All Companions Fallout New Vegas Complete Companion List And Recruitment Guide
Exploring the vast Mojave Wasteland can be a daunting task when attempting to survive the dangerous desert alone. Fortunately, Obsidian Entertainment included a diverse lineup of permanent followers to assist you in combat and offer unique mechanical advantages. Finding and recruiting these unique characters requires navigating specific narrative choices and fulfilling distinct quest lines scattered throughout the post-apocalyptic landscape.
The Core Humanoid Allies Found Across the Mojave
For players seeking standard firearm support, Craig Boone stands out as a formidable sniper stationed inside the dinosaur sniper nest in Novac. Recruiting him requires completing the quest One for My Baby by identifying the resident responsible for selling his wife to slavers. Once hired, his unique companion perk automatically highlights hostile targets in red whenever the player aims through their weapon sights.
Further west at the 188 Trading Post, players can cross paths with Veronica Santangelo, a peppy scribe belonging to the Brotherhood of Steel. She will readily join the party as long as the player does not openly express hostility toward her tech-focused faction. Veronica excels in close-quarters combat using a power fist, while her companion perk allows the player to craft items anywhere without a workbench.
Down on her luck at the Mojave Outpost, Rose of Sharon Cassidy provides excellent mid-range support using her trusty caravan shotgun. To add her to the squad, the player must initiate her personal quest line and pass specific Speech or Barter checks to buy out her struggling business. Her presence grants the player increased damage with guns and temporary immunity to the negative side effects of consuming alcohol.
Enigmatic Scholars and Grizzled Desert Survivors
Located within the Old Mormon Fort in Freeside, Arcade Gannon offers high-tier energy weapon support to charismatic or analytical players. Recruiting this secretive doctor requires a high reputation with the Followers of the Apocalypse, the Confirmed Bachelor perk, or an extremely low player intelligence stat. Traveling with Arcade eventually triggers a complex point system that unlocks his hidden past connected to the Enclave remnants.
High atop Black Mountain, a ghoul mechanic named Raul Tejada awaits rescue from a hostile super mutant regime. Freeing Raul from his confinement allows players to recruit him, granting a passive ability that reduces the degradation rate of all equipped gear by half. Players can later influence his fate by convincing him to either embrace his gunslinging past or remain a peaceful repairman.
Deep in the mountain retreat of Jacobstown, players can recruit Lily Bowen, a friendly Nightkin super mutant suffering from severe psychological trauma. Initiating the local quest line regarding mutant research allows you to take this massive grandmother along as a devastating stealth and melee fighter. Managing her medication levels determines whether she receives permanent combat bonuses or succumbs to sudden battlefield rages.
Mechanical Companions to Complete Your Party
In addition to humanoid partners, players can recruit one non-humanoid entity to fill out their maximum party capacity simultaneously. The first option is ED-E, a damaged duraframe eyebot located on a counter inside the Nash residence at Primm. Repairing ED-E through high mechanical skills or scrap components grants the player an enhanced sensory perk that detects distant enemies early.
Alternatively, players can visit the King's School of Impersonation in Freeside to encounter Rex, a cybernetic dog suffering from neural degradation. Convincing the local leader to let you save the dog initiates a quest to find a suitable brain replacement from various canine specimens in the wasteland. Choosing a specific brain upgrades Rex with unique defensive bonuses, faster movement speeds, or increased attack power.