For a condensed list of LGBT+ characters in the Fallout series, see Sexuality#Characters.
Flags added to Fallout 76 in June 2023
Fallout has been a landmark series in the discussion surrounding LGBTQ+ representation in video games and science fiction. Over the past quarter century, the setting has grown more diverse and inclusive, as each major installment has offered some kind of unprecedented LGBTQ+ representation.
The series has received accolades for its approach to sexuality and its portrayal of gay relationships. It has also been recognized for milestone achievements such as allowing the player to engage in same-sex marriage at a time when it was not possible in any country in the world.[Non-game 1][Non-game 2]
After rescuing Tandi from the Khans, the Vault Dweller may proposition her for sex. If they are male, she will react with hostility,[1] but if they are female she will become flustered and say that she only likes guys, before excusing herself from the conversation.[2]
In the case of Sally the super mutant, her script listing suggests she was a woman before dipping, and became a male, or at least a masculine-looking mutant afterwards ("Sally the male Super Mutant (sex change??)"). However, she consistently notes that everyone talks to her funny, potentially referring to the pronouns they use, consistently misgendering her as male. Whether this was intended to evoke a transgender experience or a joke at trans people's expense is unclear, though it is known that Fallout creator Tim Cain was an advocate for the dignity of transgender people even during his time at Interplay.[Non-game 3] It is possible the concept was blurred as different developers adjusted the game script.
This game has gay representation.This game has lesbian representation.This game has bisexual representation.
Released in 1998, Black Isle's Fallout 2 became the first mainstream game in western markets to feature same-sex marriage: In Modoc, male and female Chosen Ones can romance Davin and Miria respectively, potentially leading to a shotgun wedding at the insistence of their father, Grisham.[3][4] Though the Chosen One is threatened into it, Miria and Davin will both be happy to marry them. While in the party they will continue to flirt and even fall in love with the Chosen One.[5] Despite the comedic framing, it was a landmark for LGBTQ+ representation in gaming. Fallout 2 was released a year before the Netherlands became the first country in the world to recognize same-sex marriage, and two years before The Sims was released, which implemented systemic support for gay relationships.[Non-game 4]
The game included other opportunities for characters to engage in same-sex romance. Chosen Ones can flirt and have sex with Leslie Anne Bishop regardless of gender,[6] and John Bishop, head of the Bishop crime family of New Reno, takes no issue if members are gay.[7][8] Female characters are still able to date and sleep with Miss Kitty after destroying the Enclave,[9] and in a rave special encounter, players can have sex with other participants regardless of gender.[10][11]Francis, a super mutant arm wrestling champion from Broken Hills, can also be interpreted as bisexual, as the player character can challenge them, wagering themselves as a potential gimp for the night. Francis accepts bets and collects regardless of the Chosen One's gender.[12][13]
One explicitly LGBT-themed random encounter, the Rainbow Confederation, was cut from the game. The encounter would have depicted radical gay separatists and used a number of slurs in an overall incredibly homophobic theme. They would have been violent against heterosexual people, including the Chosen One if they weren't married to their respective spouse in Davin or Miria.[14]
Fallout Tactics[]
Raider concerned about the sexuality of his attack dog.
Released in 2004, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel features a character named Ruby. Although she is a prostitute, she is still presented in a bisexual manner and Nadia (and Patty, if unlocked later) may choose to have sex with her. Thus, Ruby, Nadia and Patty may all be perceived as lesbian or bisexual characters. Ruby will comment "Women know what women want, sugar." Afterward, Nadia or Patty may leave a satisfied comment.[17]
Fallout 3[]
This game has bisexual representation.This game has gay representation.This game has lesbian representation.
Released in 2008, Bethesda Game Studios' Fallout 3 featured a handful of gay or bisexual characters. Anthony Ling, the fashion-conscious proprietor of New Urban Apparel at the Tenpenny Tower,[18][19] is fond of making his clients look fabulous and aggressively flirting with male guards,[20][21] including their superior, Chief Gustavo, who will respond by threatening to shoot him.[22]
Flak and Shrapnel are gruff Rivet City arms merchants who live together as a couple. Flak is explicitly identified as gay by Grouse, a slaver from Paradise Falls, who describes him as a "queen" in a derogatory fashion.[23] His script notes clarify unambiguously that Grouse is calling Flak gay.[23] Flak's partner Shrapnel is uniquely scripted to sleep exclusively with him[24] and share drinks with him. Shrapnel slept once with Trinnie, but is no longer interested in doing so.[25]
Carol and Greta are ghoul owners and managers of a hotel and restaurant at the Underworld, in a committed relationship for nearly seventy years.[26][27] They are the adoptive mothers of Gob, another ghoul.[28] This makes Fallout 3 one of the first games to feature adoption by same-sex couples, at a point when less than a dozen countries worldwide supported it. However, this is contradicted by the Fallout 3 Official Game Guide, which states that Greta is the girlfriend of Winthrop, despite no special interactions between them in-game.[Non-game 5]
Nova, a resident of Megaton, will sleep with the player character in exchange for caps regardless of gender, and will greet female Megaton settlers in a flirtatious manner,[29] though she only engages in sex work because Colin Moriarty is keeping her trapped in this situation.[30]
The slave Clover will make sexual and romantic comments about the player regardless of gender.[31]
Of the themes available for the player character's home, one is called love machine. It features a central heart-shaped luxury bed, as well as a lamp suspended from the ceiling depicting two life-size feminine forms engaged in missionary scissoring.
In Point Lookout, pre-War institutional homophobia is depicted in a public service announcement called "Protect Yourself!" which can be read on a terminal. It warned people to protect themselves from the New Plague by avoiding engaging in "ice cream socials," "fairs and festivals," sodomy, and "cruising main street." The last phrase appears to be a reference to cruising for sex, in context with the mention of sodomy. The announcement employs dogwhistle rhetoric to suggest that gay people carry disease.[32]
Fallout: New Vegas[]
This game has bisexual representation.This game has gay representation.This game has lesbian representation.This game has non-binary representation.
Released in 2010, Obsidian Entertainment's Fallout: New Vegas brought in a significant cast of lesbian, gay and bisexual characters within the narrative of the game. New Vegas highlights social attitudes towards homosexuality among the game's major factions, and conveys sexuality through well written and non-stereotypical gay and bisexual characters describing their own experiences while not making their sexualities their only defining character point. It was the only game within the Fallout series that allowed the player to mechanically set the Courier's sexual orientation through the additional perks Confirmed Bachelor (euphemism for gay men) and Cherchez La Femme (A French cliche meaning "search for the woman"), and the classic perks, Lady Killer and Black Widow. By selecting both classic and additional perks, the player character can be considered bisexual. The nuanced portrayal and integration of LGBT characters in New Vegas has received significant praise, with some publications considering it the high water mark of the series.[Non-game 1][Non-game 7]
Veronica Santangelo[33] and Arcade Gannon,[34][35] prominent companions and characters, are openly gay. Veronica is a journeyman scribe of the Brotherhood of Steel, while Arcade is the son of a late Enclave officer. Both struggle with the legacy of their factions, and potential futures for them.
Christine Royce, introduced in Dead Money, is one of the major characters in its story and Veronica's forbidden lover. She was tasked by the Circle of Steel with hunting down the monster responsible for a trail of horrible atrocities across the wasteland, Elder Elijah. She's also partially motivated by a personal vendetta, as Elijah was the man that separated her from Veronica.[36][37][Non-game 8]
In Old World Blues, the disembodied scientist, Doctor Dala, describes herself as a "gender-neutral entity" in combat.[57] However, Dala is consistently referred to using she/her female pronouns, including the name of the quest Coming Out of Her Shell.[58] It would not be until 2020 with Fallout 76'sSteel Dawnupdate that the series officially acknowledged the identity of a non-binary character, including in official sources, with Burke.[Non-game 9]
Themes[]
Uniquely, Fallout: New Vegas explores homosexuality in the context of wasteland societies, and touches upon related issues. The core theme of New Vegas is that the desire to recreate the past is driven by irrational nostalgia, and any endeavor to manifest past glory is dangerous and doomed. The social issue of homophobia is used as a demonstrative example. The resurrection of corporate and military power structures presents new avenues for Old World problems such as institutional homophobia to reemerge. One of the many issues that divide the New California Republic and Caesar's Legion is the latter's open persecution of gay people. The NCR is described as tolerant and even accepting of same-sex relationships, though acceptance tends to fall off the further one moves away from the developed, urbanized core of New California.[59] In recent years, the Republic's rapid economic transformation has led to an unforeseen erosion of the humanitarian ideals which it was founded to serve.[Non-game 10]
In the Legion, Caesar has mandated that every legionnaire take a wife and produce children, citing high infant mortality rates and the constant need for soldiers,[Non-game 11] and going as far as instituting child quotas.[60] He treats human beings as a resource to be exploited for war. Ostensibly in this aim homosexuality has been declared a capital offense punishable by death.[41] As further insight into Caesar's hypocrisy, the Courier can sell Arcade, an openly gay man, into Caesar's service as a personal physician and philosophical advisor. The two men intellectually spar at length, and Caesar grows singularly fond of him. After many years of this Arcade chose to end his own life, disemboweling himself as a allusion to Cato the Younger. The other Legion doctors were unable to save him, and Caesar would mourn him for months.[61]
Caesar's law has not ended homosexuality within his domain. Despite the obvious risks, some legionaries have continued to pursue relationships behind closed doors, especially given their access to slaves. So long as members complete their societal obligations and fulfill the child quotas, they are able to maintain a veneer, allowing them to pursue romance with other men in secret. Homosexual relationships in the faction are noted as being on more equal terms compared to the average Legion husband and wife. Gay legionaries must always make sure to keep their activities hidden.[60]
A centurion was once almost caught fraternizing with the teenage boy he had chosen to tend his tent. Despite previous "romantic" intentions, he quickly resolved to terminate the slave to dispel suspicion. Had they been caught together, the centurion would have been charged with homosexuality and sentenced to death. This story is only known because the enslaved young man, Jimmy, managed to escape execution. Further illustrating the cruelty intrinsic to Legion governance, it's stated that homosexuality was the crime, and not the rape of a young slave; in fact, it seems Jimmy was forced to contribute to the child quota despite being a gay teenager, and the experience left him traumatized. He has resolved to never have sex with another woman, as the very notion triggers memories which fill him with disgust, and makes him feel "like a slave all over again."[41][62]
Driven largely in reaction to the Legion's hyper-masculine posturing and misogyny, rumors persist across the Mojave that gay male relationships are not only common within the Legion, but condoned. These rumors are repeated commonly in NCR society. Major Knight at the Mojave Outpost mentions that the Legion is "a little more... forgiving" about relations between men.[46] At the same outpost, the player can encounter Cass, who may flirt with a male Courier. A Courier with the perk Confirmed Bachelor can imply they are gay, prompting her to respond that they hold a "Legion viewpoint."[63] Even as gay men fight and die in the name of love under his command,[47] NCR General Oliver may remark to Courier Six when forced into surrender at the Second Battle of Hoover Dam: "If you think after all that's happened, I'm going to grab my ankles and take it like the Legion..."[64]
NCR General Lee Oliver implies to his soldiers that his military enemies are gay.
