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What's with the rangers ? (infosec.pub)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by to c/fallout@lemmy.world
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When I played Fallout 3, there was a mission to help the rangers, with a special armor as reward. After finally playing New Vegas this year, I discovered the rangers are the elite troops of the NCR. Loosely related, in Wasteland 2 you also play a ranger.

Why are the rangers so present in post apocalyptic worlds now? Is this a cultural thing?

If I remember correctly, Fallout 1 and 2 didn't have any rangers.

On a side note, I think someone at Bethesda has a kink for rangers because they are also in Starfield 😁

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[–] [S] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

So it all boils down to the first Wasteland. Thanks for the explanation!

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago*

    As for the connection to Fallout 3, really it's just because Fallout 3 transported a lot of content from the first two games regardless of how tenuous the connection was.

    In New Vegas, the Rangers obviously are a more natural fit to the game and as a continuation from the reference in the original. In FNV the Rangers were an independent group which has been absorbed by the NCR, though they still have a lot of autonomy. That's what that big statue at Interstate 15 is about.

    I'm actually a little shocked there aren't (to my knowledge) any Roger's Rangers references in Fallout 4, given that the are Minutemen LARPing around.

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