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The Enclave is a nation state established after the Great War, formed by members of the pre-War United States government and military industrial complex. It claims authority over the United States territory, considering itself the legal continuation of the US government and styling itself as such.[4] The Enclave exercises control of a number of military bases scattered across the former United States. However, their primary strongholds were destroyed by various factions throughout the 23rd century, including their headquarters and capital in 2242.[5]
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[edit] History
[edit] Origins
Before the War, the Enclave was a cabal of wealthy industrialists, members of the military and influential politicians that together were the éminence grise[6] of the United States of America.[7][8]
In March 2077, with the world heading directly for nuclear confrontation, the President of the United States and other members of the Enclave retreated to various fortified areas around the globe. The Poseidon Oil derrick in the Pacific Ocean was chosen a secret base from which the USA could continue to exist and wage war on China, with the eventual goal of retaking the continental United States. Some members of the Enclave retreated to remote locations in other parts of the world, but when the bombs hit, they lost all contact with the main group.[9] As the world burned and United States disintegrated, its President and the Enclave, remnants of the pre-War American government,[10][11] established themselves as its continuation, claiming authority over the United States mainland.
The U.S. government's ultimate plan to survive a nuclear war was simply to find another planet to live on after blowing up this one. A spacecraft designed to ferry the human race to another planet was either under construction or ready to go before the War. The plan was for the government to flee to the oil rig, and then leave in a spaceship for another planet.[12] [13] To this end, the Enclave used Project Safehouse and the Vault network for a grand social experiment, to test the occupants in unique circumstances.[14]
However, the Enclave abandoned their goal of settling on another planet, and decided to resettle the one they already had. The Vault monitoring and research continued as the Vault Behavioral Project. In order to monitor the populations being experimented upon, the Enclave's oil rig possessed a great deal of equipment that allowed them to observe and control the Vaults. For example, the Enclave sent the all clear signal to Vault 8 shortly after the War, prompting them to leave their Vault and build their city. These monitoring tools also let the Enclave see that the population of Vault 13 was largely intact, although this wouldn't become important until much later.[15][16]
[edit] Resurgence
The Enclave did not return to the mainland for decades and did not interfere with continental affairs. It was not until ca. 2140 that the organization became aware of survivors on the mainland. It is not known what caused this decision, but it was in this time that the Enclave adopted a policy deeming it the sole remaining bastion of "pure," mutation-free humanity on Earth.[17] Cohabitation with wastelanders was deemed untenable,[18] leading to the decision to pursue extermination of "mutants."[19][20]
In 2198, the Enclave restarted the development of new technologies, including variations of the classic T-51b power armor. The work progressed slowly and the projects failed to yield improvements.[21] A renewed research effort into creating a next generation suit of powered infantry armor began in 2215, with President Richardson's presidential order[22] The project was completed in October 2220, seven months after Congressman Dick Richardson's (son of the previous leader) was elected President (on the 5th of March),[23]
In 2235, the Enclave began its experimentation on deathclaws, with the aim of creating cheap shock troops for waging war in hostile environments.[24] However, it was 2236 that became a breakthrough in its activities. On July 20th, 2236, Enclave scouts (re)discovered the ruins of the Mariposa Military Base.[25] The Chemical Corps and other scientists begin to scour the base, while assault squads begin gathering slaves to use for excavating the base.[26] In the process, they capture Melchior from the town of Redding.[27] Excavations begin in September. The slaves and construction crews uncover dig into the collapsed base, removing tons of rock. Unprotected wastelanders are exposed to low levels of FEV in the ruins, released after the base self destructed. Mutations start to occur. At the same time, Frank Horrigan is exposed to the virus and sent to the oil rig for study.[28] By October, Melchior (now mutating) realizes that the Enclave will execute him and the others as soon as they recover the FEV and virus data. He begins secreting away weapons for the mutants in anticipation of the confrontation.[29] The excavations are complete in January 2237. Shortly after Enclave scientists manage to obtain a pure sample of FEV and leave the base, the mutants rise up against their Enclave overseers. After suffering heavy casualties, the Enclave forces fall back and seal the mutants in.[30]
