Danse (2024)

Danse's earliest memories are of growing up as an orphan in the Capital Wasteland. As a child, he made a dangerous living by scavenging the D.C. ruins until he opened a junk stand in Rivet City. It was at that time he befriended a man named Cutler, and together the two friends scraped by as traders.^[1] When the Brotherhood came through the city on a recruiting run they both signed on, feeling it was the best chance to make something of themselves.^[2]

Sponsored by Paladin Krieg, Danse was singled out from the beginning. Krieg presumably saw the spark of greatness in Danse, a correct prediction as by 2277 Danse had reached the rank of paladin and was given command of his own squad. Danse did not participate in the assault on Adams Air Force Base, and learned after that Paladin Krieg had been among the casualties. Though Danse grieved the loss, he followed Krieg's example by pushing the people entrusted to him to become greater and realise their true potential.^[3][4]

One of Danse's achievements as a paladin was earning a post at the newly launched Prydwen with Cutler, then a knight. Launched in 2282, the airship granted the Brotherhood the ability to project power anywhere on the Eastern Seaboard.^[5][6] A year into the posting, Cutler disappeared on a routine scouting operation. After convincing his superiors to authorize a search, Danse headed a rescue team to track the missing patrol. They discovered the squad had been ambushed and wiped out near a super mutant hive, all save for Cutler, who had been exposed to the FEV and transformed into a super mutant. With no other recourse, Danse abided by the Brotherhood's protocol and delivered a mercy kill.^[7] Cutler's death deeply affected Danse, and from then on he preferred to keep others at a distance for fear of loss.^[8] The experience also left him with a deep hatred of super mutants.^[9]

Danse continued on to excel as a soldier. In the ideological schism that had sundered the Brotherhood's east coast chapter, he aligned with the traditional utilitarian philosophy that was the order's original doctrine over Elder Owyn Lyons' benevolent and philanthropic agenda. When Arthur Maxson assumed the role of elder, Danse's likemindedness and devotion to his duty led to him becoming one of the highest ranking officers under the new leadership.

As one of the most capable field commanders in the Brotherhood, Paladin Danse was a natural choice to head up a third reconnaissance mission into the Commonwealth. Recon Squad Gladius was dispatched to the region in late 2286 for a tech recovery operation, and, if possible, to determine the fate of the lost recon squad Artemis. No one expected that his expedition would become another turning point in the Brotherhood's history.^[10]

The squad crossed the border into the Commonwealth in January 2287, and soon after suffered several equipment losses in skirmishes with raiders, including Knight Keane's power armor.^[11] By February, they had established a forward operating base in the Cambridge Police Station.^[12] By April, Danse felt Gladius had a strong enough position to begin recovery and search operations. The Corvega assembly plant near Lexington was identified by Scribe Haylen as the first target. Initial recon by Knight-Sergeant Dawes revealed a large raider presence within, but Danse decided to risk breaching their defenses. The attempt was costly: the squad was spotted on approach and came under fire. When Knight Worwick was severely wounded, Danse ordered a general retreat. Knight Brach was killed upon return to Cambridge after stepping on a landmine.^[13] Two days later, Worwick's condition turned out to be unsalvageable: injuries from raider gunfire resulted in paralysis and internal bleeding. With less than a 5% chance of recovery, Danse instructed Haylen to euthanize the mortally wounded knight.^[14]

Following these significant losses, Danse adopted a more cautious strategy by instead focusing on surveying Boston and its surrounding environs. No casualties were sustained between April and July until a reconnaissance operation at grid reference A113, near Boston International and Fort Strong. The airport was abandoned, but Fort Strong was infested by super mutants. Danse had hoped for Gladius to resupply at the fort's armory, but on approach Knight-Sergeant Dawes was killed and the squad was forced to retreat. The numerous setbacks and casualties did not dissuade Danse's commitment to their mission, but he determined the best way to deal with such locations in the future was with artillery and extreme prejudice.^[15] Privately, he started to develop insomnia and frequent headaches.^[16]

