Fallout 2 companions

This page lists all companions in Fallout 2.

The content is not described in full detail on this page. For details, please see the respective articles. For companions in other Fallout games, please see "Companion". For an overview of Fallout 2 content, please refer to "Portal:Fallout 2".

 

Permanent companions

Permanent companions require a few requisites to be met in order for them to join the player's party. For a few non-player character's, there is more than one possible way to have them join your party.

Name	Location	Prerequisites
John Cassidy	Vault City	Player asks him to join. Must also not be a slaver.
Davin	Modoc	Player marries him after having sex, regardless of gender
Dogmeat	Cafe of Broken Dreams	Player shows Dogmeat the Vault 13 suit in the Cafe encounter
Goris	Vault 13	Player asks him to join
K-9	Navarro	Player kills Schreber and repairs K-9
Lenny	Gecko	Player reaches 'Accepted' reputation with Gecko or a Charisma of 9
Marcus	Broken Hills	Player asks him to join after completing certain quests in Broken Hills.
Miria	Modoc	Player marries her after having sex, regardless of gender
Myron	Stables	Player asks him to join
Pariah Dog	Random encounter	Player fails a LK check on the encounter map
Robodog	New California Republic	Player tests Dr. Henry's mutagen
Skynet	Sierra Army Depot	Player is willing to build Skynet himself; requires Bio Med Gel, a Robot motivator, and a Cybernetic Brain
Sulik	Klamath	Player pays his $350 debt or saves Smiley from the Toxic Caves. Must also not be a slaver.
Vic	Den	Player gives Metzger Vic's radio and pays $1000 or kills Metzger and all the slavers.

Companion controls

Combat controls dialogue box

Once an non-player character becomes the player's companion, their dialogue menu changes to a list of tactical and combat-oriented options. New from Fallout is a "Combat Control" button in dialogue, which lets you manually change an non-player character's armor, weapon, distance, and tactics.

The picture to the right is the in-game dialogue box for controlling companions. For permanent companions, the options are shown as follows:

Use Best Weapon

• At first, this doesn't do anything, because the companions originally only carry their default weapon. However, the player may so gift them with a better weapon (and ammunition, for guns), then the non-player character will make use of that weapon instead. Alternatively, the companion can pick up weapons found on the ground.

Use Best Armor

• This control acts the same as the one above; give the companion a better suit of armor, and they will equip it in place of their default armor, granting them the corresponding bonus to armor class.

Disposition

Custom disposition dialogue

• Berserk - The companion will always attack, never fleeing from battle, no matter the level their health drops to.
• Aggressive - The companion will attack while their health is in an acceptably decent range. If it falls too low, they will ultimately flee from combat.
• Defensive - The companion will be more mindful of their health, running when they are injured, even if just slightly.
• Coward - The companion will always run from a battle they think they cannot handle, regardless of the opponents.
• Custom - There are six options with 5 sub-options that can be chosen by the player concerning the non-player character's disposition. The possible options for each is listed below.

Custom disposition options
Burst	Run Away	Weapon Pref	Distance	Attack Who	Chem Use
Always! Sometimes, don't worry about hitting me Be sure you won't hit me Be careful not to hit me Be absolutely sure you won't hit me	Abject coward Your finger hurts You're bleeding a bit You need a tourniquet Never!	None Melee Melee then ranged Ranged then melee Ranged Unarmed	Stay close to me Charge! Snipe the enemy On your own Stay where you are	Whomever is attacking me The strongest The weakest Whomever you want Whomever is closest	I'm clean Stimpaks when hurt a bit Stimpaks when hurt a lot Any drug some of the time Any drug any time

