Courier

	For the Lonesome Road quest, see The Courier (quest). For a list of player characters, see player character.

Fallout: New Vegas Character

The Courier

Nickname

Courier Six

Gender
Player's choice

Form ID

00000007

Ref ID

00000014

Editor ID

Player

“Thought carrying that Chip would end you, no... you got lives in you, hard to kill. Storms, bullets... sand and wind, yet still you walk. For now.”— Ulysses to the Courier

The Courier, also known as Courier Six, is the player character of Fallout: New Vegas.

Background

Before taking contract to deliver the Platinum Chip, the Courier had traveled across the former American Southwest, on the Long 15 to Primm, to Circle Junction, New Reno, Vault City, Fort Abandon and on Brahmin drives at the Big Circle.^[1]^[2] They were also hired to deliver a package to a community near Death Valley, the technology contained within the package resulting in underground nuclear detonations after their departure, creating a hostile area known as the Divide.^[3]^[4]

The Courier was one of six messengers hired by the Mojave Express at Mr. House's behest to deliver packages to the New Vegas Strip.^[5]^[6] The Courier was carrying the only item of worth, House's Platinum Chip.^[7] In order to steal the chip, Mr. House's protégé Benny intercepted the Courier, shot them in the head twice, and buried them in the Goodsprings Cemetery.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11] The Courier was dug out of their grave by Victor, a Securitron under Mr. House's control.^[12] They were operated on by Doc Mitchell, the resident doctor of Goodsprings, who then monitored the Courier's recovery over the following days.^[13]^[14]

Dialogue

The player character can make several statements about their past through in-game dialogue options. They do not form part of their background until they have been selected. Below is a list of elements of the character's past which can be learned through gameplay.

Information

During a conversation with Bruce Isaac in Novac, the Courier can state that they have been to New Reno and attended one of his shows at the Shark Club.^[15]
When talking with Little Buster, the Courier states they worked as a bounty hunter.^[16]
Before setting off to New Canaan, the Courier can tell Jed Masterson that they have not been to Utah in some time.^[17]
In Honest Hearts, after passing a speech check, a Dead Horse Stalker comments on the Courier's knowledge of the Dead Horses' and the Sorrows' languages.^[18]
A skilled Courier may have a high understanding of RobCo technology. In Honest Hearts, a Courier with a high Science skill can call out Ricky's incompetence with his locked Pip-Boy.^[19] In Old World Blues, the Courier can recognize the RobCo signals that Doctor 8 transmits.^[20] The Courier is also apparently able to understand ED-E's incomprehensible beeping and is even able to tell the difference between its emotions through its beeping.^[21]
According to Ulysses, the Courier has been to Circle Junction, New Reno, Vault City, Fort Abandon, and on Brahmin drives at the Big Circle.^[1]
The Courier has very limited knowledge of the Midwest, as when ED-E from the Divide plays the log from when a child found it, asking it where that occurred will have ED-E respond with Chicago, Illinois. The Courier knows about Illinois if they have met the Mojave ED-E ("Illinois? So that's where you got that plate. The other you, I mean."),^[22] but is unaware of it if they have not ("Illin-what? Come on you're making that name up.").^[23] Regardless of if they have met the Mojave ED-E, the Courier does not know about Chicago, asking "What's a Chicago?"^[24]
Upon hearing that the Lonesome Drifter is from Montana, a male Courier with the Lady Killer perk can ask if he is 17, and then express relief when he says he is 28.^[25]
An intelligent Courier can recognize that Ulysses took his name from Ulysses S. Grant, not the mythological figure.^[26]
In dialogue with Keith, the Courier states they have "run some cons in my day."^[27]

