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 bouncer in The Ninth Circle. He can be hired from Ahzrukhal 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 Place. 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 (switching his weapons is not recomended see note below) 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.

Charon seems to fearlessly confront any possible enemies. His perception is very good because he normally says something if enemies are approaching and you have not noticed. Normally attacking from mid-range with his default Combat Shotgun but randomly running around and ducking for cover. Charon rarely uses melee weapons and prefers guns for combat. He is very resilient and is able to take a lot of damage before dying. Most enemies are usually no problem for him to deal with unless its a larger group of Deathclaw or Enclave soldiers.

Note about Underworld
If you steal anything from anyone at Underworld Charon will immediately attack you for no known reason, and any other NPC's in your party will attack him for attacking you. Be careful while trying to loot/steal from Underworld with Charon in your party. It is unknown why, but it is possible it was his home and he has allegiance to it. Ironically, if you murder anyone at Underworld he will go on a rampage and start killing all of the ghouls. Possible Glitch.

Trivia

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

Appearances
Charon appears in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * Charon can disappear after the the rescue mission during Project Purity. He is located in the tunnels. Go to the Citadel and there is a sewage grate on the ground outside the Citadel near the river. Back track the exact route you took to rescure the npc's.