Barton Thorn

 is a person living in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

Background
Not much is known about Barton or his motives, but he tries to deceive the courier by telling him/her to kill the geckos on the ridge, to save "his girl." Afterwards, he tries to kill the Courier in order to retrieve a treasure stashed at the ridge overlook.

Quests
Barton the Fink: Barton will confront the player, asking for the Courier to save his girl, who is trapped by geckos on the ridge above. Upon the player clearing the ridge of geckos, Barton will approach the player and admit that he tricked the player into clearing out the geckos so he could gain access to a treasure stash at the top of the ridge. At the conclusion of the conversation he attacks the player.

The radio tower spoken of is to the west of the camper in the area with the campfires. The stash, though not particularly valuable can be useful if acquired early in the game. The corpse found at the top of the ridge will normally be that of a dead Prospector, but will be changed to that of a man named Johnny if you have the Wild Wasteland trait.

Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.