Fantastic

"I'm in charge. This whole operation depends on me. No Fantastic, no power. Got the whole NCR suckling my teats, and it feels so good."

- Fantastic

 is a man working at HELIOS One in 2281 as a technician for the NCR. It is obvious, however, that his technical expertise is severely lacking.

Background
Fantastic was recruited by the NCR because they required technical experts to work on the HELIOS One power plant. He claimed that he had knowledge of solar power plants as well as a "theoretical degree" in physics so he could get the job. If told that he doesn't know what he's doing, he disagrees and claims that he knows exactly what he is doing, he just doesn't know what effect it has. He begins with a more intelligent answer: "That console there controls the main power grid." However, his dissertation quickly degenerates, ending with "That slot over there makes sparks when you put stuff in it."

Quests

 * That Lucky Old Sun: The player has to confront Fantastic for the beginning of the quest.

Other interactions
When first meeting Fantastic the player can state he's here to replace him. Fantastic gets worried and tells the player that he needs this job for his chem addiction, and with a speech check of 25 the player can get 100 caps from Fantastic for not taking his job.

Effects of the player's actions
If the player chooses to kill the NCR in That Lucky Old Sun and leave Fantastic alive, upon returning they will find that Fantastic will be wearing Legion armor and will have killed Ignacio Rivas. If they then talk to him he will say "Hey man, when in Rome".

Alternatively, if the player chooses to side with the NCR, Fantastic can be found at Hoover Dam. He gets a promotion to the position of "God Damn Dam God" in his own words.

Notable quotes

 * "Fuck, man. I push buttons, I turn dials, I read numbers. Sometimes I make up little stories in my head about what the numbers mean."
 * "We're getting power because the guy running this place is Fantastic. No Fantastic, no power. Got the whole NCR suckling my teats, and it feels so good."
 * "They asked me how well I understood theoretical physics. I told them I had a theoretical degree in physics. They said welcome aboard."
 * "Guess who just got promoted to the God damn dam God?"
 * "We're operating at one percent efficiency, and I guess that isn't good enough for some assholes."
 * "No, man. I know exactly what I'm doing, I just don't know what effect it's going to have. That console over there controls the main power grid, that button there makes a crazy noise, and if you put stuff in that slot sparks come out....."

Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs
If killed at the start of "That Lucky Old Sun" (and if the power is routed to "The Strip & Camp McCarran"), Fantastic respawns in Hoover Dam as if he has been promoted.

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