Tom Anderson

Tom Anderson is a member of the Followers of the Apocalypse, an engineer and co-owner of the Westside Cooperative, living in Westside in 2281.

Background
Anderson is an agriculture and water specialist who trained with the Followers of the Apocalypse. He previously ran operations for the NCR's R&D branch Office of Science and Industry, but has had a falling out with the NCR similar to other members of the Followers of the Apocalypse,

Anderson assisted local Vegas residents in growing crops in the Westside area. Many of the citizens of Westside say that Anderson's assistance is the main reason why Westside can grow crops at all and survive. This has allowed the area a level of self-sustainability not seen in the other outer communities of New Vegas. In order to aid Westside, Anderson diverted water from the NCR sharecropper farms to the Westside farms to prevent crop failure. When discovered and confronted by Corporal White, Anderson killed him to keep the water diversion secret. Ironically, unknown to Anderson, the water is contaminated.

Quests

 * The White Wash: Anderson has some useful information about the whereabouts of Corporal White.
 * I Could Make You Care: During the aforementioned quest, Anderson attempts to explain his beliefs and those of the Followers. This may trigger a reaction in Veronica Santangelo initiating her personal quest.

Appearances
Tom Anderson appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * While in prison in the Camp McCarran terminal building, Anderson may still talk as though he were still in Westside.
 * Anderson can disappear into the wall of his apartment though he remains on your radar, if this happens prior to the White Wash quest, the quest becomes impossible to finish.
 * Even though you can find him in the prison at the Camp McCarran terminal building at the end of the quest, you can still find him in Westside. There will be two non-player characters of Anderson.