Director

This article contains lore based on sources from the timeline occur in the Fallout universe.
For The Institute governing council, see Directorate.
For a Mister Gutsy, see Director (character).
For a character who also known as the Director, see Jon Elwood.

## Political information

### Style of office

His/Her Directorship (formal)
The Director
The Honorable (Unused, formerly)

## Historical information

### Established date

sometime before the Great War*confirmation needed*

The title of **Director** is a title bestowed upon a high-ranking official which was appointed by the Directorate in the Institute. Every director before is lost of history, that his/her names is also lost. The current Director is Raymond Filmore after Marcella Royce's resignation in 2363.

## Background

The Institute allows humans to live in a clean, safe, comfortable environment, free from the strife and environmental hazards present on the surface. Over the decades of isolation and development, the Institute has developed a very effective system that maximizes efficiency and promotes individual development and research. The leadership over the Institute is in the hands of the Directorate, made up of the individual heads of each division, and one specially-appointed Director. The divisions of the Institute are fairly autonomous, perfectly capable of functioning without intervention. Where those divisions interact, however, problems can arise. As such, the Director is appointed to set policy, resolve disputes, and otherwise act as an intermediary.

Each Director heads a division that is instrumental to the Institute's continued existence. Yet despite the pressing need to cooperate, knowledge is heavily compartmentalized and the divisions kept in the dark. Inconvenient facts are routinely buried under false pretenses, especially when it comes to high-profile members fleeing the organization, like Dr Brian Virgil.

## History

After the Great War, survivors of the Commonwealth Institute of Technology or M.I.T went underground and formed The Institute, a elusive scientific society. It's unknown who is the founder, presumably who created the title or role as Director. From its founding in 2210, the CIT students form the Institute's expansive underground facilities. For over 175 years, many of various of directors while whose names are unknown of their records, which some had speculate that the Institute had female directors before Marcella Royce assumed the role.

A most recent named director on record is Theo Kaiden, a lead Institute scientist in the FEV labs under the Project Lead C. Syverson. Sometime after 2277, Kaiden became director and during his tenure, he became unpopular among with his fellow scientists and his records is unknown. After Kaiden died in November/December 2286, result the title became vacant. Months later, the Directorate chose Marcella Royce, a well-known sniper in the NCR as Kaiden's successor which she accepted.

In Marcella's tenrue as director, she became the longest tenured director of total of 76 years. She improved and had more cybernetic implants to improved with her sniping and her life, improved with knowledge, wisdom and the ability to think quickly, immune to radiation, and others. The Institute also stopped the kidnapping and starts to improved relations with the Commonwealth, as well formed a new provincial government during Marcella's tenure. Marcella also led the Institute of defeating Elder Arthur Maxson and the Brotherhood of Steel, resulting the Institute's undisputed authority and a made their presence to the Commonwealth.

In the next 70 years, Marcella helped the Institute rebuild the Commonwealth. She helped in a role creation a new generation of synths after four decades of research. Her adoptive and syntenic daughter Valerie or M6-92, a new Synth Project and went on to becoming General of the Minutemen.

In 2290, the Institute, alongside with the Minutemen clash with the Nuka World raiders after the Overboss Ashley Westbrook launched a invasion to the Commonwealth. Though that Ashley did take the Castle, the Minutemen's headquarters, the Minutemen with the help of the Institute, retake the Castle and than pushed Ashley and her raider empire back into Nuka World. Eventually, both Marcella and Valerie enter Nuka World and defeat Ashley. Marcella launched her presidential campaign and wins the presidency, and in the next 50-years, Marcella's administration and the Directorate had a trade and diplomacy policies, and helping the Waste a new future. After her resigned as president, Marcella returned to the Institute and resumed her role as Director until in 2263 when she announced her resignation. She remained to the resided in the Institute until she died peacefully in 2370.

After her resignation, the Directorate choose Raymond Filmore, a grandson of Allie Filmore as her successor.

## Longest-tenured Director

Marcella Royce became the longest-tenured Director in the Institute of 76 years from 2287 to her resignation in 2363. After her resignation, Marcella died in September 8, 2370.

## Duties and Tenure

The duties of the Director is mainly to lead heads of every division, as well to set policy, resolve disputes, and otherwise act as an intermediary. Others duties of the Director is by appointing senior management, or other directors of a division if one died, resign, or missing. However the appointment of a director can even either for life tenure, resignation, or be removed by the Directorate. When a director dies without a chosen a successor or especially, the title became vacant until the Directorate choose a successor.

