Is the reunification of all Brotherhood of Steel in Fallout possible?

[iwanwahid103]

We know them for the first time in Fallout 1 in California, then San Francs, those who adhere to the Codex and protect the technology itself and from another people, the western chapter BoS, after that we get to know the splinter faction that formed the midwestern BoS who ignore the Codex in purity among members and start recruiting tribal and savages into their rank. And also approach most situation with violences.

And then the generic good guy Eastern BoS, which play a role as the knight in literally shining armor. Who oversee the sucess of Project Purity and fight the evil-no-reasons Enclave. And finally the Bigoted and narrow minded BoS that was led by the original member that founded the Brotherhood. Elder Maxson. That adhere to the code in extreme measure and sees everyone that arent them as a threat.

The question is, can they all be unified under a single banner again? After all, they are the brotherhood of steel and I can imagine a lot of thing they can do together since they have advanced technology and manpower. Perhaps they can even beat the NCR if they are.

[Big Pharma]

I imagine that a loose confederation could be achieved under the right circumstances, but I feel that the different chapters are too different to be completely united again.

[DarkCrystalMethod]

Perhaps if someone created a mod with the right "unique" situation you could test your theory about them uniting.

[KriegerKR]

They are too far from each other, the USA is a big place and in the universe of fallout distance can matter a lot since there aren't many ways to contact someone across the country I'd imagine.

They would have to expand their ranks dramatically and establish new chapters all over the US in my opinion, and that would involve them taking that directive seriously, or at least a majority of them.

But then again I really ain't into fallout lore but they always seemed cut off to me.

[TheRandomGuy]

Probably not, there are two major groups of BoS that we know of in Fallout.

The OG Western BoS, who are xenophobic, distrusting of anyone outside their bunkers, and who view all advanced tech (weapons or otherwise) as their rightful property.

The Eastern BoS, who splinted off from the Western BoS after Elder Lyon's group came to the Capital Wasteland in D.C. (Fallout 3), who all believe it's their job to help locals out with their advanced tech, as well as recruiting outsiders into the BoS.

It's basically 1 xenophobic group and 1 xenophile group, the OG BoS distrusts outsiders while the Eastern Sect lets them in, the two would never recouncile, not to mention I believe the Western BoS cut communications off with the Eastern group as well.

Not much is known about the Midwestern BoS though outside of Fallout Tactics, which may or may not be canon.

If any chapter of the BoS stands a chance at increasing in power though, it's the Eastern BoS, they recruit outsiders instead of relying on their own children alone for new soldiers, which gives them a numbers advantage. They also at least have a massive airship, just like the Midwestern BoS did, and access to recovered Enclave Tech (Vertibirds), whereas from what we see in Fallout 1 / 2 / New Vegas, the Western BoS has not acquired tech of that magnitude from the Enclave, likely due to the New California Republic sweeping in on the only Western Enclave base, the Navarro Oil Rig, and taking everything.

I'd suspect that if either side met each other the East would probably just flat out fight the Western BoS and "Reclaim" it that way, thus unifying it under one idealogy.

[Zekiran]

The BoS in Boston are hardly "xenophiles" - they are *absurdly* racist against ghouls and synths, supermutants and everything in between.

... I personally shotgun Maxson in the face until I have to murder my way through that stupid blimp, every time I play. God I hate that guy and his xenophobic, technophobic spew.