Endings

Fallout: New Vegas

Narrated by Ron Perlman

#	Voice-over narration	In-game condition
1	The Courier, fair and even-handed in his/her dealings throughout the Wasteland, was honored by the NCR for his/her support of the military at Hoover Dam. He/she was presented with the Golden Branch, the highest civilian decoration given by the Republic. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 1.ogg	Good Karma, NCR Victory
2	Though the Courier's agenda was debated by many, he/she was honored by NCR for his/her support of the military at Hoover Dam. He/she was presented with the Golden Branch, the highest civilian decoration given by the Republic. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 2.ogg	Neutral Karma, NCR Victory
3	With brutal methods that few in NCR would approve of, it was the Courier who secured NCR's victory at Hoover Dam. Despite his/her extreme actions, he/she was awarded with the Golden Branch, the highest civilian decoration given by the Republic. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 3.ogg	Bad Karma, NCR Victory
4	Though the Courier himself/herself was just and forthright in his/her dealings throughout the Wasteland, he/she helped the Legion achieve victory. Caesar honored him/her with a golden coin, minted in celebration of his/her contributions and distributed throughout the wasteland. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 4,7.ogg	Good Karma, Caesar's Legion Victory, do not allow Caesar to die in Et Tumor, Brute?
5	The Courier, a mercenary at heart, helped the Legion achieve victory at Hoover Dam. Caesar honored him/her with a golden coin, minted in celebration of his/her contributions and distributed throughout the wasteland. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 5,8.ogg	Neutral Karma, Caesar's Legion Victory, do not allow Caesar to die in Et Tumor, Brute?
6	The Legion marched over the Hoover Dam with the help of one who was as brutal and merciless as the worst of them: The Courier. Caesar honored him/her with a golden coin, minted in celebration of his/her contributions and distributed throughout the wasteland. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 6,9.ogg	Bad Karma, Caesar's Legion Victory, do not allow Caesar to die in Et Tumor, Brute?
7	Though the Courier himself/herself was just and forthright in his/her dealings throughout the Wasteland, he/she helped the Legion achieve victory. Caesar honored him/her with a golden coin, minted in celebration of his/her contributions and distributed throughout the wasteland. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 4,7.ogg	Good Karma, Caesar's Legion Victory, allow Caesar to die in Et Tumor, Brute?
8	The Courier, a mercenary at heart, helped the Legion achieve victory at Hoover Dam. Caesar honored him/her with a golden coin, minted in celebration of his/her contributions and distributed throughout the wasteland. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 5,8.ogg	Neutral Karma, Caesar's Legion Victory, allow Caesar to die in Et Tumor, Brute?
9	The Legion marched over the Hoover Dam with the help of one who was as brutal and merciless as the worst of them: The Courier. Caesar honored him/her with a golden coin, minted in celebration of his/her contributions and distributed throughout the wasteland. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 6,9.ogg	Bad Karma, Caesar's Legion Victory, allow Caesar to die in Et Tumor, Brute?
10	The Courier, fair and kind-hearted to those in the Wasteland, ensured that Mr. House would keep New Vegas stable and secure for future generations. Mr. House afforded him/her every luxury at his disposal in the Lucky 38, out of gratitude - and a quiet sense of pride for his choice in lieutenants. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 10.ogg	Good Karma, Mr. House Victory
11	The Courier, who had a mixed history in the Wasteland, kept the status quo at Hoover Dam. Mr. House would keep New Vegas stable, if not free, for generations. Mr. House afforded the Courier every luxury at his disposal in the Lucky 38. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 11.ogg	Neutral Karma, Mr. House Victory
12	The Courier, cruel and merciless, had ensured that Mr. House would maintain complete control over New Vegas and everyone in it. Mr. House afforded him/her every luxury at his disposal in the Lucky 38, partly out of gratitude, and partly out of fear. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 12.ogg	Bad Karma, Mr. House Victory
13	Supporting the ideals of independence, the Courier was recognized as the man/woman responsible for a truly free New Vegas. He/she ensured Mr. House's tyranny was broken and neither Caesar's Legion nor NCR would ever gain control over New Vegas. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 13.ogg	Good Karma, Independent New Vegas
14	Preferring neither the best of the NCR nor the worst of the Legion, the Courier was the man/woman responsible for a truly independent New Vegas. He/she had removed Mr. House from power over the Strip and broken the influence of the NCR and Caesar's Legion in the Mojave Wasteland. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 14.ogg	Neutral Karma, Independent New Vegas
15	Supporting all the chaos that comes with independence, the Courier was the man/woman responsible for a truly free New Vegas. He/she ensured the fall of Mr. House and the end of the Legion's and NCR's influence over New Vegas. Play sound FNVending TheCourier 3 15.ogg	Bad Karma, Independent New Vegas

