Enclave (Fallout 2)

The Enclave of the West Coast appears in Fallout 2.

Post-War
Led by President Dick Richardson and Vice President Daniel Bird, the Enclave contingent on the West Coast of the former United States established facilities in addition to the oil rig, such as the Camp Navarro military base. With a limited range, vertibirds were able to refuel at the isolated Navarro location. Enclave Control Company maintained perimeter defense of the facility and Enclave patrolmen cite Proposition 312 as justification to eliminate illegal aliens in the area. Additional outposts were located throughout the former state of California. Specialized units such as the Secret Service were tasked with protecting specific interests.

Observed by nearby factions such as the Brotherhood of Steel, the Enclave expanded, establishing outposts while communicating with Vault-Tec vaults to negotiate for access to data stores. President Richardson indicated that these vaults served as "sanctuaries" so that "the glorious American civilization" would endure but also engaged in social experimentation. The oil rig location was powered by a Vault-Tec uranium nuclear reactor, overseen by the Enclave's Atomic Energy Commission.

Research
Those operating on the oil rig developed their own goals, including the elimination of a "mutant threat" by way of murdering non-Enclave inhabitants on the mainland. Unwilling to cohabitate with wastelanders, the West Coast Enclave focused its research efforts on "cleansing the mutants" in order for "true humans, and democracy, to be safe." The group procured a sample of a toxin known as the Forced Evolutionary Virus from the Mariposa Military Base. Through subsequent research efforts, Enclave scientists were able to modify it into a more toxic aerosol pathogen known as FEV Curling-13. The virus and antidote were tested on the inhabitants of Arroyo and Vault 13.

The initiative was successful and preparations were made to release the toxin, the potential victims referred to by the president as an "unfortunate footnote in the continuing history of the human race." Before the deployment took place, the oil rig was destroyed. In response, the Enclave's command structure fell apart, and the New California Republic forces destroyed the Navarro base, stating that it posed a threat to the region.

Remnants
Enclave members who survived fled and attempted to integrate elsewhere, persistently hunted by NCR and Brotherhood of Steel forces. This small contingent of survivors known as the Enclave remnants escaped to the Mojave Wasteland and settled after the dissolution of their group. They have access to a bunker that was previously utilized as a refueling station for vertibirds, now housing armor that was stashed years ago. The password required to enter the bunker is in the form of five words, one of which each remnant member has, equating to "Dear Old Friends Remember Navarro." Arcade Gannon is the son of a late Enclave officer who also resettled in the region, since keeping a low profile to avoid detection.

Appearances
The Enclave appears in Fallout 2.