Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24993958-20160721222431/@comment-14138255-20160824162825

She made the suit as a hobby, and while it's fully airtight, it is also decent as an armor (she also does better in it psychologically than she would without it, it makes her feel safe). Indeed, she'd have been more comfortable as an engineer for Atlas' military, but was sent to Beacon instead.

Atlas is kind of a fusion between the USA (High technology, focus on mechanizing armed forces, as well a large standing army) and East Germany (post-war government, under something of a puppet government)