These rumors extend beyond the people of the NCR. At the 188 Trading Post, a lesbian from the Brotherhood of Steel named Veronica also wryly remarks that she believes legionaries have gay sex about as often as straight sex. She also notes that this only applies to men, as women have no rights whatsoever in Legion society. In this aside, she conveys a pre-existing frustration with lesbophobic social norms.[65]
The Mojave Brotherhood of Steel unofficially prohibits homosexuality, as an implicit attitude among its dominant members that their limited numbers require everyone to have children to avoid extinction.[66] Numerically, this may seem logical on the surface, given their reluctance to recruit outsiders. However, given their tiny population, this is an ineffective countermeasure, as they do not have nearly enough members to maintain genetic diversity for more than a few generations.[67] This approach is not universally supported by all family units within the Brotherhood, but every individual is ultimately at the mercy of the elder. Veronica was in a lesbian relationship, but they were separated by Elder Elijah, due to enforcing heterosexual pairing among their population.[36]
The Strip is indifferent to gay people, viewing them as another opportunity to make caps. Both the Gomorrah and the Atomic Wrangler are interested in maximizing profits, and their prostitution services cater to clients regardless of orientation.[68] The openly gay Jimmy works at nearby Casa Madrid, but there is some tension among his peers due to his co-worker Maude's blatant homophobia. She supposes he's "okay, for one of those,"[69] and if propositioned by a female Courier, Maude will direct them to Sweetie for such "perverted" services.[70]Pretty Sarah must regularly intervene to keep the peace among her staff.[71]
New Vegas ventures further into themes of healing from the trauma of sexual violence, from the perspective of a lesbian character. Corporal Betsy, the aforementioned NCR sharpshooter, is a rape survivor, and suffers with PTSD from the incident. Her unprocessed trauma has manifested as a maladaptive tendency to aggressively and explicitly proposition the women she encounters, in an effort to reassert a sense of control.[72][73] This defensive hypersexual impulse has negatively impacted her ability to connect with other women. A male superior officer notes that her behavior is inappropriate for anyone of her stature, but abstains from disciplining her out of sincere concern for her mental health.[72] The Courier can help her begin to recognize these problems, and convince her to seek treatment from Doctor Usanagi at the New Vegas medical clinic, which proves helpful to her as she processes and heals from her trauma.[74]
Fallout 4[]
Many of the companions, such as Preston Garvey, can romance the player regardless of gender
This game has bisexual representation.This game has gay representation.This game has lesbian representation.
Released in 2015, Bethesda Game Studios' Fallout 4 did not explore sexuality as a theme, and the central conflict of the game's story had little to do with the dynamics of progressive and reactionary social forces. However, it hosts a varied cast of gay or bisexual characters, and none of the companion romance content is exclusive to a player's gender choice.
Seven of the thirteen humanoid companions can be romanced by any player through the affinity mechanic. They are Cait, Piper Wright, John Hancock, Danse, Preston Garvey, Robert MacCready, and the Nuka-World companion Porter Gage. Additionally, the robot (and later synth) Curie can be romanced regardless of gender. The cast of romanceable companions makes it so that the player can have varied romantic interactions with their companions regardless of their character's gender choice, in a situation that could be described as "player-sexual." However, the companions generally do not indicate their queerness outside of romantic dialogue initiated by the player (with some arguable subtextual or humorously-presented exceptions). Additionally, the player character, the Sole Survivor, is also defined as having a spouse of the opposite gender (Nate or Nora) at the beginning of the game, making it impossible to play as a character who has not been in a straight marriage.
The Sole Survivor can choose to flirt with Trashcan Carla, who will lightheartedly refuse regardless of their gender but give them a 10% discount for amusing her. However, while she will jokingly call a male Sole Survivor a wiseass,[77] she will flirt back with a female Sole Survivor and call her "beautiful," hinting that she might have an interest in women.[78]
Deb and Kay, Bunker Hill's doctor and trader respectively, are raising a daughter, Meg, together. Although their relationship is not explicitly alluded to in-game, Deb and Kay are both said to be Meg's mothers in the Creation Kit.[79] This is the first Fallout game depicting a gay couple raising a child together on-screen.
Miranda Song is a Vault 81 scientist who talks about a failed relationship with a woman who betrayed her.[80]Mel is a technician living in Goodneighbor who will exclusively flirt with a male Sole Survivor.[81][82]Magnolia, the synth singer at The Third Rail, will flirt with the player character, as well as Piper, who responds bashfully, clearly flustered by her grace.[83]Holly will also flirt with the player character regardless of their gender.
While an active companion, Deacon may reference a time in the past that he got a face change and "was a girl for a few months," which apparently elicited strong reactions from other Railroad members at HQ. Given Deacon's tendency to stretch the truth and don a number of disguises, this may or may not be taken as an interpretation of a genuine past identity.[84]
At Far Harbor, the player can meet Andre Michaud, a wounded hunter mourning his recently-deceased husband, John.[85]Keith McKinney, a Robobrain and pre-War actor, has resided in Vault 118 elsewhere on the Island for centuries, where he has pined for fellow male Robobrain Ezra Parker.[86][87] It is mentioned that Keith used to visit certain nightclubs back in his pre-War life, and had also caught other Hollywood figures (namely actor Vince Natali and director Sergio Amore) in a "compromising situation" during one such visit.[88] Actress and fellow Vault 118 robobrain Gilda Broscoe is in love with Keith but in denial of his sexuality and simply calls it "part of the [Hollywood] life," pursuing his affection despite his lack of reciprocation.[89]
Female members of the Pack, if assigned to the Galactic Zone during Star Control, may randomly comment on their attraction to Nuka-Girl, saying that she is "hot" and that they have "a couple of her posters in [their] nest."[90]
The Creation Club content "CR-74L Combat Rifle" features the Commonwealth travel guide, a trove of documents and transcripts collected by Mary Jane and Lily Bell, two women who developed feelings for each other. They also casually discuss being attracted to other women. They eventually married, but Lily Bell died from illness and Mary Jane was killed in the wasteland after finishing a symbolic journey in memory of her wife. The plot of the content involves taking Mary Jane's ring to Lily's grave.
This game has bisexual representation.This game has gay representation.This game has lesbian representation.This game has non-binary representation.
Released in 2018, Bethesda Game Studios' Fallout 76 did not initially include living human characters at launch, primarily due to the scorchbeasts and Scorched Plague either killing or motivating people to flee Appalachia. Representation was limited to stories told through notes, recordings, and the environment. Miguel Caldera, the Responders' chief mechanic,[91][92] and Freddie Lang, leader of the Blackwater Bandits,[93] were both gay, and their partners played an important role in their backstories. Other gay characters existed in the margins. More LGBTQ and gender non-conforming characters were added through updates, the most prominent of which was Shelley van Lowe, the catalyst for the main story arc of Wild Appalachia.[94][Non-game 12] Her significant other was Deborah Timmerman.
Similar to Fallout 4, Beckett (right) and Sofia can romance the player regardless of gender
With the release of Wastelanders in 2020, living humans started to return to Appalachia, allowing players to meet and interact with living LGBT people. As with Fallout 4, they are primarily bisexual and include Johnny Weston, a gentleman Crater operative,[95] and two romanceable C.A.M.P. allies: Beckett, a reformed raider,[96] and Sofia Daguerre, a pre-War astronaut.[97] Beckett mentions that he once lived with -- and still loves -- Sage, a man encountered during Beckett's questline.[98] The Settler wanderer ally also mentions having an ex-boyfriend and an ex-girlfriend.[99][100] The raider punk frequently mentions his friend Jimbo, and says that they are no longer "together" due to Jimbo's chem use; the script notes for this dialogue state that "He loves Jimbo but he knows Jimbo is a bit too unstable for him."[101] An independent raider named Gnash mentions he likes bad boys.[102] The Assaultron Polly expresses great discomfort at being trapped in a body that does not fit her mind or self-image, if placed in a less-feminine robot model,[103] and Sol emphasizes that Polly deserves to be recognized as a woman.[104]
During the Steel Reign update in 2021, the player may flirt with Leila Rahmani, Daniel Shin and Odessa Valdez regardless of the player character's gender. While it is not confirmed what the sexual orientations of these characters are, they may still react positively to the flirting if the Vault Dweller formed a good enough relationship with them, suggesting they may be non-heterosexual or willing to experiment. For example, Valdez blushes and comments, "The human heart is a whole different beast. But I'm not one to turn down a challenge."' Shin may comment it feels nice to have someone to confide in, and the script note for this reads, "Flirting. An awkward, but genuine admission."
