The Fallout franchise is steadily growing into a massive post-nuclear universe, including a few recurring features and traditions. Whether Fallout 5 is set as a sequel or a prequel in the Fallout games’ timeline, it still needs to carry the torch and honor the franchise’s history, which means that familiar survivor factions are bound to make recurring appearances. However, when it comes to this, Fallout 5 should avoid a troublesome tradition that most of the games before it have repeated.