The Brotherhood-Enclave War is a military conflict in the Capital Wasteland in 2277 between the rogue Capital Wasteland chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel led by Elder Owyn Lyons and John Henry Eden's division of the Enclave, with tangential connections to the Lost Hills chapter's West Coast conflict with Dick Richardson's Enclave. The war serves as the guiding storyline for the second half of Fallout 3 and for all of its add-on Broken Steel.
Background[]
Conflict on the West Coast[]
The Brotherhood of Steel first entered into conflict with the Enclave on the West Coast during the year 2241. The organization had become aware of the Enclave's existence in 2240. Their sudden appearance unnerved the Brotherhood, who were currently suffering from a stagnation in influence. They even considered directly contacting the Enclave, but instead chose to take a more cautious approach as they could not ignore the threat that the Enclave posed.[1]
As a result, the Brotherhood began conducting espionage operations against the Enclave in preparation for potential invasion. They reactivated three surveillance outposts in New California to observe the Enclave's activity and motives. These outposts consisted of subterranean bunkers in the Den, San Francisco, and the NCR capital of Shady Sands.[1] By 2241, Brotherhood agents had uncovered the Enclave's involvement in the region's weapons, narcotics and slavery trades. They recognized that these affairs were simply a buildup for the Enclave's true plans, which they were unable to discover.[1] They were also aware that the group had a "president," indicating some knowledge of its inner workings.[2]
The leader of the Brotherhood's San Francisco outpost, Matthew, believed the Enclave's vertibirds were its greatest threat and sought to steal a copy of their vertibird plans from the Enclave base at Navarro via espionage.[3] Prior to July 25, 2241,[4] he sent a single operative to scout the base and regularly deliver reports, but her reports soon stopped, and he believed that she had been killed or otherwise compromised.[5]
The Chosen One infiltrated Navarro later that year to obtain a tanker FOB needed to reach their headquarters, Control Station Enclave.[6] They may have helped Matthew by stealing the vertibird plans while they were there, but this is not confirmed to have happened. If it did, this would have resulted in retaliation by the Enclave, who would send Frank Horrigan to the San Francisco Brotherhood outpost to kill Matthew.[2] Whether or not this specific sequence of events happened, the Brotherhood is known to have "encountered" the Enclave in some way around 2241, enough to consider it a grave threat to civilization and make plans to oppose the group's expansion.[7]
Later in 2241, following the destruction of their oil rig headquarters and death of President Richardson, the majority of the surviving Enclave command structure retreated to Raven Rock in the Capital Wasteland on the East Coast, crossing the entire continent after being contacted by the Enclave's self-proclaimed new president, John Henry Eden.[Non-game 1] While some Enclave forces stayed behind, they were doomed. After 2246,[8] the New California Republic captured Navarro and killed all of its Enclave personnel. After this, the Brotherhood of Steel and the NCR both began to openly hunt down Enclave remnants on the West Coast.[9][10]
Arrival on the East Coast[]
Over a decade later, when a Brotherhood-sanctioned expedition led by then-Star Paladin Owyn Lyons arrived in the Capital Wasteland region in 2255, they were initially unaware of the Enclave's presence in the region. Though their original mission was to recover pre-War technology, under the now-Elder Lyons, the Brotherhood began prioritizing other situations: after discovering the heavy presence of super mutants in the region, Lyons instigated a campaign to eradicate the mutants, specifically searching for any clue of their source. The Brotherhood also briefly lent martial support to Project Purity, an engineering initiative by scientists James, Catherine, Dr. Madison Li, and others to create a water purifier capable of purging the irradiated waters of the Tidal Basin. Though Lyons respected their goal, the toll of resources and manpower lost repelling mutant attacks, later compounded by Catherine's death giving birth to her child and James' subsequent withdrawal, ultimately forced the Brotherhood to drop support.[11][12]
Enclave Eyebots
Though it is likely that the Enclave was aware of the Brotherhood's presence, they never took direct action over the following 22 years. At the same time, they never even made any attempt to become known to the people of the Capital Wasteland, apart from a series of looping broadcasts transmitted throughout the wastes by a fleet of roaming Enclave Eyebots and across their own radio station, Enclave Radio. By nature, these broadcasts were propaganda, containing a series of speeches by President Eden proclaiming the Enclave to be the rightful continuation of the pre-War United States government (with him as its rightful president) and the Brotherhood to be little more than raiders.[13] For their part, the Brotherhood did acknowledge the possibility that this new division of the Enclave would become a threat, but regardless they did not take action to prevent this potential threat.[7][14]
