Commonwealth Minutemen

The Commonwealth Minutemen are a faction, consisting of a group of mercenaries. They are possibly based on the 'Minutemen' that helped fight the British during the Revolutionary War.

Background
The Minutemen existed during the Revolutionary War, fighting against the British. In the Fallout 4 setting, they appear friendly to the protagonist without provocation.

Interactions with the player character
Soon after escaping the vault, the protagonist comes across the Museum of Freedom under attack by raiders. After entering, a man tells the player character to pick up a rifle, the laser musket, and meet him upstairs. The player must fight their way upstairs, where the man and his followers await them. He introduces himself as Preston Garvey of the Commonwealth Minutemen, and explains the recent attack. He states that they went from 20 men a month ago, to 8 men yesterday to 5 today. He then proceeds to ask the protagonist to help them escape, and tells of a fusion core upstairs stored in a crash helicopter. He asks the player to get this, and in return the player asks to keep both the fusion core and the laser musket. The events that transpire after this are currently unknown.

Appearances
The Commonwealth Minutemen appear in Fallout 4.