Manny Vargas

Manny Vargas is a former Great Khan who is a veteran NCR Army sniper living in Novac .
==Background==
Born and raised in North Vegas, Manny once ran with the Great KhansThe Courier: "So you were in a gang? Were they tough?"Manny Vargas: ""(Manny Vargas' dialogue) together with his cousins. Although he loved the lifestyle and the thrill of being a raider, an unspecified incident made it impossible for him to continue life as one of the Khans. He left the gang and decided to enlist with the New California Republic Army. As an excellent shot, he was assigned to First Recon as Craig Boone's spotter. The military life appealed to him, especially the discipline and traveling to new places in order to make people safe, not to mention Craig, who quickly became his closest friend.The Courier: "What did you and Boone's wife argue about?"Manny Vargas: "Man, you name it. See, I grew up in North Vegas. Me and my cousins. We were some bad seeds. Got in with a gang. I loved it. Then something happened, and I couldn't handle it anymore. So, I enlisted. Earned my future. Brought down my best friend to share that future with me. And here was this woman who was too good for it, trying to take him away. So yeah. I didn't see eye-to-eye with the bitch."(Manny Vargas' dialogue) 
The good run lasted until the Bitter Springs Massacre. Both Manny and Craig were stationed at Camp Golf at the time. Knowing he would have to face his former comrades, Manny faked an illness and stayed back in camp. He is not clear on what happened, just that a lot of people died and many of them did not want to be a part of the fighting at all. Although he harbors no ill will towards the Army, blaming only the chaos of the battlefield for the massacre, it made it impossible for him to continue serving. The fact that people would sometimes call him a murderer to his face when they secured a Mojave town did not help.The Courier: "So why'd you leave?"Manny Vargas: " Plus I was up at Camp Golf when Bitter Springs went down. I faked like I was sick to get out of going, because I knew some of the people there. But when everybody came back nobody would tell me what happened. And people would call us murderers sometimes when we showed up to secure towns."(Manny Vargas' dialogue)The Courier: "What did happen at Bitter Springs?"Manny Vargas: "I still don't know exactly. Just that a lot of people died who didn't want to be part of the fighting at all. I don't blame anybody for it. There's so much chaos when you're fighting, you're lucky not to shoot your own guys. But it did take something out of it for me. Just wasn't the same. So when it came time to re-enlist, I just took my papers and walked."(Manny Vargas' dialogue)
Manny and Craig took their papers and left to find a new life in the wasteland. Manny convinced his friend to settle at Novac, where their rifles could do some good.The Courier: "Who are you?"Manny Vargas: "I'm Manny. I'm on security detail here. You see a rifle barrel sticking out of the dinosaur's mouth, you got a fifty-fifty shot it's me. Otherwise it's Boone."(Manny Vargas' dialogue) However, things became complicated when Craig met a woman named Carla in the meantime, a woman who did not see eye to eye with Manny. The two constantly bickered, in no small part due to their wildly different backgrounds and the bad blood between the impoverished North Vegas and wealthy New Vegas. The hostility between the two soured relations between Craig and Manny.The Courier: "Who's Boone?"Manny Vargas: "Boone's a sniper, same as me. Used to spot for him when we were enlisted with the NCR. After we got out, I talked him into settling down here. So, here we are. I'd introduce you, but uh... we're not so friendly right now."(Manny Vargas' dialogue)
When Carla was abducted by the Legion, Craig came to his friend to confide in him, but Manny failed to hide his satisfaction at her disappearance. The grieving husband could not take this kind of reaction from his best friend and turned his back on him. Although Manny hoped Craig would come around, Boone did not. Instead, he disappeared from Novac, eventually returning grim, cold and a shell of a man.The Courier: "How do you feel about Manny Vargas?"Craig Boone: "He was a good spotter."The Courier: "Weren't you also friends?"Craig Boone: "Yeah. We were."The Courier: "Not anymore?"Craig Boone: "When Carla went missing he was the first person I told. He tried to hide it, but I could tell right away. He was glad."(Craig Boone's dialogue)The Courier: "Did you have anything to do with Boone's wife's disappearance?"Manny Vargas: "Believe me. When I heard the news, my first thought was, I owe somebody. Big. I figured Boone would come around after a while. But he hasn't. And I'm starting to think that if he doesn't find her that things will never go back to the way they were."(Manny Vargas' dialogue)
