History Characters / FalloutNewVegasOtherFactions

* HonorBeforeReason: Believes that distributing the Helios One energy evenly is the most humane choice, even through it will overload (and eventually burnout) the power plant. If the Courier brings Arcade Gannon to Helios One and goes along with his idea of distributing the energy only to the poorer parts of New Vegas (Freeside and Westside), Ignacio will agree that this was a much better idea.

* SympathyForTheDevil: Ever since Vault 15 opened its doors and Shady Sands was founded, the Khans have preyed on their people with raids and abductions, but their civilians were killed in a massacre at Bitter springs. As a result, most people in the region, including ex-membes of the NCRs, feel sorry for them.

* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: If you persuade them to go to war against the NCR or the Legion, which requires completing their quest to retrieve an ancient bomber aircraft from the depths of Lake Mead, they'll ride out to battle in a 300-year-old B-29 Superfortress.

* AssholeVictim: Discussed. Most people, especially among the NCR, agree that the Khans had been due for a reckoning since coming to the Mojave, as they've been long-time enemies of NCR and were the aggressors against their settlers when they began their expansion north. That said, most of the casualties at the Bitter Springs Massacre were children, elderly, and the wounded. Several characters give opinions (often with very apparent biases) on to what extent the Khans brought such a disaster upon themselves and if NCR was in the right to gun down their civilians like they did. In regards to the NCR troopers that were actually the ones firing upon them, the ones you meet in-game universally feel horrible about what happened.

* AssholeVictim: Discussed and [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. While most members of the NCR agree that what happened at Bitter Springs was messed up, former Khan-turned-NCR soldier Bitter-Root maintains that they had it coming. Objectively speaking, the Khans ''did'' provoke the NCR with attacks on civilians and soldiers alike, ignoring warnings of reprisal as empty threats. [[UnreliableNarrator Bitter Root's account]] is also outright contradicted by [[AllThereInTheManual All Roads]], which explicitly shows civilians, including toddlers were attacked. As a result, most people think that the Khans didn't deserve this.

* AssholeVictim: Discussed and zig-zagged. While most members of the NCR agree that what happened at Bitter Springs was messed up, former Khan-turned-NCR soldier Bitter-Root maintains that they had it coming. Objectively speaking, the Khans ''did'' provoke the NCR with attacks on civilians and soldiers alike, ignoring warnings of reprisal as empty threats. Even after Bitter Springs, when the Followers of the Apocalypse tried to teach them how to make medicine, the Khans instead used that knowledge to become drug dealers, causing the Followers to withdraw their support in disgust. It's ultimately your call to determine whether the whole tribe, including the Khans who haven't actively taken part in any atrocities like Jack and Diane, deserves to be put to the sword like Colonel Moore wants.

* DracoInLeatherPants: They get their treatment in-universe. Pretty much ever since Vault 15 opened its doors and Shady Sands was founded, the Khans have preyed on their people with raids and abductions, and they also betrayed the Followers of the Apocalypse by using the medical knowledge the Followers provided to help them to start making chems. However, most people in the region don't know of the Khans' history with NCR and the Followers, and so consider them one of many down-on-their-luck groups in the area just trying to survive and make a home for themselves without being pushed around by the Republic.

* CasanovaWannabe: Some of them try to flirt with Cass, without much success.

* AddledAddict: His chem addiction makes him a huge liability, so much so that Benny repeatedly suggests they just abandon him.

* {{Foil}}: Basically the Great Khans' counterpart of Boone, mainly regarding the Bitter Springs trauma and the [[TheStoic stoic]] personality.

* OneManArmy: He wades into a sea of Fiends armed only with his combat knife and manages to kill several of them singlehandedly, including one armed with a flamer. With the support of his fellow Khans and Benny he manages to survive the ordeal with just a few burns and cuts.
* TheQuietOne: He hasn't said a single word since Bitter Springs.

