Commonwealth Minutemen | Fallout 

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Even at their height, they are the underdogs of all the Commonwealth's factions. The Railroad depended on their covert operations, the Brotherhood only left their base to perform tactical strikes, the Institute could always make more Synths. But the Minutemen stand ready and willing to defend the Commonwealth so long as good people take up arms for another.

Sole Survivor: "Can you explain what the Minutemen are all about?" Preston Garvey: "We're citizen soldiers. The people of the Commonwealth banding together to protect ourselves and decide our own future."

"Another settlement needs you help." Interesting Fallout 4 fact, you can not decline the Minutemen mission. Even if you say no, it thinks you said yes. Great rpg eh? LOL

We are the minutemen mod should've been vanilla

"The Minutemen were formed over a century ago by ordinary people who simply wanted to defend their home, the Commonwealth, from any threat imaginable. Sadly, the group has fallen into disarray in recent years." - Fallout 4 tagline about the Commonwealth Minutemen

It's fitting that of all the faction intent on rebuilding the Commonwealth in their image, it's only the Minuteman that focus so heavily on the actual _building_ part.

"Evil only wins when good people do nothing." - A Decent Quote.

Underrated faction, in my opinion. Their aesthetic is cool and their ideals are noble. I'd like to say they'd play nice with the NCR, but that's probably just because I'm a fan of them, too.

Minutemen: *Fails Due to poor leadership and strained resources* Some Vault Dweller seeing Preston keeping the fire going: *"LET HIM COOK."*

The Minutemen. The only faction that somehow always survives. Until Nukaworld comes but even then I’m some places they can be safe.

I'm addicted to minutemen artillery. I don't care if it's slow, hard to set up etc. But the sound it makes is better than teleport or Vertibirds in my opinion.

For all the minutemen’s faults, that’s a great logo

People like to bash Preston for constantly giving you new quests but its a great to level up in the early game.

I think they are probably the most moral faction to side with as far as fallout 4 endings go. The institute is far too removed from the rest of the world and doesnt understand people dont want to be servants in a technocracy. BOS are too authoritarian for my taste. Railroad far is too obsessed with synthetic life that it almost forgets about the human ones. Minutemen make a difference to the people of the Commonwealth, one settlement at a time.

Here is the 'another settlement needs your help' joke so you don't need to waste your time making one.

People hate on Preston, but the guy never gave up hope and kept the flame going despite everything else falling down around him. Then you appear and turn that flame into an inferno.

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I feel like with a lot of the fractions in Fallout 4, they weren't developed enough as they should've been more fleshed out. It's thanks to modders that they retain relevancy. The base game should've had: A rebuilding the castle option along with arming them so that Minutemen were powerful enough to call late game. Retaking and occupying Quincy and the Gunners HQ missions And then for Nuka World dlc them being able to attack and occupy the park which again, only mods did.

"Protect the people at a minute's notice. . ." - Preston Garvey about the Commonwealth Minutemen

The Minutemen are my favorite faction in 4. The laser musket slaps when you get all the upgrades

The Minuteman are great, but man is the faction rough in vanilla. The We are the Minutemen mod is pretty much essential if you want an awesome experience with them.

General, once you're done watching this video, another settlement needs your help. I'll mark it on your map.

Yeah, the Minutemen are the in-game equivalent/mirror to the player character. Both the player and the Minutemen start off as the most weakest and most unlikely sort in the wasteland to survive. But then can grow to being the *strongest* force the Commonwealth has ever seen. Under my General of the Minutemen, I was able to create an 30+ union of interconnected and well supplied settlements. With a population count of around 850. All settlements were provisioned and protected by a mixture of well armed and armored soldiers and robots of various configurations. Each settlement average produced more food, power, and water than it needed. But I had some many settlements "specialize" in certain resources or needs. Not to mention the spaghetti-like mess of provisioner paths throughout Boston and the wasteland. It was most satisfying to hear the violence of my sentry bots blasting mutant freaks from a distance so... frequently. LOL!

Finally! Our Minutemen are covered!

Despite how unfun the Minutemen were to play in the game, can we appreciate the effort behind them? These guys were a brand new faction that hadn't been seen or heard about before in the history of the title (which is great, considering Bethesda LOVES reusing factions), a new concept and design. Fun faction weapons, fun design, and some really good in-game history. A good take on history and sci-fi. It's a shame how bad the concept of raising a militia that you control and raised by hand, rearmed yourself, and then took to fight other factions who were WILDLY stronger than yours, turned out in practice. If there were far less settlement missions, this faction wouldn't have gotten as much hate as it did.

The great thing about setting up settlements all over the map is you can bring down artillery on anything within range.

