This piece is one discovered on Twitter, posted July 27th, 2024. Deimos is an artist relatively well known on Twitter, sporting a grand total of 46,300 followers at the time of this anecdote's writing.
This piece is fanart of the game "Fallout New Vegas", one of the most influential Fallout games to date. It depicts one of the main antagonists of the game, Mr House, as the center focus of the piece, being hugged by his wife, Jane House. In front of him, a bear and bull can be seen fighting, representing the opposing factions of the Mojave, as well as the bear and bull markets that Mr House conquered pre-war. He's holding a titular object of the game, the Platinum Chip, a piece in his master plan to control the Mojave.
To his left, a popular fan depiction of the player character, the Courier, can be seen, snowglobe in hand. This is interesting due to the fact that Mr House collects these snowglobes, and praises the player for bringing them to him. However, judging by the Courier's expression towards the camera through the broken lens of his helmet, it appears this may be facetious. An unknown man dressed as a farmer can be seen to his right, watching on tentatively.
The symbolism within this peice is incredibly layered. Specifically, we draw your attention to the Courier. The fact he is showing Mr House a snowglobe, an object he covets for his collection, while, at the same time, brandishing a weapon and staring into the camera, evokes a feeling of being watched. It conveys the players choice within New Vegas of what to do with Mr House, as many things are possible. You can end up siding with him, killing him outright, or going against him in various other ways. Its almost as if the courier is looking towards the camera, and asking the player what he should do, which communicates the design philosphy of Fallout New Vegas as a whole.
The Bear and Bull are also another bout of layered symbolism. Both main factions of the game, The New California Republic, and the Legion are represented by a 2-headed Bear and Golden Bull respectively, and it is implied that Mr House is playing both sides, toying with the NCR to allow them to exist on his strip, while also keeping an eye on the Legion, not stopping their escapades against the NCR, which can be seen represented by the fact Mr House is quite litterally holding them both on a leash within this peice. The Bull and Bear could also represent the stock market, something that Mr House would have great experince with, being the CEO of RobCorp before the bombs fell.
The artist is unable to be reached for comment on this peice at this time.