Irving Gallows

Knight Captain Gallows is an elite member of Lyons' Pride of the Brotherhood of Steel, found at the Citadel . His real name is Irving.
==Background==
One of the most enigmatic members of the Lyons' Pride, Knight Captain Gallows is a quiet, reserved man who specializes in reconnaissance and stealth assignments,The Lone Wanderer: "What is it that you do here, Gallows?"Knight Captain Gallows: "Recon. Stealth assignments."(Knight Captain Gallows' dialogue) with an official combat specialization of "special operations."The Lone Wanderer: "So what's your specialty in the Lyons' Pride?"Knight Captain Gallows: "Spec ops. Let's leave it at that."(Knight Captain Gallows' dialogue) He gives the other members of the Pride a wide berth and keeps to himself, often disappearing for days at a time, which only adds to the air of mystery that surrounds him.Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.80: "Knight Captain Irving GallowsGallows is the Pride's scout and stealth expert. He's a quiet, kind of creepy man who isn't much liked by the Brotherhood members beyond the Pride. It's been said that if an enemy is in the field and sees Gallows, he's already dead. Gallows tends to disappear from time to time, which only adds to the mystery surrounding him. But it is well known among the other members of Lyons's Pride that Gallows is actually out hunting and killing Super Mutants. At least, they HOPE they're Super Mutants...."(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census) Whenever he returns, he does not share a word with his peers, answering only to Sarah Lyons. While most of the Pride members consider it almost funny, some, like Knight Captain Dusk, treat it as evidence of Gallows' untrustworthiness.The Lone Wanderer: "What do you think about Gallows?"Knight Captain Dusk: "I don't trust him. I know, I know, I should take faith in my brother, but he disappears for days out into the Wastes. He comes back without a word. He only reports to Sentinel Lyons, and doesn't tell the rest of us what he's up to. I can't trust a soldier like that. The other guys, they think it's a joke. Glade's even got a betting pool going to find out Gallows' real name. A betting pool. Honestly..."(Knight Captain Dusk's dialogue)
For his part, Gallows is simply utterly ruthless and no-nonsense: he focuses exclusively on his job as a soldier and simply refuses to fraternize with other members of the unit, as doing so gets in the way of combat, such as "crazy" solo night ops.The Lone Wanderer: "Care to share anything about the Super Mutants?"Paladin Kodiak: "Hell, I've killed more of those yellow Frankensteins than any other member of the Pride. 'Cept maybe Gallows, with those crazy solo night ops of his."(Paladin Kodiak's dialogue) Nobody even knows his first name, which prompted Paladin Glade to start a betting pool: whomever figures out Gallows' first name gets the pot. The paladin does not hold any ill will towards Gallows. He understands that Gallows does not like to talk, though he figures there is something wrong with Gallows, and respects him. It has not stopped him from starting a betting pool that would be awarded to the first person who can figure out Gallows' first name.The Lone Wanderer: "What's with that Gallows guy?"Paladin Kodiak: "Gallows? He's not a bad guy, truth be told. He just doesn't talk much, and if it ain't soldierin', that boy has no time for it. Tell you what, though -- he's the meanest son of a bitch around here. All business. The rest of us, we get our R and R in. Not Gallows. There's even a betting pool on who can find out his real name. Talk to Glade about it. He'll tell you."(Paladin Kodiak's dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "What's the story with Gallows?"Paladin Glade: "Oh man, there's something wrong with that boy. Ain't nobody around here that even knows his real name. We got a betting pool in the pride, whole pot goes to the first person who can find out his real name."(Paladin Glade's dialogue)
Gallows is amused by the pool's existence for the most part,The Lone Wanderer: "So, what's your real name?"Knight Captain Gallows: "... what's the pool up to now, anyway? Nice try, though."(Knight Captain Gallows' dialogue) but pays it little mind. He is actually somewhat tired of the game and is ready to reveal his real name (Irving) to a person who can present the right argument.The Lone Wanderer: "Come on, it will really throw those guys for a loop if you tell me."Knight Captain Gallows: "Fine. I'm tired of this game. Irving. My name is Irving. There. Go collect your money. Maybe now they'll leave me alone about it."(Knight Captain Gallows' dialogue) He focuses on fighting threats to the Brotherhood, like the super mutants and the Enclave. He has a simple philosophy: whatever is born, lives, and dies: by stabbing, shooting, strangling, or any other means, and that is the end of the story.The Lone Wanderer: "Care to share anything about the Super Mutants?"Knight Captain Gallows: "Shoot 'em, they die. Stab 'em, they die. Strangle 'em? They die."(Knight Captain Gallows' dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "So... Any thoughts on the Enclave?"Knight Captain Gallows: "They're men. They're born, they live, they die. End of story."(Knight Captain Gallows' dialogue) His ruthlessness and nihilistic attitude allows him to fill a role that nobody else can, and Sentinel Lyons certainly appreciates his methods.The Lone Wanderer: "What can you tell me about the Lyons' Pride?"Knight Captain Gallows: "Sarah appreciates my... methods. I fill a role no one else can."(Knight Captain Gallows' dialogue) 
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Take it Back!: Gallows assists the player and Liberty Prime in the battle towards Project Purity.
* Gallows Humor: The player can collect the betting pool by figuring out Gallows' real name through a Speech check. This will be impossible if the player has not yet asked the rest of the Pride about Gallows' name.
===Other interactions===
* Gallows is a very curt person. The player can improve his disposition and earn a positive modifier for the Speech check that allows them to figure out his real name by staying silent during their first meeting.
==Inventory==
==Notable quotes==
==Appearances==
Knight Captain Gallows appears only .
==Behind the scenes==
* One of Gallows' goodbye lines is "Hooah, soldier." However, in the voice line itself, after this is said, the voice actor (Pete Papageorge) also attempts to say "Stay safe," but stumbles over the word and mispronounces "safe" as "strafe." He then requests to do the line "once again." This blooper accidentally made its way into the final game. Another of Gallows' goodbye lines is "Stay safe, stranger," indicating that he was likely attempting to read the next line, made a mistake, and the recording of it was erreoneously left over in the previous line.
* Judging by unused topics associated with Gallows, it seems that he would have offered a quest similar to Geomapping with Reilly, rewarding the player with a selection of ammunition in return for discovering locations outside of D.C., citing his lack of time to recon the wastelands. The entire dialogue tree is commented out in the release version.The Lone Wanderer: "Is that your job? Why do you need me to do it?"Knight Captain Gallows: "I am occupied containing the Super Mutants and now the Enclave. I have little time for recon in the Wastes."(Knight Captain Gallows' dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "What do you need me to do?"/"You talk too much. Cut the chatter and get to the point, would you?"Knight Captain Gallows: "Collect location data from the wasteland. When you discover a new location, report it to me. Simple."/"Sarcasm. Very clever. I need information on locations outside of DC. Since I am occupied, you can provide it for me."The Lone Wanderer: "What's in it for me?"Knight Captain Gallows: "You will be rewarded with your choice of ammo."(Knight Captain Gallows' dialogue)
* Gallows' face is normally unseen, unless the player removes his helmet. He also appears in the ending slides.
* Like other members of the Pride, Gallows is based on Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, and the reserved professionalism of Capt. John Miller. The betting pool in Fallout 3 parallels the betting pool in the movie, where members of the battalion pooled their money to award to the first person who would manage to learn who Captain Miller was before the war (a schoolteacher).
==Gallery==
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==References==
Non-game
Category:Fallout 3 human characters
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