Much of the humor around Vault Boy comes from the weird and macabre situations the cheery Vault-Tec mascot finds himself in. Early Fallout games showed Vault Boy as a grave robber, slaver ...

Despite its inconsistent tone and overcrowded story, Fallout blows the competition away with a game-accurate, hilarious quest through the Wasteland anchored by plenty of personality and punchy ...

And nowhere is this more evident than with the lore the series added to Vault Boy. So, just who is Vault Boy? And what are the true Fallout origins of this symbol and his thumbs-up? Here’s what ...

Vault Boy is impossible to avoid. He is everywhere. But why is he usually pictured giving us all that big thumbs up? Well, that's something gamers have questioned over the years, but no definitive ...

Michael McWhertor is a journalist with more than 17 years of experience covering video games, technology, movies, TV, and entertainment. Vault Boy is the smiling cartoon character featured on ...

But as we’ve seen from the reviews for the Fallout show thus far, it’s been praised for handling the source material with care, and the same can be said for its Vault Boy origin story.

When Brian 'Chip' McLaughlin dons his Boy Scout uniform and pulls on his Vault Boy head, pandemonium ensues. At Fasnacht this year—a real-world Swiss-American costume celebration also held in ...