Lenny Brown (Fallout)

“I’m going to get my son back.” - Lenny, declaring that he will find his kidnapped son, Shaun.Leonard Griffin Brown (born October 6, 2045), also known as Lenny, is a former U.S. Army veteran, who lived in Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.A. as a married man by 2077. That is, until the Great War caused nukes to finally be dropped, causing total annihilation. Lenny and his family was preserved in cryogenic stasis in the safety of Vault 111, built by Vault-Tec until they were reawakened, but his son, Shaun was kidnapped while his wife, Nora, was murdered in front of his own eyes. He was sent back into cryogenic sleep. With this, once he reawakened once more, he set out in post-apocalyptic Massachusetts to find and recover his long lost son, unaware of what his actions will bring. He will serve as the main protagonist of the upcoming Fallout 4: The Series.
== Biography ==
=== History ===
Leonard “Lenny” Griffin Brown was born around June 20, 2047 in Boston, Massachusetts. Before he turned 18, he met a Caucasian woman named Nora Fields, who became his girlfriend. He eventually enlisted or was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served time in the service for several years until his resignation and honorable discharge. He eventually married Nora, and after a sexual encounter in a park, resulted in the birth of their only son, Shaun. Thanks to the two’s professions and contributions to society, the family lived in a high-income home in the tranquil neighborhood of Sanctuary Hills, outside of Concord, eventually purchasing a robot butler called a Mr. Handy they named Codsworth. The family lived well and got ready to celebrate Halloween and an event at the Veteran’s Hall in Lenny’s honor.
=== The Great War and Nuclear Annihilation of October 23, 2077 ===
On October 23 of 2077, the day the bombs fell, Lenny was at home, preparing to go to an event at the Veteran’s Hall in Concord with his family. While at home, he was encountered by a Vault-Tec representative, who informed him that thanks to his service in the military and his wife’s lawyer job, the entire family, minus Codsworth, has an open spot reserved for them in the nearby Vault 111, which was built in the event of nuclear warfare. Lenny agreed to the terms and signed the papers. After spending time with his son, Shaun, who was an infant, there was a sudden TV broadcast, giving news that there were confirmed nuclear explosions in New York and Pennsylvania. Suddenly, the sirens were sounded, prompting the Brown's to flee to Vault 111.
=== Cryogenic Stasis and Shaun's Kidnapping ===
=== Reawakening ===
=== The Battle of Concord, 2287 ===
== Appearance ==
=== Physical ===
Lenny is a muscular man with a dark complexion. He has amber colored skin, brown eyes, and dark brown hair. In the beginning of the series, his hairstyle was a short afro,. As the series progressed, Lenny gradually regrew his hair and a beard, growing a stubble by the time he exited Vault 111, a noticeable beard by the time he reached Diamond City, a half grown beard by the time he started searching for clues related to Conrad Kellogg, a fully grown beard by the time he faced off against Kellogg, and finally, a somewhat bushy beard by the time of the War of the Commonwealth. He shaved it back down to a stubble afterwards. His hair gradually grew into a large crop top and bushy hair. Eventually, before his confrontation against Kellogg, he shaved his head bald to signal that he was going to war. His hair grew back after the war.
=== Clothing ===
Lenny wore a standard green army outfit while he was serving time in the military. When at home, he had a white t-shirt, blue pants, and slippers. He eventually slipped into a worn blue Vault 111 jumpsuit. Lenny adjusted his outfit there and there once in a while.
== Personality ==
== Killed Victims ==
* Conrad Kellogg
* Shaun Richards (Caused or Direct)
* Desdemona
* Deacon
*Numerous counts of Raiders, Gunners, Railroad agents, and Institute synths and scientists
== Relationships ==
=== Nora Richards ===
Nora was Lenny’s wife before the Great War. The two loved each other dearly and even had a son together; Shaun. However, although the bombs had ruined their lives, their love remained strong. When Nora was murdered in front of Lenny, he became stricken with grief and swore vengeance on the man responsible. In the end, Lenny avenged Nora’s demise, but her death still haunted him. Although he still grieved for her, Lenny accepted the fact that Nora would want him to move on and find happiness for himself. Lenny did so in the form of Piper Wright and his enlarged family across the Commonwealth. While fighting Kellogg, Nora spoke to Lenny via a voice in his head, telling him to move on and give up on vengeance.
=== Shaun Richards ===
Shaun is Lenny’s only son, a son he loved more than anything. After Shaun was kidnapped as an infant, Lenny risked life and limb in order to find him, threatening to kill those who get in his way. When Lenny finally found Shaun, he was shocked to see that he had grown up, as although he though Shaun was still an infant when he went out to search for him, later thought he was 10, he realized that he was 60. Lenny was disappointed in the fact that Shaun was now the leader of the Institute and was the catalyst of a lot of conflicts throughout the Commonwealth. In the end, although Lenny had spent so long looking for his son again, he realized that the Shaun he knew and loved died long ago and was reborn as a man who only saw his own personal goals in sight. With this, Lenny chose his newfound families in the Commonwealth over his son. By this time, Shaun was sick and dying. Although Shaun had hard feelings towards Lenny for his betrayal, he gave him the code to announce evacuation from the Institute before its explosion. Before his death, Shaun figured that Lenny would betray him, but left a holotape for a synth version of young Shaun to pass to Lenny. Shaun ultimately made sure that Lenny would still have a son, even if he was artificial, showing that he still had love for him, despite his potential betrayal.
=== Preston Garvey ===
Lenny helped Preston in time of need.
=== Piper Wright ===
=== Dogmeat ===
== Gallery ==
== Trivia ==
* According to Lenny, while in his sarcasm to Nora, he mentions “that night in the park a year ago.” This implies that Shaun was conceived when Lenny and Nora had sex in the nearby park. This is further confirmed if the player plays as Nora and also acts sarcastic.
* Lenny, along with Anthony Richards, and Joseph Hillyer are all protagonists of (upcoming) Fallout videos and games.
* Lenny is biologically the oldest protagonist in the Fallout universe and all of the MinneEagle videos, being 230 years old.
* Lenny, Richard, and Joseph are all affiliated with the Brotherhood of Steel.
*Lenny’s great great grandfather served in World War II back around 1945, 102 years before his own birth.
**It is made apparent that his ancestors were Caucasian-American. This means that Lenny has Caucasian-American ancestry, but eventually, his family married into an African-American family.
*Lenny is one of many characters who is a father.
*Lenny's look is drastically different from the official artwork of Fallout 4, which details his default look as a Caucasian male, much like how his default appearance is the first preset to appear in the game.
**What further suggests this is that his great great grandfather from the 1940's was Caucasian, and his family was likely Caucasian from there on out.
**However, this is retconned in the Series' canon, where at some point, Lenny's family eventually became tied to African American roots.
**Lenny is seen in the intro cutscene, but most of his appearance was mostly hidden, only showing his back wearing a combat helmet and military fatigues, as well as wearing gloves, likely to allow leg way into deciding how the player looks.
* Lenny's name is Nate if Nora was chosen to be the playable character in his stead. However, since Lenny was a completely customizable character and he was chosen to be the protagonist, his name was changed to be as such.
* Lenny's character was created from inspiration by MinneEagle to make a war veteran with a hardened past, mostly due to his black heritage. However, this character specifically has some altered characteristics instead, with him being somewhat hardened, but has a soft side, and he is not discriminated for being black.
* Lenny is referred to without his full name in the game, but the only character who uses his actual name is Codsworth, albeit he uses his surname in a formal manner.
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