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“Victrix causa deis placuit sed victa Catoni.”

Arcade Israel Gannon[Pub 1] is a member of the Followers of the Apocalypse and possible companion in Fallout: New Vegas. He is also a character in Fallout: Wasteland Warfare.

Background

Arcade was an only child, the son of an Enclave Officer, born at a military base in Navarro.[1][2] His father passed away when he was young, but the circumstances and leading to his death were never shared with him.[3][4] When the New California Republic sacked Navarro, he and his mother fled with troopers from his father's old unit.[5] The group moved south, attempting to integrate, but were still sought by the NCR and Brotherhood of Steel, requiring repetitive relocation to the fringes.[3][5]

Gannon credits the Followers of the Apocalypse for his knowledge base, including having received his medical training from the group while he lived within the NCR.[6] His drive to help people and enjoyment of learning led him to move to the New Vegas area, where communities were especially in need of assistance.[7] From his tent in Freeside's Old Mormon Fort, Arcade is currently researching alternative treatments for common illnesses and injuries, utilizing local flora such as barrel cacti.[8]

Intentionally deflecting questions about himself at first,[9][10] he will only describe in detail finding his niche in conducting research, sharing his goals of developing new ways of producing medical supplies as pre-War medical supplies are finite in number.[11][12] Shortly thereafter, he will admit that the Followers may have overextended themselves by reaching out to the individuals there, but is determined to assist where no one else would.[13] In addition, he will comment that research into his projects are slow going, but that he is enthusiastic about the possibility of his work helping people regardless.[8]

He has remained close with the Enclave Remnants who he sees as family.[14] His closest bond is with Daisy Whitman, who he describes as being "the only woman in his life" after the death of his mother.[15] He shares with the Courier that he has had many men in his life, but that "lovers make poor confidantes," instead choosing to remain close to Daisy, who never had children of her own and was always willing to listen.[15] Arcade remembers Orion Moreno's unwavering support of the Enclave, and Cannibal Johnson's disdain for it.[16][17] He will also share that Judah Kreger did his best to make Arcade feel welcome in the group, doing so out of a sense of loyalty to his late father.[18]

Arcade laments not being able to completely move past growing up without a father figure, wondering what he had planned for him, and if those plans aligned with reality.[1][4] He makes peace with what the remnant members recount about his father's good character, sharing that although he won't attempt to fill his father's shoes, he aims to do his best to follow in his father's footsteps in terms of making a difference in the lives of others.[4][19] He feels a strong desire to repay the remnants for their support throughout his life, ultimately accepting that their path and his own were different, and that he is satisfied with having chosen the direction he did.[20][21]

Arcade is strongly averse to groups he views as fascist or imperialist, such as the New California Republic and Caesar's Legion.[22][23] Arcade feels strongly about Caesar's Legion and their potential desirous effects on the area, noting Caesar's inability to learn from the past, instead recreating it.[24][25]

Appearances

Arcade Gannon appears in Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout: Wasteland Warfare.

Fallout: New Vegas

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Main article: Arcade Gannon (Fallout: New Vegas)

Fallout: Wasteland Warfare

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Main article: Arcade Gannon (Fallout: Wasteland Warfare)

