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== E ==

* [[Eagle Land]]: The NCR has evolved into a nice blend of Type 1 and 2. It certainly is safer in their territory, and their soldiers are generally well-meaning, but their high command is so bogged down with bureaucracy and carrying out the NCR government's aggressive expansion policies that the rest of the army suffers from being low on supplies and reinforcements. Not to mention that the guys at the top tend to work their own agendas at the expense of those they command. Oh, and they tax heavily.

** [[All There in the Manual|According to the guidebook]], a series of events after Tandi's death led to the hawkish Kimball getting into power, and also resulting in a wave of chauvanism against women in the ranks. Which makes the fact that Cassandra Moore is the colonel in charge of the Hoover Dam garrison makes her even more of a [[Colonel Badass]] since she also had to overcome [[Stay in the Kitchen|inherent sexism that's creeped into the system]]. Unfortunately, she's a jingo like Oliver and Kimball as well.

* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: Regardless of who ultimately gains control of the Mojave Wasteland, typically the ending has some communities prospering, while others suffer (with much more suffering and less prospering if you sided with the Legion). However, it actually is possible to get a positive outcome for almost every community and character on the NCR and (to a marginally lesser extent) Independent routes. Doing so is ''difficult'', however, as the conditions to bring about a community or character's positive outcome are not always obvious (and in some cases are even counter-intuitive), and often involve difficult speech checks or extensive exploration.

* [[Egopolis]]: Black Mountain is a borderline version; Tabitha renamed it as the "State of Utobitha".

* [[Everything's Worse with Bears|Everything's Worse With Yao Guais]]: Yao Guai make a comeback in the Honest Hearts DLC and unlike Fallout3, having the [[Friend to All Living Things|Animal Friend]] perk won't stop them from coming after you on sight. And now they come in giant size.

** And then there's The Ghost of She. A GIANT Yao Guai. [[Infernal Retaliation|On fire.]] Oh, and don't forget that on the quest that sends you after her, the drugs you take [[Your Mind Makes It Real|make you see multiple and you have to fight]] ''[[Me's a Crowd|all]] '' [[Doppelganger Attack|of them.]]

* [[Evil Is Easy]]: It's very easy to simply steal owned items for supplies rather than buying or looking for free ones, especially if those supplies belong to a faction you just butchered. Of course, doing so will bring your Karma down pretty fast, and earning it back isn't easy in the slightest in the short term. (Once you hit the mid- to end-game, though, you can build it up in no time flat. The Fiends are basically a positive Karma mine.)

* [[Evil Versus Evil]]: The entire {{spoiler|''Lonesome Road'' DLC}}, if the player character is evil.

* [[Explosive Leash]]: Bomb collars make surprisingly frequent appearances throughout the game.

** If one manages to find and enter the Brotherhood of Steel's secret bunker without being accompanied by a certain companion, they'll strip you down and force you to wear a bomb collar until you convince an NCR Ranger stationed nearby to leave (through speech or otherwise).

** In ''Old World Blues'', one can find Little Yangtze, a concentration camp for Chinese prisoners from before the War. The ghoulified prisoners there are still wearing working bomb collars, which will detonate if they try to follow you out of the camp. In addition, you can find a few of Father Elijah's encampments, at least one of which is littered with disabled or otherwise broken bomb collars and a detonator.

* [[Exposition Fairy]]: Lampshaded -- Doc Mitchell, who patches up your gaping head wounds and [[How Many Fingers?|walks you through the character building process]] waves off your gratitude, saying, "It's what I'm here for."

* [[The Extremist Was Right]]: If you're familiar with the [http://www.nolanchart.com/faq/faq8.php Nolan Chart], you'll notice that each of the factions is run by one of the corners, insisting that this is the case. [[Multiple Endings|And you get to choose who wins.]]

** Caesar's Legion is as conservative as all hell. Harm their subjects and they will crucify you. [[Not Hyperbole]]. Cass outright states that while she refuses to deal with slavers like the Legion, ''a lot'' of traders work with the Legion because they're ensured safety. Even [[Complete Monster|the Fiends]] are too scared of the Legion to attack caravans under their protection. His methods are harsh, brutal, and more than a little evil, but they've unified Arizona and made it a safe place to live. Even Raul admits that Caesar transformed Arizona into a much better place than it was before. As per Conservative economic policy, their currency is the strongest in the Mojave: a single Legion gold coin is worth 100 bottle caps.

** The NCR is high-grade liberal. They are the only (known) functional post-war democratic government, and in many cases they greatly improve the standards of living for the common people living in their territory though building infrastructure and introducing social welfare programs using tax payer money. However, they have elements of Liberal strawmen. Their foreign policy is a good example of Liberal Idealism in that they believe in 'spreading democracy' to foreign lands. Political corruption is high, as organizations with political connections such as {{spoiler|the Van Graffs and the Crimson Caravan}} are running (sometimes even ''gunning'') smaller competitors out of business. This(and the Legion destroying their gold mines) results in their currency being the weakest in the Mojave: five NCR dollars equals only ''two'' bottle caps.

** Mr. House, a (ironically) Chinese-style Authoritarian Capitalist, is unquestioningly a hard-core statist. He provides stability, security, and wealth and generally doesn't demand personal worship. As long as you play by all his rules and pay his taxes on time, he will offer you a relatively comfortable and safe life surrounded by pre-war glory. However, he will not hesitate or show any mercy in eliminating any potential political opposition against his rule.