* AnarchyIsChaos: The King and Pacer both agree that their image of Freeside is a town where everyone can be free to do what they want, but they disagree on what this means. The King imagines a society where every citizen is free to pursue their own path, so long as they respect the rights of others -- well within the [[UsefulNotes/{{Anarchism}} spectrum of actual anarchist politics]]. Pacer is happy to live in a society where the strong take from the weak and the weak can like it or go live somewhere else -- assuming that, as second-in-command of the biggest gang, he'll be in the 'strong' category. [[spoiler:Unsurprisingly, his attack on the NCR relief effort ended ''terribly'' and if the rest of The Kings go down his path and [[GenreBlind attack the trained and heavily armed troops]], [[CurbStompBattle they will get massacred]] and [[DownerEnding Freeside will end up under NCR martial law]], while The King's willingness to compromise will allow them to end the situation peacefully... unless the player sides with House, who [[WrongGenreSavvy sees the Kings siding with the NCR as an act of hostility to his rule over Vegas and wipes them out if they do. Conversely, if the Courier helps the Kings attack and drive out the NCR, it is seen as a sign of loyalty and House rewards them for it by formally giving them Freeside to control on his behalf]].]]

* AllHailTheGreatGodMickey: When the Kings found the King's School of Impersonation, they took the massive amounts of recordings, posters, imagery and imitation instructions to indicate that Elvis (not that they know his actual name) was actually a god figure from before the war that people worshiped.
* AnarchyIsChaos: The King and Pacer both agree that their image of Freeside is a town where everyone can be free to do what they want, but they disagree on what this means. The King imagines a society where every citizen is free to pursue their own path, so long as they respect the rights of others -- well within the [[UsefulNotes/{{Anarchism}} spectrum of anarchist politics]]. Pacer is happy to live in a society where the strong take from the weak and the weak can like it or go live somewhere else -- assuming that, as second-in-command of the biggest gang, he'll be in the 'strong' category. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, his attack on the NCR relief effort ended ''terribly'' and if rest of The Kings go down his path and [[GenreBlind attack the trained and heavily armed troops]], [[CurbStompBattle they will get massacred]] and [[DownerEnding Freeside will end up under martial law]], while The King's willingness to compromise will allow them to end the situation peacefully...unless the player sides with House, who [[WrongGenreSavvy sees the Kings siding with the NCR as an act of hostility to his rule and wipes them out if they do but sees them attacking the NCR as a sign of loyalty and rewards them for it by giving them Freeside to control on his behalf]].]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding: The Kings die or suffer horribly in most of the game's endings, but they do have their GoldenEnding where they get to maintain their principles, get what they want, and don't lose many people in trying to fight the NCR.
* ElvisImpersonator: An entire ''gang'' of them, all convinced it's a pre-war ''religion''. Only The King and Pacer put on the voice, but this might be justified since King says the tapes broke a few years ago. They're the oldest members and might be the only ones still alive to have heard them.
* EntitledBastard: Zig-zagged, they aren't fond of the NCR squatters putting a drain on their resources, and The King is not pleased when he finds out the NCR is giving handouts to its citizens but not to the proper citizens of the area. However, it turns out NCR ''wanted'' to supply everyone, but the messenger they sent to negotiate with The King was beaten and turned away by Pacer, so they were only given enough support to take care of their own. The player has the option to eventually smooth things out and get the two to agree to a truce, which leads into NCR providing relief support to Freeside if you complete the game for NCR.
* FutureImperfect: The Kings actually have absolutely no idea who Elvis really is. When they first discovered the school of impersonation filed with holotapes, jackets, and a seemingly unlimited supply of hair gel, they concluded that Elvis was worshiped and the building was his temple.
* GangOfHats: The gang is based in the "King's School of Impersonation" and The King believes the building was a place of worship to a man called "The King". The place had a stockpile of hair gel, outfits, and recordings of The King to teach the listener of how to move and talk like him. This lead them to form a gang in The King's image since he was important enough to immortalise his image through impersonations and they formed a philosophy around him, using The King as an example of being in control of one's own destiny where "Every man is a king in his own right".
* GreaserDelinquents: They're a hybrid of this trope and Elvis impersonators.
* NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters: The Kings take this a step further by acting as Freeside's ''de facto'' police force, and the closest thing they have to a government.
* NiceGuy: The King is a rather personable and likable person, who despite being noted as something of a hothead remains a ReasonableAuthorityFigure for the most part. The Kings as a whole are very generous, giving freebies to a Courier who's proved helpful to the people of Freeside. If they have a flaw, it's a mild excess of hometown pride.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The King. The fact that this makes him "The King of Kings" is noted by Rotface.

