Fallout's Cybernetic Organisms | Fallout Lore

Throughout the Fallout series many humans, ghouls, super mutants and even dogs, have had certain elements of their bodies replaced with cybernetic modifications. The definition of a Cyborg is a biological organism whose abilities have been extended beyond normal limitations, either through electronic, mechanical or robotic means. Synths on the other hand, which are synthetic in nature, are the polar opposite. They are synthetic organisms and while they do have human or animal flesh they are not considered cyborgs by definition, as such they will not be discussed, but they will receive their own dedicated video. Now, the use of implants and prosthetics was fairly normal before The Great War, with artificial organs being used in hospitals during lifesaving surgeries, but also more broadly in military and police settings. Specifically, implants that improved the defences and combat proficiency of Cyberdogs and Robobrains. However, the process of turning a biological organism into a cyborg isn’t as simple as I’ve made it sound, and many times the procedures were detrimental to the subjects health and wellbeing. As a result Doctors would only suggest cybernetic surgeries if it was a medical emergency. Whereas the US military took things to the extreme.
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[@Synonymous101]

I know a lot of people don't like it when I mention Fallout Tactics, or non canon games in general, but where I do I've kept it brief! Enjoy!

[@MattGreen-sn4tu]

Don’t listen to them anything you post is amazing keep up the good work

[@river9548]

Eh, the ‘canon’ is now in bethesda hands, gives food for thoughts on the quality of fallout tactics (which was cool ngl)

[@Nathan_Coley]

I have less of an issue with you talking about non canon games than I do with developers making a game then being like "those are now non canon".

[@kaidorade1317]

Misread the title as Cybernetic Orgasms

[@Kris-wo4pj]

​@@Nathan_Coleyor completely changing canon cyz they dont like the original stuff they say are canon.

[@austinschmidt8054]

My best guess for what happened to Star Paladin Cross is she either died trying to protect Owen or Sarah at some point or grew disgusted with what the BoS became after their deaths and left the group, likely causing them to erase all records of her and her accomplishments.

[@DeathclawJedi]

Yeah that is where I was going with my thoughts too in cannon .... Real world the Dev's of 4 just forgot about her.

[@jessehunnicutt147]

I think she might have been killed by the bos for possibly being considered an abomination for having those implants. If they hate ghouls and synths then it wouldn't be to much of a stretch to say cyborgs are no better then a synth

[@garou9914]

The first thing i thought of is that she left or became an "outcast". We know from lore that anyone who abandons the brotherhood gets wiped out like they never existed, she didn't seem like she'd be willing to follow that racist man child ngl.

[@markcarpenter6020]

​@@jessehunnicutt147nope because their holy God Maxon has cybernetics

[@____________838]

Nah, her implants were ripped out to give to the Messiah, I mean Maxson…

[@Burned-Legate]

I could see four options for Cross: 1. She died protecting Sarah Lyons. Sarah was no slacker herself in combat, so the battle against Shepherd's army must've been pretty brutal, so Cross easily could have died in the same conflict. 2. She became disillusioned with Maxson's more extreme outlook, especially since she herself is arguably pretty close to a Synth. She chose to leave the faction once Lyon's influence was gone. 3. Maxson may have had her killed, believing her to be an abomination. Depends how extreme you view Maxson. 4. It's canon she died while following the Lone Wanderer. Most likely during the battle for the Purifier, or the Enclave ambush in Vault 87, if this route is chosen.

[@brendanboomhour7606]

If Maxson had her killed, he'd be little more than a hypocrite, considering he himself is extensively cybernetically modified

[@tanburanbu]

Absolute noncharacter. Grading and arrogant archetype with a shaving of personality bolted on. Just bad writing, all around. Painfully generic. Never willingly interacted with her after the first time. .. Even Cherry had more to offer, personality wise. "B-BUT SHE'S A MTF SEMISYNTH WITH A BACKSTOR-" gross. I don't care. Bad character is bad.

[@biggemboaty6969]

She could've died at Adam's airbase or even during the assault on the array

[@ErikRoberts1981]

My thinking was also that Maxson had her killed. That makes the most sense. The reason she's not in any of the records or notes is that Maxson was so anti-synth/cyborg, that he had her stricken from all records to avoid "embarrassment" of once having a cyborg as one of the top people in the Brotherhood.

