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Capt. Maxson was right. This place is death. I'm writing this so that if we don't make it back, someone, some day, might find out what happened to us.

Sergeant Dennis Allen,[Non-game 1] referred to as D. Allen in game,[1][2] was a United States Army serviceman in Captain Roger Maxson's unit. He was among the founders of the Brotherhood of Steel.

Background[]

In 2077, Allen was among many soldiers in Mariposa Military Base to rebel against the United States government. However, during the Exodus from Mariposa to Lost Hills,[3][4] a faction led by Allen split from the other members, taking some technology and weapons with them. This faction included at least three others: Soto, Jensen and Camarillo. After twenty days, they successfully made it to the West Tek research facility,[5] but radiation levels began to rise as soon as the crater was in sight. They concluded that with their armor and Rad-X supplies they'd be fine for at least a day of exploring and that the technology they had the potential of recovering was worth it.[1]

They climbed down the crater and explored the first two levels of the facility, unaware that the security sensors on these levels were destroyed. Upon entering the third level, the still-working sensors there triggered the security system and killed most of Allen's people. Allen tried to regroup, but only Soto and Camarillo made it back up to the first level with him. Soto had lost an arm to the security systems, while Allen's power armor was heavily damaged, the air filters broken and leaking hydraulic fluid. Camarillo was not injured physically, but wandered off with the remaining radiation medication muttering to himself. All three of them eventually died.[1] Before he died, Allen logged what happened to the expedition into a holodisk which was later found by the Vault Dweller.[6][Non-game 2]

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Notes[]

Dennis Allen refers to himself as being a member of the United States Army, as well as calling Roger Maxson "captain" rather than "elder" in his final log,

Appearances[]

Dennis Allen's remains appear only in Fallout.

Behind the scenes[]

In the Fallout Bible his first name is stated to be Dennis, and that his group left the Brotherhood in 2134 rather than 2077 as stated by Cabbot.

  • Chris Avellone placed Allen's rebellion in 2134 for the Fallout Bible, which does not match the information given in game. Cabbot's explanation that the group split off during the Exodus, and the Ancient Brotherhood disk not mentioning the Brotherhood of Steel, instead referring to the United States Army, supports the split happening in 2077. Furthermore, Avellone mentioned Elders in the Fallout Bible timeline, who did not exist in any capacity in 2077. Sophia's tape and the Ancient Brotherhood disk make it clear that Allen defied Captain Maxson, not the elders.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ancient Brotherhood disk
    Note: The exact number of Allen's followers is not known, the Ancient Brotherhood disk mentions that "men started dropping right and left, and the ones who were still alive lost it." implying more than four.
  2. His full name is given only in the Fallout Bible 0 timeline. In the game itself he is only referred to as "D. Allen."
  3. Cabbot: "{226}{Cab_64}{Oh, well, in the Exodus, the Brotherhood split into two groups. The group that broke away robbed the others of some of the weapons an-and they went south. Then about ten years ago we sent out knights to look for them and all they found was ruins. No one knows what happened.}"
    (Cabbot's dialogue)
  4. The Vault Dweller: "{1011}{}{Ancient}"
    Cabbot: "{1111}{Cab_64}{Oh, well, in the Exodus, the Brotherhood split into two groups. The group that broke away robbed the others of some of the weapons an-and went southwest. About ten years ago, we sent out knights to look for them, but all they found was ruins. No one knows what happened.}"
    The Vault Dweller: "{1012}{}{Exodus}"
    Cabbot: "{1112}{Cab_65}{The ancient Brotherhood came from some place far up north a long, long time ago. We call this the great Exodus. You can read about it more if you ask Vree in the library. }"
    The Vault Dweller: "{1014}{}{Order}"
    Cabbot: "{1114}{Cab_64}{Oh, well, in the Exodus, the Brotherhood split into two groups. The group that broke away robbed the others of some of the weapons an-and went southwest. About ten years ago, we sent out knights to look for them, but all they found was ruins. No one knows what happened.}"
    (CABBOT.MSG)
  5. Sophia's tape
  6. Assuming that the Vault Dweller became an initiate of the Brotherhood of Steel.

Non-game

  1. Fallout Bible 0 Timeline repair: Second strike:
    "2134" A faction within the Brotherhood of Steel led by Sergeant Dennis Allen gains strength, and they urge the Elders to let them explore the southeast Glow for artifacts. The Elders refuse, so Allen and his divisionist group splits away from the Brotherhood of Steel, taking some technology and weapons with them."
    "2134" led by Sergeant Dennis Allen, a small team of the Brotherhood of Steel head to the West Tek research facility in search of technological artifacts. They arrive there twenty days later, and are promptly chewed apart by the West Tek's unforgiving automated defense systems. Wounded, Allen begins to suffer radiation poisoning from a leak in his suit. Before he dies, he logs what happened to the expedition into a holodisk then goes to join the Brotherhood in the sky."
    Note: While the date 2134 is given in the timeline, Cabbot explicitly names the date as 2077.
  2. Fallout 2 manual p.10: "I journeyed to this Brotherhood. Thinking they would have the knowledge I sought, I tried to join them. They required me to go on a quest before they would let me in. Thinking it would be a short and easy quest, I agreed and set off for the place they called the Glow. The horror of atomic war was never so obvious to me until then. The Brotherhood was surprised to see me, and even more surprised to see that I had not only survived their quest, but succeeded. They gave me the information I required and some of their technology, and I set off in search of the Boneyard."
    (Vault Dweller's memoirs)
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