Jean-Baptiste Cutting

Jean-Baptiste Cutting is the head of security for the Mojave Wasteland branch of the Van Graffs weapons empire. He is Gloria Van Graff's half-brother and her right-hand man, living at the Silver Rush weapon shop in Freeside in 2281.

Background
Around 2281, Cutting has taken on the role of an enforcer, becoming the backbone of the Van Graff family security forces. He works in the Silver Rush alongside his half-sister, Gloria, who he refers to as "Glory" and does his part in the politics of their operations in the only way he knows how; with the barrel of his laser rifle. He has Cutting as a surname, as opposed to Van Graff because his mother liked his father so much that she wanted Jean-Baptiste to have his father's last name.

Quests

 * Birds of a Feather, Heartache by the Number: Jean-Baptiste wants to have a little chat with a woman called "Cassidy." The Courier will need to find her, and bring her back to the Silver Rush. This quest requires committing to either the Van Graffs or Cass as it is not possible to satisfy both parties. Jean Baptiste's death means immediate failure of the Birds of a Feather quest.
 * Tend to Your Business: Jean-Baptiste will need to be killed along with all the Van Graff employees at the Silver Rush as a show of loyalty to the Brotherhood of Steel under Hardin if he is made Elder.

Appearances
Jean-Baptiste Cutting appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * Along with Arcade Gannon and Joshua Graham, Jean-Baptiste Cutting was one of the characters created by Joshua Sawyer for the Fallout tabletop game run by Chris Avellone.
 * Cutting is mentioned in design documents for Van Buren, the canceled Fallout 3 by Black Isle Studios.

Bugs

 * If Jean-Baptiste is killed, his body sometimes cannot be looted. On PC, his inventory can be accessed through console by selecting the body with the mouse and entering . This will bypass the activation script on the character and force the default interaction.
 * Jean-Baptiste has been known to disappear from the game.