There's something romantic about taking down the Institute with the Minutemen. The thing about the other factions is that for them it's not enough to kill their corsairs and blow up the Institute itself. They kill the ordinary Institute personnel in the battle as well and want to hunt down the survivors. The Minutemen prove themselves nobler by wanting to defeat their enemies but not exterminate them. My only problem with them is that you have to intentionally fail other quests to get their ending. That and if you want the castle rebuilt you have to do it yourself and sometimes NPCs get stuck in the cracks.

One of my favorite factions in FO4, they do need an organizational reconstruction so that if/when the sole survivor dies they can avoid another decline.

All memes aside, The Minutemen are probably the best faction to side with during the game if you want the Commonwealth to prosper like the old world

I was just a rebellious 17 year old that joined the minute men when they started to rebuild. I'll admit I did it to annoy my parents. I had no gun or ammo to my name only thing I had of value was an old rusty aluminum bat. But when the word spread across the common wealth for volunteers to rally at the Castle. I answered that call. That's when I saw them, The person from the vault. Now my family had heard rumors of some unknown vault dweller moving across the common wealth wasteland and helping the people. But when I saw them in that small run-down home with in the shadow of the castles its walls towering over us surrounded by more than 20 people, I knew the rumors were true, but what shocked me was the order given to start the attack. They told all of us to form ranks of 5 men across 4 men deep and wait at the entrance for them to lead whatever was in the Castle. Back to us, but that was months ago. and after the battle against the institute and the brother hood of steel. Now the Castle Stands as the second beacon of light in the commonwealth only, rivaled by that of the Great green walled capital diamond city, but I now stand at the gate of Nuka-world, my T-60 power armor suit painted in minute men blue and white, my old rusty aluminum bat holstered to my left leg, a minigun hanging off my right leg, But I don't stand alone for I stand as part of an army of 1,500 free men and women, 750 armed robots and five of the most massive pre war artillery cannons ever seen all waiting for the order to be given to start the assault on the last raider stronghold to stain the United Settlements of Common Wealth _hear a whistle blows as artillery cannons begin firing as i puts on my T-60 power armor helmet then jump jetting out of the trench line as other climb out all yelling and running across no man land_ FOR QUINCY!

When you've finished watching this video Preston Garvey has another settlement that needs your help.

I like that without the institute, the minutemen could have created a political power akin to the NCR around the commonwealth. A bear of the east maybe with its own Bull to challenge it.

I think the Minutemen might be one of the purely good factions in Fallout

would love to see the minuite men in future fallout games but in a more of a "wasteland desert rangers" type of deal where they are more organized upgunned.

The most _good_ faction in my opinion. And arguably, rivaling the NCR in how much it resembles America.

You get a settlement! You get a settlement! You get a settlement! Everyone gets a settlement!

"As long as there is one to light the signal fire, there will always be many to ready to respond."

I always wonder what happened if the sole survivor can enhance the castle's transmitter with the deep range transmitter, will their broadcast reach out all the way to ncr on the west coast and will happen then

Man, the ending was so great! Obv. I did each ending but Minuteman one was the right one for me as a genuine person

The minutemen are honestly the best and most satisfying faction in my opinion. Think about it, you take a small group of survivors who can barely take on a few raiders, and rebuild them into a force powerful enough to wipe out the two other most powerful factions in the area, all while rebuilding and stabilizing the commonwealth settlement by settlement.

The sun will never set on the glorious Minutemen Empire!

Can we get a 40k video on the Dark Angels? They have so much interesting lore a video on them would be sweet!

Honestly my two factions to join in Fallout 4 has always been The Minutemen and the BoS. So happy that you guys made this video.

The best faction and only hope for the Commonwealth. Change my mind

If you think about it, the Sole Survivor is actually the best thing to ever happen to the Minutemen, both Nate and Nora. Nate is a Soldier and Nora is a Lawyer, but they both have old world knowledge that makes them more than capable for the role. Nate could form a proper Military Government while Nora would have the administrative know how to build a nation.

I cannot express how long I have waited in anticipation for the Templin Institute to cover this topic and of course they excelled.

The Minutemen will forever be my favorite faction. They are literally the only faction I would join in a nuclear wasteland.

If you're continuing to investigate Fallout, I'd love to see you guys investigate the Mysterious Stranger.

Are the Minutemen actually a militia? It seems like they have some pretty sophisticated weapon systems and a standing force at their headquarters of Fort Independence. Sure they aren't professionals but militia seems to be intentionally underselling it

Imagine how cool it would have been if you could form a pact between the minutemen, railroad and brotherhood of steal to take out the institute

My favorite faction. I’ve had to time realize that if the brotherhood, Minutemen, Institute and Railroad managed to work together they could build an effective commonwealth. The institute with their tech could probably help terraform The Minutemen with their manpower can protect and patrol the community The railroad could probably obtain raw resources through their networks The Brotherhood could provide weapons and armor

fallout 4 needs a Reboot, change my mind.

