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* Pun: He throws literal [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_football Nuclear Footballs]]
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* ShoutOut: Averted, actually, or at least unintentional. Despite a couple of similar lines between them, as well as the impossible-to-miss name and voice, WordOfGod says he wasn't intended to be a homage to [[{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]]. However, [[ShrugOfGod it's been admitted]] the parallels may have been done subconsciously.

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* ShoutOut: Averted, actually, or at least unintentional. Despite a couple of similar lines between them, as well as the impossible-to-miss name and voice, WordOfGod says he wasn't intended to be a homage to [[{{Transformers}} [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]]. However, [[ShrugOfGod it's been admitted]] the parallels may have been done subconsciously.
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* TheJuggernaut: He is the current source for the trope's quote. It took the Enclave a [[GodzillaThreshold danger-close orbital strike]] to finally take Prime out of the picture.

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* TheJuggernaut: He is the current source for the trope's quote. Liberty Prime's usual response to any obstacle the Enclave tries to throw at him (be it troops, Vertibirds, or barriers) is to simply crush it and carry on. It took the Enclave a [[GodzillaThreshold danger-close orbital strike]] to finally take Prime out of the picture.
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* TestosteronePoisoning: If any robot can be RatedMForManly, it is Prime.

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* DefectorFromDecadence: Lyons decided that it was more important to follow the ''intent'' of the Brotherhood Codex (use technology to help rebuild society) rather than the ''letter'' (acquire technology no matter who gets hurt in the process).

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* DefectorFromDecadence: DefectorFromDecadence:
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Lyons decided that it was more important to follow the ''intent'' of the Brotherhood Codex (use technology to help rebuild society) rather than the ''letter'' (acquire technology no matter who gets hurt in the process).



* RenegadeSplinterFaction: A heroic example, in that they've chosen to abandon the Brotherhood's dogma of obtaining technology above all else for serving as the protector of the Capital Wasteland. Once Elder Maxson took charge following Lyon's death however, the Brotherhood brought some of said dogma. Come ''Fallout 4'', this has been largely reversed, though some of Lyons' ideals are embedded in the Eldership of Arther Maxson.
* WeHaveReserves: Played with, while they have an almost endless supply of wastelanders willing to be recruited, as Sarah Lyons states, the quality of recruit is highly questionable, as they are often too young or too old, [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy not very good shots]], have problems following orders, and [[LeeroyJenkins too eager to charge into battle]] that they are still stretched too thin against both the Mutants and the Enclave.

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* RenegadeSplinterFaction: A heroic example, in that they've chosen to abandon the Brotherhood's dogma of obtaining technology above all else for serving as the protector of the Capital Wasteland. Once Elder Maxson took charge following Lyon's death however, the Brotherhood brought some of said dogma. Come ''Fallout 4'', this has been largely reversed, though some of Lyons' ideals are embedded in the Eldership of Arther Arthur Maxson.
* WeHaveReserves: Played with, WeHaveReserves:
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while they have an almost endless supply of wastelanders willing to be recruited, as Sarah Lyons states, the quality of recruit is highly questionable, as they are often too young or too old, [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy not very good shots]], have problems following orders, and [[LeeroyJenkins too eager to charge into battle]] that they are still stretched too thin against both the Mutants and the Enclave.
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** This conflict is treated in an interesting way by the Elders of the West Coast headquarters; unable to come to a consensus on whether his actions were what their Codex intended, they don't actually punish him. They let him keep his title and status in the order. But they also cut off any reinforcements to the Capital Wasteland. By the time they are encountered by the Lone Wanderer, their organization is severely understrength and under-supplied.
** ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' reveals however that following the death of Lyons, the East Coast Brotherhood went back to being much like their brethren in the West Coast while still holding onto some of Lyons ideals.

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** This conflict is treated in an interesting way by the Elders of the West Coast headquarters; unable to come to a consensus on whether his actions were what their Codex intended, they don't actually punish him. They let him keep his title and status in the order.Order. But they also cut off any reinforcements to the Capital Wasteland. By the time they are Lyons' Brotherhood is encountered by the Lone Wanderer, their organization is severely understrength underpowered and under-supplied.
** ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' reveals however that following the death of Elder Lyons, [[spoiler:both Owen and Sarah,]] the East Coast Brotherhood Brotherhood, under the new Elder Arthur Maxson, went back to being much like their West Coast brethren in the West Coast while gathering technology to guard it against 'the wrong hands', though still holding held onto some of Lyons ideals.Lyons' ideals like recruiting wastelanders to supplement their ranks.