[@korstmahler]

@@ErikRoberts1981 Maxon himself is a cyborg.

[@hermos3602]

Almost every protagonist has two things in common. They can optionally become a cyborg and they can get drugged in some way.

[@justadude9849]

The courier wasn't given an option

[@hermos3602]

@@justadude9849 You can't get drugged if you don't do any of the DLC's. And I did say "almost".

[@joekalista3615]

@@justadude9849 You can optionally have implants augmented to you in new vegas.

[@justadude9849]

@@joekalista3615 ever play old world blues, no choice

[@joekalista3615]

@@justadude9849 that doesn't make what I said any less true. You are correct about the dlc.

[@Xenone83]

The Nemean subdermal armour is most likely named as such after the greek myth of Heracles first labour defeating the Nemean Lion who's golden fur was impervious to attacks.

[@apokatastasian2831]

specifically it was immune to puncture so hercules was forced to throttle the Lion

[@joshrodriguez2711]

​@@apokatastasian2831in the stories I've read he tried too use a club as well only for it too not work so I'd assume it had something too do with weapons and arms whereas the magic didn't work against unarmed combat similarly too Grendel from the beowolf legend where he couldn't be hurt by weapons of any kind so u had too fight him in hand too hand

[@apokatastasian2831]

@@joshrodriguez2711 tbf i was probably 7 last time i read it but i remember he had to use his hands and that the skin protected him from arrows later. as a kid I wondered how he made it into a cloak....or if it would be like footie pajamas

[@apokatastasian2831]

@@joshrodriguez2711 Hercules and the Nemean Snuggie is somehow much funnier now than it was when I was 7... seemed plausible at the time

[@toataile6450]

Actually it's named after the inventor Richard Neme

[@matthewmurren2210]

32 mins in and hearing the reapers worship of tec makes me hear " the flesh is weak "

[@olookslike0]

"The Machine is Immortal."

[@some_shitposting_idiot3023]

Necrons in the background: please dont. Its not fun

[@Morg]

I don't need this hand

[@itsorcacraft9037]

Unfortunately i don't get to play Fallout that much anymore, but i cant get enough of the lore. I love your videos ❤

[@BMR3]

Steam deck is the solution, it’s amazing being able to play fallout whenever/wherever time permits.

[@al69420]

@@BMR3so excited for mine

[@VengeanceLN]

​@@al69420if you got the new OLED its eveb better

[@RillFleatcher-re7ee]

Wish I had one

[@gordon8282]

Same here but still waiting for both elder Scrolls and fallout 5 , wereclivingvin times where acnuckear fallout can actually come true

[@Father_Zimbabwe]

Did the capital wasteland chapter send their entire force in fallout 4? If not, Cross could be holding down the fort in DC. Her being second in command would make her a good choice. Feel like it would be foolish of them to leave the Pentagon without some force defending it.

[@TheRealDickGrayson]

I agree, plus I always thought it seemed odd that they appear to have pretty much the entire BoS (which doesn't seem like a very large force based on the amount of people you see on the blimp) just chilling in a blimp waiting to get shot down by some Super Mutant with an rpg. Not to mention there's like what 20ish people on the whole ship? It must just be higher ups and logistical crew I know but still.

[@RedHoodRubyRose]

From what I found, Maxson left a skeletal crew in DC to keep control over it, while taking the Majority of the Brotherhood to Commonwealth.

[@1danysane]

Star Paladin cross Theory: in my head cannon, star Paladin cross is still in the capital Wasteland during the events of Fallout 4. She's leading the Lyons loyalists under the Lion's Pride Banner as the new outcasts, trying to maintain the frontier Justice that Elder lyons had originally wanted. Basically she and any other Brotherhood members still loyal to Elder Lyons' way of governing would have taken the place of the Brotherhood outcasts from Fallout 3.