By October, Gladius happened on the most important discovery of their expedition: unusual energy readings on an extreme high-band spectrum frequency. He concluded they were unlikely to be pre-War and had his team triangulate the signal to identify its origin. They were yet unaware they were tracking the signal emanated by the Institute's Molecular Relay teleporter.^[17] The team had become aware of the Institute during their foray into the Commonwealth, with Danse particularly concerned about the potential threat of synthetic humans outnumbering and replacing humanity. The team was unable to establish contact with Scabbard to report their findings due to damage to the police station's antenna. With Haylen unsure of her ability to restore it without parts, Danse refocused his efforts on recovering technology to bolster it by retrieving the deep range transmitter from the nearby ArcJet Systems.^[18]

The Sole Survivor might detect Military Frequency AF-95 when approaching Cambridge. The station is a looping broadcast of Scribe Haylen's request for Brotherhood support, triggering the quest Fire Support. At the police station, the surviving members of Gladius are struggling to fend off a large pack of feral ghouls that have injured Knight Reece and killed Knight Keane. Once the ghouls are defeated, Danse expresses he is grateful for the help, yet is aloof and wary of the stranger's intentions.

Down two men, Danse requests the Sole Survivor accompany him to ArcJet Systems to retrieve the needed communication equipment. If the Sole Survivor accepts, they travel to the nuclear engine test facility to find it overrun by Institute synths stripping the location of valuable technology. The pair fight through the facility and recover the transmitter.

Back outside, Danse pays the Sole Survivor for their service with the laser rifle, Righteous Authority. He is cordial in his assessment of the Sole Survivor's performance in battle, though passing a persuasion check gets him to reveal a less gentle critique. Despite this, he extends an offer to join the Brotherhood of Steel faction to the Sole Survivor, providing them the rank of initiate if they accept. If the Sole Survivor declines, they part ways and Danse returns to the police station.

Accepting Danse's offer leads to a short conversation at the Cambridge Police Station with Danse, Scribe Haylen and Knight Reece. The Sole Survivor is encouraged to work for the latter two on various assignments with Danse remaining on site to defend the base.

After the main quest Reunions is complete, Military Frequency AF-95 updates with a new message. Paladin Danse recalls all Brotherhood units to the police station, at which point he and the Sole Survivor travel via vertibird to the newly arrived Prydwen.

Once the Sole Survivor has spoken to Elder Maxson, they can find Danse in the galley of the Prydwen's upper deck where he informs them that he has been reassigned as their sponsor. This entails traveling with them to ensure they uphold the values of the Brotherhood of Steel. Danse explains he took a substantial professional risk by vouching for the Sole Survivor, and misconduct on their part would reflect poorly on him. While accompanying the Sole Survivor, Danse permits his subordinate to take point in their mission course. This means that he will sometimes disapprove of the Sole Survivor's decisions, but typically will not interfere in their dealings with other Commonwealth factions. For example, though the Brotherhood and the Railroad are enemies, Danse will not stop the Sole Survivor from joining the latter, nor will he fire on Railroad members if taken inside their headquarters unless the Sole Survivor comes into conflict with them first.

Elder Maxson's first order for the Sole Survivor to clear Fort Strong of the super mutants and secure a mini-nuke stockpile within. After doing so, Danse will arrive (if he wasn't taken along) and address the Sole Survivor. With a successful persuasion check he will speak on his personal loathing of super mutants and of Cutler. Afterward, he remains behind to oversee the transport of the mini-nukes back to the airport, and can be found again later in the Prydwen's galley.

The Sole Survivor can acquire the quest The Lost Patrol either by speaking to Lancer Captain Kells or by entering range of one of the three distress beacons in the Commonwealth. In the latter case, if Danse is present, he will stop the Survivor to explain the unknown fate of Recon Squad Artemis and insist they continue the search. At each beacon he will have special dialogue, and he will participate in the conversation with Paladin Brandis.

Progressing the main quest alongside the Brotherhood eventually leads to Liberty Reprimed. The Survivor must find and secure a stockpile of nuclear bombs in the Glowing Sea. Just as in Fort Strong, Danse will send the Survivor back to the airport while he remains on-site to protect and conduct transport of the bombs.

After reporting back to Proctor Ingram at the Boston Airport, the Sole Survivor is sent to a furious Elder Maxson. There, they are confronted with the discovery of an infiltrator. In the data dump of the network scanner holotape, Proctor Quinlan learned Paladin Danse was a DNA match to a Gen-3 synth flagged as missing in The Institute's databank. The Brotherhood determines that Danse and the synth M7-97 ^[19] are one and the same, a complication worsened by the fact that Danse has gone AWOL. The Sole Survivor is ordered to hunt down and kill the rogue synth.

