7. Origins Of The Marked Men
Bethesda SoftworksIn the Mojave Wasteland lies a desolate place known only as the Divide. Once the location of both a city and a missile base, the area was destroyed by the Great War, and the missiles never left their silos. Shortly before the events of Fallout: New Vegas, the Divide was the setting for a battle between two warring factions; Caesar's Legion and the New California Republic. However, the many missile underground are suddenly activated, causing them to detonate and create huge, devastating earthquakes. Both Legion and NCR troops were trapped together, by violent dust storms and deep ravines. The troops were flayed alive, while simultaneously exposed to large amounts of radiation. This transformed them into the Marked Men, terrifying skinless ghouls with a hatred for everything and everyone.