Fallout 2 companions

For companions overview, see companion.

This page lists all companions in Fallout 2.

The content is not described in full detail on this page. For details, please see the respective articles.
For companions in other Fallout games, please see "Companion".
For an overview of Fallout 2 content, please refer to "Portal:Fallout 2."

Permanent companions[]

FO2 Companions — Left to Right- 11 of the 14 companions from *Fallout 2*
Top: Marcus, Myron, Skynet, Goris
Middle: Sulik, Vic, John Cassidy, Lenny
Bottom: K-9, Dogmeat, Robodog

Permanent companions usually have prerequisites and may not join your party unless certain conditions are met; these vary between potential companion NPCs and often there are multiple possible ways to obtain them as a party member.

Unlike Fallout, the game will not allow having more than a certain number of active party members; this limit is half the player character's Charisma, rounded down. For example, a Charisma level of 4 allows taking 2 companions. With the perk Magnetic Personality the Chosen One is allowed one additional companion over the current limit.

Furthermore, characters will level up alongside the player. Each companion has a specified minimum level after which they will start leveling up, and a minimum interval between level ups. Once the player character gains a levels, every companion in the party will have a chance to level up.

Name	Race	Location	Prerequisites	Level-ups
Name	Race	Location	Prerequisites	Min. player level	Levels up every	Available level-ups
John Cassidy	Human	Vault City	Ask him to join. Must not be a slaver, childkiller, have less than 4 Intelligence or a Karma below -100.	10	4	4
Davin	Human	Modoc	Marry him after having sex, regardless of gender	Does not level up
Dogmeat	Dog	Café of Broken Dreams	Show him the vault jumpsuit in the Cafe encounter or feed him an iguana-on-a-stick.	6	3	6
Goris	Albino deathclaw	Vault 13	Ask him to join.	10	4	6
K-9	Cyberdog	Navarro	Kill Schreber and repair K-9. Will not join childkiller.	12	4	4
Lenny	Ghoul	Gecko	Reach "Accepted" reputation with Gecko. Will not join childkiller.	10	5	3
Marcus	Super mutant (1st gen)	Broken Hills	Ask him to join after completing certain quests in Broken Hills. Positive Karma required	12	3	5
Miria	Human	Modoc	Marry her after having sex, regardless of gender	Does not level up
Myron	Human	Stables	Ask him to join	6	4	4
Pariah dog	Dog	Special encounter	Fail a Luck check on the encounter map	Does not level up
Robodog	Cyberdog	New California Republic	Test Dr. Henry's mutagen	9	4	4
Skynet	Robobrain AI	Sierra Army Depot	Assemble body for Skynet. Only cyberbrain levels up.	10	4	5
Sulik	Human	Klamath	Pay his $350 debt, Rescue Smiley the Trapper or Rescue Torr. Will not join childkiller, slaver, berserker or below Karma of -100.	6	3	6
Vic	Human	The Den	Free Vic from his debt by getting his radio from his house in Klamath and paying Metzger or Kill Metzger and all the slavers.	5	4	6

Companion controls[]

Once a non-player character is recruited, their dialogue menu changes to a list of tactical and combat-oriented options. New from Fallout is a "Combat Control" button in dialogue, which allows manual change of an non-player character's armor, weapon, distance and tactics.

The picture to the right is the in-game dialogue box for controlling companions. For permanent companions, the options are shown as follows:

Use Best Weapon

At first, this seems to do nothing, because the companion originally only carry their default weapon. However, they can be gifted a better weapon (and ammunition, for guns), then the non-player character will make use of that weapon instead. Alternatively, the companion can pick up weapons found on the ground.

Use Best Armor

This control acts the same as the one above; equip the companion with better armor in place of their default one (if they had one), granting them the corresponding bonus to Armor Class (and Strength in case of any power armor).

Disposition

Berserk - The companion will always attack, never fleeing from battle, no matter the level their health drops to.
Aggressive - The companion will attack while their health is in an acceptably decent range. If it falls too low, they will ultimately flee from combat.
Defensive - The companion will be more mindful of their health, running when they are injured, even if just slightly.
Coward - The companion will always run from a battle they think they cannot handle, regardless of the opponents.

Fo2 Custom Companion Controls — Custom disposition dialogue

Custom - There are six options with 5 sub-options that can be chosen concerning the non-player character's disposition. The possible options for each is listed below.

