Charon (Fallout 3)

Charon is a ghoul residing in Underworld in the Capital Wasteland . He is a possible companion of the Lone Wanderer.
==Background==
Very little of Charon's past before becoming the bouncer of the Ninth Circle in Underworld is revealed during the game. Ahzrukhal will tell the Lone Wanderer that Charon was raised by an unspecified group who brainwashed him into being completely loyal and obedient to whoever has his contract.The Lone Wanderer: "He's a loyal employee? What do you mean?"Ahzrukhal: "I hold his contract, which makes me his employer. He will do what I ask when I ask, without question. You see, Charon grew up around a very interesting group of individuals. They... well, I guess you could say that they brainwashed him. He is absolutely loyal to whomever holds his contract. Unfailing, unflinching, until the day that employment ends. Don't get me wrong, I have no doubt that he holds no end of animosity towards me. But so long as he is my employee, he is as gentle as a teddy bear."(Ahzrukhal's dialogue) Despite the logical unfairness of their arrangement, Ahzrukhal will firmly state that Charon is not a slave, even implying that Charon did something in the past to deserve his "employment" with Ahzrukhal.The Lone Wanderer: "So he's your slave?"Ahzrukhal: "No, he is not. Sir/Ma'am, you insult me. I do not believe in slavery. It is an abomination. I am a firm believer in personal choice. To force another person into bondage is unthinkable. Chains are earned, never forced. Charon made some choices that landed him in my employ. The matters of our contract is between him and I no one else."(Ahzrukhal's dialogue) While the exact terms of the contract are never shown, if Charon is an active companion when looking for the G.E.C.K. in Vault 87, and one asks him to enter the irradiated chamber to retrieve it, he says that his contract only obligates him to provide combat services and that he is "nobody's errand boy."The Lone Wanderer: "Charon, you think you could retrieve the G.E.C.K. for me?"Charon: "The contract entitles you to my services in combat. I'm nobody's errand boy. I'm afraid you'll have to get it yourself."(Charon's dialogue)
==Daily schedule==
As the Ninth Circle's bouncer. Charon stands in the corner until needed. If recruited as a companion, then later dismissed by the Lone Wanderer, he will return there and sit in a nearby chair.
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Hired Help: After asking about gaining Charon's services, Ahzrukhal offers to give his contact for free if the Lone Wanderer kills Greta, or by paying a large amount of caps. Either way the contract is obtained, after talking to him to confirm his allegiance, Charon will approach Ahzrukhal and murder him in cold blood as revenge for all the dirty work he made him do.
* Take it Back!: With Broken Steel installed, if Charon is an active companion when entering the Jefferson Memorial, he will agree to activate Project Purity if asked to, preventing the Lone Wanderer or Sarah Lyons from doing so.
===Effects of player's actions===
* The player character can obtain Charon's contract by paying Ahzrukhal 2,000 caps, or 1,000 with 50 Barter, or by agreeing to kill Greta. Acquiring Charon's contract makes him a potential companion. Once he is no longer bound by honor to serve Ahzrukhal, Charon will kill him.
* Even though hiring him has no Karma requirements, Charon follows a personal moral path. Stealing in Underworld turns him hostile. If the Lone Wanderer kills a good non-player character in Charon's presence, Charon will become upset and, if subsequently fired, turn hostile.
==Inventory==
==Notes==
* When his contract is purchased, Charon says he must "chat" with his former employer. Afterward, he walks to the bar, speaks briefly to Ahzrukhal, then shoots and kills him. If questioned about it, Charon replies, "Ahzrukhal was an evil bastard."The Lone Wanderer: "Whoa! What the fuck was that?"Charon: "Ahzrukhal was an evil bastard. So long as he held my contract, I was honor bound to do as he commanded. But now you are my employer, which freed me to rid the world of that disgusting rat. And now, for good or ill, I serve you."(Charon's dialogue)
* If the player attacks Charon as he pulls out his shotgun to kill Ahzrukhal, Charon will turn on the player character instead, instantly killing them. Attacking Charon at this time is still seen as an act of aggression and will turn the Underworld NPCs hostile. However, attacking Charon after he kills Ahzrukhal will not turn anyone hostile.
* He will always fire two shots with his unique shotgun when killing Ahzrukhal, even though his former employer dies immediately from the first shot. 
* Charon can be recruited as a companion regardless of Karma.
* Charon's employment contract in the Pip-Boy reads, "Note - A piece of paper with some writing on it."
* Charon is taller than the Lone Wanderer and most human/ghoul non-player characters with a height modifier of 1.11.
* Charon is able to enter Tenpenny Tower with the Lone Wanderer even before completing the associated quest.
* Charon is the only companion competent with explosives. If given standard grenades, he will effectively use them when enemies are taking cover, in order to flush them out.
* If Charon is provoked and you try to talk to him, he says, "physical violence invalidates our contract."
* He is one of the 3 companions that can be sent into the Jefferson Memorial rotunda to activate the purifier if Broken Steel is installed, along with Fawkes and Sergeant RL-3. He begrudgingly goes in after the Lone Wanderer states that he has to do whatever they say according to the contract.The Lone Wanderer: "This contract says you're going. The code is 2-1-6. Now get."Charon: "If you insist..."(Charon's dialogue) However, even with Broken Steel, he will still refuse to retrieve the G.E.C.K. from Vault 87.
==Notable quotes==
==Appearances==
Charon appears and .
==Behind the scenes==
* Charon was written by quest designer Erik J. Caponi.Fred Zeleny on Twitter: "@q0rt @leighalexander Once, @DoctorSpooky found a CL fantasy-hookup request for Charon, the ghoul he wrote in FO3. He considered responding."
* In Greek mythology, Charon (or Kharon) is the immortal ferryman who carried souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron, which divided the world of the living from the Underworld, the world of the dead.
* When having Charon switch from melee combat to ranged weapons, he will make a remark referencing the song "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" by The Beatles.The Lone Wanderer: "I want you to use ranged weapons."Charon: "If that is what you wish, then it is what I shall do. I must say, that I find happiness in a warm gun."(Charon's dialogue)
==Bugs==
==Gallery==
FO3 Charon endslide 1.jpg|Ending slides of Charon activating Project Purity! during Take it Back!
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Fallout wasteland warfare survivors Capital companions.png|Fallout: Wasteland Warfare
Fallout wasteland warfare survivors capital companions Charon.webp|Miniature
File:FOWW Charon UnitCard.png|Unit Card
==References==
Category:Fallout 3 companions
Category:Fallout 3 ghoul characters
Category:Fallout: Wasteland Warfare characters
Category:Underworld characters
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