[@AdminAbuse]

Canon

[@justanotheraccounthere2014]

22:41 My theory on Star Paladin Cross missing from FO4: Elder Maxson instructed to remove all records of Cross from BoS databases. Two motives for this. The first one is that Maxson is far more fanatical and does not agree with Elder Lyon's method of helping the wasteland first. While it could be hard for him to outright remove the legacy of previous Elders, it is far easier to not talk about the accomplishment of those serving the previous Elders. The second one is that depends on how much surgery was performed on Cross to turn her into a cyborg, Maxson might view her as an abomination similar to synth, and given how he deals with Dance it is not unlikely to entirely remove Cross from history records. As of what happened to Cross, there can be a lot of ways for her to not appear: cyborg component failure, heroic sacrifice during battle, etc.

[@Elyseon]

Maxson is the real abomination, and it's ridiculous how you never get the option to oust him from his position. Typical Bethesda writing.

[@justanotheraccounthere2014]

@@Elyseon Just a reminder of the stuff that you might have forgotten: You cannot oust the elder of BoS in Fallout 1 or Fallout 2. You cannot oust the president of NCR, Caeser of Legion, Mr House of House either in FNV. There are plenty of leaders of factions that you don't get to oust in non-Bethesda games.

[@Elyseon]

@@justanotheraccounthere2014 Yes, but Bethesda has this habit of hyping up your player character as this creature with godlike potential who is destined to change the face of the world and then reducing the player to a glorified errand boy.

[@WookieGroundZero]

@@Elyseon It was supposed to have the option (helping Danse to challenge Maxson for the Elder position) but was removed from the final version (A mod integrates again for a more good BoS approach)

[@sethholland8290]

You can oust the NCR President or Caesar through assasination only.

[@SalusFuturistics]

I never picked up that the K-9000 flapping Metal Pieces were supposed to be the Ears.

[@FatefulMedia3383]

0:00 - 3:31 Intro to cybrog physiology 3:33 Animal cyborgs 8:35 Robobrains 10:33 Think tanks 13:17 Humanoid brain bots 14:41 Brain jars 21:25 Huamn cyborgs 32:38 Mutant cyborgs 37:43 Ghoul cyborgs 38:42 MC cyborgs 40:53 Closing tech talks 👨‍💻

[@drentify]

Huamn 😂 Cybrog 😂😭 such a well put together comment, proofreading leaves something to be desired tho

[@meandmeself]

Nice

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

Not all heros wear capes. Thank you 👍

[@Noblesix84]

I know there's very little in the post war world that can actually make cybernetics and create cyborgs and people with cyber parts, but I do still wish there were more instances of them in the games. Not like Synths or robots, more folks like Kellogg, real people with a few cyber parts

[@kylehogan2247]

In Ingram's regard; I think it is like the prosthetics that connect to the nervous system to enable movement on a more natural level; thinking=movement. we have seen more strange things than something based in real reality lol I LOVE the Master and his voices; he is truely scary and creative; uncanny valley. very 'I have no mouth and must scream'

[@brodriguez11000]

Hive minds weren't explored as much in the Fallout universe.

[@francishandscomb8108]

Definitely want tactics area as new first person fallout game as the aera was amazing to explore and interesting faction

[@tommyp697]

Fallout Chicago all the way

[@Geebees93]

In regards to Cross my only answer is "Bethesda forgot." To be honest they don't write the best stories, which is something I'm understanding more as I get older. It feels like they half ass it a lot.

[@MayanFrighter100000]

Okay, I believe when Arthur Maxson became the new Elder, he purged and destroyed any knowledge about turning people into cyborgs because he viewed cyborgs as inhuman monsters. That could be Star Paladin Cross's fate, she could been targeted for destruction and was killed with Reginald Rothchild. That or she was one of the members who were loyal to Owyn Lyons' philosophy and was killed when many who still remained loyal to Lyons were purged during the rejoining of the Brotherhood of Steel and the Brotherhood Outcast.

[@____________838]

Ironic, given that one computer log…

[@Paladinpal]

He was opposed to machines mascarading as humans, not cybernetic implants in humans.

[@____________838]

@@Paladinpal bingo

[@Subject_Keter]

​@@____________838I never liked thr Lyons, needed more "balance both offensive and supporting" vs literally getting bogged down by simple things. Maxson just did it better.