## Roles

As *de facto* head of state, the Director represents the Institute, as well as its leader. Appointed by the Directorate, the governing body of the Institute, the Director had elected and eventually serve the role until he/she's retirement, removal, or death. The Director also appointed his or her successor if necessary, however after the death of Theo Kaiden, the title became vacant approximately four months until the Directorate named Marcella Royce as the next director dispute having no scientific background, but she accept the offer.

## Known Directors

**Notice**: The list below is known directors in mentioned or had appeared in *Fallout* series. Which many of previous directors before Theo, had their records is unknown, presumably unreadable.

## Appearances

* *Fallout 4*
	+ *Fallout: Return to Nuka World*
* *Fallout: The Presidency*

## References

1. ↑ *Fallout 4* loading screen hints: *"The Institute allows humans to live in a clean, safe, comfortable environment, free from the strife and environmental hazards that have rendered the surface nearly uninhabitable."*
2. ↑ *Fallout 4* loading screen hints: *"The Institute is ruled by a Directorate, made up of the individual heads of each division, and one specially-appointed Director."*
3. ↑ The Sole Survivor: *"What would it mean to be in charge?"*
Shaun: *"Most divisions of the Institute are fairly autonomous, perfectly capable of functioning without intervention. Where those divisions interact, however, problems can arise. You'd lead the Directorate in setting policy, resolving disputes, and the like. There's no question that some of the Directorate, and the Institute at large, will need reassurances about your appointment. That's why I'd like you to take charge of this latest operation. Doctor Filmore can fill you in on the details. There are hard decisions ahead. For all of us, but for you especially. I know that you'll do the right thing."*
(Shaun's dialogue)
4. ↑ The Sole Survivor: *"Are you happy here?"*
Madison Li: *"  "*
(Madison Li's dialogue)
5. ↑ The Sole Survivor: *"Father trusts me, and so should you."*
Madison Li: *"  "*
(Madison Li's dialogue)
6. ↑ The Sole Survivor: *"The Institute is decieving you."*
Madison Li: *"     "*
(Madison Li's dialogue)
7. ↑ Implant Update 8: Sniping Accuracy
8. ↑ Implant Update 9: My Sniping is Better
9. ↑ Implant Update 5: Charisma and Intelligence
10. ↑ Implant Update 6: Radiation immunity
11. ↑ *The Kidnappings Stops!*
12. ↑ Synth: *"The Institute is now the undisputed authority in the Commonwealth. Have a nice day."*
(Generic synths' dialogue)
13. ↑ Synth: *"Hello Mother. We are here to make the Institute's presence known to the surface."*
(Synth's dialogue)
14. ↑ About the Future: *"It's been a long day, and finally done. Elder Maxson and his Brotherhood had defeated and destroyed after making their own machine against them. Now that's settled; as Director of the Institute, I'll do everything in my power and tenure as Director to make the Commonwealth a better place."*
15. ↑ Events of *Fallout: The Presidency*
16. ↑ A New Synth Project
17. ↑ Synth Project: Valerie (M6-92)
18. ↑ My Synth's a Minutemen General
19. ↑ Events of *Fallout: Return to Nuka World*

Non-game
1. ↑ Fallout: The Presidency, **Longevity (2358–2370)**: "She is also the mother (or give birth) to Gen. 4 synths during her role, which was developed and created after four decades of research."
2. ↑ Fallout: The Presidency, **Longevity (2358–2370)**: "Surrounded by friends, peers, and family, Marcella died peacefully on September 8, at the age of 108. She had previously suffered from very painful and discomfort from wounds from her service as a Sniper and beyond."
3. ↑ Fallout: The Presidency, **Longevity (2358–2370)**: She remained as Director until 2363, when a 103-year old Marcella Royce announced her resignation as Director of the Institute in her last Directorate meeting due to personal health issues, ending her 76 year tenure as Director, which is the longest serving high-ranking official position in the Institute."
4. ↑ Fallout: The Presidency, **Longevity (2358–2370)**: "Her successor, Raymond Filmore, 54, a grandson of Allie Filmore, the head of the Facilities division was chosen by the Directorate with Marcella’s blessing."