Lonesome Road

Narrated by Ulysses

#	Voice-over narration	In-game condition
1	As for the Courier... he/she turned his/her back on his/her home for the second time and made his/her way back, navigating the treachery of the Divide. Tunnelers and the Marked Men... avoided the lone figure, as if recognizing the Courier's right to passage... or out of fear. Play sound LRending TheCourier 1.ogg	Complete Lonesome Road.
2	The Courier walked until he/she stood again upon the edge of the Divide, the last road he/she would walk before the second battle for Hoover Dam. There, beside his/her feet, was a final package, from one Courier to another - a footlocker, bearing a gift, and a message. But that message - it is something for Couriers to carry, and for them alone. The lights flickered across the Divide, reminders that the Old World histories persist, and find meaning in the present. Play sound LRending TheCourier 2.ogg
3	It's said war - war never changes. Men/women do, through the roads they walk. And this road - has reached its end. Play sound LRending TheCourier 3.ogg

Dead Money

#	Slide	Voice-over narration	In-game condition
1		In the years that followed, the legend of the Sierra Madre faded, and there were no... new visitors to the city. Years later, when a mysterious blood red cloud began to roll across the Mojave, then West toward the Republic, no one knew where it had come from. Only that it brought death in its wake. Attempts to find the source of the toxic cloud failed. The Mojave was cut off. Through the Cloud, lights were seen from HELIOS One. There were stories of ghosts immune to gunfire, who struck down anyone they saw with rays of light. The last chapter of the Mojave came when a modified REPCONN rocket struck Hoover Dam, releasing a blood-red cloud, killing all stationed there. All attempts to penetrate the Cloud and re-take the Dam failed, and both the NCR and Legion finally turned away from it, citing the place as cursed. In the years that followed, communities across the West began to die as traces of the Cloud began to drift over lands held by the NCR¹. Only two remained alive in the depths of the Cloud, at the Sierra Madre, waiting for their new world to begin again. Play sound DMending Elijah Team.ogg	The Courier sides with Elijah.

#	Slide	Voice-over narration	In-game condition
1		The Courier, lured by the promise of the Sierra Madre, could not escape. Once inside the vault, the casino did not let go. When the Courier finally passed away, the casino created a new Hologram to walk with the other ghosts that filled its casino. It was a pre-programmed homage intended for another. It assumed a new meaning in the likeness of the Courier. A means of allowing even the dead to begin again. Play sound DMending Vera Trapped.ogg	Courier is trapped in the vault.

Notes

In the opening cutscene, the Courier can be briefly seen wearing a recolored version of the Caravaneer Outfit with a light-colored cowboy hat.
In one of the endings for Dead Money, the Courier becomes trapped within the Sierra Madre vault. This results in a game over slide.
The Courier was shown wearing an armored Vault 21 jumpsuit during Fallout: New Vegas previews and in the ending. However, this item does not appear in-game, and can only be obtained using console commands.
One of the ending slides in Lonesome Road shows the Courier wearing the "Yes Man" variant of the Courier duster. This will happen no matter which side was nuked, or even if the nukes were stopped.
The Courier is one of two protagonists throughout the main Fallout series to not begin their adventure by leaving a Vault. The other protagonist is the Chosen One from Fallout 2.
As mentioned by Elijah on his radio frequency in Dead Money, the Courier carries Collar 21, assuming the Courier had stolen a Pip-Boy from a Vault 21 dweller.^[28]^[29]

Appearances

The Courier is the player character of Fallout: New Vegas. They are also mentioned in the graphic novel, All Roads.

