Led by President Dick Richardson and Vice President Daniel Bird, the Enclave contingent on the West Coast of the former United States established facilities in addition to the oil rig, such as the Camp Navarro military base.[1][2] With a limited range, vertibirds were able to refuel at the isolated Navarro location.[3][4] Enclave Control Company maintained perimeter defense of the facility and Enclave patrolmen cite Proposition 312 as justification to eliminate illegal aliens in the area.[5][6] Additional outposts were located throughout the former state of California.[7] Specialized units such as the Secret Service were tasked with protecting specific interests.[8][9][10]
Observed by nearby factions such as the Brotherhood of Steel, the Enclave expanded, establishing outposts while communicating with Vault-Tec vaults to negotiate for access to data stores.[11][12] President Richardson indicated that these vaults served as "sanctuaries" so that "the glorious American civilization" would endure but also engaged in social experimentation.[13] The oil rig location was powered by a Vault-Tec uranium nuclear reactor, overseen by the Enclave's Atomic Energy Commission.[14]
Research[]
Those operating on the oil rig developed their own goals, including the elimination of a "mutant threat" by way of murdering non-Enclave inhabitants on the mainland.[15][16] Unwilling to cohabitate with wastelanders, the West Coast Enclave focused its research efforts on "cleansing the mutants" in order for "true humans, and democracy, to be safe."[17][18][19] The group procured a sample of a toxin known as the Forced Evolutionary Virus from the Mariposa Military Base.[20][21] Through subsequent research efforts, Enclave scientists were able to modify it into a more toxic aerosol pathogen known as FEV Curling-13.[22] The virus and antidote were tested on the inhabitants of Arroyo and Vault 13.[22][23]
The initiative was successful and preparations were made to release the toxin, the potential victims referred to by the president as an "unfortunate footnote in the continuing history of the human race."[24] Before the deployment took place, the oil rig was destroyed.[25][26][27] In response, the Enclave's command structure fell apart, and the New California Republic forces destroyed the Navarro base, stating that it posed a threat to the region.[25][28] Enclave members who survived fled and attempted to integrate elsewhere, persistently hunted by NCR and Brotherhood of Steel forces.[28][29][30]
Remnants[]
A small contingent of survivors known as the Enclave remnants escaped to the Mojave Wasteland and settled after the dissolution of their group. They have access to a bunker that was previously utilized as a refueling station for vertibirds, now housing armor that was stashed years ago.[31] The password required to enter the bunker is in the form of five words, one of which each remnant member has, equating to "Dear Old Friends Remember Navarro." Arcade Gannon is the son of a late Enclave officer who also resettled in the region, since keeping a low profile to avoid detection.[32][33][34]
The Enclave organization is inspired by pre-War United States organization, though adapted to its much smaller size. While in theory this should include democracy and checks and balances, the Enclave voting typically leads to the election of strong men exercising near total power over its subjects.[35]
Civilian agencies also appear, such as the Atomic Energy Commission (tasked with maintaining the oil rig's nuclear reactor), and the Vault-Research Control.[12]
Interactions with the player character[]
The Enclave is a late game antagonist first seen in the intro, although its existence is only hinted at throughout most of the game. The foreshadowing is sporadic: In Klamath, the player can find a crashed Vertibird and a malfunctioning Enclave robot. In the Den, the player can learn that Metzger eavesdrops on the Enclave-Salvatores communications,[37]help guard a secret transaction taking place in the desert at New Reno,[38] and even exchange words with an Enclave communications officer on the oil rig in Gecko (and be threatened with a Verti-assault team, though this does not have any effect in the game).[39] However, even when meeting Frank Horrigan in the desert, the player is unable to interact with the Enclave in a meaningful fashion until after Vault 13.