The Brotherhood's situation worsened over the years as their culling of the super mutants dragged on with no end in sight due to an inability to destroy the mutant source. Problems stacked on top of each other until they reached a tipping point: Brotherhood traditionalists within the chapter clashed with the elder over Lyons' humanitarian goals, seeing it as abandoning their mission. When their leader proved unbending in his decision to help the wastelanders, the dissenters split off and formed the Brotherhood Outcasts.[Non-game 2] The Lost Hills elders themselves eventually realized that Lyons' Brotherhood had deviated from the organization's overarching goals. When attempts to get Lyons to reconsider fell apart after he directly refused an order, the West Coast Brotherhood severed all communications with the Capital Wasteland chapter, including requests for reinforcements and supplies, declaring them a rogue chapter.[15]
Meanwhile, without any substantial evidence of their presence beyond their propaganda, the Enclave was quickly dismissed by most wastelanders as irrelevant, if not outright the stuff of children's stories or myths. This allowed the Enclave to operate in secrecy, waiting for the time to strike.[16][17]
Order of events[]
Enclave takeover at Project Purity[]
Colonel Autumn confronting James and demanding control of Project Purity for the Enclave
In 2277, a short time after the Lone Wanderer rescued their father from Vault 112 and recruited Dr. Li to help restart Project Purity, the Enclave finally made itself known in the Capital Wasteland. While James and Dr. Li's team were in the midst of bringing the purifier's systems back online within the Jefferson Memorial, President Eden's second-in-command, Colonel Augustus Autumn, arrived in person with a strike team to capture Project Purity with the intention of using it to cement Enclave control over the Capital Wasteland. James initially refused Autumn's demands but was forced to comply after the colonel's execution of Janice Kaplinski. However, instead of giving the Enclave control, James locked down the purifier's systems and flooded the control chamber with deadly amounts of radiation, sacrificing his life to protect his child and stop the Enclave.[18][19] In spite of James' efforts, Autumn alone managed to survive after reflexively injecting himself with an unknown substance before losing consciousness.[20] The Lone Wanderer and Li's team meanwhile fled into the sewers beneath D.C., pursued by Enclave soldiers.
After their capture of the Jefferson Memorial, the Enclave mobilized its full military force to assert hegemony over the Capital Wasteland. While Colonel Autumn oversaw the work to finish reactivating the purifier, he also took to spreading pro-Enclave propaganda over Enclave Radio, delivering a proclamation to the people of the wasteland, identifying Enclave soldiers as representatives of the American government and warning that any attempt to interfere with them would be punished severely (by summary execution).[21]
From Autumn, the Enclave's network of constituency enforcement points also received confidential orders to monitor civilian traffic, perform mandatory genetic compliance screenings (with the use of force, if necessary), and detain any non-compliant offenders. Anyone passing the test would be provided with water rations. Noncompliance would result in detention (and summary execution).[22][23] Other units were dispatched to carry out field operations such as researching nuclear impact zones like the Bannister crater, analyzing the local mutated wildlife, assaulting Old Olney and capturing its population of deathclaws for use as shock troops (utilizing domestication units), and performing various other research experiments at locations including Camp RHO.[24] The Lone Wanderer's interference compelled Autumn to allocate resources to gaining access to Vault 101 with the intention of learning more about them, only to be denied entry by its isolationist overseer out of paranoia due to the Vault's internal conflict.[25]
The Brotherhood prepares for war[]
Liberty Prime, defender of "democracy"
Following James' death and their escape, Dr. Li made the decision to resume contact with Lyons' Brotherhood despite her personal concerns about them.[26] After reaching the Brotherhood's stronghold at the Citadel, Li and the Lone Wanderer informed the order's leadership that their worst fears had been realized: the Enclave had returned.[14] Li's request for aid complicated the Brotherhood's already precarious position, as by then, they were still suffering from the fallout of the Outcasts' schism: significantly depleted supplies and manpower.[27] Elder Lyons recognized the potential danger they would face if the Enclave could activate and control Project Purity, as it would allow them to secure influence over the region, if not gain control of another weapon. However, he refused to start combat against the Enclave at this time, as he believed that the Brotherhood knew too little about their enemy and that they still had time to prepare, seeing as the Enclave had chosen not to attack them yet.[28][29]
