History Characters / FalloutNewVegasNewCalifornia

* TheBlindLeadingTheBlind: The Courier can agree to train them, but unless you have at least 45 weapons, and Explosives, the Courier will make a lousy trainer, and you can only complete the mission when you have the necessary stats (or load a part previously saved and go for another option. )

* UngratefulBastard: If the Courier manages to solve the problem of the Kings and the brotherhood of steel without bloodshed, she removes Kimball from his position, and is angry with the Courier. Even when he or she has just provided her with potential allies.

* ColdSniper: She comes off as one, but partly subverted when Betsy admits she feels guilty about killing the drug-addicted Fiends, and after what Cook-Cook did to her that says a lot. The Legion on the other hand, she has no issue with killing.

-->'''Courier''': She... helped? You sure about that?\\

** He's also this to Bitter-Root, who like him, was a former member of the Great Kahns who went on to become a First Recon Sniper for their ArchEnemy the NCR. But Bitter-Root is abrasive and has grown to despise the Kahns, while Manny is a fairly friendly guy and holds no ill-will towards either faction.

* EnemyMine: In the final battle, it's possible that due to the efforts of The Courier, The NCR will be supported by three of their long-time enemies of the past: the Brotherhood of Steel, the Khans and [[spoiler:the Enclave]].

* ALighterShadeOfGray: To the Legion. The NCR has their fair share of problems but they're a far more preferable option compared to an evil empire that endorses slavery, child soldiers, rape, canibalism and torture. With NCR and House it's quite a bit muddier. The two really do want to rebuild a peaceful and stabilized society in the wasteland, but their views of how to do it are incompatible and the end result is a mix of pros and cons. Thus it's up to the player's discretion to decide who's in the right and worth backing, or neither of them.

* {{Jerkass}}: She tends to have a rather abrasive attitude with the player even if you have Idolized reputation with the NCR.[[WordOfGod J.E. Sawyer]] states that Moore deserves to have evil karma, which she does in the mod that he created.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Despite being an unpleasant person, her enemies are still the legion of Caesar who are much worse than her.

* TokenEvilTeammate: For the NCR. [=JSawyer's=] mod even gives her evil karma, along with [[CorruptQuartermaster Contreras]].

* TokenEvilTeammate: For the NCR, which makes Caesar's Legion feel more tamed in comparison. [=JSawyer's=] mod even gives her evil karma, along with [[CorruptQuartermaster Contreras]].

* TheHeavy: Even though the President Kimball and General Oliver have higher ranks than him, Dennis is the direct leader you will have to deal with, if you decide to ally with the NCR.

* AscendedExtra: You first met them in ''Fallout 2'' in the far south, where they were just a faction of the NCR Army that hunted slavers. Now they're so much more.

* TheSquad: What they are.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The quest's bad outcomes are fairly predictable, and taking Mags' suggestion to make effort to train actually turns them into decent soldiers. The only arguably surprising ending of the quest's is O'Hanrahan's advice, where giving them a pep talk to boost morale has the same consequences as following Mags.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: He's an arm medic suddenly reassigned to work in a refugees' camp, hence why he isn't competent when dealing with psychological trauma and pediatry.

* DownerEnding: Taking Poindexter or Razz's advice on how to help the squad by hacking the camp's terminal to make it look like the squad is performing better than they are or getting the others to use [[PsychoSerum Psycho]] will both get the squad killed in the end: if you follow Poindexter's advice, those who don't get killed during Hoover's Dam battle desert, are caught fleeing to the Mojave Outpost and are executed by hanging (the same will happen if you do nothing); if you follow Razz's advice, they initially become seemingly brave and competent soldiers, but then become Psycho addicts, turn to banditry to get more of the drug, and eventually get court-martialed and executed.

* BigBad: To a Legion affiliated Courier.
* BigGood: In the eyes of many NCR citizens.
* CruelMercy: If you prevent his assassination, Mr House will mention that since you've already saved his life, you don't need to feel bad about ruining his political career.