Burke (left) is the first explicitly non-binary character in the Fallout series
Steel Reign also introduced a non-binary character, Burke. They fight for the Raiders as a member of the War Party at the Crater. The other members of the War Party are outspoken advocates for Burke's dignity. Pierce will briefly explain the concept of singular they/them pronouns to the player, if asked.[105]
Both Lite allies added in 2021's Night of the Moth are openly queer. Xerxo, a cordial actor-turned-ghoul who believes himself to be an alien, expresses interest in intimacy with the player regardless of gender, though he does not seem to know how human sex works.[106]Katherine Swan, an astronomer fascinated by aliens, was once in a lesbian relationship.[107]EnlightenedObserver Errol will compliment players of either gender on their "alluring" smell, and implies a borderline sexual interest in killing and eating them.[108]
The Expeditions: The Pitt update in September 2022 added Orlando who is non-binary,[Non-game 13] androgynous in appearance and is referred to with they/them pronouns by other characters.[109] There is a terminal entry suggesting Lennox is interested in Orlando. The longing refugee is a female ghoul who may mention having a wife being held captive in the Pitt and so she wishes to have her photo taken as part of a random encounter so the photo can be sent to her wife. This encounter is one of many options the longing refugee has; she may also wish to send a letter to her father, sister or friend.
In the Nuka-World on Tour update in December 2022, the character Pete Myers is shown to be questioning his sexuality.[110] When told that Betty Hill has a crush on him, he states that he is unsure if he is "that way inclined."[111] He denies that this is because she is a ghoul, rather, it is because he is still trying to figure things out for himself.[112] Additionally, the cartoon mascots Bottle and Cappy are depicted in a cutout as being in love. The cutout can be found at the Tunnel of Love or used as C.A.M.P. decor.
In the Once in a Blue Moon update, a letter from a dying Gregory Timmerman was added, directed towards his former lover Deborah who was experiencing lesbian feelings towards her friend Shelley van Lowe. Gregory admits he did not really understand their relationship, but wishes them happy lives regardless, saying, "Whatever you've got going on between you and your Van Lowe friend... I get it. Actually, I don't get it, but I get that I don't get it. And that's all right. I hope both you and her can live a happier life than the one I tried making for us."[113]
In the Skyline Valley update, the story focuses briefly on a couple separated by the Great War, Audrey Stolz and Alex Guerra. Audrey's father Hugo Stolz separated them not because he was homophobic but because Alex was a communist. The player is forced to kill Alex, either intentionally or accidentally through delivering a book to Alex, which the player did not know was booby-trapped by Hugo.[citation needed]
Josie, a character in the Milepost Zero update, shows attraction to her employer, Marley. She describes Marley as "real pretty" and plausible to be seen on a pre-War movie poster or book cover, before changing the topic in an embarrassed fashion.[114]Ineke de Haan has noticed the way that Josie looks at Marley, but says she would prefer not to "gossip" about it.[115]
Various player icons for different sexualities and identities have been released for free on the Atomic Shop. In June 2023, a free flag bundle was added allowing players to build the flags in their C.A.M.P.s.
Fallout TV series[]
This series has non-binary representation.This series has lesbian representation.
Dane, a rising member of the Brotherhood of Steel, is referred to with they/them pronouns by the clergy. They could be described as apparently gender non-conforming, while most of their peers in the Brotherhood do not appear to identify in a similar way. The specific gender dynamics of the Brotherhood in this time and place are not textually discussed or contextually obvious. Dane is portrayed by a non-binary actor, Xelia Mendes-Jones.
Ma June of Filly cohabitates with Barv, and their interactions strongly evoke the trope of the "old married couple," casually squabbling about their home in a way that communicates extreme familiarity. Both could reasonably be described as butch women.
Rose and Moldaver smiling at each other
Brief flashback scenes experienced by the protagonist Lucy MacLean seem to depict romantic tension between her mother Rose MacLean and Lee Moldaver, implied by serene shots of the pair expressing very warm body language.[116] Ultimately, the feral husk of Rose is seen alive in the care of Moldaver when Lucy arrives at the observatory in "The Beginning." The final scene between the characters signifies that they once had a powerful bond, but the nature of their history together is not further detailed.
Vault Boy and Bottle in love
"Meet Me in Coswald!," an animated short made for the Fallout show, appears to depict Vault Boy as bisexual or pansexual. He was previously sometimes portrayed in a romantic manner with Vault Girl. The short shows that Vault Boy entered a gay relationship with Bottle; the two of them engaged in a physical relationship. It is shown Vault Boy has a photograph of him and Bottle at his work desk. This seems to make them the first known LGBT fictional characters in the Fallout setting.
Fallout: The Roleplaying Game[]
This game has gay representation.This game has lesbian representation.This game has non-binary representation.
Eliza and Esther, the "Children of Atom tinkerers" who live in the tunnels near the Rad Church, are described as occasional lovers. They traveled to the Commonwealth together from the far northeast.[Non-game 14]
At Whately Research Facility, players have a chance to encounter the bodies of two male Atomites in a cryo-pod, "frozen forever in a tender lovers' embrace."[Non-game 17]
The sourcebook describes John Hancock, mayor of Goodneighbor, as wanting to bury his ex-partner who died due to radiation poisoning. This ex-partner is described using he/him pronouns, and his current partner with she/her pronouns, confirming the mayor is not heterosexual.[Non-game 18]
Van Buren[]
The following is based on Van Buren design documents and is not canon.
Trisha is a, presumably, bisexual member of the Scorpion's Bite clan. She is bright, opportunistic, and attractive, and will readily offer sex as an incentive to anyone, male or female, if she believes they can serve her interests.[Non-canon 2]
Dorris is a receptionist for the NCR at their Hoover Dam headquarters. She does not tolerate flirtatious behaviour from male suitors passing through, much preferring female attention, according to rumors.[Non-canon 3]
End of information based on Van Buren design documents
Notes[]
In all 3D Fallout games, NPCs may incidentally sleep in the same bed, without any intentionally-implemented reason to do so. Without scripting or contextual evidence, these emergent scenarios do not convey creative intent.
The gendered dialogue perks in Fallout: New Vegas are an expansion of the purely combat-oriented perks Lady Killer and Black Widow from Fallout 3. Due to this overlap in mechanics, the game engine grants bisexuals a flat +10% damage bonus against all human targets.
Behind the scenes[]
Tim Cain, Fallout series co-creator, is openly gay and has been married to his husband Robert Land since 2011. He has spoken about being closeted during his time at Interplay, noting that it was an environment hostile to gay people. Cain ultimately quit Interplay to form Troika Games while Fallout 2 was still in development.[Non-game 19] Though Cain currently develops role-playing games at Obsidian Entertainment, he was not a part of the development team for Fallout: New Vegas and has not worked on the Fallout IP since 1998.
While speaking at GX Australia 2017, Cain recounted one incident during his tenure at Interplay where he confronted a higher-up employee upon overhearing her comments regarding a transfeminine coworker. The higher-up insisted on going directly to Human Resources. Cain agreed, explicitly wagered his job against hers, and offered to walk to HR together, then waited at a distance. The employee spoke further with her coworker and left without incident.[Non-game 3]
Fawkes' voice actor, Wes Johnson, gave an interview in December 2008 during which he made a joke that insinuated Fawkes was a woman before turning into a super mutant.[Non-game 20] Lead designer Emil Pagliarulo confirmed that Wes was mistaken in saying this and that Fawkes was always originally a man. He was quoted as saying, "No, Fawkes was absolutely a male. This was a mistake. Wes gave an interview and he was mistaken. Trust me, Fawkes is and was male."[Non-game 21]
In Broken Steel, the player encounters Wint and Kidd, a pair of male ghouls named after the homosexual assassin couple from Diamonds Are Forever.[Non-game 22]
According to Jason Bergman, there were originally plans to feature same-sex marriage as part of romance mechanics in Fallout: New Vegas. However, as many romance options were scaled back more broadly, the same-sex marriage also ended up being cut alongside other features.[Non-game 23]
In 2022, it became apparent that the Bethesda.net word filter was unintentionally categorizing the words "lesbian" and "queer" as profanities, making it impossible for creators publishing mods for Fallout 4 and Skyrim to use them in mod titles. The issue was resolved within days of being reported, with the word filter modified to not suppress LGBT mods.[Non-game 24]
In the Wild Wasteland credits for Fallout: New Vegas, Theresa Treadwell is credited as "Obsidian's Gay Cowgirl." On her defunct wordpress blog, she wrote the following:
“We certainly didn’t intend for New Vegas to change anyone’s outlook on life, but if it did so for the better, then we’re happy for them – for you. Although I’ve been out for a very long time, I made a conscious effort to be out with relation to this project, as I wanted to be visible as a lesbian in the game industry. New Vegas itself is, I think, one of (if not the) best games out there in how we treat homosexuality – and all of that is very intentional. If my work on FNV, if my being out has helped even one gay person, then I have succeeded.”— Tess Treadwell, Blog
Jesse Heinig, developer for Fallout and Fallout: the Roleplaying Game, said the following in a 2023 post regarding LGBT representation;
“To be a bit more specific, I think it's important that LGBTQIA+ characters can exist without having to "justify" their existence as something central to plot or story. The character can just be who they are, and their role in the story comes from their part in the narrative. You don't have to write a story specifically to say "This story demands that the character be LGBTQIA+ or else the story doesn't work" (although you could!).
