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East Coast Brotherhood of Steel Members

Elder Arthur Maxson

The current leader of the East Coast Brotherhood of Steel, and was previously a minor Squire-in-training during the events of Fallout 3. As the intervening decade was not kind to him, Maxson has expanded and "reformed" the East Coast Brotherhood, leading them on a crusade to save the world by exterminating all Synths & threats to humanity.

• A Child Shall Lead Them:
• A Father To His Men:
• Anti-Hero/Anti-Villain: For all of his racism and fanatical beliefs in the Brotherhood's mission, he only does this because he wants to help save the world and is never seen taking actual pleasure from any of the more morally dubious actions the Brotherhood engages in to complete their goals.
• Badass Longcoat:
• Badass Normal:
• Big Bad: Is one for the Institute's questline.
• Big Bad Ensemble: Forms one with Father for the Railroad's questline.
• Big Good: Is this for the Brotherhood of Steel's questline.
• The Chains of Commanding: The responsibilities that come with being Elder definitely weigh heavily on him.
• Cynicism Catalyst: The death of Sarah Lyons is strongly implied to have been this for him.
• Expy: Of the God-Emperor of Mankind.
  • He's also one of King Arthur.
• Fantastic Racism: Openly dislikes Feral Ghouls, Super Mutants and Synths to genocidal levels, with the Brotherhood of Steel under his command not shying away from their opinion that all three should be wiped out completely.
• Foil: To Colonel Augustus Autumn of the Enclave. Colonel Autumn was a more "liberal" member of President Eden's Enclave, while Elder Maxson is a reactionary member of Owyn Lyons' Brotherhood. They're also both conquerors who want to bring order to the Wasteland "for the good of the people" (although Maxson comes across as far more self-aware about the implications than Autumn ever did), and are easily recognizable by their signature Badass Longcoats. However, they differ by Maxson trying to maintain a positive relationship with Wastelanders - Unlike Autumn, who just shot at Wastelanders on sight for crossing his path. Maxson is also never cruel for cruelty's sake, keeps his word when he gives it, and can be sometimes convinced to be more compassionate by a charismatic Sole Survivor. Autumn, by contrast, randomly shot hostages to make a point and had a habit of pulling You Have Outlived Your Usefulness.
• From Nobody To Nightmare: Is now the charismatic and fanatical leader of the East Coast Brotherhood, leading them on a crusade to cleanse the Wasteland of "abominations."
• The Good King: What he's largely seen as by the other members of the Brotherhood of Steel. This is actually somewhat literal given he's implied to be the ruler of the Capital Wasteland as well as leader of the entire BoS. Though it could also be subverted given how it's implied that he's taking his cues from the original Brotherhood Elders back in the Lost Hills.
• I Did What I Had To Do: For all of his more Jerkass moments, it's made clear that he takes no pleasure from all of the brutal measures the Brotherhood has deemed necessary.
• Irony: Despite him having taken the East Coast Brotherhood in a more conservative direction, his intentions for starting the war with the Institute (i.e., to prevent further loss of life and to help protect the locals) are actually based on liberal foreign policies.
• Jerkass Has A Point:
  • While it can be unthinkable to some to want to kill all Synths given the many good ones encountered — the vast majority encountered in the Commonwealth are Always Chaotic Evil monsters under the Institute's (a hostile foreign power) command.
• Jerk With A Heart Of Gold: Despite him being a far colder and crueler Elder than Owyn Lyons ever was, he genuinely means well and still has some kindness inside of him.
• Kick The Dog:
• Last of His Kind: He's the last known descendant of the Brotherhood's founder, Captain Roger Maxson, US Army. And thus bears a significant burden.
• Miles Gloriosus: Cheerfully averted. While some of the reports given about him may sound exaggerated, his boss fight at the end of the game proves that he's actually quite the difficult opponent.
• Noble Bigot: Unfortunately deconstructed. While Elder Maxson would be a pretty fair and awesome ruler for most Wastelanders, many benevolent but non-human settlements like Goodneighbor, the Slog, and Acadia would likely get either wiped out to a man or "politely encouraged" to seek their fortunes elsewhere in a Wasteland under his control.
• Pet The Dog:
• Puppet King: Subverted. It's implied that he's this to the Elders of Lost Hills, but otherwise wields considerable authority and respect.
• Royals Who Actually Do Something: His status of royalty is sketchy but he's a direct descendant of the BoS' founder, is the ruler of the Capital Wasteland, and has been in charge since he was ten.
• Stop Worshipping Me: He is put off by the accidental cult of personality that essentially deifies him and tries to squash it... to no avail.
• Took A Level In Badass:
• Took A Level In Jerkass:
• Trauma Conga Line: The ten years between Fallout 3 and 4 were...rough for him.
• Unwitting Pawn: It's implied that he's being manipulated by the Lost Hills Elders in order to reform the Brotherhood for their purposes.
• Used To Be A Sweet Kid: Remember that sweet Adorkable kid who had a crush on Sarah Lyons and just wanted to prove Elder Lyons proud? He was Arthur Maxson - and he's lost virtually all of his idealism & innocence since then.
• Well-Intentioned Extremist: He will exterminate entire species if he thinks it's necessary to rebuild the world.
• Younger Than They Look: Is only 20 years old, despite his grizzled appearance.

Paladin Danse

Look on the "Fallout 4 Characters - Companions" subpage for Danse's section.

Proctor Ingram

• Action Girl: Downplayed, but not because she can't fight, but instead because she's too valuable to waste on the battlefield.
• Deadpan Snarker: One of the few characters who can keep up with a sarcastic Sole Survivor.

Proctor Quinlan

• British Accent: A rather pronounced one. Rather odd given the game is set in America and very little travel happens across countries anymore.
• Hidden Depths: He's a huge Grognak The Barbarian fanboy.
• Nerd Glasses:

Institute Members

Father

The Sole Survivor knows them by another name - Shaun I.

S9-23

This Synth goes by another name - Shaun II.

X6-88

Look on the "Fallout 4 Characters - Companions" subpage for X6's section.

Commonwealth Minutemen Members & Allied Settlers

Preston Garvey

Look on the "Fallout 4 Characters - Companions" subpage for Preston's section.

Railroad Members

Deacon

Look on the "Fallout 4 Characters - Companions" subpage for Deacon's section.

Members of Minor Commonwealth Factions

Vault 81 Inhabitants

Curie

Look on the "Fallout 4 Characters - Companions" subpage for Curie's section.

Diamond City Citizens

Piper Wright

Look on the "Fallout 4 Characters - Companions" subpage for Piper's section.

Nick Valentine

Look on the "Fallout 4 Characters - Companions" subpage for Nick's section.

Goodneighbor Citizens

Mayor John Hancock

Look on the "Fallout 4 Characters - Companions" subpage for Hancock's section.

Robert Joseph MacCready

Look on the "Fallout 4 Characters - Companions" subpage for MacCready's section.

The Mechanist and Associates

The Mechanist

They have another name - Isabel Cruz.

Ada

Look on the "Fallout 4 Characters - Companions" subpage for Ada's section.