Although it came at a heavy price, the sample allowed the Enclave to start research into the creation of a biological agent that would allow for killing mutants worldwide. Dubbed FEV Curling-13, after Lt. Col. Charles Curling, the leader of the Project, it is modified and refined by the Chemical Corps into a staggeringly effective killer. The Enclave defines the project's goal as achieving a global clean sweep with a 99.5% extermination rate.[31] In the meantime, between 2236 and 2238, the scientists experiment on Frank Horrigan. The mutating trooper is kept heavily sedated: whenever he's conscious, "incidents" occur that result in major bloodshed.[32] By January 2239, test run dry and the decision is made to use Horrigan for field work.[33] On March 27, 2239, Horrigan is sealed within a powered armor custom-manufactured to fit his massive physique. After a number of horrifically successful field tests, he becomes the Enclave's solution to a number of sticky problems.[34]
In 2241, the Project is in its final stages. Although the Enclave runs into shortages of certain critical chemicals, they get around that problem by forming a secret relationship with the Salvatores of New Reno: in exchange for laser pistols, the mobsters provide them with the necessary chemicals made in their drug labs.[35][36] Final testing requires representative population samples for the toxin and the inoculation against it. The Enclave raids Vault 13 on March 16, 2242. The Vault's inhabitants are taken to the oil rig, so that the inoculation rendering humans immune to the FEV-based toxin can be tested.[37][38] At roughly the same time, the village of Arroyo is also raided, to acquire subjects to verify the effectiveness of FEV Curling-13. By fall of 2242, the testing is complete and the target toxin efficiency is reached. 250,000 gallons are manufactured and prepared for release into the jet streams. Hours before the toxin can be released, the Chosen One infiltrates the oil rig, assassinates President Dick Richardson and triggers a nuclear detonation, obliterating the toxin supply and averting global genocide.[39][40]
[edit] Retreat
After the destruction of the Oil Rig, the leaderless Enclave forces on the West Coast were in disarray. Members from other installations within the Core Region and survivors from the rig (like sergeant Granite) regrouped at Navarro.[41] In late 2242, senior scientist Autumn was contacted by a new President, John Henry Eden, who ordered the majority of the Enclave forces to relocate eastwards, to the Capital Wasteland.[42] Navarro remained as a fully staffed Enclave base. However, a couple of years after 2246,[43] the New California Republic invaded Navarro, stating that it posed a threat to the region.[44] The NCR Army was victorious and the Enclave remnants scattered to the winds.[45] Enclave remnants fled east or attempted to integrate in the NCR, with limited success.
Meanwhile, John Henry Eden was joined by Enclave survivors from the West Coast. The Raven Rock military base was used to bolster their combat worth, manufacturing Vertibirds, weapons and robots. A separate line of robots, the eyebots, was created to roam the wasteland, spreading a message of hope and the return of the pre-War America, in the form of the Enclave.[46] The Enclave maintained a low profile, rarely seen in the wasteland. Using Raven Rock and Adams Air Force Base, they slowly rebuilt their military might and even started a number of research projects to develop their technological edge, including Duraframe eyebots and Hellfire power armor.[47]
[edit] Breaking the Steel
The Enclave began a large scale campaign of expansion in 2277, as Project Purity, a massive water purifier in the D.C. tidal basin was activated. Enclave forces raided the facility, establishing a secure perimeter around it. However, due to the actions of the Project's lead scientist, who committed suicide by activating the purifier prematurely and flooding its control chamber with radiation (almost killing Colonel Augustus Autumn in the process), they were unable to use it.[48] The Enclave focused on shadowing the scientist's child to locate the part necessary for the purifier to function and captured them on their way out of Vault 87. With the GECK in their possession, the Enclave decided to activate the purifier.[49][50] Colonel Autumn openly defied the President's plan to contaminate the water with modified FEV, so that it'd cleanse the wasteland. The Colonel instead wanted to use the purifier as a way to unite the wasteland and establish the Enclave as its saviors. [51]
The Enclave's attempts were stopped by a sudden raid by the Lyons' Brotherhood of Steel. A pre-War war machine code named Liberty Prime, assisted by the Lyons Pride, carved a swathe through the Enclave's fortifications, killing tens of soldiers and destroying a large number of Vertibird gunships. The Brotherhood laid claim to the purifier. The ultimate fate of Colonel Augustus Autumn, present at Project Purity during the raid, remains unkown.[52]
The Brotherhood used Liberty Prime in several other attacks against the Enclave, including the raid on Raven Rock. With their last major facility in the Capital Wasteland destroyed, the Enclave was forced to flee.[53] Regrouping at the mobile base crawler at Adams AFB, the Enclave formulated a counter attack plan. The Brotherhood was lured to the satellite relay station. As usual, they spearheaded the attack with Liberty Prime. The Enclave anticipated that and while the war machine attacked the facility, it was destroyed by mini-nuclear bombardment from Bradley-Hercules, a weapons platform in high orbit.[54] Robbed of their most important asset, the Brotherhood was demoralized. However, the Enclave overestimated their strategy: the Lone Wanderer managed to elude their squads and retrieve components for a pre-War weapon that would give the Brotherhood an edge in the war. That same person subsequently assaulted the remaining Enclave stronghold at Adams, supported by Brotherhood forces and their captured Vertibird. This attack culminated in the destruction of the crawler, robbing the Enclave of their last major command center.[55]
