@@alexrennison8070YES! I love seeing the world develop and grow around you. RDR 2 does this very well, but that extra military presence in Fnv was executed so well
Hard to believe it's pre war standard Military Gear I would have liked in FO4 the game that features a playable veteran and the Gunner's who use the military equipment.
Desert Rangers have (IMO) probably the coolest armour in the entire Fallout franchise. I've never been much into the idea of cosplay or whatever but damn, I would love a real life set of this.
I look it as veterans making the ranks of the Rangers, and the Minutemen are civilians turned warriors. Still boots on the ground but one is more capable than the other.
It's more than that. The DRs in Fallout are only an homage to the DRs from Wasteland - former Army Corps of Engineers who survived the War and reinvented themselves as militarized lawmen who are still protecting the people of Arizona and nearby states as of today. Go play Wasteland 2 and 3; you'll wanna wear a circle-star too before long.
@XxvtownxX you know Fallout's Desert Rangers are a carbon copy of the Desert Rangers from Wastelands right? Wastelands being Fallout's daddy. The're an intentional refference to Wastelands.
You make fallout sound so much more realistic because you sound so much like a historian that watching your videos sounds like watching videos about real history
@@jordancox559 It looks so capable, yet so sleek. The material looks humble, yet futuristic at the same time. I didn't even like NCR...which is why sometimes I'd kill them if I needed to repair a set I already had, and even then I may have murdered someone to steal that. 👀 The armor gives me a Doom Guy and Gear of War Coalition vibe. I love it ❤❗
Giving their most capable soldiers the coolest armor in the region is a great strategy to increase recruitment for the NCR lol. That's the sole reason why I supported them in my first playthrough anyway lol
Got a sudden fascination with this group, thanks to the vid. These Desert Rangers seem to combine the "local peacekeeping force derived from history" aspect of the Minutemen with the "small, but well-trained fighting force" aspect of the Railroad, while just being a big nod to one of the series' influences.
@@concept5631 probably not. They were too individualist and were too based to be controlled. The original texas rangers were a bunch of hard ass men that smoke and drank everyday. I imagine the desert rangers would be the same since they follow the same legacy and are basically decendants of preppers, and other more libertarian type people .
I love how even though the wasteland series is a separate universe from fallout, the original game developers put the desert rangers in as a tribute to their first creation.
The desert ranger armor brings up a question that has lived in the back of my head and it's does each of the 13 commonwealths that America becomes all have their own independent arms contracts which would explain why stuff like the assault rifle changes so much in between games
I've heard that the assault rifle in 4 was actually supposed to be an lmg of sorts, but was changed late in development to be what we see today. That's why it's so radically different and looks the way it does.
@Chopstorm. yes that's true the assault rifle in fallout 4 was supposed to be only usable in power armor and you would use a different assault rifle without it but they cut that rifle from game at last minute
@alexrennison8070 I dunno if I'd go that far. I don't mind most of the guns, the problem is just a complete lack of variety. Fo4 relies completely on it's weapon customization to carry it, which is a poor replacement for the variety on offer in NV.
It doesn't make sense why each fallou game guns look different than before. Fallout 1 and 2 has too many guns like Deagle, 6250, Waltz laser rifle 3000, Different sort of weapons but yet most of them don't exist in other fallout games.
I love the Rangers!! The armor, the Ranger Sequoia, the anti-material rifle, & the Night vision helmet. Oh WOW 🤩 it’s awesome! I really wish we were able to have a rank in that faction. That’s what bummed me out in NV. You couldn’t officially join the NCR. It would’ve been cool if Hanlon gave you a rank in the Rangers after you complete his quest(if you convince him to stop giving out those fake emergency messages). Get a free Ranger Sequoia and Ranger duster(not a faction disguise). The duster would look unique.
Love and hate the dressing as a Faction changing peoples disposition towards you. Cant even get most followers to hold the cool armour, let alone wear it.
Something I never liked about NV is that its always much harder to get good armor Fr. The faction you're supporting than the faction you're fighting. You can snipe an unsuspecting desert ranger if you're siding with Caesar, but you have to do a shit ton of ncr quests and get to the safe house if you want one as an NCR ally
Since I didn't see it in the video or comments, the Desert Rangers actually came from the game Wasteland which later spawned the first Fallout game due to licensing issues or something silly. FNV's Desert Rangers were a nod to the OG Wasteland ones. A few short years later and two Wasteland sequels have been released (W3 is fantastic!) And we can all play as the Desert Rangers once more.
