Ranger Andy

Ranger Andy is a ranger living in Novac in 2281.

Background
Ranger Andy is a retired Ranger living in his bungalow in Novac. He injured his entire body, and more specifically his leg, when a child dropped a grenade by his feet while he was clearing a building. He later injured his leg again by falling down the motel stairs in Novac.

Quests

 * One for My Baby: Ranger Andy can be one of the people persuaded to go in front of Dinky the Dinosaur, although he is not the true culprit.

Other interactions
Andy will ask the player to check on Ranger Station Charlie as an unmarked quest. Upon arrival at Ranger Station Charlie, you will find that all the rangers have been killed, leaving behind 2 holotapes, the first one located under the desk, and the second one right next to the desk. One major statement is that they captured a female Ranger (possibly the female Ranger you have the option to fight in the arena at The Fort). They detail that Caesar's Legion is sending a message to the NCR. Return to Andy and he will give you 200 caps, and an increase in reputation will happen for the NCR & Novac. There is also a speech check you can complete for 60 speech, which will net less reputation with NCR and Novac but 200 more caps.

By completion of this unmarked quest, Andy will give you a perk called Ranger Takedown and teach you how to do the Ranger Takedown. Alternatively,you can pass a level 30 speech check and he will teach you the move.

Also, if Raul Tejada is with the player, He will ask what they think about Ranger Andy. This can lead to Raul telling part of his past to the player.

Bugs

 * If you visit Ranger Station Charlie after getting the unmarked quest, have a look around and return to Andy without finding the holotapes, he will say that it'd be nice to find out more about what happened there, but if you then return to Charlie and find the tapes, it'll be impossible to bring the topic up with Ranger Andy again. He says "Any word on Station Charlie?" every time you talk to him, but there is no dialogue option related to the quest.
 * After asking Ranger Andy about the station and going down to check it the station may not have been attacked at all. There will be a single ranger in the station talking about how he has too many medical supplies. * There is a bug that will not let you speak to Ranger Andy and the screen goes in for a conversation but then recedes the reason is unknown for now.
 * When you bring Raul to Ranger Andy and talk to him he does not give a response and you are unable to talk to him and finish Raul's unmarked quest which makes it impossible to complete the quest.
 * On my game I did not do the unmarked and I passed a speech check for Ranger Andy instead to get the Ranger Takedown perk, 30 I believe, and after I got it when I talked to him again my screen froze, I was able to pause the game and reload it so I know the system didn't freeze... Just a fair warning. (* It appears he is hostile no matter what if you are branded a terrorist by working with the legion.
 * I have the Ranger Takedown perk from Andy and i have completed the side quest and speech check, but Raul will not speak to me about ranger Andy and I cannot gain his side quest. I have no explanation for the reason for this other than I did the quest before I met Raul.

Appearances
Ranger Andy appears in Fallout: New Vegas.