History Characters / Fallout4BrotherhoodOfSteel

* TheFundamentalist: Arthur Maxson is much more like his ancestors than his mentor Owyn Lyons. Also, while the faction as a whole claims to fight to save the Commonwealth, they often come across as driven more by dogma and fanatical loyalty to Maxson and the Brotherhood and less by genuine concern for the people inhabiting the wasteland.

** Played straight with Proctor Teagan, who asks the player to secure food from Commonwealth farmers "by any means necessary". Of course, it's still up to the player to decide how to accomplish this task, but Teagan's seeming indifference to what actually happens in the field suggests not everyone in the Brotherhood cares that much about civilians.

* FantasticRacism: This was an InformedAttribute of the Brotherhood in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' and previous titles, and in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'' it rears its ugly head, with the Brotherhood planning to exterminate all Synths, Feral Ghouls, and Super Mutants, although ferals and the FEV variant of Super Mutant in this region are all violently hostile.

** The Minutemen, as the organization, is very similar to how they used to behave in the Capital Wasteland, only lacking technology. The Minutemen have also adopted a Revolutionary War image and iconography while the Brotherhood utilizes pre-War power armor to adopt a feudal image. Both groups openly recruit wastelanders, and both have a problem with having bigoted members as a consequence.

* TheFundamentalist: Arthur Maxson is much more like his ancestors than his mentor Owyn Lyons.

* GoodIsNotNice: They go out of their way to destroy any threat to a normal wastelander, (including human factions like the Raiders and Gunners); however, like every main faction, some members are racist to sane ghouls.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: {{Jerkass While being almost as rude and curt as Maxson}}, his passion as a ''Prydwen'' commander is clear. He's constantly at his station on the bridge, visibly interacting with his staff, ensuring that the needs of the crew and the ground forces are met.

* {{Jerkass}}: He can be almost as rude and curt as Maxson.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Clearly cares about the ''Prydwen'' and the people under his command. Notably, he's constantly at his station on the bridge, visibly interacting with his staff, ensuring that the needs of the crew and the ground forces are met.

* NiceGuy: He is one of the friendlier Brotherhood members, and if the player chooses sarcastic answers when talking with him Cade is typically highly amused.

** They still have some huge oversights due to their doctrines, however, as [[spoiler:the Minutemen can beat futuristic laser technology and power armor with 18th-century artillery]].

* JerkassHasAPoint: The vast majority of the nonhumans you encounter in the Commonwealth are AlwaysChaoticEvil monsters but the fact that some members of the Brotherhood are racist against sane ghouls is a KickTheDog moment, although every major faction in the Commonwealth has members who are racist against ghouls.

* NobleBigot: Some of their members are bigoted against ghouls, although this is true of all the main factions. The Brotherhood believes in the protection of the Commonwealth, and the need to ruthlessly exterminate its feral ghoul, Super Mutant and Synth inhabitants to make it a safer place for the people of the wasteland. Despite their dislike for non-feral Ghouls, The Brotherhood pointedly does ''not'' target them, and are content to keep their business out of ghoul-friendly settlements like Goodneighbor and The Slog.

* NobleBigot: Some of their members are bigoted against ghouls, although this is true of all the main factions. The Brotherhood believes in the protection of the Commonwealth, and the need to ruthlessly exterminate its feral ghoul, Super Mutant and Synth inhabitants to make it a safer place for the people of the wasteland. Despite their dislike for them, non-feral Ghouls are pointedly ''not'' among the targeted, and the Brotherhood is content to leave settlements like Goodneighbor and The Slog alone.

* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler: Upon the discovery that Danse is a synth, he demands his execution within a heartbeat. The only way you can truly know that Danse is a synth is to kill him, The [[ManipulativeBastard Institute]] could have easily manipulated their records to cause problems within rival factions and cause them to kill their own and best soldiers. They could do this as a form of insurance in case their records are stolen.]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: His status of royalty is sketchy but he's a direct descendant of the [=BoS=]' founder, is the ruler of the capital Wasteland, and has been in charge since he was ten.

->'''Voiced by:''' Dwight Schultz

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: More like a [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Space Marine Primarch]] by any other name, given his {{Expy}} status and the fact that he's leading an army of powered-armored soldiers on a genocidal war to destroy all nonhumans.