Despite the Brotherhood's disadvantage, there was still some hope: due to James' final act, the Enclave was left without the passcode to undo the lockdown on the purifier controls, giving the Brotherhood time to strategize. Furthermore, they did not have a G.E.C.K., another necessary component for the purifier, which Elder Lyons saw as another chance for the Brotherhood to bide its time.[30] Meanwhile, Doctor Li's return to the Brotherhood proved an additional boon, as her scientific knowledge was put to work on Liberty Prime, a pre-War military robot they had been working to restore beneath the Citadel for years.[31]
Infiltrating Raven Rock[]
The ruins of Raven Rock
While the Brotherhood sought to finish work on Prime, the Lone Wanderer used their access to the old databanks of the Vault-Tec Corporation to locate a G.E.C.K. in order to complete the late James' plan to use it to jumpstart the purifier. After locating one inside Vault 87, which also turned out to be the origin of the super mutant plague, the Lone Wanderer was ambushed by a team led by Autumn, who kidnapped them and confiscated the G.E.C.K. in the process.[32]
The Lone Wanderer was taken inside the Enclave stronghold at Raven Rock, where they were interrogated by Colonel Autumn for the purifier's passcode. Before he could obtain it, however, President Eden intervened, distracting Autumn and using his control of the facility's systems to free the Lone Wanderer while summoning them to a meeting in his office. There, the Lone Wanderer discovered that the president was actually a ZAX supercomputer using a digital persona of a presidential figure to lead the Enclave. Eden suggested for the Lone Wanderer to act as his agent and carry out his plan for genocide of all wastelanders by inserting a vial of modified FEV into the purifier at the Memorial. As they attempted to leave, Colonel Autumn revealed that he held different ideals for the Enclave's future than the president, wanting to use the purifier as a means to elevate the Enclave to popular status and political clout to secure their power base. No longer trusting Eden, the colonel ordered his loyal soldiers to kill the Lone Wanderer, while Eden turned Raven Rock's defense systems against Autumn's men, serving only to facilitate the Lone Wanderer's escape from the facility. The Lone Wanderer may have also convinced Eden to self-destruct, destroying Raven Rock along with it.[33]
Battle of Project Purity[]
Lyons' Pride penetrating Enclave defenses around the Memorial
The statue of Thomas Jefferson within the Jefferson Memorial, with Project Purity activated
Upon their return to the Citadel, the Lone Wanderer alerted the Brotherhood to the fact that the Enclave now had the means to activate Project Purity with the G.E.C.K. Realizing the situation had escalated, Elder Lyons authorized a full mobilization of the Brotherhood's forces to recapture the Jefferson Memorial. The assault force's march from the Citadel was spearheaded by a completed Liberty Prime with support from the Lone Wanderer and Lyons' daughter, Sentinel Sarah Lyons, leading her elite squad, Lyons' Pride.[34] Through the work of Doctor Li, Scribe Reginald Rothchild, and their respective teams, Liberty Prime gave the Brotherhood a counter to the Enclave's technologies, smashing through entire Enclave platoons and blasting vertibirds out of the sky with his laser beams.[31] Upon arrival at the Memorial, Prime overloaded the Enclave's photonic resonance barriers surrounding the building, allowing the Lone Wanderer and Sentinel Lyons to penetrate into the purifier nexus and face off against Colonel Autumn; the colonel was either defeated and killed there or allowed to surrender and leave peacefully.[35]
After reclaiming control of the purifier, Dr. Li revealed that the damage caused by the battle had resulted in a dangerous radiation buildup in the control chamber, reaching levels high enough to kill everyone present and destroy Project Purity if not dealt with immediately. The Lone Wanderer ultimately made the decision to enter the chamber themselves and reactivate Project Purity's systems, averting the crisis and beginning the purification process.[35] Whether or not they still possessed Eden's vial of modified FEV or had previously handed it over to the Brotherhood, the Lone Wanderer ultimately did not use it, defying Eden's plans of genocide.[36]
Eradicating the Enclave[]
An orbital strike on the Brotherhood at the Battle of Rockland
The mobile base crawler and last bastion of the Enclave
The Brotherhood's defeat of Colonel Autumn and recapture of Project Purity marked the beginning of direct warfare between them and the Enclave. Whatever the Enclave had judged their rivals as before, the battle caused them to now view the Brotherhood as a threat. The Brotherhood recognized this, and in the weeks that followed, they began operations to systematically destroy any and all Enclave presence in the region using Liberty Prime.[29] Even if Raven Rock had not been destroyed earlier by the Lone Wanderer, it would ultimately be wiped out by Liberty Prime during this time.
