The Full Story of Vault 3 and the Hideous Evil of the Fiends - Fallout New Vegas Lore 

People of vault 3 had no idea how lucky they were to have a control vault shame they all died

"I'm not sure how long it'll be before I get back on both feet" *proceeds to stand up and run away*

lol. "Oh. There's a guy shooting me in the face right in front of me. Let me pull out this chainsaw and attack someone else on the other side of the room."

"Ghoul and Loving it" may be a nod to "Dracula: Dead and Loving it."

So Vault 3 was an experiment after all: "What would happen if you lock people up in a vault, and don't run any experiments?"

This vault I always thought was really tragic, another case of reckless optimism cut down in its tracks. Exposing themselves to the outside world to see if life did survive the apocalypse, only to be raped and murdered by a gang of raiders. Sad.

The story of Vault 3 is so tragic, but what always especially disturbed me was the way Motor-Runner explains what he did. I knew he wouldn't have any remorse, but there didn't even seem to be any malice in his voice either, he was almost emotionless. He admits to committing genocide with all the same emotional inflection as saying that he tied his shoes that day.

"I wasn't expecting a resupply so soon" "It's about goddamn time"

Courier: So what happened to the people in this vault? Moto-Runner: O ya we killed them lolz

6:23 "Initials, SMD" Oh Oxhorn, you innocent mind you.

I swear vaults are cursed. Even when there are no experiments going on, bad things still happen

I remember doing Vault 3 for the first time. I had considerably leveled up, and I think I had the Gunrunners DLC. I just went full-on, power armored out and just slaughtered left to right

smd isn't initials my friend

Vault Dweller: "There could be mutants! Strange wandering vagabonds! Murderous gangs! Even aliens!" Me: "How about, ALL OF THE ABOVE!" 😁👍

control vault delete I thought of that for some reason

This is my favorite Vault in all of Fallout lore. At least of the established ones. Im not sure why I find everything so amusing about this Vault. It shows signs of a lifestyle, the fiends. It has a pretty deep backstory, even for just being a few messages on a terminal. I have always found Vaults to be one of my favorite things about Fallout. They are so intriging with so much backstory and mystery. Its sad to hear what happened to those poor vault dwellers, but its also interesting to hear and learn about it. It makes me wonder what the stories of different vaults are. I would love a mini fallout spinoff game that focuses completely around vault life. Its in the same engine as normal fallout, but the entire game is upkeeping a vault. Different variables could determine what experiment happens inside the vault, or if none happens at all. I would love it so much.

New Vegas is love, New Vegas is Life

"Marking their territory with their own name... Initials, SMD." *John Cena's head pops from around the corner* Are you sure about that?

Killed everyone and started squatting. The Fiends also known as every Dayz clan ever.

You don't need to wear a disguise in Vault 3. The Fiends aren't hostile regardless of any Fiends you've killed outside the vault.

finally, there's so much lore to be found in new vegas

I would like a video about Randall Clark from the dlc honest hearts

Motor-Runner and Driver Nephi's voice actors... They're total fucking laugh riots because of 'em. "yeh the residents are all dead we killed em kthxbye"

When I found the flamethrower, I went all out on the fiends, especially Cook-Cook.

if only the NCR had found them first.

Finally, NV is my favorite Fallout game

Oxhorn, I always pick up the chainsaw at the boss area, even if I'm not a melee character... And I slaughter everything in my wake, dismemberering and brutally killing all the fiends. while yelling Blood for the Blood God, Skulls for the skull throne! It's very satisfying

"I wasn't expecting a shipment so soon" "About damn time"

I vote for a full new vegas lore serie please !

I would love to hear your input on Fall out New Vegas. there are alot of factions and interesting locations I would love be to know more about

Recently went back and started a new playthrough of NV. Remained relatively neutral with everyone for a while, until I was doing a Brotherhood quest and had to get the parts to fix the air filtration. Without visiting the Khans, I bluffed my way in to see Motor-Runner and sell him my chems. I then put both barrels of my caravan shotgun into his face then worked backwards through the Vault and cleaned it out. I had no idea the Khans or the NCR would give you a quest, I just got pissed that they shot me outside 😂

Motor Runner’s voice acting always reminded me of how Michael Shannon tends to portray a villain. The actor simultaneously sounds very intimidating and completely disinterested. It’s great.

