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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 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.
@@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.
@@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)
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.
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.
I think I'll go with this one, on why she's not in 4. She's still alive and defending DC, along with the rest of the Pride. Too damn hard to kill, as well as being too much of a hero to the rest of the Brotherhood, for Maxson to outright murder or force her into leaving. If she's not still with the Brotherhood (for one reason or another), she'd be the leader of some from of new Outcast group, one that focuses on the people of the wasteland, rather than hoarding/stealing tech from the wastes, and would probably have the entire Citadel's crew on her side. Even if Maxson were to return, he'd have much more than just a small fight on his hands - and I don't think even Liberty Prime would be a big enough pawn.
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.
@@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
@@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
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.
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
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.
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'
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.
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"
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!)
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!
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.
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.
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.
@@____________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.
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.
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
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?
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.
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."
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)
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
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.
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.
Regarding the question about Star Paladin Cross at around 22:40...tbh I think she's dead. I suspect that sometime after FO3, the hardliners opposed to Lyons' reforms carried out a silent coup, arranging for the deaths of Owen and Sarah Lyons (if the former wasn't already dead by then) and other members of Lyons' inner circle like Star Paladin Cross. They then installed Arthur Maxson as their puppet Elder and brought the Outcasts back into the fold. Now, they didn't reverse all of the reforms, keeping the ones that they believed worked or were at worst a necessary evil, while refocusing their efforts back on their original mission.
Ive always loved how actual extensive post war cybernetics can be. People often forget you can go almost full Cyberpunk with it if you have the means in fallout. Its a fun addition you wouldn't expect in such a setting
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...
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
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
22:40 There could have been faction in brotherhood that didn't approve of her but couldnt do anything about it and Maxon seems like this kind of person. Once he got to power, they could have just gotten rid of her as a 'synth abomination' like Danse.
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?
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
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.
The only few creatures in fallout with cybernetics that come to mind is Conrad Kellogg The masters second in command and the kings pet dog and mr house.
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
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.
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
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.
At the end you mentioned a nemean sub dermal armor, this is probably in reference to the Nemean lion from the laborers of Hercules whos skin was impenetrable
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
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)
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 🙂
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.
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.
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
In ingrams case its actually explained in how Power armor works, The tiniest twitches of you going to move a part of your body causes the armor to move in that way. Like in power armor if you want to throw a punch, you cant actually put your weight behind it, If you did that the actuators would shatter your arm moving way too fast. Similarly i think just the twitches of thigh or hip muscles going to move to walk are all the armor needs to get her walking again.
I would love to see the Reavers return to mainstream Fallout Games. They're essentially the Adeptus Mechanicus of Fallout, I'd love to see them be a main group you can join and become a cyborg yourself with. I would love if you made a video on them and their lore.
I always thought that Star Paladin cross just didn't go with Maxson cause he's kinda an extremist leader so she either stuck with the remnants in the capital wasteland or along with that bs of Sarah Lyons perishing in battle (And possibly just died with her) The more likely I assumed is similar to the outcast she defected considering she's a woman with robotic parts and does not need to eat or sleep and Maxson's hatred of they synths I don't think he'd accept her as a member, as they got more greedy, stupid and vindictive. So she could be out there in the capital as a "True brotherhood!" leading or apart of her own splinter cell, or maybe like a cool cyborge outlaw that protects the weak!
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!
Don’t listen to them anything you post is amazing keep up the good work
Eh, the ‘canon’ is now in bethesda hands, gives food for thoughts on the quality of fallout tactics (which was cool ngl)
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".
Misread the title as Cybernetic Orgasms
@@Nathan_Coleyor completely changing canon cyz they dont like the original stuff they say are canon.
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.
If Maxson had her killed, he'd be little more than a hypocrite, considering he himself is extensively cybernetically modified
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.
She could've died at Adam's airbase or even during the assault on the array
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.
@@ErikRoberts1981 Maxon himself is a cyborg.
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.
Yeah that is where I was going with my thoughts too in cannon .... Real world the Dev's of 4 just forgot about her.
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
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.
@@jessehunnicutt147nope because their holy God Maxon has cybernetics
Nah, her implants were ripped out to give to the Messiah, I mean Maxson…
Almost every protagonist has two things in common. They can optionally become a cyborg and they can get drugged in some way.
The courier wasn't given an option
@@justadude9849 You can't get drugged if you don't do any of the DLC's. And I did say "almost".
