31-620: The New California Republic ( NCR ) is a fictional post-War republic from the post-apocalyptic Fallout franchise. Operating primarily out of Southern California , it serves as an attempted governing body for the wasteland, including some portions of Oregon and Nevada , along with further colonization efforts in Arizona and the Baja California area of Mexico . The NCR first appeared in Fallout 2 , and later served as
62-524: A Vault-Tec Corparation employee and Vault 33 Overseer Hank MacLean ( Kyle MacLachlan ). During the beginning of the show, Moldaver leads a raid upon Vault 33 and kidnaps MacLean, prompting his daughter, Lucy MacLean ( Ella Purnell ), to leave the vault to search for him. On June 17, 2021, Bethesda released limited-edition , wearable NCR Desert Ranger helmets. The helmets, listed with a limited quantity of 500, were sold out right after being put up for sale. Bethesda released flags based on major factions in
93-529: A formal governing body for the wasteland. A democracy , one of the major policies of the NCR is upholding the rights of posthuman beings such as ghouls . The New California Republic was first mentioned in an ending to the original Fallout , and then appeared as a major faction in Fallout 2 . Its most prominent appearance was in Fallout: New Vegas , where the NCR featured as a major element to
124-462: A full-scale nuclear exchange was simply impossible as the destruction on both sides would be insurmountable. Towards the end of the Cold War, a period of détente culminated in the easing of tensions, bans on nuclear testing, and the destruction of various quantities of nuclear stockpiles. The Cold War began to come to an end in 1989 with the overthrow of Communist governments across Eastern Europe in
155-477: A key element to the plot of Fallout: New Vegas . It reappeared in the 2024 television adaptation based on the video game series. The New California Republic is a republic in Fallout: New Vegas ; it has a professional military and system of elected government, collects taxes from trade routes, and has laws prohibiting gambling and prostitution . The faction's primary goal is to reestablish
186-447: A particular fictional world that are widely considered to be official or authoritative; [especially] those created by the original author or developer of the world". Canon is contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction and other derivative works . When there are multiple "official" works or original media, what material is canonical can be unclear. This is resolved either by explicitly excluding certain media from
217-532: A period determined by local considerations based on the effect of the war there. Some examples of post-war events are in chronological order: The Cold War was a geopolitical conflict between the capitalist and liberal "democratic" United States , the authoritarian and Communist Marxist–Leninist Soviet Union , and their respective allies: NATO and the Western Bloc for the United States, and
248-521: Is common that the original writer does not decide what is canon. In literature, the estate of H. G. Wells authorised sequels by Stephen Baxter , The Massacre of Mankind (2017) and The Time Ships (1995). Scarlett was a 1991 sequel to Gone with the Wind authorised by the estate. In 2010, the Conan Doyle estate authorised Young Sherlock Holmes and The House of Silk . Sequels to
279-461: Is or isn't canonical, with copyright holders usually declaring themselves the authorities when they want to erase or retcon materials that were approved by the setting's original creator (with Star Wars again being an example). The definition of canon is of particular importance with regard to reboots or re-imaginings of established franchises, such as the Star Trek remake (2009) , because of
310-506: Is the interval immediately following the end of a war . The term usually refers to a varying period of time after World War II , which ended in 1945. A post-war period can become an interwar period or interbellum, when a war between the same parties resumes at a later date (such as the period between World War I and World War II). By contrast, a post-war period marks the cessation of armed conflict entirely. The term "post-war" can have different meanings in different countries and refer to
341-661: The Fallout series, including the New California Republic's two-headed bear flag. Kristine Steimer of IGN Gaming Network labelled the NCR as "bloated and ineffective at protecting its people" during her review of Fallout: New Vegas , while Dan Whitehead of Eurogamer granted that the NCR had brought "semblance of order" to the Wasteland. In 2017, a man cosplaying as a New California Republic character in Grande Prairie , Alberta , Canada,
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#1732781093780372-506: The Berne Convention which introduced author's rights . However, sometimes in literature, original writers have not approved works as canon, but original publishers or literary estates of original writers posthumously approve subsequent works as canon, such as The Royal Book of Oz (1921) (by original publisher), Porto Bello Gold (1924) (by estate), and Heidi Grows Up (1938) (by estate). In film and television it
403-535: The Revolutions of 1989 which was followed shortly after by the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, leaving the United States the world's sole superpower. On 25 June 1950, after years of tension between communist North Korea and democratic South Korea , North Korea coordinated a series of surprise attacks against strategic points between the 38th parallel. Soon US-led United Nations forces joined
434-673: The Star Trek canon, but the site notes that elements from these sources have been subsequently introduced into the television series, and says that "canon is not something set in stone". During George Lucas 's time with the franchise, the Star Wars canon was divided into discrete tiers that incorporated the Expanded Universe (EU), with continuity tracked by Lucasfilm creative executive Leland Chee . Higher-tier and newer material abrogated lower-tier and older material in case of contradiction. The live-action theatrical films,
465-697: The Warsaw Pact and the Eastern Bloc for the Soviet Union. Although both sides did not fight each other directly, both engaged through various proxy wars. At the height of the cold war, both superpowers manufactured and deployed thousands of nuclear weapons to target each other's key economic, military, and political centers. Each superpower's buildup and demonstration of nuclear strike capabilities lead to an unofficial military doctrine known as mutual assured destruction (MAD). The doctrine of MAD prompted leaders on both sides to believe that victory following
