Dane is one of Maximus’ friends in the Brotherhood of Steel. Things don’t go too well between the two after a certain incident. What really happened?

The Fallout Show has many characters with diverse backgrounds, representing the different factions seen in the games. One interesting faction is the Brotherhood of Steel, a military group that seeks to find and contain the technology from the old world.

While the main character we follow from the Brotherhood is Maximus, his main friend among the aspirants is Dane, who seemed like the most skilled out of the aspirants before they suffered an unfortunate injury. But we are never told exactly what happened to Dane, since there is no way we can consider their injury an accident.

What Happened With Dane?

Fallout show image showing Dane watching the knights land

Once an aspirant is considered worthy among their peers, they are chosen to become a squire to a knight, being able to undertake missions for the Brotherhood. Dane was among the chosen ones to go out to the wasteland and follow their knight on their quest.

But the morning Dane was supposed to get ready for their mission, they suffered a grave injury: a blade was hidden inside their boot, so once they tried to put it on, it nearly cut their foot in half. Maximus is blamed for the incident, due to his assumed jealousy of Dane and close friendship, but since no one can prove he did it, Maximus is then chosen to go on the mission instead of Dane.

Even the audience is led to believe that Maximus did it, since we spend several scenes seeing how he was truly jealous of Dane. He also claims that he’s somewhat glad it happened because it allowed him to become a squire.

Did Maximus Put The Blade On Dane’s Boot?

Fallout show image showing maximus being interrogated with a knight behind him

At the end of the show, it is revealed that Maximus didn’t cause Dane’s injury. In fact, it was Dane who put the blade on their own boot. They claim that they were afraid of going out into the wasteland, but that they are sorry that everyone blamed Maximus for it, since it wasn’t their intention.

After the final confrontation with the NCR, Dane finds Maximus with a dead Moldaver (the leader of the NCR), and quickly proclaims that Maximus killed her, making Maximus a knight (they likely wanted him to take the credit out of guilt). Why Dane has the authority to grant knighthood to Maximus isn’t clear, although it could be a Brotherhood of Steel custom after killing an enemy leader.