Veronica

Veronica Renata Santangelo is a Brotherhood of Steel Scribe who can be found at the 188 Trading Post in 2281.

Background
Born in 2254, Veronica is a Brotherhood of Steel journeyman scribe who has been indefinitely assigned to the role of "procurement specialist", responsible for venturing out of the Brotherhood bunker to find and acquire resources that the Brotherhood cannot create on its own. Irritated by what she sees as the Brotherhood’s unrealistic and uninformed views of themselves and the world, Veronica is a perpetual outsider caught between her loyalty to the Brotherhood and troubling doubts about the validity of their current course.

She is also a lesbian, or at least bisexual. When questioned as to whether she was ever in love, she responds that she and an unnamed girl were in love but it was her parent's belief that, due to lack of recruitment, all Brotherhood of Steel members should procreate, the girl fled the Brotherhood and Veronica was too scared or stubborn to follow her. Also, if you choose to talk to her and ask her if she would follow closer to you she responds "This is as close as I get until you turn into a leggy brunette."

She seems to be obsessed with the idea of obtaining a dress, though her default apparel is too strong to allow her to equip any dresses given to her. Veronica will thank the player for giving her a dress even though she will not equip it. She says "Thank you. I'll be sure to try it on later." Note that (Dirty) Pre-War Spring outfit counts as a dress.

You can give her the White Glove Society Attire (Dress) found from the members in the Ultra-Luxe, which will prompt her to thank you by teaching you a new melee move. She will still not wear this dress, however. As a Brother Hood of Steel member she has had power armor training and will wear it if equipped.

Interactions with the player character
As a companion, Veronica prefers to use unarmed weapons, and grants the Scribe Assistant perk.

If you give Veronica Formal wear (by putting it in her inventory) she will teach you Scribe Counter, an unarmed move like Ranger Takedown.

Bugs
Veronica, unlike other companions does not level up with you and will begin to be slaughtered at higher levels (PC Confirmed). A fix for this can be found here. If you go to hidden valley she may glitch and stay at the intercom which will force you to return to a earlier save.

Inventory
Veronica also comes equipped with a pistol for use in ranged combat, though she is much more useful while using her power fist.

She will equip the Ballistic Fist, Pushy, or the Displacer glove if any are placed into her inventory.

Quotes

 * If your male character walks into the womens bathroom at Cottonwood_Cove, she will say this when you exit: "Ordinary guys with knives and bullets, and they're taking over nevada."

Videos
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Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * When the player first encounters Veronica, she will be completely unarmed and only carry her clothing and 3 doctor bags.
 * After completing 'I Could Make You Care' she may become completely passive, although still responding to the player's attempts to talk with her. She won't follow the player except for through certain loading doorways, upon which she will immediately initiate direct conversation. She won't move from this spot, or attack any enemies. Even upon removing her as a companion and returning to 188 and re-enlisting her, she will still be unmoving. Possibly could have to do with the ending fight of 'I Could Make You Care'. A fix to this glitch is to travel back to Gibson's shack and use the terminal to download the research notes so that she appears there.
 * When the player equips faction-specific armor with Veronica in their party, she will initiate conversation. She will say, "Ok, listen. The Brotherhood, they're not always the friendliest bunch. But I won't have you fighting them. This is your last chance." After that, her greetings change to the default ones, as if the player initiated the conversation with her.