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Courier: "Arcade, I'm asking you because I'm interested. Don't put yourself down."
    Arcade Gannon: "Oh, all right. I'm thirty-ish. Well, late thirties. I was born... west of here. I was an only child and spent most of my time with my mother. My father died when I was young and I never got over it. Oh... and I like medicine and reading books about failed Pre-War socioeconomic policies. Right now, I'm sure you're asking yourself, 'Why hasn't some lucky man scooped this bachelor off his feet?' Like I said, I'm boring."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  2. ↑ Arcade Gannon: "I wasn't always with the Followers, or with the NCR. My late father was an officer in a group called the Enclave, a remnant of America's Pre-War government. Memories being short around here, not a whole lot of people remember them. But they did bad things. Terrorized communities, kidnapped people. Eventually, someone stopped them. I was born a few years later at a military base on the coast, a place called Navarro."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Courier: "Where did the Enclave go?"
    Arcade Gannon: "A lot of different places. I only know what I was told. Some of them were cut down by the NCR and the Brotherhood. Some of them went east. My mother never told me what happened to my father, but she and I went south with some others and integrated into the NCR. When the NCR learned that Enclave personnel had integrated, we kept moving to the fringes. It's one of the reasons why I wound up out here."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Courier: "I'm sure your father would be proud of you."
    Arcade Gannon: "I wonder if he would. It's pointless, I know, but sometimes I wonder what he wanted me to be. Maybe being a doctor in the middle of Nevada wasn't exactly what he had in mind for his little boy. I grew up without him. I'll always feel like something is missing from my life. But you're right. It's not like I'm the only kid in the wasteland who's grown up without a dad. Johnson always said my father was a good man. If that's the only thing about me that's like him, that's enough for me."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Courier: "What happened to Navarro?"
    Arcade Gannon: "After the Enclave's command structure fell apart, it was only a matter of time before Navarro was overrun by NCR forces. My mother and I left with some of the troopers from my father's old unit, the same people I've kept in contact with over the years. Anyone who didn't get out was killed by the NCR. Even some of the ones who escaped were eventually hunted down by the Brotherhood of Steel."
    Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  6. ↑ Courier: "Where did you learn that?"
    Arcade Gannon: "Not from the Legion, if that's what you're getting at. Books. Sheet music. Gladiator movie holotapes. Bits and pieces here and there. The Followers have extensive libraries, but we all draw water from the same old well. Even Caesar."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  7. ↑ Courier: "How did you join the Followers?"
    Arcade Gannon: "Honestly, it isn't too difficult if you have half a brain and aren't a complete jerk. I wanted to help people and I enjoyed learning, so I signed up. New Vegas is in trouble, so I came out here. If someone doesn't step up and try to help the people here, it's going to end very badly."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Arcade Gannon: "Hi. If you're looking for medical help, try the other doctors. I'm just a researcher. Not even a particularly good one."
    Courier: "What kind of research"
    Arcade: "Oh, you know. Finding alternative treatments for common illnesses and injuries. Stimpaks out of barrel cacti and other fantastic improbabilities. As far as fruitless wastes of time go, it's quite noble in its aims."
    Courier: "Why do you do research instead of providing medical assistance?"
    Arcade: "Not all Followers are 'people persons.' Besides, someone needs to do research. I have no problem with Julie sticking me back here. Out of sight, out of mind. There are worse things one can be, though I do admit, it is a bit boring. Though it has a noble goal, I don't think this research will yield much fruit. No pun intended."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  9. ↑ Courier: "Do you always deflect personal questions?"
    Arcade Gannon: "Only to obfuscate my past association with a fascist paramilitary organization. I'm joking, of course. I will deflect personal questions at any opportunity."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  10. ↑ Courier: "Why do you do research instead of providing medical assistance?"
    Arcade Gannon: "Not all Followers are 'people persons.' Besides, someone needs to do research. I have no problem with Julie sticking me back here. Out of sight, out of mind. There are worse things one can be, though I do admit, it is a bit boring. Though it has a noble goal, I don't think this research will yield much fruit. No pun intended."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  11. ↑ Courier: "Why do you do research instead of providing medical assistance?"
    Arcade Gannon: "Like I said before, not all Followers are good with people. I'm fine doing research back here, even if it is a bit boring... and pointless... and a complete waste of time. Don't mind me. I'm just voicing my thoughts so they don't burrow out of my skull in a fit of abject despondency."
    Courier: "You don't sound too enthusiastic about it."
    Arcade Gannon: "I'm enthusiastic about helping people, but nihil novi sub sole."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  12. ↑ Arcade Gannon: "For the past hundred years or so, the Followers have managed to get by using salvaged medical supplies from the Old World. But the side effect of medical success is that more people live longer. Funny how that works. Eventually, we'll run out of hospitals to loot. We need new ways to produce those supplies. Or maybe old ways, if this research goes anywhere."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  13. ↑ Courier: "Where did you get your medical training?"
    Arcade Gannon: "The Followers taught me everything I know about medicine. Despite our humble abode here in New Vegas, we have great facilities back in the NCR. We may have over extended ourselves by setting up camp in Freeside, but the people here need help from someone. If not us, who?"
