General Chase

General Constantine Chase was a pre-War U.S. Army general, commanding officer of the Anchorage Reclamation, a military operation that repelled Chinese forces from Alaska in January 2077. The Lone Wanderer encounters and receives orders from a computer-generated reconstruction of Chase during their run through the Anchorage Reclamation simulation in the year 2277.

Background
Constantine Chase is a gruff and determined general officer. His considerable military talents (culminating in the success of the Anchorage Reclamation), coupled with his slightly over-the-top personality and staunch anti-communist views, allowed him to rise to the forefront of military politics before the Great War. As a key figure of the United States military, he championed the Liberty Prime project, proposing it as a solution to the Chinese problem in Anchorage. The project was implemented, despite reports from RobCo and General Atomics researchers that such a combat robot was simply not feasible. Ultimately, the project was unsuccessful, as Anchorage was liberated through the sweat and blood of U.S. servicemen in 2077.

After the conclusion of the campaign, it seems he became increasingly arrogant and self-absorbed, to the point of personally assuming control over the Virtual Strategic Solutions project responsible for creating the Anchorage simulation, making alterations and demands that resulted in the simulation eventually becoming completely detached from what actually happened in Anchorage. Chase was also responsible for green lighting the unofficial implementation of a military Chinese invasion training protocol in Vault 112's Tranquility Lane simulation, at the request of Stanislaus Braun (officially, the request was denied).

Chase was a competent military officer, as evident by his successful completion of the Alaska campaign, but his personality was highly controversial and his sanity doubtful. There were scandalous allegations concerning Chase, however: The approval of the development of the Psycho combat drug during the war, by Chase's own pharmaceutical R&D company, no less, led to a scandal. Soldiers under Chase's command were issued Psycho drugs during the Anchorage campaign to counter their wounds or mental trauma. The drugging of soldiers was considered inexcusable by the public.

Interactions overview

 * Simulation Chase

Quests

 * Paving the Way: He will congratulate the player character for destroying the artillery batteries, give them command of their own Strike team, and give them their next set of objectives
 * Operation: Anchorage!: He will appear after defeating Jingwei and state that the simulation is now complete.

Effects of player's actions

 * After the first briefing, he will tell the Lone Wanderer to talk to Thomas Morgan for squad details.
 * Chase will yell at the player character saying, "you're fixing to have a size 10 combat boot shoved up your candy ass," if they state the simulation isn't real.

Other interactions

 * Chase cannot be pickpocketed.

Appearances
General Constantine Chase is mentioned in in Fallout 3, its add-ons and Operation: Anchorage and Mothership Zeta, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76. The simulated version of General Chase appears only in the Anchorage Reclamation simulation.

Behind the scenes
The real world ribbons on General Chase's overcoat are the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Army Distinguished Service Cross, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Antarctica Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Gold Lifesaving Medal, and Armed Forces Reserve Medal.