Arkansas

 is an elderly, mad sniper, who lives in Minefield in 2277.

Background
Arkansas was a small boy when the slavers came to capture nearly all of the people living in Minefield, but he was never found. He swore revenge, and spread rumors that a new tribe had settled down in Minefield, before he laid a trap for the slavers. If they were to come back to the town, they'd be attacked by the sniping Arkansas, or step on one of the multiple frag mines. The slavers came and took heavy damage, and never came back, leading the survivors to believe that there is a ghost inhabiting Minefield. Arkansas never left Minefield, and still stays there, sniping anyone that comes within range.

Daily schedule
Aside from targeting inanimate objects near the player, he will fire - from his perch in a three-story building at the north end of town - upon the vehicles scattered about the area, causing them to explode, when the player character approaches.

Quests

 * Strictly Business: Arkansas is one of the four VIP targets you need to enslave for Grouse.
 * The Wasteland Survival Guide: Arkansas guards Minefield and will effectively try to stop you from reaching the playground. The cars (and some other objects) are surrounded by a trap script that tells Arkansas to shoot at them when you approach, regardless of his disposition towards you or if you are hidden.

Behind The Scenes

 * It is possible that Arkansas' name pays homage to Arkansas Tom Jones- a member of the Wild Bunch outlaw gang during the 1890's. Arkansas provided sniper coverage during a shootout with a posse of Deputy Marshals in the town of Ingalls, also known as the "Battle of Ingalls". Killing at least one Marshal and a bystander, Arkansas made it possible for the gang to escape although he was later apprehended.

Appearances
only appears in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * If one is to kill Arkansas, there's a chance that this will register with the Strictly Business quest as being captured.
 * If the Lone Wanderer talks to Arkansas after enslaving him (By pick-pocketing Eulogy's key and opening the slave gate) and then speaks to Grouse, Grouse will then award you 250 caps again and give you another slave collar.
 * There have been sightings of Arkansas respawning for the Strictly Business quest even after being killed by the player in Minefield.
 * Even if Arkansas is a slave at Paradise Falls and should be stripped of everything he owns, he still wields his sniper rifle with about 5-7 rounds.

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