Paulson

Paulson is an abducted cowboy found aboard Mothership Zeta in 2277.

Background
Paulson is from the wild west, dating many years before the war. He was abducted by Mothership Zeta, interrogated by the aliens and put into cryo-sleep until 2277 when the Lone Wanderer stumbles upon him and unfreezes him. He mentions having a wife and son who were also abducted by the aliens, however they were separated from him.

After he is released from his cryo-sleep, he is obsessed with getting revenge "on every last one of those bastards".

Quests

 * Among the Stars: You have the option of bringing Paulson with you as a companion to the Hangar to help out.
 * This Galaxy Ain't Big Enough...: If Paulson survived his section in Among the Stars, he will help in the last battle by keeping aliens off you while you fight the other mothership.

Effects of player actions

 * Following the events of Mothership Zeta, Paulson leaves the ship to wander the wastes. He will not become an active NPC in the Capital Wasteland and you can't see him again unless you use console commands. If Paulson is killed during the final battle, his remains disappear after the final quest.

Other interactions

 * You can ask him to accompany you in destroying the generator in the hangar area of the spaceship, and as mentioned above you can use a speech check or the Black Widow perk to find out why he hates the aliens so much.
 * If you take Paulson into the hangar bay with you, when you come upon three Nuka-Cola trucks on a shelf, he says 'Nuka-what?', refering to his life on the earth being long before current time.
 * If you pause while standing in front of an advertisement for Giddyup Buttercup, Paulson may comment on how he finds the image of a little girl riding a horse named Buttercup to be rather cute.
 * Paulson's outfit can be reverse pick-pocketed, but his revolver can only be obtained if he is killed, mainly due to the fact that he uses a different version of it, than the one obtained off his dead body; this way, it is impossible to get his version of the gun, other than by utilizing console commands.
 * Killing Paulson will not result any gain or loss of karma and attacking him will not provoke other NPCs; instead they will come to your aid or simply stand around doing nothing.

Appearances
Paulson appears only in the Fallout 3 add-on Mothership Zeta.