Foreman (Fallout 4)

	For other characters known as foremen, see Foreman.

The foreman was an unnamed Army veteran and supervisor of a factory in South Boston in 2077.

Background[]

Originally from South Boston,^[1] he enlisted in the Army and was first stationed in Georgia. A self-centered youth who wanted to play with guns, he believed that enlisting was "just a way to blow shit up in the name of God and Uncle Sam." His time in the Army changed all that. After leaving the service, he believed that he had learned what service truly meant, and applied this hard-learned life lesson to his new position as a factory supervisor. In his words, "It may not [have been] the same as guard duty for a camp of 800 soldiers, but it's something."^[2]

He acquired his new career from his friend Roger soon after he left the service, which he was thankful for. The job was near his old neighborhood, and the union had a placement program for veterans that helped him get the role without issue.^[1] Finally, his personal logs were protected from federal search, seizure, or subpoena by Union Article 21:16-C.^[3]

However, these times were coming to a close. He received a strange telephone call from Lavonne, a woman he had last seen during his Army days at a military briefing in Portland. She was apparently calling him about her nephew's baseball team, but he recognized that she was actually talking in code, trying to warn him of bad things to come. With the information, he chose to send his workers home to be with their families under the guise of a union activity.^[4]

On Saturday morning, October 23, 2077, he was sleeping in his office chair in the factory when the Great War struck, and he credited this deviation from his regular routine for his survival. In the increasingly chaotic landscape, he concluded based on radio transmissions that the Chinese had missed Boston proper with their nuclear strikes, but that the city of Framingham was completely gone. However, Boston was not in good shape either; he took solace in the fact that he had his factory locked down to hole up in, thanking Lavonne for the warning which saved his life.^[5]

Appearances[]

The foreman is mentioned only in Fallout 4.

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