Forum:Charon's a ghoul, right...?

OK, Charon's a ghoul. I was wondering if he heals in radioactive areas, and/or when battling Glowing Ones using their radiation burst. Does anyone know?

--Wally

yes he is a ghoul, and according to the "tips" in the game they heal while exposed to radation. so i would say yes.--NeoScott 20:10, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Well, that's not really a 'definitive' answer, though I appreciate it. I think I'll just take him near someplace like Greener Pastures, or one of the other "few" radioactive areas in the game (the Megaton bomb-pool may be too small to maneuver him into), punch him a time or two, then take him in and observe his health bar and see if it rises, or has risen afterward. I'll report back on my research. Hey, this kind of intel could very well alter the way our reality is structured!

--Wally

OK, well I did my research. I have the sad duty to report a negative on the proposition that Charon, as a ghoul, heals/regenerates from radiation. He does not. First, I removed all possible healing items from his inventory. Then I fast traveled with just him down to Greener Pastures, gave him a couple of unarmed shots (one was critical), and noted his health dropped by two bars. The in-game time was 0:09. We wandered and meandered and minced and skipped and splashed all around that radioactive area for over two game hours, 2:26, and I was continually checking him, unfortunately with no change for good or ill, to his health. So we fast travelled back to Megaton, still no change, I returned his various healing items, including 5 stimpacks, to him, and then went into the house, then back out again. No change.

I know he'll auto-heal after a fight, as will all permanent followers. In fact, that condition invalidated my first attempt, as an attack occurred soon after we arrived, the first time, to Greener Pastures.

Actually, about the only positive that came from this research (aside from the XP and items garnered from defeating the aforementioned reprobates), is that I discovered that one of the trucks in Greener Pastures contains a Big Book of Science.

BTW: GOT to share this. OK, dress-up Charon with the following: Metal Armor, Biker Goggles, A3-21's Plasma Rifle (or any plasma rifle), and finally, the piece de resistance, Crow's Eyebot Helmet!! Oh man, he looks -so- perfect. He looks like an alien spaceman. Jeez, he reminds me of the main character from Destroy All Humans! Its just awesome. FYI: I also give him a Super Sledge, which also helps him look extra-terrestrial. =)

--Wally