* KarmicJackpot: Lyons and his branch were often criticized by the main branch for deviating from their original mission and accepted Brotherhood dogma. However, by the end of the game, they've not only recovered vast amounts of advanced Enclave technology just like the original mission intended, but have also developed new pieces of technology like the Tesla Cannon. Furthermore, they've also participated in two major engineering projects (Project Purity and Liberty Prime) and, with the help of the Lone Wanderer, defeated the last major remnant of the Enclave. They manage to do all this while carrying out their self-imposed duty of protecting the wasteland population. Meanwhile, on the other side of the continent, the main branch is all but wiped out after a war with the NCR, most of it forced into hiding.

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* KarmicJackpot: Lyons and his branch were often criticized by the main branch for deviating from their original mission and accepted Brotherhood dogma. However, by the end of the game, they've not only recovered vast amounts of advanced Enclave technology just like the original mission intended, but have also developed new pieces of technology like the Tesla Cannon. Furthermore, they've also participated in two major engineering projects (Project Purity and Liberty Prime) and, with the help of the Lone Wanderer, defeated the last major remnant of the Enclave. They manage to do all this while carrying out their self-imposed duty of protecting the wasteland population. Meanwhile, on the other side of the continent, the main branch is all but wiped out after a war with the NCR, most of it forced into hiding. By the time of ''Fallout 4'', said Jackpot allowed the East Coast Brotherhood to construct their own mobile fortress in the form of the ''Prydwen'' and carry on their mission to the Commonwealth, for better and worse...



* PragmaticHero: While they're mostly morally upstanding Paladins, they have a shoot-on-sight policy when dealing with Ghouls, tarnishing their general image.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: A heroic example, in that they've chosen to abandon the Brotherhood's dogma of obtaining technology above all else for serving as the protector of the Capital Wasteland. Once Elder Maxson took charge following Lyon's death however, the Brotherhood brought some of said dogma.
* WeHaveReserves: Played with, while they have an almost endless supply of wastelanders willing to be recruited, as Sarah Lyons said that the quality of recruit is highly questionable, as they are often too young or too old, [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy not very good shots]], have problems following orders, and [[LeeroyJenkins too eager to charge into battle]] that they are still stretched too thin against both the Mutants and the Enclave.
** On the other hand, given how Lyons is willing to recruit Wastelanders into the Brotherhood (part of why the Outcasts bailed), he will eventually be able to play this trope straight, assuming time and resources are merciful enough. Having the [[OneManArmy Lone Wanderer]] in their ranks, even if only as a type of specialist, allows them greater operational flexibility as well. This is one of Lyons's policies that were retained after his death, and resulted in them growing much stronger between ''Fallout 3'' and ''Fallout 4''.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Arthur is the only established member of the East Coast Brotherhood that reappears in ''Fallout 4'' as the new Elder.

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* PragmaticHero: While they're mostly morally upstanding Paladins, they have a shoot-on-sight policy when dealing with Ghouls, tarnishing their general image.
image. This is only slightly lessened by the time of ''Fallout 4'', where they try ''a little better'' not to shoot the non-feral Ghouls they encounter right away.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: A heroic example, in that they've chosen to abandon the Brotherhood's dogma of obtaining technology above all else for serving as the protector of the Capital Wasteland. Once Elder Maxson took charge following Lyon's death however, the Brotherhood brought some of said dogma.
dogma. Come ''Fallout 4'', this has been largely reversed, though some of Lyons' ideals are embedded in the Eldership of Arther Maxson.
* WeHaveReserves: Played with, while they have an almost endless supply of wastelanders willing to be recruited, as Sarah Lyons said that states, the quality of recruit is highly questionable, as they are often too young or too old, [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy not very good shots]], have problems following orders, and [[LeeroyJenkins too eager to charge into battle]] that they are still stretched too thin against both the Mutants and the Enclave.
** On the other hand, given how Lyons is willing to recruit Wastelanders into the Brotherhood (part of why the Outcasts bailed), he will eventually be able to play this trope straight, assuming time and resources are merciful enough. Having the [[OneManArmy Lone Wanderer]] in their ranks, even if only as a type of specialist, allows them greater operational flexibility as well. This is one of Lyons's policies that were retained after his death, and resulted in them growing much stronger between ''Fallout 3'' and ''Fallout 4''.
4'', by which time the Brotherhood can potentially gain another OMA in the Sole Survivor through the same policy.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Arthur is the only established member of the East Coast Brotherhood that reappears in ''Fallout 4'' as the new Elder. While some are justified [[spoiler:since Owen Lyons passed away and Sarah Lyons was killed in battle]], the rest of the named Brotherhood members in the Capital Wasteland are neither seen nor mentioned. Potentially [[HandWave handwaved]] as them being left to keep watch over Washington and the Citadel while the main body of the Brotherhood relocates to the Commonwealth to fight the Institute.


