Fallout: New Vegas/Characters/Other NPC: Difference between revisions

* [[And I Must Scream]]: A possible fate for him.

** Whether or not Mr. House is a villain, just like every other faction, [[Gray and Gray Morality|is in the eye of the beholder]]. On the one hand, House really is a genius, a talented inventor and businessman, and tells the Courier that with enough economic growth, he could bring back the old world in all its glory. In fifty years, he could put men into space; in a hundred, [[Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri|he'll have spaceships going for a new planet to colonize]]. He keeps New Vegas as an independent, [[The Trains Run On Time|clean and orderly]], with water and power to everyone who can afford it. On the other hand, House creates an unopposed autocratic police state, removes a bit of the human element, and boils everything down to economics and probability. He also taxes the poor much more harshly even when compared to the NCR. He doesn't kill or abuse civilians, but it is mostly because killing them is bad for business. [[Recettear|Capitalism, ho?]]

* [[Berserk Button]]: For an otherwise fairly rational guy, the Brotherhood is a huge one for him. He hates them with a passion and is not shy about letting you know it. Any other group he treats with either annoyance or disdain, but he'll rant at length if you try to convince him the Brotherhood is OK.

* [[Democracy Is Bad]]: He aims to become the sole autocrat ruling over the Mojave. If the player calls him out on this, he will simply tell you to look out the window and see how well the last democracy ended up.

* [[Emperor Scientist]]: He is a talented Businessman, robotics engineer, and computer scientist.

** In Japan, he's [[Masashi Hirose|Ramba Ral]].

* {{spoiler|[[Humanoid Abomination]]: A literal example, since he's classified in the game as an Abomination.}}

* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: He's been alive since before the Great War. {{spoiler|It wasn't easy. [[Body Horror|Not at all]].}}

* [[Rewarded As a Traitor Deserves]]: The main reason why he taxes Primm and sic Securitrons on the Kings in the epilogue if they side with the NCR.

* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: He's not as bad as Arcade, but he'll slip into it on occasion.

* [[Too Clever By Half]]

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: {{spoiler|He has quite an impressive one if you have the Platinum Chip in your possession, but you refuse to give it to him.}}

* [[Xanatos Roulette]]: He specializes in these, due to [[Luck Stat|his ability to predict and manipulate probabilities]].

* [[Affably Evil]]: He's quite charming and nice, if a bit sleazy and murderous. He even makes it clear right at the beginning of the game when he has the Khans dig you a grave, and when the Khans start protesting that he should just get it over with, he snaps back that he isn't a "fink" and wants to look someone in the face when he kills them.

* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Can be subverted and played straight if the player character is a female. You can have sex with Benny, but it can just be a means to get the chance to kill him in private. Benny himself is even somewhat grossed out about the fact that a girl he has shot in the head and left for dead is thinks he's hot and wants to have sex with him despite that.

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: He's a relative push-over in-game, but the ''All Roads'' comic shows that despite his dandy-like appearance Benny is actually highly skilled in wasteland survival and combat, impressing even his Great Khans henchmen. This makes sense, as he used to be a wasteland tribal warrior prior to Mr. House's takeover and renovation of New Vegas.

* [[Badass in A Nice Suit]]: He has a very nice suit and one of the most powerful pistols in the game.

* [[Cool Gun]]: [[I Call It Vera|Maria]], his custom Browning Hi-Power. You can get it if kill him.

* [[Crazy Prepared]]: {{spoiler|Apparently, Yes Man being able to follow anyone's orders was something of a contingency.}}

* [[Disc One Final Boss]]

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Proven in the game intro when, upon a Great Khan asking him [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him|why he waited until the Courier was conscious to kill him/her]], he actually gets offended, making it quite clear he considers it reprehensible to shoot someone without looking them in the face. As bonus points, he even apologizes to the Courier for having to kill him/her for merely beign in the wrong place at the wrong time.

* [[Flunky Boss]]: If you opt to just attack him on the floor of The Tops after convincing Swank to let you bring in your gear and kill him, he'll be backed up by 4 thugs wielding knives and sub machine guns. He'll put up a little more of a fight than if you fight him in the arena and can even overpower low level players, but a high level player still should have no problem with him.

* [[Graceful Loser]]: {{spoiler|Once he realizes that he won't be a part of overthrowing New Vegas, he actually tells you his plans with Yes Man and encourages you to take his place. [[Consummate Liar|He'll try to kill you straight after this]].}}

* [[I Call It Vera]]: Benny's gun [http://www.falloutwiki.com/Maria Maria]

* [[Idiot Ball]]: {{spoiler|Infiltrating the main Legion camp at the Fort. No matter how he went about it, that was too stupid for his own good.}}

* [[Jive Turkey]]: Benny and The Chairmen all speak in 50's style Rat Pack slang.

