Kane (Fallout)

"I don't think you understood me. Let me clarify. If you don't watch your manners, you will find yourself dead, tough gal."

- Kane

Kane is the bodyguard and the right-hand of Decker by 2161.

Background
The Underground's second most powerful man, his intimidating presence is usually stationed at the door to the basement, the base of the Underground. Like many hired hands in a bar that do not handle the mixing of drinks, Kane's primary job was to serve as a warning: any misbehavior is not tolerated. However, more importantly, Kane forms the first line of defense for his boss, local crime lord Decker.

Decker, who holds court in the basement of the Maltese Falcon, has been having trouble from both sides of the law: Hub Police deputy Tony Fry is known to be gunning for the crimelord and merchants such as Daren Hightower want the Underground out of the way.

Unlike the relatively stable antagonism in Junktown, allegiances and politics shift rapidly in the Hub, and former noncombatants, strangers, and even allies often quickly became threats, particularly in the face of Decker's plans for expanding his "empire". Kane's installation was a matter of practical self-preservation.

Other Interactions
Kane never wants to converse unless the player holster his weapon. He offers two opportunities to see Decker, for the quests Dispose of merchant and Dispose of Jain. If the player refuses only one, he will never see Decker and Kane will become hostile after three dialogue attempts. Kane is fairly easy to steal from and has a worthwhile amount of drugs that you can sell to the nearby general store.

In combat, he is a master in hand to hand with plenty of action points, allowing it to attack 4 times per turn and to reach any opponent in melee. With his simple pair of spiked knuckles, he is capable of great damage and lot of critical hits, that can seriously injure even a character in power armor (sometimes going up over 30 hit points at once), making him a very formidable opponent in close combat. However, his low armor is his default, an attack with a great firepower weapon at close range (like burst shot with a combat shotgun or flamer) can eliminate Kane before he makes serious damage.

Notable quotes

 * "I don't think you understood me. Let me clarify. If you don't watch your manners, you will find yourself dead, tough gal."
 * "Don't touch that door, if you want to live. I'm the only one that can open that door."
 * "Not bad, not bad at all, you surprised me. I didn't think you'd be that tough to beat. I'm normally a good judge in character, maybe you are what we're looking for. Are you interested in a job?"
 * "I'm sure you're familiar with our sort of business, so let me just say it would be in your best interest to keep this to yourself. Shall we?"
 * "Sure, but let me know as soon as you can. The sooner the job's done, the better."
 * "No, let me clarify--if you don't watch it, I'll be wearing your ass for a shoe."
 * "That's a secret you'll be taking to the grave. Decker will never talk to a skag like you."

Appearances
Kane appears only in Fallout.