The remaining Enclave forces retreated to their secondary stronghold at Adams Air Force Base outside the Capital Wastes. The Brotherhood eventually discovered the existence of this base after finding signs of coordination among scattered Enclave camps. They traced the Enclave's communication signals to a satellite relay station and mobilized Liberty Prime, backed by an assault force including the Lone Wanderer. Though Prime was able to create an opening into the facility, this was an Enclave trap, and they called an orbital bombardment on the region using the Bradley-Hercules satellite platform. Though most of the Brotherhood forces escaped the blast zone, Liberty Prime suffered catastrophic damage and was rendered inactive after being reduced to disparate pieces.[37]
With their primary counter against the Enclave's technology lost, the Brotherhood had to pivot and sought to create Tesla cannons as an alternative. With Elder Lyons' blessing to be inducted as a knight of the Brotherhood, the Lone Wanderer acted as their field agent, scouring the ruins of Old Olney to retrieve a Tesla coil necessary for the scribes to finish their research on the weapons.[38]
Once the scribes were able to assemble working Tesla cannons, the Brotherhood remobilized and launched a final attack on Adams Air Force Base to end the Enclave's threat for good. For their part, the Lone Wanderer was sent to infiltrate the base through the presidential metro to lower the defenses protecting the Enclave's mobile base crawler while the rest of the Brotherhood launched a frontal assault as a cover.[39] The Lone Wanderer successfully did so and fought their way to the top of the crawler, defeating the elite Enclave Squad Sigma in the process, and used the control terminal linked to the Bradley-Hercules to authorize a strike against the crawler itself, annihilating it.[40]
Aftermath[]
Enclave retreat[]
The combined loss of their strongholds at Raven Rock and Adams Air Force Base, coupled with scores of soldiers dying in battle and their most powerful weapons either incapacitated or captured by the enemy, forced the Enclave to retreat once again, pulling out of the Capital Wasteland for good. Based on the Brotherhood leadership's assessment, the surviving Enclave forces still possessed abundant resources and "advanced mobility," and they may have still had the capability to regroup and send reinforcements back to the Capital in the future, but they were not expected to do so for a "long time."[41][42]
The war was a crippling blow to the Enclave's power base on the East Coast, leaving them in a state of limbo. The exact circumstances of the organization after the survivors' flight from the Capital Wastes is largely unclear. At least one Enclave outpost was known to have been established in the pre-War city of Chicago in the former state of Illinois, but its status as of 2277 is also unclear.[43] As with their prior loss on the West Coast, individual remnants as well as isolated units that escaped the Brotherhood assault may have survived. In 2277, many Enclave camps still remained in the Capital Wasteland after the destruction of their command structure, many of whom likely never even heard about their headquarters' destruction due to communications breakdowns. Most still stayed loyal to the Enclave and hostile to outsiders.[44] However, some others deserted and/or attempted surrender, though it is unknown whether they had any success in doing so.[45]
By 2287, there is one confirmed Enclave survivor, Brian Richter. Richter no longer associates with the Enclave, having joined a sect of the Church of the Children of Atom on the Island in Maine after being rescued by Tektus during a failed recon mission.[46]
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Commonwealth resurgence[]
Around a decade after their defeat by Lyons' Brotherhood, the Enclave revealed themselves to have in fact survived and regrouped somewhere outside the Capital Wasteland under an unknown new leader. In 2287, they organized an expedition into the Commonwealth, seeking to reclaim pieces of Enclave technology stolen by Enclave deserters and other actors and prepare for an eventual expansion into the region while it was embroiled in a war of its own. Their scouting attempts later turned up the presence of the Brotherhood's expeditionary force aboard the Prydwen at Boston Airport, and they received strict orders from leadership to avoid all direct action against their old enemy for the foreseeable future.[47]
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Brotherhood expansion[]
In the subsequent power vacuum, the Brotherhood garrisoned the abandoned Adams Air Force Base, gaining a massive influx of Enclave equipment, technology, and spare parts, including a great number of intact Vertibirds they commandeered for air support. This allowed them to gain an edge over their remaining competition for control of the Capital Wasteland, as well as providing ample resources for their scribes to start repairs on the destroyed Liberty Prime.[48] Over time and with less and less substantial opposition, this edge allowed the Brotherhood to gain hegemony in the Capital Wasteland and even exert their influence over neighboring regions.[49]
With time and significant resource investment, Adams Air Force Base became a major Brotherhood staging area, serving as the construction site for the Prydwen, a colossal airship acting as a mobile command center. The parts for the airship were all salvaged from the base rubble in a process taking two years, with the actual design and construction lasting another four.[50][51] The advent of the Prydwen allowed the Brotherhood to spread its influence farther than ever before, a doctrine that gained greater significance under the leadership of Arthur Maxson as elder by the 2280s following the deaths of Owyn and Sarah Lyons a few years after the war's end.[49]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Chosen One: "You said 'at one time.' What about now?"
Matthew: "Several months ago we came across a group known as the Enclave. Much to our surprise their level of technology surpassed even our own. We found this quite disturbing and considered contacting them. However, we decided on a more cautious course of action until we could determine exactly who the Enclave was, and the underlying purpose of their organization. To this end, we have reactivated small outposts near areas of Enclave activity from which we can safely observe them. Currently, we have activated such outposts in the Den, the NCR, and here in San Francisco."
The Chosen One: "Sounds interesting. What have you learned?"
