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	Fallout: New Vegas character Philip Lem
	Biography race Human, Caucasian gender Male affiliation Powder Gangers role Powder Ganger location Vault 19 Gameplay appearances Fallout: New Vegas quests Why Can't We Be Friends? Statistics karma Neutral SPECIAL 5 ST, 6 PE, 5 EN, 3 CH, 3 IN, 5 AG, 4 LK derived stats Hit Points: 30 → 175 → 275 (DLCs only) DT: 6 tag skills Explosives: 34 → 100 Guns: 29 → 100 Melee Weapons: 29 → 100 level 1 → 30 → 50 (DLCs only) Technical voice actor Sam Riegel base id 0013e4d7 ref id 0013ec01

 

Philip Lem is a Powder Ganger living in Vault 19 in 2281.

BackgroundEdit

Philip Lem was sentenced to imprisonment in NCR Correctional Facility for a series of thefts at NCR camps. He was an integral part of the prison breakout, but believes the Powder Gangers should turn themselves back in since the gang won't be able to sustain themselves much longer.

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: yes Why Can't We Be Friends? Involved in quests: no

QuestsEdit

• Why Can't We Be Friends?: After planting the C-4 on the Microcline rock, Philip asks you to talk to Papa Khan to secure their alliance.

InventoryEdit

NotesEdit

• Killing Philip Lem will cause all of Vault 19 to become hostile; even if you did so stealthily.
• Philip seems to be the only source of tortiseshell glassesIn-game spelling, punctuation and/or grammar in the entire game. Though it appears that he does not always possess these glasses and may have ordinary sunglasses instead.
• After you complete the quest Why Can't We Be Friends? (choosing Cooke's side and killing the fire Geckos), Lem will appear reduced to a pile of flesh. And some escaped convicts will say, "Too bad for Lem... Guts were flyin' everywhere..." It is possible to trigger a dialog with Cooke, after viewing the remains of Lem, in which Cooke admits to the killing.

AppearancesEdit

Philip Lem appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenesEdit

Phillip Lem's name is likely a reference to Phil and Lem, two humorously co-dependent and ethically conflicted scientists from the television show "Better Off Ted.