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| “ | Hi! I heard there was a traveller in town, but I was kinda sceptical until I saw you. My name's Tandi - what's yours? | „ |
| ~ Tandi meets the Vault Dweller, 2161. |
| “ | I'm Tandi, president of NCR. My boys tell me you're looking for work. What are you handy at? | „ |
| ~ Tandi meets the Chosen one, 2241. |
Tandi (2145-2248) is a major character in the Fallout games. She was voiced by Cree Summer in Fallout, and by Tress MacNeille in Fallout 2.
Biography[]
Fallout[]
Born in 2145, Tandi was a winsome young girl with a head full of dreams about travelling and adventuring. From her early years, she displayed an uncommon strength of character and liveliness, complementing her good looks. However, her father Aradesh was a cautious man and kept her close to him. Though she looked with disdain at the boredom that came with the steady work at Shady Sands, she was also groomed as his successor and inculcated with humanist values.
In 2161, at age 16, she resides in the same town she's always lived in - Shady Sands. Unaware of her future role in society, she is destined to be a founder and second president of the New California Republic, she would go on to become one of the most influential people in the entire post-War world.
When she met the Vault Dweller at the age of 16, the brief meeting left a lasting impression on the young girl, further reinforced by her kidnapping and subsequent rescue from the Khans. In the mission "Rescue Tandi from the Raiders", the Vault Dweller found out from Aradesh that she'd been kidnapped by the Khans. The Vault Dweller then rescued Tandi and brought her back to Shady Sands, securing its future.
Afterwards[]
Aradesh and Tandi used this opportunity to develop the community. The village thrived, eventually becoming an economic power within New California. As trade routes developed, so did the cultural exchange between towns. Tandi helped her father expand Shady Sands, laying the foundations for the New California Republic. Little Shady Sands would soon grow substantially as she opened trade routes with Junktown and The Hub.
This was something her father had been reluctant to do, despite the obvious advantages. With a strong economy and Tandi's determined guidance, Shady Sands soon dominated the brahmin trade and eventually, the first states of the soon to be NCR emerged, slowly merging into a standalone political entity with help from the Brotherhood of Steel (which remained out of the power structure for the time being).
This led to the emergence of a national identity movement which gradually gained popular acceptance. In 2186, the New California Republic was founded. A trial council government was formed to draft a constitution. The ideals of the NCR would spread throughout California steadfast, with Junktown becoming one of the first provisional states of the New California Republic, due to its status as one of Shady Sand's oldest and most trusted trade partners. Although the alliance causes some concern in the Hub, ultimately it had little effect on the relations. In 2189, the Republic was voted into existence as a federation of five states: Shady, Los Angeles, Maxson, The Hub, and Dayglow.
After Aradesh's disappearance and presumed death in 2196, his daughter was elected unanimously as the second President of the New California Republic. She continued to win eleven terms but serve ten, winning all consecutive elections until her death. As President, Tandi did more to unite the wasteland than any other leader born after the Great War, including rebuilding the pre-War infrastructure to support the growing population, finding new forms of transportation and manufacturing, clearing roads and rail lines, building forts, fostering caravans and trade inside and outside of the Republic, as well as dealing with threats swiftly and efficiently.
Fallout 2[]
By 2241, the Republic was the largest economic and political power in the wasteland. Much of its power was provided by its vast brahmin herds, which provide meat, leather, beasts of burden, and other goods for trade. Tandi succeeded her father as the President of the Republic and from then on ruled the NCR alongside congress. She was focused on expanding the state, to bring peace and stability to the wastes.
Her ideals long since replaced by pragmatism, she was not above forging a deal with New Reno to bully Vault City into joining the NCR and supplying it with their superior medical technology. Closing on 100 years of age in 2241, Tandi remained acting president, still retaining her wit and youthful fire. Dementia and other ailments of the elderly seemingly failed to sink their hooks into her.
With the situation of Southern California stabilized, President Tandi intended to expand north. However, Northern California became an arena where the NCR struggled to dominate its two rivals: Vault City and New Reno. Tandi also faced opposition to her politics of peaceful expansion, with Vault 15 acting as proving ground. The geopolitical struggle centered around the town of Redding, the region's primary supplier of gold ore.
