Line #25 Quotes/Fallout3


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3	[[folder: Base Game - Main Questline]]
4	->''"[[ArcWords War... War never changes.]]''
5
6	->''Since the dawn of humankind, when our ancestors first discovered the killing power of rock and bone, blood has been spilled in the name of everything: From God, to justice, to simple psychotic rage.''
7
8	->''In the year 2077, after millennia of armed conflict, the destructive nature of man could sustain itself no longer. [[NukeEm The world was plunged into an abyss of nuclear fire and radiation.]]''
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10	->''[[AfterTheEnd But it was not, as some had predicted, the end of the world. Instead, the apocalypse was simply the prologue to another bloody chapter of human history.]] For man had succeeded in destroying the world. But war... War never changes.''
11
12	->''In the early days, thousands were spared the horrors of the holocaust by taking refuge in enormous underground shelters known as [[UndergroundCity Vaults]]. But when they emerged, they had only [[SceneryGorn the hell of the wastes]] to greet them - all except those in Vault 101. For on that fateful day, when fire rained from the sky, the giant steel door of Vault 101 slid closed, and never reopened.''
13
14	-> ''It was here [[PlayerCharacter you]] were born. It is here you will die. [[ClosedCircle Because in Vault 101, no one ever enters, and no one ever leaves.]]"''
15	-->-- OpeningNarration
16
17	-> ''"I don't want your mother's ghost haunting me because her only child became a garbage burner."''
18	-->-- '''James''', ''Future Imperfect''
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20	-> ''"Parents? Hah! I was born from the sun and have sand in my veins!"''
21	-->-- '''Three Dog''', ''Galaxy News Radio''
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23	-> ''"DEMOCRACY IS NON-NEGOTIABLE!"''\
24	''"DEATH IS A PREFERABLE ALTERNATIVE TO COMMUNISM!"''\
25	''"BETTER DEAD THAN RED!"''\
26	''"COMMUNIST DETECTED ON AMERICAN SOIL. LETHAL FORCE ENGAGED!"''\
27	''"AMERICA WILL NEVER FALL TO COMMUNIST INVASION!"''\
28	''"EMBRACE DEMOCRACY, OR YOU WILL BE ERADICATED!"''\
29	''"DEMOCRACY WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED!"''
30	--> '''Liberty Prime''', ''Take it Back!''
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32	->''"[[spoiler:And so it was that [[PlayerCharacter the Lone Wanderer]] ventured forth from Vault 101, intent on discovering the fate of a father who had once sacrificed the future of humanity... for that of his only child.]]''
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34	->''[[spoiler:The Capital Wasteland proved [[CrapsackWorld a cruel, inhospitable place]]. But the Lone Wanderer [[IdealHero refused to surrender to the vices that had claimed so many others]]. The values passed on from father to child – [[VideoGameCaringPotential selflessness, compassion, honor]] – guided this noble soul through countless trials and triumphs.]]''
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36	->''[[spoiler:But it was not until the end of this long road that the Lone Wanderer learned the true meaning of that greatest of virtues – [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice]]. [[PointOfNoReturn Stepping into the irradiated control chamber of Project Purity]], the child followed the example of the father, sacrificing life itself [[TheNeedsOfTheMany for the greater good of mankind]].]]''
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38	->''[[spoiler:Thankfully, when selected by the [[AIIsACrapshoot sinister]] [[PresidentEvil president]] to be [[WeCanRuleTogether his instrument of annihilation]], the Wanderer refused. [[HumansAreFlawed Humanity, with all its flaws, was deemed worthy of preservation.]] [[HopeSpringsEternal The waters of life flowed at last – free and pure, for any and all.]] The Capital Wasteland, at long last, was saved.]]''
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40	->''[[spoiler:So ends the story of the Lone Wanderer, who stepped through the great door of Vault 101 and into the annals of legend. But the tale of humanity will never come to a close, for the struggle of survival is a war without end. [[BookEnds And war...]]]]''
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42	-> ''[[spoiler:[[ArcWords War never changes.]]]]"''
43	-->-- Ending Narration [[spoiler:([[ModularEpilogue if the Lone Wanderer has Good Karma, activated Project Purity themselves, and didn't add the modified FEV into the purifier]])]]
44	[[/folder]]
45
46	[[folder: Base Game - Side Quests]]
47	-> ''"Did you ever try to put a broken piece of glass back together? Even if the pieces fit, you can’t make it whole again the way it was. But if you’re clever, you can still use the pieces to make other useful things. Maybe even something wonderful, like a mosaic. [[AWorldHalfFull Well, the world broke just like glass. And everyone’s trying to put it back together like it was, but it’ll never come together in the same way.]]"''