** In a quest involving the NCR's and King's conflict, the NCR sends a platoon of fully armed soldiers to the King's HQ. The King tells you to explain what's going on before his gang kills the soldiers. You have the option of telling him to calm down since his gang stands no chance if they start a fight. He'll take this as a challenge, and order his gang to open fire, upon which they are all gunned down.
** This is basically what happens in all but a few of the King's endings. They decide to pick a fight with the victors of the Mojave and get themselves killed. The NCR is the only faction that's willing to even have a peaceful solution with them (aside from [[TheHero the Courier]], of course), while Mr. House will only go so far as to leave them alone.
** Speaking of peace with the NCR, if the Courier gets the King to sign a truce with them, [[spoiler: Pacer]] storms in, angry that the King had "sold out", and attacks him -- along with the King's loyal guards... and several, heavily armed NCR soldiers... oh, and YOU too.

The leader of the Kings gang and, by extension, most of Freeside as well. He spends most of his days relaxing at the King's School of Impersonation though he also keeps up with current events happening on the street.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: The King continues to display UndyingLoyalty to Pacer long after it becomes obvious that the man is a two-faced weasel who's been manipulating him into a fight with the NCR. The King actually lets on that he knows that Pacer is xenophobic but overlooks this because he can understand Pacer's reasons, a lot of Freeside feels the same, and Pacer is still his best friend and in any other matter has the King's best interests at heart. He just doesn't know that Pacer [[spoiler:is actively trying to start a war between the Kings and the NCR to drive the latter out of Freeside entirely, and is causing much of the breakdown in communication between the two. Learning the truth has him finally draw the line]].

* JustTheFirstCitizen: The King himself is quick to point out that he only controls the Kings and generally lets Freeside's residents and visitors well enough alone so long as they don't cause trouble, but most of the people of Freeside (outside the NCR squatter community) look up to him as their ''de facto'' leader anyway.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: A major reason for why he dislikes the NCR is because he only hears about the terrible things they do to the people of Westside. [[spoiler:He's unaware that much of the problems come from Pacer going out of his way to make things worse]], a fact that when learned has him step up to fix.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everyone in Freeside refers to him as The King, even his close friends.

* YouOweMe: After completing a series of quests for The King, he gives you the permission to ask for a favor, ranging from membership to a fake passport to the Strip. Later on, you can use this favor to make The King agree to a truce with the NCR.

Pacer is the King's second-in-command and lacks most of the charm and charisma his boss has. [[spoiler:He is also trying to start a war between the Kings and the NCR citizens in Freeside.]]

* BullyingADragon: He constantly causes the conflict between the Kings and the NCR to escalate, despite the fact that the NCR is a much more powerful faction that could wipe the Kings off the face of the earth. (And in a possible outcome, they will)
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:If you convince them to make peace with the NCR, he becomes enraged over the King "selling" out and attacks him. [[SuicidalOverconfidence In front of several loyal Kings, NCR Troopers, and your party]]. The only way to avoid this and still end the quest peacefully is to complete "King's Gambit" and use your favor to have the King agree to make peace]].
* {{Jerkass}}: He is much more rude to the Courier than the King himself and will even charge them a bribe when they visit for the first time. [[spoiler:He is also raising tensions between the NCR and the Kings.]]
* TheLancer: He's the King's second-in-command.
* OnlyOneName: The [[https://fallout.wiki/wiki/Pacer%27s_patient_record in-game patient record]] shows that he either doesn't have a last name or doesn't use one.
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: If you make the kings and the NCR sign a truce, he will stage a mutiny, despite being outnumbered by kings loyal to the king, NCR soldiers, and the Courier's party.]]
* TokenEvilTeammate: He's the only member of the Kings set to Evil Karma.

