Insanity with Mister Handy

[Brycen]

This floating robot has an exposed buzzsaw and flamethrower. Robots can malfunction. Accidents can happen. Yet the Fallout 4 protagonist family keeps one in their home and lets it near their baby? That is insanely stupid! The same applies to other Fallout games.

 

[Prone Squanderer]

This floating robot has an exposed buzzsaw and flamethrower. Robots can malfunction. Accidents can happen. Yet the Fallout 4 protagonist family keeps one in their home and lets it near their baby? That is insanely stupid! The same thing applies to other Fallout games.

Wait, all the protagonists in the other games have a Mr Handy and a baby? Shoot I must have missed that bit.

 

[Risewild]

The Mister Handy Type 2 (seen in the classic Fallout games) do not have the buzzsaw or the flamethrower and are mentioned to be more like repair/handymen type of robots than butlers. Even the way the Type 2 float is better designed, it is two "propeller fans" (I don't know how to describe them better in english), while the type 1 is some jet propulsion system (imagine the damage to the floors, furniture, ground, etc that would cause and how many fires it would start). Even the "arms" in the classic fallout games type 2 are just six arms with a "hand" at the end, so they can grab and operate tools or other objects, while in the type 1 they have three arms but no hands (or do they have one? I can't remember anymore) and I have no idea how they would grab things or do stuff like washing dishes or carrying stuff.
The butler Mr Handy (Type 1) is a Bethesda creation and makes no sense.

 

[YeeCop]

Funny how nearly Mr. Handy and Mr. Gutsy you encounter in Fo3 and FoNV has gone feral and will attack you on sight. Funny how Codsworth didn't.
The English butler voice for Mr. Handy in Fo3/Fo4 sounded great IMO. The butler voice Obsidian made was awful.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

This floating robot has an exposed buzzsaw and flamethrower. Robots can malfunction. Accidents can happen. Yet the Fallout 4 protagonist family keeps one in their home and lets it near their baby? That is insanely stupid! The same applies to other Fallout games.

Fallout 1-2 Mr Handies are more like technicians, workmen, and arent much better armed than a strong guy with metal fists.

It was Fallout 3-4 which went fucking retarded and gave butlers flamethrowers and buzzsaws.

 

[naossano]

Much like Beth game, those Mr Handy were made to be sold, not to actually satisfy the customer.

 

[Risewild]

Much like Beth game, those Mr Handy were made to be sold, not to actually satisfy the customer.

You have a problem with the buzzsaw? Don't worry, buy the attachable saw cover, just for $5.99!

 

[Prone Squanderer]

You have a problem with the buzzsaw? Don't worry, buy the attachable saw cover, just for $5.99!

It just works!

 

[Ben Soto]

I kinda like the new Mister Handy design. It further reinforces the "no OSHA regulations" nature of Fallout.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

I kinda like the new Mister Handy design. It further reinforces the "no OSHA regulations" nature of Fallout.

Its a stupid design though, its a HANDY MAN, supposed to be HANDY with shit.

Why does it lack graspers more than a fucking claw!?

AHHHHH.

 

[Prone Squanderer]

Its a stupid design though, its a HANDY MAN, supposed to be HANDY with shit.

Why does it lack graspers more than a fucking claw!?

AHHHHH.

That and it would scorch the floor. Besides, since Fallout 4 decided that yes, they need fuel, what fuel is it? It's clearly a liquid fuel, a fuel that the whole world is running out of--wait.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

That and it would scorch the floor. Besides, since Fallout 4 decided that yes, they need fuel, what fuel is it? It's clearly a liquid fuel, a fuel that the whole world is running out of--wait.

Wait, 4 officially made them fuel powered!?

ITD RUN OUT OF FUEL IN HOURS!

 

[Prone Squanderer]

Wait, 4 officially made them fuel powered!?

ITD RUN OUT OF FUEL IN HOURS!

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Handy_fuel?file=Mr_Handy_fuel.png

 

[Jogre]

Any changes Bethesda made to the lore are non-canon, unless they make sense or can be changed to fit the context of the universe.

For all intents and purposes, Mr Handies still appear as they do in Fallout 1 and 2 IMHO.

 

[Hassknecht]

I kinda like the new Mister Handy design. It further reinforces the "no OSHA regulations" nature of Fallout.

Meh. I mean, I get that it's supposed to be more in the vain of 50's culture where stuff was less economical just because it could be, but no amount of out-of-control-capitalism can make people buy robots that blast your ears off with noise, burn your floors and can't actually do shit besides running out of fuel every few minutes.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Handy_fuel?file=Mr_Handy_fuel.png

Oh my god are they actually THAT retarded?

 

[Prone Squanderer]

Oh my god are they actually THAT retarded?

Oh my god are you actually THAT surprised?


Seriously though I have no idea why they added that. Apparently all the other robots don't need fuel.

 

[zegh8578]

Seriously though I have no idea why they added that.

Like any other thing they added over a lunchtime brainstorm, for then to high-five and chestbump and "laugh so hard" at their awesome ideas of awesome awesomeness

 

[Tawûsê]

I wish Bethesda would start paying attention to their writing, instead of constantly eyeballin' my ass-wallet.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

I wish Bethesda would start paying attention to their writing, instead of constantly eyeballin' my ass-wallet.

This is what annoys me the most.

Well written, good games, MAKE MONEY.

Literally every one I know of, made fucking CASH.

I guess the problem is that SHITTY games still makes cash!