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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:If you're too cowardly to sacrifice yourself to save everyone, and you don't have a radiation-immune companion with you in ''Broken Steel'', Sarah does it herself.]] [[KilledOffForReal Doesn't get better]] in ''Broken Steel'' either.

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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:If you're too cowardly to sacrifice yourself to save everyone, and you don't have a radiation-immune companion with you in ''Broken Steel'', Sarah does it herself.]] [[KilledOffForReal Doesn't get better]] in ''Broken Steel'' either. [[spoiler:As revealed in ''Fallout 4'', it wasn't her that entered the chamber, though being killed in battle in the intervening years between ''Broken Steel'' and ''4'', and leaving the Brotherhood to basically abandon all the good work her father strived for doesn't make it better either.]]



* YouAreInCommandNow: After her father's death, she served a short stint as the Elder until her own death.

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* YouAreInCommandNow: After As joining the Brotherhood in ''Fallout 4'' helps reveal, after her father's death, she served a short stint as the Elder until [[spoiler:until her own death.death in battle, which put the young Arthur Maxson in charge.]]
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Up To Eleven is being dewicked.


** Which goes UpToEleven [[spoiler:in ''Fallout 4'' as it's rebuilt into Liberty Prime, ''Mark II''.]]
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* {{Expy}} Possibly of General Dodonna from ''Franchise/StarWars'' in both appearance and personality. Both of whom are elderly with white beard and {to different extents) receding hairlines and a similar style of talking,both Lyons and Dodonna are distinguished commanders of a high tech rebellious military organisation that are off shoots of the evil government that they are fighting (the Brotherhood of Steel being an offshoot of the US Military which became part of the Enclave and the Rebel Alliance being an off shoot of the Republic's Military that merged with the Empire), the two men also operate in similar fortresses that are renovated ancient buildings (In Lyons case, the Citadel, in Dodonna's case, Yavin IV's temple) and both had to deal with an orbital weapon of mass destruction that was built by the evil government, both men also have a child serving in their Rebel Army (at least Dodonna did in the old canon).
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* LifeWillKillYou: Despite living in a CrapsackWorld with EverythingTryingToKillYou, what finally gets this skilled badass in the end was the simple fact that he was ''very'' old and couldn't keep going forever.
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** In ''4'', [[spoiler:the Institute and their army of Synths don't fare much better. In fact, it's possible for Liberty Prime to run into a Super Mutant Behemoth on his way there; Prime simply picks the monstrosity up and crushes it in his hands until it goes limp.]]

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** In ''4'', [[spoiler:the Institute and their army of Synths don't fare much better. In fact, it's possible for Liberty Prime to run into a Super Mutant Behemoth on his way there; there, and the Behemoth only reaches up to his knee. Prime simply picks the monstrosity up and crushes it in his hands until it goes limp.]]
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** Then again, it's good PR (let's be honest, you have to get recruits from ''somewhere''), plus...[[PayEvilUntoEvil to hell with the Raiders]].

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** Then again, it's good PR (let's be honest, you have to get recruits from ''somewhere''), plus... [[PayEvilUntoEvil to hell with the Raiders]].
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* NukeEm: in addition to his eye mounted Tesla cannons, '''LIBERTY PRIME''' also has a backpack filled with Mini-nukes that he'll chuck at enemies like a football[[note]]UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball... of course![[/note]]

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* NukeEm: in addition to his eye mounted Tesla cannons, '''LIBERTY PRIME''' also has a backpack filled with Mini-nukes that he'll chuck at enemies like a football[[note]]UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball...football.[[note]]UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball... of course![[/note]]
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* TheFaceless: Is never seen without his helmet unless you look into the G.E.C.K.