The least deluded, most reasonable faction. Unity of the people over tyranny.

5:45 When the Minutemen first arrived at Quincy they hit the Gunners there from behind, did devastating damage to them and forced them into a hasty retreat. However, the Gunners soon came back in force and surrounded the town and that is when the situation became untenable.

My Favorite Faction of Fallout 4 But underdeveloped from the Devs

This is why I love the Commonwealth Minutemen more than any other faction in all of Fallout. They are not soldiers fighting for some flag or government or for some resource or for power. They are just people. People who believe that being there for their neighbor would make the post-nuclear world a little bit better with each passing day. What makes them all the more special is that you, the player, have the ultimate power to turn them from being the weakest faction in the game to the strongest in all of the Commonwealth. You have that power, and with dedication and effort, you can make the Commonwealth a safer place by helping people build, trade, and give them the means to protect themselves. The Commonwealth Minutemen are indeed a faction OF the people, BY the people, and FOR the people. Plus, I absolutely love their adoption of Colonial Militia culture from the American War of Independence.

Great to see the minute men covered!

Thank you for making a video about the best faction in the Eastcoast! ^^

I shed tears of sorrow when you told of the fall of Cadia, and tears of pride when I heard of the Great Khans charge at Styx. I shed tears of joy, at such beautiful rumors, 10/10 journalism as always.

"This is Radio Freedom The Voice of the Minutemen"

Despite how much I hate how the settlement recruitment system was implemented, I still have the Minutemen as my favorite FO4 faction

Nice video, these guys are by far my favourite fallout faction. I saw the Minutemen on your suggestions page. Is that why you made this or is it just coincidence?

Good thing I play with mods. I made the Minutemen a little stronger, gave the artillery extra range and be a bit faster, and replaced the laser muskets (that do 30 energy damage) with laser garands that do 210 energy damage. Oh, and robots added. And in my current play through, I have that A-10 mod so they can have air support and carpet bomb targets while doing artillery strikes.

I love everyone making fun of the Minutemen for being a bunch of weak farmers that would get wiped by any big military like the BOS 🙄. However Americans will know that all it takes is a bunch of farmer boys to defeat the largest strongest foes with whatever special toys they have, a flying airship, or largest navy in the world… it’s all the same. The Minutemen will always be supreme. United We Stand 🔵⚪️🔵

God bless the minutemen

This was until I twisted them into an orwellian army

The Minutemen: great faction concept hampered in audience reception by repetitive gameplay. Which is a shame, because the idea is both noble and inspirational, and Garvey never gave up even when he had every reason to.

Honestly compared to every other faction that we've seen, the Minutemen, even in vanilla... Is the most useful and deadly faction. Unlike other factions that send out scavenging teams or need special engineers to construct a building, most of the Minutemen are farmers, hunters, settlers and city folk from Diamond City. Which means most already know how to build a temporary or permanent shelter, hunt for food or is a crack shot. They live off the land where the NCR, BoS on both the East Coast and West Coast, Institute, Railroad, etc. They all need a central hub to get supplies. The Minutemen could be in a warzone and possibly surrounded but they have better survival instincts and know very well how to tinker with a rifle, armor, clothing and concealment.

My favorite faction in Fallout! Now we just need to hear about The Institute.

Honestly, if Bethesda got one thing right about fallout 4, it was these folk, it goes to show that even a world as cruel and desolate as fallout, hope can still be found.

When you start the game, radroaches can kill you. When you start the game, Preston is the last Minuteman, on the verge of being killed. When you end the game, you can tear through scores of the toughest enemies in the Wasteland. When you end the game, The Minutemen have brought hope and safety to dozens of settlements, and defeated the BOS and the bogey man of the region, the Institute. Even to the end, Preston makes sure you evacuate the civilians in the Institute before blowing it.

That's a great video on the Minutemen, Templin. But unfortunately the Wasteland needs us. Another settlement needs your help, I'll mark it on your map.

Aww that was sweet! Well done.

I love how organically you can build the minutemen basically from the ground up into the biggest military force in the commonwealth. Or you can neglect them and take another path. Fallout 4 is amazing in that regard.

Oh great, I always wanted to safe some helpless farmers.

I think, besides the problem of a volunteer force without the backing of a proper entity like a government or a business to supply it that defends everyone, the Minutemen’s major problem was the attempt to use democracy in a military setting. Chain of command is vital for effective leading and battle, especially when death and dissolution of the group are risks, so a clear line of inheritance of power is vital for maintains the cohesion of the group

Obligatory comment: "There's another settlement that needs our help. I'll mark it on your map."

