Daniel Shin

Daniel Shin is a knight of the Brotherhood of Steel and the second-in-command to Paladin Rahmani of the Brotherhood First Expeditionary Force.

Background
Knight Shin has been a driven and dedicated member of the Brotherhood for nearly 20 years. He was recruited from the Mojave Wasteland around 2083, when a Brotherhood force under Knight Connors saved his home town from a raider attack. Shin's uncommon valor during the defense earned him Connors' notice, a place within the Brotherhood's ranks, and a lifelong hatred of raiders and their ilk. His focus and commitment to the Brotherhood have drawn praise from the Council of Elders up to and including High Elder Roger Maxson.

On the Brotherhood's expedition, they came across a town that was being threatened with massacre by Raiders. Rahmani decided to stay and fight the Raiders, while Shin decided to arm ordinary civilians for protection against the Raiders, which violated the Brotherhood's protocol to safeguard them instead of distribute them. The Raiders were able to steal their weapons and slaughtered everyone in the town except for Marcia and Max Leone. Connors would save Shin once again at the cost of his life. Since this incident, Shin has harbored great guilt and vowed to never let his emotions hamper his judgement. This incident would set off a division between Rahmani and Shin, with Shin wanting himself and Rahmani to stand trial with the Council of Elders.

Shin's fierce devotion to the Brotherhood's ideals makes him an effective officer whose performance is exemplary. He is also single-minded with little patience for distractions or disagreements, especially from subordinates or non-members. He is particularly resistant to change and any challenges to the Brotherhood's authority or tenets, which is a point of contention between him and his superior, Paladin Rahmani. However, Shin will give credit where credit is due, appreciating a job well done and saying so, regardless of his personal opinion. Despite his cold exterior, Shin truly cares for the future of humanity, hoping that the Brotherhood can create a safe society going forward. Ultimately though, Shin says those ideals mean nothing if he cannot protect the people who believe in him.

On a day-to-day basis at Fort Atlas, Shin is in charge of the armory and its equipment. He also leads various combat operations, due to the low amount of senior officers at the fort. His occasionally unwelcoming attitude is a result of his steadfast commitment to both his responsibilities and the values of the Brotherhood, stating that his duties "do not include human resources."

Quests

 * Forging Trust: Knight Shin represents the first step towards service in the Brotherhood for the Vault 76 dwellers, and asks them to handle several requests from "civilian" visitors at Fort Atlas.
 * Property Rights: After completing their initiation, the dwellers assist Shin in recovering Brotherhood property from the Crater raiders.
 * Over and Out: Shin and Rahmani appear at the end of the quest at the Enclave research facility, where their conflict boils over and the dwellers must choose to side with one of the two.
 * The Best Defense: Immediately after the previous quest, Shin and Rahmani are temporarily united against a common enemy, defending Fort Atlas against a super mutant attack alongside the dwellers.
 * A Knight's Penance: The Vault Dweller, Shin, Norland and Erika Hewsen investigate the Uncanny Caverns after learning the Super Mutants may be originating from within.
 * The Catalyst: Shin becomes involved with the source of the chaos.

Other interactions

 * Shin serves as a secondary narrator, gradually revealing the disastrous events that occurred on the way to Appalachia.

Appearances
Daniel Shin appears only in Fallout 76, introduced in the Steel Dawn update and expanded upon in the Steel Reign update.

Behind the scenes

 * Although never mentioned in-game, design director Mark Tucker stated that as a child, Shin grew up in a very rigidly structured household on the West Coast as the only son of a school principal.
 * When asked if Shin's design took inspiration from other Brotherhood characters, quest designer Ellys Tan jokingly said "Shin was inspired by my perception of a hot tsundere Brotherhood knight."
 * Shin looks quite a bit older in promotional art for the game, with more pronounced nasal folds and thicker upper lips. His in-game model also looks considerably less Asian than his promotional art, as Shin is a Korean family name.