Chris Haversam

Chris Haversam is a mechanic living in the REPCONN Test Site in 2281.

Background
Chris grew up in Vault 34 and was a vault engineer. He was often sent to work on the reactor, which he believed would turn him into a ghoul. Eventually his hair began falling out due to natural reasons, but Chris insisted he was becoming a ghoul and subsequently left the Vault. This could have caused the reactor in Vault 34 to become unstable and leak the dangerous radiation, turning all the residents into ghouls.

Believing himself to be a ghoul, Chris joined the Bright Brotherhood (who could not convince him that he was human) to help them accomplish their goal. He helps work with the technology in order to get the rockets up and running. When he discovers he will not be attending the Brotherhood in their flight, you can either help him destroy their plans to take flight, or you can convince Chris to continue helping ghouls (helping him will result in negative karma, and helping the ghouls will result in positive karma).

Quests

 * Come Fly With Me: Chris sends the player out to get Isotope-239 igniting agent and thrust control modules so the ghouls' rockets can take off.

Effects of player's actions
The player can convince Chris that he is indeed human with a speech check (50) or with the Black Widow perk, and the rest of the Bright Brotherhood are going on the rockets without him. They are then given the choice to help him sabotage the rockets so the ghouls die in flight. Alternatively, through extensive dialogue you can convince Chris not to sabotage the rockets, he will then accept the ghouls and send them off with no hard feelings before heading for Novac.

Other interactions

 * Because he thinks he's a ghoul, Chris calls the player Smoothskin and speaks rudely to the Courier. He also speaks in the distinct gravelly voice that is typical of ghouls, though he continues to speak like this even after convincing him of his humanity.
 * After the quest is over, he can be found milling about Novac. If the player talks Chris out of his hard feelings for the ghouls before the launch, but then sabotages the controls anyway, Chris will remark that he was lucky not to have been on the rockets when visited in Novac. If the player admits to sabotaging the controls, Chris will yell, "You bastard! Those ghouls declared me a saint!" and then turn hostile. Though he carries a 10mm pistol, he won't fight back.
 * He can often be seen entering Manny Vargas's room in Novac.

Appearances
Chris Haversam appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
Chris is revered as a saint by the ghouls for the help he provided to help them on their journey. This is likely a reference to Saint Christopher, the patron saint of travelers.

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