NPCs that disappear, and one-trick war-ponies

[FiftyTifty]

We all know 'em. Jacklyn, the fairly un-bright cap stealer, the ol' super mutant captives that just run off into the sunset, and...Err, well, those are the only two that come to mind.

 

Anyhow! The purpose of this thread is to gather a list of all the NPCs that get disabled, when they could function perfectly well as characters that persist after their quest/interaction is over.

Once I can be fagged, and there is a decently sized list, I'll go ahead and take a look at each NPC and see if I can stop 'em from being plot'd away; and then see about giving them some good ol' radiant life. Or just a generic sandbox package. Whatever.

So yeah. Start de list!

NV

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  Jacklyn - SSHQJacklyn - Disabled via package once unloaded from view (destination is Mojave Outpost)


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  Tomas - SSHQTomas - See Jacklyn.


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  Powder Ganger Captives - [Quest] Booted - Package takes them to "SLOldNuclearTestSite", where they are killed by feral ghouls. If they aren't dead, they just stand there.


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  Harland - Harland - At the end of "Come Fly With Me", he lines up at the launch pad, but doesn't go into the rocket.


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  Davison - Davison - During "Come Fly With Me", once informed about the stealth boy shipment, he is disabled once he leaves the cell.


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  Malcolm Holmes - SSHQMalcolmHolmes - After the random encounter where he greets the player, he is disabled once unloaded.


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  Ackerman - BCTrooperHostageAAM - After being saved from the Khans in BC, he is disabled once he leaves the cell.


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  Gilbert - BCTrooperHostageCF - After being saved from the Khans in BC, she is disabled once she leaves the cell.

DC

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  Wasteland captive - N/A - Disabled via package once unloaded from view (destination is wilderness cell at edge of map)


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  Silver - MQ01Silver - After the oh-so-short Moriarty sequence, she does nothing but stay inside her house at Springvale.

[UnimportantHero]

How'sabout the tied up Boomers you can possibly rescue from the Legion?

[FiftyTifty]

You mean the powder gangers. Yeah, I can probably do something with those lads. INTO THE LIST THEY GO!

[Carter]

i know that doctor li from d.c. during the main quest leaves after you retake project purity

[FiftyTifty]

[quote=Carter]

i know that doctor li from d.c. during the main quest leaves after you retake project purity

[/quote]

That would require some newly invented character lore. The ol' missus Li heads to the Commonwealth after the events of Project Purity, so she won't be able to freely wander around.

That being said, it wouldn't be too big of a stretch for her to travel from city to city, so as to build up funds through her science skills an' all that bollocks. Might even be able to set up a few tasks for the player to do fo' her.

[Risewild]

Paulson, Toshiro and Soma from Mothership Zeta. Do those count?

[NILLOC 916]

That one Ghoul in Repcon who wants you to find his girlfriend ? If I remember correctly, I think he goes to the rocket launch pad after the quest completes.

[FiftyTifty]

[quote=Risewild]

Paulson, Toshiro and Soma from Mothership Zeta. Do those count?

[/quote]

Didn't Toshiro commit seppuku at the end of Zeta? Paulson and Soma, however, would fit snuggly-wuggly in New Vegas. Land travellin' an' shiz.

 

[quote=NILLOC 916]

That one Ghoul in Repcon who wants you to find his girlfriend ? If I remember correctly, I think he goes to the rocket launch pad after the quest completes.

[/quote]

Harland. Yup. I'll plonk him in. Maybe Davison will also qualify; I do believe he gets disabled once you inform him about the stealth boy shipment.

[RoyBatty]

Toshiro didn't kill himself for me, I gave him his katana back.

[Risewild]

I always give Toshiro his katana... does he kill himself if we don't give it to him? I thought he would just appear anyway and punch aliens instead of slashing them.