The Commonwealth wasteland is a brutal place. Between feral ghouls, super mutant behemoths, and the ever-present threat of the Institute, the average survivor has plenty to fear. But for a subset of the Fallout 4 modding community, the apocalyptic landscape presents an opportunity for a very specific kind of historical revisionism—adding the Third Reich to Boston.
Proponents argue that Fallout is an M-rated game about the apocalypse. You can already commit cannibalism, sell children to slavers (in earlier games), and use mini-nukes on civilians. Adding a Nazi faction is no more offensive than the “Disciples” raiders who wear human skin. Furthermore, they point out that the Chinese Communist Party is the primary enemy in the Fallout lore (the Sino-American War). If you can drop an atomic bomb on a Chinese soldier, why can’t you shoot an SS officer? They see the ban as selective outrage. fallout 4 nazi mods
In the end, the Commonwealth doesn't need the Third Reich. It has the Institute performing genocide via substitution. It has the Brotherhood building a feudal technocracy. And it has the Sole Survivor, who, with or without an armband, is perfectly capable of making the wasteland a living hell all on their own. The Commonwealth wasteland is a brutal place