History Quotes / FalloutNewVegas

->''[[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt When atomic fire consumed the earth]], those who survived did so in great, underground [[UndergroundCity Vaults]]. When they opened, their inhabitants set out across the ruins of the old world to build new societies, establish new villages, forming tribes.''

->''But across the Colorado, another society had arisen under a different flag. A vast army of slaves, forged from the conquest of 86 tribes: [[TheEmpire Caesar's Legion]].''

->''[[PlayerCharacter You]] are a {{courier}}, hired by the Mojave Express to deliver [[MacGuffin a package]] to the New Vegas Strip. What seemed like a simple delivery job has taken a turn... for the worse."''

->''"By the time I was 30 years old, I was a billionaire thirty times over. I founded and ran a vast economic empire. Do you really think I'm going to let an upstart come into my home and ransom my property to me? I spent two centuries searching for the [[McGuffin Platinum Chip]]. [[SuddenlyShouting It is my invention, my property - mine]]. Now be a good courier and '''deliver''' it!"''

->''"Rangers, this is the Chief. I know I can ramble on sometimes, but I need you to listen close for the next minute or so. I got some bad news. I messed up, made a mistake. I thought I could help us get out of here, but it didn't work out. Rangers get injured all the time, it's part of the job. But if you lose a few fingers, get a bad break, that's it. You step down. We rely on each other too much to let our infirmities become a liability. A ranger knows when it's time. Only I didn't. Somewhere along the way, something broke inside me. I couldn't find us a way out of this desert. I wrestled with it, and it took me down a dark road. I wish I could explain it to you. The old chief's finally at a loss for words. Send me all the Legion you can; I'll be waiting for them"''

->''"There's your signal. Faint, but still there. Just like NCR. Voice without fire, without strength. Sick."

-->--'''Legate Lanius''', if the Courier [[spoiler:[[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath convinces him to stand down]]]]

->"[[ArcWords War. War never changes.]]\\
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[[WorldWarIII When atomic fire consumed the earth]], those who survived did so in great, underground Vaults. When they opened, their inhabitants set out across ruins of the old world to build new societies, establish new villages, forming tribes. As decades passed, what had been the American southwest united beneath the flag of the New California Republic, [[TheFederation dedicated to old world values of democracy and the rule of law.]] As the Republic grew, so did its needs. Scouts spread east, seeking territory and wealth, in the dry and merciless expanse of the Mojave Desert. They returned with tales of a city untouched by the warheads that had scorched the rest of the world and a great wall spanning the Colorado River.\\
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The NCR mobilized its army and set it east to occupy the Hoover Dam and restore it to working condition. But across the Colorado, another society had arisen under a different flag. [[TheEmpire A vast army of slaves, forged in the conquest of 86 tribes]]: Caesar's Legion.\\
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Four years have passed since the Republic held the Dam, just barely, against the Legion's onslaught. The Legion did not retreat. Across the River, they gathered strength. Campfires burned, training drums beat.\\
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Through it all, the New Vegas Strip has stayed open for business under the control of its mysterious overseer, [[TheChessmaster Mr. House]] and his army of rehabilitated Tribals and police robots.\\
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You are a [[{{Courier}} courier]], hired by the Mojave Express, to deliver a package to the New Vegas Strip. What seemed like a simple delivery job has taken a turn... for the worse."
-->--'''[[Creator/RonPerlman The Narrator]]''', opening cutscene

-> ''"If you want to see the fate of democracies, look out the windows."''

->''"The rapist with the flamethrower? Yeah, that's a combination I stay the fuck away from."''

-->--'''Legate Lanius''', if the Courier [[spoiler:convinces him to stand down]]

->''"[[Literature/TheBible 'By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. Remember, O Lord, the Children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem who said, 'Raze it, raze it, even to the Foundation.' O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed. Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones, against the stones.']] Do you know what it means?"''

-->-- '''[[ImplacableMan Joshua Graham]],''' informing you of [[KillEmAll what he wishes to do to the White Legs]].

-->--'''Legate Lanius'''

->'''Benny:''' I hear "dig" from you, babe, and all I can think of is a ''shovel''.

