John Bishop

"You piss off anyone down there, make them think that I had ANYTHING to do with that son of a bitch kicking the bucket, and I'll make sure no one can identify your corpse."

- John Bishop

John Bishop is the middle-aged and ruthless leader of the Bishop clan, a power-hungry family from New Reno in 2241.

Background
Bishop is a powerful man, controlling one of the two most powerful families in the city (the Mordinos are arguably just as influential, since they corner the Jet market), seeking to end New Reno's mob-based anarchy by bringing it into an alliance with NCR and Vault City, and working within the NCR's congressional system to legalize prostitution and gambling within the Republic. NCR hired Bishop as a middleman, who in turn hired the raiders who harass Vault City, in the hopes that Vault City will turn to NCR for protection.

He is a neglectful husband, indifferent to the fidelity of his wife Leslie Anne Bishop, and he cheats whenever it suits him. He has also provided little guidance for his daughter, Angela Bishop, who like her mother is also promiscuous and a Jet addict. Nevertheless, he is extremely possessive and easily incited when one impinges on his perceived territory. Bishop once skinned a boy whom he found out had gotten his daughter drunk.

Quests

 * Deliver Moore's briefcase to Mr. Bishop in New Reno: Mr. Bishop is the recipient of Thomas Moore's briefcase from Vault City. Delivering it to him earns the player audience with Bishop for his quests.
 * Assassinate Westin in NCR without making it look like a murder: Mr. Bishop can hire the Chosen One to eliminate Roger Westin in NCR.
 * Murder Carlson in NCR: Additionally, Bishop asks you to kill Carlson while you're in NCR.
 * Eliminate Mr. Bishop: Roger Weston will cut you a deal if you don't kill him: kill Bishop and he'll give you some money and information.
 * Recover your stolen car: If the player is working on a quest for Bishop, they can get their car from T-Ray by telling him they're picking it up for Bishop.

Other Interactions

 * If the player has sex with Angela Bishop or Mrs. Bishop, if the player speaks to Mr. Bishop and refuses to take a quest for him, he will threaten them to do the job or pay for their actions. Continued refusal, or visiting him again without completing the quest, will turn Bishop hostile.
 * The player can kill Bishop discreetly by changing the combination to his safe, thereby killing him with his own booby-trap. To do this, sleep with Mrs. Bishop, and afterwards suggest killing her husband by way of an "accident" (this option only appears if the Trap skill is at 76%). The player can then go to Bishop's safe and use Repair on it to change the combination. The player can then leave and return later to find Bishop dead. If the player set off the trap on Bishop's safe themselves, they will have to "use" plastic explosives or TNT on it to re-arm the trap before using Repair to change the combination.

Appearances
John Bishop appears in Fallout 2 and is at first glance mentioned in the context of 'Mr. Bishop' in Fallout: New Vegas by Bruce Isaac, who apparently robbed his casino and had relations with his daughter. However, given the chronology, the Mr. Bishop mentioned would have to be the potential illegitimate grandson of John Bishop born from the tryst between his daughter and the Chosen One, or the bastard son born from the adulterous union of his wife with the same partner.

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