Rather, these characters exist in the story, just like people in the LGBTQIA+ group exist in our real world, and they are who they are without this needing to be some central plot point. Mac exists because Mac makes the side quest go. Mac happens to be non-binary because... that's who they are. They don't need some reason or excuse in order to be non-binary. They're just a non-binary person living in the world, much like any other non-binary person, trying to get by and survive and be true to themselves.”— Jesse Heinig, Modiphius Discord[verification overdue]
Gallery[]
Progress pride flag, a free player icon in Fallout 76
↑Tandi: "{158}{TAND_36}{Hi! I was afraid that you were gone and I wasn't going to get a chance to thank you for rescuing me. Aw! That was great! Action, adventure...Anyway, if there's anything that I can do for you, you just ask.}" The Vault Dweller: "{160}{}{How about you and I...well, you know...get together.}" Tandi: "{149}{tand_27m}{I'm not that kind of girl, mister. Go find a Brahma or something.}" (Tandi's dialogue)
↑Tandi: "{158}{TAND_36}{Hi! I was afraid that you were gone and I wasn't going to get a chance to thank you for rescuing me. Aw! That was great! Action, adventure...Anyway, if there's anything that I can do for you, you just ask.}" The Vault Dweller: "{160}{}{How about you and I...well, you know...get together.}" Tandi: "{150}{tand_27f}{Listen...uh...but I...uh...I-I like guys, okay? Whew! Uh, excuse me, I got stuff to do.}" (Tandi's dialogue)
↑Davin: "{157}{}{Hi! My name's Davin; I help my father run the slaughterhouse in Modoc.}" The Chosen One: "{168}{}{Why don't we get more comfortable?}" Davin: "{187}{}{Wow, I never thought such a beautiful woman would try to seduce me. What! You're not a woman! Don't worry, you're so pretty, I won't say anything if you won't.}" The Chosen One: "{190}{}{Stop talking; you're gonna ruin it for the both of us. Just sit back and enjoy.}" Grisham: "{400}{}{What's going on in here?}" Davin: "{400}{}{Dad!}" The Chosen One: "{401}{}{Uh-oh!}" Grisham: "{402}{}{Holy shit! I knew Davin was different, but there's only one way to make this right!} {228}{}{Boy, don't even try to explain this. I don't want to hear it. I'm gonna get the preacher, make this all lawful like, and you will leave and take my son with you when you go.}" Jo: "{600}{}{Dearly Beloved: We are gathered here...}" Grisham: "{404}{}{Uh, Jo, can we just skip to the vow tying parts?}" Jo: "{603}{}{OK, um... Before we begin, is there anyone in this room know any reason why these two here before us should not be joined in holy matrimony?}" The Chosen One: "{410}{}{Uhh...}" Grisham: "{406}{}{Boy...}" The Chosen One: "{411}{}{Uhhh... Continue, please...}" Jo: "{604}{}{Do you [player name] take Davin to be your lawfully wedded uhhh... other? Yes, lawfully wedded other?}" The Chosen One: "{412}{}{I sure the hell...}" Grisham: "{410}{}{Don't make me make Davin a widower.}" The Chosen One: "{413}{}{Um... I do.}" Jo: "{604}{}{Do you Davin take [player name] to be your lawfully wedded other?}" Davin: "{402}{}{I surely do!}" Jo: "{609}{}{Then by frontier law, I pronounce you attached. You may now kiss the other.}" (Davin, Grisham, and Jo's dialogue)
↑Miria: "{154}{}{Why, hello there, stranger. I'm Miria.}" The Chosen One: "{156}{}{What do you do around here?}" Miria: "{192}{}{Who, me? I do odd jobs here and there. Surely nothing worth talking about. [She flutters her eyes at you.]}" The Chosen One: "{193}{}{I really would like to know more about you.}" Miria: "{196}{}{I'm really touched. Nobody ever tries to get to know me better. All they want is sex, sex, sex! I get so tired of having wild sex all the time. I'm so glad you're not like the others.}" The Chosen One: "{200}{}{Well, I've never known anyone as interesting as you are.}" Miria: "{209}{}{[She blushes] Stop, you're embarrassing me. You are just the sweetest thing. Why don't come over here and sit by me.}" The Chosen One: "{210}{}{I think this going too far. Can't we just talk?}" Miria: "{214}{}{I can't take this anymore! You're perfect. [She rips off her clothes, your clothes, and then…]}" The Chosen One: "{215}{}{[Your world will never be the same again.]}" Grisham: "{400}{}{What's going on in here?}" Miria: "{400}{}{Daddy!}" The Chosen One: "{401}{}{Uh oh!}" Grisham: "{402}{}{Holy shit! I knew Miria was different, but there's only one way to make this right!} {229}{}{I can't say I'm not just a little turned on by this, but I can't have her living in this house now that I've seen it. You two are going to have to get hitched and leave.}" Jo: "{600}{}{Dearly Beloved: We are gathered here...}" Grisham: "{404}{}{Uh, Jo, can we just skip to the vow tying parts?}" Jo: "{603}{}{OK, um... Before we begin, is there anyone in this room know any reason why these two here before us should not be joined in holy matrimony?}" The Chosen One: "{410}{}{Uhh...}" Grisham: "{407}{}{Missy...}" The Chosen One: "{411}{}{Uhhh... Continue, please...}" Jo: "{604}{}{Do you Miria take [player name] to be your lawfully wedded uhhh... other? Yes, lawfully wedded other?}" Miria: "{402}{}{I surely do!}" Jo: "{604}{}{Do you [player name] take Miria to be your lawfully wedded other?}" The Chosen One: "{412}{}{I sure the hell...}" Grisham: "{410}{}{Don't make me make Miria a widow.}" The Chosen One: "{413}{}{Um... I do.}" Jo: "{608}{}{Then by frontier law, I pronounce you attached. You brides may now kiss.}" (Miria, Grisham, and Jo's dialogue)
↑Miria: "{200}{}{And I told you I loved you.}" Note:Miria, after being divorced by the Chosen One. (Miria's dialogue)
↑The Chosen One: "{265}{}{Nevermind . I better be going.}" Leslie Anne Bishop: "{380}{}{Hold on a moment. (Studies you.) You seem to be…new in town. Would you care to join me for a drink in my chambers? We can discuss New Reno; it's a dangerous place to those unfamiliar with its ways.}" The Chosen One: "{382}{}{Only if the drinks are just the beginning.}" Leslie Ann Bishop: "{390}{}{(She raises an eyebrow.) We shall see.}" The Chosen One: "{391}{}{Well, that's all I need to hear. Let's go.} {545}{}{(You join Mrs. Bishop for a drink in her chambers. The two of you talk for a while, then she comes over and starts caressing you.)} {546}{}{Go to it.}" Leslie Ann Bishop: "{591}{}{(Passionate lovemaking commences. At the end of your sexual marathon, Mrs. Bishop curls up against you, smiling contentedly.) Mmmmm, [player name]. You are the *woman.* (Shivers.) That thing with your tongue was --}" The Chosen One: "{596}{}{Uh, look, just in CASE someone is watching us from above right now and listening to everything we say and do, let's keep some secrets to ourselves. Instead, let's indulge in some distracting pillow talk.}" (Leslie Anne Bishop's dialogue)
↑John Bishop: "Not exactly... (Smiles.) What I got is an OFFER: How about becoming part of the Family? I got big plans, and I could use you: you're resourceful, tough, and you get things DONE. That's the kind of soldier I need." The Chosen One: "I'm interested. What's in it for me?" John Bishop: "All right then, bottom line: You got a taste for women? I can make sure you're NEVER lonely again. Maybe you don't like the bitches, that's fine, I'll get you some glitterboys you can park your meat in." (John Bishop's dialogue)
↑John Bishop: "Not exactly... (Smiles.) What I got is an OFFER: How about becoming part of the Family? I got big plans, and I could use you: you're resourceful, tough, and you get things DONE. That's the kind of soldier I need." The Chosen One: "I'm interested. What's in it for me?" John Bishop: "All right then, bottom line: You got any young stud you fancy? I'll set you up with all the pretty boys you want. Or maybe you swing the other way, eh? I'll make sure you have a partner for every day of the week." (John Bishop's dialogue)
↑Miss Kitty: "{520}{}{(As you speak, she looks up, startled.) You! You came back! I... I thought you might be dead. (She looks relieved.) I was so *worried.* Risking your life, taking on the Enclave... that's the bravest thing I've ever heard.}" The Chosen One: "{527}{}{Thanks. Just doing my job as a heroine.}" Miss Kitty: "{545}{}{You are so humble. I LOVE that about you. (Makes sweeping gesture at Cat's Paw.) You are always welcome here, free of charge.}" The Chosen One: "{548}{}{So... how about that date we talked about way back when?}" Miss Kitty: "{565}{}{All right then, [player name] ...let me just get my coat.}" The Chosen One: "{570}{}{Sure. But hurry up... you and my tongue got reservations at eight.}" This option has no gender requirements. (Miss Kitty's dialogue)
↑Francis: "{125}{}{You think you can take me, eh? All right. You win, you get this power fist. I win, and you're my gimp for a night. Do you want to do it now, or would you like to take some time to rest up?}" Chosen One: "{129}{}{I'm game for it now.}" Phil: "{513}{}{Lick 'em, Francis! No, not with your tongue!}" Francis: "{403}{}{Rnnrnrnrnnrrr.}" The Chosen One: "{402}{}{Aiiigggggg.}" Phil: "{505}{}{Hey, Francis! You should TRICEP-arating the arm from the shoulder.}" Francis: "{408}{}{Groan!}" The Chosen One: "{400}{}{Urrggghh!}" Phil: "{500}{}{Over the top, Francis! Over the top!}" Francis: "{404}{}{Hagggahhhaaaggga.}" The Chosen One: "{406}{}{Eeeeeccchhhh.}" Phil: "{510}{}{I think I hear a tendon getting ready to pop...}" Francis: "{407}{}{Grunt!}" The Chosen One: "{409}{}{Ouchie!}" Phil: "{531}{}{Way to go Francis!}" Francis: "{411}{}{Ha ha! Gotcha!}" The Chosen One: "{410}{}{Ow! My arm!}" Francis: "{145}{}{You lost. No big surprise. Time to come on home with me.}" The Chosen One: "{302}{}{You feel sore. You seem to be carrying a memento of your visit with Francis.}" (Francis' dialogue)
↑Francis: "{147}{}{Didn't you get enough of me before? Do you want to try again? Same deal?}" Note:Francis will say this line after losing to him in an arm wrestle. (Francis' dialogue)
↑Gloria Timmons: "Do you know Lance Squad? I did them all and charged them my corporate rate. I can do the same with you folks, girls and guys. And believe me, after fifty years of practice, it ain't going to be too god-damned Beau-Coup." (Gloria Timmons' dialogue)
↑Ruby: "Anything little Ruby can help you with?" Nadia: "How much for your... services?" Ruby: "Well well, and I thought it was gonna be a slow day. Wanna party?" Nadia: "Here's 10 caps. Let's boogie." Ruby: "Women know what women want, sugar. Come here and I'll show you... ... What did I tell you? Another satisfied customer." Nadia: "Whew! That hit the spot. Now, down to business..." (Ruby's dialogue)
↑The Lone Wanderer: "This is happening. You're going to have to deal with it, or get forced out." Anthony Ling: "In case you haven't noticed, I run a fabulous shop, and live in the most fabulous of places. You can't push people like me around! Ha!" (Anthony Ling's dialogue)
↑Anthony Ling: "Welcome to New Urban Apparel. I carry the finest in pre-war clothes. Hurry up, lets get you out of those old rags and into something fabulous!" (Anthony Ling's dialogue)
↑ 23.023.1Grouse: "How the hell'd you get old queen Flak, into that collar?! I'm surprised you're still alive! We need to keep a close eye on that one, though. He knows our system too well. He sold us out to get into Rivet City. We'll never forget that. And now we'll make sure he never forgets it, either.Here's another collar. Keep herding the swine in here and you'll have more bottle caps than you'll know what to do with." (Grouse's dialogue) Note:These lines are spoken should Flak have been captured and sent to Paradise Falls as a part of the questStrictly Business.
