Rhombus

Rhombus is the Head Paladin of the Lost Hills chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel in 2161 and became High Elder after the death of John Maxson.

Background
He assumed this position when the previous Head Paladin, John Maxson, became the new High Elder after his father is killed by the Vipers. The Paladins, now led by Rhombus, begin a full scale campaign against the Vipers, tracking them down and wiping out almost all of their members within the span of a month. He is not one for conversations and if angered, Rhombus will kick the Vault Dweller out of the Brotherhood of Steel. He promises to train the Vault Dweller once the super mutant threat is removed.

After the death of John Maxson, Rhombus becomes the new Brotherhood High Elder. Given that all three previous High Elders and one of the future ones (Jeremy Maxson) were from the Maxson family, Rhombus might also have some ties to this "dynasty", although there is no evidence either way.

Texas
In Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, Rhombus, despite some criticism from the elder council because of the former expedition grow by similar ambitions (track down and assess to the extent of the remaining super mutant threat) and the incident ensuing that divided the Brotherhood, created the splinter faction Brotherhood of Steel, starts a crusade against still existent threat of super mutant army and the largest faction of super mutants currently existing in the west, now led by Attis.

With some Scribes and Paladins, he mounted a new expedition which was later named "Texas expedition" and began tracking the Attis' army. They followed their trail to Texas and there, he discovered the Vault Prototype, an abandoned vault prototype dedicated to the Secret Vault project and installed the main base of the Brotherhood of Steel in Texas.

In 2208, Jane, the Raider Matron and their contact in the town of Carbon, reported movement of super mutants, and therefore Rhombus decided to go to Carbon with a group of Paladins. Her information indicated their next destination, the ghoul city of Los. Here, Rhombus ends up being alone, captured, with all his comrades being killed in a bloody battle with super mutants and a local ghoul cult known as the Church of the Lost, but he managed to stealth a key card of the Secret Vault, the final destination of the Attis army and hid it under a truck. Rhombus is tortured by the cult leader, Blake, but later liberated by the Initiate. After, Rhombus assisted the Initiate to the truck where he had hidden the key card. Once in destination however, he is blown up by a ghoul suicide bomber.

Unable to continue fighting, he gives him the key card and entrusts the task of stopping the Attis army and find the Secret Vault entry. Rhombus is left sitting near the truck, wounded. However, if the player returns to the place later, Rhombus is nowhere to be seen. His fate is unknown, but he probably escaped Los and returned to the Vault Prototype to send reinforcements, but Los was destroyed by the Initiate when he arrived at destination. The Attis army destroyed, the Texas expedition was finished and he probably returned with the other members of the Brotherhood of Steel to Lost Hills. It is unknown what became of the Initiate and if Rhombus and him meet again after the destruction of the Secret Vault and Los.

Alternate history
In one of the endings for the Brotherhood of Steel in Fallout 1, it is said that in the 2180s the Brotherhood, now called the Steel Plague, devastates the newly formed NCR and starts a Dark Age that could last a thousand years. This ending is, however, not part of the canon Fallout background. This ending is available only if Rhombus is killed, which means that his survival is crucial for the Fallout world as we see it in Fallout 2. If he survives, a picture of elderly Rhombus is shown for the "good" BoS ending, which means that he most likely became the High Elder after the death of John Maxson, and (presumably) the first High Elder outside the Maxson family.

Playable character
He is also a playable character in Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel after you've completed Chapter Two. He is very similar to Cyrus, though he has some extra advantages.


 * +30 AC
 * +100% Bonus to Melee Damage
 * +50% Bonus to Explosive Damage
 * +50% Bonus to Heavy Hitter
 * +50% Bonus to Wastelander

Appearances
Rhombus appears in Fallout as a talking head voiced by Clarence Brown. He also is an PC / NPC in Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel. He appears during the second chapter in the Church of the Lost torture chamber, where he and the Initiate mutually benefit one another. He becomes available to be controlled as a playable character in the third chapter. The latter Rhombus is voiced by John Vernon.

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