Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor : Fallout Series Discussion

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:37 pm

Since Junktown is a post-war location in California, how did the book Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor make it to the Capital Wasteland? It seems unlikely any wastelands would know what or where Junktown is to be able to write any sort of fiction story. Did the author of the book make the treck across the country with 20+ copies of his book? And is this the only post-war book ever mentioned?

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:11 am

It's called Easter egg reference.

Of course, one could theorize there was a Pre-War series of comic books titled "Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor" and the creators of Junktown named their town in homage to the series of comic books... as well as the more obvious reason for naming it "Junktown"...

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:52 am

Argyle also knows the "Shady-Sands Shuffle"

It could be that the Enclave, the BOS, and Harold were not the only visitors from the west.

(of course, that doesn't explain why the books are found in pre-war facilities that have shown no or limited signs of post war habitation).

That all said, I don't know why Doc Morbid's story is so interesting (he's the only "butcher" known in Junktown)... I'd rather read about a Hub-based Iguana-on-a-stick selller.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:51 am

The simple answer is wandering traders, because it is possible that they was able to travel, trade to another merchant, and it will happen to appear in the capital wasteland.

As for Argyle, Ghouls age way slower than regular humans so it is highly possible that Argyle traveled to the Capital Wasteland over time.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:05 pm

Yeah, after 200 years It would make since for some people to travel to the East Coast, and tell them things.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:02 am

The only possible way to explain this, is due to the fact, that in Van Buren, Junk Town joined the New California Republic about a year after the end of Fallout 2(not the 13 year period). Since the NCR had a rather large industrial and technological base, it could be possible for them to start distributing publications, and it wouldn't shock me that due to the NCR/BOS War, that many of these popular fiction books made their way East from there.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:24 pm

It became a Wasteland comic book export once the NCR got printing presses up and running again. I think they made it to the D.C. wasteland on travellers, BOS personel, and maybe Marcus and his band of sentient mutants.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:34 am

For all you know the book could be pre-war. Junktown could be named after this book, who knows, little history of that location is given from any one with in Junktown.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:17 pm

For all you know the book could be pre-war. Junktown could be named after this book, who knows, little history of that location is given from any one with in Junktown.

The "Tales of ......" only appeared in Fallout 3. Honestly, it's probably just one of the many mistakes that permeate Fallout 3.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:56 pm

I'd rather accept what WageslaveZ said. Junktown is a Fallout 1 town, so even assuming it was printed after Fallout 2, it had enough time to get carried across the wasteland either by BoS, merchants or even remnants of Enclave.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:55 am

I'd rather accept what WageslaveZ said. Junktown is a Fallout 1 town, so even assuming it was printed after Fallout 2, it had enough time to get carried across the wasteland either by BoS, merchants or even remnants of Enclave.

Junktown was a Fallout 1 town(that part is correct). Also, following the events of Fallout 2, Junktown joined the NCR. Though both the BOS and the NCR went to war at the end of the events of Fallout 2, so there is no way that they'd waste resources on a non-essential publication. Also, most of the survivors of the "Enclave" either went to Camp Navarro or the NCR.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:38 am

I think we're not meant to take it any more seriously than "I'm hunting wabbits".

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:28 am

The "Tales of ......" only appeared in Fallout 3. Honestly, it's probably just one of the many mistakes that permeate Fallout 3.

I know, but what if Beth intended the town to be named after the comic?
Changing the old ways, ey'?

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:31 am

Beth didn't make FO1 and there is no town called "junktown" in FO3....

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:09 am

As for Argyle, Ghouls age way slower than regular humans so it is highly possible that Argyle traveled to the Capital Wasteland over time.

Harold did that

(For possibility reference)

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:45 pm

Ah right, Harold could bring it here aswell.

About the remnants of Enclave I mentioned, well if I remember right somewhere in Capital Wasteland *doh, I think it was the town with ants problem* there's a computer with notes of an west-coast (maybe even Navarro) Enclave soldier who went over to DC.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:24 am

lots of people could have taken it across the wastes.... its not as if no cars (though there are working cars in the FO universe) equals no continental travel.
we've only had cars for the past 100 years.. people got around without them before.. id say they would for sure again, if nothing else than to try and find places that werent all out ravaged by the great war.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:11 pm

Beth didn't make FO1 and there is no town called "junktown" in FO3....

Erm, thanks for the random lesson, but I know that.
I don't think people are understanding me.
I am saying the comic book is Pre-war. The founder of junktown (settlement from FO1) found that book and named a plot of land after it.

Wollah, simply put.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:06 am

Erm, thanks for the random lesson, but I know that.
I don't think people are understanding me.
I am saying the comic book is Pre-war. The founder of junktown (settlement from FO1) found that book and named a plot of land after it.

Wollah, simply put.

Junktown was originally based on "Scrapheap"(from the Fallout 1 Demo) which was built out of scrap. That being said, Junktown was built out of "junk" and hence it's name. It has nothing to do with a pre-war comic.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:37 am

It's likely a post-war comic carried over from the west coast as others have said. This makes sense since Junktown was/is a merchant town, and the book increases your barter skill

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:04 am

It's called Easter egg reference.

Of course, one could theorize there was a Pre-War series of comic books titled "Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor" and the creators of Junktown named their town in homage to the series of comic books... as well as the more obvious reason for naming it "Junktown"...

I agree with this Theory It makes the most sense. I can also see that people would travel and trade all over the wasteland. In Tactics they talk about slavers having vast slaving and trade networks. it is possible that surviving comic books could have been traded all over the wasteland. all theorys could be mixed into one new one. There was a pre-war comic with that name. People found it and traded it all over the wastelands, some people even started making new ones.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:13 pm

I think its just something we're not supposed to put this much thought into.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:47 pm

I think its just something we're not supposed to put this much thought into.

Sounds like most other elements of Fallout 3.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:31 am

Junktown was originally based on "Scrapheap"(from the Fallout 1 Demo) which was built out of scrap. That being said, Junktown was built out of "junk" and hence it's name. It has nothing to do with a pre-war comic.

But that's the point, what if it influenced it!?
You shouldn't go by everything you read in the bibble.

» Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:27 pm

Sounds like most other elements of Fallout 3.

And most of the elements of every (fallout and other) game if you want to think about it.