“ | Behold! He is coming with the clouds! And every eye shall be blind with his glory! Every ear shall be stricken deaf to hear the thunder of his voice! Let the men, women, and children of the Earth come forth to gather and behold the power of Atom! Let those who dwell here in his favored land attend now to the words of the Prophet of Atom! Come forth and drink the waters of the Glow, for this ancient weapon of war is our salvation, it is the very symbol of Atom's glory! Let it serve as a reminder of the Division that has occurred in the past and the resplendence of the promise of our division in the times to come! Give your bodies to Atom, my friends. Release yourself to his power, feel his Glow, and be Divided. There shall be no tears, no sorrow, no suffering, for in the Division, we shall see our release from the pain and hardships of this world. Yea, your suffering shall exist no longer; it shall be washed away in Atom's Glow, burned from you in the fire of his brilliance. Each of us shall give birth to a billion stars formed from the mass of our wretched and filthy bodies. Each of us shall be mother and father to a trillion civilizations. Each of us shall know peace, shall know an end to pain, and shall know Atom in his glory. I urge you, my friends -- come, drink with me and pray... Glorious Atom, I give unto you these feeble bones. I present to your will this frail body. I beg of you to use me as your vessel, guide me to your brilliance, divide each particle and give relief to this rotten flesh. Cast the fragile form of this ephemeral body into new life in the forge of your Glow. Atom, come -- bestow your presence on your unworthy servant. We stay true, until the Day of Division -- until the dawn of your return to His humble world. | „ |
~ Confessor Cromwell's sermon in 2277. |
The Church of the Children of Atom more commonly known as just the Children of Atom or abbreviated as C.O.A. are on & off antagonists in the Fallout series serving as a minor background faction in Fallout 3, a major hostile faction in Fallout 4, save for the ones at the Crater of Atom, and as the central antagonistic group in Fallout 4's Far Harbor DLC. They are a fanatical and at some points dangerous cult who worship the radiation that they believe is brought about by a deity named "Atom".
Story[]
=== Capital Wasteland/Megaton era ===
History the Atom believers are first spotted at a city called Megaton, a settlement in The Capital wasteland. The founders/creators were of the immigrants that took shelter after the 6 hour Great war, They worshipped the atomic bomb that is in the middle of the Megaton city.
Members[]
Fallout 3
- Confessor Cromwell
- Mother Maya
- various unnamed members
Apostles of the Holy Light
- Mother Curie III
- Brother Gerard
- Novice
- Rosa Meitner
- Sun of Atom
- Atom's Champion
Fallout 4
- Mother Isolde
- Sister Verena
- Brother Griffith
- Sister Layla
- Brother Foster
- Brother Ward
- Brother Ogden
- Brother Henri
- Atom's Wrath (reprogramed Assaultron)
- Mercy (Creation Club, quest: From Hell) (formerly)
Far Harbor
- High Confessor Tektus
- Grand Zealot Brian Richter
- Zealot Theil
- Zealot Ware
- The Archemist
- Sister Mai
- Brother Kane
- Brother Devin
- Brother Alders
- Sister Harper
- Sister Aubert
- Sister Gwyneth
Bases and Camps[]
Fallout 3
- Children of Atom Megaton Church
- Holy Light Monastery (Apostles of the Holy Light)
Fallout 4
- Crater of Atom
- Crater House
- Kingsport Lighthouse
- Sentinel Site Prescott
Far Harbor
- The Nucleus
- Children of Atom shrine
- Atom's spring
- Radiant Crest shrine
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