Fallout fans have spoken: they want to see Dogmeat in the upcoming Amazon Prime TV series. We already know there will be plenty of references, including Super Duper Mart, Red Rocket gas stations, Ghouls, Vaults, and Pip-Boys, but over on the Fallout subreddit, fans are listing off the actual characters they want to see portrayed in the show.
Topping the list is easily Harold, the recurring Fallout character that eventually found themselves rooted in the Capital Wastes of Fallout 3. Harold starts out as a humble ghoul in the original Fallout game, but his exposure to the Forced Evolution Virus (FEV) caused him to sprout a tree on his head. Harold would appear with more vegetation in Fallout 2, and by Fallout 3 he'd become completely merged with the tree, which he named Bob.
Harold's story is actually pretty tragic and involves the player deciding whether to grant him a merciful death or let him continue living as a sort of deity by a local cult. I could never bring myself to kill him, which might be the canonical ending since he reappears in Fallout Shelter Online.
Next on the thread's suggestions is Dogmeat, the canine companion that's been in every mainline Fallout game and also several spinoffs. Originally a black-furred mutt, Dogmeat would gain increasingly light-colored fur until he's basically a German Shepherd in Fallout 4. It's currently unknown if Dogmeat's exposure to radiation caused his breed to change throughout the series or if this is a sort of Lassie situation where it's multiple dogs with the same name.
Marcus is another recurring character that Fallout fans would love o see. A Super Mutant who survived The Master's war against humanity, Marcus would eventually found Jacobstown, a safe haven for other Super Mutants, meeting up with The Courier in Fallout: New Vegas. He's perhaps the most intelligent Super Mutant in the world and one of the very few who'd rather talk his way out of conflict.
Redditors had lots of other suggestions too. Mr. House, the centuries-old billionaire from New Vegas would be interesting to see, as would Three Dog or Nick Valentine. Liberty Prime would be a hoot, and someone even suggested a brief appearance of the Mysterious Stranger. "Just once throughout the entire series would be great," they said, "and not a single person comments on it."
So far, we don't know much about the Fallout TV series other than it'll feature Vault 33 and Vault 22, and star Walton Goggins, Ella Purnell, Kyle Maclachlan, and Mike Doyle. There have been several leaked images over the past few months, but none of them really give us any idea of what to expect in terms of a plot.
Fallout is expected to air on Amazon Prime sometime in 2024.