We still don’t know when the second season of Fallout, the successful Amazon Prime Video series, will arrive, but we are gradually learning more details about it. Recently, showrunners Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet confirmed the presence of a key character from Fallout: New Vegas in the upcoming episodes of the acclaimed production. We are referring, of course, to Mr. House.
If you haven’t seen Fallout yet or are unfamiliar with Bethesda games, we recommend stopping here, as this article includes several spoilers. With that clarification made, we continue.
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In a recent interview with Variety, Wagner and Robertson-Dworet discussed Mr. House’s presence in Fallout Season 2. When asked about this possibility, the series’ producers were clear: “Several of our characters are closely linked to Vegas. Las Vegas is the home of Robert House in the world of Fallout. Robert House will be involved in the second season.”
However, those responsible for Fallout have avoided providing more details. It is not yet known if Mr. House will be one of the antagonists of the alliance between Lucy MacLean and the Ghoul, or if his on-screen presence will be presented in another way. In Fallout: New Vegas, players can ally with him, betray him, or even kill him.
Recall that the eighth episode of Fallout ended with Hank MacLean’s escape to New Vegas using Brotherhood of Steel armor. All signs point to the series’ protagonists heading there in search of answers.
Mr. House, Confirmed for The Second Season of Fallout
Robert House, widely known as Mr. House, is one of the main characters in Fallout: New Vegas. In the Obsidian title, released in 2010, he is introduced as the leader of one of three factions attempting to control the wasteland of the Mojave Desert.
Throughout the game, we learn that Robert House was a very prolific entrepreneur in the field of robotics with RobCo Industries, in the era before the nuclear holocaust. He managed to survive the bombs thanks to his bunker in Las Vegas, and from there, he continued to exercise his power despite the passing of the years.
In Fallout: New Vegas, Mr. House claims to have predicted nuclear war 15 years in advance. However, this statement could be disputed in the continuity of the Amazon Prime Video series. This is because the character has a cameo in the last episode of season 1.
Robert House appears at a meeting with other executives of the world’s major corporations, where Vault-Tec reveals its plan to start the nuclear holocaust. Thus, the series suggests that the magnate knew in advance about the intentions to perpetrate an attack against humanity for corporate benefits.
It remains to be seen how much weight Mr. House will have in the second season of Fallout. Additionally, it is unclear if those responsible for the series will continue with Rafi Silver as the actor, or if they will look for a new performer. Most likely, if the tone of the original chapters is maintained, the character will be shown both in his pre-war version and in his weak, aging variant confined to the Lucky 38 hotel and casino.
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