When the Republic switched to dollars as currency, backing them with gold, the mining city became the key to the trade in the entire New California. Whoever controls the supply of gold, controls the currency. Redding was lucky enough to remain far away enough to make a military takeover uneconomic. The three powers instead decided to make the city align with one of them through agents operating in the city, either planted ones ("Painless" Doc Johnson) or voluntary supporters (Marge LeBarge and Dan McGrew).
By 2241, the situation was slowly approaching a critical phase. In January, the first Jet batches began to arrive in Redding as part of a plan by the Mordino family to control the mining city through drugs. Vault City rejected an offer to ally with the Bishop family and the NCR in February, with mercenary attacks designed to bully the City into the alliance beginning a month later. All this was set against the backdrop of the worst dry season in years caused a drought in North California, causing widespread food shortages in the less developed areas, such as Arroyo and Modoc.
Throughout his journeys, the Chosen One was the decisive factor that secured the Republic's expansion in the north, resolving the dispute for Vault 15 in the Republic's favor and vindicating Tandi's expansion policies. Not only that, but under John Bishop's lead and with support from President Tandi, New Reno would ultimately join the Republic as a territory, enjoying a large degree of autonomy.
New Arroyo, Redding, and Vault City would also become territories of the NCR. The Republic would further secure its interests by attacking remnants of the Enclave within a few years of the destruction of the Enclave Oil Rig in 2242. Navarro would fall to the Republic's Army and with it caches of weapons and numerous Vertibirds. President Tandi died in 2248 at the age of 103, after a 52-year presidency. She was succeeded by her vice president, Joanna Tibbett. Her legacy lived on, however, and she remains the most popular NCR president to date.
Fallout Quotes[]
| Topic | Quote |
|---|---|
| Call town boring | "Finally! Someone else who sees! Of course, you've probably been everywhere, so this must be hell for you." |
| Call town okay | "Yeah. Well you don't live here. There's nothing interesting to do, and believe you me, brahmin-tipping gets old real fast" |
| Aradesh | "Aradesh is my father. He's okay, as far as dads go." |
| Tandi | "That's me. Who else did you think it was?" |
| Agatha | "Agatha's the oldest one here. We all love her, especially her stories. Go by and see her if you want a good yarn." |
| Razlo | "Razlo's the old guy on the east side of town. He's a pretty good doctor, though, even if he is a fossil." |
| Seth | "Seth's the captain of the guards. My father tried to set us up once, but he is not my type." |
| Khans | "Pretty bad bunch or so I've heard. My father knows more about them. He never tells me much about the outside world." |
| Radscorpions | "I've actually seen one, even if it was from far away. They're nasty creatures, with claws and a big stinger. And their poison can be deadly if it isn't treated. You should talk to my dad, Aradesh. He knows more about them." |
| Deathclaws | "I heard a tale from a traveller up from the south. He said the deathclaw was a creature that killed people at night. He said no one can catch it, because it can disappear like smoke. Not that I believe it, of course." |
| Junktown | "Junktown's a small city to the southwest. It's supposed to have pretty good trading, but my father won't even look into it. He says we need to stay 'protected'. Yeah, right. Caged is more like it." |
| The Hub | "The Hub is supposed to be a great city to the south. I've always wanted to see it, but I've never got the chance." |
| Necropolis | "I don't know, but the guy who told me about it was really scared of it. He said that the undead walked the streets!" |
| Random topic | "Hmm... Doesn't ring a bell." |
| "Hm... nope. I never heard of it." | |
| "I don't know. You might want to ask Seth or my father about it, though." | |
| Awaiting rescue | "Oh, it's you again! Are you going to get me out?" |
| "This is no time to talk, we have to get out of here." | |
| "Hello, anybody home? Could you get me out of here? Could you GET ME OUT OF HERE?" | |