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--> '''AMERICA WILL NEVER FALL TO COMMUNIST INVASION!'''

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* BiggerStick: With their superior numbers, equipment, and air power, the Enclave-Brotherhood war is very one-sided. Then the Brotherhood gets Prime working, and in two weeks Prime single-handedly turns the tide and sends the Enclave running. Unfortunately, this pushes the Enclave to pulling out the biggest stick of all: [[spoiler:their orbital missile satellite.]]

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* BiggerStick: With their superior numbers, equipment, and air power, the Enclave-Brotherhood war is very one-sided. Then the Brotherhood gets Prime working, and in two weeks Prime single-handedly turns the tide and sends the Enclave running. Unfortunately, this pushes the Enclave to pulling out the biggest stick of all: [[spoiler:their [[spoiler:Their orbital missile satellite.]]



* GodzillaThreshold: Pushes the Enclave to it. With one of their last bases under attack, they unleash [[spoiler:an orbital bombardment from a missile satellite]]. For obvious reasons, they can only ''ever'' do this twice; that they pull it on Prime is proof of how big a threat he is and how desperate they are to destroy him.

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* GodzillaThreshold: Pushes the Enclave to it. With one of their last bases under attack, they unleash [[spoiler:an orbital bombardment from a missile satellite]]. satellite.]] For obvious reasons, they can only ''ever'' do this twice; that they pull it on Prime is proof of how big a threat he is and how desperate they are to destroy him.
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* MadeOfIron: Made of something far tougher! Energy weapons, artillery, and missiles don't even scratch him. All the manpower the Enclave throw at him amounts only to more time spent hosing the gore off the soles of his giant metal feet. [[spoiler: In the add-on, the Enclave finally bring him down with an orbital nuke]].

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* MadeOfIron: Made of something far tougher! Energy weapons, artillery, and missiles don't even scratch him. All the manpower the Enclave throw at him amounts only to more time spent hosing the gore off the soles of his giant metal feet. [[spoiler: In [[spoiler:In the add-on, the Enclave finally bring him down with an orbital nuke]].nuke.]]
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* {{Expy}} Possibly of General Dodonna from {{Star Wars}} in both appearance and personality. Both of whom are elderly with white beard and {to different extents) receding hairlines and a similar style of talking,both Lyons and Dodonna are distinguished commanders of a high tech rebellious military organisation that are off shoots of the evil government that they are fighting (the Brotherhood of Steel being an offshoot of the US Military which became part of the Enclave and the Rebel Alliance being an off shoot of the Republic's Military that merged with the Empire), the two men also operate in similar fortresses that are renovated ancient buildings (In Lyons case, the Citadel, in Dodonna's case, Yavin IV's temple) and both had to deal with an orbital weapon of mass destruction that was built by the evil government, both men also have a child serving in their Rebel Army (at least Dodonna did in the old canon).

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* {{Expy}} Possibly of General Dodonna from {{Star Wars}} ''Franchise/StarWars'' in both appearance and personality. Both of whom are elderly with white beard and {to different extents) receding hairlines and a similar style of talking,both Lyons and Dodonna are distinguished commanders of a high tech rebellious military organisation that are off shoots of the evil government that they are fighting (the Brotherhood of Steel being an offshoot of the US Military which became part of the Enclave and the Rebel Alliance being an off shoot of the Republic's Military that merged with the Empire), the two men also operate in similar fortresses that are renovated ancient buildings (In Lyons case, the Citadel, in Dodonna's case, Yavin IV's temple) and both had to deal with an orbital weapon of mass destruction that was built by the evil government, both men also have a child serving in their Rebel Army (at least Dodonna did in the old canon).
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->'''Voiced by:''' William Bassett (English), Rudolf Pankov (Russian)

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->'''Voiced by:''' Heather Marie Marsden (English), Alexandra Verkhoshanskaya (Russian)

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->'''Voiced by:''' Pete Papageorge (English), Denis Nekrasov (Russian)

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->'''Voiced by:''' Pete Papageorge (English), Denis Nekrasov (Russian)

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->'''Voiced by:''' Gus Travers (English), Alexander Bely (Russian)

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->'''Voiced by:''' Duncan Hood (English), Alexander Klyukvin (Russian)

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->'''Voiced by:''' Wes Johnson (English), Nikolai Lazarev (Russian)

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