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|image= [[File:VaultBoy.png]]

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|universe= {{uvm3|Fallout}}

|firstgame= ''{{iw|wikipedia|Fallout|video game}}'' (1997)

|lastappearance= ''Fallout Shelter Online'' (2020)

|console= MS-DOS<br>Microsoft Windows<br>Macintosh

|species = Human

|gender = Male

|creator = {{s|wikipedia|Leonard Boyarsky}}

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The '''Vault Boy''' ({{ja|Vaultボーイ|Bōruto Bōi}}, ''Vault Boy'') is the mascot of the {{uvm3|Fallout}} franchise.

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.

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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