Collecting the GECK triggers the abduction of Arroyo, and guides the player to San Francisco, where the focus of the game shifts to wiping out the Enclave and the threat it poses to the wasteland. To reach the oil rig, the player has to restore the PMV Valdez, which requires visiting Navarro and Vault 13 to collect parts - all the while witnessing the Enclave's atrocities. At this point, the player can choose to fight Enclave soldiers, which is a late game challenge, as the soldiers are typically equipped with advanced power armor and wield high end weapons.
Stop the Enclave: The final quest, to stop the Enclave from unleashing genocide upon the world.
Random encounters[]
Enclave troops are encountered in the squares around Navarro, and represent a significant challenge. However, they can also be farmed for both experience and loot to sell, although due to the game's balance, it's unlikely to be a significant issue at this point. Patrols with Vindicators, however, are an excellent source of the otherwise rare 4.7mm caseless ammunition.
↑Matthew: "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." (Matthew's dialogue)
↑Whitley: "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." (ED-E's dialogue)
↑Enclave patrolmen: "You're an illegal alien on Enclave territory. Proposition 312 orders us to shoot on sight. Sorry, boy!" (Enclave patrolmen's dialogue)
↑ 6.06.1Granite: "Enclave Control Company. We're responsible for perimeter defense, *usually* that is." (Granite's dialogue)
↑Chosen One: "Yeah, okay. How do I find them?" AHS-9: "The Enclave are a remnant of the past - a neurodyne that has yet to be aligned. They have hidden bases all over the shards of old California, and their strongest stronghold is off to the west, over the waters." (AHS-9's dialogue)
↑Chosen One: "You said 'at one time.' What about now?" Matt: "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." Chosen One: "Sounds interesting. What have you learned?" Matt: "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)
↑ 12.012.1Reactor Maintenance and Repair Robot control terminal: "List other stations" "Searching Comlinks…Searching… Iron Mountain…Offline, NORAD…Offline, SAC…Offline. Searching PoseidoNet… --More?--" "More" "Active PoseidoNet Stations: Atomic Powerplant #5, Navarro Refinery, Control Station ENCLAVE, ENCLAVE Vault-Research Control... AccessDenied"
↑Chosen One: "What do you mean?" Dick Richardson: "We had a number of sanctuaries that would enable the glorious American civilization to endure. These facilities - the vaults - were part of the great plan." Chosen One: "Those damn vaults didn't work the way they were supposed to. A lot of people in them died." Dick Richardson: "Actually, they worked almost exactly the way they were supposed to. You might call it a social experiment on a grand scale. " Chosen One: "An experiment?" Dick Richardson: "The vaults were set up to test humanity. Some had not enough food synthesizers, others had only men in them, yet others were designed to open after only 6 months. They each had a unique set of circumstances designed to test the occupants." (Dick Richardson's dialogue)
↑State of the Nation: "We will be the first generation free of the mutant threat in over one hundred years."
↑Chosen One: "How do you know all this?" A. Ron Meyers: "I used to serve with the Enclave. Then I realized it wasn't the USA I was fighting for; it was for the rich old bastards who didn't want to give up their power. I deserted and now I live here with more honest people." (A. Ron Meyers' dialogue)
↑The Chosen One: "Rebirth? What do you mean?" Dick Richardson: "The only way for true humans, and democracy, to be safe is to cleanse the mutants from the globe. We humans will take back that which is rightfully ours." (Dick Richardson's dialogue)
↑Chosen One: "Conclusion? What conclusion?" Charles Curling: "Why, I thought that I had made myself perfectly clear. The conclusion that you, and all your kind, are no longer human. In order to retake the earth and to maintain the integrity of the human race, all you mutants will have to be destroyed." (Charles Curling's dialogue)
↑Chosen One: "So we're mutants. So what." Dick Richardson: "So what? If your kind is allowed to flourish it'll mean the end of the human race as we know it. We can't allow radioactive freaks to squeeze humans into extinction." Chosen One: "I think you're overestimating things a bit." Dick Richardson: "Not at all. Look to the future. Sure muties and men could get along for a while, but before you know it, the numeric pressure of your kind would tell. No, a line must be drawn in the sand - the buck stops here." (Dick Richardson's dialogue)
