Nate the Rake

Nate the Rake is a nickname given to the male Fallout 4 player character, Nate. The nickname references Nate as a war criminal for his purported actions during the annexation of Canada , an event in Fallout lore where the U.S. took Canada for its resources and incorporated it into the U.S., which involved the execution of protestors and resistance members. The nickname was given to Nate in April 2024, when Bethesda Game Studios' design director Emil Pagliarulo made a post on X / Twitter claiming that a soldier shown next to another soldier executing a Canadian in the first Fallout game is Nate, inspiring memes about Nate being a war criminal over the following months. The "rake" in Nate's nickname refers to a leaf rake, as he was purportedly responsible for killing Canadians, or, "raking them up." Following the virality of the tweet, Pagliarulo backpedaled on the claim, claiming it is not canon.