Act III · 2287 · jugando como Sole Survivor
The Four Endings
En este capítuloIn the Brotherhood ending, Maxson and the Prydwen attack the Institute, destroying it and killing Shaun.
The endings are determined by the faction the Survivor chooses. The Brotherhood and the Minutemen destroy the Institute in an assault; the Railroad frees the synths; and the Institute path sees the Survivor take leadership and destroy the other factions.
Each choice has consequences for Shaun, the synths and the Commonwealth. The Survivor can sometimes persuade Shaun to hand over the Institute, or must fight him, and the final result depends on faction relations. Each ending resolves the Institute differently, and the consequences are shown in the epilogue.
The four endings are designed to show different views on technology and humanity. Brotherhood: control by force. Railroad: freedom through secrecy. Minutemen: community and consent. Institute: progress with a cost.
Shaun's fate is the emotional core. In several endings he dies or is left behind, and the Survivor must accept that the child they lost never came back. In the Institute ending, he gives them the leadership, and the Survivor takes the burden.
The Commonwealth after the game is shaped by the choice. The Brotherhood leaves a military presence, the Railroad leaves free synths, the Minutemen leave a network of settlements and the Institute leaves a new power. Every ending has a cost: the Institute's destruction removes its science, but keeping it means keeping its secrets. The Sole Survivor's relationship with Shaun is part of the ending in every route.
Lo que ocurre
- In the Railroad ending, the Survivor and the Railroad destroy the Institute from within, freeing the synths.
- In the Minutemen ending, the Survivor and the Minutemen destroy the Institute with a bomb.
- In the Institute ending, the Survivor takes over the Institute and destroys the other factions.
- The ending depends on the faction: the Institute is destroyed by the Brotherhood, the Railroad or the Minutemen, or the Sole Survivor takes over the Institute.