
When you are too close to your target in V.A.T.S., sometimes the Mysterious Stranger will appear directly on your target and will miss all his shots. The Mysterious Stranger is inspired by the trenchcoat-clad figures of 1950's film noir.īugs Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas Main articles: Fallout 3 cultural references, Fallout: New Vegas cultural references Interactions with the player character Fallout 3, New Vegas and 4 Interactions overview The individual wears the same clothing and weaponry as the mysterious stranger in the Fallout series. The mysterious stranger perhaps originates from the famous pop-culture western film, The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, during the scene in which a gang attempts to capture a fugitive, and a mysterious individual suddenly appears, disposing of all several gang members with his revolver pistol. 44 Magnum, which can be acquired by the player, that looks remarkably like the Mysterious Stranger's revolver and when you draw your weapon, the same guitar notes that you hear when the Mysterious Stranger shows up are played, and another note is played when the weapon is holstered. The word mysterious appears right above stranger in the dialogue box. In speech, the Drifter will state that his father was a "mysterious" man, and that he was a "stranger" to his own family.
The Mysterious Stranger in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas is heavily implied to be the father of the Lonesome Drifter.
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