A technologically advanced tribe originated from a group of emigrants from Vault 34, a vault in which the armory was overstocked and cannot be locked. They left after the Overseer attempted to implement gun control laws. They are currently living in Nellis Air Force Base to the northeast of Vegas and have developed a culture based around the use of weapons. The Boomer are very xenophobic and will bombard all outsiders that tries to approach their camp with artillery guns.

* AcePilot: Due to them having access to aerial combat computer simulations at the base, they are one of only two minor factions (the other being the Enclave Remnants) that have access to air power.
* BadassArmy: While they aren't as actively militant as the NCR or Legion, they certainly count as this. After the rebellion in the vault, they left into the wasteland and came under repeated attacks by raiders. Thanks to their heavy firepower, they had a [[CurbStompBattle kill ratio of over 40 to 1]]. And that's ''before'' they moved into Nellis air force base.

** Also describes the faction as a whole. They've remained separated from the NCR/Legion/Mr. House battle for the Mojave because they've blown up anybody that's tried to approach them, no matter what they had to offer. In many of the endings, should the Courier complete their faction quest, the Boomers will still be left alone out of respect or fear.
* BloodKnight: An entire faction of them. Their culture is dedicated towards the use of weapons and many of them cannot wait to go to fight in an actual battle.
* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: If you persuade them to go to war against the NCR or the Legion, they'll ride out to battle in a 300-year old B-29 Superfortress.
* ChestOfMedals: Their typical outfits have medals, ribbons, and patches from neck to ''ankles''.
* {{Crazy Survivalist}}s: Justified by a belief that outside humans are nothing but savages, but they can be convinced to change their view.
* CustomUniform: They wear military blazers over old patched up Vault 34 jumpsuits as their faction's uniform, showing they were once Vault dwellers while also making them look distinct.
* DeathFromAbove: [[spoiler: If you managed to help them recover the B-29 bomber and convince them to help in the battle, they will use the bomber to carpet bomb either Caesar's Legion or the NCR positions as you advance during the final battle at Hoover Dam]].
* DefectorFromDecadence: In their opinion, at least. The truth is more complicated. They left the Vault because the Overseer attempted to restrict the use of the huge stockpile of firearms in the Vault. Specifically, while they were allowed to ''shoot'' as much as they wanted in the gunnery range (the restrictions on access to guns came much later, after the Boomers had been gone for a long, long time), the Overseer stopped them from "exploding" even small bombs.

* GunNut: Their main hat is a love of firearms due to coming from a vault with an overstocked armory. Their respect for weapons is the reason why you're allowed to carry your weapons openly in their territory.

* HiddenElfVillage: In a manner of speaking. While the village isn't 'hidden', the Boomers are isolationist and disinterested in whatever happens beyond the airbase, bomb all potential visitors with artillery, and refer to all non-Boomers, the Courier included, as 'savages'.
* IKnowMortalKombat: They learned to fly planes after they found VR airflight simulators in their base.
* MadBomber: They fire artillery at anyone that dare to get too close to their base. [[spoiler:Nuking things gains you approval with them.]]
* MeaningfulName: With a touch of irony. Obviously, the Boomers are known for making things explode, but they also came from a vault that was experiencing a significant population surge. (The later association of "boomer" with "person out of touch with a world that has passed them by" is [[HilariousInHindsight pure serendipity]].)

** The Boomer will bombard any potential outsiders that comes close to their settlement. [[CrapsackWorld Knowing what is out in the wasteland,]] they're not entirely wrong.

* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: They are a self-sufficient survivalist community that is fiercely distrustful of outsiders with a large pile of weapons and hold weaponry in such high regard they don't bother disarming the Courier.
* ThisMeansWar: According to the backstory, after repeated attempts to make contact failed, the NCR tried to cut off the Boomers' water supply from Lake Mead. [[ThrowDownTheBomblet The Boomers responded in just the way you'd expect.]] [[KnowWhenToFoldEm The NCR promptly turned the water back on.]]

* UndyingLoyalty: To the Courier, if the B-29 is raised. They promise to support you specifically rather than any of the factions. (If the Courier plays as a double agent, gaining their loyalty can complete the same mission for three factions at once, what prevents it from being 4 is that you would need [[spoiler: to have killed House to get this mission from the Legion.)]]

* YouAreACreditToYourRace: They are ''very'' impressed with a Sav--[[LastSecondWordSwap Outsider]] like the Courier. Dodging the bombardment to their base, helping many of their members, learning about their history (with several different checks to ''really'' impress Pete), and at last making their long-held dream come true.

* TooDumbTooLive: [[spoiler: If you make the kings and the NCR sign a truce, he will stage a mutiny, despite being outnumbered by kings loyal to the king, NCR soldiers, and the Courier's party.]]

** This can also happen very easily with the Vault 19 group as well. Even if you blow up the vault, the epilogue acts as if they're still alive. You can convince most of them to turn themselves in to the NCR by completing Phillip Lem's questline, but doing so will cause Samuel Cooke to leave the group and never be punished for his actions. The only way to avert this trope is by personally killing Cooke yourself.

[[folder:Phillip Lem]]

A Powder Ganger who was sent to prison for sneaking into NCR camps and stealing goods, Phillip Lem was initially one of Samuel Cooke's supporters, but now thinks that the group cannot sustain themselves on their limited resources and that Cooke's ambition will get them all killed, and would now prefer to surrender to the NCR.

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: He's named after Creator/PhillipKDick and Creator/StanislawLem.

* FlunkyBoss: All the Fiend leaders are accompanied by around four to six decently-armed Fiends guarding them. Violetta has around eight dogs instead. Motor-Runner, however, is alone in his throne room with only two ''very'' weak dogs. Of course, you already had to fight through dozens of Fiends in the vault just to get to him... unless you Speech checked your way in or went on behalf of the Khans. Still have to fight your way out, of course, but he only has about six Fiends in his section, same as the others.

* {{Veganopia}}:Subverted. The Boomers evidently subsist on a vegan diet, growing soy and legumes for protein. They are also one of the more militaristic factions in the game.

* MaybeMagicMayebMundane: Talks a lot about his visions being from The Creator, and even uses his birth name as proof. However a good or even neutral aligned Courier proves all of them right.

* {{Veganopia}}: The Boomers evidently subsist on a vegan diet, growing soy and legumes for protein. They are also one of the more militaristic factions in the game.

* UndyingLoyalty: To the Courier, if the B-29 is raised. They promise to support you specifically rather than any of the factions.

* MeaninglessVillainVictory: Managing to replace the Elder turns out to be this on most routes, being that House and Caesar will order the destruction of the base regardless of who is in charge, while in the NCR will be impossible to take a peaceful route, if Hardin is in charge. So in the three routes, his victory against [=McNamara=] is irrelevant.

* MeaninglessVillainVictory: Managing to replace the Elder turns out to be this on the routes of House and the NCR, being that House will order the destruction of the base regardless of who is in charge, while in the second it will be impossible to take a peaceful route, if Hardin is in charge. So in both routes, his victory against [=McNamara=] is irrelevant.

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:If you convince them to make peace with the NCR, [[TheLancer Pacer]] becomes enraged over the King "selling" out and attacks him. [[SuicidalOverconfidence In front of several loyal Kings, NCR Troopers, and your party]]. The only way to avoid this and still end the quest peacefully is to complete "King's Gambit" and use your favor to have the King agree to make peace.