Scribe Haylen interrupts the Sole Survivor's preparations by making a plea on Danse's behalf, then directing them to Recon Squad Gladius' established fallback point: Listening Post Bravo. A forlorn Danse awaits his fate within, as to be determined by the Sole Survivor. Though he had no idea of his true nature and insists he still feels human, he is resolved to die in accordance with the Brotherhood's condemnation of unconstrained, hyperadvanced technology. He directs the Sole Survivor to carry out their orders lest he end things himself, but can be convinced to live via multiple mid-difficulty persuasion checks. If successful, he will give his holotags to the Sole Survivor to decieve Maxson with and prepare to flee the Commonwealth. However, Maxson arrives via vertibird and confronts the pair.

The Sole Survivor must make a decision. They can execute Danse, refuse the order and see Maxson kill Danse, or attempt to persuade Maxson to back down through multiple mid-difficulty speech checks. If he survives the encounter, Danse is stripped of his rank and warned there is a standing kill-on-sight order for him before Maxson departs. The Sole Survivor can then encourage Danse to yet leave the region for his own safety. However, Danse's preference is to remain in the Commonwealth, determined not to abandon the friend who stood up for him.

Danse is a strong, level-headed and loyal Brotherhood of Steel soldier. He maintains the organization's binary worldview in which good and evil are harshly defined and there is little sympathy those caught in between. Danse is often judgemental, openly condemning the existence of ghouls, synths and other deemed "abominations." He believes synths are an abuse of technology by the Institute that threaten very the existence of humanity, moreso than even super mutants, and must be eradicated lest they bring about the end of the human race. Yet despite all this, Danse's convictions are sometimes variable. If reassured his slaying of a friend who'd been transformed into a super mutant was the right thing to do, he'll respond that it was what he was taught by the Brotherhood, but he's not sure if it was right. He's also inconsistent with his approval in regard to the treatment of non-feral ghouls. For example, he likes it if the Sole Survivor tells Kent Connolly not to sell himself short, but hates it if they give the Vault-Tec rep a place to live. At the Slog, he will disapprove yet begrudgingly compliment the ghouls on their ingenuity.

Danse deeply cares about humanity, yet is often frustrated by shortsighted wastefulness or violence. He is reflective on the past and remarks that pre-War artifacts are "more valuable than treasure" as they provide glimpses at moments in time that will never repeat, but is also critical of old America's excesses like decorative fountains and escalators. He pities the people of Diamond City for having to huddle in a stadium for safety when there are plenty of habitable buildings in Boston, pointing to the "barbaric" raiders at the Combat Zone as just one of the problems wrong with the world.

He is not a man of leisure, focusing on his service to the Brotherhood. As such, many activities are foreign to him. He's unacquainted with the game of baseball, considers comic books a waste of time and has never been fishing or seen a "moving picture show." He does however, enjoy listening to Country and Bluegrass music, as evident by his reaction to Magnolia’s music.

Danse utilizes an expansive vocabulary, often expressing simple thoughts in long and roundabout ways. This quirk is noted by Piper who attributes it to his being a synth.