Its confirmed it was due to licensing reasons but lore and cannon reasons the Desert Rangers are from the same faction of Rangers like from the Wasteland universe, it wouldn't be any suprise if in the soon future the universes are connected
@@Lone_Wanderer138 I think it would have to be an alternate alternate timeline though because the bombs dropped pretty far apart. Fallout being 2077 and Wasteland being 1998. If they merged that is. I'm pretty sure Microsoft owns both IPs now. I wouldn't mind seeing the InXile team build top down iso RPG set in the Fallout universe. Like the originals but not 1990s engines.
@@MU-oi1su Them merging universes would make old Fallout fans finally shut the fuck up, new Fallout fans can have Fallout and old Fallout fans can have Wasteland. If you like the lore but don't want the gameplay to be a chore you can play Fallout, if you enjoy the gameplay equivalent of having your testicles smashed by a vice you can play Wasteland.
I always play honest hearts as soon as I start a new playthrough bc that armor set is my FAVORITE, the detail on it is amazing. Love your survivalist video!
Some people seem to have a visceral response to Power armor. They see it and cant help but get excited. I'd argue that the stunning visual is why the brotherhood of Steel is as popular as it is. That is the response I have to the Veteran Ranger Armor. I think it is the single coolest visual in all of Fallout.
The desert rangers have always been my favorite part of Fallout. I always play as one. And even though fo4 does not have the armor/weapons in vanilla, I have installed mods to bring in the Sequoia, m16, and anti-material rifle. My headcanon is that my character picked up the armor in his travels and read about them and has pledged himself to keep to the same code.
Growing up playing New Vegas made me want to join the Ranger. I ended up opted for Mos 18x program for fastest pipeline to Army SF but at least my wish was partially come through when I earned my ranger's tab. Great video. Subscribed.
Out of all the fallout lore I’ve ever learned of, I never knew the armor upgrades were from LAPD gear. Makes sense, just never knew. Really cool video, Thanks !
A piece of fallout equipment I'd love to see would be a full set of USMC body armor. Don't get me wrong, I love the look of the duster, but it would be cool to see a full set akin to the vanilla combat armor.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the marine armor designed for use in water? It would be appropriate considering that Marines were originally meant to fight at sea, hence the name. And since fallout loves retro-futurism, it would be likely that the us Marines of this setting became more sea combat oriented, especially since there has been no mention of Navy SEALS in the fallout setting.
@@gloglablyn With the technology the US has in fallout, I can see this being a reality. There are some ballistic floatation vests irl but I imagine those aren't the best at both floatation and ballistic protection, but rather 'good enough' at both roles. If anything, the lightness of the armor would've definitely given the Marines an edge during the Gobi campaign. Going back to the lack of Seal Team mentions, I imagine in this case, the RAIDERS of WW2 being the stand in for Navy Seals.
@@gloglablynthe US Marines of today are an expeditionary force and as such are equipped to fight on land, air, or sea. This is seen by their presence on MEU assault ships, the multiple air wings, and the (obvious) multiple infantry divisions. Following this line of thought, the Marines of Fallout would likely have armor that would be similar in function, but more in line with the in game universe’s design elements
A compromise could be the assault armor being issued to marine raiders, while standard Marines could be issued the standard fallout combat armor with some slight changes to match their aesthetic.
@@zm1786I mean, even the “park ranger” ones are the equivalent of a marine green beret, an army ranger, a navy seal, etc, it’s just that the veteran rangers (desert rangers) are just far far better
@@zm1786 no, the real desert ranger were extinct by the time of the game. What you see is just ncr trooper who gains rank to become "vet". The real desert ranger dies.
@@wojakthecrusader1410 the desert rangers literally signed a treaty with the NCR and were absorbed into their ranks in exchange for fighting the legion
Love the ties, with the Texas rangers. Plus that the original rangers were just Survivalists and preppers. Adds more into the frontier feel this faction gives
Everybody forgets that the Arizona Rangers have been around for as long as the Texas Rangers. Logically, they and any surviving US Park Rangers would have formed the organizational backbone of the Desert Rangers.
The Marine, Vet Ranger, and Adv Riot Armor are hands down the coolest and some of the most iconic armor in all of Fallout. I always go after the Advance Riot Armor in The Divide and rock it all the way through to end game.
Imo New Vegas's Riot/Ranger Gear is one of the best outfits in fiction, it's just got everything. Aesthetics✔️ Practicality✔️ In-Game Viability✔️ In-Universe Reverence✔️ Recognizability✔️ Gotta love how you can start any playthrough by speedrunning to the start of Lonesome Road at Level 1 (Riot Gear can be obtained from the Commissary by selling the overvalued loot in the Missile Silo) or Level 4 (usually the earliest you can get Riot Gear as well Riot Shotgun for free by unlocking the Locker in the Barracks just outside the Missile Silo) then immediately leave to continue the game as normal.