Custom disposition options
Burst	Run Away	Weapon Pref	Distance	Attack Who	Chem Use
Always! Sometimes, don't worry about hitting me Be sure you won't hit me Be careful not to hit me Be absolutely sure you won't hit me	Abject coward Your finger hurts You're bleeding a bit You need a tourniquet Never!	None Melee Melee then ranged Ranged then melee Ranged Unarmed	Stay close to me Charge! Snipe the enemy On your own Stay where you are	Whomever is attacking me The strongest The weakest Whomever you want Whomever is closest	I'm clean Stimpaks when hurt a bit Stimpaks when hurt a lot Any drug some of the time Any drug any time

Statistics[]

Companion	Default armor	Default weapon	S.P.E.C.I.A.L.	Max HP	Notable skills	Usable weapons
Davin	Clothes	Desert Eagle .44	4 ST, 5 PE, 5 EN, 4 CH, 5 IN, 4 AG, 4 LK	35	None	Knives, clubs, pistols
Dogmeat	Metal armor mk II	Unarmed	7 ST, 7 PE, 7 EN, 2 CH, 3 IN, 10 AG, 8 LK	168	Unarmed 101%	N/A
Goris	Combat armor Mk II	Unarmed	10 ST, 9 PE, 10 EN, 4 CH, 8 IN, 10 AG, 7 LK	187	Unarmed 100%, Outdoorsman 34%	N/A
K-9	Power armor	Unarmed	6 ST, 10 PE, 8 EN, 3 CH, 8 IN, 9 AG, 8 LK	137	Unarmed 92%	N/A
John Cassidy	Leather armor	Sawed-off shotgun	6 ST, 8 PE, 4 EN, 5 CH, 4 IN, 7 AG, 9 LK	128	Small Guns 127%, Energy Weapons 116%, Unarmed 84%, Melee Weapons 84%, Throwing 72%, Outdoorsman 39%	Spears, pistols, rifles
Lenny	Clothes	Unarmed	4 ST, 7 PE, 6 EN, 5 CH, 7 IN, 5 AG, 6 LK	206	Small Guns 70%, Melee Weapons 12%, Doctor 106%	Knives, pistols, SMGs
Marcus	Combat armor	CZ53 personal minigun	10 ST, 9 PE, 10 EN, 3 CH, 7 IN, 9 AG, 9 LK	205	Big Guns 145%, Energy Weapons 100%, Unarmed 77%	Large rifle, gatling gun, rocket launcher
Miria	Clothes	Unarmed	3 ST, 5 PE, 4 EN, 5 CH, 5 IN, 5 AG, 4 LK	35	None	Knives, SMGs
Myron	Clothes	Needler pistol	4 ST, 7 PE, 4 EN, 4 CH, 9 IN, 6 AG, 7 LK	122	Small Guns 41%, Energy Weapons 83%, Unarmed 10%, Melee Weapons 20%, Doctor 34%, Science 109%	Knives, pistols
Pariah dog	Combat armor	Unarmed (will never fight)	1 ST, 2 PE, 1 EN, 1 CH, 1 IN, 5 AG, 1 LK	750	None	N/A
Robodog	Metal armor mk II	Unarmed	6 ST, 9 PE, 8 EN, 1 CH, 3 IN, 8 AG, 5 LK	137	Unarmed 72%	N/A
Skynet	Combat armor	Unarmed	8 ST, 7 PE, 6 EN, 1 CH, 10 IN, 7 AG, 5 LK	210	Unarmed 50% (bad brains), Small Guns 122%, Science 115%, Repair 30% (best brains)	SMGs, rifles, shotguns
Sulik	Leather jacket	Sledgehammer	8 ST, 7 PE, 9 EN, 8 CH, 7 IN, 7 AG, 8 LK	146	Small Guns 77%, Unarmed 90%, Melee Weapons 110%, Throwing 82%, Outdoorsman 58%	Knives, hammers, spears, SMGs
Vic	Clothes	Unarmed	7 ST, 8 PE, 5 EN, 5 CH, 8 IN, 8 AG, 8 LK	132	Small Guns 98%, Energy Weapons 129%, Throwing 33%, Repair 106%	Knives, pistols, rifles

Companions' combat characteristics at the last stage:

Companion	ST	PE	HP(HR)	AC	DamRes	PoiRes	RadRes	Seq	AP	MelDam	Crit	Skills
Dogmeat	07	07	168 (2)	25	35	35	14	16	17	20	43	Unarmed 165%
Goris	10	09	187 (3)	35	40	50	20	31	15	45	29	Unarmed 170%
K-9	06	10	141 (2)	34	30	40	16	34	19	21	43	Unarmed 152%
John Cassidy	06	08	128 (1)	7+A	0+A	20+A	8+A	18	10	1+W	36	SG 160%, EW 130%, Unarmed 140%, MW 130%, Throwing 100%
Lenny	04	07	206 (2)	5+A	15+A	30+A	12+A	14	7	1+W	6	SG 95%, MW 50%
Marcus	10	09	205 (3)	29	40	50	20	18	13	17+W	24	Big Guns 163%, EW 118%, Unarmed 145%
Myron	04	07	122 (1)	11+A	0+A	20+A	8+A	14	8	1+W	7	SG 70%, EW 95%, Unarmed 60%, MW 60%
Robodog	06	09	137 (2)	18	30	40	16	18	12	21	30	Unarmed 130%
Skynet	08	07	210 (2)	27	40	30	12	14	10	8+W	25	SG 155%, Unarmed 110%
Sulik (St.5)	08	07	134 (2)	7+A	0+A	40+A	16+A	20	12	13+W	32	SG 105%, Unarmed 140%, MW 150%, Throwing 105% Outdoorsman 80%
Vic	07	08	132 (1)	8+A	0+A	25+A	10+A	16	12	12+W	22	Small Guns 135%, EW 145%

Temporary companions[]

Like permanent companions, there are a few conditions that must be met to have temporary companions join the Chosen One's party.

