Craig Boone

 is a follower living in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281. He prefers sniper rifles.

Location
Craig Boone may be found on duty in the mouth of Dinky the Dinosaur after 9 PM in Novac.

Background
Born in 2255, Boone is a town guard and former NCR sharpshooter stationed in the 1st Recon Sniper Battalion, only the best of the best get accepted into 1st Recon. He is always bitterly whittling away the hours until he can find out who's responsible for the death of his wife, Carla, and kill them. Hardened and psychologically troubled from his time in the NCR military, Boone vacillates between being a stone-cold killer and a decent human being. Venturing out from the relative safety of Novac brings Boone into close contact with his old life until he is forced to deal with the tragic events that caused him to leave the military.

After completing several quests with Boone as a follower, it is possible to gain more information about Boone's wife. When she was kidnapped, he tracked down the slaving party in hopes of rescuing her only to find her being auctioned off with hundreds of other slaves to Legion soldiers. All he had was his rifle and the distance. Instead of subjecting her to the horrors of Legion slavery, he chose to take her life in a mercy killing. As a result of the psychological trauma of killing his own wife, he has become suicidal. He has no goal, purpose, or desire in life but to euthanize legionnaires (preferably by assisting with cranial perforation) until the legion finally catches up to and murders him.

Having Boone can also grant additional comments from NPCs. If you talk to an NCR Trooper stationed in the Fort McCarran Terminal Building, you will hear the comment "I wish I had a 1st Recon looking after me..."

Related quests
Craig can be a follower for the Courier if the Courier chooses to help him get revenge on the people responsible for his wife's kidnapping, which involves the One For My Baby quest. Upon meeting Boone, he tells you about how his wife was kidnapped by Caesar's Legion. Suspecting an inside job, he gives you a red beret to wear when you walk out in front of Dinky the Dinosaur with the criminal when Craig is on duty. By completing a side quest for Boone, he will upgrade his armor to 1st Recon survival armor or 1st Recon assault armor depending on how you choose to end the quest.

As one of NCR's men, he'll shoot you if you're with the Legion. If your rep with the NCR is hated he will not talk to you.

As a follower, Boone serves as the combat every-man; he's great with Guns and provides the Spotter perk. He is surprisingly durable and resistant to damage for a non-mutant companion.

Inventory
if you go into the tops casino and come out again you get his hunting rifle

Bugs
Boone might lose his rifle upon exiting one of the casinos with the player character getting it instead, when accessing Boone's inventory screen you will not be able to give it back to him. He can also lose the rifle elsewhere, and it may not appear in the player's inventory. Boone may periodically switch to melee mode without prompting. To correct this open up his companion wheel, initiate melee mode, then re-initiate ranged mode.

Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Craig Boone