[@____________838]

@@Subject_Keter At what cost?

[@CTBKewatt]

In regards to Star Paladin Cross, I've speculated that if she survived the deaths of both Lyons she remained loyal to the Brotherhood. But as Maxon took over and rolled back the Brotherhood's efforts in the Capital Wasteland (specifically the part where they are helping the people) Cross started retreating more and more from her post in the order. Opting to spend longer and longer alone in the wasteland itself, trying to protect the people. Cross always came across to me as an avid supporter of protecting the people, evident to her choosing to pursue and assist in project purity, and only working with a good Karma Lone Wanderer. I believe as the brotherhood cared less and less for the wasteland, and the likely hard stance Maxon takes on "Abominations," (something she may now fall under as a cyborg,) she now either spends her time exclusively in the wasteland, still technically securing advanced tech in the name of the brotherhood, or ended up willingly going AWOL from her post. Now being a potential target of the Brotherhood, similarly to Danse when his situation is resolved peacefully with Maxon. My personal head canon being she left the group, and helped settle the refugees of Rivet City after the Brotherhood took their reactor for the Prydwen.

[@brendanboomhour7606]

If cyborgs are considered an "abomination" by Maxson's BOS, then Maxson deserves an execution order leveled at himself, cause he too, is an "abomination"

[@voidseeker4394]

Nah, Maxon himself is a cyborg.

[@tikimillie]

I dont like the dog guns :(

[@blakerackley8874]

That’s because you were adopted 😱

[@tikimillie]

@@blakerackley8874 i am, in fact.

[@nashtm]

Why?

[@Jimmyvdpost]

Lol bet the guy didn't see that one coming

[@dreamingflurry2729]

Nemean Subdermal Armor can be found in New Vegas, too (as can the Monocyte-Breeder implant that heals the player over time - very very very very slowly unless you install a mod to make this thing worthwhile!)

[@user-zp8kj2cl9g]

I love these Fallout legacy lore videos! You channel is one of the few things that keeps the Fallout community worthwhile. Than you so much for your efforts.

[@TheNuclearGeek]

Informative, soothing, better than any bioengineering lecture I've ever attended! 10/10 would shove that in my head again!

[@mmonge954]

When bought the implants or got the perk I wanted to look like a cyborg and I was kind of bummed out FO4 didn't have any cybernetics options.

[@InSeshion]

Such top tier quality fallout content. Thank you for your hard work Syn!

[@GelatinousCube-jw8vg]

I’m sure I’m not the only one that would LOVE to see a video in the future about Owyn Lyons chapter and perhaps how they compare to other chapters across the post war United States. In any case, you are doing a superb job with these videos. The amount of time and effort you put into each of them really shines through. I really hope they continue for a long long time. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@beebrother928]

As an autistic person who has made fallout and skyrim their life, i truly love you're channel. I am always filled with joy when i see that you have uploaded. I like you're content more then alot of other channels is bc you do research and make sure the shit you say is accurate to the current lore that is established.

[@tanburanbu]

Yuck. Skyrim was the biggest mistake of TES, people like you are the reason Skyrim was re-released five times. You're still lapping it up after it's been barfed out repeatedly. "Wait... Dar was Skyrim games before Skyrim????" You're the reason we have Starflop. Blindly worshiping Bethesda means we get Skyrim for twenty+ years. Because you can't imagine the outdoors, you praise the basement.

[@AdminAbuse]

Your

[@AdminAbuse]

And than

[@Hunts-so1jb]

@@AdminAbusestfu no one likes a grammar nazi

[@gaylordpickmang2076]

Missed out on not saying “Teaching this old dog new tricks”

[@dox3401]

Star Paladin Cross was probably executed and all traces of her erased by Maxson due to his hyper fanatical view on technology. In his eyes, she was an amalgamation of machine and man, kind of like some other synthetic humanoids he wasn’t fond of.

[@henrysmith2089]

Don’t forget Abraham Lincoln.

[@Ozcogger]

This is awesome! I love these long videos.

[@Major_Jester]

great video man. cant wait for the next one. stay safe.

[@nickolasg495]

I always look forward to your uploads! I appreciate what you do, man. Keep it up!

