Top 15 Best Game Easter Eggs in Fallout Season 2 Episode 4 “The Demon in the Snow”

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Well, Fallout fans, Episode 4 of Fallout Season 2, “The Demon in the Snow,” has finally arrived, and pushes forward this series in multiple ways. We see Lucy and the Ghoul making moves, a fight within the Brotherhood of the Steel, and many other plot points.

However, what the episode also packs are tons of easter eggs and references to Bethesda’s Fallout games. So if you’re curious to know about them all, here are the top 15 game easter eggs hidden in this episode.

1. Deathclaws

Image Credits: Amazon Prime

Of course, the highlight of the fourth episode was the introduction of Deathclaws into the TV series. We first see them during Cooper’s flashbacks to the Alaskan front in the game. These monsters quite literally look like demons, but you’ll be shocked to know that they were created by the U.S. military.

Yet another example in the Fallout verse of people who are supposed to be good guys creating some of the worst things.

2. T-45 Power Armor

T-45 Power Armor. Image Credits: Amazon Prime

It’s fair to say that T-45 Power Armor is one of the most iconic ones in the Fallout games, and this episode finally brought it to life in action. The armor is worn by Cooper Howard and Charlie Whiteknife during the opening sequence of the episode.

However, what’s interesting to note is that we see the armor malfunctioning. This ties back to Season 1 Episode 6, where Cooper scolded Bud Askins over the armor’s design issues.

3. Operation: Anchorage

Operation: Anchorage. Image Credits: Amazon Prime

When the episode begins, we see Cooper and Charlie fighting against the Chinese on the Alaskan front lines. If you’re someone who has played Fallout 3’s Operation: Anchorage DLC, you will instantly remember this reference, as Alaska was the battleground between the U.S and China for the control of Anchorage.

This conflict centered on securing vital oil supplies and other essential resources.

4. Pip-Boy Inventory

Weapon inventory. Image Credits: Amazon Prime

When Lucy wakes up among the NCR, she’s immediately filled with guilt about being from Sandy Shores. We see her personality slowly changing as she becomes more wild, and she begins to talk about factions.

However, during all of that, one of the NCR troopers offers her some weapons. This almost feels like opening a box for loot, and checking your Pip-Boy for inventory from the games.

5. Rum & Nuka

Rum & Nuka. Image Credits: YouTube ScreenCrush

Rum & Nuka is one of the most iconic consumable items from Fallout: New Vegas. It’s basically a twist on the classic Nuka-Cola with added effects. In one of the scenes in the episode where we see Reg McPhee’s support group, the track playing is the Andrews Sisters’ “Rum and Coca-Cola,” which is an apparent reference to the Rum & Nuka from the games.

6. Player Stats

Special ruleset in Fallout. Image Credits: Bethesda

Reg’s support group scene doesn’t just reference Nuka-Cola. Take a look at the posters in the scenes, and you’ll see one that says “SPECIAL”. This is a throwback to the player stats system we see in the games, which includes things such as Strength, Perception, and others.

7. BlamCo Mac & Cheese

BlamCo Mac & Cheese. Image Credits: Amazon Prime

Another consumable that we spotted in the episode of BlamCo Mac & Cheese. It’s the thing we see the vault dwellers consuming, and is basically the Wasteland version of instant mac and cheese.

8. Addiction Mechanics

Buffout drug. Image Credits: Amazon Prime

Throughout the episode, we see Lucy developing an addiction to Buffout after NCR had her on it for two straight days. The Ghoul eventually calls her on it and points out that she’s showing clear signs of addiction.

For those who don’t know, addiction is a gameplay mechanic in Fallout where substances like alcohol and drugs can reduce stats. Depending on the games, these addictions can be permanent or treatable.

9. New Vegas

New Vegas. Image Credits: Amazon Prime

In this episode, we also finally watch the Ghoul and Lucy making their journey to New Vegas. This is the exact same setting as Obsidian Entertainment’s Fallout: New Vegas, which makes it one of the most iconic locations in the entire franchise.

Due to its importance to the lore, it’s great to see that New Vegas has been brought to the screen.

10. New Vegas Strip

Securitrons. Image Credits: Amazon Prime

As Lucy and Ghoul approach New Vegas, they eventually come to the entrance of the iconic New Vegas Strip. This is the north gate of the Strip, a location in the game filled with scaffolding, surrounding buildings, and patrolling Securitrons.

However, in the episode, everything looks quite different with Securitrons destroyed, and the structures completely gone.

11. Stealth Approach

Quest approach styles. Image Credits: Amazon Prime

After scouting the Strip, the Ghoul recommends Lucy a safer alternative route to proceed ahead, but Lucy decides to go in guns blazing. This is yet another example of how the characters have changed each other for better or worse.

However, this also mirrors the classic Fallout gameplay, where you have the option of tackling quests either with stealth or relying on sheer brute force.

12. Kings Ghoul Faction

The Kings ghoul faction. Image Credits: Amazon Prime

Right at the entrance of the New Vega Strip, we see Lucy and the Ghoul coming across a group of ghouls. They belong to a group called the Kings. They’re a street gang and a minor faction in Fallout: New Vegas that eventually fell into decline.

Their origins trace back to when a scavenger presented himself to the king after coming across the King’s School of Impersonation.

13. V.AT.S System

Lucy shooting a ghoul. Image Credits: Amazon Prime

In the beginning, Lucy tries to reason with the Kings, but after shooting one of them, she’s hit with a surge of adrenaline. When she takes down the last ghoul limping away, the King himself, and the founder of the group, we see a cinematic shot. Not only does that resemble the Fallout: New Vegas intro, but also the V.A.T.S system that’s a core aspect of the franchise.

14. Laser Pistol

Laser Pistol. Image Credits: Amazon Prime

In the episode, we saw Maximus walking up to Quintis and finally confronting him. He pulls out this laser pistol and then aims at him. This weapon comes from Fallout 4, and is one of the many energy-based weapons you can find in the game.

15. Elder Arthur Maxson

Arthur Maxson reference. Image Credits: Amazon Prime

While Quintin tries to calm down Maximus, we see the chapter leaders showing their hands and their ulterior motives. One of the elders mentions, ” All we hope is that Elder Maxon will remember us better in the future. “ This is a reference to Elder Arthur Maxon, who is the Elder of the reformed East Coast Division, and the farthest descendant from Brotherhood’s founder, Roger Maxon.

With that said, have you found any other references in Fallout Season 2 Episode 4? Let us know in the comments below.

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