Behind the scenes

Originally, players would have been able to select from three different playable races for the Courier during character creation. Obsidian had planned to include both ghouls and super mutants, however, Bethesda strongly advised against doing so on the basis that armor and weapons would need to be reworked for each race. Obsidian followed Bethesda's advice and left the Courier human.^{[Pub 1]}
The Courier is the Joker in the deck of Vault playing cards included with the Collector's Edition of Fallout: New Vegas.
Josh Sawyer stated that the developers had "intentionally left the Courier's origins and the exact nature of the initial transaction vague" except that they had carried their "delivery from southern NCR, toward the Hub."^{[Dev 1]}
According to Chris Avellone, the story of the Divide began with the NCR finding Enclave technology, recognizing symbols which matched a different location, and subsequently hiring the Courier to take it there.^{[Dev 2]}

Gallery

Teaser trailer, Courier being dug out of their grave by Victor
Opening cinematic, Courier's grave being dug in Goodsprings Cemetery
Ending slide, Courier walking into the wasteland
The Courier on the promotional vault playing cards
The Courier's grave
Steam artwork

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Courier: "Why would I have brought it here?"
Ulysses: "I've walked the East. You've walked the West, more than I have. Circle Junction. Reno. Vault City. Word of you at Fort Aradesh... Fort Abandon. Even further West than that, Brahmin drives on the Big Circle. Whatever you saw out there, wasn't enough to make you stay. Maybe the markings on the package reminded you of the road home."
(Ulysses/Dialogue)
↑ Ulysses: "You may not know my voice, but we've walked the same places. The Long 15 to Primm... that wasn't the only road you ever walked."
(Ulysses/Dialogue)
↑ Joshua Graham: "Something bad happened near Death Valley, at a place called the Divide. NCR couldn't cut across anymore and it slowed down their reinforcements. Terrible storms ripped entire companies apart before they even got to Nevada soil. The aftermath of Hoover Dam could have been even worse for Caesar."
(Joshua Graham's dialogue)
↑ Courier: "You said I brought it from the West?"
Ulysses: "It was a device, a detonator. One I'd never seen before - or heard before. You carried that thing to the Divide. I know because I followed you as you walked the road, watched you do it. You brought it here, to the community you built. And you are responsible for what happened after - when the device opened, started to speak. When it did, the Divide answered back. Those missiles you've seen, buried in their silos. They exploded beneath the ground, cracked the landscape. Sand, ash... the dead... the Divide skies became a graveyard."
(Ulysses/Dialogue)
↑ Mr. House: "You signed a contract to deliver the Platinum Chip, and you'll be paid when the delivery is made."
(Mr. House's dialogue)
↑ Courier: "What was strange about it?"
Johnson Nash: "That cowboy robot had us hire six couriers. Each was carrying something a little different. A pair of dice, a chess piece, that kind of stuff. Last word I had from the office, it looked like payment had been received for the other five jobs. Guess it was just your chip that didn't make it."
(Johnson Nash's dialogue)
↑ Courier: "If the Chip's so valuable, why use a single courier to transport it?"
Mr. House: "You realize you were just one of many couriers, the rest of them dummies, so to speak?"
(Mr. House's dialogue)
↑ Doc Mitchell: "I just don't get it. A stiff breeze'd tear you in two but a couple of bullets and you're right as rain."
(Doc Mitchell's dialogue)
↑ Courier: "Where you see death, I see change - and I see it as a strength."
Lanius: "Hnh. My coming would have saved you, set your people free in ways they cannot see. War would have tested them. Broken the weak with its violence, yet allowing the strong to arise. Violence gave you that strength, awakened you - I can see it upon your face, where two bullets left their mark."
(Lanius' dialogue)
↑ Courier: "Do your thinking about me."
The Forecaster: "Your face does the thinking - two to the skull, yet one gets up. Odds are against you... but they're just numbers after the two-to-one."
(The Forecaster's dialogue)
↑ Courier: "What was your relationship with Benny... back when he was breathing?"
