Vault-Tec’s phone number briefly appears on the screen in the Fallout TV series. It’s real, and you can call it right now — but a note of caution: it may ruin your day.
In the early scenes ofFalloutEpisode 6, Cooper Howard takes viewers on a tour ofVault 4, a “veritable Camelot of the nuclear age.” After lauding its lead casing (which keeps out “the rats… and the Reds”), he meets the Lawthorns, a family trialing the vault before thousands flee underground.
At the end of the commercial, Howard urges people to purchase a residence in aVault-Tecvault. “If the worst should happen tomorrow, the world is gonna need Americans just like you to build a better day after,” he says.
A phone number then appears on the screen:213-25-VAULT. Yes, you can phone it yourself right now, but you won’t be connected to a Vault-Tec operator: all you’ll hear is a man screaming in agony for 20 seconds before the line disconnects.
Bear in mind that additional charges may appear on your phone bill, depending on where you are. “That was f**king amazing. Worth the international call fee from Canada,” one Redditorwrote.
“I called that shit and got f**king scared,” another commented. “I’m wondering if this is some sort of legitimate easter egg. I doubt they just picked a random number to use, and I feel the decision to make it screams instead of some vault ad gimmick had to be purposeful,” a third speculated.
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As one fan pointed out, this isn’t an unprecedented gag in the Fallout franchise. First shared in Fallout 3 and revived for the fourth game, there’s another number you can call to secure a vault: 1-888-4-VAULTTEC. That one is decidedly more upbeat, so feel free to give it a ring and prepare for the future!
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Cameron Frew is Deputy TV & Movies Editor on Dexerto’s UK team. He’s an action movie aficionado, ’80s obsessive, and Oscars enthusiast. He loves Invincible, but he’s also a fan of The Boys, the MCU, The Chosen, and much more. He has previously written for LadBible, UniLad, and Flickering Myth. You can contact him at: cameron.frew@dexerto.com.
