Lucky Lou

Lou, also known as Lucky Lou, is a member of the raiders residing in the Carleton Mine in 2103.

Background
Before the Great War, Lou was an engineer who lived in Pittsburgh. He was born in 2007, making him 70 years old when the bombs dropped. Rumors around the Crater say that an atomic bomb fell straight into his living room, but it was a dud and failed to go off. This is the origin of his nickname "Lucky Lou," a reference to his ability to turn a curse into a blessing. As the radiation poured into Pittsburgh, Lou became a ghoul, something that has haunted him ever since. After Lou joined up with the raiders, he became respected by people like Caleb Fisher, even if some of his friends were disgusted by his appearance.

Although most raiders would take a bullet for Lou, his worries of turning feral spiraled him into a deep depression, believing that the best course of action is to hole up in Carleton Mine and commit suicide. Not wanting to take any chances, Lou would rather take his own life over possibly going crazy and attacking his friends. Unable to simply "pull the trigger," Lou constructed a number of death traps that would result in his demise, including a machine-powered shotgun blast, several automated turrets and a makeshift building that would collapse in on itself. However, none of these contraptions worked, living up to his status as someone who would always cheat death. Left without too many options, Lou decided to take the last resort of simply detonating explosives. If the collapse of the mine would not kill him, then at least he would be trapped inside and unable to hurt anybody.

Other interactions
If Lou is spoken to in the Crater Core, he will mention that he is trying to offload his explosives and offer a random grenade or mine.

Appearances
Lou appears only in the Fallout 76, introduced in the Wastelanders update.