↑ShrapnelSleepSat23x8 and ShrapnelSleep3x8NotSat packages reference not a bed or their room marker (FlakShrapnelRoom), but Flak directly. This is distinct from other characters, including those in assumed relationships such as the Youngs, and, in fact, unique to Flak and Shrapnel. A side effect of the package is that Shrapnel will travel to Flak, even if he's enslaved at Paradise Falls.
↑Trinnie: "Shrapnel! You're my favorite man. Buy me a drink lover?" Shrapnel: "We only had one night together, Trinnie. Go get your own drinks." (Trinnie and Shrapnel's dialogue)
↑The Lone Wanderer: "You run this place with Greta?" Carol: "That's right. Her and I have been together for... oh... about 60 years now. But, things haven't really been the same since Gob left. He was like a son to me. I think Greta was always a little jealous of him..." (Carol's dialogue)
↑The Lone Wanderer: "You're taking Greta's death really hard, aren't you?" Carol: "We've been together longer than you've been alive. It's just... you know, you think that you're going to be with someone forever, and then you wake up one day and they're gone. Where do you do from there?" (Carol's dialogue)
↑The Lone Wanderer: "Have you ever heard of a guy named Gob?" Carol: "Gob? Yes, of course! He's my son... well, not really, not like you would think of a son. We Ghouls don't really work like that, but I love him like he's my own! Do you know him? Have you seen him? Is he alright?" (Carol's dialogue)
↑The Lone Wanderer: "So, what's it take to hire you?" Nova: "It used to be that Colin decided that stuff. But, with him gone, I'm thinking about retiring. So, no new clients. Sorry." (Nova's dialogue)
↑The Lone Wanderer: "Because I say so. Go." Clover: "If that's the way you're going to play, lover. I'll be waiting at Eulogy's place when you come crawling back." (Clover's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "Ever been in love?" Veronica Santangelo: "Ever been nosy?I was, once. We were pretty young, but I like to think it was love." The Courier: "What happened?" Veronica Santangelo: "She left the Brotherhood. Wanted to put some distance between herself and her parents. Since our membership isn't open to outsiders, some members think that obligates all of us to procreate. You can guess which camp her parents belonged to." The Courier: "You didn't go with her?" Veronica Santangelo: "No. Couldn't bring myself to leave everyone else behind. Couldn't convince her to stay, either. I'd hoped love would be enough to influence her decision, but it wasn't. We were both too stubborn. I don't know where she is now, but I'm sure she's moved on. I still think about her, though. Once in a while." (Veronica Santangelo's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "Arcade, I'm asking you because I'm interested. Don't put yourself down." Arcade Gannon: "Oh, all right. I'm thirty-ish. Well, late thirties. I was born... west of here. I was an only child and spent most of my time with my mother. My father died when I was young and I never got over it. Oh... and I like medicine and reading books about failed Pre-War socioeconomic policies. Right now, I'm sure you're asking yourself, 'Why hasn't some lucky man scooped this bachelor off his feet?'Like I said, I'm boring." (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "Why don't you come with me?" Arcade Gannon: "No offense intended, but why should I go anywhere with you?" The Courier: "I need a good-looking doctor to help take care of me in the big, bad wasteland." Arcade Gannon: "Overt flirtation will get you everywhere, you know. On a slightly more serious note, if you're interested in helping out with the troubles plaguing Freeside, I can come with you. Just don't do anything obnoxious, like trying to help Caesar's Legion, and we should be fine. Understood?" (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
↑ 36.036.1The Courier: "How long have you been hunting him?" Christine Royce: "Too long. Thought I might have had a chance to settle it before this event happened, but then the chance slipped away again." The Courier: "Sounds personal." Christine Royce: "He... cut me off from someone I cared about a long time ago. He used his status to break us apart. So I had to find a new purpose, same banner. Then he became unstable, left a trail of crimes across the wasteland. Once word reached us, I was ordered to kill him." (Christine Royce's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "You were looking for someone?" Christine Royce: [She nods and raises a finger.] The Courier: "A robot?" Christine Royce: [She shakes her head and pumps her fist near her chest.] The Courier: "Or a woman?" Christine Royce: [She shakes her head... then stops mid-way, frowns... then tilts her head, as if thinking. She seems lost in thought for a moment.] [She glances at you, as if caught, then she smiles slightly, but there's an edge to it. Then she shakes her head, slowly, once.] The Courier: "Man?" Christine Royce: [She nods. She makes a motion with her hands around her chin, drawing it down, and then she raises her hands and clenches them at the sky.] The Courier: "An... angry, bearded... man." Christine Royce: [She points at your Pip-Boy.] The Courier: "The man on the Pip-Boy holotape, Elijah." Christine Royce: [She nods, looks concerned, taps the side of her head, and expands her hands.] The Courier: "Someone smart." Christine Royce: [She nods, then circles her ear.] The Courier: "...and nuts." Christine Royce: [She nods, frowns.] The Courier: "Sounds like it's pretty important to you to find this person." Christine Royce: [SUCCEEDED] [She frowns, raises two fingers, and has them walk together. Then she looks down on the two fingers, and her face becomes angry.] The Courier: "He cut you off from someone." Christine Royce: [She nods.] The Courier: "Family? Husband?" Christine Royce: [She frowns, shakes her head, and even more so at husband.] The Courier: "Oh - girlfriend." Christine Royce: [She hesitates, then waves her hand.] The Courier: "You were more than girlfriends - lovers." Christine Royce: [She nods, and looks at you a little surprised.] (Christine Royce's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "So snipers work in pairs?" Betsy: "Yeah. We spot for each other, watch each other's backs. Usually works pretty well, unless you get paired up with an asshole. Thing is, there's a lot of assholes in the army. Now if they paired me up with somebody who looks like you... Lot of downtime in the army. Nobody around but you and your partner. Plenty of time for... whatever we want." (Betsy's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "How about a date? I like tough women." Betsy: "Thanks for your help with Usanagi and all, but I still like them tall, blonde, and female." (Betsy's dialogue)
↑Jimmy: "Hey, mister, looking to relax? Looks like you carry a lot of tension in your shoulders... and upper thighs." The Courier: "Back rubs are a specialty of mine. Maybe I'll show you sometime." Jimmy: "Oh, I think I'd like that. A lot. Maybe even give you a discount for my... company." (Jimmy's dialogue)
↑ 41.041.141.2The Courier: "I hear you were a slave of Caesar's Legion." Jimmy: "What Marco said is true. The Legion attacked my village when I was 16. My parents were killed as examples. The rest of us, chained and dragged to some kind of camp. A Centurion there chose me as his tent servant. He was handsome, and gentle, most of the time. Said it was our secret, and he'd protect me. Gave me little gifts, stupid things. But Caesar punishes homosexuality with death, and we nearly got caught, and there were suspicions. So when he took me out into the desert... Well, I knew he was going to get rid of me. So I kicked him where it counts and I ran. And then swam. And ran some more. Wound up here." (Jimmy's dialogue)
↑Alex Richards: "I'm always a sucker for a pretty face. What can I do for you, my fine dear?" Alex Richards: "I think it just got a little bit hotter in here. Is there something I can do for you?" Alex Richards: "There's my little buttercup. What can I do for you?" Note: These lines will be spoken if the Courier has the Confirmed Bachelor perk. (Alex Richards' dialogue)
↑The Courier: "You've had your needs neglected for far too long, haven't you? I can tell." Manny Vargas: "Yeah, I... everybody depends on you, you know? But they don't ask you about how you feel. What you worry about. There's something I like about you. You just seem really understanding. I was gonna ask you for a favor, but I'll just tell you what you wanna know." (Manny Vargas' dialogue)
↑Gomorrah receptionist: "Hello and welcome to Gomorrah. What can I help you with today?" The Courier: "I'm sure you have all the good dirt on what goes on around here." Gommorah receptionist: "I sure do, but loose lips{giggle} sink ships." The Courier: "Beautiful, I would love to help you loosen those lips." Gomorrah receptionist: "I... well, since you ask so nicely, and I'm not sure I could resist those pretty eyes. What do you want to know?" (Gomorrah receptionist's dialogue)
