Cannibal Johnson

Cannibal Johnson is a former Enclave soldier living in his cave in the Mojave Wasteland

Background
Johnson was a soldier in the Enclave, serving as the squad marksman in Captain Judah Kreger's squad at Navarro with Orion Moreno, Doctor Henry, Daisy Whitman, and Arcade Gannon's father; he was known to often be in conflict with fellow squadmate Orion over their differing philosophies. Johnson hated the Enclave and everything they did; he often tried to subvert orders and "serve without serving." In contrast with Moreno, Johnson actually agrees with a lot of the NCR's goals and believes them to be the Mojave's best hope for a stable and free future.

Sometime after the destruction of Control Station ENCLAVE, the NCR sacked Navarro and Johnson, his squad, Arcade Gannon's mother, and a young Arcade Gannon fled south into the NCR. They continued to flee east as Enclave personnel trying to integrate into the NCR were being found. Johnson and the squad eventually settled in the Mojave Wasteland and went their separate ways. Johnson eventually settled down with a tribal girl he had met, but never had any children before she passed away. Now he sits alone in his cave, waiting for death to take him for the sins he'd committed while with the Enclave. He also reminisces about his former commander, Arch Dornan, saying "he was the meanest bastard [he] ever knew."

When asked about his nickname, he explains to the Courier that one day when he was surrounded by raiders and, out of options, he did the first thing that occurred to him: bite into the heart of one the raiders he had already taken down. This shock tactic caused some of the others to flee, and bought him the time he needed to kill the rest - and ever since the name has stuck, his improvisation growing into mystique.

Inventory
1 Only during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam.

Appearances
Cannibal Johnson appears

Behind the scenes
Johnson mentions a drill sergeant who once caught a soldier without his uniform. This is a reference to Fallout 2, where the Chosen One can travel to Navarro and talk to the drill sergeant without wearing advanced power armor, upon which the latter yells at them for being out of uniform.