Arcade Gannon

Arcade Israel Gannon, is a member of the Followers of the Apocalypse with a mysterious past in 2281.

Background
Born in 2246, Arcade Gannon is described as quiet, analytical, and cautious. Highly ethical and moral, he understands the post-apocalyptic world is one in which sometimes, people just have to be shot in the head. He is more concerned with large-scale issues than the needs of individuals. He may appreciate what individual people go through, but firmly believes that it's more important to affect large-scale societal change than to fix problems little by little.

When asked about himself, Gannon is evasive, saying only that he's in his late thirties, he was born west of the Mojave, he was close to his mother, and that his hobbies include reading pre-war books about failed socioeconomic theories. Gannon also speaks fluent Latin, a skill he shares with Caesar. When around certain objects or areas of advanced technology such as ED-E, and the Silver Rush, he will comment on them bringing back memories. When confronted with ED-E, who he is uncomfortable around, he will state that robots are touchy and that one wrong move could have a person vaporized and be scooped up into a nuka cola bottle by troops out of a vertibird. While to the courier this may not make sense, anyone who has played Fallout 2 or Fallout 3 will understand what he is talking about. Gannon is also gay, and players with the Confirmed Bachelor perk can recruit him without making a skill check.

Gannon was an Enclave infantryman operating in the Midwestern United States. At some point he deserted the Enclave and joined the Followers of the Apocalypse in Hoover Dam.

Interactions with the player character
During the course of the game, you'll have the opportunity to acquire Gannon as a companion if you have the Confirmed Bachelor perk, if you pass a speech check or if your intelligence is low enough. Gannon is geared towards using the Medicine and Science skills.

If you sided with The Legion and you even have the Confirmed Bachelor perk, Gannon wont join up.

In Burham Springs, he could identify the Poseidon Energy logos denoting the AGRICOLA lab.

Appearances
Arcade Gannon only appears in Fallout: New Vegas, but was going to appear in Van Buren, the canceled Fallout 3 by Black Isle Studios. While the Denver design document mentions him as being in Hoover Dam, the Hoover Dam design document does not mention Gannon, which probably indicates that he was added into the game after the latter was written.

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