The current president of the NCR. He was a former war hero and general for the NCR during early stages of the Mojave Campaign, made popular by his heavy handed tactics in destroying tribals in the area that are hostile against the NCR. During the main quest he makes a visit to Hoover Dam to give a motivational speech for the troops stationed there, [[spoiler:where three assassination attempts are made on him within the timespan of five minutes]].

* BonusBoss: He is an encounter accessible only if you choose a certain option at the end of the Lonesome Road DLC, and has near-perfect combat stats, powerful gear, regenerating health, ''and'' surrounded by goulified {{mook}}s in power armour and radiation that not only makes things even more difficult for the player, but also rapidly heals said mooks.

Governed by a democratically-elected President and Congress, commonly referred to as the NCR Council, citizens enjoy equal protection under the law and, in the heartlands, a standard of living approaching that of early 20th century America. Frontier towns are less lucky, often having to deal with raider attacks due to the overextension of the NCR's military and law enforcement. Slavery, narcotics distribution, and other societal ills common in the wasteland are illegal, but logistics issues and bureaucratic corruption occasionally allow things to slip through the cracks.

Governed by a democratically-elected President and Congress, commonly referred to as the NCR Council, citizens enjoy equal protection under the law and, in the heartlands, a standard of living approaching that of pre-war society. Frontier towns are less lucky, often having to deal with raider attacks due to the overextension of the NCR's military and law enforcement. Slavery, narcotics distribution, and other societal ills common in the wasteland are illegal, but logistics issues and bureaucratic corruption occasionally allow things to slip through the cracks.

* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:If you have killed Caesar or discovered his illness, you can end the Return to Sender quest by telling Hanlon that the Legion will be a massive threat to all of the NCR without their leading ideologist alive, which causes Hanlon to come back to his senses and agree to stop undermining the defences. Going with this option also means that he isn't DrivenToSuicide. This also applies to the suicide option as well, with a TearJerker of a speech that is essentially him describing this trope.]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Hanlon is definitely one of the few of these on the upper rungs of the NCR military, and [[KangarooCourt the NCR in general.]] [[spoiler: Though he may be willing to abandon the Mojave to slavery to the Legion, you definitely [[AFatherToHisMen can't fault him for wanting to save his boys and girls]], and he can be convinced to stop should you tell him Caesar is dead or dying due to his brain tumor or because you killed him.]]

* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: He's so scummy that if he switches sides to the Legion, none of the Legionaries care about him being (violently) murdered by the Courier.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She disapears entirely from the game if players decided to go against NCR's interest by siding with House or Legion. Some may assume she may have gotten killed or evacuated along with the rest of the NCR troops when the Legion overran the Dam, if she indeed survive.

* WorthyOpponent: In the event of a Legion victory, Hanlon chooses [[spoiler:not to flee from the advancing Legion, and meets Caesar. Out of respect for his prowess as a warrior, Caesar has him beheaded. Should Caesar be dead, the Legate is not so kind.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Ron Yuan

* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Seeing diplomacy as ineffectual and a waste of time when there's a war to be fought, she is more than satisfied with the player's actions if they decide to wipe out the the Kings and the Brotherhood of Steel. Still, her ideas do prove to have some merit in regards to Mr. House and the Omertas; [[spoiler:House is, in fact, planning to make a move against the NCR at the Dam, and the Omertas are planning to act on Caesar's behalf.]]

* NiceGuy: He's very friendly.

* UnfriendlyFire: He used the confusion doing the NCR's attack on Bitter Springs to "settle some scores" with the other Khans.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The quest's bad outcomes are fairly predictable, and taking Mags' suggestion to make effort to train actually turns them into decent soldiers. The only arguably surprising ending of the quest's is O'Hanrahan's advice, where invoking ThePowerOfFriendship has the same consequences as following Mags.