Fallout: New Vegas/Tropes M to Z: Difference between revisions

** At Nipton, {{spoiler|you can give these to the [[Asshole Victim|crucified Powder Gangers]].}}

* [[Mighty Whitey]]: Played with ''a lot'' in Honest Hearts; both Daniel and Joshua are Mormons who have become leaders of tribal societies. Neither is terribly happy that they're interfering to such a massive degree, but they don't have/know any other way to help. Daniel in particular is incredibly indecisive, worrying about whether he's doing the right thing, and both of them [[It's Up to You|put major decisions at your feet]] because [[Justified Trope|they're uncomfortable]] with their [[Deconstructed Trope|level of involvement]] in everyone's lives. Joshua even says this to you outright about Follows-Chalk (paraphrased).

'''Joshua:''' Perhaps, but I think he's learned too much from me already. }}

** The Courier may complicate this even further depending on the skin tone you chose for him/her at character creation.

** {{spoiler|Benny's reaction when he sees how you got better after that little incident up near Goodsprings.}}

** Probably the best [[Oh Crap]] to come from Benny is if {{spoiler|you go up to the penthouse at The Tops at his request. Of course, he betrays you and sends 4 of his bouncers to do you in. Kill them, and then go over to the intercom and interact with it.}}

{{spoiler|'''Benny:''' [[Oh Crap|What... the... fuck!?]]}} }}

*** {{spoiler|It's also heavily implied in dialogue with The Tops members that after this exchange, Benny fled from the casino in pure unbridled ''terror''.}}

** In the [[Wild Card]] ending, {{spoiler|General Oliver shows up after blasting down the doors to congratulate you. Then you point out you had help. Cue the dust settling and a very unhealthy number of Securitrons suddenly holding him at gunpoint}}.

** Jessup gets one in Boulder City when he recognises the Courier, remarking that he saw you get shot in the head by Benny in Goodsprings and you're ''supposed'' to be dead.

* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibOkPx_Ej30 Toaster]. . No, you don't need to have Wild Wasteland enabled to see this.

* [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]: The Cloud in ''Dead Money'' can turn ''you'' into this in Hardcore more if you don't have the stims to keep your health up, especially in the early game. Half the time you'll be throwing your companions at enemies to avoid using your precious healing items.

* [[Outscare the Enemy]]: This can work against Caesar's legion on one occasion. {{spoiler|There's a quest where you can be hired by the NCR to help interrogate a Legion officer they've captured. If your character has a high enough intelligence or charisma, then the best solution is to convince him you're a Legion assassin sent to punish him for allowing himself to be captured. He's obviously more afraid of the Legion than the NCR, and in his panic and indignation he lists everything he'd done for the Legion lately, which is exactly what the NCR wanted to know.}}

** With the Terrifying Presence perk, you can intimidate hardened badasses in cowering like children. Of note, you can scare the crap out of Caesar himself, turn Jean-Baptiste Cutting (a murderous psychopath who vaped a dude for ''fun'') into whimpering wuss, and scare an entire team of Brotherhood soldiers into submission when they both ''outnumber and outgun you''. It may be a largely useless perk, but it's easily the funniest.

** Terrifying Presence is essentially made of [[Oh Crap|pants-shittingly terrifying]] speech checks. Like scaring the dog-helmeted '''[[Complete Monster|Vulpes Inculta]]''', right after he ''slaughtered the entirety of Nipton''.

'''Vulpes''': [[This Is Gonna Suck|"Legionnaires! We have a problem!"]] }}

** Also of note is convincing some mercs to leave quaint, idyllic, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Super Mutant owned]] Jacobstown alone, because if they don't, instead of dealing with a village of pissed off Super Mutants, they'll have to deal '''with you.'''

* [[Pacifist Run]]: [[Nintendo Hard|It's possible!]] It may be easier if you [[Technical Pacifist|get someone else to do the killing for you]].

* [[Painting the Fourth Wall]]: Obsidian addressed complaints about ''Dead Money'' in regards to personal item whereabouts and the ability to return in the newest DLC, among others:

'''Dr. Klein:''' WE HAVE NO IDEA! THIS LINE OF QUESTIONING ISN'T IMPORTANT TO US NOW! WHY MUST YOU ASK THESE TANGIENTAL QUESTIONS! STOP IT! }}

** OWB's epilogue actually calls the player out if they rush through the main quest, since several of the good endings rely on you reaching every location and finding every single upgrade for the Sink personalities.

* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]: Caesar's Legion makes no pretense about it: they think women are inferior to men physically and mentally, and should [[Stay in the Kitchen]]. Also, [[Fantastic Racism|they think of Ghouls and Super Mutants as nothing more than savage beasts]], even though the majority of them actually aren't so bad. Just one more reason to remember they represent sociological ''regression'', not progress. This is arguably part of the idea, though. Caesar is trying to turn back the clock, and values have to come with that package.

