THREAD OVERVIEW
New Vegas fans know House always has a plan, and these theories try to map out his centuries-long chess game. The debate centers on whether his Vegas ambitions connect to larger post-apocalyptic nation-building or something the show might reveal.
THEORIES IN THIS THREAD
House's Double Hides the Real Power
Robert House constructed an impenetrable double system decades before the War, keeping his true self permanently hidden behind a public face.
Cooper Derailed House Before the Bombs Fell
Cooper sabotaged House's cold fusion technology before the bombs fell, making his centuries of survival a monument to the world he deliberately prevented.
House Already Knew Cooper Was Coming
House orchestrated that restroom meeting knowing Cooper was there to kill him, turning the hunter into the hunted.
House Closed the Trap Before Cooper Reached Las Vegas
House engineered his bathroom encounter with Cooper to recruit the old soldier before Cooper could execute his vengeful plan.
Cooper's Presence Physically Rewrote the Apocalypse
Cooper Howard's arrival in Vegas didn't just witness the apocalypse; it physically altered when nuclear annihilation would occur.
House's Vault-Tec Deal Was a Single System: Cold Fusion as the Key to a Human Control Infrastructure He Left Running
House built Las Vegas around a cold fusion diode he knew he would need, making Vault-Tec's technology the predestined centerpiece of his entire project.
Cooper Howard Is House's Two-Century Contingency Plan
House orchestrated his own revival through a two-century contingency plan that culminated in the Courier delivering the cold fusion diode to the Lucky 38.
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