Jericho (Fallout 3)

Jericho is a character and possible companion living in Megaton in 2277.

Background
Jericho was born in 2212, making him 65 years old.

He has retired from his life as a raider out in the wastes. He currently resides in Megaton.

Reading Moriarty's terminal suggests that Jericho may have once attempted to rape Jenny Stahl. You cannot bring this up in conversation. Occasionally if you find Jericho at the Brass Lantern you can hear him and Jenny Stahl have a conversation that can relate back to this.

Other interactions

 * Jericho can be recruited as a follower, but you must have evil Karma for him to join your party. When asked to join the player's party, he requests 1000 caps for "supplies" before he will join. He will also stay with you if you eventually gain good karma.
 * You can persuade Jericho to tell you a secret for 20 bottle caps. He tells you that Colin Moriarty keeps a key around his neck, which unlocks the upstairs locker in Moriarty's saloon. Inside are all the caps Gob and Nova make, as well as a combat shotgun. However, the key was cut, and the locker can only be lockpicked. It has a Hard level lock.
 * If you place a cigarette, pack of cigarettes or carton of cigarettes into Jericho's inventory, he will chain smoke when idle, without actually using up the cigarettes you gave him. He will not smoke when wearing a helmet that covers his mouth (i.e. a power helmet), and will complain how he wants a cigarette. He does manage to smoke, however, when wearing the Enclave Hellfire armor helmet.

Effects of player actions

 * If you kill all of Megaton with him as your follower he will not become hostile towards you. However, if you kill the brahmin outside the clinic, steal from his house, or kill all of Megaton with him as your follower, and then fire him anytime after that, he will become hostile.
 * If you decide to blow up Megaton during the Quest The Power of the Atom while he is your companion (and will therefore not die in the explosion), and fire him afterwards, he will walk to the Megaton ruins and stay in front of the crater. He will mention the destruction of Megaton when you talk to him, but won't feel sorry for its residents. You can still hire him as your companion.

Notable quotes

 * "I forgot how fucked up everything was out here."
 * "I didn't sign on with you so you can be playin' Santa Claus out here"
 * "Thank Christ. I thought I was gonna grow a fourth arm sitting next to all this fucking radiation."
 * "Die, die, fucking die!"
 * "What the fuck man! I've been standing here forever!"

Bugs

 * Like all other Megaton characters, Jericho might go missing or turn up dead. See Recovering missing NPC in Fallout 3 on how to resolve this issue.

Appearances
Jericho only appears in Fallout 3