[edit] Remnants
By 2281, the Enclave appears to be broken. A few elderly Enclave survivors eke out an existence on the fringe of NCR territories, concealing their true identities. They may have supported the Courier at the Second Battle of Hoover Dam, their final shot at glory, but it is unknown.[56]
Before the destruction of the East Coast Enclave, the engineers at Adams AFB sent a reinforced eyebot, ED-E, to Navarro to be serviced there, apparently unaware of the destruction of the outpost some forty years prior. ED-E's programming contains a message saying that any repairs needed on the way were to be made by Chicago Enclave personnel, indicating that there may be outposts there. The Illinois license plate bolted to ED-E's side also seems to support the idea that such Enclave outposts still exist elsewhere in North America, but also that their resources may be very limited (or that at least one Enclave technician has a strange sense of humor).[57]
[edit] Society and organization
The Enclave has patterned itself after the pre-War United States of America, scaling down its structure to match their smaller size. The Enclave is led by a President[58], elected by the people of the Enclave without a term limit.[59][60][61] The President is assisted by a Vice-President,[62] who together form the executive branch of the government.[63] The Enclave also has a Congress.[61] There is no mention of a judicial branch within the Enclave. Some governmental agencies have also been reformed in the Enclave. The Atomic Energy Commission exists, but has been scaled down significantly and around 2242 was responsible simply for maintaining the oil rig's nuclear reactor.[64]
[edit] Ideology
The Enclave claims to be the direct continuation of the pre-War United States of America.[65] At the same time, it does not recognize anyone outside the Enclave as an American citizen,[66] even if they were born in a Vault to American citizens and would thus hold American citizenship.[67] Furthermore, since ca. 2140,[68] the Enclave has adopted the position that its members are the last remaining bastion of humanity on Earth. Ruling out cohabitation with perceived mutants (ie. anyone outside its ranks[69]),[70] it has decided to pursue a course of extermination[71][72] using FEV Curling-13, a reengineered version of the FEV-II virus, modified to become a catalyst for global genocide.[73] The Enclave was prevented from releasing the virus by the Chosen One just hours before it was meant to be deployed.[74]
The destruction of the oil rig paved the way for changes. Under the leadership of Colonel Augustus Autumn, the Enclave forces in the Capital Wasteland attempted to use their assets to bring fresh water, protection, and a plan for the future to the wasteland,[75][76] believing that the American people were worth fighting for.[77] However, internal conflicts between the Colonel and President John Henry Eden[78] made the actions of the Enclave erratic and inconsistent. While the President wanted to pursue a course of extermination once more, Autumn considered this plan too extreme on humanitarian grounds[79] and eventually managed to convince the AI to abandon the plan (unsuccessfully in the long run, as Eden, fixated on the issue of purity, tried to coax the Lone Wanderer into carrying out his genocidal plan).[80]
Despite that, the Enclave maintained a network of constituency enforcement points, to enforce Enclave presence among general populace and perform compulsory genetic compliance screenings. Genetic non-compliance offenders were detained and executed.[81] Even then, the Enclave employed at least two humans of wasteland origin (i.e. offenders of this type), Stiggs and Anna Holt. Confusingly, even people of Vault origin would have to be granted an amnesty, before they'd be accepted into the Enclave.[82]
[edit] Military
The military arm of the Enclave also uses the pre-War US system to a certain degree. The President is the commander-in-chief,[42] while actual command of the military is handled by the Enclave High Command.[83] The Enclave military collectively forms the Department of the Army,[84] which has at least two other departments: Research & Development[85] and Peacekeeping and Recovery, charged with staffing Constituency Enforcement Points whenever they are set up in the wasteland.[86] The Enclave has also recreated several pre-War formations. The Secret Service was reformed, tasked with protecting the government (most notably the President), though their activities will occasionally include being deployed on delicate missions to the mainland (such as silencing a Brotherhood outpost or assassinations).[87] The United States Chemical Corps returned as well, its duties including the development of the FEV-II virus.[88]
Apart from units based on their pre-War analogues, the Enclave has several formations unique to itself. The most well known are the verti-assault teams: heavily armed squads of Enclave power armor troops, widely known for their tendency to go in shooting without asking questions. They let someone else sift through the ashes to figure out what was going on.[89] Other units include the Enclave Control Company, responsible for perimeter defense,[90] and Enclave Squad Sigma, used for securing high priority targets.[91]
The Enclave experiments with automation in their military. Camp RHO is one such experiment undertaken under the auspices of the Army's R&D wing, testing a new R76-H3-0 chip that is a part of an automated defense grid staffed by a single officer.[92]
Fauna Detail Charlie is an Enclave unit responsible for the handling of animal subjects, more specifically, deathclaws.
