General Lee Oliver

General Lee Oliver is the commanding officer of the NCR in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

Background
He was present at the first battle of Hoover Dam in 2277 and meets the Courier in 2281 at the end of the Second Battle of Hoover Dam. Through conversations with a number of NPCs such as Chief Hanlon at Camp Golf, impressions of the general make him out to be someone who is eager for glory and victory at the expense of the lives under their command as well as unwilling to listen to subordinates that may question his strategies. If the player sides with the Legion or Mr House, Lee Oliver shows his dedication to the NCR and is willing to fight to the death for its honor, but won't throw his men's lives away just for victory. Many in the NCR disparagingly refer to him as "General Wait-and-see Oliver".

Interactions with the player character
The player character finally meets him at the end of the final quest. During the game, he is referred to as "in transit" to take personal command of Hoover Dam's defences. General Lee Oliver commands the NCR Troopers on Hoover Dam, and is the one who sends the Courier to crush the Legion, if the Courier sides with the NCR. After the victory, Lee Oliver personally congratulates the Courier in the Legate's Camp.

If the Courier chose either to work with Mr. House or to fight for independent Vegas, Lee Oliver also appears after Lanius is dead. The Courier has the option to persuade him to surrender and leave New Vegas alongside his troops, or face the player's Securitron army. In the independent path, it is possible to make the General surrender with a speech check, and then tell Yes Man to throw him off the dam.

If the Courier has chosen to aid Caesar, General Oliver becomes the main antagonist. The player has to battle his way through his defences and reach his personal compound within the dam. There, Oliver can be persuaded to surrender. If not, he escapes to his office, being protected by force fields. The Courier will then have to fight their way through to him, eventually cornering him and killing him.

Notable quotes

 * "This "paper" of yours isn't fit to wipe my ass with."
 * "Give those plumed fucks the what-for."
 * "I would sooner spit on my dead mothers' grave than have some Courier walk-the-wasteland-fuck tell me what to do!"

Appearances
General appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * Killing him might cause him to become "Unconscious", but never getting back up, making it impossible for the player to loot his body and obtain General Oliver's cap.
 * Pathfinding when Oliver and the rangers blow down the door to the Legate's camp (and when any Securitrons show up after) is embarrassingly bad and causes everyone to get stuck outside the camp, possibly making the game unwinnable.
 * The voice actor refers to Caesar's Legion as "plumbed fucks" rather than "plumed fucks" as the text indicates. The text relates to the feathered helmets a number of the Legion wears. The voice actor's comment implies that members of the Legion are equipped with plumbing.