The Fallout franchise has gone a long way since its first game was released in 1997, as it used to be a top-down isometric turn-based RPG for the first two installments. This was changed to a more modern first-person view with real-time combat in Fallout 3 and Fallout 4. The protagonist is also different for every game, as the hero is tasked with retrieving an essential component for a vault’s survival in Fallout 1, whereas Fallout 4’s Sole Survivor is looking for their long-lost son. Despite having different motivations and living in different periods of the apocalypse, there is one event that ties all these heroes together: The Great War. It’s referenced multiple times in each game, but the only way to truly understand it is to watch it unfold in-game or via a longer cinematic that tackles it. One sci-fi trope can make this possible if the franchise wants to explore The Great War further in Fallout 5.