Mr. House: "Benny was the leader of the Chairmen for seven years, ever since I recruited the tribe. I considered him something of a protege."
(Mr. House's dialogue)
↑ Courier: "Why didn't you intervene sooner when Benny ambushed me?"
Mr. House: "Why didn't Victor intervene sooner, you mean? Goodsprings is a bit too far away for me to reliably control a Securitron agent by remote. I can send and receive packets of data, at best. Victor's combat algorithms determined the proper course of action. Benny and his thugs were more than a match for a lone Securitron. When he alerted me, I instructed him to approach the site after Benny and the others had departed."
(Mr. House's dialogue)
↑ Doc Mitchell: "Whoa, easy there. Easy. You been out cold a couple of days now."
(Doc Mitchell's dialogue)
↑ Doc Mitchell: "Now, I hope you don't mind, but I had to go rooting around there in your noggin to pull all the bits of lead out."
(Doc Mitchell's dialogue)
↑ Courier: "Aren't you that singer from New Reno? I think I saw you play the clubs there."
Bruce Isaac: "Oh, so you have heard of me. Yeah, that's right. I was the big draw at the Shark Club, people used to pay hundreds of caps to see me."
(Bruce Isaac's dialogue)
↑ Courier: "I've been known to hunt a few bounties, myself."
Little Buster: "Well hey, the field's wide open, now that I'm gone. Probably lots of people looking to get in, once they hear I quit."
(Little Buster's dialogue)
↑ Courier: "I haven't been through Utah recently - what's the situation like?"
Jed Masterson: "Well, it ain't good, I'll tell you that. It's not like the Mojave or the NCR - hell, even Arizona under Caesar is safer. You got raiders all over the damn place, tribes of degenerates that'll eat you as soon as look at you, regional warlords... the works. Not too many decent places to stop and trade. New Canaan's one of the only ones left I know about."
(Jed Masterson's dialogue)
↑ Courier: "Am I... looking for Joshua? Yes, I am. Can you tell me where he is?"
Dead Horse Stalker: "You know our tongue - smart owslandr. Joshua in high place of cave. You show respect, utman! Joshua is greatest warrior. You show him no respect, he show you thunder and fire!"
(Dead Horse Stalker's dialogue)
↑ The Courier: "Your Pip-Boy isn't working. The screen's locked up, and the reboot button is missing."
Ricky: "[SUCCEEDED] Bullshit! Ain't nothing wrong with my Pit-Boy! I mean Pip-Boy! Look, this is a sweet gig for me! Don't go fucking it up! What are you after, anyways?"
(Ricky's dialogue)
↑ Courier: "Wait, after listening a bit - that's RobCo termlink protocol you're broadcasting, right?"
[SUCCEEDED] @@[#-????-#]@@! @@[*.......]@@... @@[$((*&^#%]@@.
(Doctor 8's dialogue)
↑ Courier: "Yes, ED-E, I'm sure RALPHIE the Robot would be very proud of you."
ED-E (Lonesome Road): "<Ecstatic beeping>"
(ED-E (Lonesome Road)'s dialogue)
↑ Courier: "Illinois? So that's where you got that plate. The other you, I mean."
ED-E (Lonesome Road): "<Happy beeping>"
(ED-E (Lonesome Road)'s dialogue)
↑ Courier: "Illin-what? Come on, you're making that name up."
ED-E (Lonesome Road): "<Happy beeping>"
(ED-E (Lonesome Road)'s dialogue)
↑ Courier: "What's a Chicago?"
ED-E (Lonesome Road): "<Expository beeping>"
(ED-E (Lonesome Road)'s dialogue)
↑ Courier: "Wait, Montana? You wouldn't happen to be 17, would you?"
The Lonesome Drifter: "No sir, I'm 28. Why?"
(Lonesome Drifter's dialogue)
↑ Courier: "[Intelligence 7] 'Ulysses.' Not the myth. You're honoring history, not stories."
Ulysses: "[SUCCEEDED] History. Yes. Ulysses walked a hard road. A general, like Caesar and Oliver. He was Brahmin-stubborn, gave him strength on the battlefield. He led his side to victory, turned two flags into one. That's when he lost - when the fighting was done, the sickness took hold. Lesson there, if history's to be believed. One you should heed."
(Ulysses/Dialogue)
↑ Courier: "I've run some cons in my day - one clever bastard to another, what's your trick?"
Keith: "[SUCCEEDED] You know how they say you make your own luck? Let's just say I make mine with a little extra ink on the cards."
(Keith's dialogue)
↑ 743.00Hz ULF radio signal: "What the hell is 21 doing now... hnh."
↑ 743.00Hz ULF radio signal: "Good thing the new recruit had a Pip-Boy, too, probably stole it from a Vault 21 dweller. Still, a thief's just what I need for this."