@@justadude9849 You can optionally have implants augmented to you in new vegas.
@@joekalista3615 ever play old world blues, no choice
@@justadude9849 that doesn't make what I said any less true. You are correct about the dlc.
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.
Maxson is the real abomination, and it's ridiculous how you never get the option to oust him from his position. Typical Bethesda writing.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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)
You can oust the NCR President or Caesar through assasination only.
Unfortunately i don't get to play Fallout that much anymore, but i cant get enough of the lore.
I love your videos ❤
Steam deck is the solution, it’s amazing being able to play fallout whenever/wherever time permits.
@@BMR3so excited for mine
@@al69420if you got the new OLED its eveb better
Wish I had one
Same here but still waiting for both elder Scrolls and fallout 5 , wereclivingvin times where acnuckear fallout can actually come true
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.
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.
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.
I think I'll go with this one, on why she's not in 4. She's still alive and defending DC, along with the rest of the Pride. Too damn hard to kill, as well as being too much of a hero to the rest of the Brotherhood, for Maxson to outright murder or force her into leaving. If she's not still with the Brotherhood (for one reason or another), she'd be the leader of some from of new Outcast group, one that focuses on the people of the wasteland, rather than hoarding/stealing tech from the wastes, and would probably have the entire Citadel's crew on her side. Even if Maxson were to return, he'd have much more than just a small fight on his hands - and I don't think even Liberty Prime would be a big enough pawn.
32 mins in and hearing the reapers worship of tec makes me hear " the flesh is weak "
"The Machine is Immortal."
Necrons in the background: please dont. Its not fun
I don't need this hand
Magus of adeptus mechanica look on Revers
My Childs i am proud of you, now listen...
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.
specifically it was immune to puncture so hercules was forced to throttle the Lion
@@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
@@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
@@joshrodriguez2711 Hercules and the Nemean Snuggie is somehow much funnier now than it was when I was 7...
seemed plausible at the time
Actually it's named after the inventor Richard Neme
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.
Canon
This is the most likely theory, assuming she's still alive.
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 👨💻
Huamn 😂 Cybrog 😂😭 such a well put together comment, proofreading leaves something to be desired tho
Nice
Not all heros wear capes. Thank you 👍
I never picked up that the K-9000 flapping Metal Pieces were supposed to be the Ears.
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
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.
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'
Hive minds weren't explored as much in the Fallout universe.
Informative, soothing, better than any bioengineering lecture I've ever attended! 10/10 would shove that in my head again!
Definitely want tactics area as new first person fallout game as the aera was amazing to explore and interesting faction
Fallout Chicago all the way
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.
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"
Nah, Maxon himself is a cyborg.
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!)
Such top tier quality fallout content. Thank you for your hard work Syn!
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!
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.
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.
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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.
Ironic, given that one computer log…
He was opposed to machines mascarading as humans, not cybernetic implants in humans.
@@Paladinpal bingo
@@____________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.
@@Subject_Keter At what cost?
42:00 minute video, hell yeah! I love the longer form stuff. Well done!
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.
great video man. cant wait for the next one. stay safe.
This is awesome! I love these long videos.
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.
Love these videos, listen to them while I work out on the farm, great content mate.
Operate cybernetic farm equipment.
42:31 Thanks man, love your longer videos ❤ :)
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
Another day Synonymous has blessed us with a lore video. What a time to be alive.
A great video as always 👌👍
Crazy stuff. Glad you covered them
Thank you for another great video
love the content and i would love to hear some more about the reavers and or vault 0 with its robot army
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?
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.
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.
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.
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The algorithm has blessed me with this timeless masterpiece. 🙏🏅🙌 Great job, keep it up!
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."
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)
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
I really like the length of these new videos.
Paladin Cross was just forgotten about cause the devs of fallout 4 didn't play any of the games
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.
Just because they’re armless - doesn’t mean they’re harmless.
Sounds like an actual BoS training slogan
Imagine having access to cybernetic enhancements like this in real life…
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.
Don’t forget Abraham Lincoln.
Honestly I didn't even notice Ingram's legs were missing until she pointed it out.
Regarding the question about Star Paladin Cross at around 22:40...tbh I think she's dead. I suspect that sometime after FO3, the hardliners opposed to Lyons' reforms carried out a silent coup, arranging for the deaths of Owen and Sarah Lyons (if the former wasn't already dead by then) and other members of Lyons' inner circle like Star Paladin Cross. They then installed Arthur Maxson as their puppet Elder and brought the Outcasts back into the fold. Now, they didn't reverse all of the reforms, keeping the ones that they believed worked or were at worst a necessary evil, while refocusing their efforts back on their original mission.