The United States Navy may have been deployed to the Enclave Oil Rig.[93]
[edit] Enclave bases
The Enclave maintained a number of bases throughout the country, with the strongest concentration of their forces historically being the Core Region and the Capital Wasteland. Enclave bases make use of the best security technologies available. Forcefields are common passive defenses, while plasma turrets and auto-cannons are common stationary defensive emplacements. Enclave patrols are a common defensive measure, including anywhere between three and five troopers armed with high powered weapons.
Apart from the oil rig and Navarro, the Enclave had locations and bases hidden throughout the Core Region, however, their status after the destruction of the oil rig is not known.[94]
| Name | Description | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil rig | A Poseidon Energy oil rig off the coast of California, housing the Enclave's headquarters. | 175 miles west of San Francisco | Destroyed (2242) |
| Navarro | Retrofitted oil refinery that served mainly as a refueling stop for Vertibirds carrying out missions in California as well as a general base of operations outside the oil rig. | Coast of California | Lost to the NCR (post-2246) |
| Remnants bunker | A small Vertibird refueling outpost, used by the Devil's Brigade as storage. | Mojave Wasteland | Under Remnant control. |
| Raven Rock | Pre-War Continuity of Government base, used as Enclave headquarters between 2242 (destruction of the oil rig) and ~2278. | Capital Wasteland | Destroyed (~2278) |
| Satellite relay station | Enclave's main communications installation, used to coordinate the remainder of the Enclave forces following the devastating defeat at the Purifier. | West of the Capital Wasteland | Lost to the Brotherhood (2278) |
| Adams Air Force Base | Pre-War air force base, used by the Enclave as base of operations after their defeat in 2242. The mobile base crawler was stationed here. | 10 miles south-east of the Capital Wasteland | Base: lost to the Brotherhood (2278) Crawler: destroyed (2278) |
[edit] Notable members
- President Richardson Senior
- President Dick Richardson
- President John Henry Eden
- Vice-President Daniel Bird
- Colonel Augustus Autumn
- Captain Pickard
- Colonel Sanders
- Captain Judah Kreger
- Sergeant Arch Dornan
- Sergeant Granite
- Special Agent Frank Horrigan
- Mark Gannon
- Cannibal Johnson
- Orion Moreno
- Pilot Daisy Whitman
- Dr. Charles Curling
- Dr. Henry
- Dr. Schreber
- Whitley
- Tom Murray
- A. Ron Meyers
- Arcade Gannon
[edit] Relations with the outside
Due to their ideology, the Enclave generally does not maintain relations with other entities, preferring hostility instead. Outsiders are considered useful only as slave labor (at Mariposa, for example), testing (FEV Curling-13) or eradication (ultimate goal). However, the Enclave is ready to make certain compromises. Such was the case with the Salvatore family of New Reno: in exchange for chemicals necessary to the process of developing FEV Curling-13, they provided the mobsters with Wattz 1000 laser pistols, giving the family an edge over their competitors.[35]
The situation changed when the Enclave retreated to the East Coast: the Enclave established a strong presence in the wasteland circa 2277, maintaining a network of constituency enforcement points. However, rather than aiding wastelanders, they were subjecting them to mandatory genetic screening and execution, should they fail the test.[81] It seems that the ultimate goal of Colonel Autumn was establishing the Enclave as the savior of the wastes, rather than pursuing extermination.[76]
A large scale deployment of their forces to establish territorial control was an unprecedented change. Before the loss of the oil rig, the Enclave focused on covert operations, maintaining a low profile. This reduced their exposure and limited knowledge of the Enclave's activities. Of course, this course of action wasn't always successful. The Brotherhood of Steel became aware of the Enclave's existence around 2241 and activated a network of outposts in the Den, the NCR, and San Francisco to monitor its activities.[95] Metzger of the Den slavers also managed to tap into their radio communications with the Salvatores.[96] Other instances involved sighting by Wright children in New Reno,[97] Melchior Jr. witnessing the kidnapping of his father,[98], Vertibirds flying over Redding and San Francisco, and, of course, the crash of a Vertibird in the Klamath canyon following a rotor malfunction.[99] The Enclave has been also indirectly polluting the coasts of southern California and Mexico, causing irreversible ecological damage with effluvia from the oil rig's nuclear reactor. By 2241, beaches in the region became saturated with toxic waste and highly radiated sea life.[100]
