Arkansas

Fallout 3 Character
Arkansas
Affiliation	Minefield
Role	Sniper
Location	Minefield
Quests	Strictly Business Wasteland Survival Guide
Appears	Fallout 3
Actor	Paul Eiding
SPECIAL	4 ST, 9 PE, 5 EN, 1 CH, 3 IN, 6 AG, 6 LK
Actual	4 ST, 9 PE, 6 EN, 1 CH, 3 IN, 7 AG, 6 LK
Karma	Neutral
Level	3→12
Tag Skills	Energy Weap.: 46→85 Small Guns: 40→79 Sneak: 40→79
Misc Stats	Hit Points: 40→85 (45→90) Critical Chance: 6% Unarmed Dam.: 1.25 Poison: 20% (25%) Radiation: 8% (10%) Carry Weight: 190 DR: 2%
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Form ID	0002BD23
Ref ID	0002BD14
Editor ID	Arkansas
GECK Race	HispanicOldAged

“Arkansas is that asshole holed up in that minefield. Killed a whole Paradise Falls crew.”— Grouse

Arkansas lives in Minefield in Fallout 3.

Background

The sole resident of Minefield, Arkansas is the last remaining member of a tribe which resided in the town. His tribe, which was made up of military survivors, was captured by slavers from Paradise Falls when he was a small boy.

Arkansas swore revenge on the slavers, and began spreading rumors that Minefield had been repopulated in hopes of luring those that had taken his tribe into an ambush. The trap succeeded, and the slavers returned to the town to find themselves under attack from Arkansas who used a combination of sniper fire and landmines to defend the town. Following this encounter, the slavers of Paradise Falls never returned to Minefield.

Publications

“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 landmines. The Slavers took heavy losses that day and never came back. Now an old man, Arkansas still shuffles around this place.”— Fallout 3 Official Game Guide/Wasteland Census

Daily schedule

Aside from targeting inanimate objects near the Lone Wanderer, 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 them to explode, when the player character approaches.

Interactions overview

Interactions
	This character is involved in quests.	Strictly Business The Wasteland Survival Guide
	This character can be enslaved with the Mesmetron.

Quests

• Strictly Business: Arkansas is one of the four VIP targets to enslave for Grouse.
• The Wasteland Survival Guide: Arkansas is responsible for scattering Frag Mines across Minefield, attracting the attention of Moira Brown who sends the Lone Wanderer to investigate.

Inventory

Apparel	Weapon	Other items	On death
Wasteland settler outfit	Sniper Rifle	Ridgefield gate key

Notes

• If Arkansas is enslaved for the Strictly Business quest, and later released, Arkansas will turn hostile towards everyone except the Lone Wanderer. This includes other slaves. If he is spoken to after being released, he will say that he is heading to the Temple of the Union, which helps escaped slaves. After being released, he will return to Minefield and be non-hostile towards the player character and their companions (but still hostile towards temporary companions), although he will still shoot at the cars in Minefield.
• The explosion of the cars in Minefield is a scripted event based on proximity to the vehicle, which can lead to a confusing situation whereby the cars will still be "fired at," even if Arkansas is asleep or dead.
• With a companion, Arkansas will shoot them regardless of hostility towards the player character.

Appearances

Arkansas appears only in Fallout 3.

Gallery

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  Minefield in G.E.C.K. - walking into red areas causes Arkansas to shoot cars, mines, or other objects if he is present (even if he is not hostile)

References

Publications

Paradise Falls Locations Child Slave House •  Cutter's Clinic •  Eulogy's Pad •  Lock and Load •  Slaver Barracks •  Slave House •  Toilets Characters Slavers Carolina Red •  Cutter •  Eulogy Jones •  Forty •  Frank •  Grouse •  Jotun •  Leroy Walker •  Pronto •  Richter •  Ymir Slaves Arkansas •  Bleak •  Breadbox •  Bronson •  Carter •  Clover •  Crimson •  Flak •  Miss Jeanette •  Penny •  Red •  Rory Maclaren •  Sammy •  Squirrel •  Susan Lancaster Quests Main Rescue from Paradise Side Strictly Business Unmarked Economics of Violence •  Strictly Profitable •  The Kid-Kidnapper