*FOR THE COMMONWEALTH!!!!*

A New Templin Institute video came out. Let me mark it on your map.

Please cover the Exosquad

I always viewed the Commonwealth as land of the minutemen, no matter what ending I did, the flag and atmosphere fits well for it

i get:"another settlement needs your help i'll mark it on your map."-flashbacks :D

I like them because your able to keep the rail road and Bos alive.

The Minutemen are definitely my favorite faction in Fallout 4. I'm an ardent optimist, which may seem at odds being a fan of the Fallout series and the grimdark Warhammer 40k games. However, I like my share of grimdark, but under one condition: the setting may start out that way, but it's not doomed to be so. It's a truism that heroes and grimdark inherently clash: either the hero perishes or gets corrupted, or the hero ungrimdarks the setting. The latter is actually my favorite flavor of grimdark. I don't mean that in the sense of instantly, but I want to see them struggle against injustice, rally the oppressed and fellow heroes, and genuinely build up a better world. I say this because this is my own worldview and my general aspiration in real life. And all that is why the Minutemen are my favorite faction: they don't just succumb to greed and barbarism like all the others with power, but fight with all their strength in the name of American ideals and the people of the commonwealth. I would love to see them building up a new commonwealth government and perhaps even critically analyzing the old American ideals, rejecting its flaws, and adapting them to the wasteland.

without freedom, there is nothing.

My wish for the fallout 4 ending. Minutemen. Along with 2 cut content. Danse becomes elder. You become sentinel. And minutemen Takeover institute instead of blowing it up. Ceasing all synth development. And focus in de radiating the wasteland and improving farming and military technology. With a brotherhood and minutemen presence in 3 R&D facilities. Main institute. And 2 new research facilities. Mechanist lair. And vault 88. Making the commonwealth the single most advanced place sense the great War. NOT even the enclave could come close in the technological possibilities.

I still don't believe the whole CPG wiped out by a single synth story. I find that mutual distrust and paranoia about a possible synth present led to them turning on each other, the synth managing to escape, is a much more appropriate and compelling narrative. Given how much effort the Institute put into trying to organize and form it. Also, many people seem to misunderstand Quincy. The settlers and Minutemen were holding out extremely well against the Gunners, up until Clint gave them the backdoor and their defenses were breached and rendered redundant. And settlers didn't scorn and ridicule or hate the Minutemen after their dissolution. Many settlers actually mourned their loss, and desperately want to see them return.

My favorite Fallout faction 😍 Thanks!

Mabye next time pay and properly equip your forces. you cant rely on there good merits for there fellow commonwealthers alone. like its true that its alot more profitable to be a raider and simply get all the riches you want. than be a minuteman and slowly see your funds dry up as you only get payed if the settlers decide they want to. or if the commander or general gives a nice bonus tip from his own pockets. like good equipment is VERY expensive. and most people can probably only afford the ammo and some basic uniforming. though i do think the laser musket comes with being a minuteman

BOS Scribe Liam here, I would like to clarify that the BOS and the Minutemen are good and close allies, the general of the Minutemen are good friends with Elder Maxson. The general visits the Prydwen from time to time to have drinks with the Elder.

New California Republic for life!!!

One thing that game needed was a better implementation of the Minutemen... Also, the ability to tell the head of whatever faction you allied with to treat you with some fucking respect.

Always felt the theme of Fallout 4 was a big missed opportunity. Would have been a great story centered around the idea of these disparate settlements and factions in the Commonwealth coming together as a nation. The key thread being who ultimately controls that nation: Institute, Brotherhood, Railroad, or the people. In any of those scenarios, the Minutemen could form into a national army with the controlling faction maintaining their own smaller, elite army. Yes, the character's plot centers around them trying to find their child. However, it could easily be woven into the story that as your character builds settlements, establishes trade, clears out dangerous factions (Gunners, Super Mutants, etc). The nation of the Commonwealth slowly finds itself coming together. When the character finally choses a faction at the endgame, that becomes the power behind the national government and solidifies the nature of what the Commonwealth will become.

The brotherhood couldn’t stand against me and a bunch of farmers with artillery

Guys help Preston is outside of my house what should I do?

Minuteman for life!!

Considering the general of the minutemen is a pre war veteran, I think they’d play nice with the Enclave, maybe that’s because they are my two favorite factions though.

Maybe they would have survived if they didnt use a weapon that needed to be cranked up after every shot when their enemies had automatic guns

If you listen to the settlement recruitment frequency (like you would listen to any radio), you will hear the exact same songs used by the Enclave radio in fallout 3. (Washington Post, Stars n Stripes forever, USMC Hymn, etc.) Kinda funny that the Minutemen and the Enclave have the exact same taste in music while their ideologies are the polar opposite