that it couldn't be further from the truth.”— Devil's terminalThe Black Devil was a former Enclave military officer and member of the Enclave special forces unit called the Devil's Hand before they deserted in 2277.
Background[]
Once a patriotic supporter of the Enclave, the officer who became the Black Devil was a distinguished soldier. They had graduated from a training academy with honors and quickly rose up the ranks to join the Devil's Hand. There, they took part in countless successful operations for the Enclave. However, the officer eventually lost faith in the Enclave after reflecting on the countless deaths they had caused in the Enclave's name. They stole a suit of X-02 power armor and left for the Commonwealth.[1]
The officer was uncertain about retaliation from the Enclave but felt that the chaos surrounding the destruction of Raven Rock would temporarily ensure his safety. While scavenging, they came across a holotape for a local radio station show on a pre-War Hubris Comics communist-fighting superhero known as The Black Devil. This inspired them to use the name of the superhero and use a radio station playing patriotic songs to locate and aid settlers who were in need of help, setting up a hideout in a bunker they discovered underneath the Boston Police rationing site.[2] Eventually, they grew too old to continue their vigilantism and, in 2286, shut off the radio signal and sealed the armor and weapons within the bunker.[3] They left a note behind within the bunker telling anyone who stumbled upon it to deactivate the radio signals for good, as the songs on the radio brought back old, unpleasant memories.[4]
By 2287, a unit of Enclave remnants embarked on a mission to retrieve the Black Devil's X-02 power armor. The Enclave remnants could not locate the rogue soldier, but they eventually discovered the location of the Black Devil's underground hideout, where the X-02 power armor was stored. However, they were unable to break through the security locks, and vowed to return for the equipment at a later date.[5][6]
Appearances[]
The Black Devil was initially mentioned only in the Fallout 4 Creation Club content "X-02 Power Armor." However, following the launch of the Fallout 4 next-gen update, terminal entries referencing the missing armor were added into the quest Echoes of the Past.
