Porter Gage

Porter Gage is a possible companion for the Sole Survivor in the Fallout 4 add-on Nuka-World.

Background
Porter Gage grew up in a small farming settlement with his parents, watching them give in to raider demands without a fight. When he was twelve and they were raided once again, he used this chance to run away from his home to avoid following in his parents' footsteps.

The next few years, Gage survived by taking odd jobs, doing what he could to earn caps. Later, he turned to caravan and mercenary work; however he still saw people giving in to raiders, and realized something about the raider way of life: he wanted to be one of them. After the raid of a settlement he had been residing in, he joined the raiders at 16 years old.

The first gang he joined was a decently sized group which apparently had a lot of strength, but wasn't using it wisely. Being young and naive, he tried to suggest things to try and better the gang. Eventually he was approached by his boss, Connor "The Harvester" (a name Gage thought was laughable), who listened to Gage much to the latter's surprise. After this, Connor would keep going to Gage for advice on his plans, telling him how much he trusted him which went straight to Gage's head.

After a year of working alongside Connor's gang, Gage and Connor decide to try and make peace with another nearby gang. Meeting on neutral ground, they worked out who would do the negotiating and what would happen if it went wrong. Gage volunteered to take point for the negotiation with three of their biggest crew mates backing him up, and he was chosen.

An hour into the negotiation, the rivals began to come around, saying the truce was in their best interest - however, before Gage knew it, there was gunfire and explosions. He began to panic, thinking that Connor would have to come bail them out. He soon realized that Connor had set him up for death. Connor, in Gage's mind, must have begun to fear him, thinking he had "pumped" out all of the good information and that Gage would be after Connor's role. He used Gage as a distraction so he and his men could ambush both Gage and the rival gang. Gage survived the encounter and left alone.

Gage debated going back to his former boss and his gang with guns blazing and revenge in mind, but he knew that would lead to certain death. Instead he moved on, vowing he would never be so stupid, or so trusting, again. Gage has said that he has been in many gangs and has witnessed each one destroy itself from stupidity, laziness and chem usage, stating that he bolted before their end occurred.

Effect of the player's actions

 * Once Gage idolizes the Sole Survivor, he will give them the Lessons in Blood perk, granting +5% more XP per kill and +10 Damage Resistance.
 * Gage can be romanced.

Appearances
Porter Gage appears only in the Fallout 4 add-on Nuka-World.

Bugs

 * If you kill all the raiders in Nuka-World before talking to Gage at Fizztop Mountain (failing the quest An Ambitious Plan and completing the quest Open Season) he will become mute and unable to talk to you.
 * If you enter combat during Gage's final affinity conversation, you will not unlock the perk Lessons in Blood and will not be able to re-initiate the conversation without reloading a previous save.
 * On PC, with affinity over 1000, you can fix it using the console command with Gage selected.
 * When entering Nuka-Galaxy, Gage might fall off a platform resulting in him being downed. No stimpak option is available, and normal dialogue is all he offers.

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