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  14. ↑ Courier: "Well you... you're different."
    Arcade Gannon: "I am, but they're still my family. I think you were right the first time. If there's something I can do to help hold the dam, I'll do it. Look, there's something I have to do, but I promise I'll be back in a while. Trust me. And thanks again for your help. It means a lot to me."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Arcade Gannon: "Since my mother died, Daisy's been the only woman in my life. She was the only other woman close to my father, too. She flew him out on over a dozen missions, including his last. I've always been close to Daisy. There have been some good men along the way, but lovers make poor confidants. Daisy never had children of her own, so she was always there to listen. Being in the Enclave didn't mean much to her. She just loved to fly. It broke her heart to be grounded."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  16. ↑ Arcade Gannon: "Moreno took the fall of the Enclave hard. He never questioned his orders, never questioned the legitimacy of what the Enclave was doing. To him, it was all one unbroken chain, from Washington to Richardson. When we left Navarro, I remember looking up at Moreno. He said, "Kiss America goodbye, boys." When we left the Enclave behind, the love in him burned itself out. Now there's just a bitter old man left."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  17. ↑ Arcade Gannon: "If I had to pick anyone who didn't belong in the Enclave, it would definitely be Johnson. He hated what the Enclave was doing. Day to day, week to week, he would question orders, subvert mission objectives, do anything he could to serve without serving. It's amazing he was never court-martialed. He always had good things to say about my father. Said I was like him in a lot of ways. I wish I knew."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  18. ↑ Arcade Gannon: "Judah Kreger is the glue that's kept us all together over the years, and with good reason. Anyone who can command Moreno and Johnson in the same unit without somebody getting fragged is one hell of a leader. Kreger was polite and kind, but never warm. He always did his best to make me feel welcome in the group. I think he did it out of a sense of loyalty to my father. Loyalty means a lot to Judah. Not loyalty to the Enclave, or even the ideals they fought for, but to the people who served with him."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  19. ↑ Courier: "You aren't like the others, Arcade. You're still young. It's up to you to decide who you want to be."
    Arcade Gannon: "True enough. Maybe I can't fill my father's shoes. I wouldn't even know how. But if following in his footsteps for a while means I can do some good out here, I will do my best. I need to go do something. I won't be gone long, but I'll catch up with you later. Thanks for your help with the others. It means a lot to me."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  20. ↑ Courier: "It seems pointless to do all of that without a goal."
    Arcade Gannon: "I'm sure Henry has goals. He was just more concerned with the "how" than the "why" of things. Being in the Enclave didn't really mean much to him. I guess I'm lucky that I'm part of the Followers. Helping people as a doctor is important, but with the Followers, it feels different. It feels like we're working toward something more important. That's more than the sum of good deeds that we do."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  21. ↑ Arcade Gannon: "I've been wondering about Daisy and the others for so long, I still haven't figured out what I should do. I mean, I'm not like them. I was born at Navarro and my father served with them, but I wasn't really part of the Enclave. It seems presumptuous of me to think that I could join the fight, even if this is a cause worth fighting for. Because I know when fighting breaks out at the dam, all hell is going to break loose in Freeside. They're going to need every doctor they can get."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  22. ↑ Courier: "The NCR needs help against the Legion before Caesar moves on the dam. We could use your skills."
    Arcade Gannon: "The NCR had a chance to use the Followers' skills before, but being imperialists mattered more to them. No thanks."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  23. ↑ Courier: "I don't think either of us can fully understand what he and the tribes have gone through."
    Arcade Gannon: "A fair point, but from the perspective of someone on the east side of Arizona, the man is clearly out of his mind. Maybe he didn't intend for things to wind up this way, but that doesn't mean he needs to perpetuate this bizarre anachronistic myth. And it doesn't mean that we should sit by and nod our heads at every absurd faux-Roman casus belli he can dream up. He's a tyrant. The bad kind. And there's no way we're letting him take Hoover Dam."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  24. ↑ Courier: "He's a madman. What did you expect?"
    Arcade Gannon: "Well, yeah! Right. What did I expect? The man's a megalomaniac. He acts like this is some pre-ordained cycle we're returning to. Of all the people who could learn from our past mistakes, he goes and throws all of our knowledge off of a cliff. Instead of trying to learn from the past, he re-creates it, runs back over the same old barren ground."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
  25. ↑ Courier: "Who, Caesar?"
    Arcade Gannon: "Of course, Caesar! You can hardly even hold his men responsible, given how they're practically raised to worship him as a living deity. What's the point of surviving the war? Why did the founders of the Followers crawl their way out of vaults to bring knowledge back to the wasteland? So we could act like the last two thousand years didn't happen? Play dress up so we can fight ancient wars all over again? No way is he getting away with this. I'm not letting it happen. You're not letting it happen."
    (Arcade Gannon's dialogue)
Publications
  1. ↑ Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide p.39: Arcade Israel Gannon:
    "A Follower of peace from a tribe devastated by war."
Developer Statements
  1. ↑ Josh Sawyer on Twitter: "back at black isle, chris avellone ran a fallout ttrpg. each player had a massive binder that chris kept up-to-date with campaign info. definitely the most comprehensive player handout i’ve ever seen."
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