In game, we can't kill children but BGS can, and I am betting they will this one.

More important question: is he puntable?

I don't know, but any witch will tell you that baby fat is ideal for making candles.

Perhaps, Shaun is discovered to be a floating brain in a jar and the Sole Survivor is required to locate a suitable body to house it in.

You are over-thinking it. Why does the husband have to have a mirrored line at all? Why can't he lean against the doorframe and say something completely different if you are female protagonist? "You are so good with Shaun. I love you." Anything sappy will do really. The only reason for the spousal dialogue is to build attachment and affection for Bethesda to alchemy into angst by brutally killing them in front of you.

I thought i had heard Todd say they recorded thousands of common baby names at their e3 show?

Even if he said protagonist, why wouldn't we be able to use any of the other thousands of names for the baby as well?

He don't spoke about your baby's name... But about baby names. Names the people give to their baby. Your personal name.

baby names = given name

Nope. He specified that they had recorded over a 1000 names for Codsworth to call the PLAYER.

And the reason you can't name the baby is because the baby is obviously a major character in the plot, with lots of dialogue, other people referring to them, special assets, etc. probably the main antagonist. So they don't want dozens of NPCs to have to record 1000 different name and gender dialogue variations if they let you name or pick the gender of the baby. Not to mention they'd have to have TWO famous voice actors for your baby antagonist villian, one for if they were a woman, and one for if they are a man.

So THAT is why you have a baby BOY, named SHAUN.

uh.... those assets are already there. I don't recall him saying only codsworth would call the PC by name.
And, if the NPC'S are already going to call the PC by name, i don't see why they couldn't also insert a canned name regarding the baby. It's being made out as more complicated than it is.

well of course everyone is named as a baby. Though, i don't know why he would specifically reference "baby names", instead of just saying "names".

You've misunderstood Todd. It's already been clarified that only Codsworth refers to the player by name. None of the other NPCs will. They only did this with the robot voice actor. So those assets are NOT there.

can I get a link? Cause I believe we also had the protagonists spouse call them by name, which would already be more than just codsworth

Because 'baby name' is a common term. If you just use 'name' this could mean 'family name' too.

For exemple: 'common baby names' is a common term.

http://www.babynamewizard.com/the-top-1000-baby-names-of-2012-united-states-of-america

Balls. We could have had a baby girl named Sian.

yes i know about naming babies, had two of them. However, the PC is not a baby. Anyhow. I think we are going in circles at this point, so cheers.

And then the baby is never seen again after the bomb because Bethesda is trolling it's fans again.

Then the first DLC has the child as a helping hand.

Seriously, I don't know WHICH would be funnier.

Apparently "Shaun" is a version of the popular Irish boys' name "Sean", no doubt used in the game as a reference to Bostons' large Irish community. Also, according to those baby-name-meaning sites, it means "Gift from God".

You mean I can't name my kid Snake?

Snake?

Snake??????

SSSSSS-NAAAAAAAAAAAAAKKEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As long as we can avoid this. . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYlJH81dSiw

This is fallout... chances of finding son in random encounter in wasteland with black power armor helmet as part of Star Wars easter egg?... Yep they'd do it... maybe he'll meet up with the Lone Wanderer and they can [censored] about their bad parents?

You could really RP with this [censored] though: "I never had a son, a wife, a family. It was all a product of the Vault/Cyro. Besides if I had a son I certainly wouldn't name him Shaun"

*Meets son NPC for 1st time*

Son: "I'm your son."

PC: "That's impossible I don't have a son, hell I don't even have a family."

Son: "But I am your son, my names Shaun."

PC: "...."

*Expierences extreme cognitive dissonance*

Firstly, this is awesome.

I think it would actually be really cool for a mother, hardened by her trials in the wasteland, to realise a confrontation with her own son, grown into a man. Something about that just seems really dramatic to me.

I'll admit, I was skepticle. This sounds like it would be a hilarious Fallout Easter egg.

...or http://shaunthesheep.com/

Pre-order cancelled.