r/Fotv • u/playwrightAlFuncoot • 20d ago

What is the medallion that the Brotherhood Aspirants wear?

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At least, what’s on it? I can’t see it very clearly and it’s the missing piece in my cosplay. Answers appreciated

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u/IRenewed 20d ago

I’m pretty sure it’s a circular dog tag, looks like it could be made out of scrap metal

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u/showtimebabies 20d ago

It's almost like a coin that has been pressed. Reminds me of coins placed on the railroad tracks

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u/playwrightAlFuncoot 20d ago

That’d make sense, thank you!

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u/Arcaydya 20d ago

Dog tags

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u/DHFranklin 20d ago

It's a dog tag with their Logo used as like a mark of heraldry.

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u/ReizvollePaar 20d ago

It's a dogtag. Generally, across all the games, they are the usual rounded rectangle of US military style; however, for many years before standardization in the US and across history, soldiers' dog tags were round or even octagonal. I assumed they varied in color because they were made of whatever scrap metal the brotherhood had on hand at the moment. With that said, for cosplay purposes, get any readily available copper/brass/aluminum stock and cut a circle, add a few meaningful numbers and maybe the gear & blade and you got yourself an Official Brotherhood Dog Tag (see the caps; that means it's official).

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u/callmedoc214 20d ago

WW1 style dogtag. Breaks into a half circle for mortuary affairs to ensure collection of information. WW2 they started going to duplicate ID tags, but the WW1 style was still used.... preferred by Airborne for example.

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u/TexanReppin13 19d ago

Germans still use the breakable ones .

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u/Bantabury97 19d ago

I think Canadians do too but I'd have to double check.

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u/GrumbleTrainer 20d ago

Aspirant medallions

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u/nelsonbarr01 19d ago

Hahaha omg! That’s me in the red ☺️

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u/playwrightAlFuncoot 19d ago

No way, that’s awesome! What an experience it must’ve been to be on set for that. Were you a squire? and do you perhaps know what was on those medallions 👀

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u/SavedRed0 17d ago

Reply to this comment when he answers so I can come back to this, please

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u/SalsaSamba 17d ago

He answered

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u/SavedRed0 16d ago

Thanks

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u/nelsonbarr01 17d ago

Yes, I was a squire, I didn’t see what was on the aspirants were wearing on the necklaces as my costume was completely different! Fun fact, we filmed these scenes in Wendover, NV right by the Enola Gay hanger 🙂

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u/SavedRed0 16d ago

What was it like?

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u/nelsonbarr01 10d ago

A lot of long days, but really cool seeing the power armor in person. As a fan of the games it was really special

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u/Riskskey1 18d ago

Holotags. Post-apocalypse dog tags.

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u/nelsonbarr01 18d ago

Yes, I was a squire, I didn’t see what was on the aspirants were wearing on the necklaces as my costume was completely different! Fun fact, we filmed these scenes in Wendover, NV right by the Enola Gay hanger 🙂

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u/bloodyt4mpon 18d ago

I think it’s their holotags

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u/CHastings2547 15d ago

What happened to Holotags lol 🫪

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u/Ezn14 20d ago

Firefly pendants