Jean-Baptiste Cutting is the head of security for the Mojave Wasteland branch of the Van Graffs crime syndicate and Gloria Van Graff's right-hand man, living at the Silver Rush weapon shop in Freeside in 2281.
Background
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Half-brother to Frieda Van Graff, Cutting was hauled off to prison a few years before the Prisoner's escape.[1] Separated from his brothers and sisters he was unable to regroup with them by 2253.[2] That is, if he is free, as it is not revealed.
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Around 2281, Cutting has taken on the role of an enforcer, becoming the backbone of the Van Graff family security forces. He works in the Silver Rush alongside his half-sister, Gloria, and does his part in the politics of their operations in the only way he knows how; with the barrel of his laser rifle. He has Cutting as a surname, as opposed to Van Graff because it reminded his mother of her dead husband, who was also the enforcer's biological father.[3]
Interactions with the player character
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Quests
- Birds of a Feather, Heartache by the Number: Jean-Baptiste wants to have a little chat with a woman called "Cassidy." The Courier will need to find her, and bring her back to the Silver Rush. This quest requires committing to either the Van Graffs or Cass as it is not possible to satisfy both parties. Jean Baptiste's death means immediate fail of Birds of a Feather quest.
- Tend to Your Business: Jean-Baptiste will need to be killed along with all the Van Graff employees at the Silver Rush as a show of loyalty to the Brotherhood of Steel under Elder Hardin.
Inventory
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items |
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| Black combat armor | AER9 laser rifle | 30x - 45x microfusion cells 1x - 8x Drained microfusion cells (75% chance) Van Graff key |
Notes
- Jean-Baptiste Cutting has high health, more than most companions, as well as an incredible, and normally impossible, 117 Energy Weapons skill.
- He is also notably taller than the Courier, much like Sammy Wins and Cursor Lucullus, although Cursor Lucullus is slightly shorter than these two.
- While armed with a laser rifle, he will usually pick up the plasma caster in the middle of the store if engaged in combat, unless it was previously stolen by the Courier.
- During Birds of a Feather, when he confronts Cass and shoots her, he might shoot the floor or ceiling and Cass will still die. This is because he is one of the only NPCs in the game that is fixed to kill another NPC by his own actions (i.e. through a quest).
- Both he and Arcade Gannon were characters J. E. Sawyer played in his Fallout Pen & Paper game.
Appearances
Jean-Baptiste Cutting appears only in Fallout: New Vegas. He was also going to be mentioned in Van Buren, the canceled Fallout 3 by Black Isle Studios.
Bugs
If Jean-Baptiste is killed, his body sometimes cannot be looted. On PC, his inventory can be accessed through console by selecting the body with the mouse and entering activate player. This will bypass the activation script on the character and force the default interaction. [verified]- Jean-Baptiste has been known to disappear from the game. [verified]
Gallery
References
- ↑ Hoover Dam design document/2 - Frieda Van Graff
- ↑ New Canaan design document/2 - Random Encounters Surrounding the Area: Accounts for eight siblings. Frieda is independent and totals nine.
- ↑ VFSJeanBaptisteCutting.txt - VMS29aVFSJeanBaptisteCuttingTopic025 (55 - 56)
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