Fallout fans think they know how Cooper Howard became a Ghoul thanks to one small detail in season 2's first episode

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Some Fallout fans think the mention of a certain city located in what would later become New California is the key to finding out what happened to Cooper Howard and his family.

Warning: Spoilers for Fallout season 2 episode 1 below!

Now, this could absolutely be a possibility. In this particular universe, anything goes. However, Barb is a high-ranking employee at Vault-Tec, and she mentions having access to the management vaults. These are meant to be top-of-the-line, to protect the highest-ranking officials and their families... and it seems the most likely place for Barb and Janey to wind up. Of course, if this is the case, we still don't know how Cooper became a Ghoul – and it's very likely that, when the bombs went off, Barb and Janey headed off to the Vaults without him, thus leaving him out in the world exposed to radiation. The Ghoul does seem to think that Barb and Janey are still alive, and likely has faith that they aren't Ghoulified due to the hopeful possibility that they made it to a management vault in time. We'll see what happens as we move our way through season 2.

Lauren Milici
Senior Entertainment Writer

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.

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