Brotherhood of Steel soldiers are members of the Brotherhood of Steel living in the Commonwealth in 2287. They begin appearing after the Sole Survivor triggers the arrival of the Prydwen by exiting Fort Hagen by the elevator leading to the roof.
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Background[edit | edit source]
Brotherhood soldiers are responsible for collecting technology across the Commonwealth and enforcing the will of the Brotherhood. Soldiers who display exceptional loyalty and valor are promoted up the ranks, gaining more formidable gear along the way.[1]
The Brotherhood's soldiers come from various backgrounds, uniting under one flag. Their ranks are (from lowest to highest): initiate, aspirant, knight, knight sergeant, knight captain, knight commander, paladin, paladin commander, and star paladin.
Interactions with the player character[edit | edit source]
Interactions overview[edit | edit source]
This character is a temporary companion. | ||
This character is involved in quests. |
Inventory[edit | edit source]
Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
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Brotherhood fatigues BOS uniform Brotherhood combat armor Brotherhood T-60b power armor |
Laser rifle Minigun Gatling laser Missile launcher Baton Machete |
Random food item Brotherhood of Steel holotag |
Fusion cells 5mm rounds Fusion cores Missile |
Variants[edit | edit source]
Initiate[edit | edit source]

Initiates are commonly found at low levels when traversing the Commonwealth, and when the player character reaches higher levels, aspirants begin to take their place as the "low level." Brotherhood ground soldier.
Name (Form ID) | Statistics | Behavior | Abilities | Items | |||||
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Initiate 000769FE |
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Aspirant[edit | edit source]

Aspirants are switched out with initiates at lower levels at random. When the player character reaches higher levels, they replace initiates permanently.
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Aspirant 000769FA |
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Knight[edit | edit source]

Knights are the most commonly found Brotherhood soldier, from guarding checkpoints to acting as drop shock troops off of vertibirds, the Sole Survivor will encounter knights at almost any level.
Name (Form ID) | Statistics | Behavior | Abilities | Items | |||||
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Knight 000769FB |
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Knight sergeant[edit | edit source]

Knight sergeants slowly start to replace knights in Brotherhood of Steel areas, such as checkpoints, guarding the Prydwen, Waypoint Echo, etc. With the exception of Gavil during the quest Ad Victoriam, They do not have the appropriate paint for their T-60 power armor, instead having common knight paint.
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Knight sergeant 000769FC |
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Knight captain[edit | edit source]

Knight captains begin replacing knights and knight sergeants as the Sole Survivor progresses in level. They will almost completely replace knights at level 50-56.
Name (Form ID) | Statistics | Behavior | Abilities | Items | |||||
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Knight captain 000769FD |
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Knight commander[edit | edit source]

The strongest knight variant in the game, they will completely replace the knight variants at around levels 56-60.
Name (Form ID) | Statistics | Behavior | Abilities | Items | |||||
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Knight commander 001F6B05 |
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Paladin[edit | edit source]

One of the strongest Brotherhood NPCs in the game, at early levels, they will often be found guarding the tarmac surrounding Liberty Prime in a full set of sturdy combat armor of the Brotherhood variant.
Name (Form ID) | Statistics | Behavior | Abilities | Items | |||||
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Paladin 001F6B06 |
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Paladin commander[edit | edit source]

A versatile paladin variant, they often possess heavily modified miniguns or Gatling lasers and a full set of T-60d power armor.
Name (Form ID) | Statistics | Behavior | Abilities | Items | |||||
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Paladin commander 001F6B07 |
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Star paladin[edit | edit source]

A rare and extremely deadly paladin breed, even without power armor they have powerful weaponry at their disposal, and may have several pulse or plasma grenades.
Name (Form ID) | Statistics | Behavior | Abilities | Items | |||||
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Star paladin 00249AE9 |
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Appearances[edit | edit source]
Brotherhood soldiers appear in Fallout 4.
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Some of the generic dialogue between Brotherhood soldiers on the Prydwen are references to "frequently spoken" things said by voice director Kal-El Bogdanove.[2]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide: "Soldiers are responsible for gathering technology and enforcing the will of the Brotherhood. Individuals who display exceptional loyalty and valor are promoted up the ranks, gaining more formidable gear along the way."
- ↑ Kal-El Bogdanove on Twitter: "I know I haven't found 'em yet. 😎 But I've heard some of my frequently spoken direction made it into pilot chatter on Prydwen."