Danse's location commentsLocation/RequirementCommentDiamond City, entrance"It's a shame these people have to live in fear, sheltering in this old stadium when all those perfectly good buildings are still standing outside."Goodneighbor, entrance"Safeties off. I don't like the look of this place one bit."Combat Zone, exterior"This place is barbaric. Is this really how far society has fallen?"Boston Airport, before the barricades"Having the Prydwen moored above the airport keeps the Brotherhood within striking distance of the city."Cabot House, exterior by the shrubbery"Interesting. A structure in this condition might contain pristine pre-war artifacts. We should search it carefully."Parsons State Insane Asylum, entrance foyer on the rug just past the front door; during the quest The Secret of Cabot House."All signs point to this location being extremely dangerous. We should proceed with caution."Jamaica Plain, northwest road entrance, by the diner"If there's really buried treasure in Jamaica Plain, I hope it's something that the Brotherhood would find useful."Vault 81, entrance walkwayVault-Tec built places like this to conduct unethical experiments on human beings. Just thinking about it makes me sick.Yangtze"A submarine would be a valuable addition to the Brotherhood's arsenal. Perhaps we'll learn something useful about them while we're here."Libertalia, entrance"This flotilla of junk looks suitable for the scum that calls it home.""It's going to take years to get the stench of Super Mutant out of here after we've exterminated them.""Looks like a bomb storage and disposal facility. Watch what you shoot at in here."The Castle, before Taking Independence"If the Minutemen had been more organized, they wouldn't have had to abandon this fortification."The Castle, after Taking Independence"The Minutemen remind me of the Brotherhood when Elder Lyons was in charge... unfocused and far too charitable for their own good."Covenant, gate exteriorLooks suspiciously like a prison camp. We should proceed with caution.Bunker Hill, base of stairs to the monument - before the gate"The putrid stink of dishonesty hangs heavy in the air here... or maybe it's just the brahmin."Parking garage, after entering the parking garage"Remain vigilant. This feels like an ambush.""I can't wait to pay the Institute a visit."Sentinel site Prescott, bomb storage room entrance"Mark 28 Nuclear Bombs... Liberty Prime's weapon of choice."Sentinel site Prescott, gantry just inside the main entrance"It appears that this facility is more than just bomb disposal. It's been converted into a launching silo as well."Sentinel site Prescott, exterior entrance"I believe that this is a bomb disposal facility.""Select your targets carefully down here. These automobiles tend to explode when struck by weapon's fire."Ticonderoga, penthouse foyer"I just wanted you to know that you're the only reason I haven't opened fire and burned this place to the ground."Old North Church, catacombs"These crypts would make an excellent place to seek shelter during a bombardment."Old North Church, nave"For a location that holds historical significance, it's severly lacking in technology.""Be careful near the edge, the Brotherhood doesn't want to lose you, soldier.""Let's hope that the structural engineers who created this building designed it to last."Hubris Comics, shop floor"I don't understand the logic in reading these illustrated manuscripts. The plots are ludicrous."Hubris Comics, top floor studio"An ancient television studio. This equipment could prove useful to the Brotherhood.""I'm amazed you were able to get the engine to activate. Now all we have to do is hope that it remains stable.""I'm astounded that this vessel's nuclear power plant is still viable."Yangtze-31, bridge"I'm only going to say this once. Don't touch anything. You turn the wrong valve, you could flood the entire vessel."Starlight Drive In, in the projection room"Area looks clear. Perhaps we should stop here and rest for a bit."Starlight Drive In, at the screen"I've never been fortunate enough to watch a moving picture show before."Wilson Atomatoys corporate HQ, Arlen Glass' office"Amazing. This room appears to be totally untouched by the ravages of war."Wilson Atomatoys corporate HQ, foyer display"That mechanical animal lacks sufficient capability to serve as a proper traveling mount. What's the point?"Wildwood Cemetery"If you think this is grim, imagine how many people didn't have the luxury of a proper burial after the bombs hit."Weston water treatment plant"I hope this sewage doesn't wreak havoc with the servos on my Power Armor."West Everett Estates, backyard bunker"This is an excellent fallback point if things get too hot.""Our new mission priority should be cleansing this town of its Super Mutant infestation."Walden Pond, just in front of said cabin."Hm, I remember this author. Wrote something about going into the woods to discover how he lived or something?"Milton General Hospital, basem*nt morgue"Be very careful. It's likely that this entire area is biologically contaminated."Milton General Hospital, waiting foyer"Facilities like this were funded by privately owned corporations more interested in making a profit then helping mankind."Vault 95, Overseer's office"I'm not certain, but this could have been a military briefing area.""This