Summary
AFalloutfan has discovered a Vault Boy in an unexpected place, with the iconic mascot appearing on a bandage wrapper. Players in theFalloutgames can expect to see Vault Boy everywhere, and this strange product placement is a glimpse of what it would be like if it were utilized so frequently in the real world.
The Vault Boy is as well-known as theFalloutseries itself for most fans, with the cheerful mascot appearing on anything and everything related to Vault-Tec in the series. This includes therecentFalloutAmazon Prime TV series, which created a new backstory explaining the existence and origins of the Vault Boy before the bombs fell.
AFalloutfan by the name of Razil shared a photograph of their discovery of a Vault Boy on a bandage wrapper of all things. The bandage package generally looks like a standard band-aid wrapper, with some general branding, outside of the Vault Boy printed in the lower right corner. Amusingly, the company that made the packaging used a version of the Vault Boy with his thumb bandaged as he performs the iconic thumbs-up pose. In the game, it wouldn’t be a surprise at all to seeVault Boy on official Vault-Tecfirst aid supplies, but Razil likely did a double-take when spying it on a real product.
Why is the Fallout Vault Boy on a Random Bandage Package?
Razil is apparently located in India, and the company likely wasn’t too concerned with copyright when manufacturing these wrappers. It’s unknown if the Vault Boy is utilized in any other way by the company, like on a box holding the bandages. It’s a curious discovery, and begs the question of whether the person who designed the wrapper knew the significance of the Vault Boy design, or if they just randomly found the image on the internet and decided to utilize it.
It’s quite unlikely that Bethesda or Microsoft will pursue any kind of legal action against the company, even though they’re using the mascot without permission. It’s not the first time that game characters have appeared weirdly out of context. For example,Red Dead Redemption’s Arthur Morganhas been spied on the walls of a chicken restaurant. While most game publishers are extremely protective of their properties, the effort and money involved in trying to get the bandage company to stop could be more trouble than it’s worth.
These bandages were likely produced some time ago, but they’ve been spotted amid something of aFalloutresurgence. The excitement and praise surrounding theFalloutTV series has propelled the games back into the public eye. With moreFalloutfans than ever, perhaps more odd Vault Boy appearances will be spotted elsewhere.
Fallout
Fallout is a franchise built around a series of RPGs set in a post-nuclear world, in which great vaults have been built to shelter parts of humankind. There are six main games, various spin-offs, tabletop games, and a TV series from Amazon Studios.
