Mex is a slaver guarding the gate to The Pitt around 2277.
Daily schedule
Mex and three of his men keep their guns trained on the road into town all day, ready to blow away any pests or vermin trying to get in.
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 companion. | |
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This character is a temporary companion. | |
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This character starts quests. |
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This character is involved in quests. | |
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This character is a doctor. |
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This character is a merchant. |  -Sells: - |
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This character can repair items. | Max Repair condition: - |
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This character rents beds. | -.
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This character drops an ear upon death (Contract Killer). | |
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This character drops a finger upon death (Lawbringer). | |
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This character can be enslaved with the Mesmetron. | |
Quests
Effects of player actions
- If you tell him you're a returning escaped slave, he will take all the items in your inventory (except the "hidden weapon" you may have received from Werhner), give you a slave outfit which is automatically equipped (whether you're wearing one already or not), and then tell you to enter Downtown.
- If you tell him you came looking for work, he'll invite you to enter through the door to Downtown and fill out an application, whereupon you are ambushed and all your items are taken (except the "hidden weapon" you may have received from Werhner), and you are issued a slave outfit which is automatically equipped.
- If you kill him on the way in, you will also be ambushed, with the same result as if you were trying to "apply for a job" (but with different dialogue from the ambushers).
Inventory
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
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| Raider armor | Chinese assault rifle OR R91 assault rifle |
Infiltrator | - |
Notes
- Mex also has an Infiltrator, the new silenced and scoped R91 assault rifle featured in The Pitt. He is not the only non-player character to wield this weapon, however, as his two guards as well as Gruber in The Hole also wield it.
- When he strips you of your weapons, even if you have no items on you, he still says "Where'd you get all this shit? Whatever. It's mine now. I hit the jackpot today!"
Behind the Scenes
- Mex is most likely a reference to the chain of Mad Mex restaurants, which are relatively popular in Pittsburgh, and the surrounding area like in Monroeville and Squirrel Hill.
Appearances
Mex appears in The Pitt add-on for Fallout 3.