[@JackalArtsmith]

Most likely reason for Cross not being mentioned in FO4 is that Bethesda don't care sadly. I mean Emil Pagliarulo himself iirc has stated he doesn't care to write good stories due to a few people criticising his previous stories. Lore wise? I guess the new fascistic Maxson Brotherhood wouldn't want to acknowledge a cyborg as they see them as no different to synths maybe?

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

What a fragile ego. "Someone criticized my work, now I don't care anymore" Criticism is meant to propel you to improve, not cause a nuclear meltdown. What an unapologetic weenie.

[@Subject_Keter]

I personally didnt like her and lets be real, i can totally see thr nerd boys using them cybernetics to frame her to kill Maxson.

[@Matt-md5yt]

Crazy stuff. Glad you covered them

[@rickeon2397]

Love these videos, listen to them while I work out on the farm, great content mate.

[@brodriguez11000]

Operate cybernetic farm equipment.

[@emeraldkoala2543]

Honestly I didn't even notice Ingram's legs were missing until she pointed it out.

[@masonf0]

Just because they’re armless - doesn’t mean they’re harmless. Sounds like an actual BoS training slogan

[@LifeWulf]

All these creatures are horrifying.

[@speedinggnu6596]

I'd imagine paladin cross died at the same time as the lyons, and because they're more notable names in brotherhood history, cross's name was just lost to time (even though it was only 10 years)

[@Alchemy_Works]

love the content and i would love to hear some more about the reavers and or vault 0 with its robot army

[@Rodclutcher]

Great video dude, keep them coming!!

[@westleyrichmond6302]

Thank you for another great video

[@leviathanforge]

My favourite thing about Ingram is that when you use the Synth fabricator mod from Nexus to create a synth copy of her, she'll exit the fabricator as a Rad Roach that's fully voiced and acts as a regular settler and is also listed as a robotic construct... she's the only npc that has that happen to them, and I found that absolutely hilarious. Makes me wonder what the devs had to conjure up to make this npc work

[@loganjohnson7441]

A great video as always 👌👍

[@Argi1000]

Don't listen to those haters! I love hearing you mention tactics! It has such an interesting lore and atmosphere, it's a shame people exclude it.

[@Synonymous101]

😀

[@fearlessretaliator4997]

I really like the length of these new videos.

[@GodzillaOFDogma]

42:31 Thanks man, love your longer videos ❤ :)

[@MalcolmCooks]

Paladin Cross was omitted from Fallout 4 for the simple reason that her existence wouldn't mesh well with the new xenophobic brotherhood regarding synths as abominations... seems to me that they would see cyborgs in a similar vein. For a lore-based explanation, perhaps she was exiled or killed by the new leadership, and other brotherhood cyborgs were also purged, and any evidence of their existence erased from the records

[@mcpossum]

I honestly almost completely forgot about Star Paladin Cross 😮

[@Synonymous101]

So did bethesda 😅

[@Scoutter]

I think in enough dialog option in Fallout 4 Proctor Ingrim mentions not onlyshe need the power-armour to survive but also the fall has damaged her inner organs so much that the Powersuits underframe supply system actually has to support her vitals and without it she would die horribly. Even if it is just like a support system for lungs/heart or so on. At least I guessed that is cause her words been something like "I can't take that suit off at all. Its part of me. Without it I will die."

[@Vicstier]

Another day Synonymous has blessed us with a lore video. What a time to be alive.

[@tumulterudition3228]

Thank you for making videos.

[@2445elijah]

Well the answer as to what bio-med gel colors means is obvious, it's what flavor they are!

[@Qu4DSprayz]

42:00 minute video, hell yeah! I love the longer form stuff. Well done!

[@dannydanny2789]

Paladin Cross was just forgotten about cause the devs of fallout 4 didn't play any of the games

[@forrest2320]

Love your videos man 😊

[@PotooBurd]

The algorithm has blessed me with this timeless masterpiece. 🙏🏅🙌 Great job, keep it up!