Matthew: "We have found that the Enclave deals heavily in drugs, weapons, and slaves. However, these are simply trivial pursuits leading up to some higher purpose, which we have failed to uncover. We are still watching them."
(Matthew's dialogue) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Chosen One: "What happened to Matt?"
ACE: "Loading sequence..."
Matthew: "You and your so-called President will not succeed."
Frank Horrigan: "Is that so?"
Matthew: "The Chosen One has come, and he will rid the world of your evil."
Frank Horrigan: "I care nothing for your pathetic prophecies. Worse, you have become a nuisance through your meddling. That ends today!"
Matthew: "Killing me will stop nothing."
Frank Horrigan: "That may be, but seeing your body rotting on the ground will bring a smile to my face."
(ACE's information) - ↑ The Chosen One: "{131}{}{Before we go any further, why tell me all this now?}"
Matthew: "{132}{}{(sigh) The Enclave has developed Vertibird technology, flying machines that allow them to move deeply into surrounding territories. Without similar technology to counter this threat, the Brotherhood would be unable to stop an invasion launched by the Enclave. We need to have Vertibird technology, or a viable counter to it, for ourselves.}"
Matthew: "{133}{}{Now, recently the Enclave established a base north of here called Navarro. It's used as a stopover point for the maintenance and refueling of Vertibirds. It's my belief that such a base may have complete technical plans of the Vertibirds. All I need is for someone to infiltrate the base, steal the plans, and bring them here to me.}"
The Chosen One: "{135}{}{Let me guess. You want me to infiltrate this base for you.}"
Matthew: "{136}{}{Let me be frank with you,}{137}{}{. The Brotherhood of Steel is not the power that we once were. We believed ourselves to be the sole source of technology left to mankind. Secure in this belief we have let our order decline over the years. Now we don't have the resources at our disposal to deal with the Enclave. We need your help.}"
(Matthew's dialogue) - ↑ Start date of Fallout 2
- ↑ The Chosen One: "{144}{}{What the hell. I must be crazy, but I'll do it.}"
Matthew: "{155}{}{Excellent. Here is what I need you to do. Go to Navarro, infiltrate the base, and recover the technical plans for the Vertibirds. Return the plans to me.}"
The Chosen One: "{158}{}{All right, but... Just how do think I should go about this? This is a military base after all.}"
Matthew: "{196}{}{Navarro is relatively new and not fully staffed as yet. My sources tell me that they receive new recruits from time to time. Perhaps you could pose as a new arrival. I would suggest that.}"
The Chosen One: "{201}{}{You mentioned your 'sources.' Who would they be?}"
Matthew: "{202}{}{I had an operative go and scout the base. Her reports recently stopped; I can only assume the worst. Please be careful}"
"{203}{}{. I don't enjoy sending people to their deaths.}"
The Chosen One: "{205}{}{I'll be careful. Thanks.}"
Matthew: "{160}{}{Upon successful completion of your mission I will grant you access to our facility here. In the meantime it would be best if you got started immediately. Thank you,}"
"{161}{}{.}"
(Matthew's dialogue) - ↑ Part of the Fallout 2 main storyline: Retrieve the FOB from the base Commander
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Lone Wanderer: "What do you know about the Enclave?"
Owyn Lyons: "More than anyone else, I dare say. Certainly enough to know they're the greatest threat the Capital Wasteland has ever faced. The Brotherhood of Steel has encountered the Enclave before, you see. Over thirty years ago, back in California. Then, they were led by a President Richardson. Now we've got this Eden to contend with. It matters not now, as before, they seek to control and destroy, all in the guise of restoring order. Your father, I fear, was just the beginning."
(Owyn Lyons' dialogue) - ↑ The Courier: "What are you talking about?"
Arcade Gannon: "I wasn't always with the Followers, or with the NCR. My late father was an officer in a group called the Enclave, a remnant of America's Pre-War government. Memories being short around here, not a whole lot of people remember them. But they did bad things. Terrorized communities, kidnapped people. Eventually, someone stopped them. I was born a few years later at a military base on the coast, a place called Navarro."
(Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
Note: PlayStation Blog Meet the Companions establishes Arcade's age as 35 in 2281. This makes his birthyear, either 2245 or 2246, the lower limit for when Navarro could have been sacked by the NCR. - ↑ The Courier: "What happened to Navarro?"
Arcade Gannon: "After the Enclave's command structure fell apart, it was only a matter of time before Navarro was overrun by NCR forces. My mother and I left with some of the troopers from my father's old unit, the same people I've kept in contact with over the years. Anyone who didn't get out was killed by the NCR. Even some of the ones who escaped were eventually hunted down by the Brotherhood of Steel."
