It trains initiates in the art of combat, decks them head to toe in power armor, and sends them out on expeditions to find ever-more-powerful tech. Gain entry to their bunker, dubbed Lost Hills, and you’ll discover the order has dressed the walls of its nest with as many shiny things as it can find.
The Brotherhood of Steel, as Black Isle first envisioned them, were hoarders – a quasi-religious hangover from the US military, determined to hoover up all the best weaponry in the state and sit on it.
Their ideology can be gleaned from that Arthurian emblem, in which the wings represent the hope for the future inherent in advanced technology, and the sword demonstrates the order’s willingness to defend itself from all comers.ĭefending others? Not really part of the deal. The Brotherhood of Steel, as Black Isle first envisioned them, were a quasi-religious hangover from the US militaryĪll of which would sound like altogether too much work to the original Brotherhood, as first encountered in California several decades prior. This dogged selflessness came at great cost to the sect – but with the help of the player character and an anti-commie iron giant named Liberty Prime, the Brotherhood was able to deliver both freedom and bottled water to the region. Under the direction of Elder Lyons, the DC chapter of the Brotherhood waged a long war against the supermutants on behalf of those less able – and even lent support to Liam Neeson’s water purification project, for the benefit of all. When Bethesda took over the reins to the series, it reimagined the group as a protective arm around the Capital Wasteland. This, it’s fair to say, is not the Brotherhood of Steel many got to know in Fallout 3.
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