“You mo-ron, you are not to question my orders! When I say jump, you jump! When I say fight, you fight! When I tell you to die for your country, then you will certainly die! Have I made myself clear?”
By the early 2240s, Arch Dornan achieved the rank of sergeant in the Department of the Army within the West Coast Enclave and was stationed at the military base at Navarro,[1] where his rank afforded him the ability to actively wear a suit of advanced power armor.[2] Among the base personnel, Dornan was known to have a characteristically bad attitude and a severely short fuse, especially regarding obedience to protocol and regulations.[3] He is hostile to privates and new recruits, and is willing to verbally chastise and berate them for even the smallest infractions and breaches of protocol, especially if he dislikes them.[4]
Talking to him even while equipped with advanced power armor will end with him forcing the Chosen One to stand guard at the hangar. If dialogue with him is initiated after being sent to guard the hangar, he will react negatively.
Should he spot the Chosen One out of Enclave armor, there is a chance he has them thrown off the base, thinking they are just another civilian. If spotted a second time, he concludes that the Chosen One is actually a spy and raises the alarm. However, with enough points in primary and secondary statistics, one can fool him into believing that they have actually lost their issued set of power armor or were not issued one by sloppy base personnel, resulting in a lengthy tirade and a dismissal to the quartermaster for another suit.
If he spots the Chosen One away from the hangar, he will relentlessly pursue them and chastise them upon catching them. If this happens three times however, the entire base will turn hostile. If he notices that the Chosen One has left their post however, he will search the base, and a floating text will indicate that he is looking for them.
In Fallout: New Vegas, speaking with Cannibal Johnson, a former Enclave soldier, in his cave home, he will mention Sgt. Dornan and reminisce about a long time ago, when he overheard the Drill Sergeant going on a long tirade[4] on a private (actually the Chosen One) that he had caught out of uniform.[5][Non-game 1][6]
"Welcome to Camp Navarro... a civilian! How in the hell did a civilian get on this base? I'll have someone's ass for dinner! Get this civilian off government property!"
"Well I'll be damned. I had you escorted off this base and here you are again. I don't think you're a civilian after all. More than likely you're a spy! Sound the alarm and execute this maggot!"
"Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron. Listen closely. You will stand guard at the hangar. This is your duty post. You will go there now and stay on guard until told otherwise. Now move it, soldier!"
"You mo-ron, you are not to question my orders! When I say jump, you jump! When I say fight, you fight! When I tell you to die for your country, then you will certainly die! Have I made myself clear?"
"Welcome to Camp Navarro. So, you're the new replacement... You are out of uniform, soldier! Where is your power armor? Don't have any? You expect me to believe that, maggot? The truth is you lost an expensive piece of army-issue equipment. That suit is going to come out of your pay, and you will remain in this mans army until you are five hundred and ten years old, which is the number of years it will take for you to pay for a Mark II Powered Combat Armor you have lost! Report to the armory and have a new suit issued to you, then report back to me, private! Dismissed!"
"Excellent! You're in uniform now so I'm going to give you a rare opportunity. We are going to start over as if I never met your sorry ass. Would you like that, soldier?"
"Soldier, you are still out of uniform. I gave you a direct order to report to supplies and get your issue. Now, get out of my face and don't come back until you look like a soldier! This is the second time you have come to me out of uniform, Soldier. There will not be a third!"
"Trooper, what are you doing here? Get back to your guard post! Mo-ron. If I see you away from your post again, it will be the sorriest day of your short life! You are a danger to us all. That will end now."
Dornan's attitude and many of his lines and expressions are reminiscent of various drill sergeant stereotypes, particularly evoking the character of Drill Instructor Hartman (played by Ronald Lee Ermey) from the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket.
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Like the Navarro base commander, Arch Dornan uses a female proto id, but is referred to as a male in dialogue.
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Welcome to Camp Navarro... a civilian! How in the hell did a civilian get on this base? I'll have someone's ass for dinner! Get this civilian off government property!
