Update: Fallout 4's lead writer reverses gear, says main character is not actually a war criminal

Update: That was fast. Shortly after this story first went live, Bethesda design director Emil Pagliarulo amended his reveal about Fallout 4's male protagonist, whose default name is Nate.

«I wanted to share what I thought was a cool Fallout tidbit without realizing how divisive it might be,» Pagliarulo <a data-analytics-id=«inline-link» href=«https://twitter.com/Dezinuh/status/1779239079932018949?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet» target="_blank" data-url=«https://twitter.com/Dezinuh/status/1779239079932018949?ref_src=» https:>tweeted

. «I should have… Not every bit of Fallout info I share is automatically canon. Nate is NOT a war criminal.»

Alright, fair enough. I hope Pagliarulo isn't getting too much flak for this, since it's all the theoretical history surrounding a fake guy who lives in our desktops. I cannot stress enough that Nate Q. Falloutfour is not real, and neither is America's 2072 annexation of Canada—yet.

While Nate is innocent, the now unidentified second guy from Fallout 1's intro cutscene is not. Sir, you are on notice.

Original Story: Well, this was unexpected: Fallout 4 lead writer Emil Pagliarulo took to Twitter yesterday to reveal that Fallout 4's male protagonist participated in the extrajudicial execution of a Canadian partisan during the illegal US occupation of its neighbor «up 'nort» in the 2070s. I always knew that guy had bad vibes.

Ok, let's pump the brakes here, what does all that mean? «Given the great vibes recently, and the millions of amazing Fallout fans (that's you!) I feel like the time is right to share an unknown link between Fallout 1 and Fallout 4,» Pagliarulo tweeted. «Remember the Fallout 1 opening movie? Annexation of Canada? SAME. GUY. (No, NOT the shooter!)»

Fallout 1 has like, the sickest opening cutscene of any game, with «Maybe» by the Ink Spots playing over a black and white Galaxy News dispatch of «our boys in annexed Canada.» Two soldiers in the now-iconic T-51 power armor contemplate an