Manny was left without a friend in Novac. He was widely respected for his role as a sniper and leadership in security matters, but although people look up to him and depend on him, nobody really cares about his feelings.The Courier: [Confirmed Bachelor] "You've had your needs neglected for far too long, haven't you? I can tell."Manny Vargas: " There's something I like about you. You just seem really understanding. I was gonna ask you for a favor, but I'll just tell you what you wanna know. The guy you're looking for, Benny, he was traveling with some members from my old gang. They were going to Boulder City."The Courier: "That's all I needed to know."Manny Vargas: "Glad I could help. Hey, I know you got no reason to help me now, but you seem really nice. Could I at least tell you about the problem we've got here?"The Courier: "Sure. Maybe I can help ease your mind."Manny Vargas: ""(Manny Vargas' dialogue) Perhaps for that reason, when McMurphy came to Novac with Benny and asked for a safe place to sleep, Manny accommodated them, showing his loyalty to the Khans and letting friends from a past life into his world once more, even if just for a brief evening.Novac terminal entries; terminal, Message: Khan HospitalityThe Courier: "Now about the man I'm looking for..."Manny Vargas: "Okay, I'll tell you everything I know, like I promised. The guy you're looking for, Benny, he was traveling with some members from my old gang. They were going to Boulder City."(Manny Vargas' dialogue)The Courier: "I'm looking for a man in a checkered coat. Have you seen anyone like that?"Cliff Briscoe: "Sure, but he didn't buy any souvenirs, if that's what you're wondering. Sounded like he didn't have his money with him. His friends seemed disappointed about it. Heck, I would be, too, if I found such a fine store and left my money elsewhere. Manny might know more about them. Thought he might've been friends with one or two of 'em. He's up in the dino mouth during the day."(Cliff Briscoe's dialogue)
===Relationships===
Manny was Craig Boone's closest friend ever since their time in First Recon, although their friendship was tested by Carla and her personality. When he later lost his friend's trust, Manny also lost his closest confidante and the only person who seemed to understand what he felt.
Although he is no longer a member of the Great Khans, he is still loyal to them and helps them when they are in need, proving the doubters wrong.
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Come Fly With Me: Manny will ask the Courier to help him with Novac's ghoul problem in exchange for information about the men who attacked them.
* They Went That-a-Way: Manny has some information that could prove to be useful in tracking the Courier's attackers down.
* One for My Baby: Manny is one of four people the Courier can ask to stand in front of Dinky the T-Rex.
===Other interactions===
* If Come Fly With Me was completed before speaking with Manny, he will not be aware of it and will be surprised when speaking to him about it.
* With Confirmed Bachelor, one can flirt with Manny to get the information for They Went That-a-Way without doing Come Fly With Me, but he will still offer it after giving the information.
** By pickpocketing Manny's hototape or secretly reading Manny's terminal, one can get the information for They Went That-a-Way without doing Come Fly With Me. As with the Confirmed Bachelor option, Manny will still offer Come Fly With Me afterwards.
==Inventory==
==Notes==
* Manny has no tag skills; all of his stats are 5 across the board. This makes some of his skill values lower than the derived value from his stats.
* If the player character speaks to Manny for the first time and has completed One for My Baby, they still have the option of asking who Boone is, although they will know by that point.
* Manny will always greet the Courier with "What's going on, man?" regardless of gender.
==Notable quotes==
==Appearances==
Manny Vargas appears only .
==Gallery==
FNV Manny whats up man.jpg|On duty
File:Boone and Manny Front.png|Manny, together with Boone on the playing card
File:Manny Novac promo.jpg
==References==
Category:Fallout: New Vegas human characters
Category:Collector's Edition playing card characters
Category:Fallout: New Vegas NCR characters
Category:New California Republic Army characters
Category:Great Khan characters
Category:Novac characters
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