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{{For|other uses of the term Zip|Zip}}
{{For|the [[Fallout 4 vehicles|vehicle]] appearing in ''[[Fallout 4]]''|Zip (car)}}
 
 
{{Infobox character
 
{{Infobox character
 
|games =FO3
 
|games =FO3
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|label =Headwear
 
|image =Zip.jpg
 
|image =Zip.jpg
|race =[[Human]], Asian
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|label2 =None
|sex =Male
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|image2 =FO3_Zip_w_hat.png
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|image desc2 =Zip without his hat
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|race =[[Human]]
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|gender =Male
 
|age =9
 
|age =9
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|age verified=yes
 
|affiliation =[[Little Lamplight]]
 
|affiliation =[[Little Lamplight]]
 
|role =[[Nuka-Cola addiction|Nuka-Cola addict]]
 
|role =[[Nuka-Cola addiction|Nuka-Cola addict]]
|location =[[Little Lamplight]]
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|location =Little Lamplight
 
|quests =''[[Zip's Nuka Fix]]''
 
|quests =''[[Zip's Nuka Fix]]''
|alignment =Good
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|karma =Good
 
|derived ={{Derived stats|hp=30|carry weight=210|crit chance=5|dr=4|unarmed damage=1.25|poison resist=20|rad resist=8}}
 
|derived ={{Derived stats|hp=30|carry weight=210|crit chance=5|dr=4|unarmed damage=1.25|poison resist=20|rad resist=8}}
 
|tag skills ={{tag skills|explosives=34|small guns=32|sneak=32}}
 
|tag skills ={{tag skills|explosives=34|small guns=32|sneak=32}}
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|actor =[[Sean McCoy]]
 
|actor =[[Sean McCoy]]
 
|dialogue =[[Zip.txt]]
 
|dialogue =[[Zip.txt]]
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|voice type =MaleChild01
 
|aggression =Unaggressive
 
|aggression =Unaggressive
 
|confidence =Cowardly
 
|confidence =Cowardly
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|combat style=Default
 
|combat style=Default
 
|GECK race =AsianChild
 
|GECK race =AsianChild
|edid =<tt>Zip</tt>
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|edid =Zip
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|formid ={{ID|000179d6}}
|refid ={{ID|036fe6}}
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|refid ={{ID|00036fe6}}
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}}
|footer =[[File:FO3_Zip_w_hat.png|240px]]
 
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'''Ricky''', more commonly known as '''Zip''', is a Nuka-Cola addict in [[Little Lamplight]] in [[Timeline#2277|2277]].
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'''Zip''', also referred to as '''Ricky''',<ref group="Non-game" name="FO3 Guide" /> is a child in [[Little Lamplight]] in [[Timeline#2277|2277]].
   
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
Zip was born in [[Birthdates#2268|2268]] and acts as one of the occasional scouts and scavengers for [[Little Lamplight]], which perfectly suits his speedy and hyperactive nature. As a bonus, it allows him to have first dibs on any [[Nuka-Cola (Fallout 3)|Nuka-Cola]] he can find, a drink he's quite [[Nuka-Cola addiction|addicted to]]. When he's not out finding resources for the town, he runs around town, pestering people and generally being feisty. [[Robert MacCready|MacCready]] insists that Zip doesn't get to keep his gun when he's back in town...not since that accident a while ago.<ref name="FO3 Guide">''[[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide]]''</ref>
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Zip is a nine year old boy who is hasty and hyperactive. At times, he works as a scout and scavenger out of Little Lamplight, which allows him to find [[Nuka-Cola (Fallout 3)|Nuka-Cola]], a beverage he is [[Nuka-Cola addiction|addicted to]].<ref group="Non-game" name="FO3 Guide">''[[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide]] Game of the Year Edition p. 93: "[[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census#Ricky "Zip"|Ricky "Zip"]]: Zip is nine and acts as one of the occasional scouts and scavengers for Little Lamplight, which perfectly suits his speedy and hyperactive nature. As a bonus, it allows him to have first dibs on any Nuka-Cola he can find, a drink he's quite addicted to. When he's not out finding resources for the town, he runs around town, pestering people and generally being feisty. MacCready insists that Zip doesn't get to keep his gun when he's back in town...not since that accident a while ago."''</ref> While he thinks that his name may be tied to zippers,<ref>Zip: ''"Everyone calls me Zip, and I think that's because I'm always wearing pants, and those have zippers, but it's not like I'm the only one with pants."''<br />([[Zip.txt#67|Zip's dialogue]])</ref> he does not actually know its origin,<ref>[[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"Why are you called Zip?"''<br />Zip: ''"Why Zip? Or why do I have a nickname at all? I mean, why don't people just call me Ricky? Or Yancy? Or Eustace P. Vanderbanger the Third? I mean, they say it's because I'm so fast, but that doesn't make sense because I don't think I'm all that fast, it's just that they're all so slow! I guess it's just one of those mysteries that'll never really get answered, sort of like how people made the bubbles in Nuka-Cola. Say, got any Cola?"''<br />([[Zip.txt#21|Zip's dialogue]])</ref> and does not believe it to be a nickname.<ref>Zip: ''"My name's Zip. I don't think that's short for anything, because I don't know what it'd be short for. Zippy? Zipperick? Ziptholomew?"''<br />([[Zip.txt#13|Zip's dialogue]])</ref> He also found a laser weapon once, but it was taken from him by [[Robert MacCready|MacCready]] to avoid any accidents.<ref>Zip: ''"One time I found a gun that shot laser beams but Mayor MacCready took it away from me because I might put out someone's eye and Eclair'd be angry."''<br />([[Zip.txt#73|Zip's dialogue]])</ref>
 
