Robert Spindel

	Mentioned-only character Robert Spindel
	Biography race Human affiliation U.S. Army role Commander rank Colonel Gameplay mentioned in Fallout Fallout 3

 

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I tried again to speak to the colonel through the door, but he seems to have completely lost touch with reality. I broke down the door with several of the men just in time to watch him blow his head off. Right before he pulled the trigger he said he was sorry.

”— Roger Maxson

Colonel Robert Spindel was the commander of a military team originally sent to the West Tek Research Facility on January 3, 2076 to monitor the experiments conducted there in the interest of national security. On January 7, 2077, all West Tek research was moved to the newly constructed Mariposa Military Base, along with Spindel's team. Spindel's second-in-command was captain Roger Maxson.

On October 10, Maxson and his men discovered to their horror that the scientists at Mariposa were using military prisoners as test subjects in their experiments with the Forced Evolutionary Virus. Morale in the base broke down, and Spindel suffered a mental breakdown, eventually committing suicide 5 days later, and Maxson became the leader of the team which was later to become the Brotherhood of Steel.

Appearances

Spindel does not appear in any game, but is mentioned in the Captain Maxson's Diary and Maxson Log holodisks in Fallout. Captain Maxson's Diary also appears in a terminal in Fallout 3.

Mariposa Military Base Pre-war characters Robert Spindel · Roger Maxson · Platner · Robert Anderson · Erin Shellman · Steve Remco · Leon VonFelden Unity characters Lieutenant · Van Hagan · Vat Team 9 · Flip · Abel · Sarah · Kyle · Krupper Destroyed Mariposa characters Melchior · Grundel Quests Destroy the source of the Mutants