reactor appears to be defunct. We should be safe."Museum of Witchcraft"Stay close!"Museum of Witchcraft"Those footfalls are too heavy to be human. Be ready for anything."Vault 75, combat training room"It's a training yard. Was Vault-Tec training their own private army?"Vault 75, entrance"I hope the schoolchildren that occupied this building weren't forced to live out the rest of their days in this vault."Vault 114, entrance construction"Looks like Vault-Tec ran out of time on this one."Vault 111, cryonic stasis room"Take as long as you need, soldier."Vault 114, exterior tunnel construction"I bet a month's pay that we'll find an illicit experiment gone awry inside this vault."Trinity Church, theatrical rigging"Why would a place of worship fabricate these strange colorful facades? I wonder what were they trying to hide."Trinity Church, nursery"These unfortunate infants never even had a chance."Thicket Excavations, near the waters edge; before the conclusion of the quest Pull the Plug."Watch your step. It's impossible to get an accurate sounding without the proper equipment."The Shamrock Taphouse, after releasing Drinkin' Buddy in the basem*nt during Trouble Brewin'"The information contained within this robot's memory banks is vital to the survival of lushes and drunks across the Commonwealth."Gwinnett Brewery, brewing floor"I would advise against trying any "samples" unless you want to end up puking your guts out.""According to Brotherhood records, Gwinnett Brewery was named after Button Gwinnett, one of the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.""Ridiculous. These aren't animals, these are human beings."Combat Zone, front row"This is positively barbaric. Has mankind truly fallen this far?"Thicket Excavations"I wonder how long it will take before the quarry becomes inhabited again.""Your people have done an impressive job restoring this fortress to its former glory."The Castle, in the tunnels during Old Guns"Keep it tight and check your corners... this is the perfect place for an ambush.""These mirelurks obviously have no respect for the historical significance of this location.""These filthy insects will eat anything."Boston Common, just in front of the armored personnel carrier"Every map of this area we've recovered has the Common marked with a big red "X." I guess we'll find out why."South Boston military checkpoint"Well, that sounds familiar. The Brotherhood uses similar recall messages in times of war."Skylanes Flight 1981"This plane is amazingly intact. The pilot must have executed an impressive landing.""This scrap would be useful for repairing Power Armor. I'll have to make a note of this location.""These Raiders have become annoyingly resourceful. We'll have to put a stop to that.""Damn it... these Raiders are using Power Armor. Aim for the fusion core!"Sandy Coves Convalescent Home, captain's room"These robots are completely ignoring the fact that their charges have passed away. They must have a fault in their programming."Ranger cabin"Rangers patrolled the woods seeking retribution for crimes against the environment. Not so different from the Brotherhood."Robotics disposal ground, in front of the sentry bot"That's a military-grade robot ahead. We should approach with extreme caution.""It's impressive that this oversized wooden walkway is still intact."Revere Beach Station, end tunnel raider encampment"If you intend to head through that tunnel, we'll have to take down those Raiders first.""Unless I'm mistaken, it appears that these people killed each other.""Rest well, little one."Quincy ruins, Freeway stronghold bridge to roof catwalks"We have to be careful. One solid hit in the right place could bring this whole overpass crashing down."Boston Police rationing site, in front of the trailer kiosk"The government set up these food rationing sites in preparation for a long war. I don't think they expected things to end up this way.""I've never seen a turbine this large before. I wonder if it's still operational."Poseidon Energy, generator room - the part past the raider defenses."Poseidon Energy was one of the largest power companies on the East Coast. I heard they were trying to buy out Mass Fusion right before the war began.""I'm not certain we should be playing with these controls. We don't know what they do.""*Coughing* A chemical weapon's been deployed. We need to get out of here."Pickman's Gallery"The artist of these portraits was apparently suffering from some serious mental anguish.""I wouldn't advise staying here any longer than necessary. The campsite's obviously been compromised."Fiddler's Green Trailer Estates, entrance"You mean to tell me that people used to live in these tiny vehicles? I didn't realize the overcrowding was that severe."Neponset Park,"We might want to skip searching these cabins. The entire area's been compromised by mirelurks."Natick power station"Had they gotten it operational, Mass Fusion's experimental reactor would have made places like this obsolete.""If the shoreline continues eroding, there won't be much left of the Commonwealth to liberate."Nahant Oceanological Society, second floor"It appears as though this automated tour guide is unaware of current events."Nahant Oceanological Society, research laboratory"It appears someone went on a bit of a rampage.""As if there isn't enough suffering