Statistics

Companion	Default armor	Default weapon	S.P.E.C.I.A.L.	Max HP	Notable skills	Usable weapons
Davin	Clothes	Desert Eagle .44	4 5 5 4 5 4 4	35	None	Knives, clubs, pistols
Dogmeat	Metal armor mk II	Unarmed	7 7 7 2 3 10 8	161	Unarmed 101%	N/A
Goris	Combat armor Mk II	Unarmed	10 9 10 4 8 10 7	187	Unarmed 100%, Outdoorsman 24%	N/A
K-9	Power armor	Unarmed	6 10 8 3 8 9 8	137	Unarmed 92%	N/A
John Cassidy	Leather armor	Sawed-off shotgun	6 8 4 5 4 7 9	128	Small Guns 127%, Energy Weapons 116%, Unarmed 84%, Melee Weapons 84%, Throwing 72%, Outdoorsman 39%	Spears, pistols, rifles
Lenny	Clothes	Unarmed	4 7 6 5 7 5 6	206	Small Guns 70%, Melee Weapons 12%, Doctor 106%	Knives, pistols, SMGs
Marcus	Combat armor	CZ53 personal minigun	10 9 10 3 7 9 9	205	Big Guns 145%, Energy Weapons 100%, Unarmed 77%	Large rifle, gatling gun, rocket launcher
Miria	Clothes	Unarmed	3 5 4 5 5 5 4	35	None	Knives, SMGs
Myron	Clothes	Needler Pistol	4 7 4 4 9 6 7	122	Small Guns 41%, Energy Weapons 83%, Unarmed 10%, Melee Weapons 20%, Doctor 34%, Science 109%, Repair 18%	Knives, pistols
Pariah Dog	Combat armor	Unarmed (will never fight)	1 2 1 1 1 5 1	750	None	N/A
Robodog	Metal armor mk II	Unarmed	6 9 8 1 3 8 5	137	Unarmed 72%	N/A
Skynet	Combat armor	Unarmed	8 7 6 1 10 7 5	210	Unarmed 50% (worst brains), Small Guns 122%, Science 115%, Repair 30% (best brains)	SMGs, rifles
Sulik	Leather jacket	Sledgehammer	8 7 9 8 7 7 8	146	Small Guns 77%, Unarmed 90%, Melee Weapons 110%, Throwing 82%, Outdoorsman 58%	Knives, hammers, spears, SMGs
Vic	Clothes	Unarmed	7 8 5 5 8 8 8	117	Small Guns 98%, Energy Weapons 129%, Throwing 33%, Repair 106%	Knives, pistols, rifles

Temporary companions

Like permanent companions, there are a few conditions that must be met to have temporary companions join the player's party.

Name	Location	Prerequisites
Bess	Modoc	Player must use the Doctor skill to fix her crippled leg
Laddie	Modoc	Player must accept the Jonny is missing quest
Smiley	Toxic Caves	Player offers to rescue him
Smoke	Arroyo	Player offers to rescue him
Xarn	Navarro	Player offers to rescue him

Companion controls

Temporary companions cannot be controlled in any way.

Statistics

Companion	Default armor	Default weapon	S.P.E.C.I.A.L.	HP	Notable skills	Usable weapons
Bess	Leather jacket	Unarmed	8 3 8 3 2 4 1	39	Unarmed 19%	N/A
Laddie	None	Unarmed	3 3 6 1 1 5 3	30	Unarmed 26%	N/A
Smiley	Leather armor	Unarmed	7 6 8 4 5 6 6	50	Small Guns 46%, Unarmed 19%, Melee Weapons 34%, Throwing 56%	Spears, pistols, rifles
Smoke	None	Unarmed	3 3 6 1 1 5 3	30	Unarmed 29%	N/A
Xarn	None	Unarmed	9 10 8 1 4 10 10	310	Unarmed 82%	N/A

Notes

• It is interesting that most permanent companions are male, others don't have their gender specified.

Companions in Fallout 2 Permanent Marcus · Vic · Lenny · Sulik · Davin · Miria · K-9 · Robodog · Myron · Skynet · Goris · John Cassidy · Dogmeat · Pariah Dog Temporary Smoke · Bess · Laddie · Xarn · Smiley