The tendency to maintain a low profile was present before the War as well. The founders of the Enclave, referred to as the Conspiracy, eliminated Quaere Verum, a group dedicated to exposing the shadow government, in response to them compromising the security of a top secret laboratory and stealing the MPXL Novasurge plasma pistol prototype.[101]
[edit] Technology
By the 23rd century, the Enclave was the most technologically advanced organization in the wasteland. Their technological superiority is most apparent in their military: the Mark II and Hellfire power armors (using lightweight metal alloys and ceramics), post-War creation introduced in 2220,[23][102][103] common use of plasma and laser weapons (most notably the urban plasma rifle developed shortly before the War by REPCONN), and, of course, mass produced VB-02 Vertibird tiltwing aircraft.
Enclave laboratories also possessed cutting edge equipment, light years ahead of anything wastelanders could muster.[104] Apart from infrared spectrometers,[105] chemical synthesis equipment[106] and other advanced tools, the Enclave also possessed the necessary equipment and knowledge for conducting genetic analysis,[107] engineering[108] and large scale virus synthesizing.[109] Their scientific expertise was matched by their industrial capacity: the Enclave had the ability to mass-produce next generation power armor, high tech weapons, Vertibirds, robots and more.[110][111] It was also one of the few organizations to use high speed data networks, in the Enclave's case, the pre-War PoseidoNet created by Poseidon Energy.
However, major defeats at all fronts have set the Enclave back considerably: the loss of the oil rig and Raven Rock destroyed their headquarters and main production facilities, while the fall of Navarro and Adams AFB robbed the Enclave of their primary military bases. While their nerve centers were lost to their adversaries, Enclave Remnants still possess their power armor, heavy weapons and Vertibirds.[112]
Some theorized that the Enclave's technological level is a result of them using captured alien technology, but these rumors remain unconfirmed. The most exotic design used by the Enclave, the urban plasma rifle, was actually created by REPCONN.[113]
[edit] Behind the scenes
- Before deciding upon the "E surrounded by stars" insignia designed by J.E. Sawyer, Bethesda used a different set of insignia:
Early insignia
Enclave Air Corps Roundel
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Early narration storyboard featuring the insignia
[edit] Appearances in games
The Enclave have a major role in Fallout 2 and Fallout 3, and also make a minor appearance in Fallout: New Vegas and in its add-on Lonesome Road. A lost Enclave patrol team would have also appeared in Black Isle's canceled Fallout 3. The Enclave is frequently mentioned in the Fallout Bible.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ↑ Fallout Bible: "March: Prepared for a nuclear or biological attack from China, the President and the Enclave retreat to the Poseidon oil rig and make contingency plans for continuing the war."
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2242 Fall: "Fallout 2 Ends: The Chosen One enters the Enclave using the damaged tanker and destroys the Poseidon oil platform, killing the President of the United States and ending the Enclave's plans for world domination.
- ↑ When Fallout 3 "ends"
- ↑ Dick Richardson
- ↑ Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas
- ↑ JESawyer
- ↑ Ignacio Rivas: "..."
- ↑ Arcade Gannon: "..."
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0
- ↑ Arcade: "My late father was an officer in a group called the Enclave, a remnant of America's Pre-War government."
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.41: "In the recent past, the Enclave—the remains of the United States government— were evacuated to an oil rig off the coast of California."
- ↑ Information acquired from Tim Cain by Paweł "Ausir" Dembowski as being the original purpose of the Vault experiment in Fallout 2 design documents.
- ↑ Also mentioned in the Bloomfield Space Center design document for Van Buren:In November, 2076, the Enclave seized control of Bloomfield Space Center. They knew nuclear war was just around the corner, so they tried to refit the Hermes-13 and convert it into a vehicle that would take selected personnel (mainly themselves) off-planet, destination yet to be determined.
