Arkansas

 is an elderly, mad sniper, who passes his time in Minefield in 2277, by firing without warning at PCs entering the city limits.

Background
The last of the military survivors who made Minefield their town, Arkansas was a small boy when the Slavers first came and captured nearly all of the tribe, but they never found him, Swearing revenge, he spread rumors of a new band of inhabitants and set a trap for the Slavers. When the Slavers came to raid the town again, they were harried by a hidden sniper and decimated by land mines. The Slavers took heavy losses that day and never came back. Now an old man, Arkansas still shuffles around this place.

Daily schedule
Aside from targeting inanimate objects near the player, he will fire - from his perch in a three-story building at the north end of town - upon the vehicles scattered about the area, causing explosions which release radiation.

Interactions with the player character
Arkansas is automatically hostile to the player and will shoot at and at objects near the PC on site, if he is mezzed and set free he will tell you where the Temple of the Union is and will return to Minefield no longer hostile.

Appearances
 only appears in Fallout 3.

Related Quests
Strictly Business

The Wasteland Survival Guide



Behind the Scenes
The name Arkansas is likely a reference to the famed U.S. Marine sniper Carlos Hathcock, who was born and raised in Arkansas. He was famous for a white feather he wore in his hat during service and he received 93 confirmed kills. He is the only sniper on record to pull off the famous "through the scope" kill.

The name Arkansas may also be a reference a sniper nicknamed "Arkansas" who served under the military adventurer William Walker in his attempt to control Nicaragua (as detailed in the book "Tycoon's War", by Stephen Dando-Collins).

Bugs

 * If one is to kill Arkansas, there's a chance that this will register with the Strictly Business quest as being captured.