Publications

↑ "Fallout: New Vegas was once Fallout: Sin City and had three playable races" Eurogamer

Developer Statements

↑ Joshua Sawyer: "The Courier carried his/her delivery from southern NCR, toward the Hub. We intentionally left the Courier's origins and the exact nature of the initial transaction vague."
(Sawyer on Bethesda forums (Archived)
↑ Chris Avellone on his blog

Player characters

Fallout		Vault Dweller (Max Stone · Albert Cole · Natalia Dubrovhsky)

Fallout 2		Chosen One (Chitsa · Mingan · Narg)

Fallout 3		Lone Wanderer

Fallout: New Vegas		Courier

Fallout 4		Sole Survivor (Nate · Nora)

Fallout 76		Vault Dweller

Fallout Tactics		Warrior (Mick · Snake · Peter · Betty · Wilma)

Fallout: BoS		Initiate (Cain · Cyrus · Nadia · Patty · Rhombus · Vault Dweller)

Van Buren		Prisoner

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2		Lilith · Maxus · Jaffe · Scarlet

Major characters in Fallout: New Vegas

Major factions

Independent		The Courier · Benny · Yes Man

Outer Vegas		The King · Julie Farkas · Jean-Baptiste Cutting · Gloria Van Graff · Arcade Gannon · Rex · Motor-Runner · Francine Garret · James Garret · Pacer

New California Republic		President Kimball · Colonel Moore · Chief Hanlon · Colonel Hsu · Alice McLafferty · Ambassador Crocker · Rose of Sharon Cassidy · Craig Boone · Manny Vargas · General Oliver

The Strip		Mr. House · Victor · Swank · Mr. New Vegas · Marjorie · Mortimer · Nero · Big Sal · Cachino

Caesar's Legion		Caesar · Vulpes Inculta · Lucius · Cato Hostilius · Aurelius of Phoenix · Dead Sea · Alexus · Legate Lanius

Minor factions

Unaffiliated companions		ED-E · Lily Bowen · Raul Tejada · Veronica

Minor faction leaders		Jason Bright · Samuel Cooke · Jeannie May Crawford · Judah Kreger · Marcus · Elder McNamara · Papa Khan · Pearl · Tabitha · Trudy

Other characters		Doc Mitchell · Johnson Nash

Add-ons

Dead Money		Father Elijah · Dog and God · Dean Domino · Christine

Honest Hearts		Joshua Graham · Daniel · Follows-Chalk · Jed Masterson · Salt-Upon-Wounds · Waking Cloud

Old World Blues		Doctor 0 · Doctor 8 · Doctor Borous · Doctor Dala · Doctor Klein · Doctor Mobius

Lonesome Road		ED-E · Ulysses

[WestTravels-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Courier: "Why would I have brought it here?"
Ulysses: "I've walked the East. You've walked the West, more than I have. Circle Junction. Reno. Vault City. Word of you at Fort Aradesh... Fort Abandon. Even further West than that, Brahmin drives on the Big Circle. Whatever you saw out there, wasn't enough to make you stay. Maybe the markings on the package reminded you of the road home."
(Ulysses/Dialogue)

