Dale Barton

	Fallout: New Vegas character Dale Barton
	Biography and appearance Race Human, Caucasian Gender Male Affiliation Independent Role Merchant Location Fortification Hill Dialogue File Dale Barton's dialogue Statistics Alignment Neutral SPECIAL Strength: 6 Perception: 4 Endurance: 4 Charisma: 10 Intelligence: 4 Agility: 6 Luck: 5 Derived Stats Hit Points: 110 Tag Skills Barter: 68 Melee Weapons: 68 Guns: 68 Level 10 Technical Base ID 0011fbc3 Ref ID 0011fbc4 Actor Ari Rubin

 

“

Between having to hire protection and getting slapped with taxes, it's more profitable to stick to Arizona and New Mexico. But, I do cross the river from time to time when an opportunity comes along.

”

Dale Barton is a traveling merchant found at Fortification Hill in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background

Barton prefers to trade in Legion territories versus NCR territories, saying that he finds it cheaper and safer. This is due to Caesar's Legion not demanding (or needing) heavy taxes from traders and its effectiveness at keeping its territory safe from raiders. When asked about Legate Lanius, he mentions that Lanius killed one of his brahmin just because it was in his way, though goes on to say that he had enough sense not to complain.

Dale is the one who salvaged a howitzer from a military base in Yuma, Arizona and then sold it to Caesar's Legion.

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

	This character is a merchant.	Caps: 600-4800 Sells: Cards Consumables Weapon Mods
	This character can repair items.	Repair cap: 58

Effect of the player's actions

• He will not trade with the Courier if they have a bad reputation with Caesar's Legion.

Inventory

	Apparel	Field hand outfit Cattleman cowboy hat
	Weapon	.44 Magnum revolver
	Carried items	.44 Magnum round Case, .44 Magnum
	Drops on death	empty

Notes

• He has a large selection of items and regularly updates his wares.
• If the Courier engages and is hostile with the Legion, Dale will still be neutral.
• Once Dale reaches 41,000 in caps he will not dip below it while playing Caravan. This can be exploited to earn caps and get the Know When to Fold Them and Caravan Master achievements/trophies.
• If you are in bad terms with the Legion, Dale, instead of talking and just saying random quotes, will have said quotes be from typical NCR civilians. Even saying, "There's been reports of Legion raiding parties.", or mentioning Motor-Runner was put down. He will also offer no option to trade with you.
• Dale is the only merchant in the game who will play Caravan an unlimited number of times.

Bugs

• PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PC Trading with Dale Barton can cause the game to crash. The only way to clear this problem is to restart game (PS3) or restart the console entirely (Xbox 360). This appears to happen most often when buying weapon mods or caravan cards.
• PC Xbox 360 Game may crash at the end of a game of Caravan.

Appearances

• Dale Barton appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

References

The Fort Characters Caesar · Antony · Benny · Dale Barton · Legionary blacksmith  · Legionary instructor · Legionary main gate guard · Legion Vexillarius · Lucius · Lucullus · Lupa · Melody · Otho · Praetorian guard · Sgt. Andrews · Slave · Ranger Stella · Siri · Veteran Atticus · Vulpes Inculta · Weather station guard Locations Caesar's tent · Legion Arena · Securitron Vault · Weather monitoring station Quests Main The House Always Wins Side I Hear You Knocking · I Put a Spell on You · Nothing But a Hound Dog · Render Unto Caesar · The Finger of Suspicion · Wild Card: You and What Army? Unmarked Laurifer Gladiator · A Trusted Aide · Powder to the People · Saving (or Savaging) Sergeant Teddy