Marcella Carmine

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*This article is about Institute Director and NCR Desert Ranger. For other uses that also named Marcella, see Marcella (disambiguation).*

Lore character

## Marcella Carmine

* Fallout 4
* New Vegas

## Basic information

### Affiliation(s)

New California Republic (semi-retired)
Desert Rangers (semi-retired)
Commonwealth Rangers (formerly)
The Institute

### Family

Henry Carmine - father
Catherine H. Carmine - mother
Cait - significant other
Synth Shaun - adopted son

### Role

NCR sniper
Director of the Institute

## Statistic information

### SPECIAL

6 ST, 7 PE, 9 EN, 10 CH, 7 IN, 8 AG, 7 LK

## Appearances

### Appears in

*Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout 4*

### Base ID

000566bc

**Director Marcella Carmine** (Institute username **Carmine.M**), known as **Redwolf** by the NCR, and **Mother** by the Institute, is the leader of the Institute. A well-known legendary NCR sniper with a service record of most confirmed kills. She is later appointed Director of the Institute and would go on to become one of the most influential people in the entire post-War world.

## Background

### Early years

Marcella Carmine was born to New California Republic Army general Henry "Big Dog" Carmine and Catherine H. Carmine, an former NCR sniper on June 13, 2261 in Boulder City, but was raised in NCR fort of Camp Forlorn Hope. Her childhood was proud and was favorite daughter to the General, but her parents moved to Camp Forlorn Hope at aged very young. Her birthplace, Boulder City was the site of intense fighting between NCR and Caesar’s Legion during the First Battle of Hoover Dam. Upon growing up, Carmine once up to her teenage years, she beginning training as a NCR Deputy of the Police force of Navarro in 2277 and was currently becoming popular. Carmine been friends with Sheriff Paul Jackson, until Jackson's murder in June 2280 with Carmine declined the become the next Sheriff. While as Deputy, Carmine was most famous deputy of the NCR. Her first duty was successfully dealing with Raider gang led by Nicko. Later, Carmine joined the New California Republic's Desert Rangers (a division of the NCR Rangers) in 2278, after her departure as a NCR Deputy. Carmine beginning training quickly as possible.

### NCR Sniper service

She have a nearly legendary reputation amongst the people of the NCR and their enemies. NCR troopers periodically comment on their reputation for toughness, and even General Lee Oliver's elite NCR heavy troopers admit to being intimidated by them. Members of the Fiends inside Vault 3 advise the player to run the other way if they see a Ranger in black armor, remarking that they're capable of picking off entire Fiend patrols from more than a quarter of a mile away. Even some Legionaries will often say, "I didn't think anybody could kill a Ranger in single combat." After short while, Carmine finished training and do some missions. Few months later, Carmine was than nicknamed, "Redwolf" after gained the reputation within the NCR military, citizens and politicians alike. She was promoted to Lieutenant colonel, the first Desert Ranger and NCR militarily. Lieutenant colonel Carmine was one of the popularity NCR Desert Ranger in the 23rd century. The NCR and Desert Rangers nicknamed her, the Lone Ranger. The reason she gain support and popularity and reputation upon the New California Republic.

Her unit was stationed outside the Den, where the Brotherhood was known to have an outpost, in order to observe it and the routes north for the possible entry of Brotherhood forces from outside the region. There was very little in the way of combat during this time, other than a brief skirmish outside the town that saw NCR forces withdraw back to their camp (it was hardly noteworthy: no casualties on the Brotherhood side and only a single laser burn on the NCR side). It was during this relatively quiet period of time that Charles had plenty of time to type up articles for a newspaper he and a few colleagues in the 10th were working on. Towards the end of his deployment, the Brotherhood staged a night time raid on his camp, leading to many NCR casualties. Charles Brick managed to ambush a Paladin with a trap, causing him to fall into the latrines where he drowned after Carmine pushed the camp garbage on top of him. As this Paladin was carrying a Gatling Laser which was now out of play, the NCR forces were able to retreat without having such overwhelming fire to their backs. For his quick thinking, Carmine received a commendation.

