Fallout: New Vegas/Characters/Honest Hearts: Difference between revisions

 

* [[Ace Custom]]: The [[Named Weapons|Survivalist's Rifle]], his custom AR-15/Service Rifle chambered in 12.7mm in a manner similar to real-life .50 Beowulf rifles. Easily one of the [[Infinity-1 Sword|better unique guns]] in the game, right up there with [[Boring but Practical|This]] [[Disc One Nuke|Machine.]]

* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Mines, rigged shotguns, electrified doors, bear traps, and LOTS of explosives and ammo.

* [[Crazy Survivalist]]: He's even called "The Survivalist". Also has numerous [[Hidden Supplies|hidden supply caches]] around Zion.

* [[Doomed Hometown]]: Unfortunately, Salt Lake City did not survive the bombing.

* [[A Good Way to Die]]: His health worsening from cancer and age, he spent his last strength to climb up a high ridge overlooking Zion Valley to watch the sun rise. His holotape recording has him mention that it seems an "appropriate" way to go.

* [[A Match Made in Stockholm]]: He met his second "wife" when she got caught in a bear trap he set.

* [[Survivor Guilt]]: As expected and complete with failed suicide attempts.

 

* [[Handgun]]: Uses a .45 Auto Pistol as his main weapon, like many other Dead Horse warriors.

* [[Hero Worshipper]]: He idolizes Graham as a mighty warrior who protects his tribe. Graham however finds this disturbing as he sees himself as a poor role model.

** His random chatter also indicate he has a very naive understanding of "civilisation": he is baffled by the idea that the Legion and Ennseearr tribes would fight over something as insignificant as a small river dam or that people would give away their money just to see someone flip over paper squares. At the same time, he's curious and amazed about a world where someone (referring to the Lonesome Drifter, a wandering guitarist whom he once met) can make a living just from playing music without having to hunt and work.

* [[Nice Hat]]: A baseball cap decorated with feathers.

* [[Bald Women]]: Her and the rest of the Sorrows shave their heads.

* [[Combat Medic]]: Not in the same vein as Arcade. She's the tribe's midwife.

* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: Trained in hand-to-hand combat and uses a Yao-Guai gauntlet as her main weapon.

* [[Mama Bear]]: Again, the tribe midwife, but she also has three children of her own. She has volunteered to be part of the tribals who will help fend off the White Legs.

 

=== Joshua Graham ===

[[File:joshuagraham_1184.jpg|frame]]

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' [[Keith Szarabajka]]

 

Caesar's former Legate and co-founder of the Legion. He was previously a Mormon missionary and tribal expert from Utah, where, decades ago, he helped a young Caesar by translating for him and the Blackfoot tribe the Follower was trying to help. When Caesar took his title, Graham became his first Legate. During the conquest of the other Utah tribes, Graham had a penchant for surviving seemingly mortal wounds; NCR snipers and assassins reported him killed in combat on many occasions, but he would always turn up alive afterwards. After the Legion suffered their worst defeat in history during the First Battle of Hoover Dam, Graham was set on fire and thrown into the Grand Canyon. Rumors persist among slaves that Graham once again managed to survive, and lives on as the Burned Man.

 

 

* [[Ace Custom]]: His personal .45 Auto pistol, [[Religious and Mythological Theme Naming|A Light Shining In Darkness]]. A less common 3-inch .45 Auto with a custom hammer, guttersnipe sight, snakeskin grip, (scratched up) chrome plating, biblical quotes in Greek on the sides of the slide, and six rapidly-fired shots of '''paaaaaaain''', which can be an [[Hidden Weapons|enhanced holdout gun]] once you acquire it.

* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Never bothered to change his name after becoming Legate.

* [[The Atoner]]: Played with. He now sides with the Mormons and the surviving tribals in their struggle to civilize the Zion park. However, his plans to counter the threat are [[Kill'Em All|rather questionable.]]

