“The women of New Vegas ask me a lot if there's a Mrs. New Vegas. Well, of course there is. You're her. And you're still as perfect as the day we met.”
From the unspecified transmitting location of Radio New Vegas, Mr. New Vegas plays music tracks and delivers reports on newsworthy events around the Mojave Wasteland, at times detailing the deeds of the Courier during the events of Fallout: New Vegas. He makes comments and gives advice on the Courier's active quests, such as revealing what they must do or is going to do.
Much like Three Dog with Galaxy News Radio in Fallout 3, Mr. New Vegas also reveals some future details of the ending of Fallout: New Vegas, including the possible takeover of the Mojave by the NCR, Caesar's Legion, Mr. House, or the Courier themselves by creating an independent New Vegas.
Notes[]
Mr. New Vegas rarely mentions the Courier specifically in his news reports, save for the one that triggers after leaving Doc Mitchell's house during the tutorial. This is in contrast to Three Dog in Fallout 3 who knows the Lone Wanderer personally, explicitly describing them as "the kid from Vault 101."
Some of the contents of his news reports will change based on the Courier's reputation or Karma.
Mr. New Vegas being an artificial entity with a programmed voice, and not an actual person is never alluded to in-game. However, an official Bethesda Blog published before the release of the game describes him as "literally just a voice" created by Mr. House.[Non-game 1] A USA Today interview with Mr. New Vegas' voice actor Wayne Newton, while not quoting Newton, describes the radio host as the "voice of a DJ programmed centuries earlier."[Non-game 2] Neither articles use the term artificial intelligence to describe Mr. New Vegas, though Chris Avellone said in a 2016 livestream (while acknowledging he did not contribute to the character's design and could be misremembering), "Wasn't he just like a tiny AI?"[Non-game 3]
Notable quotes[]
"The women of New Vegas ask me a lot if there's a Mrs. New Vegas. Well, of course there is. You're her. And you're still as perfect as the day we met."
Mr. New Vegas' voice actor, Wayne Newton, in the voiceover booth
Mr. New Vegas is voiced by singer and actor Wayne Newton, whose career is closely tied to the city of Las Vegas and is himself known as "Mr. Las Vegas." One of Mr. New Vegas' intros references Newton's own song, 1965's "Comin' On Too Strong."[1]
Occasionally, Mr. New Vegas will say, "You're nobody 'til somebody loves you, and that somebody is me. I love you." This is a reference to the song "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You" by Dean Martin.
Mr. New Vegas will occasionally say "Tensions are brewing in Freeside between the ruling gang known as the Kings and a large number of NCR squatters seeking refuge there. The leader of the Kings, who would only identify himself as The King, voiced his displeasure, calling NCR citizens, quote, 'the devil in disguise.' He added he didn't want to see any NCR in the ghetto, and called for a mass, quote, 'return to sender.'" This is a reference to the Elvis Presley songs "Devil in Disguise," "In the Ghetto," and "Return to Sender."
The microphone depicted on the Mr. New Vegas Collector's Edition playing card is a Calrad 500C microphone.[Non-game 5]
PCXbox 360 Mr. New Vegas' voice may sometimes be cut short and music will play in the middle of a line.[verified]
Playstation 3 Mr. New Vegas' voice may be silent for no longer than two seconds when a song ends, resulting in the very beginning of his line to be cut out.[verified]
Xbox 360 Mr. New Vegas' voice may be the only audible thing on Radio New Vegas, and no songs will play. Neither reloading the game nor stopping and starting the station will fix it.[verified]
PC When Mr. New Vegas announces the song "Ain't That A Kick In The Head," the song may only play for a short while (~5 seconds), then Mr. New Vegas will continue speaking.[verified]
Gallery[]
Mr. New Vegas Collector's Edition playing card
References[]
↑Mr. New Vegas: "Welcome back to the program. This is Mr. New Vegas, and I hope I'm not comin' on too strong." (Mr. New Vegas' dialogue)
