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'''<big>This is a partial character sheet for the [[Video Game]] ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''. Visit [[Fallout: New Vegas/Characters|here]] for the main character index. Subjective trope and audience reactions should go on the [[Fallout New Vegas (Video Game)/YMMV|YMMV page]].</big>'''

A democratic republic from [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|California]] with holdings in Nevada, Oregon and Baja. Originated from a group of survivors of Vault 15 and the small town of Shady Sands, the NCR has since become the largest and most powerful known faction in the wasteland. Basing their development model and values on the ideals of the pre-war United States, they are dedicated to restoring order and progress to the Wasteland but also have some really aggressive expansionist policies. Which resulted in them over extending themselves and put a heavy toll on their economy. They are currently seeking to annex the entire Mojave Wasteland though the use of both diplomacy and military force.

* [[Big Brother Is Watching]]: The NCR have a "robust network of informants" and they ''know'' if you're working against their interests. {{spoiler|1=If you work for Mr. House/Caesar's Legion/Yes Man for too many times, they will know about it and declare you as a terrorist. In the case of Yes Man or Mr. House, they will not accept any more of your help but will remain neutral towards you. In the case of the Legion, NCR NPCs will shoot you on sight.}}

* [[Eagle Land]]: They are very similar to the present day US government, sharing many of its strength and weaknesses.

** Politically they are mostly type 1, with some military officers and citizens being type 2.

* [[The Extremist Was Right]]: Compared to back when Tandi was president, the NCR is much more militaristic and aggressive. But that is the reason why they are able to have the upper hand against the Brotherhood and the Legion. Also, some of their actions such as heavy taxation and militaristic culture might not be nice, but they do have good reasons for them. {{spoiler|And they do have one of the best endings for a good karma character.}}

** {{spoiler|A good example will be the town of Primm. If you persuaded the NCR to annex it, the citizens will complain about heavy taxes and strict laws. But if the NCR managed to win the battle at Hoover Dam, it will be revealed in the ending video that under NCR control, Primm will prosper as a major trading center, giving the town one of many possible good endings.}}

* [[The Federation]]: They are the only known post-war democratic government and are dedicated to old world ideals such as liberty and the rule of law. However, there are lots of corruption and red tape within their government.

* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: To the Khans the NCR is an example of this. The republic started out as a small rural town that were constantly threatened and raided by them back in the original Fallout. By the time of New Vegas, the grandchildren of the very people that they bullied has driven their tribe to near extinction.

* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: Just like their appearance back in [[Fallout 2]], they do good things on most parts, but the way in which they are going to do it may be highly questionable. But they don't take it nearly as far as the Legion does.

** In the end it turns out to be a case of [[Straw Man Has a Point]]. Since Caesar made it clear that he intends to one day invade and destroy the NCR, meaning that war with the Legion is unavoidable and by being in the Mojave, the NCR also manages to protect the locals against the Legion as well. Also, if you spare the Brotherhood in the Yes Man ending but make them negotiate a truce with the NCR first, {{spoiler|without the NCR to keep them in check, the BOS will go around harassing travelers to take away any technology that they have. It is sightly better then what happens if you don't negotiate a truce first, in which they actively attack travelers and capture HELIOS One, but it is still an act of open aggression for no real reason on the Brotherhood's part.}}

* [[Kick the Dog]]: Numerous times, mostly by collecting heavy taxes from their citizens and militaristic expansionist policies.

* [[Pet the Dog]]: If you help the NCR to take control of the Mojave, they have a large share of this.

** {{spoiler|If you make the Kings declare a truce with the NCR, the republic will not only cooperate with the Kings to help the local people, they will also allow Freeside to remain independent.}}

** {{spoiler|The best ending for the Followers of Apocalypse is only available if you make them cooperate with the NCR. In which they will be able to continue caring for the less fortunate citizens in New Vegas. Originally it was unavailable due to a bug in the game's programming, but has now fixed by the last patch.}}

* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: The NCR was originally founded upon idealistic ideals of giving people a chance to achieve more than just day to day survival and unite them under the banner of a benevolent government. But in the years since Fallout 2, the difficulty of maintaining a functional nation state in a post-apocalyptic world has slowly dragged the NCR more towards the cynical side.

* [[Sociopathic Soldier]]: Averted; Most of the grunts and lower ranking officers you meet are nice people who genuinely want to make the world a better place, or at worst, just people doing their job to get paid. Although some of the higher ranking officers (like General Oliver and Colonel Moore) are [[Jerkass|Jerkasses]]. Then there's the soldiers who, several years ago, cut out [[Gentle Giant|Meansonofabitch's]] tongue.

* [[We Have Reserves]]: One of the advantages of being the largest faction in the wasteland with a massive (by post-war standards) population. When they see something they want, they will throw troops at it until they get it. At HELIOS, they probably lost three or four times as many troops as the Brotherhood did, but they have the manpower to support those kinds of losses. However, unlike the Legion who leaves their dead behind to rot, they want to get the dead back for proper burial.

** Similarly subverted because the NCR ''can't'' repeat the strategy that won their war against the Brotherhood with the Legion because the Legion outnumbers them.

* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: His manner of speaking, er, lacks refinement.

** He is, however, willing to {{spoiler|sacrifice hundreds or even thousands of NCR troops to get his name written in the history books.}}

* [[Token Good Teammate]]: Out of all the high ranking officers in the NCR military stationed in the Mojave, apart from being a [[By-The-Book Cop|by the book commander]], he is the only one that doesn't suffer from an obvious personality flaw that affects his ability to make rational decisions.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Of all the factions of Vegas, Moore has a special hatred for the Brotherhood due to them being long-time enemies of the NCR and having lost plenty of men to them.

* [[Beleaguered Bureaucrat]]: As the representative of the NCR civilian government in the Mojave, he has to take care of everything from recording the actives of citizens on the Strip to negotiating alliances with other factions.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Somewhat, for Colonel Moore. And both NCR soldiers and citizens in general seems to dislike him.

* [[Kicked Upstairs]]: He claimed that he was given position due to his support to Kimball during the election. However, if you read the reports written by his predecessors, being the ambassador to New Vegas is considered to be the worst job in the NCR government.

The current president of the NCR. He was a former war hero and general for the NCR during early stages of the Mojave Campaign, made popular by his heavy handed tactics in destroying tribals in the area that are hostile against the NCR. During the main quest he makes a visits Hoover Dam to give a motivational speech for the troops stationed there, {{spoiler|where three assassination attempts are made on him within the timespan of five minutes}}.

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Caesar, of all people, actually considers him to to one and described Kimball as 'a man of potential' since he approves of Kimball's heavy handed and expansionist policies when dealing with the raider tribes that attacked the NCR back when he was a general. However, Caesar despise the fact that instead of using his influence to seize control of the republic via a military coup, Kimball choose to be democratically elected instead.

* [[It's Personal]]: They'll help you kill Driver Nephi and his gang both because [[Captain Obvious|they're NCR soldiers]] and because Nephi is infamous for beating NCR soldiers to death with his golf club.

* [[New Meat]]: 10 of Spades, called so because he's not yet the Ace of Spades. {{color|white|That would be Pacer.}}