"Mind the gap."
Fallout: London is an upcoming total conversion mod for Fallout 4. An Interquel set in-between 1 and 2, this mod moves the focus away from America to Britain.
It's 2237, and London is rather an okay place to live. You are the Wayfarer, and you must venture through the city, while a group of different factions are all trying to take control, such as the Camelot Movement, the Gentry, Angel, the Tommies, the 5th Column, the Isle of Dogs Syndicate or the Vagabonds...
The game also has a site
, YouTube channel and a reveal trailer.
Not to be confused with Fallen London.
Fallout: London contains examples of:
- Arc Words:
- Wouldn't be a proper Fallout game if "War. War never changes", isn't said; now with that typical British wit.
- "Mind the gap."
- Animal Motifs: Many factions have animals as their symbols. The Camelot Movement has a dragon, the 5th Column has a lion and the Isle of Dogs Syndicate has...take a guess.
- The Apunkalypse: Wouldn't be a proper post-apocalyptic setting in Britain if there weren't some British punks and hooligans running around innit?
- Black Shirt: The Fifth Column are outright called “a bit fascist” in the London Factions video, and their members all look the part. Their Glorious Leader Eve Varney in particular wears a black trenchcoat over a black turtleneck (the latter of which was a clothing style of the historical British blackshirts, including their leader Oswald Mosley).
- The Conspiracy: The mysterious group known as Angel seem to be this in the eyes of many Londoners...
- Delinquent Hair: As expected some of the Hooligans have pretty punk-ish hairstyles, with the usual spiked mohawks.
- Elsewhere Fic: The game is not set in the franchise's typical setting of America. Instead, it shifts the attention to Britain, specifically London after the Great War with none of the series' previous characters or factions appearing in this mod.
- Expy:
- The Camelot Movement is more or less the British equivalent of Caesar's Legion, an organization that models itself after an ancient pre-War society (Arthurian Britain/Ancient Rome). They're far better intentioned though. To a lesser extent they’re also one of the Brotherhood of Steel, namely by having pseudo-medieval symbolism, with the Lyons and Arthur Maxson versions also having parallels to the mythological King Arthur.
- Likewise, the Gentry is Britain's answer to the Enclave: A group comprised of government officials and prominent figures who survived the Great War and want to rebuild their country to its former glory.
- The Tommies are fairly similar to the Minutemen in the Commonwealth, albeit being patterned after the pre-war British Army and taking aesthetic inspiration from the world wars. They also have a similar role to the NCR Army, being the standing army of a more established government (in the Tommies case, The Gentry).
- Angel are based on the Freemasons, down to their symbol being the symbol of the Freemasons with the G replaced by an A. They also seem to be one to The Institute, being a Shrouded in Myth faction most others don’t even know for certain exist, but what little is shown makes clear they are The Conspiracy with a penchant for ominous-looking science experiments.
- Evil Counterpart: The Fifth Column are seemingly this to the Camelot Movement, as the London Factions video has them also wish to cast down The Gentry which they see as corrupt. However, while the Camelot Movement is The Republic who wish to implement a democratic society, the Fifth Column are hardline authoritarians who wish to eliminate anyone else in their way.
Narrator: "So what if they’re a bit fascist? What’s so wrong with a bit of authority anyway? ‘About time this city got clean up’, some say, ‘and if some of the dregs and detritus are burned along the way, so much the better!’ Let it all burn, and a New World Order shall take its place… "
- Fantasy Counterpart Culture: The Camelot Movement are the most apparent in-universe example of this. They attempt to bring back order and authority to the London wasteland through heavy inspiration from the Arthurian mythos, in a similar way that Caesar’s Legion was based on ancient Rome. Word of God also states they take some inspiration from the British Commandos of WWII.
- Good Counterpart: The Camelot Movement is a much better-intentioned version of Caesar's Legion.
- Humanoid Abomination: Although London was out of reach of the FEV, the wasteland is still overflowing with other mutated humans. Ghouls, thanks to the radiation, are still present, as well as a new breed of humanoid mutant known as the “Thames Folk”, created by the pollutants that ruined the Thames River in this universe, similar to the Trogs from The Pitt.
- Interquel: Fallout: London is set between the events of the original game and 2.
- Institutional Apparel: One of the available outfits are yellow and green boiler suits referred to as "Prisoner Outfit", they come in pre-war and post-war variations. There's also a second version that has the more iconic white with black stripes suit. They are also a part of a standalone mod if one likes the outfits enough to bring to Vanilla Fallout 4.
- Ironic Name: The Camelot Movement is named for the seat of power of King Arthur and takes inspiration from Arthurian legend. Despite this, they are actually a republican movement.
- London Gangster: The streets of specific post-War London suburbs have a lot of different gangs vying for influence and control, most notably the Isle of Dogs Syndicate and the Vagabonds.
- The Place: The game's title refers to its main setting which is none other than London.
- The Remnant: Based on the walled bastion of Westminster, the Gentry presents itself as the continuation of the old British government. While its grip over London is tenuous at best, it nonetheless seeks to fully restore the United Kingdom and is more than happy to use the Tommies as cannon fodder.
- Sequel Goes Foreign: It is a fan-made spinoff of Fallout set outside the United States.
- Silent Protagonist: Unlike the voiced protagonist of Fallout 4, the Wayfarer player-character is silent, in line with community wishes and Fallout tradition.
- Shout-Out: The TARDIS is present in the world as an Easter Egg. This also serves as a reference to another Easter Egg in Fallout 2, in which the TARDIS appears for a moment and then vanishes.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: The Camelot Movement want to bring peace and security to the ravaged London wasteland.
