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{{Infobox Character General
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|image= [[File:VaultBoy.png]]
|caption= [[File:SpecialStagesSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]
Artwork of the Vault Boy from ''Fallout: New Vegas'' promotional material.
|universe= {{uvm3|Fallout}}
|firstgame= ''{{iw|wikipedia|Fallout|video game}}'' (1997)
|games= ''[[Ultimate]]''
|lastappearance= ''Fallout Shelter Online'' (2020)
|console= MS-DOS<br>Microsoft Windows<br>Macintosh
|species = Human
|gender = Male
|placeoforigin= United States
|creator = {{s|wikipedia|Leonard Boyarsky}}
|artist = 
|interwiki = wikipedia
|interwikiname = Wikipedia
|interwikipage= Vault Boy
}}
The '''Vault Boy''' ({{ja|Vaultボーイ|Bōruto Bōi}}, ''Vault Boy'') is the mascot of the {{uvm3|Fallout}} franchise.

==Origin==
The Vault Boy is the mascot of the company Vault-Tec from the ''Fallout'' franchise by {{s|wikipedia|Bethesda Softworks}} (previously owned by {{s|wikipedia|Interplay Entertainment}}). Vault-Tec designed post-apocalyptic shelters called Vaults to enable humanity to survive in the aftermath of a worldwide nuclear war, with many of these Vaults serving as a means to conduct unethical human experiments. The Vault Boy illustrates character statistics and selectable attributes, and in ''Fallout 3'' and ''Fallout: New Vegas'', models wearable equipment. Various trailers and animations starring Vault Boy have also been made over the years to advertise different ''Fallout'' games.

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
===As a costume===
[[File:Vault Boy Reveal Trailer.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Vault Boy revealed for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' as a Mii Costume.]]
[[File:VaultBoyMiiGunner.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The Vault Boy Mii costume in ''Ultimate''.]]
A [[DLC]] costume for {{SSBU|Mii Gunner}} based on the Vault Boy was announced on June 22nd, 2020, and was made available for purchase on June 29th, 2020. Like [[Sans]] and [[Cuphead]] before him, Vault Boy appears as a fully modelled character. His "mask" is just his head instead of a mask with the Mii's head visible. His gun appears to be based off the generic gun he is depicted with on the Energy Weapons bobblehead, a collectible item in the ''Fallout'' games. His Vault Suit is labeled '111' on the back, a reference to the Sole Survivor's vault in ''Fallout 4''. Unlike Sans and Cuphead, Vault Boy does not come with a music track, possibly due to most of the music in the ''Fallout'' series being licensed music.

In his reveal trailer, the opening features {{SSBU|Mario}} performing his thumbs-up [[taunt]]. This is a reference to a thumbs-up being Vault Boy's signature pose. Later, Vault Boy fights {{SSBU|Dark Samus}}, referencing various mutant enemies seen in the ''Fallout'' series; he is later been KO'd by a grenade, a running gag of how in every S.P.E.C.I.A.L trailer, Vault Boy was killed in the end. Finally, Vault Boy stands besides {{SSBU|Duck Hunt}}. This is a reference to {{iw|wikipedia|Dogmeat|Fallout}}, a recurring dog companion throughout the ''Fallout'' series.

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==Names in other languages==
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|ru={{rollover|Волт-боя|Volt-Boya|?}}, ''Vault Boy''
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==Trivia==
*Vault Boy is the first time Bethesda has been represented in ''Super Smash Bros.''
*Following [[Microsoft]]’s acquisition of Bethesda on September 21, 2020, Vault Boy is now retroactively the first Microsoft Mii Costume, and ''Fallout'' the third Microsoft franchise to be represented in ''Smash''.<!--Cuphead is not a property of Microsoft nor was it ever one. Do not add it here-->
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*Unlike other regions, the logo for ''Fallout'', the series Vault Boy hails from, is absent in the American version of his [[Mii Costume]] reveal trailer, being replaced with a wordmark featuring the character's name. This is also the case with [[Altaïr]], [[Travis Touchdown]], [[Dragonborn]], and [[Dante]]. There has not been an explanation for this, though it is worth noting all 5 characters come from series that consist of M-rated games.
**Despite this, ''Fallout'' is mentioned by name in the North American version via the “News” section, also the case with Altaïr, Travis, Dragonborn and Dante.
*The introduction to Vault Boy's Mii Costume references the "SPECIAL" rule-set (which is spelled out in-game as "S.P.E.C.I.A.L.") from the ''Fallout'' series by abbreviating "Smash" similarly.

==External links==
* [https://fallout.wiki/wiki/Vault_Boy Vault Boy] at [https://fallout.wiki/wiki/Fallout_Wiki Independent Fallout Wiki]

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