Arkansas

For the pre-War region, see Texas Commonwealth.

Fallout 3 character
Arkansas
Lore
Race	Human, Hispanic
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Minefield
Role	Sniper
Gameplay
Location	Minefield
Quests	Strictly Business Wasteland Survival Guide
Other
Voice actor	Paul Eiding
Appearances	Fallout 3
SPECIAL	4 ST, 9 PE, 5 EN, 1 CH, 3 IN, 6 AG, 6 LK
Actual	4 ST, 9 PE, 6 EN, 1 CH, 3 IN, 7 AG, 6 LK
Tag skills	Energy Weap.: 46→85 Small Guns: 40→79 Sneak: 40→79
Level	3→12
Karma	Neutral
Misc stats	Hit Points: 40→85 (45→90) Critical Chance: 6% Unarmed Dam.: 1.25 Poison Resist.: 20% (25%) Rad. Resist.: 8% (10%) Carry Weight: 190 Damage Res.: 2%
Form ID	0002BD23
Ref ID	0002BD14

 

“Arkansas is that asshole holed up in that minefield. Killed a whole Paradise Falls crew.”— Grouse

Arkansas is an elderly, revenge-driven sniper, who lives in Minefield in 2277.

Background

The last of the military survivors who made Minefield their town, Arkansas was a small boy when the slavers first came and captured nearly all of the tribe, but they never found him. Swearing revenge, he spread rumors of a new band of inhabitants and set a trap for the slavers. When the slavers came to raid the town again, they were harried by a hidden sniper and decimated by landmines. The slavers took heavy losses that day and never came back. Now an old man, Arkansas still shuffles around this place.

Daily schedule

Aside from targeting inanimate objects near the player, he will fire - from his perch in a three-story building at the north end of town - upon the vehicles scattered about the area, causing them to explode, when the player character approaches.

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

Interactions
	This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed.
	This character is a permanent companion.
	This character is a temporary companion.
	This character starts quests.	-
	This character is involved in quests.	Strictly Business The Wasteland Survival Guide
	This character is a doctor.	Restores health. Removes radiation. Removes addictions.
	This character is a merchant.	- Sells: -
	This character can repair items.	Max Repair condition: -
	This character rents beds.	-.
	This character drops an ear upon death (Contract Killer).
	This character drops a finger upon death (Lawbringer).
	This character can be enslaved with the Mesmetron.

Quests

• Strictly Business: Arkansas is one of the four VIP targets to enslave for Grouse.
• The Wasteland Survival Guide: Arkansas is responsible for scattering frag mines across Minefield, attracting the attention of Moira Brown who sends the Lone Wanderer to investigate.

Inventory

Apparel	Weapon	Other items	On death
Wasteland settler outfit	.308 sniper rifle	Ridgefield gate key	-

Notes

• If Arkansas is captured for the Strictly Business quest, and later released, Arkansas will turn hostile to everyone except the Lone Wanderer. This includes other slaves. If he is spoken to after being released he will say he is heading to the Temple of the Union, which helps escaped slaves. After being released he will return to Minefield and be non-hostile towards the player character and companions (but still hostile to temporary companions), although he will still shoot at the cars in Minefield.
• The explosion of the cars in Minefield is a scripted event based on proximity to the vehicle, which can lead to a confusing situation whereby the cars will still be "fired at" even if Arkansas is asleep or has been killed.
• With a companion, Arkansas will shoot him or her whether he is hostile towards the player character or not.

Appearances

Arkansas appears only in Fallout 3.

Gallery

Minefield in G.E.C.K. - walking into red areas causes Arkansas to shoot cars, mines, or other objects if he is present (even if he is not hostile).

References

Paradise Falls Locations Child slave house · Cutter's clinic · Eulogy's pad · Lock and Load · Slaver barracks · Slave house · Toilets Characters Slavers Carolina Red · Cutter · Eulogy Jones · Forty · Frank · Grouse · Jotun · Leroy Walker · Pronto · Richter · Ymir Slaves Arkansas · Bleak · Breadbox · Bronson · Carter · Clover · Crimson · Flak · Miss Jeanette · Penny · Red · Rory Maclaren · Sammy · Squirrel · Susan Lancaster Quests Main Rescue from Paradise Side Strictly Business Unmarked Economics of Violence · Strictly Profitable · The Kid-Kidnapper