-->-- '''Website/{{Cracked}}''' article comment, on ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''

->''"Heh... now, come on, you open up. Open up, damn you. Open the vault... I can make it worth your while, think about what you're throwing away. I have other weapons, other technology I can share with you. And the Big Empty... I know the way there. I know some of its secrets... if... The collars... the collars were a mistake, I see that now. Why would I kill you? After all you've done... after all we've done together. [[SuddenlyShouting Are you listening to me?!]] Everything down here, I-I Swear, so much you could see! You could rule the wastes with what's down here, make your own army, reshape the world, and if others disagree... put collars on them, [[WeCanRuleTogether I can show you how.]] Don't you leave me here. You can't do this to me. [[VillainousBreakdown Getting dark in here. Machine... machine's losing power, no. I still have Pip-Boy light... maybe... maybe... no, no, that doesn't work. Where... where is the door. Can't find the door. Calm, been in worse situations... find a way out... somehow, then find that Courier... Maybe Veronica... no... no, she thinks I'm dead. Must be someone... maybe that other courier, one with the flag on his back... maybe... no... no, said he'd never come to the Sierra Madre... No way out.]] [[ThisCannotBe Can't... can't end like this.]] You. I know you can hear me. When you die, Courier... I'll be waiting. Your grave's going look just like this vault. [[FinalSpeech When you die... I'll be waiting here... at the Sierra Madre. Waiting.]]"''

->''"The rapist with the flamethrower? That's a combination I try to avoid."''

-->-- '''God''' (no, not that God), upon meeting you

->''"[[RousingSpeech There are some back home who ask me, "But who are we protecting? What is Nevada to us?" Sometimes we forget that the light of our society shines beyond our borders. Sometimes we take those privileges for granted that our forebears fought so hard to achieve. We must always remember that wherever Californians stand, we carry our principles with us: equal respect, representation, and protection under the laws of a just republic. This was the same fire that burned in the heart of the Old World that preceded us. We are the heirs of that civilization, torchbearers eastward of the Pacific, into the darkness of this wasted land.[...]Four years ago, we held this dam. Four years ago, we carried the weight. Four years ago, we drew a line through the Mojave as clear as the Colorado River, a line that Caesar cannot cross. Today, you stand here with our brothers and sisters to hold that line. Today, you honor all Californians by carrying that weight. Today, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevadas, defiant and enduring. You are the great western light of California, torchbearers in the darkness, living reminders of all that is best in our republic.]]"''

-->-- '''Elijah'''

-->-- '''[[BadassGrandpa Chief Hanlon]]'''

->''"Finding it, though, that's not the hard part. It's [[ArcWords letting go.]]"''

-->-- '''Robert Edwin House:'''

-->-- '''[[MadOracle The Forecaster]]'''

->''"I would sooner spit on my dead mother's grave [[FourStarBadass than have some Courier walk-the-wasteland-fuck talk to me like that!!]]"''

->''"You know what New Vegas taught me? That a [[BadassNormal lone package courier]] can get [[BoomHeadshot shot in the head]], [[UnexplainedRecovery recover within a few days]], and become an [[OneManArmy unstoppable killing machine]] that will murder the shit out of everything ever whilst simultaneously becoming the living God of people with [[WalkingArmoury so many guns]] they could re-destroy the planet [[TheAce AND]] displaying levels of [[ScienceHero scientific, technical, and medical know-how]] that would shame pretty much anybody; oh, and also somehow displaying levels of [[GuileHero charisma and aptitude for manipulation]] that should only come about by creating the bastard offspring of JFK and Bill Clinton with a little side of young Mel Gibson. Not to mention all this is done while consistently outperforming the [[EliteMooks trained, veteran forces]] of two separate [[TheFederation arm]][[TheEmpire ies]]. Now THAT is a goddamn motivational story."''
-->-- '''Website/{{Cracked}}''' article comment, on ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''

-->-- '''God''' (no, not that God), upon meeting you

-->-- '''[[BountyHunter Little Buster]]'''