Pretty sure SMD are not initials of a name :^)

I think you should make 1 New Vegas video per week. Like a "New Vegas Special" every Saturday.

Who else would love a New Vegas remake on the FO4 engine. With EVERYTHING from NV in it, including all the skills, Traits, perks and DLC. I think a Fallout New Vegas with its original content but with 4's combat, equipment mods and power armor would be a damn near perfect Fallout game.

“I don’t know how long until I’m on both feet.” Proceeds to immediately stand up and sprint out of the room at full speed without limping lol

Fallout new Vegas lore series please oxhorn. you are the best, love your content.

NEW VEGAS LORE? I think I came

"it'll be a while before i'm back on 2 feet" *instantly gets up and runs out of the room too quickly for any of the guards to notice* gotta love that fallout logic

One great mod is Project Nevada. Both Cal of Dirty Weasel Media and Gopher recommend it. I use it myself. It's a beautiful mod. The two people I mentioned are my go to for installing mods using mod organizer.

I appreciate these lore videos Oxhorn. Especially since I have a hard time keeping Fallout New Vegas from crashing every 5 minutes.

I wasn't with the Khans when I snuck my guy in there. Just had some chems on me, and I could easily bluff that I was there to sell. talked with Motorhead and sold him some chems, then closed the door behind me and got in the back of his room. I snuck up and killed him pretty quickly, finished the dogs and tried to sneak out again. But when I opened the door the fiends weren't hostile at all. I could even go and release the prisoners and they didn't do shit.

'Lincoln Davis' sounds a lot more like a name you'd find in fallout 3

lol man you have no idea how much love we have for new vegas

I am so hyped if youre gonna keep doing fallout New Vegas

Finally! More New Vegas and Fallout 3 lore videos.

"And initials like S.M.D" Right....initials...lmao

I am absolutely in love with this lore series. Keep it up! Also, have you considered doing narration for audiobooks? I could listen to your voice all day.

I would love to see Oxhorn do a character profile on Joshua Graham or Ulysses, those two are by far the most intriguing characters in the Fallout series

Finally some New Vegas!

I remember serving them a piece of their own chem: I played the invisible psycho murderer in vault 3, sneak killing them with a CHAINSAW one by one, and hear them cry for help in terror when they see the mangled, gory bodies.

"Initials like SMD . . . " I wouldn't be surprised if those weren't initials

FNV, Finally Ox.

do a video on hidden valley in fallout new Vegas

Holy shit didn't realize it was you, Oxhorn. I didn't recognice your voice untill the end. I'm so glad I've rediscovered you. Please keep making this!

i loved killing the fiends in vault 3 and watching them beg for mercy when the dialogue actually plays

I like (Well, "like" is a rather weak term) Fallout: New Vegas but I think it'd be a waste if you just did the Vaults from New Vegas, especially when the absolute best content from New Vegas is the stories the DLCs set up. The tale of Father Ellijah alone could take a massive analysis to get through and Ulysses is probably one of the most fascinating characters in Fallout history. I'd personally encourage you if you're planning to do New Vegas to do more videos like your profile videos on FO4's companions, your overviews of the many factions, or your long walkthrough and analyses of specific quests, because IMHO in New Vegas you can't just walk over to a random location and search for stories- It's not where New Vegas shines.

Abraham Lincoln & Jefferson Davis? Lincoln Davis 🤔 coincidence? I think not!

Hi oxhorn I just wanted to personally thank you for introducing me to fallout New Vegas I just got the game yesterday, and it’s one my favorite games already I’ve already mercilessly slaughtered Caesar’s legion, and some powder gangers. Once again, thank you

8:38 the delivery of that line is amazing

Going through the history of the vaults is interesting, would love to see this done with all the vaults from the entire series.

Just watched this and the Cook-Cook video, and I want to learn more about the fiends.

I only found your channel a week ago, and I'm hooked. I want to see/hear you go over the stories from EVERY vault from EVERY game.

6:53 maybe it's Lester the child mollester

if you're gonna keep doing fnv lore you should do a video on the Sierra Madre, that place is really interesting to me and I'd love to see you do a video on it since you always detail everything so well in your videos

Would love to see you expand the lore videoes into the other games as well! 😀

I really enjoy how you let the game speak for itself. Most people often interject fallout 2 lore lore into new vegas and muddy the cannon. Ive been a sub for a few months and cannot get enough of your lore videos or your deep dive videos

Just FYI the fiends inside aren't hostile because the fiend working the door gave you the all-clear. You can get an all-clear without a disguise, you just need a speech check of 60

Fallout: New Vegas now, huh?