Outstanding. Proceed on the double to the hangar where you will stand guard duty. You will do a fine job. Do you understand?
If I like you, you can call me Sarge. But guess what? I don't like you! Do you understand?
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↑Arch Dornan: "{115}{sgnt6}{I am not a Sir. I work for a living, you mo-ron. You will call me Sergeant or Sergeant Dornan. Do you understand me! }" (Arch Dornan's dialogue)
↑Arch Dornan's character description: "{102}{}{You see a guard wearing power armor of an unusual design. There is an insignia on the breastplate that you are unfamiliar with.}" (Arch Dornan's dialogue)
↑Arch Dornan: "{103}{sgnt1a}{Welcome to Camp Navarro... a civilian! How in the hell did a civilian get on this base! I'll have someone's ass for dinner! Get this civilian off government property.}" "{111}{sgnt4}{Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron. Listen closely. You will stand guard at the hangar. This is your duty post. You will go there now and stay on guard until told otherwise. Now move it, soldier!}" (Arch Dornan's dialogue)
↑ 4.04.1Arch Dornan: "{123}{sgnt9}{Welcome to Camp Navarro. So, you're the new replacement... You are out of uniform, soldier! Where is your power armor?}" "{128}{sgnt10}{Don't have any? You expect me to believe that, maggot? The truth is you lost an expensive piece of army-issue equipment. That suit is going to come out of your pay, and you will remain in this mans army until you are five hundred and ten years old, which is the number of years it will take for you to pay for a Mark II Powered Combat Armor you have lost! Report to the armory and have a new suit issued to you, then report back to me, private! Dismissed!}" (Arch Dornan's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "You sound like you're eager to die." Cannibal Johnson: "There's a twitch in my trigger finger, I've lost my eagle eyes, and the other day I could've sworn I heard Sergeant Dornan chewing me out. I'm old and I'm starting to feel it. It's not pleasant, especially when you know your mind's slipping away. We all gotta go sometime, but I was hoping for something a little more heroic." The Courier: "Who's Sergeant Dornan?" Cannibal Johnson: "He was a drill instructor I knew. He was also the meanest bastard I've ever known. Once, he caught this private out of uniform and old Dornan went off on the most ear-blistering rant known to man. It was inspiring." (Cannibal Johnson's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "How much money do you owe this Reaper guy?" Cannibal Johnson: "What? I was talking about Death, kid. Guess that one went right over your head, didn't it? Old Sergeant Dornan would've had a field day with you." (Cannibal Johnson's dialogue) Note: This prompt is spoken with an Intelligence of 3 or less.
Non-game
↑Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition p.361: "[3.11] Cannibal Johnson's Cave On the bluffs northwest of Camp Golf [3.23], close to Vault 34 [3.12], is a slit in the rocks above a steep gully, which sports a battered old door. Check the Hollowed-Out Rock at the entrance. Enter, and watch your step! Cannibal’s Chamber Deactivate the Bear Trap on the floor. Speak with Cannibal Johnson, and he greets you as an old friend. It’s only when you talk more that you realize he was hoping it was death. At this point, you can speak to him about “mean old” drill Sergeant Dornan, his time in the military, and whether he’s a Cannibal. He isn’t saying. But recalls a story where he bit the heart out of a Raider when he was surrounded. He also mentions his tribal wife, with pretty eyes. She’s dead a long time, now. Johnson's Coolhouse Cannibal Johnson looks like an accomplished hunter. There's also ground-water to drink, which is cleaner than it appears." (Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition Tour of the Mojave Wasteland)
In Fallout: New Vegas, speaking with Cannibal Johnson, a former Enclave soldier, in his cave home, he will mention Sgt. Dornan and reminisce about a long time ago, when he overheard the Drill Sergeant going on a long tirade[4] on a private (actually the Chosen One) that he had caught out of uniform.[5][Non-game 1][6]
