Deacon

Deacon is a companion in Fallout 4.

Background
Deacon is a spy, sent from The Railroad, to pursue the Sole Survivor. However, he can join the Sole Survivor, though keeping his stealth abilities intact.

At first meeting him, Deacon is a laid back dishonest character who seems to take nothing seriously. He is a pathological lair who prefers to work in the shadows. At first he hints that he is in fact a synth. If Deacon admires you, he will reveal that he is in fact the real leader of the Railroad. Desdemona is nothing but figurehead in the Railroad, while Deacon leads the Railroad from the shadows. Upon passing a persuasion check he reveals that, just like his synth story, this is also a lie.

However, when the Sole Survivor forms a close relationship with Deacon, Deacon reveals that he was a bigot and violent as a kid, and joined up with a gang called "The Deathclaws" in his youth. They burglarized and discriminated against synths until one time they ended up lynching one. This was too much for Deacon and ended up leaving them after a beating. He found himself farming and meeting his wife while doing so, she turned out to be a synth. His former gang found out even though neither Deacon nor his wife knew. They ended up killing her and then Deacon sought revenge on the gang, killing most of its member, not long after the act of retribution the Railroad contacted him to be an agent, feeling that he would sympathize with their goals. This is one of the few times in which Deacon is telling the truth. As he says later on its nice to know that someone has his back out there and that its new to have someone to truly trust.

Effects of player's actions

 * With a max relationship, the Sole Survivor gains the Cloak & Dagger perk, giving 40% duration for Stealth Boys, and 20% damage from sneak attacks.
 * Once the player character take the brotherhood mission to take out the Railroad, Deacon will hunt down and try to assassinate the Sole Survivor.

Approval

 * Deacon likes when the player character picks locks.
 * Deacon likes when the player character hacks terminals.
 * Deacon likes when the player character promises to help people.
 * Deacon likes when the player character resolves conflicts without killing.
 * Deacon loves when the player character helps a synth.

Disapproval

 * Deacon dislikes when the player character asks for more money in dialogues.
 * Deacon dislikes when the player character attacks non-hostiles.
 * Deacon will become instantly hostile if the player character kills a settler or anyone involved in the Railroad.
 * Deacon dislikes when the player character uses Chems.
 * Deacon dislikes it when the player character eats a corpse.

Appearances
Deacon appears only in Fallout 4.