[@MrCoolio1]

The path I see for Cross is that Maxson saw her as an ‘abomination’ as she wasn’t technically fully human anymore. She was either exiled or executed and thus was no longer mentioned in the archives. The worse case scenario is her entire existence is scrubbed due to her both being a cyborg and saving the Elder most disliked by every Brotherhood branch

[@DIRTYHANDS84]

It's almost guaranteed that when elder maxson took over anyone who was defending Lions on his side or agreed with any of the lines pride was eliminated

[@leppardman4779]

Holy molly! This video couldnt come at a better time: I'm working on a homebrew campaing for Fallout 2d20 tabletop RPG and a large faction uses modifies their bodies with implants from a vault that experimented with them on the vault dwellers (players can use them too with a "permanent dismemberment" mechanic)

[@redkillerz1]

I’ve been making a 3.5e of Fallout and his videos have been very helpful

[@TheFilthyFinch]

Imagine having access to cybernetic enhancements like this in real life…

[@ColossalWings86]

I love how the reavers sound exactly like Adeptus mechanicus

[@Loreweavver]

I got the impression that Kellogg was a different kind of synth with false memories and/or middle age Shaun synth. Nothing specific but there are hints like how the institute trusts him with things they shouldn't.

[@patrickkalmakoff6314]

Tactics-completely fine,best art style of the series imo. BOS? Nyet

[@ThejokerNSorrow99]

This is the 1st time seeing you upload a new video since joining your channel, I got hyped, lol. I got the blunt, time for a new fallout video by Synonymous 👍🔥💯

[@MrfrogAXN]

that cybernetic stuff is horrifying, tbh. Just look at Mr House 💀

[@peanutkaneshiro]

Its awesome

[@TheManOfJazz291]

Mr house doesn’t even care bro, he’s on the grind constantly and will shove anyone out of the way to get what he wants

[@conormaguire690]

For the Gel, I would assume due to the varying chemical makeup of Organs that specific ratios or even enriched recipies could be used like organs with High Iron content could be Orange or red, while stuff Like Kidneys would be High in Potassium could be a pale yellow or depending on the lights green

[@Dr-Weird]

I Loved the Nuka cola dlc. Not the bandit part. But the theme park. When i finally got to bradburton first time i felt rather stupid because they did the "walt disney is cryo frozen under the matterhorn" and i never saw it coming

[@badgamemaster]

The Brotherhood seemed to have forgotten many of it members from Fallout 3... Like Reginald Rothchild the Head Scribe.

[@aidanhearn4210]

For Cross, I imagine she's been sent back to the West Coast since she doesn't need food or sleep. She'd be the perfect choice for first contact and surviving the continental trek. She's an incredibly skilled Veteran with advanced abilities and could brief the West Coast on the East Coast

[@asturias0267]

Bethesda just forgot about Star Paladin Cross. Todd Howard doesn't play his games once they're out. He only just recently played again Oblivion in over a decade and only for some promotional thing for Starfield.

[@vinnytrevor3685]

Needed some more Synonymous in my life ❤

[@dylankontra7392]

When I heard Jim Cummings' voice early in the video, I thought it was a sound clip from an early game. I'm so glad to discover otherwise, and can't wait to hear it in Fallout 4 🙂

[@krzosu]

I would say the robobrains experience degradation due to lack of maintance - something think tank robots were not experiencing - meaning they could service themselves and they did have access to many resources like - replacement biomed gels supplies.

[@bart8440]

Off work, beer in hand, new synonyms video. Perfect day

[@Martdogg3000]

Just imagining John Caleb Bradburtons situation freaks me out so much it makes my chest get tight with anxiety. It''s such a grim fate, by all rights he should be completely irredeemably insane.

[@hangslow]

Always a banger each upload! Keep em coming would love another Character based video

[@coledavidson5630]

9:10 except the records in the robobrain production facility in the Automatron DLC say that this process was never consistent, usually resulting in Robobrains that retained the psychotic tendencies of the death row inmates they came from...

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

Always a good day when Synonymous uploads

[@Elyseon]

Cross probably got purged once the Maxson brat took over, given his hatred of machines.

[@killorbekilled4950]

He is himself a cyborge there is a terminal on the airship that says he had to have cybernetic surgery due to injuries sustained fighting a deathclaw when the was younger.

