Enclave (Fallout 4)

The Enclave is a faction .
They were physically added into the game with the 2024 next-gen update; previously they were only mentioned. This update added a new questline, Echoes of the Past, focusing on stopping a faction of the Enclave from spreading its dangerous ideology. This update also added free Creation Club content, including weapon and armor skins, the Tesla cannon, X-02 power armor, Hellfire power armor, and the heavy incinerator.Steam announcement
It also made the Enclave remnants seen in Creation Club canon.
==Background==
In the year 2287, some remnants of the Enclave appeared in the Commonwealth, seeking any valuable equipment they could find, and also thinking the Commonwealth could be one of their permanent bases. They were using the Atlantic Offices in the Glowing Sea as one of their bases, with a man named Elias stationed at the Atlantic Offices communicating with First Lieutenant Franklin at a field camp. The Enclave was also interested in taking equipment from the Forged at Saugus Ironworks. The Enclave had three known encampments: a south one that is south of Gunners plaza, an east one east of Parsons State Insane Asylum, and a western one south-west of Dark Hollow Pond. At these camps, it is known they were studying and harvesting mirelurk DNA, dispensing Eyebots around the area to promote Enclave propaganda, and researching the local flora. Each carries a copy of the Enclave Entrenchment Manual for post-War survival.Enclave field operations terminals
Beyond that, the Enlave is conspicuously absent: The Enclave is mentioned when talking with members of the Brotherhood of Steel, in regards to the Brotherhood-Enclave War in the Capital Wasteland: Proctor Quinlan mentions the defeat of the Enclave in passing while describing Elder Maxson's rise to power,The Prydwen terminal entries; Proctor Quinlan's terminal, The Rise of Elder Maxson Paladin Danse describes the assault on the Enclave stronghold at Adams Air Force Base and the death of Paladin Krieg during the attack,The Sole Survivor: "What happened at Adams Air Force Base?"Danse: " "(Danse's dialogue) while Lancer Captain Kells mentions salvaging the base after the defeat of the Enclave following the success of the battle and the subsequent construction of the Prydwen.The Sole Survivor: "Where was the Prydwen constructed?"Kells: ""(Kells' dialogue) Finally, Proctor Ingram mentions Liberty Prime's role in defeating the Enclave, when showing off the storage bay full of its scattered parts.The Sole Survivor: "Why all the secrecy??"Ingram: " "(Ingram's dialogue)
Beyond the Brotherhood, there's a mention of the Enclave found in the Boston Bugle articles, when Mags Veccio outlined how his investigation led him to discover the oil rig and its official designation, "Control Station Enclave," which substantiated rumors of "a secret, militarized "shadow government," known as the Enclave, that would take control of the United States in the event of a nuclear conflagration."Boston Bugle building terminal entries; Boston Bugle article terminal, Article 4
===Other direct mentions===
* One of Deacon's idle comments has him joke that he plans to try and convince the next Railroad recruit that he's actually President Eden.Deacon: "I'm convincing the next raw recruit I'm actually President Eden. Think I can pull it off?"(Deacon's companion dialogue)
* The Far Harbor add-on adds a single character related to the Enclave: Brian Richter, formerly a lieutenant in the faction, presently the Grand Zealot of the chapter of the Church of the Children of Atom residing on the Island near Maine. He states that he came to join the cult after being lost on a long-range recon mission north from the Capital Region, left trapped in a sealed bunker and only survived the intense radiation due to his natural immunity, supposedly a gift from "Atom" whereas the rest of his unit died; Richter was rescued by Tektus, who was Grand Zealot himself at the time.The Sole Survivor: "You seem... different, from most of the people here. Why is that?"Brian Richter: " "(Brian Richter's dialogue) He does not openly talk about his past ties and only mentions the Enclave's name after being pressed about it.The Sole Survivor: "You were a soldier? With what army?"Brian Richter: ""(Brian Richter's dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "Won't this kill pretty much everyone in the Wasteland?"John Henry Eden: "Anyone or anything that has been affected by mutation will be eliminated. You will likely be immune, thanks to your upbringing in the vault. Likewise, the good people of the Enclave will be unaffected as well. I understand that you may have become sympathetic to certain individuals in your travels. Individuals this will eliminate. Please recognize that the fate of our entire country rests on this plan. Sacrifices must be made for the greater good."(John Henry Eden's dialogue)
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Category:Fallout 4 factions