| Following | "Let's get outta here." |
| "Where are we going now?" | |
| "Hey, what's that over there?" | |
| "When are we going to get there?" | |
| "You seen any more radscorpions?" | |
| "Wow! This is nothing like Shady Sands." | |
| "I can't wait to tell people in Shady Sands about the outside world." | |
| After being rescued | "Hi! I was afraid that you were gone and I wasn't going to get a chance to thank you for rescuing me. Aw! That was great! Action, adventure...Anyway, if there's anything that I can do for you, you just ask." |
| Flirt (male) | "I'm not that kind of girl, mister! Go find a Brahma or something." |
| Flirt (female) | "Listen... uh... but I... uh... I-I like guys, okay? Whew! Uh, excuse me, I got stuff to do." |
| Repeating herself | "Like I said..." |
| "Listen, I already told you..." | |
| "Again? Hello? How many times have I have to tell you this? You have too much wax in your ears or something?" |
| “ | During "Rescue Tandi from the Raiders". Aradesh: Thank goodness you came! I am in desperate need of assistance. My daughter, Tandi, is missing. I do not know what to do! |
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Fallout 2 Easter Egg[]
| Topic | Quote |
|---|---|
| First met | "Hi! So you're a descendent of the Fallout 1 hero? Wow! I'm Tandi! Hi!" |
| Vault Dweller | "I didn't want to just blurt it out, but your grandfather sure was cute! *Sigh*" |
| Ian | "Ian? I think he's still in Fallout 2 somewhere. The Abbey, maybe?" |
| Tycho | "Say... do you and Tycho still keep in touch?" |
| Tandi | "Actually, I hear *I'm* in Fallout 2 somewhere. I don't want to go find me, though... Might creep us both out." |
| Combat | "Sorry I didn't have better combat skills in Fallout 1. I guess I didn't get out much." |
| Coding error | "So there was this bug when you rescued me from the raiders and brought me back to Dad, he'd go ballistic. Gosh, that sucked!" |
| Tag along | "I'd join you, but I'm waiting for my dad, Aradesh, to show up. He was supposed to join me a few revisions ago." |
Characters Older Than Tandi[]
These characters only outlived Tandi through artificial means.
| Name | Age | Game | Youth Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabot family | 400+ | Fallout 4 | Serum |
| Toshiro Kago | 600+ | Fallout 3 | Mothership Zeta |
| Paulson | 300+ | ||
| 108th Infantry Battalion | 200+ | ||
| Sally | |||
| Vault 112 dwellers | VR System | ||
| Private Dobbs | Fallout 2 | Cryogenesis | |
| Vault 111 dwellers | Fallout 4 | ||
| John Bradberton | Life Support | ||
| Robert House | New Vegas |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Tandi is the longest-living human in the Fallout universe.
- Darion, son of Garl, was a child or a teen during Fallout, and is a bit younger than Tandi, possibly making him the second-oldest Fallout character.
- Several characters (ghouls, mutants, cyborgs, Mothership Zeta's abductees, the Cabots, Private Dobbs, Robert House, John Bradberton, and the dwellers of Vault 111 & Vault 112) have lived longer than Tandi, but only through artificial means.
- The Vault Dweller misspells her name as "Tandy" in his memoirs.
- When searching the Khans' hideout for Tandi, if the Vault Dweller asks around, he describes her as having blonde hair and pale skin, despite her having black hair and brown skin. However, her sprite has long blonde hair.
- In a non-canon encounter in Fallout 2, the Chosen One may come across a 16-year-old Tandi from the first game. She will be described as a "cute, raven-haired girl with a winsome expression" and is "gazing dreamily into the distance".
- In Fallout 2, An inflatable rubber sex doll named Tandi can be found in New Reno; another can be found in the building behind Sheriff Marcus in Broken Hills, and such a doll is one of three items Typhon, son of Set, requires before revealing a hidden treasure location.
- In Fallout: New Vegas, Tandi appears on the NCR $100 bill (during loading screens and in-game), with the Dayglow Incorporation Address on the back.
- In Fallout: New Vegas, She is mentioned in an NCR citizenship quiz, in which one question asks "Who was the most popular president in NCR history?"
Licensing[]
This article contains content derived from the "Tandi" article on Nukapedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