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Several Legionaries remark he was [[Up to Eleven|a better warrior than Lanius himself.]] He continues to kick ass after he becomes the leader of the Dead Horses as well.

* [[Badass]]: In many, many ways. First and formost, he survived been thrown into the Grand Canyon ''on fire!''

** [[Badass Boast]]: If you point a gun at him:

{{quote|''"Make your first shot count, you won't get a second."''}}

** [[Badass Grandpa]]: Assuming he's around Caesar's (who was around 21 during the founding of the Legion) age, Graham would be roughly in his mid-fifties.

** [[Badass Preacher]]: He is a missionary, after all, and often quotes bible passages. He also uses .45 autos, pistols invented by a fellow Mormon John M. Browning.

** [[Badass Bookworm|Badass Shaman]]: He used to translate for Caesar and still does exercise his lingual skills among the tribes. He is also an expert with repairing firearms and armor.

{{quote|'''Joshua Graham:''' Every day we move one step closer to our judgment. We must do our best to walk in the footsteps of our Lord and teach others to do the same. For many of us, the road is a difficult one, but the path is always there for us to follow, no matter how many times we may fall.

'''Courier:''' Do you ever "fall"?

* [[Big Good]]: Basically serves this role in ''Honest Hearts'', being the acting leader of the Dead Horses.

* [[Blue Eyes]]

* [[Determinator]]: Most people would give up after being lit on fire and thrown off the Grand Canyon. Joshua on other other hand just got up and walked all the way to Utah while killing the best assassins Caesar sent after him on the way. Double points because he likely didn't even have ''bandages'' for most of this time, so he was in constant pain.

* [[The Dragon]]: Used to be this to Caesar. The Courier can become his [[The Dragon|dragon]] as well. Sort of.

* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: Not a played trope, but that's what the biblical quote (in Greek) on his unique handgun's slide alludes to.

** Also refers to Graham, seeing as how he sees himself as a force for God, but does not see the wrong in what he is doing.

* [[The Faceless]]: He wears bandages at all times to cover his burned skin. Though in the small slideshow before the DLC begins, you can see him pre-execution.

* [[Fallen Angel]]: In-game, he's given the title of "Destroying Angel", similar to how Lanius is the Legionary Badass. Graham's class references a nickname often given to more militant Mormons or groups thereof during the 1800s.

** He also alludes to the Big Empty and Ulysses upon seeing the Courier.

* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: Started off as a Mormon missionary and became one of the most legendary Complete Monsters of the Legion.

* [[General Failure]]: Described as neither a particularly brilliant tactician or strategist, which led to his defeat at the first battle of Hoover Dam.

* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: While he was willing to have a change of heart and is fighting for an arguably noble purpose, he still retains the same brutality and [[Kill'Em All]] mindset from his days in the Legion.

* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: You only get him as a companion at the final battle of the ''Honest Hearts'' add-on. He'd [[Game Breaker|completely break the game]] if you were allowed to take him anywhere else.

* [[Handgun]]: Graham only carries a pistol into battle, but he's extraordinarily skilled with it.

* [[Heel Faith Turn]]: Becoming one of the most ruthless and cruel men in the Legion, he later rekindled his faith after his [[Kill It with Fire|baptism by fire]] and now seeks to atone for his past.

** And of course, he went through this during his execution. As J.E. Sawyer puts it:

{{quote|''"He could have chosen to blame Caesar, but in the end he blamed himself."''}}

* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Though [[The Stoic|stoic]] and calm, he still is rather militant, recommending utter destruction of the enemy even after becoming [[The Atoner]].

* [[Immune to Drugs]]: According to Graham, chems simply don't work on him for some reason.

* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: "Graham, did you just [[One-Hit Kill]] a White Leg standing on a hill from 200 yards away with your ''pistol''?" You bet he did!