The New California Republic, most notably the 1st Recon unit, massacred a large number of Great Khan women, children and the elderly at Bitter Springs. Carmine, which is the only NCR Desert Ranger Sniper, along with the 1st Recon unit. While Carmine sniping about five to ten of the Khans' troops, she was alerted by the Khans which their found her hideout, making a small shootout, resulting in Carmine badly wounded. However Carmine survived as she take out the Khans before escaping, avoiding capture by the Khans. Later, she met and become fast buddies with Ashley Westbrook, a fellow NCR Ranger sniper. The Desert Rangers, now merged with the now New California Republic Rangers, that the Rangers have firmly established themselves as the elite military branch of the republic, but Marcella was let continued the Desert Ranger branch. For the remaining of the year and 2282, Carmine completed about thirty missions and more than five hundred confirmed kills as a sniper, while promotion to General of the NCR Rangers. Both Marcella and Westbrook together had more than six hundred confirmed kills while stationed in the Mojave Wasteland. She then participate during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam, while being helped by the Boomers, the Mojave Brotherhood of Steel, the Enclave remnants, the Great Khans and the Followers of the Apocalypse which provided the medical support. Marcella, leading the Rangers to a NCR victory over the Ceaser's Legion, but badly wounded in the progress. This battle marks the end of the NCR-Legion War, and establishing definitive control over the entire Mojave Wasteland. Soon after, they negotiated terms to annex The Strip, Freeside, and many surrounding communities.

### The Massachusetts Rangers

After the Caesar's Legion second defeat on Hoover Dam, the Legion, now delegated into multiple tribes causing Caesar ill health and death. In two years, Marcella became a bodyguard to President Aaron Kimball, as well as his agent. Due to her accomplishments, she was awarded with a nice home in Shady Sands and return to the town. After that, Marcella, pledged that she will remain as NCR Ranger for the remaining 20 or more years of service. Kimball accepted Marcella's request that making a Desert Ranger chapter in the pre-war city of Boston, Massachusetts, called the Commonwealth Rangers. During the years from 2284 to 2285, both Marcella and Westbrook gathered a huge group of NCR snipers, and travel to Boston while under protection of NCR themselves. First, they sat camp at Fort Hagen as it's headquarters, as well Marcella then promoted to the rank of General, while Westbrook promoted to Corporal.

By 2286, both Marcella and Ashley had a plan to go to Nuka World but eventually it was took-over by raiders. Upon arriving at the Nuka-World transit center and before step into the Nuka-Express monorail, Marcella was hugging from Ashley before was badly wounded by Ashley, before claiming she sorry for to her, which resulting of kiss Marcella's cheek and left a stimpak, which this is the last respectful thing for her. Marcella, wounded and getting emotional before grabbing the stimpak and struggling to get back to Fort Hagen. While in recovery, she discovered that her now former best friend and partner, Ashley wanted to claim Nuka-World herself and becoming powerful.

### Becoming a Cyborg Director

The Institute's pervious Director Theo Kaiden died recently, sometime after the new year of 2286. The seat of Director laid vacant, and was *de facto* ruled by the Directorate of Lead Heads of the Divisions until they elect a new director. Carmine, never experiences with Science, and have still active within the NCR, cooperating with the NCR President Aaron Kimball. After Kimball agreed that Carmine traveled to the ruins of the well-known the Commonwealth Institute of Technology or (C.I.T), she arrived the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Upon arriving at the Institute with the help of X6-88, an Courser, she met with the Directorate Heads of Divisions, and was impressed with the accomplishments that the Institute that done. Carmine then went on to do various of missions giving to the Directorate Heads. She then also do small to big favors given to the Institute.

Carmine than made visits to Vault 81 while friending Overseer McNamara. During one of her visits of the Vault, one of Vault 81's dwellers Bobby De Luca had discovered one of the entrances into the secret Vault to store his drugs, which lead Austin Engill went in to investigate, but eventually Austin was bitten by one of the lab mole rats and later becomes acquiring an unknown disease. Carmine agreed to search it for a potential cure. Inside, Carmine discovered Curie, who handed over the last unexpired dose of her universal cure. Carmine than returned and turn it over to save Austin and be granted a room in the Vault by Overseer McNamara and appreciation throughout the Vault, as well a pip-boy for her hard work. Carmine, agreed by the Directorate that she accepted to hunt down Conrad Kellogg for his various crimes, this is the first time that Kellogg are now outlawed by the Directorate. Carmine went on to hunt down Kellogg, and to the locations from Diamond City; where Kellogg is former residence, and his exact location in the ruined fort of Fort Hagen. After confronting Kellogg, a long and stressful battle between Carmine and Kellogg. Carmine gets wounded by Kellogg, only to be killed by the injured Carmine.

