Elders (film)

Elders is a term referring to the group of dwellers ruling Vault 13. They are mentioned in the treatment for the abortive Fallout film.
==Background==
The elders that decide to send out the recon team,Fallout film treatment, bullet-point #6Fallout film treatment, bullet-point #7 and are, until Techy's death, provided with a live video feed of its progress.Fallout film treatment, bullet-point #11 After this, they are in the dark.Fallout film treatment, bullet-point #12 Eventually, when the heroes return, and the overseer unilaterally blocks their re-admission,Fallout film treatment, bullet-point #38 the elders rise up at the behest of the Vault supervisor, arming the populace in a social revolution and the simultaneous defense of their Vault.Fallout film treatment, bullet-point #39
In the ensuing battle, the two semi-named elders, the overseer and hero's father, both perish, leaving five elders whose fates were unknown.Fallout film treatment, bullet-point #40 Regardless, any leadership they had remaining seems to have relinquished their power to Hero, as it is he who leads the Vault to their new life.Fallout film treatment, bullet-point #44
==Structure==
The elders meet in a private upper level chamber of Vault 13 to discuss matters pertaining to the Vault's future. It consists of a first-gen group of seven survivors (including Hero's father) from pre-Vault days before the Great War some 50 years ago (2003). The elders were selected to lead the Vault from inception to scheduled opening in about 10 years (c.2063). Of this group, the overseer is designated as the "head elder" in the film treatment.Fallout film treatment, bullet-point #6
==Notes==
* It is apparent at several points in the film that Hero's father was grooming him to become an elder someday too.Fallout film treatment, bullet-point #5Fallout film treatment, bullet-point #9
* If this is the case, the fact that the Vault was to open in ten years suggests that the elders were planning to lead the community after they left the Vault.
==Appearances==
The elders were to appear in the canceled Fallout film by Interplay Films.
==References==
Category:Fallout (film) factions