Name	Location	Prerequisites
Bess	Modoc	Use the Doctor skill to fix her crippled leg
Laddie	Modoc	Accept the quest to find Jonny, have a good reputation
Smiley	Toxic caves	Offer to rescue him
Smoke	Arroyo	Offer to rescue him
Xarn	Navarro	Offer to rescue him
Yellow dog	Klamath	Give him some meat jerky.
Lara or Tyler band	Den
Sergeant Granite and his squad	Enclave Oil Rig
Slaver's Guild	Den	Den slave run
Сaravan guards	Greeting office in Vault City courtyard, Redding mining camp, Broken Hill caravan office, Enrico Savinelli in New Reno, NCR

Companion controls[]

Temporary companions cannot be controlled in any way.

Statistics[]

Companion	Default armor	Default weapon	S.P.E.C.I.A.L.	HP	Notable skills	Usable weapons
Bess	Leather jacket	Unarmed	8 ST, 3 PE, 8 EN, 3 CH, 2 IN, 4 AG, 1 LK	39	Unarmed 19%	N/A
Laddie	None	Unarmed	3 ST, 3 PE, 6 EN, 1 CH, 1 IN, 5 AG, 3 LK	30	Unarmed 26%	N/A
Smiley	Leather armor	Unarmed	7 ST, 6 PE, 8 EN, 4 CH, 5 IN, 6 AG, 6 LK	50	Small Guns 46%, Unarmed 19%, Melee Weapons 34%, Throwing 56%	Spears, pistols, rifles
Smoke	None	Unarmed	3 ST, 3 PE, 6 EN, 1 CH, 1 IN, 5 AG, 3 LK	30	Unarmed 29%	N/A
Xarn	None	Unarmed	9 ST, 1 PE, 8 EN, 1 CH, 4 IN, 10 AG, 10 LK	310	Unarmed 82%	N/A
Yellow dog	None	Unarmed	3 ST, 3 PE, 6 EN, 1 CH, 1 IN, 5 AG, 3 LK	14	Unarmed 75%	N/A

Notes[]

If a companion has a higher Barter skill than the Chosen One, the companion's barter skill will be used when trading with merchants. See barter mechanics for details.
If a companion has a higher Outdoorsman skill than the Chosen One, the companion's Outdoorsman skill will be used. See avoiding random encounters for details.
If the Chosen One is traveling with more than one companion, the game will add 2 more enemies to each random encounter.^[1]
At numerous occasions throughout the game, the Chosen One may find their companions blocking the exit to a room. This problem can be solved by entering the companions combat controls and changing their distance to the player character, followed by entering combat, thus having them move away from the exit. More easily they can be right-clicked on and pushed away through the corresponding action.

References[]

↑ snippet of code from worldmap.cc: https://github.com/alexbatalov/fallout2-ce/blob/a8d3cdd1482a64ea8a3f2ea5664720b2e88bd2d3/src/worldmap.cc

int critterCount = randomBetween(encounterTableSubEntry->minimumCount, encounterTableSubEntry->maximumCount);
   switch (gameDifficulty) {
   case GAME_DIFFICULTY_EASY:
   critterCount -= 2;
   if (critterCount < encounterTableSubEntry->minimumCount) {
   critterCount = encounterTableSubEntry->minimumCount;
   }
   break;
   case GAME_DIFFICULTY_HARD:
   critterCount += 2;
   break;
   }

   int partyMemberCount = _getPartyMemberCount();
   if (partyMemberCount > 2) {
   critterCount += 2;
   }

Companions in Fallout 2

Permanent		Marcus · Vic · Lenny · Sulik · Davin · Miria · K-9 · Robodog · Myron · Skynet · Goris · John Cassidy · Dogmeat · Pariah dog

Temporary		Smoke · Bess · Laddie · Xarn · Smiley · Sergeant Granite · Yellow dog

[1] snippet of code from worldmap.cc: https://github.com/alexbatalov/fallout2-ce/blob/a8d3cdd1482a64ea8a3f2ea5664720b2e88bd2d3/src/worldmap.cc

int critterCount = randomBetween(encounterTableSubEntry->minimumCount, encounterTableSubEntry->maximumCount);
switch (gameDifficulty) {
case GAME_DIFFICULTY_EASY:
critterCount -= 2;
if (critterCount < encounterTableSubEntry->minimumCount) {
critterCount = encounterTableSubEntry->minimumCount;
}
break;
case GAME_DIFFICULTY_HARD:
critterCount += 2;
break;
}

int partyMemberCount = _getPartyMemberCount();
if (partyMemberCount > 2) {
critterCount += 2;
}

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