↑ 46.046.1The Courier: "[Confirmed Bachelor] You didn't tell me your name." Knight: "Oh - Knight. You must not be from around here.If so... it doesn't do to get too friendly." The Courier: "What do you mean?" Knight: "This isn't the Republic. Oddly enough, Legion's a little more forgiving about... friendships. Out here, it's not as accepted.Not that I mind being friends, it's just being open about it in the Outpost... well, I have to work here." The Courier: "So is that a 'no,' you don't want to be friends, or..." Knight: "I... would, perhaps some other time. When my orders take me to Vegas, perhaps. Wish things were different, but might take some time." (Knight's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "My mind's thinking about what I could do with you, in private." Red Lucy: "Your bravery surpasses that of any other, and I've come to admire your actions. Before death takes us, I would know you deeper. Come with me... My Hunter." (Red Lucy's dialogue)
↑Sarah Weintraub: "Hey, stranger! Where have you been, uh? I missed you!" The Courier: "Yeah, pass by my room and we'll catch up." Sarah Weintraub: "You're kicking me into gear, huh? I think I'll drive my chassis over to your pad. Wait for me down there, and don't forget the oil." (Sarah Weintraub's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "How's caravan life in the Mojave?" Rose of Sharon Cassidy: "Well, I'm not one for soft living... or soft men, let me tell you. I'm guessing neither are you." The Courier: "[Cherchez La Femme] That's... rarely an issue." Rose of Sharon Cassidy: "What?Oh. Damn, no offense meant. Sometimes I get so drunk, I don't care who I share a bed with, so that's fine with me." (Rose of Sharon Cassidy's dialogue)
↑Fallout: New Vegas endings, Rose of Sharon Cassidy: "Cass survived to see the NCR flag flying proud over Hoover Dam, and thought for a moment... this is what a hero must feel like. She was about to tell the Courier not to get too proud of himself, then she figured he knew that already. That night, Cass kicked in the door of his room to celebrate, only to find the man on the bed was an NCR soldier whose barracks had been destroyed. He was cute, though, so after having her way with him, she got the hell out, leaving an empty whiskey bottle as a note. As she walked along the Dam in the night, she felt drunk, content, and happy to be alive. Which to her, was the whole point of it all." Note:Cass will only attempt to sleep with the Courier if they are male.
↑The Courier: "I'd like to hire you for a bit." Santiago: "Santiago is here to please, my prarie flower. Just a few caps and I'm yours." The Courier: "Here you go. <Pay 25 caps>" Santiago: "I'll meet you upstairs in a moment, darling." (Santiago's dialogue)
↑Dazzle: "Hi, honey. I'm Dazzle. What can I do for you... or to you? Every night's ladies night here." The Courier: "We girls have to stick together. Any chance you could give me a better deal?" Dazzle: "Yeah, you're right. For you, and just you, fifty caps. Don't tell anyone." The Courier: "Fifty caps it is. Let's party." Dazzle: "We can go right over here, baby." (Dazzle's dialogue)
↑Joana: "Well, what do we have here, huh? Let me guess. You've heard about the mistress who makes all your fantasies come true. So you've followed the call of your desires... all the way to the arms of Joana, moi. Now that you've found me, I wonder, do you have what it takes?" The Courier: "I always have what it takes." Joana: "[SUCCEEDED] Oh, confident. I like that. So, what do you want to do with what you've got?" The Courier: "The better question is what are *you* going to do with it." Joana: "[SUCCEEDED] Oh my, aren't you something else...!? I guess you'll have to see for yourself what I can do, huh? Consider it 'on the house,' honey." (Joana's dialogue)
↑Sweetie: "Hey, honey. Looking for something softer than a man can give you?" The Courier: "Any chance you could help me get into Saint James' room?" Sweetie: "I do have his spare key, but I'm not sure he'd like it if I let you in there. Saint James can be a little crazy sometimes." The Courier: "We girls need to stick together, and this'll be our secret." Sweetie: "I could never resist a woman like you. Here, take the key, but don't tell anyone where you go it." (Sweetie's dialogue)
↑Dala: "I cannot believe you would hit a gender-neutral entity such as myself." (Dala's dialogue)
↑Klein: "DALA KNOWS MORE. SHE SUPERVISED YOUR SPINE-PEEL. AND THE HEART CIRCUMCISION. THEN DUMPED THEM BOTH INTO THE TANKS IN THE SINK ABOVE. QUITE SANITARY." (Dr. Klein's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "[Confirmed Bachelor] You didn't tell me your name." Knight: "Oh - Knight. You must not be from around here.If so... it doesn't do to get too friendly." The Courier: "What do you mean?" Knight: "This isn't the Republic. Oddly enough, Legion's a little more forgiving about... friendships. Out here, it's not as accepted.Not that I mind being friends, it's just being open about it in the Outpost... well, I have to work here." The Courier: "Didn't realize NCR was so spineless." Knight: "Now wait a minute - Republic's a sight better than... other alternatives. Women are serving here, after all. The rest... well, might take some time. And they're more accepting back West, like I said. In the meantime..." (Knight's dialogue)
↑ 60.060.1The Courier: "Sounds like life in the Legion is tough." Jimmy: "It's tough on both sides of the fence, really. I think women have it worse. They're like money, given as rewards. Breeding stock. Honestly, as long as men meet obligations and the child count, 'friendships' are a sight more equal than the level of most Legion husbands and wives." (Jimmy's dialogue)
↑Fallout: New Vegas endings, Arcade Gannon: "Tricked by the Courier and imprisoned by the Legion, Arcade remained Caesar's personal physician for several years. Caesar grew fond of speaking with such an educated man on philosophical matters. Arcade became his unwilling intellectual sparring partner. After years of such servitude, during an unguarded moment, Arcade used a surgical scalpel and his bare hands to disembowel himself. Lacking any other skilled medical personnel, the Legion was unable to prevent his death. Caesar mourned his loss for months."
↑The Courier: "How much for your services?" Jimmy: "I told you, I ain't ever doing that again - ever. It was like being a slave all over again."
↑The Courier: "How's caravan life in the Mojave?" Rose of Sharon Cassidy: "Well, I'm not one for soft living or soft men, let me tell you. Otherwise, I wouldn't be talking to you right now - on both counts." The Courier: "[Confirmed Bachelor] As long as we keep it on that level." Rose of Sharon Cassidy: "What? Oh. All right. Guess you've got a Legion outlook on things. No problems here, there's a lot more of that in the Mojave than you see." (Rose of Sharon Cassidy's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "I have the terms of your surrender here for you." Lee Oliver: "What the hell are you talking about? What is this? The Free Economic Zone of New Vegas... What the hell does that mean?! Oh, wait, here we go. Demands NCR's immediate withdrawal... Withdrawal? Like fucking hell we're withdrawing... we just held the dam, we didn't do it to let it go!This paper of yours? Isn't fit to wipe my ass. If you think after all that's happened, I'm going to grab my ankles and take it like the Legion..." (Lee Oliver's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "What are your thoughts on the Legion?" Veronica Santangelo: "Silliest band of raping, slaving marauders you'll see east of California, I'll say that. Where's that touch of Old World class? Although I hear they mount their soldiers as much as they mount their women, so maybe they did keep a little something from the Empire. No such privilege for the women, though. Figures. So... to answer your question... they're a bunch of hypocritical jerkwads. It's a word." (Veronica Santangelo's dialogue)
↑The Courier: "Ever been in love?" Veronica Santangelo: "Ever been nosy?I was, once. We were pretty young, but I like to think it was love." The Courier: "What happened?" Veronica Santangelo: "She left the Brotherhood. Wanted to put some distance between herself and her parents. Since our membership isn't open to outsiders, some members think that obligates all of us to procreate. You can guess which camp her parents belonged to." (Veronica Santangelo's dialogue)
↑The Lone Wanderer: "You simply don't have enough people to stay isolated down here forever." Alphonse Almodovar: "I admit, in the 200 years since the war, our numbers have dwindled a little. But we have enough genetic diversity for... a few more generations. My God, you're right. We won't last another hundred years, whether or not we get supplies from the outside. We're the last bastion of pure humanity, and we're doomed." (Alphonse Almodovar's dialogue during Trouble on the Homefront)
↑The Courier: "I actually found you an escort who's a ghoul *and* a cowboy." James Garret: "Imagine that! What's his name and when's he start?" The Courier: "Her name's Beatrix, and she can start immediately." James Garret: "A she, huh? Well... I guess the customer who made that request can't get everything he wants. Hell, who knows? He might not even notice the difference." (James Garret's dialogue)
↑Courier: "What do you know about Jimmy?" Maude: "I suppose he's okay, for one of {disapproving of his homosexuality} those. I suppose Pretty Sarah's got to cover every sort of customer."
