Fallout Characters Guide
Understand the major characters in Fallout, how they connect, and why their choices matter to the story.
Key Characters
Lucy MacLean
Lucy MacLean is the main protagonist of Fallout, a Vault Dweller whose journey transforms her from an idealistic survivor into someone willing to confront the truth about the world.
Hank MacLean
Hank MacLean is Lucy's father and a Vault-Tec executive who secretly helps preserve corporate control over the future.
The Ghoul
The Ghoul is a long-lived wasteland survivor whose brutal worldview reflects the true cost of surviving the apocalypse.
Cooper Howard
Cooper Howard was a Hollywood actor before the war who later became the Ghoul after surviving the nuclear apocalypse.
Maximus
Maximus is a Brotherhood of Steel squire whose desire for status and belonging constantly conflicts with his moral uncertainty.
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