He isn't sure why he is called Zip. In his own words, {{Inline quote|Why Zip? Or why do I have a nickname at all? I mean, why don't people just call me Ricky? Or Yancy? Or Eustace P. Vanderbanger the Third? People say it's because I'm so fast. But, I don't think I'm that fast, it's just they're all slow.}}<ref>[[Zip.txt#21|Zip.txt]] - Lines 21 and 22</ref>
 
   
 
==Interactions with the player character==
 
==Interactions with the player character==
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===Quests===
 
===Quests===
* ''[[Zip's Nuka Fix]]'': He will trade you random items for [[Nuka-Cola (Fallout 3)|Nuka-Cola]].
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* ''[[Zip's Nuka Fix]]'': He will trade the player character random items for [[Nuka-Cola (Fallout 3)|Nuka-Cola]].
   
 
==Inventory==
 
==Inventory==
 
{{Inventory
 
{{Inventory
 
|apparel =[[Kid's cave rat outfit]]<br />[[Kid's cave rat outfit|Kid's Murray the Mole hat]]
 
|apparel =[[Kid's cave rat outfit]]<br />[[Kid's cave rat outfit|Kid's Murray the Mole hat]]
|weapon =[[Chinese pistol|Shanxi type 17 pistol]]
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|weapon =[[Chinese pistol (Fallout 3)|Chinese pistol]]
 
|otheritem =[[Nuka-Cola (Fallout 3)|Nuka-Cola]]
 
|otheritem =[[Nuka-Cola (Fallout 3)|Nuka-Cola]]
 
|ondeath =empty
 
|ondeath =empty
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
* Zip speaks at normal speed when the [[Lone Wanderer]] ends a conversation with him by telling him to "stay away."
 
* Zip speaks at normal speed when the [[Lone Wanderer]] ends a conversation with him by telling him to "stay away."
* Sometimes, he will follow the Wanderer around Little Lamplight and will continually talk about Nuka-Cola.
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* Sometimes, he will follow the Lone Wanderer around Little Lamplight and will continually talk about Nuka-Cola.
 
* Though dialogue options specify giving Zip [[Ice cold Nuka-Cola (Fallout 3)|ice cold Nuka-Cola]], regular Nuka-Cola will suffice.
 
* Though dialogue options specify giving Zip [[Ice cold Nuka-Cola (Fallout 3)|ice cold Nuka-Cola]], regular Nuka-Cola will suffice.
   
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==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
Zip appears only in ''[[Fallout 3]]''.
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Zip appears only {{In|FO3}}.
   
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==References==
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{{References}}
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'''Non-game'''
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{{References|group="Non-game"}}
   
 
{{Navbox Little Lamplight}}
 
{{Navbox Little Lamplight}}

Latest revision as of 17:05, 16 January 2024

My name's Zip. I don't think that's short for anything, because I don't know what it'd be short for. Zippy? Zipperick? Ziptholomew?

Zip, also referred to as Ricky,[Non-game 1] is a child in Little Lamplight in 2277.

Background

Zip is a nine year old boy who is hasty and hyperactive. At times, he works as a scout and scavenger out of Little Lamplight, which allows him to find Nuka-Cola, a beverage he is addicted to.[Non-game 1] While he thinks that his name may be tied to zippers,[1] he does not actually know its origin,[2] and does not believe it to be a nickname.[3] He also found a laser weapon once, but it was taken from him by MacCready to avoid any accidents.[4]

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

Interactions
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This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed.
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This character starts quests.

Quests

Inventory

Notes

  • Zip speaks at normal speed when the Lone Wanderer ends a conversation with him by telling him to "stay away."
  • Sometimes, he will follow the Lone Wanderer around Little Lamplight and will continually talk about Nuka-Cola.
  • Though dialogue options specify giving Zip ice cold Nuka-Cola, regular Nuka-Cola will suffice.

Notable quotes

Appearances

Zip appears only in Fallout 3.

References

  1. Zip: "Everyone calls me Zip, and I think that's because I'm always wearing pants, and those have zippers, but it's not like I'm the only one with pants."
    (Zip's dialogue)
  2. Lone Wanderer: "Why are you called Zip?"
    Zip: "Why Zip? Or why do I have a nickname at all? I mean, why don't people just call me Ricky? Or Yancy? Or Eustace P. Vanderbanger the Third? I mean, they say it's because I'm so fast, but that doesn't make sense because I don't think I'm all that fast, it's just that they're all so slow! I guess it's just one of those mysteries that'll never really get answered, sort of like how people made the bubbles in Nuka-Cola. Say, got any Cola?"
    (Zip's dialogue)
  3. Zip: "My name's Zip. I don't think that's short for anything, because I don't know what it'd be short for. Zippy? Zipperick? Ziptholomew?"
    (Zip's dialogue)
  4. Zip: "One time I found a gun that shot laser beams but Mayor MacCready took it away from me because I might put out someone's eye and Eclair'd be angry."
    (Zip's dialogue)

Non-game

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p. 93: "Ricky "Zip": Zip is nine and acts as one of the occasional scouts and scavengers for Little Lamplight, which perfectly suits his speedy and hyperactive nature. As a bonus, it allows him to have first dibs on any Nuka-Cola he can find, a drink he's quite addicted to. When he's not out finding resources for the town, he runs around town, pestering people and generally being feisty. MacCready insists that Zip doesn't get to keep his gun when he's back in town...not since that accident a while ago."