Sunny Smiles is a local hunter and town guard living in the Mojave Wasteland in the town of Goodsprings in 2281.
Background
Sunny Smiles is the staunch protector of Goodsprings, keeping the geckos away from the town's water supply, and defending the town from threats when the need arises.
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. They grant the no perk. | |
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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. |  noSells: no |
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This character can repair items. | Max Repair condition: no |
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This character can modify weapons. |
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This character rents beds. | -.
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Quests
- Back in the Saddle: Sunny Smiles gives the Courier a varmint rifle and helps teach them how to survive better in the Mojave Wasteland through a series of tasks.
- By a Campfire on the Trail: Sunny explains how to make items from campfires.
- Ghost Town Gunfight: She can help defeat the Powder Gangers and defend Goodsprings.
- Run Goodsprings Run: If siding with the Powder Gangers, Sunny will need to be killed.
Other interactions
It is possible for Cheyenne to die during the tutorial quest, in which case Sunny's dialogue will change slightly to show her remorse. It does not, however, have any real impact on the completion of the quest. It is also possible for her to die when fighting the geckos during the quest "Back in the Saddle".
If asked about any work to be done, she will mention to check out the safe in the schoolhouse, giving the Courier bobby pins and a copy of Locksmith's Reader in order to open it.
Inventory
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
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| Leather armor | Varmint rifle | - | - |
Notes
- Sunny Smiles has the Toughness perk, which grants her a 10% Damage Resistance against all attacks, on top of the 6 Damage Threshold she has from her leather armor.
- Sunny is shorter than the average non-player character, being 95% of the normal size.
- Trying to pickpocket Sunny during the tutorial will result in lowered Reputation in Goodsprings.
- If killed, her body will never disappear.
Notable quotes
- "I'm heading back now. Hope I didn't miss any good songs on the jukebox. Cheyenne would never forgive me."
- "Cheyenne, stay. Don't worry, she won't bite, unless I tell her to."
- "Well, that's a start. But I don't reckon you came to me to learn to fight sarsaparilla bottles."
Appearances
Sunny Smiles appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.
Behind the scenes
Sunny Smiles is a reference to Smiley, who is also a gecko hunter, in Fallout 2. [citation needed]
Bugs
There is a game glitch that might cause Sunny Smiles to walk up to you and start a conversation. She gets stuck in an infinite loop and some seconds after the end of each conversation, she will try to talk to you again. [verified]