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Don't tell me you actually cracked my code? In the holotapes? Ha ha ha ha ha! Well hey, it's only been... what? Two hundred years?

Edward L. "Eddie" Winter is a ghoulified, pre-War mob boss living in Boston in 2287.

Background

Eddie Winter was a notorious criminal and leader of an Irish crime family operating in Boston before the Great War. The Boston Bugle reported that he owned a sub shop in South Boston. He ordered the assassinations of Ron Trevio and Johnny Montrano, Jr. and participated in several robberies.[2] He was also a business partner and was involved in operations with the Wicked Shipping company.[3]

In 2077, Captain Jonathan Widmark and his Boston Police Department task force launched an official investigation on the mob boss, code-named "Operation Winter's End." During this investigation, the extent of Winter's crimes were revealed. He was involved in almost every type of crime, ranging from petty larceny to first-degree murder. It was suspected, though not proven, that Winter was behind the murder of the fiancée of the lead detective, Ms. Jennifer Lands, in August 2077.[4] Around October of that year, the Boston Police Department closed the case against Winter. This was done due to Winter's deal with the BADTFL to incriminate his associates. His cooperation with the district attorney granted him immunity from prosecution for his crimes.[5]

Eddie Winter willingly became a ghoul through a radiation experiment to obtain eternal life.[6] His choice of life as a criminal eventually catches up to him.

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

Interactions
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This character is involved in quests.

Long Time Coming

Quests

Long Time Coming: Nick Valentine asks the Sole Survivor to help him track down and kill Winter.

Inventory

Apparel Weapon Other items
Laundered loungewear Eddie's Peace

Notes

  • An image of Edward Winter before he became a ghoul can be seen on any old copy of the Boston Bugle in-game.
  • Eddie is one of three male ghouls to have a full head of hair, the other two being Tommy Lonegan and Father Gabe.
  • Molly, a raider in Appalachia, mentions Eddie Winter when she describes how dangerous Boston was before the war, calling him "the monster himself."[7]

Appearances

Eddie Winter appears only in Fallout 4 and is mentioned in the Fallout 76 Wastelanders update.

Behind the scenes

Eddie is most likely the Fallout universe's parallel to real life kingpins James Joseph Whitey Bulger Jr. and Howard Thomas "Howie" Winter, both of whom once led Boston's infamous Winter Hill Gang. Like Eddie, Whitey Bulger led a prosperous criminal empire before suddenly disappearing around Christmas in 1994. Bulger remained at large for 16 years until his arrest on June 22, 2011, in Santa Monica, California. He was found guilty of multiple counts of racketeering, money laundering and murder (among other charges) on August 12, 2013. Bulger's story was eventually made into a movie, Black Mass, starring Johnny Depp as Bulger. Bulger was killed while inside of his prison cell on October 30, 2018, aged 89.

References

  1. Eddie Winter case notes
  2. Eddie Winter holotapes
  3. Wicked business
  4. Case Closed on Crime Boss Eddie Winter, by Mags Veccio
  5. We are done
  6. To Claire
  7. Vault Dweller: "Pouring drinks for bandits seems like a fast way to get yourself killed. You aren't worried for your own safety?"
    Molly: "Worried? Pfft. Hardly. Sure, I lock my cap stash up at night, but these folks are pussycats compared to the ones I grew up around. South Boston, before the bombs, real bad. Military blockades, trigger-happy cops, and looming over it all, the monster himself. Eddie. Winter. Nah, I'll pour drinks for these troublemakers any day of the week over that life again."
    (Molly's dialogue)
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