48	-->-- '''Moira Brown''', ''Wasteland Survival Guide''
49
50	-> ''"My experiments are of a complex nature and would take a scientist to explain... oh wait! I'm a scientist! How marvelous!"''
51	-->-- '''Dr. Lesko''', ''Those!''
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53	-> ''"[[LaserGuidedKarma Karma's a real bitch.]] You'd be wise to remember that."''
54	-->-- '''Michael Masters''', ''Tenpenny Tower''
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56	-> ''"[[FantasticRacism Too many of you think we're all just zombies. They don't know, or don't care, that we're just as human as they are inside.]] We bleed! We hurt! We regret! And you know what really pisses me off? They think the only way to kill us is to [[BoomHeadshot shoot us in the head]], like in the old zombie stories, and that will put us out of our misery."''
57	-->-- '''Mr. Crowley''', ''You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head''
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59	->''"Zimmer. By the time you get this message, I'll already be gone. I'm escaping the Commonwealth. I want to live my own life, on my own terms, as my own man.''
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61	->''I know what you're thinking, that I'm malfunctioning. I used to think that's what caused the runaways, too. But I know better now. Self-determination is NOT a malfunction. I'm just not willing to put up with all the bullshit anymore. You humans are going to have a full-fledged rebellion on your hands if you don't start treating us synths as persons.''
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63	->''I know you'll be marshalling the Retention Bureau to come after me. But I know all the tricks of the trade. You won't be finding me. I assure you.''
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65	->''By the time you get this, I will be someone else. It's the price I pay for my liberation. My final act of rebellion against a system I no longer believe in.''
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67	->''Goodbye Zimmer, and good riddance."''
68	-->-- A3-21 [[spoiler:(now known as Harkness)]], ''The Replicated Man''
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70	-> ''"Humans may be weak sometimes, but our creations are strong and pure. Something you'll never be!"''
71	-->-- '''The Mechanist''' to '''The [=AntAgonizer=]''', ''The Superhuman Gambit''
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73	-> ''"You saved us. But that doesn't change the fact that [[spoiler:you killed the Overseer in cold blood to do it]], and I can't let that sort of thing stand here. I guess it's a bit familiar. You've already been forced out of the Vault once before. At least now you know what's out there. I'm sorry. [[ContinuityNod You're a hero...]] [[VideoGame/Fallout1 and you have]] [[YouCantGoHomeAgain to leave.]]"''
74	-->-- '''Amata''', ''Trouble on the Homefront''
75	[[/folder]]
76
77	[[folder: Companions]]
78	-> ''"It's amazing that people trust you enough not to attack [[TokenHeroicOrc me]]."''
79	-->-- '''Fawkes'''
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81	-> ''"Make no mistake, your father would be proud of what you have done."''
82	-->-- '''Star Paladin Cross'''
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84	-> ''"There's nothing I like better than making some other poor bastard die for his country."''
85	-->-- '''Sergeant RL-3'''
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87	-> ''"[[GreaserDelinquents Tunnel Snakes]] rule!"''
88	-->-- '''Butch [=DeLoria=]'''
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90	-> ''"I forgot how fucked up everything was out here."''
91	-->-- '''Jericho'''
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93	-> ''"Can I do something for you? [[SexSlave Or... to you?]]"''
94	-->-- '''Clover'''
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96	-> ''"You are my employer and [[MyMasterRightOrWrong I will do as you command.]]"''
97	-->-- '''Charon'''
98	[[/folder]]
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100	[[folder: [=DLCs=]]]
101	->''"I'd trust a wastelander to shine my power armor, and even that's pushing it."''
102	-->-- '''Protector [=McGraw=]''', ''Operation: Anchorage''
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104	->''"Citizens of The Pitt, workers of Downtown, traders of Uptown, and all fierce souls who do what must be done! I bring you good news! We stand at the dawn of a new golden age. Where others merely survive, we thrive!''
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106	->''Our industry is the envy of the Commonwealth! Our safety is the envy of the Capital Wastes! Our might is the envy of Ronto! And while I have led your efforts, it has been by your own strength that you have earned all of the envy of the world. They envy the steel shaped by the workers in our mills, and they envy the strength of our traders and raiders who wield that steel for The Pitt. And most of all, they envy our victories in the struggle for freedom. Because, yes, freedom is what we all work towards. Freedom from fear, freedom from disease, freedom to live as once we did before we were shackled by atomic fire!''