[2] Ulysses: "You may not know my voice, but we've walked the same places. The Long 15 to Primm... that wasn't the only road you ever walked."
(Ulysses/Dialogue)

[3] Joshua Graham: "Something bad happened near Death Valley, at a place called the Divide. NCR couldn't cut across anymore and it slowed down their reinforcements. Terrible storms ripped entire companies apart before they even got to Nevada soil. The aftermath of Hoover Dam could have been even worse for Caesar."
(Joshua Graham's dialogue)

[4] Courier: "You said I brought it from the West?"
Ulysses: "It was a device, a detonator. One I'd never seen before - or heard before. You carried that thing to the Divide. I know because I followed you as you walked the road, watched you do it. You brought it here, to the community you built. And you are responsible for what happened after - when the device opened, started to speak. When it did, the Divide answered back. Those missiles you've seen, buried in their silos. They exploded beneath the ground, cracked the landscape. Sand, ash... the dead... the Divide skies became a graveyard."
(Ulysses/Dialogue)

[5] Mr. House: "You signed a contract to deliver the Platinum Chip, and you'll be paid when the delivery is made."
(Mr. House's dialogue)

[6] Courier: "What was strange about it?"
Johnson Nash: "That cowboy robot had us hire six couriers. Each was carrying something a little different. A pair of dice, a chess piece, that kind of stuff. Last word I had from the office, it looked like payment had been received for the other five jobs. Guess it was just your chip that didn't make it."
(Johnson Nash's dialogue)

[7] Courier: "If the Chip's so valuable, why use a single courier to transport it?"
Mr. House: "You realize you were just one of many couriers, the rest of them dummies, so to speak?"
(Mr. House's dialogue)

[8] Doc Mitchell: "I just don't get it. A stiff breeze'd tear you in two but a couple of bullets and you're right as rain."
(Doc Mitchell's dialogue)

[9] Courier: "Where you see death, I see change - and I see it as a strength."
Lanius: "Hnh. My coming would have saved you, set your people free in ways they cannot see. War would have tested them. Broken the weak with its violence, yet allowing the strong to arise. Violence gave you that strength, awakened you - I can see it upon your face, where two bullets left their mark."
(Lanius' dialogue)

[10] Courier: "Do your thinking about me."
The Forecaster: "Your face does the thinking - two to the skull, yet one gets up. Odds are against you... but they're just numbers after the two-to-one."
(The Forecaster's dialogue)

[11] Courier: "What was your relationship with Benny... back when he was breathing?"
Mr. House: "Benny was the leader of the Chairmen for seven years, ever since I recruited the tribe. I considered him something of a protege."
(Mr. House's dialogue)

[12] Courier: "Why didn't you intervene sooner when Benny ambushed me?"
Mr. House: "Why didn't Victor intervene sooner, you mean? Goodsprings is a bit too far away for me to reliably control a Securitron agent by remote. I can send and receive packets of data, at best. Victor's combat algorithms determined the proper course of action. Benny and his thugs were more than a match for a lone Securitron. When he alerted me, I instructed him to approach the site after Benny and the others had departed."
(Mr. House's dialogue)

[13] Doc Mitchell: "Whoa, easy there. Easy. You been out cold a couple of days now."
(Doc Mitchell's dialogue)

[14] Doc Mitchell: "Now, I hope you don't mind, but I had to go rooting around there in your noggin to pull all the bits of lead out."
(Doc Mitchell's dialogue)

[15] Courier: "Aren't you that singer from New Reno? I think I saw you play the clubs there."
Bruce Isaac: "Oh, so you have heard of me. Yeah, that's right. I was the big draw at the Shark Club, people used to pay hundreds of caps to see me."
(Bruce Isaac's dialogue)

