Under his guidance, the Blackfoots defeated and subjugated neighboring tribes, which came to regard Swallow as their chieftain. Related: Fallout Wishes New Vegas a Happy 11th Birthday Against the advice of the rest of the Followers, he taught the Blackfoots the art of advanced warfare and battle tactics based off his knowledge of the ancient Roman Empire. At the same time, the Blackfoots were at war with seven other tribes, and Edward feared they would be killed along with the tribals, who were on the brink of losing. At some point in their travels, they were captured by the Blackfoot tribe with the intent of being held for ransom.
How this army from seemingly out of time became a major faction is complicated to say the least, and it starts in 2246, when the Followers of the Apocalypse sent a group to the Grand Canyon to study the regions tribal dialects.Īmong them was the young scientist Edward Sallow and the Mormon missionary Joshua Graham. In Fallout: New Vegas, it doesn't take long for Courier Six to hear tales of Caesar's Legion, but it isn't until they lay eyes on the smoldering ruins of Nipton that they'll realize just how brutal and terrifying they are.
