What If: Elijah managed to activate the Archimedes systems to defeat Operation: Sunburst?
Premise: In 2276, the NCR found its Brotherhood enemies occupying a power plant in the Mojave Wasteland, HELIOS One. The NCR launched Operation: Sunburst, an attack on HELIOS, that left the Brotherhood outnumbered by around twenty to one. Elder Elijah, in charge of the Brotherhood forces in the Mojave, ordered his soldiers to defend the plant while he continued his work on the facility's weapon systems. Just at the moment the NCR broke the Brotherhood's perimeter and defeat seemed assured, Elijah successfully activated Archimedes I and II, wiping out the NCR forces attacking HELIOS. Such a defensive system prevented the NCR from any further attacks and solidified Elijah's power within the Brotherhood that had previously been questioned. How would Operation: Sunburst failing affect Fallout's timeline? How would the MBoS remaining a powerful force in the Mojave change how the NCRs wars with the Legion and Brotherhood proceeded? Without Elijah going rogue, what might have Christine Royce done with the CoS instead of hunting him down? Could anyone break into the Sierra Madre's vault without Elijah orchestrating the events of Dead Money? What would happen to Dog when he arrived in the Sierra Madre without Elijah there to provide him with a master?
Key Notes:
•All changed events occur post-2276