↑The Courier: "I'd like your services." Maude: "If you're looking to get perverted, go talk to Sweetie. She's less particular than I am." (Maude's dialogue)
↑Courier: "Tell me about Pretty Sarah." Jimmy: "She's an honest woman. Splits the earnings fair, and keeps Sweetie and Maude in line. Minds her own business, too. She knows what it's like for people to go through things they'd rather not talk about. "
↑ 72.072.1The Courier: "What's wrong with Betsy?" Gorobets: "Cook-Cook, one of the fiends, ambushed her and Ten of Spades. They both managed to escape, but not before Cook-Cook raped her. Betsy's shrugged it off like it was nothing, but her behavior keeps getting worse - always making passes at every woman who wanders by. It's inappropriate for anyone in First Recon to behave that way. I could discipline her, but I'd rather she get medical help." (Gorobets' dialogue)
↑The Courier: "I heard you were raped by Cook-cook." Betsy: "Can't stop talking about that, can they? The Lieutenant actually sat me down and asked if I wanted to talk to a doctor. Wouldn't believe me when I told him to forget it. I mean, if that slab of meat had gotten me pregnant, then maybe I'd want to talk to a doctor." (Betsy's dialogue)
↑Betsy: "I've been seeing Usanagi, and things are better. I'm not so angry all the time, you know? And, uh, I'm not trying to jump every woman in camp." (Betsy's dialogue)
↑Scara: "Duff, if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times... stop rearranging my work space. You're driving me crazy." Duff: "Aww. I was trying to surprise you by cleaning it up. I thought you'd be happy." Scara: "Sigh... I'm not mad at you, just frustrated. It might look like a mess, but I have a specific way of organizing everything that I own." Duff: "Oh. Then I'm guessing you won't be happy with how I rearranged our bedroom. Sorry, Professor!" (Professor Scara and Duff's dialogue)
↑Duff: "Professor! I have a new theory how the Institute makes the synths." Professor Scara: "Oh no. We banned talking about this, remember? After last time? The shouting? Me sleeping on the cold floor of the lab for three nights?" Duff: "That was your choice..." Scara: "And seriously... growing synths from the ground using recombinant plant nuclei? I mean, how could they even..." Duff: "Ah ha! You do want to talk about it!" Scara: "Uh... Oh look! We have a visitor! Doctor Duff, dear, if you could bother them while I walk away from this conversation..." (Duff and Professor Scara's dialogue)
↑The Sole Survivor: "Just looking for love, sweetheart." Trashcan Carla: "Ha! Boy, have you come to the wrong place. My lovin' days have long since passed. But I'll tell you what, wiseass. You made an old girl smile, and that ain't easy. You want to do some trading, I'll give you a discount." (Trashcan Carla's dialogue) Note: These lines only play if the Sole Survivor is a male player character.
↑The Sole Survivor: "Just looking for love, sweetheart." Trashcan Carla: "Ha! Girl, have you come to the wrong place. My lovin' days have long since passed. But I'll tell you what, beautiful. You made an old girl smile, and that ain't easy. You want to do some trading, I'll give you a discount." (Trashcan Carla's dialogue) Note: These lines only play if the Sole Survivor is a female player character.
↑Miranda Song: "Yeah, you could say that. I met a girl, from the outside. Said she was going to take me away from all this.I gave her all my money so she could find us a place to live out there.I don't hear from her in months, till a passing trader mentions she saw her with some man in Diamond City.You outsiders are nothing but liars, only looking out for yourselves." (Miranda Song's dialogue)
↑Mel: "So, what's the deal with the new guy?" Bobbi No-Nose: "Oh, I got lucky with this one. Came right up to my door and took the job. He takes orders and he's useful in a fight. What more could I want?" Mel: "And he's not so bad to look at, either." (Mel and Bobbi No-Nose's dialogue)
↑The Sole Survivor: "Do you come here often?" Mel: "You know, they always say you'll meet that special someone in the last place you'd expect. So why are you here? You want something from me, right?" (Mel's dialogue)
↑The Sole Survivor: "I loved the song. It was perfect." Piper Wright: "Real great set this evening, ma'am.Of songs, that is. Is it warm in here?" Magnolia: "Oh, thank you! A girl tries her best. *chuckle*" (Piper and Magnolia's dialogue)
↑Deacon: "One time, I got a face change and was a girl for a few months. You should've seen the looks back at HQ." (Deacon's companion dialogue)
↑Andre Michaud: "The doctor has said in time, I will fully recover. He says this is your doing? But... I do not know you." The Sole Survivor: "No, we're strangers. Who exactly are you, anyway?" Andre Michaud: "Andre Michaud. With my husband John.... We hunt Mirelurks, for their meat, their shells.But... the last hunt did not go well." The Sole Survivor: "How not well are we talking about?" Andre Michaud: "As bad as it can get. A Mirelurk Hunter, he blindsided John. I managed to pull him out, but I had to run blindly. Into the Fog.John was the tracker, he was the one who knows this island. But me, I got turned around.I don't remember what happened. Someone, I don't even know who, found me... brought me here." (Andre Michaud's dialogue)
↑Keith McKinney: "When we first met him he was just so mysterious and exciting. It seemed like he had been everywhere and done everything. I convinced Gilda that we should invest in the hotel so I could stay close to him, but he never seemed to realize how I felt. I mean we spent time together. Going hunting, having drinks, talking about his plans for the hotel. He must have known, but he never said anything. Do you have any idea what it's like to pine for someone for 200 years, Detective?" (Keith McKinney's dialogue)
↑Gilda Broscoe: "He'll deny ever saying it, but Keith once told me he caught Vince Natali and Sergio Amore together at a nightclub in a compromising situation." (Gilda Broscoe's dialogue)
↑The Sole Survivor: "It looks like the baseball bat from Keith's movie is missing." Gilda Broscoe: "Look Detective, I've known about Keith and Ezra for a long time. We're both movie stars, it's just part of the life. Why would I be mad?" (Gilda Broscoe's dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "Do you have any family? Any romantic interests?" Johnny Weston: "Wow, Vault Dweller, you're going right for the juicy details. I had a family, but either they disowned me or I disowned them depending on who you believe. They could be dust now for all I care. As for romantic partners... I've had many and there's always room for more. But, sorry to dash your hopes and dreams, my friend. While I wouldn't mind shacking up with you occasionally, I don't think Meg would approve." (Johnny Weston's dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "Sounds good to me." Beckett: "Great. I'll see what my contacts come up with. Hey, uh... before you take off, I have one last thing to say. Since I've been in Appalachia, I've run into all sorts of people. Most of them wouldn't bother to help if you were dying at their feet. But you. What you've done for me, for my family? I don't know if I'll ever be able to repay you." Vault 76 dweller: "[Flirt] I think it's obvious how we truly feel about each other." Beckett: "If I can be honest, I was kind of hoping you weren't going to bring that up. You see, I've never had anyone that wanted to get this close to me. It feels strange... and, it uh, it... it scares the hell out of me. If I couldn't even keep my family intact, how is a relationship with you ever gonna work? What if I mess things up? I know... I know. I sound crazy. But for once, it's not the chems talking. Does... this change your mind about things? About us?" Vault 76 dweller: "Scares the hell out of me as well, but I'm willing to give it a try." Beckett: "*Laughs* Well, good to know I'm not the only one who feels that way, and uh, I dig your honestly. So... uh, I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do now. I've actually, never been in a relationship with someone before. Great start, right? *chuckles nervously* Maybe I'll just shut up and let this work out naturally. Yeah, that's probably best." (Beckett's dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "I'm glad it all worked out." Sofia Daguerre: "I have to say something, and I know it may sound corny. But hear me out. I fell to Earth, and literally anybody could've met me. Most people would've shived me for my suit alone. So the greatest miracle of all of this... was finding you." Vault 76 dweller: "Stop, I'm blushing." Sofia Daguerre: "*laughter* I told you it would be corny." Vault 76 dweller: "What are your plans now?" Sofia Daguerre: "Now that everything's over, where does that really leave us? I've spent so much time here, I never really stopped to think that this is your home, not mine." Vault 76 dweller: "I'd like you to think of this as your home, too." Sofia Daguerre: "It feels good to hear you say that. It's been hard to have clarity since I... woke up. Between the headaches and total collapse of modern civilization as I knew it, sometimes I'm not sure where certain feelings are coming from. Thanks to you, I'm finally beyond that. And, given how life is even more unpredictable than ever these days... I just wanted you to know how much you've come to mean to me." Vault 76 dweller: "I've come to think of you as more than a friend." Sofia Daguerre: "Oh, more? I hadn't... I mean, you've never... I... I don't know quite what to say. With everything my head has been through, I hadn't even considered that you'd even think I was... dating material. I come with my own set of matched luggage if you know what I mean." Vault 76 dweller: "I love you, Sofia." Sofia Daguerre: "Is it too sappy to say you've got my head spinning, but in a good way? I've been through so much, and I finally have a fresh start. I'm just happy that you're going to be a part of that." (Sofia Daguerre's dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "And how does Sage know this?" Beckett: "I used to live with Sage a long time ago. I still love him dearly. We weren't really compatible, but... I respect him and the way he thinks. Having said all of that... Shit, I have no clue how he gets his information. Even back then he would just sit straight up at night and suddenly say something profound. And then go back to sleep and never know it happened. And look. The answer is: he took a ton of chems. Chems you and I haven't even heard of. Chems he probably invented himself. I mean... he used to be a chemist. I guess. Or maybe he still is? But his brain reacted... differently. And this is the result. So... I don't have an answer for you other than this: he just does." (Beckett's dialogue)