** WordOfGod says his campaign against nonhumans, militarism, and the worshipful attitude of the Brotherhood of Steel are meant to invoke the [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 God-Emperor of Mankind.]] Yes, this would make the Brotherhood of Steel SPACE MARINES. Considering what happened to the God Emperor and his empire, this revelation might be ominous {{Foreshadowing}}...

* WhatTheRomansHaveDoneForUs: In the eyes of everyone else, they're an antagonist faction trying to take over, but they do genuinely secure their parts of the region for civilian use against even the super-mutants, who roll pretty much everyone else in the game. They're also the only faction in-game that can and do reliably clear out areas of hostiles as well as protect trade routes.

* {{Jerkass}}: He initially treats the player with contempt, in sharp contrast to Haylen. This is due to him viewing the Survivor as a mercenary, and Rhys suspects that they may have ulterior motives for joining the Brotherhood.

* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:When Paladin Danse is revealed to be a Synth, he presumes that you, having been recruited by Danse, knew all along and were withholding this secret from the rest of the Brotherhood. He decides to chew you out accordingly... when, in reality, this is also your first time hearing about it.]]

* FantasticRacism: This was an InformedAttribute of the Brotherhood in ''{{Fallout 3}}'' and previous titles, and in ''{{Fallout 4}}'' it rears its ugly head, with the Brotherhood planning to exterminate all Synths, Feral Ghouls, and Super Mutants, although ferals and the FEV variant of Super Mutant in this region are all violently hostile.

* NobleBigot: Some of their members are bigoted against ghouls, although this is true of all the main factions. The Brotherhood believes in the protection of the Commonwealth, and the need to ruthlessly exterminate its feral ghoul, Super Mutant and Synth inhabitants to make it a safer place for the people of the wasteland.

* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: Owyn Lyons lived on the East Coast in the Capital Wasteland and eventually moved his chapter away from the West Coast's self-destructive policies. After his death, Sarah took over as Elder... until ''she'' died in combat. Once Maxson took over, it became an amalgamation of West and East Coast ideals without the NCR to engage in a HopelessWar. The latest incarnation of the Brotherhood of Steel combines a relentless pursuit of establishing order, gathering technology, and nation building that has never before been seen in their organization.

* GadgeteerGenius: Ingram is a master of the kluge, fashioning inventive solutions out of insufficient parts. The ''Prydwen''[='=s] an excellent machine, but requires a huge amount of maintenance, all of which ultimately falls on her.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: If the player sides with the Institute, they turn the Brotherhood's own [[spoiler:Liberty Prime]] against the Prydwen.

* MundaneUtility: As uptight as they are, even they can't resist having a little fun with their tech. Among other things they hold contests to see who can withstand the longest drop in power armor (current record holder jumped from the Prydwen), and their pilots apparently like to go [[CowTipping Brahmin tipping]]... using the propellers of their Vertibirds.

* ProperlyParanoid: The Brotherhood of Steel believes the Railroad needs to be dealt with before the Institute despite they're a RagtagBunchOfMisfits, and there is reference (in a terminal) to the Railroad "hampering" their operations. [[spoiler:They can blow up the Prydwen without firing a shot if the PC has high Charisma and a suit of Power Armor.]]
** Subverted with the Minutemen. While some members of the Brotherhood look down upon common settlers, they aren't considered a threat to be eliminated like the Institute or Railroad, and Kells in particular will chew out a player aligned with the Brotherhood but completing the main quest with the Minutemen for needlessly putting lives at risk. This while the Minutemen have the one advantage even the Institute does not: the capability of bombarding the Prydwen.

-->''"Look around you! Look at the scorched earth and the bones that litter the wasteland. Millions... perhaps even billions, died because science outpaced man's restraint! They called it a "new frontier" and "pushing the envelope," completely disregarding the repercussions. Can't you see the same thing is happening again?"''

The leader of the Commonwealth Brotherhood of Steel and Captain of the Prydwen, originally seen as a young squire-in-training in ''Fallout 3''. Unlike his predecessor Elder Lyons, he is much more aggressive and favors destroying all Mutants, Feral Ghouls, Synths, and the Institute itself.

** Alternatively, he can be swayed if the Sole Survivor makes it clear that they are willing to throw away their position in the Brotherhood, and all the respect that comes with it, if it means sparing [[spoiler:Danse.]] He doesn't ''like'' it, but he accepts it, and still promotes them upon returning to the Prydwen.

