Zeus was the code name of a high-value target assassinated by Harold Osborne while en route to Rapidan Camp in Appalachia, on orders of Bagman.
Background[]
Assassin Harold Osborne, while feigning an identity as an employee of the Bysshe Company at the Big Meadows gas well, was licensed to kill Zeus, a target whose identity is unclear but had some form of military protection while en route to Rapidan Camp to the north in a limousine. Osborne was directed to kill Zeus by Bagman, a high-level executive in the U.S. federal government with instructions that read "long live the American way" and "God bless America."[1]
The assassination appears to have been successful, as a skeleton (presumably that of Zeus) is found outside the limo holding a black suitcase, its head having been blown off. The other soldiers in the convoy are also found dead, bloodied, and skeletal, including one who appears to have been administering first aid. However, given that the crime scene had not been cleaned and can still be found largely untouched, it is likely this assassination occurred in close proximity to the Great War.
Appearances[]
Zeus's skeleton appears only in Fallout 76, introduced in the Skyline Valley update.
Behind the scenes[]
Zeus is the god of thunder and the sky in Greek mythology, as well as the king of the gods on Mount Olympus. The use of Zeus as a code name fits in with the storm theming of Skyline Valley as a whole.