[@TheRealW.S.Foster]

I don't think there's anything more I'd want - or have wanted - in Fallout 4's vanilla game than cybernetic implants. The closest we get is collectible items we can take from Kellogg's corpse, which the Institute themselves gave to him... but we, the player, can't get cybernetic augmentations?

[@machinat3636]

Hearing about the biomed gel being in different colours makes me think that maybe people would get to pick a colour just like we have different colour materials for casts when a bone is broken. Fun lil idea tbh

[@greenrabbit4_207]

I dunno if anyone else has already commented this but you can buy cybernetic enhancements in Fallout New Vegas at the New Vegas Medical Clinic and one of them is actually the NEMEAN Subdermal Armor, for 8,000 caps.

[@SomeInterestingName]

I've played the Big Mountain DLC and yet I still hear "it's a living dog's brain, combined with a machine gun" and go "wat."

[@kamalalsb7292]

Well, my theory on what happened to Paladin Cross is Bethesda Writing. The concept was too interesting so she had to go.

[@cooperbarnes7808]

All that work only for dogmeat to live at a minimum 126 years despite being "killed" multiple times

[@thibaultquillery4513]

Well, concerning Cross, the BOS in Fallout 3 were essentially rebels (and the outcasts were actually those that remained true to the BOS tenets - thanks, Bethesda weird naming logic), so it would make sense that most of them would walk away instead of returning to the fold

[@cyanrts]

You forgot our boy Cassidy from Fallout 2! One of my favorite followers, really good with a hunting rifle. For those who do not know, he's Cass's father from FNV, you can find him in Vault City outside the walls, tending the bar and cussing out the city guards. He's got a brain implant of some sort according to his description and an unused head model.

[@Synonymous101]

He's not a cyborg, just a man with a fake eye and a metal plate in his head

[@mcpossum]

Robo brains terrify me

[@headshot531]

new vegas was peak fallout. the writing was so damn good… now we get starfield :(

[@tanburanbu]

Amen. 'Fallout' 4 is only playable with several thousand mods and I really didn't think they could actually do WORSE.. It's baffling just how awful Starfield is. AI generated soulless game made by, and for, nonhumans.

[@SidNYoly6438]

Isn't Arthur Maxon himself a cyborg? I could have sworn there's a terminal on the prydwen that mentions he's now "the perfect human specimen" thanks to his enhancements

[@tanburanbu]

Genetic engineering perhaps? His genes/DNA are 'perfect', as opposed to the degenerated DNA of most wasters methinks.

[@killorbekilled4950]

He is he got injured fighing a deathclaw and had the surgery to survive.

[@swearsouls7822]

Yay a new fallout video. And 42 min? Early Christmas.

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

Assuming the Wasteland Brotherhood is no more, Cross was likely captured, executed, and expunged from all records. Her life ended the day she tried protecting Elder Lyons - everything after that, in Maxson's eyes, was desecration of a corpse at best. That sort of depraved human experimentation is the sort of thing he'd want erased from history, so her entire life, organic and otherwise, was removed from the records. A shameful end to a heroic figure.

[@FBinTexasNate]

The goat posted. Thank you sir.

[@Tommytakanawa]

Great topic. Cheers m8

[@AdamBladeTaylor]

Fallout Tactics is a criminally underrated game.

[@daniell1483]

I always thought of Pre-War societies as not very advanced, so this came as a bit of a surprise that cybernetics were so well understood that they could preserve people's lives into the 100s of years.

[@kodyw2960]

My theory is that Cross left the BOS after the deaths of Owen and Sarah. Her loyalty to the Lyons ideology likely was not appreciated by the “reformed” Brotherhood, and she likely was disgusted by the reintegration of the Outcasts

[@AdamBladeTaylor]

While it's obvious the devs just forgot about Cross... If you want to come up with a reason, you could say that while Maxson didn't agree with Lyons. And when he took the majority of his forces, he would have left Cross behind to protect their base with the minimal forces he left behind. Because he didn't want her advice.

[@H_P_Lovecraft]

I’m a little late but I have my own Star Paladin Cross theory: Bethesda just forgot about her because they don’t keep any design documents or development bibles and the Fallout 4 devs had no idea Cross was even a character