Forum:Themes of Fallout: New Vegas DLC's- A study

Pretty big TL;DR ahead

I was up until 2:30 Am this morning so to try and occupy my mind while I was trying to sleep I started writing up a study on the significance of all the themes in the DLC's and how they all fit in with Lonesome road. This is by no means finished or 100% correct, so correct me where I may be wrong, and help me fill in gapsm as I am struggling with certain parts of Old World blues, as it sort of confused me a bit, I think I was laughing too hard.

MASSIVE SPOILERS AHEAD. Also, a bit of potential cheesiness.

Dead Money- Has a couple of themes

Letting go- "Finding it is not the hardest part. Its letting go"

Significance to: Dean- Holding on to his plots of revenge and his jealousy, over 200 years, not realising that his perfect planned heist was walking into a trap. Dog/God- (Both voices merging ending) Letting go of both the hunger and control that plagued him, both voices becoming one. Letting go of his memories. Christine- Her obsession with her mission. If she completes her mission, she stays with the Sierra Madre. Elijah- His Lust for getting the Brotherhood to dominance proved his downfall. Sinclair- The Sierra Madre was his gift to Keyes, and his punishment for Deans betrayal. But Vera's guilt caused him to rethink his desire for revenge, and so he "Let go" of it. However, it was all in vain.

Significance in Lonesome road: Ulysses' struggle to let go of the divide, which was a place he was ready to call his new Home

Begin again-

Significance- Dean- After his rescue by the courier, and his discover of what became of Vera and Sinclair, he finally felt sorrow, which he didn't know of, or reasons why. All he could do, however, was look forward, and begin again. Christine- While she stayed with the sierra madre, having completed her mission, she took it as a new beginning God- Having been freed from his prison in the mind of Dog and gaining his control, he tended to his wounds, apart from the name across his chest. He set out to Find others like him. Dog/God (merged)- His new self was a rebirth of him

Lonesome Road: Ulysses initially lost his opportunity to "Begin again", and blamed the courier, but in the end, accepted what happened, and instead wandered the streets of the divide, contemplating until his end.

Honest hearts Repentance for Past transgressions

Daniel- Daniel Blames himself and the other new Canaanites for brining their suffering unto the tribes, and thinks that maybe they would have been better left alone. Salt upon Wounds- Shows cowardice when threatened with Death, though begs the courier for another chance, as Graham Could be seen as being a bit harsh in executing him. Joshua Graham- Pretty self explanatory, But he is the main reason for this of course. Despite being a cruel and ruthless legate, his thirst for justice remains unquenched. His anger at him having cursed his own people, who took him in, despite his past sins (inb4 Random misplaced brony argument), only to be hunted down by the Legion and the white legs.

Lonesome road: Ulysses wants the Courier to pay for what happened to the divide... Need to flesh this one out a bit more.

Anyway, its been 3 hours sitting at this page and I've hit writers block. I'll hopefully find time to finish this, but I'll leave this here for now so people can point out stuff that I may have missed, or help me with info I need to flesh out. 5t3v0 11:57, October 3, 2011 (UTC)

Pretty good stuff here. For Old World Blues, the title is basically the theme, how some people (namely the Think Tank) are obsessed with, and glorify the past, despite the current situation in the present. The Lonesome Road link I guess is Ulysses' obsession with the Old World, a past he glorifies even though it damned the world. --Fezgod 23:02, October 3, 2011 (UTC)