Imagine a desert ranger game. Like you get to help out various settlements in a way that makes sense, fight the legion, get to wear the awesome ranger armor, fight in the Legion-Ranger war, and get to explore around and shit in a cool environment again. While seeing more of Nevada than just Vegas and it’s surrounding area.
To those that like the rangers armor you should check out the anime movie Jin Roh. It’s armor design inspired media for decades and Bethesda used the wolf brigade as a base for the Desert Rangers and less directly the Fallout 3 version of the Brotherhood of Steel.
I love these videos. So glad I found your channel. Would you ever consider doing a video on the Brotherhood of Steel? I know it would be quite the sizable video but I think it would be awesome to have all their lore in one place done by the best lore channel I know for Fallout 😊
I always saw them as not only the most badass force the wasteland had ever created, but also saw them as awesome due to the comparisons I did with them in terms of what each of them was worth based on the ´´one ranger equals one platoon´´ general comparison line mentioned in the game: A ´´recruit/ non patrol armor´´ ranger being worth at least half a platoon One ´´regular´´ ranger with patrol armor an entire plantoon A veteran ranger being in the one to two entire plantoon worth range (if not more depending on the expertise of the particular ranger) And a platoon of veteran rangers a tactical nuke as the captain put it xD And a chief ranger like Hanlon in his prime day can be considered, alongside Lanius, as the most powerful single human west of the Mississipi and a force of nature to be reckoned with.
Between Wasteland's Desert Rangers and Fallout's Desert Rangers, the Fallout version feel as if they are more terrifying to raiders and ne'er-do-wells.
Ngl the rangers don't have power armor or incredible blade proficiency, but regular people in body armor, canvas jackets and carbines or heavy rifles just itch something in my brain. They're SO COOL
This whole video was this guy saying that these are not just normal people, the regular NCR rangers are already the equivalent of real world special force military, and the desert rangers are a step above that. And in the world of fallout, they’re pretty much superhuman
@@richmondcalivinXIV you forgot, NCR got the numbers, even though Brotherhood Knights and Paladins have the training and superior equipment, they still lost to NCR Conscripts, NCR adapts too
@@richmondcalivinXIVThe airship isn't too much of a threat. Its not even armed. Liberty Prime is.a.definite threat BUT it seems he consumes too much power to walk him everywhere, the BoS dissemble and reassemble him at a secured base of operations so the NCR have a chance at intercepting him while he's parts *if* they can gather the intelligence to know how and where he's being transported
@TL8ez the East Coast Chapter is numerous for a BOS chapter but against other factions in terms of raw numbers, they're still on the backfoot. Even late in the game the _Minutemen_ outnumber them, and even those guys are still fighting on the brink of extinction.
I actually found this video really interesting as I've not played New Vegas in its entirety and just believed that the Rangers were always part of the NCR, but it's cool to know that they were actually they're own faction at one point.
They were one of the few groups in postwar America to have good hearts and be considered heroes of the wastes who punish those who would do evil and protect & save the innocent from the evils of the wastes, just like Randal Clarke from honest hearts with Mexicans and sorrows tribe ancestors.
Desert ranger are one of fhe few things Bethesda hasn't ruined. Yet. But only because they hate everything that is somehow connected to obsidian. They hate them so much.
In my personal head cannon, the desert rangers are still around even after the NCR collapsed (or whatever happened to them in the TV show) and are still protecting the wasteland and slowly rebuilding their numbers.
I wish there was a story about a particular band of rangers tracking, moving, making camp and even fighting like legion soldiers and making their stand against several legionaires. Just like Jack Hays and his rangers did against the comanche and other native americans.
Continuing my comments relating to the OWB mod for Hearts of Iron, the Desert Rangers were once a independent faction (largely just a Wasteland reference) even though the game start happens past the Unification. However, with the Nevada rework, there is a schism in the Rangers and a Rogue Ranger carves a little statelet out in central Nevada. Assuming everything goes well within the campaign, this Rogue Ranger will overthrow California and create a new Desert Rangers. However, there is a path where the Rogue Ranger is defeated by a loyalist and the Rangers are reunified once more, albeit with most of Nevada being a NCR territory. Also within Old World Blues, we are shown whats in Baja. It is two large but fairly irrelevant Raider tribes, who only exist as early game expansionism currently.
the Rogue Rangers are also based on the Arizona Rangers from the Wasteland series (a huge inspo for the original Fallout games). the leaders are from the Wasteland games, which is the most obvious connect. really fun faction to play as and build yourself up
Even though this a fallout lore video the Freestar Rangers in starfield gives me that NCR and desert rangers vibes from Fallout: New Vegas especially the Freestar Rangers’s Spacesuit it looks almost similar (minus the helmet) to the NCR veteran ranger amour. Just another reason why New Vegas is still my favorite game in the fallout franchise and the lore video of the desert rangers was very entertaining to watch 💯. Watching your videos makes me love fallout even more.
