Fallout: How the Western and Eastern Brotherhoods of Steel Differ

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The Brotherhood of Steel is one of the most iconic factions out of the Fallout franchise, as its Power Armor is often the most sought-out gear in the game and is part of the game posters and box art. The Brotherhood has been in every Fallouttitle to date.

However, not every part of the Brotherhood of Steel sees eye to eye. They have sub-factions with different goals and ideas, but the most significant split within their organization is between the eastern and western Brotherhood. The west Brotherhood wishes to focus on preserving technology and keeping it out of irresponsible hands, while the east Brotherhood focuses more on helping wastelanders in need.

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The Brotherhood of Steel was founded by Roger Maxson, a solider that survived the Great War and witnessed monstrous experiments with FEV at West Tek. Due to his experiences, Maxon founded the Brotherhood of Steel on the basis that the United States failed in protecting its people. His conclusion was that the Brotherhood of Steel will protect what the United States could not, which is to protect people from themselves and their own ignorance.

In its first years, the Brotherhood of Steel focused on helping Great War survivors. However, this changed when Maxson realized human knowledge could disappear. Instead of focusing on people, the Brotherhood then instead focused on preserving technology, books, weapons, and more.

During the time of Roger Maxson, a split in the Brotherhood started to form. Most of the Brotherhood of Steel wanted to be isolated while Roger Maxson did not. When Roger Maxson died, the Brotherhood became isolated which meant that it did not recruit outsiders. At this time, the Brotherhood was on