Jericho (Fallout 3)

Jericho is a character and possible companion living in Megaton in 2277.

Background
Jericho was born in 2212.

Jericho, 65, was once a raider, and he lied, stole, and murdered with the best of them. But now he's an old man and, miraculously, is still alive. He was smart enough to settle down in Megaton and leave his old life behind him. He is reluctant to reveal his history for fear someone may try to get revenge. He hangs around Moriarty's Saloon, and rumors circulate that Jericho has done a few nasty jobs for the man.

Reading Moriarty's terminal suggests that Jericho may have once attempted to rape Jenny Stahl. You cannot bring this up in conversation. Occasionally if you find Jericho at the Brass Lantern you can hear him and Jenny Stahl have a conversation that can relate back to this.

Other interactions

 * Jericho can be recruited as a follower, but you must have evil Karma for him to join your party. When asked to join the player's party, he requests 1000 caps for "supplies" before he will join. He will not quit if your Karma improves and can be rehired free of charge.
 * You can persuade Jericho to tell you a secret for 20 bottle caps. He tells you that Colin Moriarty keeps a key around his neck, which unlocks the upstairs locker in Moriarty's Saloon. Inside are all the caps Gob and Nova make, as well as a combat shotgun. However, the key was cut, and the locker can only be lockpicked. It has a Hard level lock.
 * Jericho can be saved from the destruction of Megaton by being hired beforehand and taking him to a safe zone outside of Megaton.

Effects of player actions

 * If you kill all of Megaton with him as your follower he will not become hostile towards you. However, if you kill the brahmin outside the clinic, or steal from his house, and then fire him anytime after that, he will become hostile.
 * If you decide to blow up Megaton during the quest The Power of the Atom while he is your companion (and will therefore not die in the explosion), and fire him afterwards, he will walk to the Megaton ruins and stay in front of the crater. He will mention the destruction of Megaton when you talk to him, but won't feel sorry for its residents. You can still hire him as your companion.

Notable quotes

 * "I forgot how fucked up everything was out here."
 * "I didn't sign on with you so you can be playin' Santa Claus out here"
 * "Thank Christ. I thought I was gonna grow a third arm sitting next to all this fucking radiation."
 * "What the...? Did I just step in somethin'?"
 * "Don't piss around. I don't wanna be standing here with my thumb up my ass all day!"

Appearances
Jericho only appears in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * Like all other Megaton characters, Jericho might go missing or turn up dead. See recovering missing non-player character in Fallout 3 on how to resolve this issue.