Guess you just missed talking about the Desert Rangers in the Wasteland series, being that they're fully focused on them and you're literally a Desert Ranger in those games.
Who/What is in Baja California?
Whoever/Whatever is in Baja California
Ghost
chief hanlon described them as "chasing ghosts"
Something very low
Baja blast
"The Ranger vets are on their way from Baja. I've never seen one before, but I heard they chew nails and spit napalm.”- NCR soldiers
"Patrolling the mojave makes you wish for nuclear winter"🤓
"If you ever see a ranger in black armor, run the opposite way." -- Fiends
It’s so cool how you actually get to see the NCR reinforce in the Mojave.
@@alexrennison8070YES! I love seeing the world develop and grow around you. RDR 2 does this very well, but that extra military presence in Fnv was executed so well
@Gyrfalcon312soem them are ghouls so maybe they actually could!
The Elite Ranger uniform, and its variants, are the absolute coolest outfits in the entire series, and nothing has ever topped it.
It doesn't help that fallout 4 has absolutely 0 cool armor designs
The concept art for it is even cooler.
Hard to believe it's pre war standard Military Gear I would have liked in FO4 the game that features a playable veteran and the Gunner's who use the military equipment.
@@nataliecameron I’ll give you everything but the marine and the t-60 armor
@@nataliecameron The marine armor does look fairly dope
Desert Rangers have (IMO) probably the coolest armour in the entire Fallout franchise. I've never been much into the idea of cosplay or whatever but damn, I would love a real life set of this.
Well, I think there was a fan film that had a cosplay version of it. But nothing that is real though.
I cosplayed a desert ranger, can confirm it was awesome but the helmet is super claustrophobic 😂
@@phixix I can imagine it would be… I’m willing to suffer though!!
I want a functional set with night vision, bulletproof vest and helmet. Radio and air filter in the mask.
@@gloglablynits called "Red Star"
"When the world expired we were forged in the fire, a shield made of muscle and grit..." -Opening line from the song "Old Desert Rangers"
Protecting the needy and fighting the greedy, we fought because we gave a shit.
Listening how The Rangers helped survivors from savagery, it seems that the Rangers are the better version of the Minutemen
So your saying Bethesda made a crappy copy of obsidians work lol
@@XxvtownxXIt’s been like 8 years.. Just stop already, everyone knows.
I look it as veterans making the ranks of the Rangers, and the Minutemen are civilians turned warriors. Still boots on the ground but one is more capable than the other.
It's more than that. The DRs in Fallout are only an homage to the DRs from Wasteland - former Army Corps of Engineers who survived the War and reinvented themselves as militarized lawmen who are still protecting the people of Arizona and nearby states as of today. Go play Wasteland 2 and 3; you'll wanna wear a circle-star too before long.
@XxvtownxX you know Fallout's Desert Rangers are a carbon copy of the Desert Rangers from Wastelands right? Wastelands being Fallout's daddy. The're an intentional refference to Wastelands.
The patrolling winter makes Mojave almost nuclear for a me wish.
*(insert Frontier flashbacks here)*
Beautiful
Wtf why did I read that as the original line?
@@TWG31 NCR propaganda runs deep brother
Facts
You make fallout sound so much more realistic because you sound so much like a historian that watching your videos sounds like watching videos about real history
That's actually a great way to word what feels so unique to me about this channel.
The NCR are the best looking faction in Fallout in my opinion though the Enclave and Brotherhood do also look very cool
NCR Ranger patrol armor is just perfect.
It’s that combination of army apparel, cowboy and future soldier that just makes the whole ncr look so cool.
@@jordancox559 It looks so capable, yet so sleek. The material looks humble, yet futuristic at the same time. I didn't even like NCR...which is why sometimes I'd kill them if I needed to repair a set I already had, and even then I may have murdered someone to steal that. 👀
The armor gives me a Doom Guy and Gear of War Coalition vibe. I love it ❤❗
I think the legion looks great too , also clashes very well with the NCR colors
I have to disagree, they have dorky goggles and oversized armor. The only cool outfit is the ranger uniform.
* clears throat*
To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day
😂
Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to sayyyy...
@@AurelionSassBig Iron on his hippppp....
@@AurelionSass No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip
Giving their most capable soldiers the coolest armor in the region is a great strategy to increase recruitment for the NCR lol. That's the sole reason why I supported them in my first playthrough anyway lol
They learned it from the brotherhood of steel
Got a sudden fascination with this group, thanks to the vid.
These Desert Rangers seem to combine the "local peacekeeping force derived from history" aspect of the Minutemen with the "small, but well-trained fighting force" aspect of the Railroad, while just being a big nod to one of the series' influences.