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108	->''And so, to celebrate this struggle, I ask my loyal workers: who among you is prepared to fight for your freedom? Who among you will risk your life in the crucible to create a new life of freedom in Uptown? Who will take this rare chance to thrive?"''
109	-->-- '''Ashur''', ''The Pitt''
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111	->''Everyone was so excited about that purifier: "Project Purity" this, and "Project Purity" that. But did anyone stop to ask, "Hey, what are we going to DO with all that clean water?" Well, guess who gets to fill in that tiny detail? It'd be one thing if I had support, but that little war with the Enclave has depleted much of the Brotherhood's resources. And to top it off, I have to be mommy to a bunch of lab coats."''
112	-->-- '''Scribe Bigsley''', ''Broken Steel''
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114	->''"What's the difference between you and me, kid? What makes a gifted killer like yourself into a rock-hard bastard like me? The answer is training, you ignorant fuck! I've got a hundred years of experience on you, and don't you forget it. Stick by me, and you'll get a master's class in doing what has to be done."''
115	-->-- '''Desmond''', ''Point Lookout''
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117	->''"'Bout time you woke up. I was starting to think maybe they'd fried your brains or something."''
118	-->-- '''Somah''', ''Mothership Zeta''
119	[[/folder]]
120
121	[[folder: Enclave Radio]]
122	-> ''"We live in an age of poverty, greed, violence, destruction. Indeed, the very seat of the federal government, Washington D.C., has been reduced to what is now known as the "Capital Wasteland." The Capital Wasteland... How did it come to this, America?"''
123	-->-- '''President John Henry Eden'''
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125	-> ''"It's time we discussed something rather important. The issue at hand is, well, my presidency. The question has been raised, I know, as to just how I came to be elected to this most illustrious office. Or, whether or not I had been elected at all! To that I must answer: Of course! Of course I was elected, sweet America! Isn't the right to vote the very foundation of a democracy? Unfortunately, in the interest of national security, I'm not at liberty to discuss the details of the election."''
126	-->-- '''President John Henry Eden'''
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128	-> ''"Lawlessness, terror, murder. They're all around us, I know. I know. But not for long, sweet America. Not for long. Oh no. The Enclave will restore peace, order, and prosperity to this great nation. And those who oppose us will be… removed. Forever."''
129	-->-- '''President John Henry Eden'''
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131	-> ''"So, as your President, I am the voice, I am the heart and soul of the Enclave. That is to say, I am the voice, heart, and soul... of America. But only together, TOGETHER, can we hope to reach our full potential. The way we were before the war. Whole. Beautiful. Powerful. One Enclave. One America. Now... and forever."''
132	-->-- '''President John Henry Eden'''
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134	-> ''"People of the Capital Wasteland, I am Colonel Autumn. By now, you have encountered Enclave troops in your towns, in your settlements. When you see the Enclave, you see the United States government. We are authorized to restore order and civility, by any means necessary. Just stay out of the way and let us do our job. Interfere with the Enclave's mission, and you will be dealt with. Harshly."''
135	-->-- '''Colonel Augustus Autumn'''
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137	-> ''"The Brotherhood of Steel, in their arrogance, has claimed Project Purity as their own! They would steal the Enclave's work, steal America's water! It is only a matter of time before the traitors march on the purifier, and attempt to take it by force. Let them come! Wave upon traitorous wave will crash against the Enclave's walls! The Brotherhood of Steel will fail! All those who oppose the Enclave will fail! I am President John Henry Eden, and this is my pledge: No one, NO ONE, will take this great nation away from me! God bless the Enclave! God bless America!"''
138	-->-- '''President John Henry Eden'''
139	[[/folder]]
140
141	[[folder: Miscellaneous]]
142	-> ''"Have you ever watched the moon rise over the Wasteland? I wish I could have given you something as wonderful as that."''
143	-->-- '''Uncle Leo'''
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145	-> ''"Of course, a ghoul with a barbershop is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine, so... fuck it."''
146	-->-- '''Snowflake'''
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148	-> ''"Ha! Now that's what this wasteland needs: [[ActionGirl More women with spunk]] [[StuffBlowingUp and explosives!]]"''
149	-->-- '''Herbert "Daring" Dashwood''', ''[[ShowWithinAShow The Adventures of Herbert "Daring" Dashwood]]''
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151	-> ''"This next piece reminds me of something my husband said: Friendship is like a violin. Even if the music stops, you'll still have the strings."''
152	-->-- '''Agatha'''

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