The Fallout Season 2 Finale Post-Credits Scene, Explained

Spoilers follow.

Now that Amazon Studios' "Fallout" adaptation has established its world and audiences have bought into its peculiar retro-futuristic nuclear wasteland, it's time to get weird. This season of the show started with a visit to Area 51 and the sight of a literal alien, then continued with not one, but a whole army of Deathclaws (and even one deployed in combat). This is the season where "Fallout" unveiled Caesar's Legion and the army of Roman Empire LARP-ers who crucify their prisoners.

Despite being a show with nuanced commentary about politics and capitalism and how big corporations ruin the world for profit, "Fallout" is also a deeply silly TV show. This comes from the source material, which is heavily rooted in pulp fiction and B-movies. It gives this world a unique aesthetic while serving a deeper purpose. The franchise gets away with some truly horrific stuff — from gore and violence to disturbing Vault-Tec experiments — because it can also laugh at silly things.

And yet, "Fallout" saved its weirdest reveal for the very end. The season 2 finale wrapped up several storylines, like the one involving Lucy (Ella Purnell) and her dad (Kyle MacLachlan), and the return of the NCR. The finale also opened up a few new stories for season 3, like the super mutant voiced by Ron Perlman, the Enclave's plan, and whatever is going on with Thaddeus.

At the very end, in a post-credits scene, we see Elder Cleric Quintus (Michael Cristofer) deciding to squash his opposition by bringing in the most powerful weapon from the games. Enter Liberty Prime Alpha. Though the blueprints don't really do it justice, don't think this is just another power armor. No, sir. Liberty Prime is how "Fallout" goes full mecha.

Liberty Prime is a giant robot that first appeared in "Fallout 3." It was designed to be "a walking, talking, nuke-tossing hero who will remind the world what it means to be a super power." In other words, it's a giant walking piece of American military propaganda during the Sino-American war. It's slow, it's easy to take down, but it looks hulking and cool. Also, the robot has a strong personality and he loves democracy, liberty, and capitalism while absolutely hating Chinese communists — which he constantly reminds the player. 

The robot was designed and built before the nuclear war, but it wasn't until the Brotherhood of Steel found Liberty Prime that someone managed to find enough power to activate it.

Now, Liberty Prime is not very useful. He appears in both "Fallout 3" and "Fallout 4" and both times he dies after about 15 minutes. Still, for those 15 minutes, Liberty Prime is virtually unstoppable. He throws nukes around like actual footballs, and can destroy any vehicle, any fortress, any enemy like they're nothing. Also, the sight of a giant machine that only speaks in pre-war propaganda, shouting lines like "death is a preferable alternative to communism," is hilarious. This is a robot that loves freedom and democracy so much, it will force them down your throat. He talks about how evil communism is and how he lives to fight the Red Army — like G.I. Robot from "Creature Commandos" with the Nazis — while actually fighting the fascistic remnants of the capitalist American government in the Enclave.

It is very likely "Fallout" season 3 will somehow introduce a third iteration of the freedom-loving robot. Fans should expect some hilarious satire if he does, but not a very long appearance by the robot.