- ↑ Dick Richardson: "Actually, they worked almost exactly the way they were supposed to. You might call it a social experiment on a grand scale. The vaults were set up to test humanity. Some had not enough food synthesizers, others had only men in them, yet others were designed to open after only 6 months. They each had a unique set of circumstances designed to test the occupants."
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0
- ↑ PoseidoNet in Fallout 2 identifies the Oil Rig as Control Station Enclave
- ↑ State of the Nation: "We will be the first generation free of the mutant threat in over one hundred years."
- ↑ Dick Richardson: "Not at all. Look to the future. Sure muties and men could get along for a while, but before you know it, the numeric pressure of your kind would tell. No, a line must be drawn in the sand - the buck stops here."
- ↑ Charles Curling: "Why the information that you and your tribe are no longer human, of course. Since your tribe has only been out of a vault (let's see Vault 13 wasn't it?) for some eighty-odd years, anyone out longer is certain to have been even more compromised. Yes, I'm afraid that the conclusion is unavoidable. [...] Why, I thought that I had made myself perfectly clear. The conclusion that you, and all your kind, are no longer human. In order to retake the earth and to maintain the integrity of the human race, all you mutants will have to be destroyed."
- ↑ Dick Richardson: "The only way for true humans, and democracy, to be safe is to cleanse the mutants from the globe. We humans will take back that which is rightfully ours."
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2198
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2215
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Fallout Bible 0, 2220
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2235
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2236: July 20
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2236: July-August
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2236: August
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2236: September
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2236: October
- ↑ Military base outside
- ↑ The Project
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2236-2238
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2239: January
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2239: March 27
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Dick Richardson: "We've run short of certain critical chemicals. We can get them from the drug labs of New Reno. If the mutant-mobsters use our guns to kill each other, just saves us the trouble."
- ↑ Metzger's dialogue: "{485}{}{The Enclave and New' hey. What the hell you care for? It's business. I need to be sure no one's trying to fuck me over. That's all you need to know.}"
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2242: March 16
- ↑ Martin Frobisher: "They took us all from our vault because they wanted test subjects for the antidote. They needed people from outside the Enclave, and who were still pure-strain-humans. So they took us."
- ↑ Dick Richardson: "You can't stop it. The tests are complete and the toxin is ready for release. In hours, your villagers will be the first to make the ultimate sacrifice. The other mutants will follow. An unfortunate footnote in the continuing history of the human race."
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0, 2242: Fall
- ↑ Fallout Bible 6
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 Fallout 3 Official Game Guide, p. 41: "In the recent past, the Enclave—the remains of the United States govern-ment—were evacuated to an oil rig off the coast of California. Little is known about what happened to these forces, although the country has a new commander-in-chief: President John Henry Eden. However, recent reports and chatter have pinpointed the resurgence of the Enclave, with their base centered on a secure underground facility known as Raven Rock. Initial contact was made there 35 years ago."
- ↑ Arcade Gannon born in Navarro in 2246
- ↑ Judah Kreger's dialogue: "Internal sabotage took down the oil rig - never did get the full story. The NCR took out Navarro, saying we posed a threat to the region."
- ↑ Enclave Remnants dialogues
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide, p. 41: "During this time, the new President Eden has been slowly rebuild-ing his resources, thanks in part to the technology already available at the Raven Rock military base. Vertibirds, weapons, and robots were easy to construct, but human followers were more difficult to find. The answer was to rely on Colonel Autumn, who controls the Enclave soldier forces, as well as creating a propaganda-spewing series of Eyebots sent to roam the Wasteland, spreading hope. Eden could spout his pro-government rhetoric, and promise areturn of the pre-war America of legend: a land of white picket fences, baseball, apple pie, and good, old-fashioned American global supremacy."
- ↑ Whitley: "My name is Whitley. I'm a researcher at Adams Air Force base. Until recently I was in charge of the Duraframe reinforcement project for the combat model Eyebots. Eyebot Duraframe Subject E is both the prototype, and the last functional model in this test group. I was prepared to make several significant upgrades to the machines. However, as the project was canceled and all Duraframe assets are being diverted to Hellfire Armor, I am sending this model to the Navarro outpost."
- ↑ Waters of Life
- ↑ American Dream
- ↑ Finding the Garden of Eden
- ↑ Autumn: "... The American people are worth fighting for. The future must be secured. I won't let you stand in the way of that... Once you're dead, we'll finish off this pathetic Brotherhood and become the true saviors of the Wasteland."