↑Settler wanderer: "So I got a tip from my old girlfriend, and that is a story let me tell you... This one time... Right, sorry. It's a power substation." (Settler wanderer's dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "What's up with Jimbo?" Raider punk: "Jimbo? Well... we met in the last gang before Crater. He's into the hard chems way more than me... it's the only reason we aren't together now.One day he'll get bored of them though. I hope anyway... and I'll be here for him when he does." (Raider punk's dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "[Charisma 8+] You know, I have a thing for bad boys." Gnash: "I'm not your typical bad boy... ...and sorry, you're not my type. You could probably use this... and maybe a cold shower. ...but we do have that in common. Maybe I'll take you on a raid with me sometime and we can celebrate after. Do some chems... bathe in the blood of our enemies... here's a taste, for now." (Gnash's dialogue)
↑Polly: "Look at me. My brutal curves. My sleek but battle-ready frame. Vanished. Instead I'm trapped in this... thing." Polly: "I've got more limbs than combat processors! There's a rocket coming out of my keister! And I didn't even get the charming accent!" (Polly's dialogue)
↑Sol: "See, Duchess and Polly, they didn't work great together. Duchess treated her like a Protectron - a servant to be bossed around. But she's a lot more than that. I don't know if all Assaultrons are like her or it was something to do with her reprogramming, but she's... like a real lady. Once I got Duchess to see that, well, it was smooth sailing. Or as smooth as this group gets." (Sol's dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "Tell me about Burke." Pierce: "They don't talk much. Action is more their language. I wouldn't have it any other way." Vault 76 dweller: "Why do you refer to Burke as 'they'?" Pierce: "Because it suits them better. When I first met Burke... they were different. Secluded. Like they didn't want anyone to see them. Burke flinched when others talked about them. People expected things based on how they looked. They had these... titles. The Silent Man. Albino Dog. One day I asked if something else would feel better. It took some trial and error, but we eventually settled on the neutral 'they'. They're a much happier person now, for the insignificant price of a word." Vault 76 dweller: "I'm glad to hear that." Pierce: "Me too. We all have a public perception in this world. Sometimes it doesn't match what we feel inside. And there is nothing we can do about that. But other times, there is. And I don't need to understand everything Burke is feeling to want to see a smile on their face." (Pierce's dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "I'm probably going to regret this. Fine, let's do this." Xerxo: "Well, as flattered as I am by the proposition, I'm only allowed to perform the ancient Zebulonian love dance with high ranking government officials. If you would like, however, we can stand near each other, and exchange nearby gases. I understand that is what qualifies as intimacy among your species." (Xerxo's dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "Manipulating the weather isn't inherently evil. You can make rain for crops." Katherine Swan: "Yes, but if that were your motive, you should advertise it plainly. It's like when my ex told me she loved books, and I'd find her novels while I was on travel as a gift. It would've saved us both a lot of trouble if she admitted she couldn't read. Although I suppose the inability to read road signs was the first clue, but she was cute, so I believed her." (Katherine Swan's dialogue)
↑Refugee: "Any idea where Orlando gets their clothes? I swear, I could do with a wardrobe upgrade." (Refugee's dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "So, you're just not into women?" Pete Myers: "I dunno, maybe not? Or maybe I am? This wasteland is complicated enough. Trying to understand myself too? Oof. But, hey, good talk, right?" (Pete Myers' dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "I think she may have a crush on you." Pete Myers: "(Chuckles) I doubt that. She's cute... But even if that were true... I don't know that I'm that way inclined, if you know what I mean?" (Pete Myers' dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "Because she's a ghoul?" Pete Myers: "What? No! I didn't mean it like that at all. I'm still just... trying to figure things out for myself, ya know?" (Pete Myers' dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "Axel mentioned that you talk about Marley pretty frequently." Josie: "Oh, did he now? She's just admirable, what she's achieved at her age. Real pretty too. I could see her being on those old movie posters they used to make. Or front book covers. Um, anyway. What were we talking about?" (Josie's dialogue)
↑Vault 76 dweller: "Josie is fitting in well here." Ineke de Haan: "I think it took her a little while to warm to the Brahmin, but she seems to be finding her place here. I see the way she looks at Marley, too. But you know me; I am not one to gossip." (Ineke de Haan's dialogue)
↑Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.103: "Winthrop Winthrop is Underworld's technician. He checks on the electricity, makes sure any plumbing is in working order, and generally takes care of things. He restored and reprogrammed the robot Cerberus, and is responsible for his maintenance. Winthrop sleeps for a few hours in his little workshop off the Concourse, and is occasionally joined by his girlfriend Greta." (Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census)
↑Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.71: "Emaline: A very close friend of Sydney's, Emaline is adept at heavy weapon combat, and extremely faithful to her girlfriend. If anyone (especially men) cross Sydney in any way, she tracks them down and evens the score."
↑"By post-apocalyptic standards, the NCR is a paragon of economic success and good ethical character: political enfranchisement, rule of law, a reasonable degree of physical security, and a standard of living better than mere subsistence are daily realities for it's 700,000+ citizens. Currently, the NCR in a state of transition, with rapid economic growth and a sea change in political leadership endangering its grand humanitarian ideals. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Mojave, where the occupation of Hoover Dam has improved access to electricity and water, but at the cost of straining its budget and embroiling its armed forces in a morally corrosive imperialist project." (Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide faction profiles)
↑Joshua Sawyer on Forumspring February 8, 2011: "What's the premise for Caesar's Legion being so sexist, esp. in a world where Ranger Stella can mangle bodies daily in the Arena? Is it just breeding issues? Cause even the abominably sexist Romans were not *that* sexist, and Caesar is a smart man. Breeding issues are pretty huge in cultures that took a big step back from infant mortality progress made in the last 100-200 years. Prior to the last few centuries, infant mortality was often around 50%-ish. Child mortality (prior to age 12) was about 60%. Those are pretty awful odds of reaching adulthood. Remember that Caesar's Legion is basically a roving army that continually breaks down and absorbs tribes that it conquers. That can only go on for so long, and Legionaries who are indoctrinated from birth are even more loyal than adolescents who are integrated. Breeding new generations of Legionaries is vital for the Legion's continued existence. Even though breeding is incredibly important in the Legion, there isn't any concept of family outside of the Legion's structure. All of the places where the player encounters the Legion are forward camps where direct military service is given the most weight and is of the most immediate importance. Because only males are involved in that service, they look down upon females even though it's incredibly short-sighted."
↑Phillip Reich Plays Fallout 76: The Pitt (Union Dues, Part 2 - Stream Archive) (0:14:36) Phillip Reich: "Orlando is non-binary, so they - we call they - and yeah, they're the liaison. So the Management is the secret organization behind the Whitespring Resort here. And they are their liaison that we'll talk to us for them on their behalf. [...] It's definitely inspired by... I remember when we were recording this character, we were like 'Yeah, we want a bit of a Katherine Hepburn-y kind of feel to Orlando.' So you can hear that in the way they talk that you get some of that old-timey 1950s Mid-Atlantic speech patterns. [...] And the actress we had in to voice Orlando... I can't remember her name, but she was a joy to work with, as well. Very, very lovely woman. I'll have to look up her name that voiced Orlando."
↑Winter of Atom, p.71: "The Children of Atom Tinkerers. Two women, Esther and Eliza, control the battling robots. The pair are friends and occasional lovers with a deep interest in robotics. They regularly build robots to fight against one another, and the pit surrounding the platform is littered with their cast-offs. They are generally friendly, though Esther is slightly sour at losing the most recent battle. PCs who succeed on a CHA + Speech test with a difficulty of 1 can convince the pair that they are not hostile. Increase the difficulty of the test by 2 if the PCs made a lot of noise fighting Children of Atom guards elsewhere in the tunnel. If they succeed, PCs can get Esther and Eliza to open up about what the Children are doing in the sewers by spending AP to Obtain Information. If the test fails, Eliza and Esther become hostile."
↑Winter of Atom, p.172: "A fast-talking gambler and small-time hustler named Mackenzie Frey, or Mac as they prefer to be called, approaches the PCs with a proposition: they want someone to join a card game as a ringer. Mac carries a simple knife for self-defense."
↑Winter of Atom, p. 223: "All frozen individuals are dead—the cryogenics failed. Only skeletons remain in the broken tanks. The two working tanks contain preserved corpses: * Three proud scientists wearing pre-war military uniforms * The upper torso of a Protectron painted with the symbol of Atom * Two Children of Atom men, frozen forever in a tender lovers' embrace"
↑Fallout: The Roleplaying Game, pg.284: "Feral and Goodbye: John Hancock, mayor of Goodneighbor, lost his ex-partner prior to becoming a ghoul to the radiation of the Cambridge Crater when said partner approached too close to the radioactive center of the area. John himself fears becoming feral should he attempt to enter the area, but wants someone to retrieve the body, to both bury the man and be able to properly grieve, something his new partner has said she wants him to do."
↑Confirmation Note: The source of this quote is a post from Matt Grandstaff on the original Bethesda Softworks forums. Although the original post has not survived, it was reported on by various other websites, including No Mutants Allowed.
↑Hoover Dam design document/2 - Generic NPCs - Dorris (Female – Human) - She doesn't take too kindly to flirting from male suitors and is quick to shoot anyone down who does. Some even say she might prefer women to men, but that is just a rumor created by ego bruised men... or is it...?
