Fusion Core

A fusion core is a type of ammunition in Fallout 4 and Fallout 76, also appearing in the Fallout TV series and Fallout Shelter. Standardized fusion cores are high-grade, long-term nuclear batteries used for military and commercial applications before the Great War. Civilians used them to power devices such as automobiles and generators, while the military used them for power armor and some Gatling laser models. Cores can be set to overload for use as improvised explosives or to destroy a power armor suit.

Quick Facts

Type

Miniaturized Fusion Reactor

Manufacturer

General Atomics International (Pre-War)

Primary function

Power Source for Armor and Machinery

Common applications

T-60 Power Armor
Sentry Bots
Settlement Generators

Safety hazard

Radioactive Leakage if Damaged or Depleted

Availability

Scarcity Resource in Post-War Era

Lore & Background

It focuses on the creation of the Fallout series by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky at Interplay Entertainment, describing the setting as a post-apocalyptic world following a nuclear exchange between the United States and China in the mid-21st century. The narrative elements described involve characters like the Vault Dweller, the Chosen One, and the Lone Wanderer, but do not mention specific power cell technologies or their pre-war industrial history.

Reader's Guide

Gameplay mechanics such as the shift from turn-based combat to real-time action in Fallout 3, the ability to push NPCs in Fallout 2, or the inclusion of mods for Fallout 4 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It does not provide instructions on installing power sources into machinery or managing radioactive hazards associated with specific items.

Did You Know?

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel was the first game in the series not to require turn-based combat.
Fallout 4 was released on November 10, 2015, taking place ten years after the events of Fallout 3.
The MMORPG version of Fallout licensed to Interplay was cancelled in early 2012 following a legal battle with Bethesda Softworks.