* [[Kill'Em All]]: Graham's solution to the White Legs tribe in Zion is to simply eliminate them all.

* [[Kill It with Fire]]: He was set on fire first before getting thrown into the Grand Canyon. Wasn't enough.

* [[Knight Templar]]: A rare genuinely positive example, which goes further by Graham being the only companion with a good karma level.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: He shares his first name with [[wikipedia:Joshua|the Iraelite leader]] [[Badass Preacher|who lead the conquest of Canaan.]]

* [[Memetic Badass]]: An in-universe example.

* [[Mr. Fixit]]: He's a surprisingly good repairman. He states that New Canaanites are all competent gunsmiths; learning to build and maintain their signature weapons is a rite of passage in their mission.

* [[Papa Wolf]]: He has this to say to you if you consider beating Daniel for information.

{{quote|"If you harm Daniel or any of the Sorrows or Dead Horses, I will find you. Make no mistake. God willing, you will not leave this valley."}}

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Red to Daniel's blue.

* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: To the White Legs after they destroyed New Canaan.

* [[The Scourge of God]]

* [[The Stoic]]: Most of the time.

* [[Tranquil Fury]]: He is calm and polite, with a soft voice and a penchant for poetic or philosophical turns of phrase. He never shouts, screams, swears, or even seems to become more than somewhat agitated... which simply makes the glimpses into the seething rage inside him all the more ''freaking terrifying''.

* [[Unperson]]: To the Legion. He's simply The Burned Man to them, a boogeyman that some of the more superstitious underlings talk about. Caesar forbid anyone from speaking his name or title after his execution, specifically to prevent Graham becoming legendary, but to his considerable annoyance it happened anyway.

=== Daniel ===

{{quote|'''Voiced by:''' Rick Pasqualone

 

A Mormon missionary originally sent from New Canaan to convert willing Tribals. He decided to stay to help and teach the Sorrows his medical expertise and some modern technologies. He also thought it was his responsibility to protect them since the New Canaanites are the cause of the White Legs entering Zion.

 

* [[The Atoner]]: Believed that Joshua and The New Canaanites are the main reason of the White Legs invading Zion, and and wished to ensure the survival of the Sorrows.

* [[Badass Preacher]]/[[Badass Pacifist]]: Being good with guns is standard for New Canaanites. If the player talks about shaking information out of Daniel to Graham, one of the reasons he notes that's a bad idea (aside from dealing with Graham himself) is that just because Daniel's a missionary doesn't mean he's incapable or unwilling to defend himself. He has companion level health, a high guns skill, and carries a powerful .45 Auto Submachine gun as his main weapon.

* [[The Fettered]]

* [[Good Shepherd]]

* [[Nice Hat]]

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: He is the blue to Joshua Graham's red.

* [[Technical Pacifist]]: Though closer to [[Actual Pacifist]] if not for his willingness to fight the White Legs should they invade the Sorrows' encampment. He says he's killed before though, which may disqualify him from this.

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Uses a Thompson as his main weapon.

 

* [[Barbarian Tribe]]: He runs one, the White Legs. Very dangerous, particularly to the tribals of the region, due to how numerous they are and their access to automatic weapons and other high end military equipment, due to raiding an armory at Spanish Fork.

* [[Big Bad]]: Of the ''Honest Hearts'' DLC. Sort of. He's really more like Caesar's pawn, but acts as the main antagonist for the course of the DLC, since Caesar's too busy with the matters of the Mojave to care what the warlord is doing.

** It's also implied he only was able to overrun New Canaan by breaking [[Sacred Hospitality]].

* [[Nice Hat]]: [[Buffy-Speak|His badass-looking skull yao-guai-jawbone helmet thingy.]] The stat boosts and defense it offers are better then most other headwear in the game.

* [[Power Fist]]: He has his own custom power fist that has a damage-over-time effect, appropriately called "Salt Upon Wound's Power Fist".

* [[You No Take Candle]]