Childkiller

The Childkiller reputation is bestowed upon your character for killing a child, even if it's an accident. However if one of your party members does the deed instead, you won't be penalized for it.

If you have killed 3 or more children in Fallout or 2 or more children in Fallout 2 yourself, bounty hunters will eventually find you in random encounters. Their equipment depends on your level, ranging from Leather Jackets and Hunting Rifles to Power Armor and Avenger Miniguns.

''You have killed children, the youth of the wasteland. This is considered to be a really bad thing. You evil, evil person.''

Sometimes, you might not even know that you're killing a kid, because they're under the guise of a normal-looking person. For example, a teen still counts as a kid. An example of this is Myron: although in a general sense he's not a child, but the game regards him as one.

Behind the scenes
The image used for Childkiller in the final version of the game is the same as for the Hated reputation. A special image for Childkiller was created but was never used. Brian Menze, the artist, explains why:

Appearances
This reputation appears only in Fallout and Fallout 2.