Charon (Fallout 3)

Charon is a possible ghoul companion NPC in Fallout 3. Brainwashed as a child he is blindly loyal to the holder of his contract.

He resides in the Underworld as a bar bouncer. He can be hired for a sum of 2,000 caps (1,000 caps if your barter skill is high enough), and will loyally follow you after that. You can also retrieve his contract from his employer, by killing Greta in Carol's. His very first act as your new employee will be to have a "chat" with his former employer.



By default he uses a combat shotgun for his weapon, which appears to have infinite ammo as well as infinite durability, but this shotgun cannot be interacted with in any way. You can equip him with new armor and weapons which he'll happily wear. However, new weapons given to him do not have unlimited ammo so you'll have to keep an eye on his supply. His equipped gear appears to degrade with usage just like any other piece of gear.

It should be noted that he seems to be incredibly accurate with his default combat shotgun. There seems to be little to no spread when he fires, enabling him to hit targets at medium range with it.

One very interesting thing is that he knows how to use power armor. If you managed to acquire a suit of power armor early on but are unable to equip it yourself, give it to Charon. He is also the only NPC (along with dogmeat) that can join you regardless of your karma.

Trivia

 * Charon is most likely a take on the ferryman of the dead, Charon, of Greek Mythology

Appearances
Charon appears in Fallout 3.