Jerry the Punk

 is a man living in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

Background
Jerry is a petulant but frightened soul who is attempting to psyche himself up for his life with the Great Khans. He's found in Red Rock Canyon and when approached, can be heard reciting poetry. He mentions that he has been with the Great Khans for some time but has yet to pass their brutal initiation trial in order to officially be accepted as a member, having failed it numerous times. Jerry will talk of his life and wish for something better. He says his dream is to become a poet, but the Great Khans often reticule him because his poetry is so bad.

Once the Courier converses with Jerry, the Cry Me A River quest can be initiated. You're then sent out to see if the Followers of the Apocalypse will accept Jerry for who he is.

An example of his poetry is:

''There once was a fellow called Garret, Whose sister she did love to bare it, She flashed it around, all over town, so if you would screw her, beware it.''

Appearances
Jerry the Punk appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * Jerry's pathfinding causes him to pace in the dueling ring, unfortunately this causes him to walk right past the Khans attacking the practice dummies. He will subsequently be killed and the quest will fail if the player spends too much time in the area (before or after accepting the quest). Upon the players return, with permission for him to join, he may still be killed in this fashion, thereby rendering the quest impossible to complete if stuck in this reoccurring death loop. Jerry can be protected long enough to complete the quest by reverse pickpocketing stronger armor into his inventory. Even if he dies and after accepting the quest, Julie Farkas will still have all associated quest options in her dialog tree.