in the world already."Gorski Cabin, root cellar workshop"Unbelievable. Hasn't man done enough damage with these nukes already?""This is actually nicer than some medical facilities I've seen on the battlefield.""I'd be surprised if we find anything of value in this vault. Pre-war currency isn't really useful anymore."University Point, just inside the gate"Now maybe you'll believe me when I tell you that the Institute cares very little about the Commonwealth.""Damn sniper. Coward couldn't even face us on the field of battle.""This is disgusting. I can't believe Mass Fusion dumped these barrels here."Mass Fusion disposal site"This is the perfect example of how environmentally irresponsible the ancient corporations behaved."Mass Fusion building, lobby"By the time the Great War started, Mass Fusion supplied power for almost the entire Commonwealth.""Watch for ambushes and check your fire."Mahkra Fishpacking, basem*nt store room"I've never been fishing before. I wonder if it's even possible these days."Longneck Lukowski's Cannery, after taking the lift to the basem*nt during Mystery Meat"Does he really think this is going to stop us?"Longneck Lukowski's Cannery, on the canning floor"When you're doing deep recon, you get used to eating whatever you can find. On the other hand... I think I'd rather starve than eat this stuff."Vault 81, observation room"This is exactly the reason that science never belonged in the private sector."Vault 81, after entering the secret vault"I'm going to guess that the residents of this vault didn't even know this section existed.""Let's see if we can get these rats to leave the sinking ship."Libertalia, at the top of the main structure"So much for Libertalia.""I recommend against entering that lake. The radiation levels are dangerously high."Kingsport Lighthouse, at the top beacon"The only thing those glowing one's are useful for is decorating the pavement when I gun them down."WRVR broadcast station, control room"Ah yes, the home of the famed "Charles River Trio." What? You're not the only one with a radio, you know."Jamaica Plain, treasure room"Pre-war artifacts are more valuable than treasure. They give us glimpses at moments in time that will never repeat."Jamaica Plain, security room"I'd definitely say that we're on the right track. Proceed with extreme caution."Jalbert Brothers Disposal, at the barn with the barrels"The Children of Atom are strangely resistant to radiation. The Brotherhood's spent years trying to learn why. So far, no luck."Super-Duper Mart, front counters"This building's structural integrity has been compromised. I'd advise against the use of high explosives."Irish Pride Industries shipyard, at the corpse of Rory Rigwell"This civilian's efforts to befriend these mirelurks was misguided... and fatal.""The thought of what must have transpired here sickens me."Cambridge crater, edge"Let's make sure that every single one of these ferals is eradicated.""This would be an excellent spot to establish a listening post. I'll have to make a note of that.""Another location to mark for the Brotherhood scribes."Hub City Auto Wreckers, while on the crane"Impressive. I wonder if the Gunners made this themselves or murdered the original builders."Hester's Consumer Robotics, entrance: showroom floor"Feast your eyes on the height of man's decadence. How could mankind have allowed itself to become so lazy?""Goddamn ferals chewed through these Raiders like they were ragdolls."College Square, the square"Damn ferals are coming out of every crack in the ground... an infestation that needs to be exterminated.""I'm surprised this place hasn't been stripped clean.""Safeties off, we're about to have company."Fort Hagen, command center – outside the gated main room, next to the door"The equipment down here seems to be fairly intact. I wonder if any of it still operational."Greater Mass Blood Clinic, basem*nt storage"If this blood's still viable, it would be quite useful to the Brotherhood."The Slog"Repurposing this recreational facility as a hydroponics experiment was very resourceful." Atom Cats garage, unable to determine due to bugged content. "Now that's a perfectly good waste of Power Armor."Gunners Plaza, cafeteria – before the staircase"Watch your footing, there are pieces of glass everywhere."Gunners Plaza, main entrance of the atrium writer's room"The Brotherhood finds the press to be... a necessary evil. In times of war, propaganda is just as important as bullets."When walking on a mirelurk infested beach, between Reeb Marina and Gibson Point Pier."It would be smarter to avoid confrontations with these creatures."General Atomics factory, quality assurance test chamber"When these things learn how to program each other, that's where the trouble begins."Back Alley Bowling, at the lanes"I wish we had a recreational facility like this back at our headquarters."General Atomics galleria, at the gate"General Atomics is certainly pleased with themselves for designing the Mister Handy.""This should help. Don't leave anything behind."Fort Strong, sublevel in the room before the main mini nuke storage room."Can you imagine these weapons in the hands of those Super Mutants?"West Roxbury station, platform"Getting one of these antiques to run is quite an impressive feat of engineering."Forest Grove marsh"Amazing how the devastation