It helps that they are funded by the largest and most capable faction in Fallout North America
@@concept5631they were badass before they met the ncr.
Theyre basically spiritually Texas rangers and southwest frontiersmen and lawmen .
@@zm1786 And they could've been Legion Rangers had Caesar's possy not been genocidal cosplayers.
@@concept5631 probably not. They were too individualist and were too based to be controlled. The original texas rangers were a bunch of hard ass men that smoke and drank everyday. I imagine the desert rangers would be the same since they follow the same legacy and are basically decendants of preppers, and other more libertarian type people .
@@zm1786 The Rangers were based enough to understand the Legion was cringe and that the NCR was the best option.
I love how even though the wasteland series is a separate universe from fallout, the original game developers put the desert rangers in as a tribute to their first creation.
Another synonymous masterpiece, I cant wait
What
@@Krosis_ Synonymous is OP❗
Lol my bad, I didn't look at the channel name and was wondering what a "synonymous masterpiece" is :))
Man this game is like a drug to me. I have been invested for more then 10 years now and still can not get enough
The desert ranger armor brings up a question that has lived in the back of my head and it's does each of the 13 commonwealths that America becomes all have their own independent arms contracts which would explain why stuff like the assault rifle changes so much in between games
I've heard that the assault rifle in 4 was actually supposed to be an lmg of sorts, but was changed late in development to be what we see today. That's why it's so radically different and looks the way it does.
@Chopstorm. yes that's true the assault rifle in fallout 4 was supposed to be only usable in power armor and you would use a different assault rifle without it but they cut that rifle from game at last minute
@@Chopstorm.The weapons in 4 generally look terrible🤷♂️ Bad art team.
@alexrennison8070 I dunno if I'd go that far. I don't mind most of the guns, the problem is just a complete lack of variety. Fo4 relies completely on it's weapon customization to carry it, which is a poor replacement for the variety on offer in NV.
It doesn't make sense why each fallou game guns look different than before. Fallout 1 and 2 has too many guns like Deagle, 6250, Waltz laser rifle 3000, Different sort of weapons but yet most of them don't exist in other fallout games.
I love the Rangers!! The armor, the Ranger Sequoia, the anti-material rifle, & the Night vision helmet. Oh WOW 🤩 it’s awesome! I really wish we were able to have a rank in that faction. That’s what bummed me out in NV. You couldn’t officially join the NCR. It would’ve been cool if Hanlon gave you a rank in the Rangers after you complete his quest(if you convince him to stop giving out those fake emergency messages). Get a free Ranger Sequoia and Ranger duster(not a faction disguise). The duster would look unique.
Like the survivalist ranger armor in zion
@@britishwaiter8233 Yeah! But a little more new & with a unique NCR Ranger logo. The survivalist armor looks worn and torn(still cool looking though).
wouldv been cooler if you could ally the rebel rangers as your independant faction and have your own rangers to fight the legion and ncr.
Don’t forget the Ranger Takedown!
@@alecboss8646 Ooooh that move is so useful!! I love that one and the BOS blocking skill.
Lets be honest, a good number of New Vegas players joined the NCR for the sole purpose of getting the Ranger Combat Armor.
Love and hate the dressing as a Faction changing peoples disposition towards you. Cant even get most followers to hold the cool armour, let alone wear it.
Something I never liked about NV is that its always much harder to get good armor Fr. The faction you're supporting than the faction you're fighting. You can snipe an unsuspecting desert ranger if you're siding with Caesar, but you have to do a shit ton of ncr quests and get to the safe house if you want one as an NCR ally
@@chungus816or just do honest hearts and get the super cool desert ranger armor lmao
Nah bro great khans forever man
Throat singing while you swing love and hate
Laughs in hit squad corpses.
they got big Irons on their hip. but in all seriousness glad you covered these guys. they are pretty cool call back to the Wasteland game
Would have been cool if the desert ranger armor was in fallout 1
If you see the description of Tycho the game describes the desert ranger armor
Despite all the dangers
The old Desert Rangers
Will always persevere.
Since I didn't see it in the video or comments, the Desert Rangers actually came from the game Wasteland which later spawned the first Fallout game due to licensing issues or something silly. FNV's Desert Rangers were a nod to the OG Wasteland ones. A few short years later and two Wasteland sequels have been released (W3 is fantastic!) And we can all play as the Desert Rangers once more.
playing W3 right now and its awesome
Its confirmed it was due to licensing reasons but lore and cannon reasons the Desert Rangers are from the same faction of Rangers like from the Wasteland universe, it wouldn't be any suprise if in the soon future the universes are connected
@@Lone_Wanderer138 I think it would have to be an alternate alternate timeline though because the bombs dropped pretty far apart. Fallout being 2077 and Wasteland being 1998. If they merged that is. I'm pretty sure Microsoft owns both IPs now. I wouldn't mind seeing the InXile team build top down iso RPG set in the Fallout universe. Like the originals but not 1990s engines.
