Clover

Clover is a possible companion in Fallout 3.

Clover is a female slave bodyguard working for Eulogy Jones, the leader of the slavers in Paradise Falls. If the Lone Wanderer's karma is evil enough, a dialogue option with Eulogy becomes available to inform him that the player is in the market for a bodyguard. Eulogy suggests Clover, insisting that she's "the craziest girl he's ever seen" and that she'll do anything for whoever holds her leash. He offers to sell her to the player for 1000 caps (or 500 caps with 50 in Barter skill).

Even though the player must be evil to obtain Clover as a follower, she will remain loyal, though bored, regardless of subsequent changes to karma.

If fired, Clover returns to Eulogy's Pad in Paradise Falls, even if the player has killed Eulogy and abolished slavery by wiping out everyone in Paradise Falls. She can be re-hired at any time, regardless of Karma, without having to pay an additional fee.

Equipment
Clover's default equipment includes a Dirty Pre-war Spring Outfit, a Sawed-Off Shotgun with unlimited ammo and a Chinese Officer's Sword. Like with all other human NPCs, her default weapons and armor are not accessible to the player.

Her Sawed-Off Shotgun is in half-condition, will do about half damage as usual, and will jam very often while reloading. (The same goes for Jericho, and Charon).

She loves the Shishkebab; if equipped with the Shishkebab, she will use it almost exclusively, regardless of more effective weaponry in her inventory (although she will still use guns when forced by circumstances).

Clover can wear Power Armor, and is proficient with all weapons. However, she will not use a weapon with a lower damage rating than her default weapons. Because of this, and her low energy weapon rating, she will not use 10mm Pistols, 10mm SMG or basic Laser Pistols but she will use more powerful weapons.

Be aware that many common forms of Power Armor (Brotherhood, Outcast, Enclave) boost Strength but lower Agility, will tend to negatively affect her Small guns but will enhance her Melee attacks. If you plan on having her use her favorite Shishkebab (with which she is deadly) Power Armor is a great choice, giving her much-needed protection and increasing her Melee damage. If you'd prefer to see her using Small Weapons most of the time, don't give her a Shishkebab, and consider instead obtaining Ranger Battle Armor, which will significantly increase her Small Arms. A particularly effective combination may be to give her Ranger Armor, Desmond's Eyeglasses, and a standard Combat Helmet, giving her protection almost as good as Power Armor while significantly enhancing her Small Arms capabilities.

She will pick up and equip weapons on her own, including a Fat Man if she sees one. In this case, it would be wise for the player to "trade" with her and take it away before she finds ammunition for it, otherwise she might end up killing herself and the player with it. Be advised that even giving her a Fat Man will not quench her thirst for 'a better gun.'

Clover can carry a total of 194.5 pounds.

Quotes

 * "Yes, lover?"
 * "Bottlecap for your thoughts."
 * "Can I do something for you? Or ... to you?"
 * "Can I have a better gun?"
 * "I wonder what Eulogy is doing."
 * "This place sucks."
 * "I'm bored."
 * "Aww. Aren't you cute?"
 * "Holy shit!" (If a grenade lands close to her)
 * "Good riddance."
 * "Glad that's over."
 * "Better her than me."
 * "You can take whatever you want lover" (when trading with her)
 * "Euology wants this one's head!" (when fighting)
 * She will also yawn on occasion.
 * You big tease! (When reminded to wait.)

Trivia

 * Crimson and Clover is a song by Tommy James and the Shondells, and this may be a reference.
 * Clovers quote "Can I do something for you? Or ... to you?" may be a reference to the movie Super Troopers, in which a character says the same line.

Bugs

 * On the PS3, Clover can spawn shotguns such as the Combat Shotgun and the Terrible Shotgun. She will then fight with a shotgun in each hand. This may be a glitch; if the player attempts to trade the spawned Terrible Shotgun away from her, it will disappear. A spawned Combat Shotgun may be traded away. Clover will only wield both if she spawns them herself; she will not wield both if she is traded two shotguns by the player.


 * She may occasionally just stop walking, but when you talk to her, she doesn't wait for you. A way to fix this is to fast-travel somewhere, and she'll move again.


 * If you kill her while exterminating the slavers in Paradise Falls (before you recruit her) you will be unable to pick up the Chinese Officer's Sword she carries when you try to loot her corpse.


 * Many people experience a glitch in the game where Clover will never use any weapon but her sword regardless of modifications to her tactics. This can sometimes be remedied by telling her to switch to a melee weapon, then telling her to switch back to ranged weapons.


 * If you finish the Rescue from Paradise quest (before you recruit her) you will be unable to recruit her. But this possible bug still needs to be confirmed for all platforms. (Confirmed for PC and sometimes PS3). On Xbox 360 this did not happen 10 out of 11 times.


 * Sometimes Eulogy Jones and his crew get stuck in Cutter's Clinic. If you can't find him (and his girls), check in there.


 * At one point during the game after obtaining her as a follower, she may fall to the floor as if she had died. The option to search her is given, although she is still alive and her eyes are moving/blinking.


 * If Clover dies you will sometimes get a message saying she has returned to Paradise Falls. She hasn't though... (PS3 & 360)


 * When being abducted from Vault 87 with Clover as a follower, she may be returned to Eulogy's Pad and can't be taken back as a follower. She will tell you that you already have a follower and "Three's a crowd".


 * Clover will occasionally make references regarding Eulogy as if he was still alive when she is tagging along with you, even if Eulogy is dead and she witnessed his death or caused it.


 * (Confirmed on 360) Trading certain headgear to her will cause her to wear it,but when you remove it from her inventory it will become a "default" piece of gear. Other headgear may be given to her to replace it, and she will wear it as normal, but as soon as you remove said headgear from her she will revert back to the previous headgear. Has been confirmed with the Stormchaser Hat and Eyeglasses. It seems she will revert back after an hour or so ingame, or restarting the game.


 * Upon rare occasion Clover will have power armor vanish from her inventory while she is still wearing it. This was experienced on Xbox 360 when retrieving the T-51b power armor. Clover was equipped with power armor and the PC could not retrieve the power armor Clover was wearing even after trading her the T-51b set. This has resulted in power armor becoming her default armor.


 * Clover will sometimes leave after waiting for a very short time (12-24 hours) while all other followers in your party will stay where you left them. If she has disappeared, go back to Paradise Falls. She will be following Eulogy around, wearing any armor you've given her, as if she was still his bodyguard. She will speak to you like she has been waiting for you.