Elvis Aaron Presley was a popular American singer of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name "Elvis." His lasting influence on music, spanning multiple genres but especially rock, also led him to be referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "The King". As time had progressed from the Great War, Elvis became merely another semiotic ghost of American culture that is often referred to but, as The Kings exemplify, has been completely forgotten as a person.[1]
Background[]
Portraits of him called Velvet Elvises can be found in Fallout and Fallout 2. Elvis impersonators were trained in pre-War Las Vegas at the King's School of Impersonation. His presence is prominent in Fallout: New Vegas with references to his songs and movies in quest names as well as an entire gang known as the Kings who idolize Elvis and have styled themselves after him. The Kings themselves do not know of Elvis' name, which is why they simply called themselves the Kings.[1]
The Enclave membership questionnaire at the Whitespring bunker in Fallout 76 lists Elvis as a possible answer to the question "Which of the following thinkers' belief systems most closely matches your own?"[2] An exam at the Pioneer Scout camp, introduced in the Wild Appalachia update, lists Elvis as the correct answer to who the King of Rock and Roll was.[3]
Appearances[]
Elvis Presley is mentioned in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 76.
Behind the scenes[]
During the development of Fallout: New Vegas, developers were unable to obtain performance rights to Elvis' songs as they proved too costly.[4] Jason Bergman commented that "We felt we were better off getting a wide variety of music than getting a single Elvis song."[5]
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References[]
- ā 1.0 1.1 The Courier: "If this was a school, what was taught here?"
The King: "As far as we can tell, the guy that built this place was considered the coolest of the cool, and taught other people how to be more like him. People would come from all around to learn how to sing, dance, dress, and even speak the way he did."
(The King's dialogue) - ā Whitespring Bunker terminal entries; Questionnaire terminal, Begin Questionnaire
- ā Pioneer Scout camp terminal entries; Possum Exams, Musician
- ā Jason Bergman on Bethesda Forums (Archived) (Original)
- ā Jason Bergman on Bethesda Forums (Archived) (Original)