A [[DLC]] costume for {{SSBU|Mii Gunner}} based on the Vault Boy | [[File:Vault Boy Reveal Trailer.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Vault Boy revealed for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' as a Mii Costume.]] | ||
[[File:VaultBoyMiiGunner.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The Vault Boy Mii costume in ''Ultimate''.]] | |||
A [[DLC]] costume for {{SSBU|Mii Gunner}} based on the Vault Boy was announced on June 22nd, 2020, and was made available for purchase on June 29th, 2020. Like [[Sans]] and [[Cuphead]] before him, Vault Boy appears as a fully modelled character. His "mask" is just his head instead of a mask with the Mii's head visible. His gun appears to be based off the generic gun he is depicted with on the Energy Weapons bobblehead, a collectible item in the ''Fallout'' games. His Vault Suit is labeled '111' on the back, a reference to the Sole Survivor's vault in ''Fallout 4''. Unlike Sans and Cuphead, Vault Boy does not come with a music track, possibly due to most of the music in the ''Fallout'' series being licensed music. | |||
In his reveal trailer, the opening features {{SSBU|Mario}} performing his thumbs-up [[taunt]]. This is a reference to a thumbs-up being Vault Boy's signature pose. Later, Vault Boy fights {{SSBU|Dark Samus}}, referencing various mutant enemies seen in the ''Fallout'' series; he is later been KO'd by a grenade, a running gag of how in every S.P.E.C.I.A.L trailer, Vault Boy was killed in the end. Finally, Vault Boy stands besides {{SSBU|Duck Hunt}}. This is a reference to {{iw|wikipedia|Dogmeat|Fallout}}, a recurring dog companion throughout the ''Fallout'' series. | |||
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==Names in other languages== | |||
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|ja={{ja|Vaultボーイ|Bōruto Bōi}}, ''Vault Boy'' | |||
|en=Vault Boy | |||
|fr=Vault Boy | |||
|es=Vault Boy | |||
|de=Vault Boy | |||
|it=Vault Boy | |||
|nl=Vault Boy | |||
|ru={{rollover|Волт-боя|Volt-Boya|?}}, ''Vault Boy'' | |||
|ko=Vault Boy | |||
|zh=Vault Boy | |||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Vault Boy is the first time Bethesda has been represented in ''Super Smash Bros.'' | |||
*Following [[Microsoft]]’s acquisition of Bethesda on September 21, 2020, Vault Boy is now retroactively the first Microsoft Mii Costume, and ''Fallout'' the third Microsoft franchise to be represented in ''Smash''.<!--Cuphead is not a property of Microsoft nor was it ever one. Do not add it here--> | |||
<!--Do not add a possible reason for why Fallout's logo was not shown in Vault Boy's American trailer until there is a confirmed reason. SmashWiki is not speculative.--> | |||
*Unlike other regions, the logo for ''Fallout'', the series Vault Boy hails from, is absent in the American version of his [[Mii Costume]] reveal trailer, being replaced with a wordmark featuring the character's name. This is also the case with [[Altaïr]], [[Travis Touchdown]], [[Dragonborn]], [[Dante]], and the [[Doom Slayer]]. There has not been an explanation for this, though it is worth noting all 5 characters come from series that consist of M-rated games. | |||
**Despite this, ''Fallout'' is mentioned by name in the North American version via the “News” section, also the case with Altaïr, Travis, Dragonborn and Dante. | |||
*The introduction to Vault Boy's Mii Costume references the "SPECIAL" rule-set (which is spelled out in-game as "S.P.E.C.I.A.L.") from the ''Fallout'' series by abbreviating "Smash" similarly. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://fallout.wiki/wiki/Vault_Boy Vault Boy] at [https://fallout.wiki/wiki/Fallout_Wiki Independent Fallout Wiki] | |||
{{Mii costumes (SSBU)}} | {{Mii costumes (SSBU)}} | ||
[[Category:Third party characters]] | [[Category:Third-party characters]] | ||
[[Category:Microsoft]] | |||