Maximus is more important than ever in Fallout Season 2

As we tucked in He falls Season 2eager to see the Amazons bring New Vegas to life, there’s one person who stands out — and not just because of his powerful armor. The Knight Maximus of the Brotherhood is the most important He falls’The three main characters, and I’m glad the new season has finally addressed why.

Each cast member represents one of the factions warring for control of the Mojave Desert. The Vault Dwellers have the doggedly optimistic Lucy (Ella Purnell), the Wretches of the Wastelands get their Ghouls (Walton Goggins), and the Brotherhood of Order at All Costs have Maximus (Aaron Moten). But more than Lucy or the Ogre, it’s Maximus’ character in both seasons who best represents everyone’s heart. He falls Storytelling: When society collapses, do you choose evil or good?

Lucy and the ghoul clearly declare their sides early in the show. Lucy is determined, no matter the great grief it brings her, to be a good and useful person in the wasteland. On the other hand, a ghoul is a selfish “end justifies the means” person where the “means” are often “killing everything that gets in the way”. Throughout Season 1 and into Season 2, both characters are firmly defined in their own viewpoints. But what makes Maximus interesting in this context is that he hasn’t gotten to his point yet. He struggles with the choice that Lucy and the ghouls have already made.

“I would put him in the middle between them,” Aaron Moten said in an interview. Edge. Moten talks about his personal position between Lucy and the ogre, and says that Maximus has the best and worst of both worlds. “Maximus could share Lucy’s naivety, but he also lived an above-ground life in the wastelands,” he said.

Living in the middle, Maximus jumps between the two ends of the spectrum of good versus evil. In Season 1, Maximus allows Titus, a knight he has been assigned, to die from his wounds before taking on his power armor and identity. When Maximus gets his own escort, Maximus bullies him, perpetuating the bullying he experienced while a member of the Brotherhood. Thanks to some helpful flashback stories in Season 2, we know that Maximus was taught by his family to be better than that. So perhaps, when Maximus first rescues Lucy, or when he steps in to resolve a dispute between two wastelanders, we finally see these teachings begin.

When we’re introduced to Maximus at the beginning of Season 2, it seems he’s back to flirting with the ghouls at the end of the series. He is a full-fledged bro knight and is admired by his peers. He also has authority over them and has no reservations about bending them. But even when Maximus reaches the pinnacle of his achievements, he knows that he does not live up to the ideals his family instilled in him, and this creates a unique internal tension in Maximus. Lucy searches for her father. The ghoul is searching for his family. Their tensions are external, and now that they’re back on the road together, they’re often aimed at each other.

But Maximus achieved his goals at the end of the first season, becoming a knight. He is the most conflicted character in the show and this makes him the person who most closely resembles the archetype He falls The hero of the game, even if he is overshadowed by his more attractive teammates. On paper, Maximus has nowhere else to go, so his war turns inward. And you know what He falls He likes to talk about war.