By the time Arthur Maxson succeeded Owen Lyons as Elder during the events of Fallout 4, the Brotherhood had reverted to their original mission of confiscating and reverse engineering lost pre-war technology, and re-established contact with their superiors on the West Coast. In the first game of the modern Fallout series, the East Coast Brotherhood of Steel were portrayed as an altruistic organization dedicated to protecting the Wastelanders from raiders and Super Mutants. The Brotherhood of Steel is the central faction of two spin-off titles, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel. He added that while 'this did make them similar to concepts in Gamma World and Warhammer 40K, he professed that he 'just loved the idea of high-tech knights in power-armor', calling their creation 'total fan service to me.' Appearances He stated that he 'really wanted the player to be able to befriend and join up with this group (and grab all of their awesome gear, of course)'.

Scott Campbell, who stated that he 'simply wanted a group exactly like the monks from the Guardian Citadel in Wasteland'. In Operation Anchorage, the Lone Wanderer can assist the Outcast faction by completing a military simulator to unlock the base's armory. The NCOs of the Outcasts are known as Defenders, commissioned officers are known as Protectors, and scribes are known as Specialists. The Outcasts of Fort Independence, known among fans as the 'Dark Brotherhood' because of their black and red armor, split from Owen Lyons' followers because they believed preserving lost technology was more important than protecting the locals. Scribes are assigned to one of three Orders: the Swords develop advanced weapons like the super sledge and gatling laser, the Shields are focused on maintaining Power Armor and reverse engineering civilian technology for defensive purposes, and the Scrolls collect and transcribe prewar books. The Brotherhood has a research branch known as the Scribes, and a combat branch comprising initiates, knights, paladins and sentinels. A cosplayer dressed in a Brotherhood of Steel power armor ( center).

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