(Arcade Gannon's dialogue) - ↑ The Courier: "Where did the Enclave go?"
Arcade Gannon: "A lot of different places. I only know what I was told. Some of them were cut down by the NCR and the Brotherhood. Some of them went east. My mother never told me what happened to my father, but she and I went south with some others and integrated into the NCR. When the NCR learned that Enclave personnel had integrated, we kept moving to the fringes. It's one of the reasons why I wound up out here."
(Arcade Gannon's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: " 'Your responsibility'? What does that mean?"
James: "Project Purity was underway long before you were born. There were many of us, including your mother, who devoted our lives to it. The idea of free, clean water for everyone drove us to succeed. So many sacrifices were made for that idea. My responsibility is to see it through to the end, to make sure those sacrifices mean something."
(James' dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Why did you stop working on it? What happened?"
Madison Li: "You happened. It wasn't just you; we had more problems than we could handle already, but your birth is what finally pushed it over the edge. Your father decided that you were more important than everything we'd been working for, and he left. He left all of us. Once he was gone, the Brotherhood decided we weren't worth their time anymore. Without their protection, we had to abandon the purifier."
(Madison Li's dialogue) - ↑ Enclave Radio speeches
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Citadel conversations; MQ06LiRothchildConv
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "You make saving people sound like a bad thing."
Scribe Rothchild: "It wasn't why we were sent here. Good or bad has nothing to do with it. Lyons knew that, but ignored it. He decided it was more important to save the people here than to obey orders from his superiors. For years he'd try and persuade them to send reinforcements and supplies, all the while stringing them along, saying he was sticking to the mission. Finally, things came to a head. Lyons directly refused orders, and so the West Coast cut us off. No communications, no reinforcements."
(Scribe Reginald Rothchild's dialogue) - ↑ Wastelander A: "Creepy, if you ask me. What's it doing out here?"
Wastelander B: "Hell if I know. Spying on us probably. Nice reception, though. Wish I had speakers like that on my radio."
Wastelander A: "Yeah. Something kind of soothing about it though. Kind of nice to hear something more cheerful than what those hippies on GNR always play."
Wastelander B: "Do you think they're watching us through it? "Hi President Eden!" Maybe he'll come down for a visit sometime, ha ha ha."
(Settler's dialogue) - ↑ Megaton settler: "I swear to God, if Nathan starts babbling about the Enclave to me one more time... everyone knows that the Enclave is just a story for kids."
"Nathan and his damn Enclave, I tell you... What, does he think, that George Washington is going to ride out of the Wasteland to save everyone?"
"Did you hear about the Enclave? Nathan said they're really the U.S. government. He says that they're coming to help us."
(Excerpt from Megaton conversations; Megaton settlers' dialogue) - ↑ Events of The Waters of Life in Fallout 3
- ↑ Augustus Autumn: "By the authority of the President, this facility is now under United States government control. The person in charge is to step forward immediately, and turn over all materials related to this project."
James: "That's quite impossible. This is a private project; the Enclave has no authority here. I'm going to have to ask you to leave at once."
Augustus Autumn: "Am I to assume, sir, that you are in charge?"
James: "Yes, I'm responsible for this project."
Augustus Autumn: "Then I repeat, sir, that you are hereby instructed to immediately hand over all materials related to the purifier."
James: "I'm sorry, but that's...."
Augustus Autumn: "Furthermore, you are to assist Enclave scientists in assuming control of the administration and operation of this facility at once."
James: "Colonel... Is it Colonel? I'm sorry, but the facility is not operational. It never has been. I'm afraid you're wasting your time here."
Augustus Autumn: "Sir, this is the last time I am going to repeat myself. Stand down at once, and turn over control of this facility."
James: "Colonel, I assure you that this facility will not function. We have never been able to successfully replicate test results..."
Augustus Autumn: "I suggest you comply immediately, sir, in order to prevent any more incidents. Are we clear?"
James: "Yes, Colonel. I'll do whatever you want; there's no need for more violence."
Augustus Autumn: "Then you will immediately hand over all materials related to this project, and aid us in making it operational at once."
James: "Very well. Give me a few moments to bring the system online."
James: "Nearly finished..."
James: "...run... Run!..."
(Augustus Autumn's and James' dialogue) - ↑ Colonel Autumn's injection
- ↑ Enclave Radio; Speech 8 - The Colonel's Restoration:
John Henry Eden: "The Enclave is back, America! And no, not just on your radio. Right now Enclave troops are patrolling the Capital Wasteland! These fine men and women, under the command of the stalwart Colonel Augustus Autumn, have one mission: the restoration of American peace and order. But let's hear from the man himself, shall we? America, I give you - Colonel Augustus Autumn!"