After return to the Institute, Carmine then met the Directorate again and made Carmine, the new Director. Fighting with emotions, Carmine then accepted the vacant title of Director. Her first role as Director, Carmine had established an synth-hunting and bounty hunter called the "Institute Ghosts" (or Ghosts), an division group inside within the Synth Retention Bureau. In her first week as Director, Marcella had undergone several cybernetic procedures to extend her life, including changing eye color to violet, gained highly levels of charisma and intelligence to improved her persuading skills and  knowledge, wisdom and the ability to think quickly. She is also be giving immune to radiation, and surviving of multiple or various of bullet wounds and melee attacks. And finally, increasing accuracy by handling improving her sniping skills.

### Defeating Maxson's Brotherhood

As the Brotherhood's position in the West declines, the once-moribund Lyons' Brotherhood of Steel has been reformed into a major military force in under a decade, able to project their power and influence all along the Eastern seaboard thanks to the drive and tenacity of its young elder. While Carmine to stay out of the conflict with Arthur Maxson, the current Elder of the East Coast Brotherhood, arrived the Commonwealth with the ship called *the Prydwen*. However it won't take long while Carmine and X4-18 led the synths army to go to Bunker Hill to reclaim some escaped synths held there under the protection of the Railroad, however it will intercepted by the Brotherhood of Steel, leading a three-way battle. But the mission was success after Carmine succeeded defeat both the Brotherhood and The Railroad, and the ran-away synths; Z3-22, B2-57, Y9-15 and F6-33 back to the Institute.

After returning, she met to attend the next Directorate meeting the following day which she accepted. The Directorate declared that The Institute is ready to initiate Phase Three of its long-term plans; which starting a new mass reactor that should resolve the Institute's ongoing power needs. With Carmine the head lead of the operation, she was accompanied by Allie Filmore and traveled to the Mass Fusion building. After dealing with the Brotherhood of Steel's presence by trying stopping Carmine and Filmore which failed, leading to success; managed to travel back to the Institute. Next Marcella managed to convince and invite T.S. Wallace, a wastelander who could help with the reactor after defeating Wallace's guards the Gunners.

After placing the agitator in the reactor, Marcella than attend the next Directorate meeting to declared war against Arthur Maxson. Marcella than sent two squad to invade the Headquarters of the Railroad, however Marcella than assassinate Desdemona, making the Railroad dissolved. After meeting with Doctors Madison Li, Watson, and Orman to explain the details of the final battle of Maxson's Brotherhood, which the target is the base of the Brotherhood of Steel operations in the Commonwealth - the Boston Airport. Shielded by an electromagnetic shield which blocking the army of synths entering, Marcella than go solo at dead of night which she quietly assassinate anyone who gets her way and destroying the shields, which surprising the Brotherhood after the Synths attacking the airport. She than accompanying/escort a synth has been programmed with a computer virus and will transfer it to Liberty Prime, which was successful; resulting in Marcella wounded and blowing up the Prydwen in the progress, and the East/West coast division of the Brotherhood dissolves.

## Personality

Marcella Carmine is very intelligence and charisma person, which also had brave, strong trait. She also a war hawk just like Cassandra Moore, and huge devoting support for General Lee Oliver and President Aaron Kimball's attempt to push in the Mojave. In war times, Marcella considered herself as a lone wolf, going solo in missions or stealth missions. As a highly-skilled marksman or sniper in the Desert Rangers, she become an experienced sharpshooter, regarded as one among the best snipers within the NCR and have a most devoted idolized reputation. Among the NCR leadership, Marcella is also liked, even more than Kimball in leadership, as well with successful negotiations in peace terms. Carmine also believes that respect is earned, as well as dignity and compassion towards even the most unlikely individuals as proven, and considered loyalty of her all-time friends including a fellow NCR Desert Ranger Sniper Ashley Westbrook, and even after Ashley's betrayal, Marcella remembered her as "her own sister". She is mostly proud of her accomplishments as a sniper and an assassin, including during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam.

Considering that Carmine had approximately of about twenty to thirty years of NCR service, so that to retire, she settled in Massachusetts during her vacation before accepting her new role in The Institute as its Director. Even though that she haven't got any science skills, but she agrees with that not to interrupted their respected projects and their own business. In her time as Director, she was allowed to have her own subgroup, a sniper-based assassin special elite snipers. Even though that Marcella is not enemies with the Brotherhood of Steel due to outcome of the NCR-Brotherhood War while she with the NCR, but she accepts that the Board of the Directors choose to declare war with the Brotherhood lead by Arthur Maxson. After Arthur's defeat, Marcella feel guilty and worried for the rest of the Brotherhood come after her or the Institute.

