
His technical genius and prolific business skills made him a leading figure in aerospace engineering, Vegas Casinos & entertainment, and even reacquired the H&H Tool Company from his half-brother. Despite this setback, he attended the Commonwealth Institute of Technology (inspired by MIT) and founded RobCo Industries, a robot manufacturing empire that plays a significant role throughout the “Fallout” series. He was orphaned at an early age and was cheated out of his inheritance. Robert House: Born to a wealthy tool magnate. Let’s take a look at a brief breakdown of their respective biographies. House’s biography draws heavily on the life and career of Hughes in a wonderful homage to mid-century America. Looking at the image above, it’d be a stretch to call it a coincidence.

A goodly number of “Fallout” fans play through “New Vegas” without ever noticing the incredibly striking parallels between the Vegas Strip’s monolithic figure – the reclusive pragmatist Robert Edwin House – and the real-world filmmaker and aviation magnate Howard Hughes.
