A variety of names used to refer to him by his followers, including Holy Flame, Dark God, Father Hope and others.
The Master's race of mutants would be dubbed super mutants colloquially by most and would become a permanent presence throughout California and neighboring areas and a long-lasting reminder of the Master's attempt to reform humanity.īorn Richard Moreau, he would later change his name to Richard Grey while still human. The Master's end goal was to create a new race from humanity using FEV, one that could thrive in the post-apocalyptic conditions of the world and to rid humanity of its differences and reasons for waging war.
By the time he was encountered by the Vault Dweller, the Master was a hybridized amalgamation of several dozens of humans and other mutants, as well as the Cathedral's computer network, speaking in multiple voices and switching between them on the fly. The Master of the Super Mutants, referred to by the Children of the Cathedral as the Holy Flame or Father Hope, was the founder and leader of the Unity, a mutant-led organization dedicated to the transhumanist transformation of mankind in post-nuclear New California.