@@MU-oi1su Them merging universes would make old Fallout fans finally shut the fuck up, new Fallout fans can have Fallout and old Fallout fans can have Wasteland. If you like the lore but don't want the gameplay to be a chore you can play Fallout, if you enjoy the gameplay equivalent of having your testicles smashed by a vice you can play Wasteland.
Tim Cain has a few videos on the subject if you're interested in finding out more. He was one of the leads for the original Fallout.
I always play honest hearts as soon as I start a new playthrough bc that armor set is my FAVORITE, the detail on it is amazing. Love your survivalist video!
Some people seem to have a visceral response to Power armor. They see it and cant help but get excited. I'd argue that the stunning visual is why the brotherhood of Steel is as popular as it is.
That is the response I have to the Veteran Ranger Armor. I think it is the single coolest visual in all of Fallout.
I believe the Desert Rangers also represent the video game that influenced Fallout, “Wasteland” which had a third game released a few years ago.
Yep. I think one of the devs even confirmed this at one point. The Wasteland Map and NV map overlap too.
@@BrianMarshall1 it def has the same vibe fs, fun game
I absolutely adored Wasteland 3, loved larping as the original rangers bringing back law and order one dead slaver at a time
The Desert Rangers are definitely one my more favorite factions.
This is an amazing video on a less covered group!
The desert rangers have always been my favorite part of Fallout. I always play as one. And even though fo4 does not have the armor/weapons in vanilla, I have installed mods to bring in the Sequoia, m16, and anti-material rifle. My headcanon is that my character picked up the armor in his travels and read about them and has pledged himself to keep to the same code.
This was such a nice video, it makes me love the rangers even more than i already did.
Growing up playing New Vegas made me want to join the Ranger. I ended up opted for Mos 18x program for fastest pipeline to Army SF but at least my wish was partially come through when I earned my ranger's tab.
Great video. Subscribed.
The desert rangers lost their identity when they were absorbed by the ncr. Wish we saw them in their glory days.
The veteran rangers carry the NCR lol
seeing an upload from you,makes me feel a bit better with the situation i am in right now
thank you for being the light in the dark mate..
Hope you get better mate
Me too man
"Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter."
Like Metro 2033, but in the USA.
Out of all the fallout lore I’ve ever learned of, I never knew the armor upgrades were from LAPD gear. Makes sense, just never knew. Really cool video, Thanks !
Although I rarely learn something new about FNV, i always enjoy the way synonymous lays it out. Always a good time.
Synon back with some amazeballs content
A piece of fallout equipment I'd love to see would be a full set of USMC body armor. Don't get me wrong, I love the look of the duster, but it would be cool to see a full set akin to the vanilla combat armor.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the marine armor designed for use in water? It would be appropriate considering that Marines were originally meant to fight at sea, hence the name. And since fallout loves retro-futurism, it would be likely that the us Marines of this setting became more sea combat oriented, especially since there has been no mention of Navy SEALS in the fallout setting.
@falcon_by_the_lake that's one of my beefs with fallout 4, I just really don't like how chunky everything looks in that game.
@@gloglablyn With the technology the US has in fallout, I can see this being a reality. There are some ballistic floatation vests irl but I imagine those aren't the best at both floatation and ballistic protection, but rather 'good enough' at both roles. If anything, the lightness of the armor would've definitely given the Marines an edge during the Gobi campaign. Going back to the lack of Seal Team mentions, I imagine in this case, the RAIDERS of WW2 being the stand in for Navy Seals.
@@gloglablynthe US Marines of today are an expeditionary force and as such are equipped to fight on land, air, or sea. This is seen by their presence on MEU assault ships, the multiple air wings, and the (obvious) multiple infantry divisions. Following this line of thought, the Marines of Fallout would likely have armor that would be similar in function, but more in line with the in game universe’s design elements
A compromise could be the assault armor being issued to marine raiders, while standard Marines could be issued the standard fallout combat armor with some slight changes to match their aesthetic.
Thanks for always uploading quality content
"Born a man, died a Desert Ranger."
God I love how in honest hearts you can find the desert ranger gear from the survivalist
Heartbreaking story
Reminder the the Desert Rangers were the ones with the iconic armour and the NCR just stole it.
People don't know most the veteran rangers are the desert rangers. The park rangers are the average and most numerous ncr ranger.
@@zm1786I mean, even the “park ranger” ones are the equivalent of a marine green beret, an army ranger, a navy seal, etc, it’s just that the veteran rangers (desert rangers) are just far far better
@@zm1786 no, the real desert ranger were extinct by the time of the game. What you see is just ncr trooper who gains rank to become "vet". The real desert ranger dies.