Carmine considered herself as a "independent", in comes with politics. While she popular among in the NCR, Marcella was talking a potential winning for the presidency, but only if the citizens wanting her to. But however, Marcella hoping to keep her tenure as Director for years to come, as well as coopering with the NCR, and other factions. While she wanting to achieving her goals before her life is over, she seeks to restore mankind back to civilizations with the help of the Institute's finalized, including the Synths and other Institute products.

## Notes

* Marcella Carmine's full name has a great relation to herself, as:
	+ Her first name, Marcella is the roman cognomen and Italian origin meaning "strong" and "martial", which often symbolizes her strong personality in battle and her status as a cyborg.
	+ Carmine is of Hebrew and Latin origins meaning both "garden" and "of song" respectfully. In the Fallout universe, the word Carmine is describes to her role in the NCR and the being leader of the Institute. This name also well-known for her family reputation for their service dating back during World War II.
* Marcella Carmine is one of few characters that appears in multiple games. Other examples include Tandi, Harold, Madison Li, Arthur Maxson, or MacCready.
* During her NCR career, Marcella was well-known to be called or alias "Redwolf", because of her famed & legendary reputation with the NCR among the military and politicians and the name is mostly based and associated with her last name, Carmine.
* Despite becoming the Institute's director while serving with the NCR, her status as a sniper is active but listed as "semi-retired."
* Marcella is the first and only person to do so, while both serving as Director and an NCR Desert Ranger, respectfully.
* Marcella become the youngest veteran and best known rangers during the Mojave Campaign, where she were deployed multiple areas, including Camp Golf and in Baja.
* In *Fallout 4*, Marcella had a unique apparel and weapon switch, and become the only character to do so. While in combat or appeared outside of the Institute's headquarters, she weared her popularized cyborgic bodysuit while armed with her sniper rifle with her modified suppressed 10mm pistol, Institutionalized while both weapons the Institute cosmetic color mod. In the hidden headquarters, she wear a Institute Director's Uniform (rarely wear her bodysuit) while carried with her unique laser rifle, Old Faithful.
	+ In *Fallout: New Vegas*, she mentioned that she had her well-maintained suppressed Anti-materiel rifle in her Sandy Sands's personal home shelter, hanged above her office study.
* In one of her ongoing memoirs, she had said that many of NCR veterans, politicians, and her peers destined Marcella to become president, and a more popular one since Tandi.

## Notable quotes

* "*I always be a NCR soldier, I was the deadly sniper with over thousand kills in the NCR. I was wounded multiple times, but doesn't stop me from sniping the enemy.*"

## Appearances

Marcella Carmine appears in *Fallout: New Vegas* and *Fallout 4*. Carmine is also mentioned in *Fallout 3*.

## Behind the scenes

* Marcella Carmine was an SpartanMazda's player role-play character in the game Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 3. She first appears in Fallout 3 as an **The Lone Wanderer** and become the Knight (now Sentinel in 2287) of the Brotherhood of Steel in 2277.

## Gallery

Marcella in her X-01 power armor.Marcella in the Glowing Sea in power armor.Marcella in her bodysuit.
## References

2. ↑ Marcella Carmine: *"Yes, they call me Redwolf! Because I'm known for my red hair and being a lone wolf. As a sniper I'm proud of my achievements, including one of the longest recorded sniper kills in NCR history."*(Marcella Carmine's dialogue)
3. ↑ Synth: *"Hello Mother. We are here to make the Institute's presence known to the surface."*(Synth's dialogue)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Before the events of *Fallout 4*
5. ↑ The Institute terminal entries - Director Kaiden died
6. ↑ The Institute terminal entries; Director Carmine's terminal, Well I'm here
7. ↑ The Institute terminal entries; Director Carmine's terminal, Meeting other Directors
8. ↑ The Institute terminal entries; Director Carmine's terminal, Saving Vault 81
9. ↑ The Institute terminal entries; Director Carmine's terminal, Terminating Kellogg
10. ↑ The Institute terminal entries; Director Carmine's terminal, Kellogg killed
11. ↑ Implant Update 1: It's time
12. ↑ Implant Update 4: Multiple Wounds
13. ↑ Implant Update 4: Violet Eyes
14. ↑ Implant Update 5: Charisma and Intelligence
15. ↑ Implant Update 6: Radiation immunity
16. ↑ Implant Update 7: Various Wounds
17. ↑ Implant Update 8: Sniping Accuracy
18. ↑ Implant Update 9: My Sniping is Better

Non-game
1. ↑ *The Life of Marcella Carmine: The Birth of a Legend Sniper*
2. ↑ *The Life of Marcella Carmine: The Institute Director*