Ive always loved how actual extensive post war cybernetics can be. People often forget you can go almost full Cyberpunk with it if you have the means in fallout. Its a fun addition you wouldn't expect in such a setting
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...
The Brotherhood seemed to have forgotten many of it members from Fallout 3... Like Reginald Rothchild the Head Scribe.
I honestly almost completely forgot about Star Paladin Cross 😮
So did bethesda 😅
Well the answer as to what bio-med gel colors means is obvious, it's what flavor they are!
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
Genetic engineering perhaps? His genes/DNA are 'perfect', as opposed to the degenerated DNA of most wasters methinks.
He is he got injured fighing a deathclaw and had the surgery to survive.
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
Thank you for making videos.
22:40 There could have been faction in brotherhood that didn't approve of her but couldnt do anything about it and Maxon seems like this kind of person. Once he got to power, they could have just gotten rid of her as a 'synth abomination' like Danse.
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?
Great video dude, keep them coming!!
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
Love your videos man 😊
11:10 i had never once questioned how eyebots float until this moment. Omg what keeps em in the air?
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.
The only few creatures in fallout with cybernetics that come to mind is Conrad Kellogg
The masters second in command and the kings pet dog and mr house.
Wouldn't robo brains be cyborgs if they weren't programed?
@@peanutkaneshiroI guess so but robobrains are just a brain in a robot body.
30:30 More stamina would make sense since his gun’s legendary attribute is linked to AP regeneration
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
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.
He's not a cyborg, just a man with a fake eye and a metal plate in his head
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
Off work, beer in hand, new synonyms video. Perfect day
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.
If you became a cybernetic organism, you could make fallout lore videos forever!
that cybernetic stuff is horrifying, tbh. Just look at Mr House 💀
Its awesome
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
2:18 thought it was a sponsorship for a moment
Needed some more Synonymous in my life ❤
At the end you mentioned a nemean sub dermal armor, this is probably in reference to the Nemean lion from the laborers of Hercules whos skin was impenetrable
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
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)
I’ve been making a 3.5e of Fallout and his videos have been very helpful
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 🙂
Cross probably got purged once the Maxson brat took over, given his hatred of machines.
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.
All these creatures are horrifying.
Woah I have never seen this perticular art at 0:20, anyone got the source?
It's ai
Tactics-completely fine,best art style of the series imo. BOS? Nyet
13:19 I was not expecting to hear the Gunny's voice in a fallout video.
I'm just curious: Is there any new lore on fallout shelters? I really like the depth the lore goes and how dark they are.
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.
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
I love how the reavers sound exactly like Adeptus mechanicus
Cross theory:
Bethesda's bad writing killed her.
Love it when ppl don't ignore the tactics lore theres so much to it
In ingrams case its actually explained in how Power armor works, The tiniest twitches of you going to move a part of your body causes the armor to move in that way. Like in power armor if you want to throw a punch, you cant actually put your weight behind it, If you did that the actuators would shatter your arm moving way too fast. Similarly i think just the twitches of thigh or hip muscles going to move to walk are all the armor needs to get her walking again.
Would you consider the mind scan process for Nick valentine a form of cybernetics?
I would love to see the Reavers return to mainstream Fallout Games. They're essentially the Adeptus Mechanicus of Fallout, I'd love to see them be a main group you can join and become a cyborg yourself with.
I would love if you made a video on them and their lore.
I always thought that Star Paladin cross just didn't go with Maxson cause he's kinda an extremist leader
so she either stuck with the remnants in the capital wasteland or along with that bs of Sarah Lyons perishing in battle (And possibly just died with her)
The more likely I assumed is similar to the outcast she defected considering she's a woman with robotic parts and does not need to eat or sleep and
Maxson's hatred of they synths I don't think he'd accept her as a member, as they got more greedy, stupid and vindictive. So she could be out there in the capital
as a "True brotherhood!" leading or apart of her own splinter cell, or maybe like a cool cyborge outlaw that protects the weak!
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."
The goat posted. Thank you sir.
I might be wrong but I’m pretty sure proctor engram at one point mentions that she has metal rods in her spine
Skynets still strolling along as far as im aware, would have been savage if he was in new vegas been a sharp tongued A.I.