@@wojakthecrusader1410 the desert rangers literally signed a treaty with the NCR and were absorbed into their ranks in exchange for fighting the legion
Great video as always, I've always been interested in the rangers they always seemed so cool.
Desert Ranger armor is my favorite once I get it in Honest Hearts I never change my armor again
Love the ties, with the Texas rangers. Plus that the original rangers were just Survivalists and preppers. Adds more into the frontier feel this faction gives
Everybody forgets that the Arizona Rangers have been around for as long as the Texas Rangers. Logically, they and any surviving US Park Rangers would have formed the organizational backbone of the Desert Rangers.
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To be fair, the Desert Rangers deserve their own spin-off game or dlc. My wallets at the ready if this ever happens 😂
Great works as always Synonymous I appreciate your great content
The Marine, Vet Ranger, and Adv Riot Armor are hands down the coolest and some of the most iconic armor in all of Fallout. I always go after the Advance Riot Armor in The Divide and rock it all the way through to end game.
9:27 "They're mearly chasing ghosts"
Could Hanlon refere to the Enclave remnants?
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Easily one of my most role-played factions. Long live the desert rangers.
Imo New Vegas's Riot/Ranger Gear is one of the best outfits in fiction, it's just got everything. Aesthetics✔️ Practicality✔️ In-Game Viability✔️ In-Universe Reverence✔️ Recognizability✔️
Gotta love how you can start any playthrough by speedrunning to the start of Lonesome Road at Level 1 (Riot Gear can be obtained from the Commissary by selling the overvalued loot in the Missile Silo) or Level 4 (usually the earliest you can get Riot Gear as well Riot Shotgun for free by unlocking the Locker in the Barracks just outside the Missile Silo) then immediately leave to continue the game as normal.
The Reason why the Rangers were sent south was because of the conquest of the Rapid Tribe and many veterans were sent to settle in the location
Imagine a desert ranger game. Like you get to help out various settlements in a way that makes sense, fight the legion, get to wear the awesome ranger armor, fight in the Legion-Ranger war, and get to explore around and shit in a cool environment again. While seeing more of Nevada than just Vegas and it’s surrounding area.
The NCR veteran rangers have my all time favorite armor in any piece of fiction. It’s simple but so cool
To those that like the rangers armor you should check out the anime movie Jin Roh. It’s armor design inspired media for decades and Bethesda used the wolf brigade as a base for the Desert Rangers and less directly the Fallout 3 version of the Brotherhood of Steel.
They are my favorite looking armor in all the games, they look so iconic.
The riot armor in the divide is used by the veteran rangers, you can find advanced and elite riot gear on bodies of NCR riot officers
I love these videos. So glad I found your channel. Would you ever consider doing a video on the Brotherhood of Steel? I know it would be quite the sizable video but I think it would be awesome to have all their lore in one place done by the best lore channel I know for Fallout 😊
I always saw them as not only the most badass force the wasteland had ever created, but also saw them as awesome due to the comparisons I did with them in terms of what each of them was worth based on the ´´one ranger equals one platoon´´ general comparison line mentioned in the game:
A ´´recruit/ non patrol armor´´ ranger being worth at least half a platoon
One ´´regular´´ ranger with patrol armor an entire plantoon
A veteran ranger being in the one to two entire plantoon worth range (if not more depending on the expertise of the particular ranger)
And a platoon of veteran rangers a tactical nuke as the captain put it xD
And a chief ranger like Hanlon in his prime day can be considered, alongside Lanius, as the most powerful single human west of the Mississipi and a force of nature to be reckoned with.
Between Wasteland's Desert Rangers and Fallout's Desert Rangers, the Fallout version feel as if they are more terrifying to raiders and ne'er-do-wells.
They are a homage to The Desert Rangers from the Wasteland series.
Ngl the rangers don't have power armor or incredible blade proficiency, but regular people in body armor, canvas jackets and carbines or heavy rifles just itch something in my brain. They're SO COOL
This whole video was this guy saying that these are not just normal people, the regular NCR rangers are already the equivalent of real world special force military, and the desert rangers are a step above that. And in the world of fallout, they’re pretty much superhuman
What if the Sierra Madre is in the Baja? and the threat is the ghosts there. Hanlon said “They’re just chasing ghosts”
It would be interesting to see the NCR face off against either East Coast Brotherhood or a revived Enclave. I'm sure they'd fare pretty well.
@@richmondcalivinXIV you forgot, NCR got the numbers, even though Brotherhood Knights and Paladins have the training and superior equipment, they still lost to NCR Conscripts, NCR adapts too
@@richmondcalivinXIVThe airship isn't too much of a threat. Its not even armed.
