Metzger

Metzger is the head of the Slaver's Guild at the Den in 2241.

Background
A horribly rude and gruff fellow, Metzger runs the Den Slaver's Guild with an iron fist. He demands a lot of respect, but most of it is forced, as he is little more than a crude brute, controlling the Den through fear and intimidation. Rebecca, representing the more honest townsfolk, is not happy with the state of affairs, but is unable to move against him, although she'd reward the person who kills him handsomely.

Seeking more influence, he is investing in several projects he hopes will make a lucrative turn for him. He is mainly involved with trying to ascertain the production of jet. He is employing a local gang to guard the raw chemicals probably needed to produce jet, that he stores in an old church. He is apparently making money off acting as a middle man between Vault City and New Reno for the chemical shipments (both towns have no direct relations).

Vic, the Klamath antiques dealer, tried to swindle Metzger by selling him a broken radio to eavesdrop on transmissions between the Enclave and New Reno. Obviously, the slaver master did not take to this kindly and locked up the trader like a slave, forcing him to repair the radio or rot, whichever came first.

Quests

 * Find Vic the Trader: Metzger has enslaved Vic and demands you pay $1000 for him.
 * Get permission from Metzger for gang war: Lara wants to go to war with Tyler's gang, but needs permission from Metzger first.

Effects of player actions

 * Eliminating Metzger will result in any slave trading caravan becoming hostile to you.

Other interactions

 * He is the proper person to talk to if you are willing to join the gang, and become one of the slavers. If you are playing an evil character, then this is a very good thing to do. You can go on slave runs, capture slaves, and sell them to Metzger for a lot of money. However, once you've become a slaver, you will get a tattoo identifying you as one. This means that you will lose a chance for getting many sub-quests, since most people will never trust you (and not even want to talk to you), once they see the tattoo and know that you're a slaver; however, being a slaver will earn you respect from the mobs at New Reno.
 * Killing Metzger is optional, and can be a difficult fight when the player first meets him as he has a large number of guards. The task can be made easier by locking the doors so his men outside can't come to help, and stealing Metzger's shotgun from him to leave him weaponless. Killing Metzger earns 1500 exp for killing the slaver leader, while killing all his men earns 1000 exp. The player can then free the slaves in the back for 1250 exp and report Metzger's death to Rebecca for 1000 $. Doing all of this naturally earns good karma as well (+100).

Appearances
Metzger appears only in Fallout 2.

Behind the scenes
Judging from the file names in the datafile, Metzger was supposed to be called Caesar. The name was later used in Van Buren and Fallout: New Vegas for Caesar, the leader of another slaver organization, called Caesar's Legion. 'Metzger' is also German for 'butcher'. One of his battle taunts "Aah, fresh meat!" refers to famous quote of the Butcher - a monster from Blizzard's Diablo. The name Metzger may also be a reference to the notorious Californian racist Tom Metzger.

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