Summary
OneFallout 2fan has recently shared an interesting story about how the iconic CRPG ended up including a nod to their father in the form of a humorous tombstone. Their anecdote prompted some otherFalloutfans to share similar experiences about how themselves or their friends or family ended up being featured in the long-running series.
Developers have long beenincluding real-world people in their games, whether as nods or tributes. With hundreds of NPCs and points of interest spread across its post-apocalyptic version of the United States,Fallout 2offered Black Isle Studios plenty of opportunities for adding such Easter eggs.
Fallout 2’s Tim Winkle Is Based on a Real Person
One of them was recently detailed by Reddit user Asbestos_Nibbler, who claimed that the game contains a nod to their father in the form of a tombstone. Specifically, one of the manyweird special encounters inFallout 2can see the player stumble upon a grave belonging to one Tim Winkle, who Asbestos_Nibbler identified as their parent. The memorial even includes a humorous epitaph that states “I abide no hypocrisy but my own.” According to the user, their father came up with this silly quote during his school days.
As for how Tim Winkle ended up in the cult-classic CRPG, Asbestos_Nibbler said his inclusion came down to him being friends with one of theFallout 2developers from the game’s writing team. Seeing how the fan described the said developer as a “major writer” on the project, the list of names that could have made this happen is fairly short, including the likes of Mark O’Green, Chris Avellone, John Deiley, Zeb Cooke, and David Hendee.
Asbestos_Nibbler said his father is no longer in contact with the former Black Isle Studios developer who included his tombstone in the game, citing that as the reason why they cannot back up their claim with any concrete proof. But their post prompted several other people to share similar anecdotes, including one from Reddit user bestunicorn, who claimed one of her friends at Obsidian named theFallout: New Vegasghoul scientist Keelyafter her.
Likewise, Reddit user Kaelynath recalled how Bethesdaimmortalized his friend’s brother Evan inFallout 4by including him as aNuka-WorldNPC after his untimely passing. As for the Easter egg that prompted this wave of testimonies,Fallout 2players wanting to see Tim Winkle’s grave for themselves can attempt to do so by repeatedly traveling in the vicinity of Redding, Golgotha, and The Den, where the fictional resting place can be randomly generated. The special graveyard encounter also includes tombstones that serve as nods to some of the game’s developers.
Fallout 2
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Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG’ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future.It’s been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands. As you search for the Garden of Eden Creation Kit to save your primitive village, your path is strewn with crippling radiation, megalomaniac mutants, and a relentless stream of lies, deceit and treachery. You begin to wonder if anyone really stands to gain anything from this brave new world.Mastering your character’s skills and traits for survival, Fallout® 2 will challenge you to endure in a post-nuclear world whose future withers with every passing moment…
