Dane (TV series)

Dane is a young member of the Brotherhood of Steel and the first known non-binary member of the organization.
==Background==
Dane was not born into the Brotherhood of Steel. Dane has lived experience in the wasteland and knows the worst of how humanity can be. It is unclear how Dane was recruited into the organization.
In the Brotherhood of Steel, Dane was attracted to the idea of having "brothers" and "sisters" in the Brotherhood, and values learning in school about technology. Dane is attracted to Maximus' fortitude, and has sympathy towards him.Collider interview
==Fallout TV series==
===The End===
Dane is an aspirant of the Brotherhood of Steel at their training camp and the only friend Maximus apparently has. After being promoted to squire, Dane is injured when it seems someone stuck razors in their boot. While some accuse Maximus of orchestrating the incident, Dane does not believe those rumors and tells Maximus their belief. Maximus is chosen to replace Dane as Knight Titus' squire."The End" 
===The Beginning===
When Maximus returns to the Brotherhood, Dane is seen wearing a technician uniform instead of a squire one. Maximus reveals that Knight Titus is dead and presents Elder Cleric Quintus with a fake head of his target. Quintus has his men examine the head, and they discover it's a fake since it doesn't have the artifact. Quintus accuses Maximus of lying about the artifact, as he lied about his culpability in Dane's maiming. The Brotherhood knights restrain Maximus and point a gun to his head, with Quintus demanding he confess. Maximus implores Quintus to spare his life, promising to lead the Brotherhood to the artifact's location if they do so. Dane then interjects, confesses that their injury was self-inflicted, and pleads for Quintus to listen to Maximus for the sake of the Brotherhood. Quintus commends such a rare display of loyalty and orders the knights to release Maximus.
Dane confesses to Maximus later on that they orchestrated their maiming because they were terrified and felt they were not ready to venture out into the wasteland. Dane apologized to Maximus for putting him through all the accusations he faced. Maximus forgave Dane instantly because he would have never met a vault dweller that he fell in love with (by the name of Lucy MacLean) if he had not gone on that mission. Maximus tells Dane that he's not only going to fight the upcoming battle to rescue her, but also to leave with her to live in her vault. Maximus describes her vault as a "... place that's peaceful... and safe. Where nobody ever goes to war." Dane, however, tells Maximus that there is nowhere that's safe, and there is no leaving the Brotherhood, even though they wish there were.
Dane fights alongside Maximus in an assault in the Griffith Observatory occupied by raiders made up of former NCR Military led by Lee Moldaver, who is in possession of a cold fusion reactor that can power the entire city. When Moldaver died, Dane asserts that Maximus had dealt her the killing blow, although Maximus denied this quietly to Dane. Before Maximus can deny this to the rest of the group, Dane takes the opportunity to credit Maximus with taking down the NCR leader, ensuring that he would be knighted for the feat. Dane and the group's surviving comrades chant for Maximus as "Knight Maximus," and hail him as a hero.
==Personality==
Dane is shown to be kind towards Maximus, the two of them having a shared dream of being able to don T-60 power armor. However, Dane also lacks a bit of foresight due to the boot incident, not predicting that Maximus would be blamed for it.
Dane is also shown not to be brave and frightened by the idea of having to venture into the wasteland. Despite this, Dane seemed to be excited about the idea earlier, suggesting Dane was merely putting on a brave face in order to gain the respect of their peers.
It is unlikely that Dane is unaware that Maximus was devastated when he was not promoted.
Dane feels immense horrendous guilt when Maximus is falsely announced to be dead.
Dane is sent into the battle as a meat shield against the NCR due to punishment for self-mutilation and lying. Dane falsely claims that Maximus killed Moldaver for both of their survival in the Brotherhood, and to protect the two of them from the wrath of the elders.
==Notable quotes==
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==Appearances==
Dane appears only episodes "The End" and "The Beginning." While Dane appears only in two season 1 episodes, Xelia Mendes-Jones is credited as part of the main cast for the episodes they appear in.
==Notes==
Aspirant Dane is referred to with they/them pronouns by the clergy, who see great promise in them. They could be described as apparently gender non-conforming, while all of their peers appear to be young cis men. The specific gender dynamics of the Brotherhood in this time and place are not textually discussed or contextually obvious.
==Behind the scenes==
* Dane's actor, Xelia Mendes-Jones, is a fan of the Fallout video games and played them before being casted. Xelia said it was a dream come true upon receiving the role.
* Dane is a transmasculine non-binary character, although prefers being seen as more masculine and is okay with being called a guy.
** In our world, using they/them pronouns is considered a form of gender non-conformance. The script of the show itself and character's description on Prime VideoFallout Season 1 description refer to Dane with they/them pronouns. 
** Dane does not declare their relationship with the gender binary in the text of the script, which does not contain scenes where characters expound upon their gender identity using modern common language.
** Dane is portrayed by Xelia Mendes-Jones, a trans actor.Xelia Mendes-Jones' Instagram Dane is portrayed by non-binary voice actors Alex Delint and Jules Avery in the Latin American Spanish and Dutch dubs of the series, respectively.
** Dane uses explicitly non-binary terms in translations of the series, including Polish (where gender is also marked in the first person), Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, and Galician. The Latin American Spanish and European Spanish translations of the script do not contain textual evidence of the character's gender whatsoever.
* They are the fourth Fallout character to use they/them pronouns, following Burke and Orlando from the Fallout 76 updates Steel Dawn and Expeditions: The Pitt, respectively, and Mackenzie "Mac" Frey from Winter of Atom, a sourcebook for the tabletop role-playing game.
==Gallery==
Fallout Season 1 Amazon Dane.png|Amazon preview
==References==
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