Joshua Graham

History
According to New Canaan design document:
 * 2238 year – the mormon missionary Joshua Graham encounters two Followers of the Apocalypse at the Grand Canyon and starts to lead them around the outer north and east edge. One of the Followers goes on to become Caesar (notice: groups of New Canaanite merchant-missionaries could travel to Hoover Dam, Fort Abandon or Mesa Verde).
 * Joshua Graham was involved in the rise of Caesar and eventually became Caesar's right hand man, shaming the Mormons.
 * After a failed attack on Hoover Dam, Caesar had Joshua burned and thrown into the Grand Canyon by the tribals who feared and hated him. Graham probably was responsible for this defeat (notice: Grand Canyon was the place of first Graham's encounter with Caesar and execution; throwing into the Grand Canyon should be lethal - it is Crimson Caravan thug threat also).

Ecce homo
According to Chris Avellone the Hanged Man was the first poisonous CNPC to join the party, like having the Jinxed Dog with the PC.

Leaks:
 * The Hanged Man is also one of the most evil characters around. Rape, murder, robbery - he's done them all. He is well known for doing all sorts of evil acts. Some tribals feared and hated him already as Caesar's Legion member. Even the civilized areas are somewhat fearful of him because he's the man with a seemingly infinite amount of lives.
 * The Hanged Man was intended to be the best combat CNPC in the game. Fists, knives, guns - he was master of them all.
 * He's burned all over and all wrapped in bandages. He survived throwing into the Grand Canyon. The fact that he's still quite mobile and dangerous is a testament to his badassness (or result of good stats and combat skills).

As former travelling missionary Graham should have quite good outdorsman and speech skills also. Because of Mormon origin Graham could be acquainted with some healing practises and first aid procedures also.

Game plot

 * The Prisoner finds somebody hanging by the neck from a pole at Fort Abandon. Hanged person is pissed and obviously still alive. Hanged Man will tag along with the Prisoner, if is cut down. He is wrapped from head to toe in bandages, because he was pretty much burned all over. He will reveal that he has got a connection to Caesar's Legion, and is particularly ticked off at them, but he didn't go to far into the details.
 * Rescuing the Hanged Criminal will cause all the tribals in the region to be angry with the Prisoner and blame him for future evil made by the Hanged Man (the Hanged Man may piss off any tribals in an area that he encounters). He may try to butcher any Twin Mothers tribals he can find. Having him in the party will make dealing with tribals extremely difficult. It will make hard to deal with some of the towns also.
 * The Hanged Man will not enter New Canaan. When the party arrives here, he will initiate dialogue with the Prisoner and tell him/her that he has something to take care of. He gives the option of meeting up with him at Burham Springs later on (notice: compare New Canaan folks negative reaction, when Alexandra enters the town). Details about Hanged Man can be revealed thereby bishop Mordecai.
 * Upon entering Burham Springs, the Hanged Man might quote 2 Chronicles 28, "... and he burned incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burned his sons as an offering..." (notice: Graham was burned and thrown into the Grand Canyon). The Hanged Man will laughingly refuse to drop his weapons if commanded to by Phil, and it may be very difficult for the Prisoner to defuse the situation. The Hanged Man might incite Phil to open fire on the party.

Game mechanics

 * The PC was supposed to be able to find all the CNPCs early on, but designers didn't want the Hanged Man to be too good right away. They were working on how to limit him.
 * If Hanged Man was thought as first CNPC to join, there are few ways to arrange this: the Prisoner can’t join anybody in Tibbets and could escape only to Fort Abandon (no free wandering on the world map, walking along tracks) or the only other location known to him during escape is Fort Abandon.

Doubts concerning presence in game

 * Hanged Man was not mentioned in van Buren 8 CNPC’s files (Alexandra, Beatrice, CRBS, Devil Dog, Job, Kurisu, Measles and Otto Stead). Number of eight CNPCs was confirmed by Jeff Husges and Damien Foletto at Interplay forums.
 * There is no bounty for Grahams head in Hoover Dam. There are punished such crimes as assault, slavery act, assasination attempt or murder, rape and theft. Most chased offenders are connected with distant locations, eg. Kyle the Hook, Ingmar, Craig, Miguel Vargas or Ryan Mitchell,
 * S.K. Reynolds at Blackfoot design document gives information concerning Hanged Man as examples only.
 * J.E. Sawyer’s New Canaan design document was cancelled. New Canaan was Graham’s homeland.
 * Burham Springs design document is the only other “canonic” van Buren document, where Graham is mentioned.
 * Denver and the Reservation design documents don't reffer to Hanged Man relations with encountered Caesar's Legion members.

It seems the Hanged Man could be replaced by Alexandra, jack of all trades, as good in fight as in healing, another NPC with New Canaan background.