Brotherhood Hopeful

Brotherhood hopefuls are uninitiated recruits hoping to join the Brotherhood of Steel at Fort Atlas in 2103.

Background
Unlike Brotherhood initiates, Brotherhood hopefuls have not officially joined the Brotherhood, and are still hoping to be initiated. Although most commonly found around the exterior of Fort Atlas, they can also be found paired with initiates at points of interest, such as checkpoints on main roads and crashed Vertibirds.

Locations

 * Multiple Brotherhood hopefuls spawn at Fort Atlas, but cannot be killed by the player character.
 * Brotherhood hopefuls can appear in random encounters throughout Appalachia, battling a wasteland thread. Unlike those at Fort Atlas, they can be killed without repercussions.
 * There are multiple locations around Appalachia where Brotherhood hopefuls and Brotherhood initiates can be encountered, and unlike those at Fort Atlas, they can be killed with no repercussions.
 * One can be found southwest of the Wayward, at a checkpoint on the main road.
 * One can be found east of Forward Station Alpha, at a crashed Vertibird along a dried-up stream.
 * One can be found south of Fort Atlas, at a checkpoint on the highway.
 * One can be found northeast of Fort Atlas, at a checkpoint on the highway.
 * One can be found northwest of Drop Site V9, at a crashed Vertibird.
 * One can be found northeast of the South Mountain lookout, at a crashed Vertibird on the northern side of an unmarked crater.
 * One can be found southeast of Federal Disposal Field HZ-21, at a crashed Vertibird.
 * One can be found southeast of the Sacrament, at a crashed Vertibird.

Appearances
Brotherhood hopefuls appear in Fallout 76, introduced in the Steel Dawn update.