Neil (Fallout: New Vegas)

Neil is a first generation super mutant living in the Mojave Wasteland

Background
Traveling to Black Mountain when it was originally under the leadership of Marcus, Neil was one of the only first-gen super mutants in Black Mountain before Tabitha's arrival and the influx of Nightkin. After the collapse of the original Black Mountain community and the migration of Marcus and his few followers to Jacobstown, Neil was sent to Black Mountain by Marcus to spy on Tabitha, who had previously overthrown him and taken control of the area. He hints at another reason as to why he's not at Jacobstown, but will not elaborate further than that.

Neil instructs other mutants who pass by the road to Black Mountain to go to Jacobstown instead. Neil will aid in Tabitha's assassination if his help is requested. Should Tabitha be ousted from Black Mountain, Neil will remain at Black Mountain to continue directing mutants. He is also a source of basic information on super mutants and Nightkin.

Other interactions
Neil will warn the Courier about the danger ahead, noting that they look like they can handle themselves if they have at least 80 skill points in Guns, Energy Weapons, Unarmed or Melee Weapons.

Appearances
Neil appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * When waiting to help you at the top of Black Mountain, Neil will give the response "whatever you do, be quick about it" no matter what you tell him. This is caused by the conditions for the "Let's go" response being unavailable if any of the Nightkin guards are dead, rather than if all of them are dead.
 * If you accept Neil's help but enter Black Mountain from the locked gate on the southwest side (by Tabitha's room) instead of going through the checkpoints, Neil will run around randomly when you approach him and cannot be spoken to. Waiting causes his map marker to move near the domes, but he is nowhere to be found.
 * If you visit Black Mountain for the first time, Neil will wander off and can be sometimes found dead or under a rock when you visit later.
 * Often, when he is talking, his mouth movements are out of sync or aren't moving at all.
 * After meeting Neil near the crater of Black Mountain (had you passed the Speech check), he will either vanish, be glitched and get stuck, or get hung up on a rock behind him as he tries to run ahead.