Number 15 Vault 3 The last thing you’d want in your Vault-Tec Vault is a group of raiders known as the Fiends. But as it turns out, that might be what you get.

I love all your vault videos. I don't really take the time to stop and think about the vaults when I explore them in the game. So these have been a real eye opener.

Like a side effect of too much Jet use; I'm absolutely addicted to your videos. (I'm aware that was really bad.)

Sorry Ox, SMD aren't initials, thanks for making it less like what it means though

I'm currently binge watching your vault playlist and freaking loving it! please please please do all the vaults in like all 3 games!

Ghoul & Loving It sounds like a reference to Dracula: Dead and Loving It.

You should do a full let's play of fallout new Vegas or fallout 3. Either start it as a series or do it on Scotch And Smoke Rings. It would be very cool.

I think this story is one of the saddest in the whole fallout universe. They were just a normal bunch of people and having too much faith in humanity killed them :(

I like how the Fiends will let you steal anything that isn't nailed down. you can even pick locks and they just don't care

RU-vid is how guys like me get to enjoy more than about 10% of this game. Honestly I would never find this stuff in years of playing, so thank you so much.

Has anybody ever noticed how in Mike and Ralph's there is a vault 3 suits and strange meat on the second floor?

hey ox I love your vids and I also love how your going to New Vegas lore, I love that game, see you in the Mojave wasteland

I recently decided to look thorough here and found this story line. Thanks for having the complete story!

I didn’t get to fully play Fallout series but hearing more about the vaults and the lore gets me psyched for 76.

"SMD" isn't initials my dude.

i love your vault videos. finding out about them is so great, and you present your videos so well!

Thank you very much for doing a video on the story of Vault 3; to me it is a very sad story and I'm glad that you covered it.

This is a very interesting series. I knew how the Vault 3 but I never had the time to read all the terminals about the elections. Thank you very much!

I'm actually not sure Vault 3 was a control vault. I find it a bit too coincidental that in the games, all vaults ending in 3 had problems with water. There are a few exceptions to the theory of the water problems being intentional. 1: Vault 53. This vault was only described in The Fallout Bible, and is only considered partly canon due to not being in a game. It's description says it's equipment was designed to break down all over the place, every few months; who's to say some of that breaking equipment wasn't water related? 2: Vault 43. This one, while considered canon, wasn't in a game, but rather the first strip of a Fallout comic made by the creators of Penny Arcade. It's highly possible the canon stamp was put on it after Tycho had already written it. 3: Vault 63. I actually can't call this on an exception... yet. It's going to be in Fallout 76. None of the other vaults have water problems (at least, none that weren't caused by the residents). I would be able to state that the 3 ending can also point to a more generic "equipment failure" if it weren't for Vault 12, an in-game vault who's experiment was a purposefully malfunction vault door, to leak radiation into the vault. Do you think it might be more than coincidence that the 2 in-game vaults with numbers ending in 3 had water problems, or that it may be a pattern? Either way, we'll have to wait until the full story of Vault 63 is covered.

yes fallout NV been waiting 👍

Thinking "SMD" were initials was hilarious

"something was rigged from the start i swear you guys"- Some vault 3 member right before the doors were opened.

Love the New Vegas videos Oxhorn! Would love to see more of the other vaults and places.

6:22 "Initials: SMD" Uh...I'm almost sure those aren't initials. xD

Wild to have compassion for the fiends who yes are suffering from addiction but also I've been an addict and you don't have to kill to get high. Conversely the legion forces are mostly conscripted, absorbed from the tribes that were previous victims of the legions atrocities, they have no choice but to join or die painfully, probably on a cross

So no one else noticed how Oxhorn casually monologues while landing a critical sneak attack on Boone because he moved in front of his shot? XD

New Vegas was great

I always stealth kill motorrunner, even his dogs don't get hostile.

im obsessed with the thought of ‘what if the Vault 3 dwellers were met by the NCR instead of the fiends?’

Not to mention that little bit of tech in the locker next to Motor-Runner that a certain girl that lives in a hole in the ground needs...

Oh My God!?!? New Vegas?