from the war managed to change the water level in this town."Federal Surveillance Center K-21B, gantry overlook"I've heard of these places. Civilian on the outside... military on the inside."Faneuil Hall, the hall"All right.. even for me, that's pretty disgusting."Concord Civic Access, main pipe room"I believe we're passing under the center of Concord.""Catching a Deathclaw sleeping gives us a distinct tactical advantage."Fairline Hill Estates, at the fortified house"Let's check out that house, but don't let your guard down. It's fortified for a reason."Fairline Hill Estates, at the entrance to the cul-de-sac"Keep your safeties off.""Walk with caution. This area looks structurally unsound.""Appalling. Look at all these perfectly useful machines being wasted for the sake of sport."Easy City Downs, northern corner fence hole to the racetrack, next to the stands"This is an astonishing waste of technology."East Boston Preparatory School, third floor torture chamber"This is horrible, just horrible. I can't even imagine...""Remain vigilant... something isn't right here.""I wonder what type of material this mining operation was attempting to recover.""I have my doubts that the patients appreciated the presence of this garden.""This equipment was undoubtedly used for some nefarious purpose.""The patients of this facility must have been treated horribly.""It appears that these ships were washed together after the bombs fell."USS Constitution, after quest the completion of the quest Last Voyage of the U.S.S. Constitution"Someone needs to teach that vessel's navigator a few lessons."Weatherby Savings and Loan, before the completion of the quest Last Voyage of the U.S.S. Constitution"That's the U.S.S. Constitution. What it's doing up on a building is a mystery."D.B. Technical High School, basem*nt – after killing Bosco or at the throne"Be careful, he could be concealing an... on second thought, he's probably just out of his mind.""This appears to drop into the subway station. Good spot for an ambush."Croup Manor, basem*nt"Damn feral scum!"Crater House, edge of crater"Careful, that settlement could be sitting within a zone of potentially lethal radiation.""Those Raiders appear to be blocking our progress. Let's clear the roadblock."Corvega assembly plant, entrance of the assembly line room"Corvega vehicles have small fusion engines under the hood, so watch where you shoot." Coast Guard Pier, either at the corner of the pier by the tower, or the center of the building. The super mutants were supposed to be wearing Coast Guard hats. "As if regular Super Mutants weren't bad enough, now we have to find something like this.""It appears the vessel's navigator made a grievous miscalculation."Chestnut Hillock Reservoir"Be on your guard, there may be something using that rowboat for cover.""Super Mutant excrement... the pungent stench is unmistakable."Shaw High School, cafeteria"This doesn't bode well for what we're going to find in the rest of the school."Charles View Amphitheater"Listening to a performance here would have been extraordinary.""We should search this laboratory from top to bottom for useful technical documentation."Cabot House, laboratory"Nothing good can come of this place."Cabot House, living room"Amazing. It's as if time itself has avoided this place."Bunker Hill, base of the monument"A battle memorial to the fallen. We should observe a moment of silence."Breakheart Banks, at the building"Damn Super Mutants. They should be exterminated for their crimes against humanity."Boston Public Library, hall where defenses are"This library would be quite beneficial to our scribes. I'll have to make a note of it's location."Boston Public Library, main entrance"The lion was such a noble and majestic creature. It's a shame they're extinct."Boston mayoral shelter, at the basketball court"Why would politicians need a sporting arena? It makes no sense.""I wonder what type of genetic experimentation was going on in this facility?""May as well search the remains and look for anything of use."Beantown Brewery, bottling room floor"I haven't had a good beer in quite a long time."Fallon's Department Store (West Roxbury township), by the fountain"This fountain is just another example of the waste and excess of pre-war America."Fallon's Department Store (West Roxbury township), by the escalators"I believe this automated staircase was used to convey individuals from one floor to the next. The epitome of laziness."Joe's Spuckies sandwich shop, speakeasy stairway"There appears to be an illicit drinking establishment concealed down here."The Switchboard, the foyer of the agency"I don't recall the Brotherhood having any records on this agency. We should investigate further."BADTFL regional office, evidence lockup"Well, this is an unexpected surprise. We should take whatever we can carry."

Paladin Danse can be acquired at the shop by any player character that has Charisma. When he is the active companion and there is another player character within two spaces, the owner can exhaust him to move the target character one space in any direction. If the owner has the Idolized trait when they do this, they will lose it.

When the player character performs the camp action, he will become unexhausted. However, if the player character does not have the Idolized trait, he must be discarded.