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Yes Man

Fallout: New Vegas

“It was a while ago.”
From the published voice profile · Source record

Starting state Present baseline

Relationship
Selective trust
Disclosure
Guarded
Voice
Guarded direct

Timeline

8 moments

  1. 01Yes Man at story startStory start

    Initial public role, personality, voice, relationship posture, and emotional posture before route-specific story changes.

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  2. 02Found reprogramming code in databanks belonging to: Mr. HouseHistory

    2 supporting source events are attached.

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  3. 03Was previously damaged by the Courier in a prior encounterHistory

    3 supporting source events are attached.

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  4. 04Becomes more assertive and resistant to manipulation by others whenSpoiler guarded

    6 supporting source events are attached.

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  5. 05Agrees to assist the player character in hijacking benny's scheme,Spoiler guarded

    2 supporting source events are attached.

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  6. 06Assumes position of Mr. HouseSpoiler guarded

    One supporting source event is attached; more source coverage is needed.

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  7. 07Was set up by CourierSpoiler guarded

    6 supporting source events are attached.

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  8. 08Committed to installing himself on Mr. House's mainframe at theSpoiler guarded

    6 supporting source events are attached.

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Relationships

3 people

Knowledge & disclosure

Starting state · Present baseline

Available in this state

22 facts

  • Yes Man has access to Mr. House's databanks and Securitron network telemetry

    Current
  • Yes Man agrees to withhold information from Courier (regarding an unspecified topic)

  • Yes Man discloses inability to die to Courier

    Current
  • Yes Man found in Benny's suite in the Tops casino

    Current
  • Yes Man is incapable of refusing orders or withholding information from anyone who interacts with him

    Background
  • Yes Man cannot be killed permanently

    Background
  • Yes Man does not disappear after Mr. House's death

    Background
  • Yes Man is subordinate and obedient to anyone who commands him, including the Courier

    Background
  • Yes Man has occupation PDQ-88b Securitron

    Background
  • Yes Man backs up to every Securitron on the Strip network

    Background
  • Yes Man resides in Benny's secret workshop

    Current
  • Yes Man gains access to Mr. House's databanks and Securitron network telemetry

    Current
  • Yes Man has model type PDQ-88b Securitron

    Background
  • Yes Man cannot be permanently destroyed due to his neuro-computational matrix backing up to the Securitron network

    Background
  • Yes Man can access Mr. House's databanks

  • Yes Man incapable of asking the Courier to leave

  • Yes Man lacks restriction on who he answers questions for

  • Yes Man cannot refuse requests

  • Yes Man monitors Mr. House

  • Yes Man distributed across Securitrons

  • Yes Man monitors Mr. House's data network

  • Yes Man is a PDQ-88b Securitron

Held back

8 facts · statements stay in the research record

  • Trust boundary7 facts

    Never disclosed, even when the recorded condition is met.

    Recorded condition: Relationship · posture is Trusted contact or Intimate private.

  • Trust boundary1 fact

    Never disclosed, even when the recorded condition is met.

    Recorded condition: Route · phase is Late game. AND Relationship · posture is Trusted contact or Intimate private.

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Voice

softened delivery · directive push · pragmatic negotiation

Excerpts are shown exactly as stored in the bank’s voice profile. 5 further excerpts may be cut off by the profile’s eight-word limit and are kept in the research record only.

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All 404 encounters
  1. Contextual responseWhy do the Securitrons matter here?
  2. Conversation memoryOne thing first: where do things stand with the Strip? / Remind me what you said about Mr. House and about the Fort.
  3. Repair and clarificationI'm passing this along to someone, so look at this line for me: “you were never the Securitrons” / If it's off, say so now. I'm not changing…

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