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* During the course of his routine, Billy will make a joke about Tops owner [[Benny]] paying his salary; Billy will make this joke even if Benny is dead or has fled The Strip while other non-player characters in the theater are talking about the mobster's recent disgrace. |
* During the course of his routine, Billy will make a joke about Tops owner [[Benny]] paying his salary; Billy will make this joke even if Benny is dead or has fled The Strip while other non-player characters in the theater are talking about the mobster's recent disgrace. |
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* Like all the other performers at The Aces, Billy will remain silently on the stage after his act has concluded if his allotted time there has not been met. Furthermore, he may walk straight off of the stage and into the audience, instead of down the side stairs. |
* Like all the other performers at The Aces, Billy will remain silently on the stage after his act has concluded if his allotted time there has not been met. Furthermore, he may walk straight off of the stage and into the audience, instead of down the side stairs. |
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| − | * Billy Knight may be based on real-life English comedian Bill Nighy. Billy has English accent, Billy's eyebrows and nose have resemblence to Bill Nighy, and even Billy's voice sounds similar to that of Bill Nighy. |
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So I hear Mr. House runs the Strip. He took it over from the last guy, Mr. Mob-Infested Hellhole.
”Billy Knight is a street comedian living on The Strip in 2281. He stands outside of the The Tops Casino, next to a gate dividing The Strip.
Background
Billy Knight is a longtime professional comedian who has clearly fallen on hard times. His act are made up of sardonic one-liners and observations about life and various personalities in New Vegas. It is implied that he was once a well-known comic, but his desperation causes him to sharply question his worth to a club.
Interactions with the player character
Interactions overview
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This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed. | |
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This character is a permanent party member. They grant the - perk. | |
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This character is a doctor. |
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This character rents beds. | Cost: - caps. |
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This character can modify weapons. |
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Quests
- Talent Pool: The player needs to recruit a comedian. Billy is a prime choice to perform his act for the patrons of Tommy Torini's Aces Theater, located in The Tops casino.
Effects of player action
- Billy is desperate for the work, and offers to perform for as low as 10 caps a night; however, with a 25 Barter skill, he can be convinced to persuade Torini of his true worth as an act.
Inventory
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Notes
- If recruited for Torini, Billy performs his act at The Aces nightly between 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.
- If you listen to all of his jokes, he will make a crack about being served human meat at the Ultra-luxe.
- The Tops sign bills him as the "King of Zing!".
Notable quotes
- "I had dinner at the Ultra-Luxe the other night. I told them my steak tasted funny. They said it was a clown. I ate a person!"
- "I know a guy, his motto is Love Thy Neighbor. He lives next to a brothel."
- "People say it's hard to survive the Wasteland - hey, how hard can it be, the water glows in the dark!"
- "Hey, what about that suit Benny wears? If I had a suit like that, the ladies would be all over me. What, you expect a punchline? The guy pays my salary!"
- "They really care about your privacy here at the Tops. Even room service has an unlisted number!"
- "It's hard to sleep in this place, I tell ya; this girl was pounding on my door all night, finally I had to let her out."
- "I've been in love with the same woman for 17 years. If my wife ever finds out, she'll kill me!
- "My wife and I know the secret to a happy marriage. Two times a week we go out to eat. She goes mondays I go fridays!
- "My cousin and his wife are a fastidious couple. She's fast and he's hideous!"
- "A ghoul goes into a doctor and says, "Doctor, doctor I have this horrible rash!", The doctor says "Son, that's called your face!""
Appearances
Billy Knight appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.
Bugs
- During the course of his routine, Billy will make a joke about Tops owner Benny paying his salary; Billy will make this joke even if Benny is dead or has fled The Strip while other non-player characters in the theater are talking about the mobster's recent disgrace.
- Like all the other performers at The Aces, Billy will remain silently on the stage after his act has concluded if his allotted time there has not been met. Furthermore, he may walk straight off of the stage and into the audience, instead of down the side stairs.
