| Pip-Boy | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A Sole Survivor cosplayer wearing a replica Pip-Boy (left wrist) | |
| Publisher | Interplay Entertainment, Bethesda Softworks |
| First appearance | Fallout (1997) |
| Created by | Leonard Boyarsky |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| In-universe information | |
| Type | Wearable computer |
The Pip-Boy is a fictional wearable computer in the post-apocalyptic Fallout video game franchise. Manufactured by RobCo Industries prior to the apocalyptic nuclear Great War, it is capable of numerous functions, depending on the model. In the Fallout games, it functions as a diegetic way for the player to access the menu and manage their inventory, as well as equip certain items when necessary.
The Pip-Boy has been named one of the most iconic tools of Fallout and video games as a whole, and is praised for its design, as well as being compared with real wearable computers. In 2015, Bethesda released a replica Pip-Boy as part of a limited run of collector's editions of Fallout 4. This replica could house a smartphone, allowing the player to control their in-game device through a phone application. A Pip-Boy 2000 Mark VI replica D.I.Y kit was sold to commemorate the release of Fallout 76.