Liberty Prime is.a.definite threat BUT it seems he consumes too much power to walk him everywhere, the BoS dissemble and reassemble him at a secured base of operations so the NCR have a chance at intercepting him while he's parts *if* they can gather the intelligence to know how and where he's being transported
@@herrdoctor2895 East Coast BoS has the numbers too. They'd pretty much wipe the NCR.
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@TL8ez the East Coast Chapter is numerous for a BOS chapter but against other factions in terms of raw numbers, they're still on the backfoot. Even late in the game the _Minutemen_ outnumber them, and even those guys are still fighting on the brink of extinction.
Thank you for your videos man
I actually found this video really interesting as I've not played New Vegas in its entirety and just believed that the Rangers were always part of the NCR, but it's cool to know that they were actually they're own faction at one point.
loll its hereeeeee, i was literally thinking of suggesting this episode , about ranger like 2 days ago
As long as they don't make me pay taxes, I have no problem with them.
They were one of the few groups in postwar America to have good hearts and be considered heroes of the wastes who punish those who would do evil and protect & save the innocent from the evils of the wastes, just like Randal Clarke from honest hearts with Mexicans and sorrows tribe ancestors.
Desert ranger are one of fhe few things Bethesda hasn't ruined. Yet. But only because they hate everything that is somehow connected to obsidian. They hate them so much.
In my personal head cannon, the desert rangers are still around even after the NCR collapsed (or whatever happened to them in the TV show) and are still protecting the wasteland and slowly rebuilding their numbers.
I wish there was a story about a particular band of rangers tracking, moving, making camp and even fighting like legion soldiers and making their stand against several legionaires. Just like Jack Hays and his rangers did against the comanche and other native americans.
This is my favorite Fallout game. It has the best setting and lore.
Babe wake up a new synonymous video dropped
TEARS ROLLING DOWN HEHE VERY NICE MAN.
This guy is the best fallout youtuber!
Continuing my comments relating to the OWB mod for Hearts of Iron, the Desert Rangers were once a independent faction (largely just a Wasteland reference) even though the game start happens past the Unification.
However, with the Nevada rework, there is a schism in the Rangers and a Rogue Ranger carves a little statelet out in central Nevada. Assuming everything goes well within the campaign, this Rogue Ranger will overthrow California and create a new Desert Rangers. However, there is a path where the Rogue Ranger is defeated by a loyalist and the Rangers are reunified once more, albeit with most of Nevada being a NCR territory.
Also within Old World Blues, we are shown whats in Baja. It is two large but fairly irrelevant Raider tribes, who only exist as early game expansionism currently.
the Rogue Rangers are also based on the Arizona Rangers from the Wasteland series (a huge inspo for the original Fallout games). the leaders are from the Wasteland games, which is the most obvious connect. really fun faction to play as and build yourself up
@@heathdionne7717 wasteland was also made by interplay
You can find a dead NCR ranger in the Divide wearing the Advanced Riot Gear though, as well as the elite variant I believe
Imagine being so well trained and having a reputation of not leaving anything alive that even your own friends are scared of you.
Even though this a fallout lore video the Freestar Rangers in starfield gives me that NCR and desert rangers vibes from Fallout: New Vegas especially the Freestar Rangers’s Spacesuit it looks almost similar (minus the helmet) to the NCR veteran ranger amour. Just another reason why New Vegas is still my favorite game in the fallout franchise and the lore video of the desert rangers was very entertaining to watch 💯. Watching your videos makes me love fallout even more.
Cause the eyes, of the ranger .... Are upon you....
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Wow, I didn't know the Veteran Rangers had so much lore!
Praise the warm glow of atom, for he hath brought us another synonymous video
After watching the show I wonder if the Rangers being sent south is tied into the fall of shady sands
Oh shittt! Here we go!!
Excited to see this, I’m getting a tat of one next month 😁
The Wasteland game lore would be cool to hear barely anybody covers it we already heard fallout lore 100s of times now no disrespect
My favorite armor, even more so than the T-60 Power Armor
“… we’re in the Waste, then,” said Lukas.
The desert rangers are just free armor and guns for me.
NCR Veteran Ranger armor>>>>>>>Power Armor(every variant)
Why wish for nuclear winter when you can become the nuclear winter?
Just when i was searching a video to watch while eating.
Tycho was good guy even tho he was kinda useless in combat. would love a spinoff with these guys in utah
Guess you just missed talking about the Desert Rangers in the Wasteland series, being that they're fully focused on them and you're literally a Desert Ranger in those games.
Great video🏆
To this day the HARDEST sci fi design out there
I always thought the NCR/Desert Rangers were the coolest, most bad-ass characters in the game.
Still some of my most favorite video game characters
Love your Vids bro keep it up🔥