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Carter is a slave held captive at Paradise Falls in Fallout 3.
Background[]
Desperate to reclaim his freedom and with his mental state deteriorating, Carter is in the middle of an unlikely escape attempt from Paradise Falls just as the Lone Wanderer arrives there.[Non-game 1] He yells for his fellow captive Sammy to run with him and claims that they can make it out, but Sammy doesn't follow him.[1] Though the slaver Forty screams for Carter to stop, he continues to run.[2][3]
Despite his certainty that Forty lacks the means to detonate his slave collar, Carter is nonetheless killed instantly when the collar detonates during his escape.[Non-game 1] Forty remarks that Carter should've known better than to run away while still wearing a collar, and tells Sammy to return inside, criticizing their attempt at escape.[4][5][6]
Interactions with the player character[]
Interactions overview[]
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This character drops an ear upon death (Contract Killer). | |
Other interactions[]
When the Lone Wanderer is first allowed entry into Paradise Falls and approaches the entrance, Carter will come running towards them. Moments later, his collar explodes, killing him.
Inventory[]
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items |
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| Wasteland settler outfit Slave collar |
Notes[]
- Shooting Carter will make all the Paradise Falls slavers hostile towards the Lone Wanderer.
- Carter cannot be pickpocketed.
- His corpse cannot be looted, but it can be devoured with the Cannibal perk.
- If the Lone Wanderer attacks the slavers in Paradise Falls, Carter will turn hostile and run away; later he will be friendly but he will be unresponsive and will not talk.
Appearances[]
Carter appears only in Fallout 3.
Bugs[]
Carter's head may not explode. This results in him standing still, unable to be engaged in conversation, but still killable. This is sometimes activated when the player tries talking with Carter when he's running away, but before his slave collar detonates. [verified]- When entering Paradise Falls for the first time, Carter is dead but has not been killed by slave collar as his head is still attached to his body along with slave collar. [verified]
References[]
- ↑ Carter: "Run Sammy, run! We can make it!"
(Carter's dialogue) - ↑ Forty: "You're fuckin' dead, you hear me? Dead!"
(Forty's Dialogue) - ↑ Forty: "You! Get back here now!"
(Forty's Dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "How the hell did you make that guy's head explode?"
Forty: "He did it. Dumb shit should've known the collar would blow. Now somebody's gotta clean up this mess."
(Forty's Dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Lucky break there. He almost got away."
Forty: "Ain't none of 'em getting nowhere. Not with them collars on. Asshole should've known better."
(Forty's Dialogue) - ↑ Forty: "Thought you'd get out of here, did you? You little shit. Get back inside, now."
(Forty's Dialogue)
Non-game
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.65: "Carter:
Carter is desperate to escape, and his mind has deteriorated so much that he's prepared to risk almost certain decapitation by trying to sprint to freedom. He needs to time his escape to just the right moment. He's sure Forty doesn't have the means to control his Slave Collar."
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