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	Fallout: New Vegas character Ronald Curtis
	Biography race Human, Caucasian gender Male affiliation Caesar's Legion role Spy rank Captain location Terminal building, Camp McCarran Gameplay appearances Fallout: New Vegas quests I Put a Spell on You Statistics karma Neutral SPECIAL 5 ST, 5 PE, 5 EN, 5 CH, 5 IN, 5 AG, 5 LK derived stats Hit Points: 175 tag skills Explosives: 74 Melee Weapons: 74 Guns: 74 level 12 Technical voice actor Ron Yuan base id 000e8994 ref id 000f6283

 

Captain Ronald Curtis (aka Frumentarius Picus) is a Frumentarius spy for Caesar's Legion stationed in Camp McCarran in 2281.

BackgroundEdit

Sent to New Vegas four years before the start of the NCR-Legion War, Curtis joined the NCR and rose to the rank of captain in three and a half years. He mentions that the process normally takes four years, though he sped it along by arranging an "accident" for the former captain. Using his new position, he was easily able to provide information on NCR plans and troop movements to Caesar's Legion and sabotage NCR assets.

Interactions with the player characterEdit

Interactions overviewEdit

General	Services	Quests
Essential: no Companion: no Plays Caravan: no	Merchant: no Repairman: no Doctor: no Rents bed/room: no	Starts quests: no Involved in quests: yes I Put a Spell on You

QuestsEdit

• I Put a Spell on You: It is revealed that Curtis is a Legion spy and is planning sabotaging the New California Republic monorail to the strip from Camp McCarran.

InventoryEdit

NotesEdit

• If you kill Curtis and return to The Fort, and talk to Caesar, he will be angry and tell you that he found out about you disarming the bomb on the monorail and killing Curtis. He will then say that because of your services, he will let you confess to all crimes you have committed against the Legion and not kill you. This is a fallacy, because when first confronted by the Legion and given the Mark of Caesar, you are told that you will not be given any other chances to redeem yourself for crimes against the Legion, so therefore, Caesar went back on his own word.
• Even though he is a Legion spy he will be hostile towards you if you are Vilified with the NCR and see through any NCR disguise like a normal NCR ranger.
• During his radio transmission to Caesar's Legion, he calls somebody with the callsign "Lupa", identifying himself as "Picus". This refers to the she-wolf, Lupa, who nursed the infants Romulus and Remus, and Picus, the woodpecker who fed them. This also may refer to the wolf that has gave birth to the Legion Mongrels.
• Even though he is Legion, killing him counts towards the challenge Armed For Bear.

AppearancesEdit

Captain Ronald Curtis appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenesEdit

"You're getting too close, Shamus." is a reference to the television series Carmen Sandiego. Shamus is a slang word for a private investigator.

BugsEdit

• ps3 pc He may be the only hostile person in Camp McCarran if there is an abrupt drop in reputation with the Legion, or perhaps an abrupt increase in reputation with the NCR. - Happened after a disguise glitch. ^[verified]