The Pip-Boy 3000 model, created under a Vault-Tec/RobCo joint-venture, does not feature RobCo's own mascot. In Fallout 76, the character was given the name Vault Boy 2000. Made by RobCo, the Pip-Boy device has its own mascot shown on the plate of the Pip-Boy 2000 series in Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout 76 (with pointy ears, red and yellow jumpsuit, red hair). Vault Boy should not be confused with Pip-Boy, which is the name of the personal information processor used as a game interface in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, Fallout 76 and Fallout Tactics.Ī Vault Boy 2000 plushie seen in Fallout 76 The design of the dwellers and the general art style of Fallout Shelter and Fallout Shelter Online is derived from both Vault Boy and Vault Girl. He most commonly expresses a wide grin but has been shown to make other facial expressions as well.
In appearance, he is a young male cartoon character with wavy blond hair, wearing a Vault jumpsuit. In the Fallout games, Vault Boy is used to provide an iconic representation of almost all stats ( perks, traits, skills, etc.) and items in later games available to the player character, being a generic representation of one's actions and survival, and also appearing in achievements and trophies for Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4 and Fallout 76, as well as the mascot of the Fallout series itself.