- ↑ Take It Back!
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide, p. 44: "After the destruction of Raven Rock, the Enclave performed a mixture of tactical retreat and all-out fl ight, and their grip on the Capital Waste-land loosened severely. Now contending with malcontented soldiers, the remains of Enclave Camps dotted throughout the Wasteland with little or no contact or on-going tactical orders, and a lack of new recruits, the Enclave may be a doomed force. "
- ↑ Death From Above
- ↑ Who Dares Wins
- ↑ For Auld Lang Syne
- ↑ ED-E My Love
- ↑ Dick Richardson is an example
- ↑ State of the Nation: "Be sure to make a plug for reelection."
- ↑ Dick Richardson: "I am the elected representative of the people. The United States does still exist. God bless us, every one. We've just had to adapt in order to survive after the war."
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 Mentioned in the Fallout Bible 0 timeline under 2220: "March 5: Congressman Richard "Dick" Richardson is elected president for the first term of five, through aid and political pressure by his father (the previous President Richardson)."
- ↑ Daniel Bird: "{156}{}{I'm Vice-President Daniel Bird. Damn glad to meet you.}"
- ↑ Dick Richardson: "As the embodiment of the executive branch, I bear the burden of ensuring the survival and prosperity of the United States and of humanity itself"
- ↑ Tom Murray: "{124}{}{I'm Tom Murray, head of the Atomic Energy Commission. I control our atomic powerplant here. Who the hell are you and what are you doing here?}"
- ↑ Dick Richardson's dialogue: "{174}{prs19}{I am the elected representative of the people. The United States does still exist. God bless us, every one. We've just had to adapt in order to survive after the war.}"
- ↑ The Project
- ↑ Vault 13 prisoner used for testing at the Enclave: "I'm a United States citizen and I demand to see who's in charge."
- ↑ State of the Nation: "We will be the first generation free of the mutant threat in over one hundred years."
- ↑ The Project: "In either case, the F.E.V.'s toxicity levels are now sufficient to insure a "clean-sweep" of all infested (i.e. non-Enclave) locales."
- ↑ Dick Richardson: "Not at all. Look to the future. Sure muties and men could get along for a while, but before you know it, the numeric pressure of your kind would tell. No, a line must be drawn in the sand - the buck stops here."
- ↑ Charles Curling's dialogue: "{168}{}{Why the information that you and your tribe are no longer human, of course. Since your tribe has only been out of a vault (let's see Vault 13 wasn't it?) for some eighty-odd years, anyone out longer is certain to have been even more compromised. Yes, I'm afraid that the conclusion is unavoidable.}"
Chosen One: "{169}{}{Conclusion? What conclusion?}"
"{170}{}{Why, I thought that I had made myself perfectly clear. The conclusion that you, and all your kind, are no longer human. In order to retake the earth and to maintain the integrity of the human race, all you mutants will have to be destroyed.}" - ↑ Dick Richardson: "The only way for true humans, and democracy, to be safe is to cleanse the mutants from the globe. We humans will take back that which is rightfully ours."
- ↑ Dick Richardson: "Yes, the F.E.V. virus. It was originally developed to turn soldiers into super-warriors but it failed. The warriors were tough and strong, but far too stupid. However, our brilliant Chemical Corps altered it [to] turn it into a staggeringly effective killer. Any humanoid that isn't inoculated against its effects before its release, will die. That is the Project."
- ↑ Dick Richardson: "You can't stop it. The tests are complete and the toxin is ready for release. In hours, your villagers will be the first to make the ultimate sacrifice. The other mutants will follow. An unfortunate footnote in the continuing history of the human race."
- ↑ Anna Holt: "Of course! You've seen the kind of technology these people have. They want to help people. They want to change the Wasteland."
- ↑ 76.0 76.1 Augustus Autumn: "I beg to differ. The Enclave is at the height of its power. Once this facility is operational, the masses will flock to the Enclave for fresh water, protection, and a plan for the future."
- ↑ Augustus Autumn: "The American people are worth fighting for. The future must be secured. I won't let you stand in the way of that."
- ↑ Eden: "Colonel Autumn and I have, of late, disagreed on the best course of action for the Enclave."
- ↑ Eden: "The good Colonel and I disagree on how best to approach the problem of the Wasteland. He feels my methods are too extreme. He has allowed his humanity to cloud his objectivity. And now that he is publicly countermanding my orders, I can no longer rely on him."
