Chairmen

"Ring-a-ding, baby."

The  are a faction in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

History
The Chairmen and their casino, The Tops, embody an ancient "cool" aesthetic of Vegas, plucked from Mr. House's historical data banks. Before The Strip's renovation in 2274, the Chairmen were a warrior tribe known as the Boot Riders, and their traditions of honor continue to inform how they select their leadership and interact with each other and outsiders.

Unbeknownst to the rest of the tribe, its current chief, Benny, has for months been scheming to seize control of Mr. House's technology and The Strip itself, violating the tribe's deeply-held values against duplicity and treachery.

Relations with the outside
The were contacted by a Securitron that Mr. House was using to relay his proposal for their tribe to join the tribal workforce that he was putting together to start the renovation and reconstruction efforts for New Vegas. The became the first tribe brought on to The Stip. Swank admits that, "Without Mr. House, we'd still be wearing gecko skins, poking around the ruins with pointy sticks and scalping people for giggles."

The aren't particularly fond of the other families on The Strip, either thinking that the other families have something to hide or are a shifty bunch of degenerates. It is this image that the have of their neighbors that causes them to keep their distance and a watchfull eye on the Omertas, and The White Glove Society.

The like many other tribes and factions throughout the Mojave don't like the idea of Legion control over the region, not wanting to become another footnote in red tide that is Caesar's Legion. They also do not support the alternative of the New California Republic taking hold of New Vegas, despite their best customers being NCR troopers and civilians.

Appearances
The appear in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * At one point in development, the Chairmen were going to be called the Geckos, with Benny as the head of the Gecko family. However, this name was dropped from development and thus didn't make it into the retail-release of the game.