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“I used to serve with the Enclave. Then I realized it wasn't the USA I was fighting for; it was for the rich old bastards who didn't want to give up their power. I deserted and now I live here with more honest people.”
A. Ron Meyers is the self-styled captain of the PMV Valdez, anchored in the San Francisco harbor around 2241.
Background
Captain Meyers is a punk who wears tattered clothes a captain's hat.[1] Prior to his captaincy, Meyers was an Enclave technician at Camp Navarro; however, he deserted to San Francisco once he realized the organization he was serving was not a continuation of the United States of America but instead remnants of pre-War wealth-holders.[2][3][4] Meyers values the honesty of the tanker vagrants, seeing them as good people, in contrast to the treachery found in the Enclave.[5][6]
Interactions with the player character
Interactions overview
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This character starts quests. | |
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This character is involved in quests. | |
Quests
- The tanker needs fuel: Meyers says that one of the components needed to get the PMV Valdez seaworthy is fuel.
- The navigation computer needs the NavComp part to work: Another component is a working navigation computer.
- You need to use a FOB to access the navigation computer: To get to the navigation computer, the Chosen One has to get the FOB somehow, either by force or deception.
- Find Badger's girlfriend in the hold below the ship: Badger will fuel the tanker, but his primary concern is his girlfriend, who is trapped by monsters in the ship's hold.
Other interactions
- He will not speak to the Chosen One until they help out one of his crew. Gaining his trust comes from either going to find Badger's girlfriend in the hold below the ship or get Chip's spleen.
Inventory
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items |
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| Leather jacket | Needler pistol | HN Needler cartridge x30 |
Appearances
A. Ron Meyers appears only in Fallout 2.
Behind the scenes
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- The character was named after Aaron Meyers, developer who worked at Black Isle Studios.[citation needed]
- The character is mentioned in the Fallout Bible.[Non-canon 1]
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Bugs
As an alternative to having completed the quests, his scripting checks for good reaction to be willing to talk to the Chosen One. But reaction level is not (re)calculated at dialogue init, so this check never passes.
References
- ↑ "You see a punk in tattered clothes wearing a captain's hat."
(A. Ron Meyers's dialogue) - ↑ Chosen One: "I see. What else is going on out there on the rig?"
A. Ron Meyers: "Beats me. I was a Navarro tech, not a rig operator. We talked to them over the comm lines, and that was about the extent of it."
(A. Ron Meyers's dialogue) - ↑ Chosen One: "How do you know all this?"
A. Ron Meyers: "I used to serve with the Enclave. Then I realized it wasn't the USA I was fighting for; it was for the rich old bastards who didn't want to give up their power. I deserted and now I live here with more honest people."
(A. Ron Meyers's dialogue) - ↑ Chosen One: "How did you hook up with them?"
A. Ron Meyers: "Easy enough. I just left the Navarro base one day and headed down here. I figured it was the last place anyone would look. Besides, I'm not important enough for the Enclave to look for me - I'm just a loose end."
(A. Ron Meyers's dialogue) - ↑ Chosen One: "More honest people? These guys?"
A. Ron Meyers: "Yes. With these people, you know exactly where you stand. They don't play games. The Enclave was like a pack of hyenas - they'd turn on you in a second."
(A. Ron Meyers's dialogue) - ↑ A. Ron Meyers: "What the hell do you want? I don't speak to anyone unless they're friends or good people. Do something for one of my buddies and then come talk to me."
(A. Ron Meyers's dialogue)
Non-canon
- ↑ Fallout Bible p.163: "AVALANCHE!"
"3. The Captain (the head of the punks) tells the player that he was a tech in Navarro. How did he run away from there? And where was the fob located before he was reclaimed by the Enclave?"
"3. The Navarro Base has had plenty of deserters (including Dr. Henry in NCR); once exposed to the mainland (even in all its trashiness and monster-ridden wastes), some people prefer a life there to the steel bunker walls of Navarro and the lifelessness, sterility, and closed-in oil and stale smells of the Enclave (reminding you of The Amtrak Wars yet?). And that electric maze at the bottom, which was used extensively for hazing purposes."
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