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When we think about the effects of nuclear war, we think of the land, the scorched earth, black trees and charred streets, but the ocean is just as susceptible to radiation and nuclear waste as any other place, leading to adverse effects and questionable creatures such as the Mirelurk. But what is a Mirelurk and why do so many different creatures seem to share the same name?
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When we think about the effects of nuclear war, we think of the land, the scorched earth, black trees and charred streets, but the ocean is just as susceptible to radiation and nuclear waste as any other place, leading to adverse effects and questionable creatures such as the Mirelurk. But what is a Mirelurk and why do so many different creatures seem to share the same name?
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![Vaults Youve [Probably] Never Heard Of | Fallout Lore](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FqQK_GFrxqA/mqdefault.jpg "Vaults Youve [Probably] Never Heard Of | Fallout Lore
The vast underground shelters built by Vault-Tec were said to be a way of ensuring a portion of the American population would be saved in the event of nuclear war. But in truth, most Vaults weren’t built to save anyone. They were experiments, designed to gather data for the Enclave. According to Tim Cain, the plan was to use that data to build a generational star ship to colonise another planet if Earth became uninhabitable. But looking back from 2025, that vision feels less like a plan and more like a fantasy. The Vaults now seem like a playground for the elites, with only a few serving as genuine shelters. Whatever you believe, the Vaults are fascinating. And the ones I’m about to cover are considered, technically, non-canon. They come from cut content, concept art, and development leftovers. But that doesn’t mean they’ll always be non-canon. Fallout has a habit of digging up old ideas, like vault tec wanting to start the great war, something that almost happened in the cancelled fallout movie but was then confirmed in the fallout tv show.
Anyway, most of these Vaults are mysterious. We know almost nothing about them. Some have no known location, others no known purpose. But a few scraps of detail give us something to go on...
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