Augustus Autumn: "Thank you, Mr. President. People of the Capital Wasteland. I am Colonel Autumn. By now, you have encountered Enclave troops in your towns, in your settlements. When you see the Enclave, you see the United States government. We are authorized to restore order and civility, by any means necessary. Just stay out of the way and let us do our job. Interfere with the Enclave's mission, and you will be dealt with. Harshly."
John Henry Eden: "Very good, Colonel. Very good! So there you have it, my darling America. Enclave troops are now in your neighborhoods, in your lives, in your hearts. Together, we'll restore the glory of this great nation. One problem at a time."
(Augustus Autumn and John Henry Eden's dialogue) - ↑ Enclave field research terminal entries; terminal, Orders (CO eyes only)
- ↑ All detention facilities are found with dead wastelanders inside.[clarification needed]
- ↑ Enclave field research terminal entries; Enclave field research terminal: Rho Camp
- ↑ Contact Report: "Enclave"
- ↑ Doctor Li: "I... I need to rest. Lie down, or something. This is just too much. Rothchild should help you. But don't forget that he's Brotherhood. I've never trusted them. Be careful what you tell them."
(Madison Li's dialogue in Fallout 3) - ↑ Citadel conversations; Scribe Peabody
- ↑ Citadel conversations; Elder Lyons
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 The Lone Wanderer: "What else can you tell me about the fight against the Enclave?"
Elder Lyons: "As you know, I had my reservations about engaging the Enclave. They did not directly attack us, and I believed we had time. Time to be cautious. Their assault on the purifier forced our hand. We had no choice but to engage them directly. And, once that engagement had begun, we could do nothing but see it through to the end. If they had not considered us a threat before, they do now. So we have spent the time since you and I last spoke systematically locating and destroying every bastion of Enclave force we can. Liberty Prime has proven far more successful than any of us could have hoped for."
(Elder Owyn Lyons' dialogue) - ↑ Citadel conversations; MQ09ElderSarahConv
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 The Lone Wanderer: "How is Liberty Prime holding up?"
Scribe Rothchild: "Performance is exceeding all our expectations. He's been especially effective against the Enclave's Vertibirds, for which we previously had no counter. We're fine-tuning his programming as we go, but on the whole I'm pleasantly surprised. It's as I always suspected. Prime's real issue was energy management, and when Doctor Li helped us solve that problem, well, the rest was easy."
(Scribe Reginald Rothchild's dialogue) - ↑ Events of Finding the Garden of Eden in Fallout 3
- ↑ Events of The American Dream in Fallout 3
- ↑ Citadel conversations; MQ11ElderSarahConv
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Events of Take it Back! in Fallout 3
- ↑ Deacon: "I miss Capital Wasteland. You can actually drink the water there."
"Capital Wasteland. Exports: purified water, some decent tech, oh, and an insane suicidal cult that worships radiation. Thanks, guys."
(Deacon's dialogue) - ↑ Events of Death From Above in Broken Steel
- ↑ Events of Shock Value in Broken Steel
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "I've got to ask... why am I going through the Presidential Metro alone?"
Paladin Tristan: "We need to send you in one way, and the bulk of our guys in another. Elder Lyons wants the Enclave to fall for the distraction and look the other way. Unless I miss my guess, the Enclave will have a sizable force at the airbase and you'll need all the covering fire you can get."
(Paladin Tristan's dialogue) - ↑ Events of Who Dares Wins in Broken Steel and canonical outcome as shown in Fallout 4
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "So, have we totally wiped out the Enclave?"
Elder Lyons: "It would be naive of me to assume the Enclave threat is completely eradicated from our future. With their resources and advanced mobility, I wouldn't be surprised if we see them return to the Capital Wasteland one day."
(Elder Owyn Lyons' dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "So, have we totally wiped out the Enclave?"
Sentinel Lyons: "My father says we need to watch the borders for them to send reinforcements, but I think it'll be a long time before anything happens. We dealt them a hell of a blow and it's going to take them a good amount of time to recover."
(Sentinel Sarah Lyons' dialogue) - ↑ Whitley: "Subject E: Diagnosis complete. Begin Recording.
My name is Whitley. I'm a researcher at Adams Air Force base. Until recently I was in charge of the Duraframe reinforcement project for the combat model Eyebots.
Eyebot Duraframe Subject E is both the prototype, and the last functional model in this test group.
I was prepared to make several significant upgrades to the machines.
However, as the project was canceled and all Duraframe assets are being diverted to Hellfire Armor, I am sending this model to the Navarro outpost.
If you are listening to this log from one of our Enclave Outposts in Chicago, give this unit whatever repairs it needs so it can continue to Navarro."
Notes: ED-E's recording - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "So, have we totally wiped out the Enclave?"