- ↑ Autumn: "That's not true. That plan was abandoned months ago. He would never go behind my back!"
- ↑ 81.0 81.1 Terminal Entry: "Mission Directive: Establish and enforce Enclave presence among general populace, disposal of genetic non-compliance offenders.
I. Establish constituency enforcement point at coordinates 39.138 x -77.070. Monitor civilian movement in area, and debrief superior regarding any events of notable significance or regularity.
II. Distribute purified water rations to civilians willing to submit to genetic compliance screening. Participation in screening is compulsory for all civilians, and use of force is authorized in enforcement.
III. Genetic non-compliance offenders should be detained at checkpoint.
IV. To conserve consumption of Enclave resources, detainees should be disposed of by flame only when withholding facility becomes overcrowded, or detainees become unmanageable, whichever comes first." - ↑ Vault 101 terminal entries, Overseer: "The Vault recently received unexpected radio contact over the governmental Vault-Tec frequency, from an organization calling itself "The Enclave." Governmental codes are valid according to the Vault's ancient records, and The Enclave put forth an offer of amnesty and unity with the official remnants of the American government, in exchange for access to the Vault and its data stores. They claim that our Vault passwords no longer match their records, preventing them from extending their offer in person."
- ↑ Sector artillery note
- ↑ Enclave Field Research terminal entries
- ↑ Camp RHO Orientation and Crater Camp orientation
- ↑ Terminal entry
- ↑ Frank Horrigan and his appearances throughout the game
- ↑ Charles Curling's unit and appearance
- ↑ Enclave communications officer: "Yeah well, whoever you are, I just dispatched a verti-assault team to your location. Have a nice day. [...] Usually they just go in shooting. They let someone else sift through the ashes to figure out what was going on."
- ↑ Granite: "{162}{}{Enclave Control Company. We're responsible for perimeter defense, *usually* that is.}"
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.##
- ↑ Camp RHO orientation
- ↑ Sierra Depot GNN transcript: "Transcript of Broadcast March 30, 2076
Today the President ordered the Pacific Fleet to the Poseidon deep sea oil derrick located at a secret location out in the Pacific. He cited concerns over that military exercises staged by the Chinese fleet are "unacceptably close to our strategic oil reserves." The Chinese government denied any hostile intentions." - ↑ AHS-9's dialogue: "{151}{}{The Enclave are a remnant of the past - a neurodyne that has yet to be aligned. They have hidden bases all over the shards of old California, and their strongest stronghold is off to the west, over the waters.}"
- ↑ Matt (San Francisco): "Several months ago we came across a group known as the Enclave. Much to our surprise their level of technology surpassed even our own. We found this quite disturbing and considered contacting them. However, we decided on a more cautious course of action until we could determine exactly who the Enclave was, and the underlying purpose of their organization. To this end, we have reactivated small outposts near areas of Enclave activity from which we can safely observe them. Currently, we have activated such outposts. [...] We have found that the Enclave deals heavily in drugs, weapons, and slaves. However, these are simply trivial pursuits leading up to some higher purpose, which we have failed to uncover. We are still watching them."
- ↑ Metzger
- ↑ NcWriPly.msg
- ↑ Melchior Jr.: "He went away with some men dressed in metal clothes."
- ↑ Daisy Whitman
- ↑ Power plant operations
- ↑ Reid Underwood's terminal entries.
- ↑ Hellfire power armor
- ↑ Advanced power armor background
- ↑ Anna Holt
- ↑ QCGENSCI.MSG: "I just calibrated the IR-spectrometer."
- ↑ QCGENSCI.MSG: "The synthesis is complete, doctor."
- ↑ Charles Curling
- ↑ FEV Curling-13 program
- ↑ The Project
- ↑ Fallout 2
- ↑ Fallout 3
- ↑ For Auld Lang Syne
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide, GOTY Edition, p.45: "Once thought to be covered up by a government conspiracy and believed only by “crackpot” groups such as the Quaere Verum, evidence of extraterrestrial life can be traced back throughout human history, but became nationally recognized after the mysterious disappearance of the Clarabella 7 space pod during the 1960s Space Race. It is said that Alien technology was the basis of many of the Enclave’s more exotic and impressive weaponry and robotics, and even toy manufacturers such as Wilson Automatoys weren’t immune to these accusations. Recently, after the discovery of an Alien body in Fort Bannister, the shocking truth was revealed. The Aliens are not only real and alive, but they’re back. And they’re pissed."