* [[Post Mortem One Liner]]: Boone gives us a very good one after {{spoiler|you kill Caesar with him in the party}}:

* [[Power Fist]]: The [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Power Fist]] makes a comeback, but the big daddy of them in the game is the Ballistic Fist: a glove with a [[More Dakka|SHOTGUN]] attached to it which triggers on contact. [[Rule of Cool|AWESOME!]]

** It's Veronica's [[Weapon of Choice]].

* [[Precision F-Strike]]:

** This exchange:

{{spoiler|'''Benny:''' [[Oh Crap|"...what the fuck!?"]]}} }}

** Also:

{{spoiler|'''Benny:'''}} You sick, vindictive fuck! }}

** Let President Kimball finish his speech at Hoover Dam for a classic [[Is This Thing Still On?]] Moment.

* [[Prepare to Die]]: Done as a joke by {{spoiler|Caesar}}, of all people. {{spoiler|After either recovering the Platinum Chip from Benny or being duped and having him run off with it, you will receive an invitation to meet Caesar in person. It's quite possible that you will have made his life difficult in any number of ways before this, from digging out his moles to slaughtering his garrisons. He will ask you why, despite all this, you still chose to accept the offer to meet him in person. The conversation proceeds like this:}}

{{spoiler|'''Caesar:''' [[Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor|... relax, I'm fucking with you.]]}} }}

* [[Press Start to Game Over]]: Once you start out in Goodsprings, try heading directly north to New Vegas through [[Boss in Mook Clothing|deathclaw]] infested territory. [[Tempting Fate|See how far it gets you.]]

* [[Sexy Discretion Shot]]

* [[Shaped Like Itself]]: Doctor Mobius of ''Old World Blues'' breathes this.

** And don't forget [[Large Ham|the Tesla coils! The coils of Nikola Tesla!]]

* [[Short-Range Shotgun]]: The Sawed-off Shotgun returns to affirm this trope, but every other shotgun in the game has a tighter spread, making them actually useful for medium range combat. Ballsy players may choose to use a modified Hunting Shotgun to snipe. In addition, there are also Slug shells, which makes the shotgun otherwise behave like rifles. Higher tier shotguns are also superior weapons to submachine guns and most handguns in medium range combat even with just buckshot shells.

* [[Survival Horror]]: The ''Dead Money'' DLC in spades. You go around travelling with companions solving puzzles and fighting abominations in [[Hazmat Suit|hazmat suits]] and [[Gas Mask Mooks|gas masks]] that wield knives, spears and bombs. Ammo is limited, you have to search hard to find the best weapons, and medical supplies are very scarce, so you have to not lose a lot of health. The "climax" of the first portion of the DLC is this - you must fight your way, badly wounded, through hordes of Ghost People, to the Casino.

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: After Arcade gives you his opinion on where to direct the power from Helios One, you can agree with him straight off. He evidently doesn't expect it.

 

 

* [[Take That]]: When you are researching weird NCR broadcasts, you can ask one ranger station about reports of [[Fallout Tactics|domesticated Deathclaws]] and they reject it out of hand as impossible.

** A response to a rather inbred question asker in J.E. Sawyer's talk page:

''Alarm at the presence of homosexual dialogue topics is pretty interesting considering [[Digging Yourself Deeper|the majority of them only appear if you voluntarily take a perk that identifies your character as homosexual.]]'' }}

** As a in-game example in Old World Blues. Dr. 0 made Muggy, a tiny, neurotic Securitron obsessed with coffee mugs as a cheap joke at the expense of Mr. House, who he hates.

* [[Teleporting Keycard Squad]]: Used in some areas, most notably Vault 34. All of the DLC use this a lot - reaching an objective site or picking up supplies will often spawn a formidable ambush behind you.

* [[Tempting Fate]]: One too-proud-for-his-own-good NPC just doesn't know how to take the hint.

'''Courier:''' {{spoiler|I see. Yes Man, would you please throw the General off of the Hoover Dam?}} }}

* [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics]]: Female Nightkin lack standard sexual characteristics and rely on props. Lily wears a strawhat, while Tabitha sports a pair of heart-shaped pink eyeglasses and an adorable blonde wig to look feminine. The result is... interesting.

** "MURDERER!!!": Shouted by an NPC if you kill another NPC of the same faction nearby. Which in most cases is perfectly appropriate, but in the case of the [[For the Evulz|Powder Gangers]], it just sounds ironic.

*** Speaking of Powder Gangers, helping them fight of authorities makes it silly too. Even if you've never attacked the NCR, they'll all gun for you. And if you defend yourself and kill ONE: prepare for an endless "MURDERER! MURDERER! MURDERER!" chorus until you get the last one.

"[[Rule of Three|Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a Nuclear Winter]]." }}

* [[Wham! Episode]]: Vault 11. [[Penny Arcade|The Vaults were never meant to save anyone]], [[Tear Jerker|and this is the Vault that proves it...]]