Paladin Tristan: "Nah. There'll be stragglers and patrols still wandering the Wasteland. They won't know what happened at Adams probably for months. One thing I can tell you is they'll still shoot you on sight... so watch yourself."
(Paladin Tristan's dialogue) - ↑ Broken Steel encounters; Nuka-Cola plant
This is an encounter in which an Enclave squad attempts to surrender to the Brotherhood Outcasts but fails, since the Outcasts do not take prisoners. In general, many Enclave camps in Fallout 3 still respawn even after Broken Steel is completed. - ↑ The Sole Survivor: "You seem... different, from most of the people here. Why is that?"
Brian Richter: "Brazen thing, aren't you. All right. I was a soldier before I came to Atom. Lieutenant Brian Richter. Recon, Captial Region. Had been on a long-term scouting mission up north when we picked up the trail of a reserve of Fusion Cores from an old disposal facility. We'd made our way into the containment cellar, only our team engineer hadn't set the door locks right. Fifteen inches of lead-wrapped steel slammed shut behind us and locked tight, not to open again until Division. And I got to watch them all crumble and die while I lasted on two sips of water a day and the occasional roach. The High Confessor - he was still a zealot back then - he eventually turned up a couple weeks later. They cracked the seal on the door, pulled me out, dragged me back here where the Archemist nursed me back to health. It's only thanks to Atom's blessing that I didn't die vomiting my guts onto the floor, forced to eat my own shedding hair. Now, did you have any other questions?"
The Sole Survivor: "You were a soldier? With what army?"
Brian Richter: "They called themselves the Enclave. They were a force to be reckoned with in their day, but now... well, it's been a long time since then. I serve Atom now."
(Brian Richter's dialogue) - ↑
Atlantic Offices terminal entries
- ↑ Scribe Rothchild: "Well, I suppose we have you to thank for the sudden influx of equipment pouring in from the ruins you left behind at Adams Air Force Base. These items will help keep us one step ahead of our enemies in the Wasteland and hopefully start my reconstruction effort. Mark my words, Prime will walk again. It may take months or even years, but we'll get him back together. If you're inclined to help us with that effort, just let me know."
(Scribe Reginald Rothchild's dialogue) - ↑ 49.0 49.1 The Prydwen terminal entries; Proctor Quinlan's terminal, Aftermath
- ↑ The Sole Survivor: "Where was the Prydwen constructed?"
Kells: "She was constructed at Adam's Air Force Base just outside of Washington D.C. There was a vast amount of scrap metal and salvageable components there after we defeated the Enclave. We spent the first two years alone gathering the parts. The rest was spent assembling. It was worth the effort. With the Prydwen in our arsenal, we can mobilize our entire division... sending her anywhere that Elder Maxson wishes her to go. Her presence in the Commonwealth ensures that our mission to defeat the Institute will end in victory."
(Kells' dialogue) - ↑ Kells: "Now that you've had a chance to roam the Prydwen, what do you think, Knight/Paladin/Sentinel?"
The Sole Survivor: "She's very impressive."
Kells: "Yes, quite a feat of engineering, isn't she. It took the Brotherhood's sharpest minds over two years to design and more than twice that to build."
(Kells' dialogue)
Non-game
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.66: "Colonel Augustus Autumn
Autumn grew up on an oil rig off the California coast (the base of operations for the Enclave, the secretive contingent of the United States government that survived after the apocalypse). His father was the high-ranking Enclave scientist on orders from the president to move all high-ranking officials to the only other secure Enclave location with a functioning ZAX super-computer, Raven Rock. Colonel Autumn has proven to be far less subservient than his scientist father, often openly disagreeing with the president's decisions."
(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census) - ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition pp.41-42: "Brotherhood Outcasts"
"The Brotherhood Outcasts are a contingent of Brotherhood of Steel soldiers who split from Elder Lyons' group at the Citadel (stealing technology and weapons in the process). The reason for the split? They felt like Elder Lyons had "gone native," and concerned himself too much with the need of the locals. Yes, he was supposed to discover the breeding ground of the Super Mutants, but not to the exclusion of the original, "greater" mission—the acquisition of technology. In their eyes, Lyons is a joke, possibly even a traitor. He hasn't even bothered to get his giant robot working, let alone continue the search for technology.
In their eyes, they are the true Brotherhood of Steel, carrying on the mission of the main West Coast contingent. They proudly wear the name 'Outcast'; anything to further dissociation them from Lyons. It's also important to note that the Brotherhood's concentration on acquiring advanced technology means they have their obsessions—including the procurement of alien weapons from anywhere in the Capital Wasteland, including possible crashed U.F.O. and pre-war government installations."
(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide faction profiles)
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