↑Chosen One: "A virus?" Dick Richardson: "Yes, the F.E.V. virus. It was originally developed to turn soldiers into super-warriors but it failed. The warriors were tough and strong, but far too stupid. However, our brilliant Chemical Corps altered it." The Chosen One: "Altered the virus? Why?" Dick Richardson: "To turn it into a staggeringly effective killer. Any humanoid that isn't inoculated against its effects before its release, will die. That is the Project." (Dick Richardson's dialogue)
↑The Chosen One: "That sounds nasty. Why are they using your people for a test?" Martin Frobisher: "They took us all from our vault because they wanted test subjects for the antidote. They needed people from outside the Enclave, and who were still pure-strain-humans. So they took us." (Martin Frobisher's dialogue)
↑Chosen One: "There's no way in hell that I can let you do this." Dick Richardson: "You can't stop it. The tests are complete and the toxin is ready for release. In hours, your villagers will be the first to make the ultimate sacrifice. The other mutants will follow. An unfortunate footnote in the continuing history of the human race." (Dick Richardson's dialogue)
↑ 25.025.1Courier: "What happened to the Enclave oil rig and Navarro?" Judah Kreger: "Internal sabotage took down the oil rig - never did get the full story. The NCR took out Navarro, saying we posed a threat to the region." (Judah Kreger's dialogue)
↑Arcade Gannon: "Moreno took the fall of the Enclave hard. He never questioned his orders, never questioned the legitimacy of what the Enclave was doing. To him, it was all one unbroken chain, from Washington to Richardson. When we left Navarro, I remember looking up at Moreno. He said, "Kiss America goodbye, boys." When we left the Enclave behind, the love in him burned itself out. Now there's just a bitter old man left." (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "Tell me about the old days with the Enclave." Judah Kreger: "I miss those days sometimes. We all had a purpose, you know? I admit that some of the folks in charge were pretty ruthless. The rest of us, though - we were just trying to civilize things. The NCR was still new and it didn't look like they'd last all that long. Then, we lost the oil rig and shortly after that, the base at Navarro. Nobody left except us Remnants." (Judah Kreger's dialogue)
↑ 28.028.1Courier: "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)
↑Fallout: New Vegas loading screens: "Though they were a powerful force in the west decades ago, the Enclave has not been seen or heard from in the Mojave Wasteland for years. Members who were not hunted down are believed to have traveled east - or successfully integrated into the NCR."
↑Fallout: New Vegas endings: "Though Arcade had not hoped for an NCR victory, he was proud of his role in the defense of Hoover Dam against the forces of Caesar's Legion. Unfortunately, when word spread that Arcade was once a member of the Enclave, he was forced out of the Followers of the Apocalypse. Pursued by bounty hunters, NCR rangers, and the Brotherhood of Steel, Arcade pushed deep into the eastern plains and was never heard from again."
↑Courier: "What is this place?" Judah Kreger: "This was a minor refueling station for vertibirds. It seemed an appropriate place to stash our equipment if we ever needed. I'm surprised this place hasn't fallen apart. When I put it into standby mode, I expected to return to it within a few years, not decades." (VRemJudahKreger.txt)
↑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)
↑Arcade Gannon: "I mean, I'm not like them. I was born at Navarro and my father served with them, but I wasn't really part of the Enclave. It seems presumptuous of me to think that I could join the fight, even if this is a cause worth fighting for. Because I know once the fighting breaks out at the Dam, all hell is going to break loose in Freeside. They're going to need every doctor they can get." (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
↑Arcade Gannon: "I still don't know how this is all going to shake out in the end, but at least the Enclave can atone a bit for all the damage it's done." (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
↑The Chosen One: "{463}{}{What kind transmissions were you talking about before?}" Metzger: "{485}{}{The Enclave and New… hey. What the hell you care for? It's business. I need to be sure no one's trying to fuck me over. That's all you need to know.}" (Metzger's dialogue)
