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Well, you saw most of the fighting outside. The robot paved the way for us, we just mopped up the opposition while you and Sarah headed inside. After that... Hell if I know. Once we'd locked down the perimeter, and gotten word that the purifier was running, we headed in to look for you. Found you and Sarah both unconscious, and got you back to the Citadel fast as we could.

Paladin Tristan is a member of the Brotherhood of Steel in 2277.

Background[]

Tristan was involved with the original expedition that found the Pentagon ruins with Elder Lyons. He has trained Sarah Lyons since she was young and he has a professional relationship with her. Tristan is loyal to Lyons and follows his direction and ideals of the Brotherhood's future closely. Tristan is wise and has a serious nature.[Non-game 1]

Tristan has climbed through the ranks of the Brotherhood of Steel and attained the status of a paladin. He acts as an operation specialist, planning many of the offensives in defeating the Enclave in the Capital Wasteland. Tristan is responsible for the daily operations of the Citadel and he helps assist Paladin Gunny with training new members. He is often found wandering the Citadel's main control room area, which is the old bay for Liberty Prime.

Interactions with the player character[]

Interactions overview[]

Interactions
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This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed.
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This character starts quests.
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This character is involved in quests.

Quests[]

Effects of player's actions[]

He is the acting field commander of the Brotherhood forces in light of Sarah Lyons being unable to fight after the events at the purifier, and is in charge of all Brotherhood operations involving the Lone Wanderer and Liberty Prime, the first mission in the main Broken Steel questline.

Inventory[]

Apparel Weapon Other items On death
Brotherhood power armor Plasma rifle

Notable quotes[]

Appearances[]

Paladin Tristan appears only in the Fallout 3 add-on Broken Steel.

Bugs[]

  • PCPC Xbox 360Xbox 360 When first encountered in the Rockland car tunnel, he will sometimes be unarmed and in the "fist-fight" stance. Pickpocketing will reveal that he is carrying a plasma rifle and simply has no ammunition. He will find some ammunition by himself after Liberty Prime kills the first Enclave soldiers, but he can also be reverse-pickpocketed some microfusion cells while in the tunnel, which will make him fully operational after loading the next screen. [verified]
  • PCPC Xbox 360Xbox 360 If Tristan suffers a crippled leg during the assault on the communications station, he will spend the rest of the game crippled.[verified]

References[]

Non-game

  1. Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.89: "Paladin Tristan:
    Tristan is in charge of all the day-to-day operations of the Citadel and training new members. He follows Elder Lyons's ideals on the new direction the East Coast faction of the Brotherhood of Steel is taking very closely. He is serious and doesn't take any crap, but he’s also very wise. Like a few others, he was a part of the original expedition that discovered the Pentagon ruins with Elder Lyons. He has a close (professional) relationship with Sarah Lyons whom he trained since she was quite young. Tristan is usually found wandering the main control room area of the Citadel (the old bay for Liberty Prime)."
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