The Sole Survivor is kept almost undisturbed in this state from 2077 to 2287. They were then sealed in cryogenic stasis under the pretense of being 'decontaminated' by Vault-Tec scientists. Moments later, a newsreader announced that nuclear detonations were being reported, forcing the Sole Survivor and their family to rush to Vault 111. On October 23, 2077, the Sole Survivor was preparing for an event at the Veteran's Hall in Concord, when a Vault-Tec representative approached the family with pre-approved papers for access into Vault 111. If one of these characters is the protagonist, the player chooses the name, but the spouse names are either ( Nate) or ( Nora) respectively.Īt some point during the Sino-American War, the Sole Survivor married, had a son named Shaun and bought a robotic butler named Codsworth. According to pre-War records of the Lookout at the USS Constitution, Nate served in the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, while Nora was a lawyer (specifically a graduate of the Suffolk County School of Law). The Sole Survivor is either a male retired U.S.