* [[Karmic Death]]: When Benny ends up at the Fort, Caesar gives you the opportunity to kill Benny in a multitude of ways if you want to kill him. The most simple way to go about it is actually a role reversal of the opening of the game, only this time, Benny is the one tied up on the floor, and The Courier is the one with the gun (provided you manage to smuggle it in). Even Benny cracks a joke about how the tables have turned on him.

* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: ''All Roads'' in particular casts Swank and Benny like this. Benny is scheming to take on Vegas, Swank is worried about the extremes he'll go to... and about him getting cigarette burns on the carpets.

* [[Smug Snake]]: He'd be a lot more efficient as a liar if he weren't so arrogant.

* [[Spanner in The Works]]: Whether Mr. House could have actually succeeded in taking control of the Mojave on his own is debatable, but what is certain is that Benny's actions have significantly disrupted his plans and the delicate balance of power between the factions fighting over the territory.

** [[What Could Have Been]]: [[Ungrateful Bastard|He was going to ambush The Courier later on and mock him/her for showing him mercy.]]

* [[Wild Card]]: {{spoiler|His reason for stealing the Platinum Chip. It doesn't work... for him, at least.}}

* [[Body Backup Drive]]: Like Yes Man, Victor is just a personality that can be uploaded to any Securitron.

* [[Mysterious Protector]]: Early on in the game, Victor can occasionally appear to help fight off enemies if the player's having trouble.

* [[Ninja Pirate Robot Zombie]]: He's a robot unicycle who thinks he's a cowboy.

{{quote| That's not aiding the enemy. Not when you do it.}}

* [[The Dragon]]: To Benny, {{spoiler|and you if you go for the Wild Card path.}}

{{quote| "Ha ha ha, that's... Not funny, you getting shot in the head. I guess I really shouldn't have taken so much pride in how I set that up. I feel really bad now."}}

* [[Extreme Doormat]]: If you decide to attack him, the most he can do is beg for mercy and say how much he deserves it. However he can't be [[Killed Off for Real]] since he'll just upload himself to another Securitron.

* [[Genre Savvy]]: Hey, it's not my fault I can't say no.

** He works to avert this in the ending, where {{spoiler|he states that he stumbled upon an upgrade that will make him more "Assertive", IE make sure that he won't be obligated to follow the orders of just anyone while still remaining loyal to you}}.

* [[Keet]]: He's just so damn happy about everything. And nice! ''Very, very nice!''

* [[Large Ham]]

* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]: At least some of the ladies of the Mojave consider him to be "charming" and "a real gentleman".

* [[The Messiah]]: See below

* [[Sweet Dreams Fuel]]: He is just the sweetest most ridiculously nice guy. "Hello, listeners, I'm Mister New Vegas and may I say you look beautiful today." "This is just my opinion, and feel free to try and prove me wrong, but I think I have the most attractive listeners in the world." "I think listening to the news... sort of brings us all a bit closer together, doesn't it?"

* [[Just the First Citizen]]: Her position in the State of Utobitha is "Best Friend Tabitha".

* [[Harmless Villain]]: Other than broadcasting her own particular brand of crazy over radio for anyone to hear, Tabitha is mostly content to remain in Black Mountain without causing any trouble for the rest of the Mojave Wasteland (although it's mentioned during the Jacobstown quest that her super mutants have been raiding NCR cattle convoys).

* [[Funny Schizophrenia]]: And '''how'''! Unlike [[The Woobie|Lily]], or Dog/God her insanity is 100% [[Played for Laughs]].

* [[Large Ham Radio]]

* [[For the Evulz]]: {{spoiler|Apparently, this is the motivation for Jean-Baptiste when [[Kick the Dog|he executes Cass]].}}

* [[Gun Porn]]: Their store. And the best part is you can kill them and take all of it with no repercussions from anyone outside their security team. Killing them and their security team, however...

* [[Kick the Dog]]: One of the firsts thing you see when entering their establishment is Gloria ordering Jean-Baptiste to execute one of their own employees, which he does. Counts as an [[In Universe]] example, since they do it to prove how ruthless they are to someone trying to negotiate with them.

* [[King Mook]]: Jean-Baptiste is a normal Van Graff thug, except he has his health and skills inflated to boss-like levels.