Can you take over the Brotherhood of Steel?

[LordBlade]

I saw a post where someone mentioned that you can kill Maxton during the Blind Betrayal quest and take over leadership of the BoS.

Is this true?

[Shio]

Short answer: No, it's not true. You can't take over the Brotherhood and replace Maxson as Elder. There are voice lines of Danse found in the game files that indicate this option, but it was cut from the game.
Killing Maxson in the game simply turns the BoS hostile, even during that quest.

Extended Answer (spoilers for the Blind Betrayal quest):
The option would've apparently been available (if it wasn't cut from the game) after sparing instead of killing Danse. You'd have been able to go back to the Prydwen with him because, according to what Haylen said to him, a lot of the BoS members still believed in Danse and would stand behind him if he returned, despite the fact that he's a Synth. On the Prydwen, he'd challenge Maxson's authority and you'd settle the matter in combat. By killing Maxson at that point, you'd take over and become the new Elder of the BoS.

[Aristacah]

Yes it is possible. It was intended in the game and Bethesda changed it. There is a mod you can install that will allow you and Danse to kill Maxson and take over leadership of the BOS.

Here's the link: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/21923/

[ZefyR]

Yeah, you need a mod for that, but its worth it.

[GOLDEN TAMARO]

Originally posted by ZefyR:

Yeah, you need a mod for that, but its worth it.

But if I use a Mod and that mean I don't get the achievement right?

[steventirey]

Originally posted by GOLDEN TAMARO:

Originally posted by ZefyR:

Yeah, you need a mod for that, but its worth it.

But if I use a Mod and that mean I don't get the achievement right?

There are mods that specifically enable the ability to get achievements again when using mods.