[16] Courier: "I've been known to hunt a few bounties, myself."
Little Buster: "Well hey, the field's wide open, now that I'm gone. Probably lots of people looking to get in, once they hear I quit."
(Little Buster's dialogue)

[17] Courier: "I haven't been through Utah recently - what's the situation like?"
Jed Masterson: "Well, it ain't good, I'll tell you that. It's not like the Mojave or the NCR - hell, even Arizona under Caesar is safer. You got raiders all over the damn place, tribes of degenerates that'll eat you as soon as look at you, regional warlords... the works. Not too many decent places to stop and trade. New Canaan's one of the only ones left I know about."
(Jed Masterson's dialogue)

[18] Courier: "Am I... looking for Joshua? Yes, I am. Can you tell me where he is?"
Dead Horse Stalker: "You know our tongue - smart owslandr. Joshua in high place of cave. You show respect, utman! Joshua is greatest warrior. You show him no respect, he show you thunder and fire!"
(Dead Horse Stalker's dialogue)

[19] The Courier: "Your Pip-Boy isn't working. The screen's locked up, and the reboot button is missing."
Ricky: "[SUCCEEDED] Bullshit! Ain't nothing wrong with my Pit-Boy! I mean Pip-Boy! Look, this is a sweet gig for me! Don't go fucking it up! What are you after, anyways?"
(Ricky's dialogue)

[20] Courier: "Wait, after listening a bit - that's RobCo termlink protocol you're broadcasting, right?"
[SUCCEEDED] @@[#-????-#]@@! @@[*.......]@@... @@[$((*&^#%]@@.
(Doctor 8's dialogue)

[21] Courier: "Yes, ED-E, I'm sure RALPHIE the Robot would be very proud of you."
ED-E (Lonesome Road): "<Ecstatic beeping>"
(ED-E (Lonesome Road)'s dialogue)

[22] Courier: "Illinois? So that's where you got that plate. The other you, I mean."
ED-E (Lonesome Road): "<Happy beeping>"
(ED-E (Lonesome Road)'s dialogue)

[23] Courier: "Illin-what? Come on, you're making that name up."
ED-E (Lonesome Road): "<Happy beeping>"
(ED-E (Lonesome Road)'s dialogue)

[24] Courier: "What's a Chicago?"
ED-E (Lonesome Road): "<Expository beeping>"
(ED-E (Lonesome Road)'s dialogue)

[25] Courier: "Wait, Montana? You wouldn't happen to be 17, would you?"
The Lonesome Drifter: "No sir, I'm 28. Why?"
(Lonesome Drifter's dialogue)

[26] Courier: "[Intelligence 7] 'Ulysses.' Not the myth. You're honoring history, not stories."
Ulysses: "[SUCCEEDED] History. Yes. Ulysses walked a hard road. A general, like Caesar and Oliver. He was Brahmin-stubborn, gave him strength on the battlefield. He led his side to victory, turned two flags into one. That's when he lost - when the fighting was done, the sickness took hold. Lesson there, if history's to be believed. One you should heed."
(Ulysses/Dialogue)

[27] Courier: "I've run some cons in my day - one clever bastard to another, what's your trick?"
Keith: "[SUCCEEDED] You know how they say you make your own luck? Let's just say I make mine with a little extra ink on the cards."
(Keith's dialogue)

[28] 743.00Hz ULF radio signal: "What the hell is 21 doing now... hnh."

[29] 743.00Hz ULF radio signal: "Good thing the new recruit had a Pip-Boy, too, probably stole it from a Vault 21 dweller. Still, a thief's just what I need for this."

[30] "Fallout: New Vegas was once Fallout: Sin City and had three playable races" Eurogamer

[31] Joshua Sawyer: "The Courier carried his/her delivery from southern NCR, toward the Hub. We intentionally left the Courier's origins and the exact nature of the initial transaction vague."
(Sawyer on Bethesda forums (Archived)

[32] Chris Avellone on his blog

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