Argyle

Argyle (—2250/1) is the deceased "stalwart ghoul manservant" of adventurer Herbert "Daring" Dashwood. His remains can be found inside Rockopolis in 2277.

Background
Argyle was born before the Great War and spent some time in Shady Sands, developing his pickpocketing skills. He first met Herbert Dashwood in 2241, when the adventurer stole his girlfriend. However, despite the misunderstanding, they became good friends. Somewhere in their adventures together he became Dashwood's manservant.

Their final adventure together was when he and Dashwood was captured by the Paradise Falls slavers. Managing to escape their explosive collars, Dashwood would insist on trying to rescue the mysterious woman who was locked in "The Box." They, Argyle, subdue the guard and unlock the Pulowski Preservation shelter to find that it's empty. Another guard finds them and at gunpoint demands they surrender, only for the mystery woman to be behind him with a metal object. She hit the guard from behind and introduced herself as Penelope Chase fortune hunter, claiming that she freed herself when she noticed their predicament. Argyle was hesitant to trust her, Dashwood however was enthralled and after a brief introduction the trio made their escape.

After dispatching the last of the slavers chasing them, they continue forward while conversing further. Dashwood asked how she became "held up" in Paradise Falls, and she claimed to have been held for disrupting, "blowing up," their caravans. While Dashwood was being impressed, and asking where her next destination would be, they were again held up. This time by super mutants, while they were being defiant Argyle snuck around them and placed live grenades on their persons. After they took cover, when the literal smoke cleared, Argyle would remember fondly his times with the "Shady Sands Shuffle" and ask about their well being. With Ms. Chase impressed and Dashwood would comment on how he didn't know how he got by without him. Argyle would remind him that he didn't, Dashwood immediately tried to change the subject. She would interject trying to discover the why to his nickname "Daring," when they heard the sound of a child screaming in the nearby ruins. The trio would rush off to the commotion.

Some time later the trio were being chased by super mutants, when Ms. Chase noticed that they were near the hills where the hidden village of Rockopolis was located. When she lamented not knowing where it was Dashwood immediately cut her off, and in an attempt to impress her, started bragging about how he and Argyle are old friends of the settlement. Further reveling that they know the secret knock and more. Argyle would show his displeasure in so readily trusting the woman with such privileged information. Dashwood cut off Argyle assuring him that Miss Chase wouldn't violate the secrets of Rockopolis, and furthermore they needed a place to hide from the mutants.

Through the boulder entrance and with the secret knock they were in. Once the danger past Dashwood and Chase would flirt, forcing Argyle to interject. They were now in Rockopolis, one of the safest places in the wasteland, and they had just given its secrets to a stranger. Dashwood would try to dissuade his companions outburst to Ms. Chase, only for her to revel herself. Pulling a gun on the pair she claimed that her slaver associates would be right behind them. They then realized who she really was, not Penelope Chase "fortune hunter" but instead the "Black Widow," leader of the slavers. She would boast about how they could never have found the denizens of Rockopolis without them. As she was demanding no trouble from Argyle he used his Kung Fu skills, using the move he called the "Eagle Claw" he ripped out her heart, killing her instantly.

While Argyle made a pun and Dashwood congratulated him King Crag arrived at the scene. Both despondent for having them there and shocked at the dead woman in front of them. When Dashwood informed him of the impending Slaver attack he became so furious that Dashwood led them straight to them that he ordered his people to kill the duo. They immediately took off running into the cave system and came to a cliff. Dashwood went first and almost fell, barely clinging on as Argyle rushed to help.

How this ended is unknown, Argyle's corpse lies near the entrance to Rockopolis in 2277. The village was taken by the Slavers, who captured as many as they could. They were sold north to the Pitt, with Penelope Chase dead Harmon Jurley would take over as leader of the Slavers for the next couple decades.

Dashwood last saw Argyle in Rockopolis, decades prior to 2277, and never lost hope of seeing him again believing that Argyle would outlive him by at least one hundred years. This however was never to be, as he died there on their last adventure together. His memory would be preserved by Dashwood in the Galaxy News Radio play The Adventures of Herbert "Daring" Dashwood. Produced by Three Dog a few years prior to 2277, it was created in the style of the radio plays from before the Great War. Unlike the pre-War plays, these stories are all true, although to his dismay it makes Dashwood more of a chump than he actually was in his opinion.

Personality
Argyle was a very irritable individual constantly exasperated by his master's recklessness and how easily he fell for women. Nevertheless, he was very loyal, refusing to abandon him and always saving him from any dire situations, no matter how much effort, time and skill was required.

Argyle was a master of martial arts, specifically kung fu, and become known for his move the "Eagle Claw." A right jab capable of ripping out a person's heart, (which later he was famous for) and being able to kill a mirelurk literally single handed. And has also kicked open a door with a move titled "Lotus kick." He also had the ability to disarm slave collars, as he claimed "with [his] eyes closed," indicating that he was also skilled in mechanical tinkering and explosives. He had developed his pick pocketing abilities, so much so that he named the maneuver the "Shady Sands Shuffle." When he and Dashwood would routinely encounter feral ghouls he would enjoy killing them. Seeing it as some sort of revenge against God for his own mutation, at least according to Dashwood's beliefs.

Quests

 * A Manhandled Manservant: Argyle's corpse can be found in Rockopolis. This information can then be given to Dashwood for a reward, much to the ex-adventurer's sorrow.

Appearances
Argyle appears only in Fallout 3.

Bugs
Argyle's body might disappear after installing the Xbox 360 patch.