496-399: The dissolution of the Soviet Union . The 1990s and the 21st century are sometimes described as part of the post-war era, but the more specific phrase " Post–Cold War era " is often appended to distinguish the period running from the fall of Communism up to the present. In Britain, "post-war": Canon (fiction) The canon of a work of fiction is "the body of works taking place in
527-596: The 1950s, African Americans faced discrimination and segregation throughout the United States, especially in the south where many could not even vote. In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Brown v. Board of Education that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. By the end of the 1950s, fewer than 10 percent of Black children in the South were attending integrated schools. The Vietnam War
558-420: The 2008 The Clone Wars TV series and its debut film , and statements by Lucas himself were at the top of this hierarchy; such works invariably superseded EU material in case of contradiction. The EU itself was further divided into several descending levels of continuity. After Disney 's acquisition of the franchise, Lucasfilm designated all Expanded Universe material published before 25 April 2014 (other than
589-404: The 2024 television adaptation Fallout , the character Lee Moldaver ( Sarita Choudhury ) is depicted as an NCR leader seeking cold fusion in order to power the surrounding area. The NCR previously operated from its founding location, a settlement called Shady Sands. Following the NCR's rise in political power over California , Shady Sands was completely destroyed by a nuclear bomb dropped by
620-562: The concept for the Doctor Who television series or its spin-offs . The television series The Simpsons has as an example of non-canonical material, the Treehouse of Horror episodes, a series of Halloween-themed specials with several stories that take place outside the show's normal continuity Several anime television series adapted from manga stories count with some extra episodes with original stories that are not part of
651-538: The first six theatrical films and the 2008 The Clone Wars film and TV series) as the non-canonical "Legends" continuity. Material released since this announcement is a separate canonical timeline from the original George Lucas Canon, with all narrative development overseen by the Lucasfilm Story Group. The makers of Doctor Who have generally avoided making pronouncements about canonicity, with Russell T Davies explaining that he does not think about
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#1732781093780682-616: The game's plot. The faction engages in war against the Brotherhood of Steel , and actively fights against Caesar's Legion for control over the Hoover Dam , which the NCR uses to provide themselves and civilians with power and water. The NCR also fights over post-war Las Vegas and the Mojave Desert region. Additionally, the cover art for the game depicts an NCR Ranger. The NCR is additionally referenced in Fallout 4 . In
713-407: The original manga, often being referred to as "filler episodes," being outside of the canon of their source material. The canonical status of some works by the original writer but not the same publisher, such as " The Field Bazaar ", may be debated. This is because copyright used to be exercised by the publisher of the work of literature rather than the author. Campaigning by Victor Hugo led to
744-409: The status of canon (as in the case of Star Trek and Star Wars ); by assigning different levels of canonicity to different media; by considering different but licensed media treatments official and equally canonical to the series timeline within their own continuities ' universe, but not across them; or not resolved at all. There is also no consensus regarding who has the authority to decide what
775-715: The stories by P G Wodehouse about the butler Jeeves were sanctioned by Wodehouse's estate for Jeeves and the Wedding Bells (2013) by Sebastian Faulks and Jeeves and the King of Clubs (2018) by Ben Schott . The Monogram Murders (2014) by Sophie Hannah is a sequel to Hercule Poirot novels authorised by the Agatha Christie estate. Fan fiction is almost never regarded as canonical. However, certain ideas may become influential or widely accepted within fan communities, who refer to such ideas as " fanon ",
806-464: The television series, Fallout fans questioned the faction's future. In an interview with IGN , Bethesda executive producer Todd Howard responded by teasingly remarking "I don't think you've heard the last of the New California Republic." Howard additionally noted that the NCR after all had operations beyond California, implying that the destruction of Shady Sands will not be the end for the republic. Post-war A post-war or postwar period
837-523: The war on behalf of South Korea, expelled the North Korean invasion, and then invaded and nearly captured North Korea. In response, Chinese forces entered the war on behalf of North Korea and pushed the US, South Korean, and UN forces back to the 38th parallel. After 3 years of advances and retreats nearly five million people died. To this very day there are still border disputes between the two Koreas. In
868-520: The ways in which it influences the viewer experience. The official Star Trek website describes the Star Trek canon as "the events that take place within the episodes and movies", referring to the live-action television series and films , with Star Trek: The Animated Series having long existed in a nebulous gray area of canonicity . Events, characters, and storylines from tie-in novels, comic books, and video games are explicitly excluded from
899-492: Was arrested after members of the public mistook him for an individual carrying a bomb. Following the release of the 2024 television adaptation, the New California Republic's lore came into question by Fallout fans who discovered apparent contradictions between the timeline of events surrounding the show's sixth episode and events from Fallout: New Vegas . With the destruction of NCR's base of operations in Shady Sands in
930-703: Was fought between the communist North Vietnam supported by the Soviet Union, China , and the Eastern Bloc and China and South Vietnam supported by the United States and SEATO . This war is especially brutal due to North Vietnamese regular forces and Viet Cong insurgents in South Vietnam adapting to guerrilla fighting and ambush tactics against the South Vietnamese military and the United States Armed Forces . Vietnam
961-428: Was one of the first wars to be broadcast to television . Many American civilians and soldiers were opposed to the war due to the condition and many thought the war was pointless. Finally after many protests the United States slowly withdrew from Vietnam due to public backlash. Considering the post-war era as equivalent to the Cold War era, post-war sometimes includes the 1980s, putting the end at 26 December 1991, with