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The post-credit scene from Season 2 of Fallout has left fans buzzing about the future, despite the season finale itself not delivering a traditional explosive ending. Instead, it posed intriguing questions about what lies ahead, much like the enigmatic horizon toward which The Ghoul, played by Walton Goggins, wanders in the episode’s closing moments.
**Spoiler Alert: The following contains details from Season 2, Episode 8 of Fallout, available on Prime Video**
Producers Todd Howard and Jonathan Nolan have made it clear that if you’re seeking a detailed analysis of the cryptic post-credit scene, you might want to temper your expectations. For them, the scene, which prominently features the Brotherhood, is less about a grand narrative reveal and more about indulging their own interests.
“We love ending seasons with a little something special for the audience,” Nolan shared with DECIDER in a Season 2 wrap-up discussion. “Todd and I both have a particular fondness for giant robots. There’s just something thrilling about them. The challenge of bringing Liberty Prime Alpha to life on screen is daunting, but it’s also incredibly exciting.”
The season concluded with a relatively positive note for Maximus, portrayed by Aaron Moten, and Ella Purnell’s character Lucy, who finally reunite after being separated at the end of the first season. However, the calm is short-lived as war looms between The Brotherhood and Caesar’s Legion, now led by the self-appointed Caesar, Lacerta Legate, played by Macaulay Culkin. The scene after the credits offers a puzzling glimpse into the early days of this conflict. In this scene, Dane, played by Xelia Mendes-Jones, limps through a Brotherhood base to present a rolled-up scroll to Elder Quintus, portrayed by Michael Cristofer.
“The remnants you requested,” Dane says as Quintus orders him to open it. As Dane asks what the unearthed blueprint is for, the elder tells him that what he has retrieved is the way forward for the next stage of the war.
“Out of the virtue of my heart, I tried to unify the brotherhood, and look what it got me,” Quintus says, looking bloody and disheveled. “No matter, Quintus the unifier is dead. Quintus the destroyer is born.”
Just then, the camera flashes to the schematics for the Liberty Prime Alpha super-robot, which makes the traditional suit worn by select members of The Brotherhood look like child’s play.
In the Fallout video game the show is based on, the Liberty Prime Alpha is a combat robot and superweapon first created by the U.S. Army. It appears that the robot has now been drafted by the show as they look to the third season and start to build, literally, the show out.
“Jonah likes to build everything practically, so I’ve decided that the whole excuse for having a Fallout TV show is to watch him build a giant robot for me,” joked Howard, discussing the Liberty Prime Alpha model appearing in the finale.
“We can argue about who gets to keep it in their backyard when it’s done,” added Nolan.
It sounds like things are about to ramp up in Season 3. Fallout Season 2 is now streaming on Prime Video.