* {{Expy}}: WordOfGod says his campaign against nonhumans, militarism, and the worshipful attitude of the Brotherhood of Steel are meant to invoke the [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} God Emperor of Mankind.]] Yes, this would make the Brotherhood of Steel SPACE MARINES. Considering what happened to the God Emperor and his empire, this revelation might be ominous {{Foreshadowing}}...
** He is also a expy of King Arthur, besides sharing his name, he is the rightful heir to the Brotherhood of Steel, was sent to live with a foster father for his safety, reunited his divided faction, is the implied ruler of the Capital Wasteland and is on a ship called the Prydwen.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Arthur has reincorporated some of the West Cost Brotherhood's dogma back in, making it a mix of the West Coast and East Coast policies. [[spoiler:He also suffers a humiliating CurbStompBattle which destroys the Prydwen if his opinion on synths offends the Sole Survivor enough to go against him.]]

Captain of the Prydwen and Arthur Maxson's second-in-command.

* TheCaptain: Of the Prydwen.
* CoolAirship: Prydwen's his baby.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Clearly cares about the Prydwen and the people under his command. Notably, he's constantly at his station on the bridge, visibly interacting with his staff, ensuring that the needs of the crew and the ground forces are met.
* TheLancer: Literally, to Maxson. As the overall commander of the Prydwen, his authority on the ship is absolute (and even exceeds Maxson's, who's more like an admiral, who can order the captain to, say, move his ship to a particular place but can't order a crewmember to do any specific task), and he's fairly obviously Maxson's chief subordinate, possibly not including Paladin Danse and[=/=]or [[spoiler:Brandis, should you convince him to return.]]
* NiceHat: Wears quite possibly the coolest hat in the Fallout series -- a naval officer's peaked cap with the Brotherhood insignia.

* NonActionGuy: Like the Proctors, he's stuck aboard the Prydwen. He's also probably not entitled to wear power armor. Only Knights, Paladins, Sentinels, and Elders get power armor. Kells is a Lancer, who appear to fulfill all the miscellaneous roles that can't be filled by (or for which there aren't enough) Knights, including the role of light infantry.

The medical officer of the Prydwen.

* TheMedic: He is the head medic for the Brotherhood detachment in the Commonwealth, and is responsible for ensuring the continued good health of the Prydwen's crew.

Proctor (chief) of Engineers aboard the Prydwen and in the Commonwealth.

* GadgeteerGenius: Ingram is a master of the kluge, fashioning inventive solutions out of insufficient parts. The Prydwen's an excellent machine, but requires a huge amount of maintenance, all of which ultimately falls on her.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Keeping the Prydwen operating comes off as a full-time struggle. She's just about the only Brotherhood character other than Maxson and the Cambridge PD gang who seems to have her own story. The other Proctors just kinda stand around.

* ScienceHero: Nominally, Proctor Quinlan is the chief of the Prydwen's scribes, but he's more of a civilian academic. Ingram is a military scientist and uses her skills to great effect, proving to be a match for the great [[spoiler:Madison Li, should you convince her to return to the Brotherhood.]]

Proctor of Scribes aboard the Prydwen and in the Commonwealth.

Proctor of Logistics aboard the Prydwen and in the Commonwealth.

Senior Scribe of Biomedicine aboard the Prydwen.

** Ultimately averted, as even if his fight with a Deathclaw was exaggerated, he still fought one at age 13 and lived. He also leads from the front in the attack on the Institute (with a gatling laser and ''no power armor''), and if fought during the Institute ending [[spoiler: he takes to the field with Vertibird, gatling laser, and tricked out power armor.]]

** In Blind Betrayal [[spoiler:he compares Danse and synths to a nuclear bomb because hidden synths could be sleeper agents for the Institute. A protocol from the Institute could awaken them and turn them murderously hostile. If that is true then Danse should be destroyed before that happens. Taking from the Institute's normal "kill-and-replace" attitudes and the Broken Mask Incident in Diamond City, he isn't completely wrong about the volatility of Synths; anything from a simple order from the Institute to a simple ''software glitch'' can set them off into a murderous frenzy, and with Danse having access to power armor and energy weapons, one could imagine the level of destruction he could cause if set off would be comparable to a small nuke.]]

** In Blind Betrayal [[spoiler:he compares Danse and synths to a nuclear bomb because hidden synths could be sleeper agents for the Institute. A protocol from the Institute could awaken them and turn them murderously hostile. If that is true then Danse should be destroyed before that happens.]]

!!Proctor Ingram

!!Proctor Quinlan

-> '''Voiced by:''' Nicholas Guy Smith

!!Proctor Teagan