Todd Howard

Todd Andrew Howard is the executive producer and game director at Bethesda Game Studios. He led the development of Fallout 3, Fallout 4, Fallout 76 and Fallout Shelter, and is also one of the executive producers of the Fallout TV series.
==Career==
Howard joined Bethesda game development in 1994. One of Howard's first assignments was to work on the first Elder Scrolls game, The Elder Scrolls: Arena by porting the game from its original floppy disk media to the new CD format. Over the years, he continued to contribute to various titles, and is currently Executive Producer of the Elder Scrolls. He also serves as Executive Producer of Fallout games developed by Bethesda Game Studios. 
His major credits include being project leader and designer of Morrowind, designer on Daggerfall, and producer and designer of The Terminator: Future Shock and SkyNET. He was also the project leader and designer of The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard.
==Fallout series==
===Fallout 3===
By July 2004, Todd was involved with Fallout 3 when Bethesda announced it would be developing the title that month. In 2005, he mentioned in an interview that he intended to return Fallout to RPG prominence and do the series justice while also bringing it into the current day. He mentioned it would resemble Fallout more than Fallout 2.Duck and Cover interview Todd's infant son, Jake Howard, voiced the Lone Wanderer as a baby.
===Fallout 4===
Fallout 4 became Bethesda's primary project in 2011. Todd revealed Fallout 4 at E3 2015. Todd mentioned that its game world was the most ambitious and detailed game world the studio has made so far.
===Fallout 76===
According to Bruce Nesmith, Todd did not initially want a multiplayer Fallout to be made, thinking it would be a bad idea. He changed his mind due to a portion of the Fallout fanbase wanting a multiplayer game, especially after Project V13 was cancelled, which had caused disappointment.Bruce Nesmith interview
Fallout 76 was revealed at E3 2018 with Todd as its presenter. Todd mentioned the game's world would be four times the size of Fallout 4 and have sixteen times the detail.
At E3 2019, Todd opened up about the disappointment with the launch of 76, mentioning him and the team were caught off-guard by the amount of issues. He mentioned much criticism was deserved and that it should have had a longer beta test. He appreciated the continuing constructive criticism from fans to help make 76 a better game.GameSpot: After Bethesda E3 2019 Conference, Todd Howard Opens Up About Fallout 76's Struggles
Near the end of 2021, Todd did an AskMeAnything on Reddit. He mentioned, "We let people down and were able to learn and be better from it. We're fortunate 3 years later to have 76 be one of our most played games, and it's thanks to the 11 million players who have made it an incredible community. It's made us much better developers in the end."Todd Howard Reddit AMA
===Fallout 5===
In 2021, Todd mentioned Bethesda has considered Fallout 5 and that the studio had a one-pager on it.IGN: Bethesda Has an Idea for Fallout 5, But Don't Expect It For Many Years In a June 2022 interview, Todd Howard confirmed that Fallout 5 would be Bethesda's next project after The Elder Scrolls VI. Starfield: Everything New We Learned in IGN's Todd Howard Interview
==Employment history==
==Credits==
===Fallout series===
===Other work===
==Notable quotes==
===Fallout 3===
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===Fallout 4===
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===Fallout 76===
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==Behind the scenes==
* There appears to be a message saying "Todd Howard is amazing in everything his hands touch - no kidding" on the Periodic Table of Elements featured in the Fallout 4 add-on Far Harbor and Fallout 76.
* Phrases that Todd has said, including "it just works" (discussing settlement mechanics in Fallout 4) and "sixteen times the detail" (while discussing the environmental draw distance of high altitudes of Fallout 76) become Internet memes associated with Todd, Fallout and Bethesda as a whole.
* Chris Avellone spoke positively about Todd, but also mentioned people had a tendency to misinterpret him or speak on his behalf. According to Avellone, "Todd's a good guy and was always nice and respectful towards us. In fact, he would often say that we should check with him whenever anyone in his studio would say, 'well, Todd said...' because chances are, he didn't."Chris Avellone on Twitter (archived): "Todd's a good guy and was always nice and respectful toward us. In fact, he would often say that we should check with him whenever anyone in his studio would say, 'well, Todd said...' because chances are, he didn't."
* Todd has a hatred and possible fear of birds. The aviary, filled with dead birds, at the Calvert Mansion was included to get a reaction out of him.Fallout 4 Point Lookout Mod with Joel Burgess and Nate Purkeypile (40:23)Kenneth Vigue: "There's also an aviary of dead birds, what's goin' on there?"Nathan Purkeypile: "So, Todd Howard might hate me for saying this, but basically he hates birds and is maybe, y'know, a little bit afraid of 'em. So I was like, 'Hey, I'm gonna put an aviary full of dead birds just to see what Todd says when he sees all these dead birds.' [laughter] He didn't make me cut it."
* Todd can be seen as the reason Fallout: New Vegas exists in the form it does now. It was originally supposed to be a mere expansion pack to Fallout 3, but Todd strongly felt New Vegas should be its own game. When asked about how he felt about New Vegas on Reddit, he replied, "Great game, big fan of Obsidian and we have many friends there."
* He is aware some people refer to him as God Howard.
==Gallery==
Todd Howard.jpg|Todd Howard in 2012
Todd Howard 2019.png|Todd Howard in 2019
FoS Todd Howard.png|Todd's character in Fallout Shelter
FO4 Artbook painting 4.png|A painting of Todd on a horse found in Fallout 4
Cain Fargo Howard Pagliarulo.jpg|Howard (second from right) with Timothy Cain, Brian Fargo and Emil Pagliarulo at a Fallout TV series event
==External links==
* Todd Howard, rawg.io
* Todd Howard, Duck and Cover Fallout 3 interview
* Todd Howard, Gamespot Fallout 3 interview
==References==
Category:Fallout 3 producers
Category:Fallout 4 producers
Category:Fallout 76 producers
Category:Fallout Shelter producers
Category:Bethesda Game Studios employees
Category:Fallout TV series producers
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