Liam Neeson is your father (in Fallout 3)
Though our schoolyard arguments and childish vendettas have long since shifted to the blogosphere, we have always been profoundly confident in our father's ability to physically lay waste to your meager sack of paternal meat. In other words, we thought our dad could beat up your dad. That is, until we learned today that your dad is, in fact, Liam Neeson. Bethesda Softworks has announced that the famous actor and thespian will act out and, err, thesp the role of your father in post-apocalyptic RPG, Fallout 3. Our father stands little chance against the might of the man who trained Batman, gave Darth Vader his training wheels, exhaustively researched sexuality and is destined to become the president of the United States. Neeson's also "absolutely amazing to work with," according to Fallout 3's executive producer, Todd Howard. "This role was written with Liam in mind, and provides the dramatic tone for the entire game."
Neeson, who hopefully survives a bit longer than Patrick Stewart did in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, adds that it was a pleasure sharing his voice with Bethesda and that he hopes "the fans of the franchise and the game will be excited by the results." If not, we'll just have to beat up your father ourselves.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
HaloBreaker @ May 8th 2007 3:12PM
And he's Irish.
Hey Apples @ May 8th 2007 3:47PM
Good move, imo. He has a sort of dark/sinister tone to his voice, such as in Batman Begins. That would fit in well in the Fallout universe.
Jonathan Tran @ May 8th 2007 3:52PM
Growing up, my dad was a karate instructor. So nobody really ever tried to claim their dad could beat up mine.
For a second I thought the title was refering to the guy from Naked Gun. Big difference, ha!
Chaotic @ May 8th 2007 3:54PM
I'm just crossing my fingers and praying that they'll sign Ron Perlman.
Harlo @ May 8th 2007 4:02PM
Let me guess... He teaches you something and then he dies. Not that he's been typecast or anything in the past.
ComradeTrotskii @ May 8th 2007 4:21PM
The tags indicate that this is coming out for the consoles. Is this true or have my hopes been falsely raised?
gLitterbug @ May 8th 2007 5:31PM
So now all we need is the confirmation that we start out in prison. Maybe dad shows up after years of hiding and busts you out and you're thrown into a mysterious chain of events only you can solve. Now THAT would be something totally new.
psycho_79 @ May 8th 2007 6:06PM
Batman ftw
DocZoid @ May 8th 2007 6:44PM
I'd be curious to know how much of the budget they pissed away on this. And on Patrick Stewart for Oblivion.
Ethan Duffy @ May 8th 2007 7:36PM
"He teaches you something and dies" - what I came to post. So true.
James @ May 8th 2007 8:06PM
The Pollyanna in me wants to believe that spending this much on big-name actors means that they have reason to believe it will sell well (and thus beget a Fallout 4).
Quakeulf @ May 9th 2007 8:00AM
Everybody dies. It's a fact of life. :3
Defenestrator2.0 @ May 9th 2007 5:31PM
Never! You killed my father!