Samuel Cooke

Fallout: New Vegas character
Samuel Cooke
Lore
Race	Human, African American
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Powder gangers
Role	Anti-NCR revolutionary
Gameplay
Location	Vault 19
Quests	Why Can't We Be Friends?
Appearances	Fallout: New Vegas
SPECIAL	5 ST, 6 PE, 5 EN, 3 CH, 3 IN, 5 AG, 4 LK
Tag skills	Explosives: 64 → 100 Melee Weapons: 62 → 100 Guns: 62 → 100
Level	10 → 20 (Player Level x 1.2)
Karma	Neutral
Misc stats	Health: 115 → 165
Form ID	0013E4D6
Ref ID	0013EC00

 

“Their "republic" is a joke. They're a bunch of tyrants led by an even greater tyrant, that idiot Kimball. They think they have the right to annex every inch of dirt in the West and force their system on every man, woman, and child.”— Cooke on the NCR.

Samuel Cooke is an anti-NCR revolutionary and the original leader of the Powder Gangers prisoner uprising, now operating with a small group of escaped convict followers out of Vault 19 in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

Background

Samuel Cooke is the founder and former leader of the Powder Gangers. He was sent to the NCR Correctional Facility after waging a one-man campaign of mayhem against the NCR, blowing up supply caravans along the I-15. After leading the convicts in a successful uprising to take over NCRCF, Cooke left with a group of followers and went north, leaving Eddie as the Powder Ganger leader. Since then, Cooke and his personal gang of convicts reside in Vault 19, plotting to use the sulfur deposits underneath the vault to create explosives for a small-scale war against the NCR.

In contrast to Eddie and the Powder Gangers, whose reasons for hating the NCR are largely the normal antipathy of criminals toward the standing government, Cooke is described as having a revolutionary zeal, hating the NCR with an ideological passion. When asked why he hates the NCR so much, Cooke states that he hates how they feel they can just walk in and take whatever they want from the independent people of the Wasteland.

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

Interactions
	This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed.
	This character is a permanent companion. They grant the - perk.
	This character is a temporary companion.
	This character starts quests.	Why Can't We Be Friends?
	This character is involved in quests.	-
	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 can modify weapons.	-
	This character rents beds.	-.
	This character plays Caravan.	They can bid caps.

Quests

• Why Can't We Be Friends?: After killing the fire geckos, Samuel will tell you to secure the Powder Gangers alliance with the Great Khans.

Inventory

Apparel	Weapon	Other items	On death
Leather armor, reinforced	Sawed-off shotgun Knife	Red sector key card	-

Notes

• Killing Samuel Cooke will automatically turn all the Vault 19 convicts hostile, even if the kill is made stealthily with a silenced weapon or a planted explosive.
• The convicts and Cooke may be hostile if you have a vilified reputation with the Powder Gangers, or if you have killed Papa Khan. However, this is usually not true and may be a bug.
• Cooke's time as a prisoner was mentioned on the Warden's Terminal in the NCR Correctional Facility. He is said to be 'a model prisoner' and 'quite popular among the younger prisoners'. The warden says he is suspicious of Cooke, and would 'have him watched every second of every day'.

Appearances

Samuel Cooke appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

• Samuel Cooke is a reference to the 1950s soul singer Sam Cooke.