Nate

Nate is a pre-War resident of Sanctuary Hills in 2077 and one of the two possible player characters available during character creation . The player can customize his appearance and, if chosen as the player character, his name and SPECIAL stats.
==Background==
Nate is a former soldier and decorated war hero who served in the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army during the Sino-American War. At some point before the war, he married Nora.Wedding ring The two had intercourse in a parkNate: "Is it gonna be like the last time we went to the park?"Nora: "Right. The park. With you. Because I want to get pregnant again."(Nate and Nora's dialogue) and several months later, they had a son, Shaun, in 2077. Nate and Nora once had a pet dog but it disappeared.
On the morning of October 23, 2077, Nate was preparing for an event at the Veteran's Hall in ConcordFraternal Post 115 terminal entries: Speech Memo when a Vault-Tec representative visited the family to inform them that they have pre-approved admittance into Vault 111. Mere moments later, a news bulletin warned the family of an imminent nuclear attack, which forced Nate, Nora and Shaun to rush to the Vault, leaving their personal Mister Handy, Codsworth, behind. After entering the Vault, the family, along with the other admitted residents are placed in cryogenic sleep by the Vault-Tec scientists, under the guise of decontamination prior to entering the main Vault.
In 2227 he is disturbed from his cryogenic sleep by Conrad Kellogg and two unknown Institute scientists, whose intention was to acquire Shaun; as his DNA is the 'purest' source available to the Institute for their experiments.
If Nora was selected as the player character, he will be executed by Kellogg while attempting to stop the scientists from kidnapping Shaun. If Nate was selected as the player character he is forced to watch as Nora is executed.
==Interactions with the player character==
=== Interactions overview===
==Inventory==
==Notes==
* On the Executive terminal in Fraternal Post 115 is a speech memo mentioning Nate being a decorated war hero.
* According to the holotape "Hi honey!" given by Codsworth, Nora's mother says that Nate has the patience of a saint.
* If he is chosen to be Sole Survivor, there will be some instances in-game where his time in the military is referenced. 
** When nearing the USS Constitution and is approached by the lookout, the lookout will mention his time in service with 108th Infantry Regiment in its 2nd Battalion.
** If one chooses to join the Brotherhood of Steel at the end of the quest Call to Arms, upon entering Cambridge Police Station to start the quest Semper Invicta, there will be a dialogue option in which the Sole Survivor can speak with Danse about his service in the army.
** When meeting Evan Watson in Institute Advanced Systems for the first time, there is a dialogue option to agree with Watson's rules "as a former soldier." However, Nora also has this same option available.
* His name in the E3 demo was Mr. Howard, which is the name of the executive producer of Bethesda Softworks, Todd Howard.
* Given the context of the narration, it may be interpreted that the soldier in the center foreground of a scene in the Fallout 4 intro is Nate during his military service. If this is the case, the specific combat armor pieces he and his unit wore were the sturdy legs, heavy arms, the standard chest piece, and a combat helmet. He is depicted wielding a scoped laser rifle with a beam splitter modification.
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==Appearances==
Nate appears and .
==Behind the scenes==
In April 2024, designer Emil Pagliarulo stated on Twitter that the leftmost American soldier depicted in the annexation of Canada during the intro of the first Fallout (not the shooter, but one who joins in the laughter at the execution) was Nate.Emil Paglirulo on Twitter (archived): "Given the great vibes recently, and the millions of amazing Fallout fans (that's you!) I feel like the time is right to finally share an unknown link between Fallout 1 and Fallout 4. Remember the Fallout 1 opening movie? Annexation of Canada? SAME. GUY. (No, NOT the shooter!)" Following polarized responses, Pagliarulo posted a follow-up thread clarifying that the connection was made as part of a discussion in early development about the framing of Nate's experiences as a pre-War soldier and not intended to be a part of the final story, with the details of Nate's military service instead left to the player's imagination. Pagliarulo added that "not every bit of Fallout info I share is automatically canon" and that "Nate is NOT a war criminal!"Emil Pagliarulo on Twitter (archived): "🧵(1/3) Oof. I wanted to share what I thought was a cool Fallout tidbit without realizing how divisive it might be. I should have. I get dumb when I get excited… and I get excited a lot. 😬 Not every bit of Fallout info I share is automatically canon. Nate is NOT a war criminal!(2/3) When you're world and character building, you have a LOT of head canon. You're always sorting ideas. Early on, we talked about that being Nate, in that video. He had been through hell as a soldier. Every day was another unknown horror. This was one of them.(3/3) So, internally, it was a cool nod to OG Fallout and a way to fictionally frame the character. It wasn't shared with the player because it was never meant to be who YOU think Nate is. For a player, Nate's soldier past is whatever you think it is. THAT is canon."
==Gallery==
Sole Survivor Frontal View.jpg|Nate vault suit render frontal view
Sole Survivor Left 3Quarter View.jpg|Nate vault suit render side view
Sole Survivor Naked Front View.jpg|Nate naked render front view
FO4Intro.png|Nate (center) and a squad of soldiers during the Sino-American War
Art of Fo4 PrewarFoto Nora and Nate.png|Pre-War photo of Nate and Nora near Bunker Hill, from The Art of Fallout 4
Fo4 Nate.png|Nate's default preset
FO4 Shaun crib.png|Nate with his family in 2077
FO4 Nate couch.png|Nate resting on a couch
FO4 Nate doorway.png|Nate in the doorway of Shaun's room
FO4 Nate dead.png|Nate murdered in his pod by Conrad Kellogg
UITex YS C Bg HeroShare SoleSurviver.png|Nate 
==References==
Non-game
Category:Fallout 4 human characters
Category:Fallout 4 player characters
Category:Sanctuary Hills characters
Category:Vault 111 characters
Category:Fallout Shelter Online characters
Category:Fallout mentioned-only characters
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