Boxcars

Boxcars is a Powder Ganger found in the Nipton General Store in 2281.

Background
Boxcars was a criminal in Nipton who was planning to kidnap some NCR soldiers. Instead, they were ambushed by a group of Caesar's Legion soldiers led by Vulpes Inculta, who forced him and the other townspeople of Nipton to enter a lottery. The winner was let go while Boxcars got second place and, although allowed to keep his life, had his legs crippled by the legionaries. The rest of the gang members were either enslaved, crucified, or killed along with Nipton's mayor Joseph B. Steyn.

Quests

 * Booted: When asked about what happened to the people that were enslaved in the lottery, Boxcars tells the player character they went east.
 * Wheel of Fortune: The player character can find out where the hidden supply cave is with Boxcars' help.

Effects of player's actions

 * If the Courier provides Boxcars with up to five units of Med-X, Boxcars accepts the aid and says he will use it, but never actually leaves the store in Nipton.
 * If the player character has a bad reputation with the Powder Gangers, Boxcars will call them "the Powder Gangers' grim fucking reaper" and demand to know what the Courier has against the gang, but will still accept help if it is offered.

Other interactions
The player character can give him some Med-X for his legs which, depending on the number of doses given, will boost the Courier's Karma but will not affect reputation with the Powder Gangers. He can only be given Med-X once in each transaction. The Courier can give him one (+20 Karma), two (+30 Karma), three (+40 Karma), or five (+50 Karma) doses. Up to three will net Karma and he will use them to heal himself. Five will result in him saying, "A fella could put himself out of his misery with 5 doses," though he will not die.

Appearances
Boxcars appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * Due to a scripting error, Boxcars' legs are not crippled, allowing him full normal movement if engaged in combat. This was fixed with the Lonesome Road add-on.
 * Boxcars is set to respawn within the game. Respawning occurs every three in-game days and will reset his inventory (possibly changing his worn clothing) and resurrect him if he was previously killed.
 * Sometimes, after giving or not giving him Med-X doses, he will no longer have any dialogue options other than "Goodbye," thereby breaking the Wheel of Fortune quest.