Mysterious Stranger (character)

The Mysterious Stranger is the individual that might appear if you have the Mysterious Stranger perk. He lends a helping hand in battles.

Fallout and Fallout 2
The Mysterious Stranger's statistics and equipment depend on the player's level:
 * 9-14: 50 HP, Leather Armor. (52 HP if stranger is female)
 * 15-18: 70 HP, combat leather jacket.
 * 19-22: 90 HP, Metal Armor.
 * 23-26: 110 HP, Combat Armor.
 * 27-99: 130 HP, Power Armor.


 * 9-13: Hunting Rifle or FN FAL.
 * 14-19: Assault Rifle or Combat Shotgun.
 * 20-26: Laser Rifle or H&K CAWS.
 * 27-99: H&K G11.

Equipment

 * Mysterious Stranger Hat
 * Mysterious Stranger Outfit
 * Mysterious Stranger's .44 Magnum - A weapon only used for the final shot!
 * .44 Round, Magnum

Stats

 * Tag skills: Small Guns (100), Sneak (100), Explosives (100)
 * Health: 10114 - a really healthy fellow.

Bugs

 * When you are sometimes too close to your target in VATS, the Mysterious Stranger will appear directly on your target and will miss all his shots.
 * If the Mysterious Stranger appears and there is a wall or other obstacle between him and his target he will not take a shot. This will sometimes lead to you being stuck in VATS permanently.
 * The Mysterious Stranger will not function underwater. When the Stranger is activated underwater, the music will play, and the Stranger will swim around the target for a few seconds, then VATS will exit. This has no negative effects other than the fact that an angry enemy is now chasing the player, and the Stranger will continue to appear on a regular basis.
 * Sometimes, the Mysterious Stranger will spawn behind the player, who will be directly in the line of fire between him and the target. There is a good chance the player can be shot, especially if it's in a doorway or similar.
 * If the enemy is near a cliff and a weapon is used that knocks them off it without killing them, the stranger may spawn in the air off the cliff and fall to his "death" as a result. As he is an "essential" character he will be rendered unconscious and the "Mysterious Stranger is Unconscious" message will appear on screen like any other essential NPC. Has shown up in VATS since so no permanent damage seems to occur.
 * The Mysterious Stranger will sometimes appear to obliterate a target in circumstances where such an outcome may not necessarily be desirable.
 * It has occured that the Mysterious Stranger does not disappear upon exiting VATS, allowing you to "speak" with him. His dialogue is simply a blank box that goes away almost immediately. You can target him in VATS, which, amusingly, can cause another Mysterious Stranger to appear and attack the first one. Upon exiting VATS, they will both disappear.
 * Whilst playing through Take it Back! the Mysterious Stranger was hit by one of the shots from Liberty Prime's lasers,which rendered him unconscious and sent him miles into the air.
 * At rare moments the Mysterious Stranger will spawn in the ground and literally shoot nothing.
 * He may rarely fail to kill a target.
 * a failed vats attempt at fawkes' gatling laser caused me to critically hit the mysterious stranger with an alien blaster making him unconsious and allowing me to loot his body but when i exited the looting screen he disappeared but still continues to appear in my vats shots.(confirmed on xbox360)

Trivia

 * The character may be a reference to Mark Twain's unfinished story "The Mysterious Stranger". The story tells of a stranger that one day appears before the main protagonists. He says his name is Satan, and claims to be an angel. He proves this by preforming feats of awe and terror. Throughout the story he also uses his power to "help" his new found friends, with dark and deadly consequences... In Fallout 3 the perk describes him as "your own personal guardian angel" and will assist you by smiting your enemies. Another interesting similarity would be the fact that he also wields a .44 Magnum revolver; where as in the literary works the number 44 is quite prominent.