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Fallout 4 Character Creations are custom generated player avatar created in the introductory sequence of the 2015 post-apocalyptic role-playing game Fallout 4.

Origin

On November 10th, 2015, the open world action role-playing game Fallout 4 was released, in which the player controls a customized character in a post-apocalyptic Boston, Massachusetts 200 years after a nuclear war. During the game's introduction sequence, the player can customize their appearance using a freeform editor system to sculpt their character's facial features (shown below).

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On November 9th, YouTuber Robbaz uploaded gameplay footage of the Fallout 4 character creator and opening game sequence, in which he creates an overweight, balding character with a large nose and ears (shown below).

The same day, Redditor verbalxtxbag submitted a screenshot of a Nicolas Cage Fallout 4 avatar to the /r/onetruegod^[2] subreddit, where it gathered upwards of 1,700 votes (89% upvoted) in the first 72 hours (shown below, left). The following day, Redditor CaptainThump posted a Nigel Thornberry character creation to the /r/gaming^[3] subreddit, where it received over 4,700 votes (86% upvoted) and 100 comments within 48 hours (shown below, right).

Meanwhile, the video game news blog Kotaku^[1] published an article titled "The Ugliest Characters of Fallout 4," highlighting several notable examples of bizarre-looking player avatars. Also on November 10th, the GameSpot YouTube channel posted a montage of clips featuring ugly and disfigured Fallout 4 character creations (shown below).

Various Examples

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