All Fallout London Factions Explained

All Fallout London Factions Explained

There is Seven factions in Fallout: Londoneach with their own story and motivations. You’ll find yourself interacting with them as you wander the ruined streets of London (not to be confused with real-life London on a Friday night) and may even decide to join a faction if your goals align. However, always keep in mind that your actions with one faction may anger another…

So, let’s take a look at each faction in Fallout: London:

5th column

The members of the 5th Column are utterly devoted to their leader, Eve Varney. Almost too devoted, one might say… In their eyes, her word is law and her goal of completely destroying the nobility, of reshaping the government in her image, is true. Who cares if her methods of reform are brutal or if she crushes anyone who stands in her way? Got to break a few eggs, right? Right?

The fascist tendency of the 5th Column is hard to deny, but it is certainly an increasingly popular movement in the poorer areas of London.

Angel

The only thing that can really be said about Angel is that it is run by a man called Mr Smythe and I highly doubt that is his real name. But keeping secrets is Angel’s game, because not only does no one really know who its members are, but their motivations and history are equally mysterious. Are they the remnants of the pre-war Ministry of Science? The remnants of MI5? Descendants of British Museum staff determined to preserve all the historical objects that Britain has “borrowed” from English soil? Who knows, although the latter is highly unlikely.

Considering all this, it is quite fitting that Angel’s symbol is terribly similar to that of the Freemasons.

Camelot

Inspired by the tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, Camelot aims to free London from the grip of the nobility and establish a new representative government to bring true democracy back to the land. Taking inspiration from Arthur’s famous castle, Camelot has created their own order of chivalry where they value truth and justice in the hopes of returning power to the people. In this spirit, you’ll find that they also favor the blade over other weapons.

But not everyone believes in their goals, especially the nobility, and so Camelot has gone underground. Some say, however, that they have established a feudal colony called Albion…

Nobility

Of course, even nuclear bombs couldn’t wipe out the English aristocracy. The nobility are the current rulers of London and are descended from members of the pre-war aristocracy. They rule London strictly from Westminster where the streets are clean and everyone can vote in elections – if you’re respectable, have a royal charter and pay your taxes, of course. Yet parliament swears that it has the good of the people at heart as long as those people have a certain status. (So this is basically a normal British parliament…)

The figurehead of the nobility is the Queen. But perhaps don’t wonder why she hasn’t been seen for a while…

Isle of Dogs Union

Oh Canary Wharf, you used to be a beautiful site with your little flashing light to stop planes flying towards you, but look what you’ve become. Now you’re the headquarters of the Isle of Dogs Syndicate – London’s most ruthless and powerful criminal organisation. The Isle of Dogs’ illegal network extends deep into the whole of East London and they even work with the Gentry. A few supplies here and there to ensure the Gentry prisoners have a fulfilling life in an Isle of Dogs hospice is a good deal, although rumours have it that Westminster’s share of the profits is slightly too high…

Led by Thomas Black, the Isle of Dogs Syndicate is a force to be reckoned with. Yet there are some souls brave enough to stand against them and may even aim for a position of leadership.

Tommies

Taking their symbol from the Royal Air Force and their name from British slang, the Tommies maintain law and order in London. This connection to pre-war British history is even reflected in their uniform, which is reminiscent of that worn by soldiers in World War I. But that doesn’t mean the Tommies don’t have the technology of our time.

The Tommies maintain law and order in London in the name of the nobility. However, the peace they bring now seems too focused on the ideals of the nobility rather than the good of the people. Perhaps a change of leadership within the Tommies will see the balance of power in London shift dramatically.

Vagabonds

The Vagabonds were once a powerful gang and a growing political force in London, but time changes everything, especially when the Isle of Dogs Syndicate becomes involved. Locked in a bitter war with the Isle of Dogs, the Vagabonds must watch their territory shrink and their leader, Sebastian Gaunt, become increasingly consumed by vengeance. The Vagabonds once aimed to change London through slightly less violent means, but while they still enjoy the support of the community, it is unclear whether they will be able to maintain their original goals.

The Vagabonds are inspired by pre-World War II London gangs and, if you haven’t guessed yet, the Peaky Blinders. (They have the hats and everything.)

I hope you have fun meeting the factions of Fallout: London and don’t end up on anyone’s bad side!