Killian Darkwater

Killian Darkwater is a supporting protagonist of Fallout. He is mayor of Junktown who enforces the law to make everyone in Junktown feel safe. He also runs the Darkwaters General Store.
Before the events of Fallout, Killian Darkwater took over control of Junktown after the death of his father. He eventually became archenemies with Gizmo, an obese crook and casino owner. In Fallout, the Vault Dweller can either choose to ally with Killian and expose and kill Gizmo, or can choose to assassinate him and let Gizmo take over Junktown.
Killian Darkwater is protrayed by Richard Dean Anderson, who also portrayed Angus MacGyver from MacGyver and Jack O'Neill from the Stargate franchise.
==Personality==
Killian Darkwater believes in keeping Junktown within law and order. He likes doing everything by the book even when it is convenient not to. He has disdain for any criminal within Junktown, and will work within his own code of law to try to punish the criminals within Junktown's vicinity.
Part of his reasoning behind keeping law and order within Junktown is because he cares about the honest citizens that live in Junktown, and will try to protect them the best he can. He also has a soft spot for his grandfather, as Killian always carries his grandfather's dog-tags.
==Biography==
===Family and taking over Junktown===
Killian Darkwater's grandfather was a soldier of the U.S. military before the nuclear holocaust in 2077. He later founded Junktown, building it from scrap with pieces of junk, mostly from wrecked cars. 
Killian's grandfather was Junktown's mayor, and when the time came, Killian's father took his place. Throughout the Darkwaters' lives as mayors of Junktown, Junktown became famous for its open hospitality. 
Killian eventually took over Junktown after the death of his father. Killian favored law and order above all else. Whilst this gave him a good impression among honest citizens of Junktown, it didn't give a good impression against Gizmo and the Skulz gang, who became Killian's arch-enemies. 
===Fallout===
Killian is mayor of Junktown by the time the Vault Dweller travels to Junktown in 2161. The Vault Dweller can go to Killian's shop to buy items from him. If the Vault Dweller tries to lockpick Killian's doors, the Vault Dweller will be arrested for the night.
Once the Vault Dweller talks to Killian or buys something from one of the tables, Shinji, a hired assassin, will come into the shop and attempt to assassinate Killian. If Killian survives (which he usually does, unless the Vault Dweller aids in the assassination), he will ask the Vault Dweller to collect evidence that Gizmo was behind the assassination through either a tape recorder or a wire tap.
If the Vault Dweller accepts and does either one, Killian will be glad that they now have evidence to convict Gizmo, and invites the Vault Dweller for a battle to finish off Gizmo. If the Vault Dweller accepts, then he, Killian, and Lars - the chief guard of Junktown - will confront and kill Gizmo, along with his second-in-command, Izo. The Vault Dweller will be held up to high regard in Junktown.
Alternatively, the Vault Dweller can assassinate Killian at anytime, essentially siding with Gizmo. If the Vault Dweller kills Killian outright, all the guards will become hostile towards the Vault Dweller. There is a way that the Vault Dweller can escape this; rather than shooting or attacking Killian, the Vault Dweller can place a plastic explosive next to Killian and wait for it to explode.
After assassinating Killian and grabbing his grandfather's dog tags, Gizmo can reward the Vault Dweller with money, and start taking over Junktown. Another option is for the Vault Dweller to kill Gizmo before talking to Killian. This will result in the Vault Dweller getting banished from Junktown, as Killian prefers to do things the lawful way.
Canonically, it is unknown what the Vault Dweller did in Junktown, with the exception of adopting Dogmeat. This is because his memoirs are rather vague regarding what he did in Junktown. However, it is likely that the Vault Dweller did ally with Killian, or at the very least killed Gizmo. This is because in Fallout: New Vegas, Frank Weathers, a farmer from Junktown, thought he could become rich by gambling in New Vegas. The only reason why he would think this is if Gizmo's casino was ran out of business.
===Fate===
If the Vault Dweller sides with Killian and kills Gizmo, Killian will drive out the last of Gizmo's subordinates and the Skulz gang from Junktown. He will have Junktown join the New California Republic led by Shady Sands as one of its first states. Life in Junktown would be fair and safe under his law.
If the Vault Dweller doesn't kill Gizmo, or sides with him and kills Killian, Gizmo will take over Junktown and turn it into an economically prosperous town. However, Gizmo will profit the most from it and will turn Junktown into a tyrannical dictatorship, until he dies by choking on an iguana-on-a-stick. If Killian's not assassinated, his fate is unknown, with the only known information being his usurpation by Gizmo.
==Appearance==
In his talking head model, Killian Darkwater is shown to have a chiseled face, along with gray short hair. His face loosely resembles his voice actor's face, Richard Dean Anderson. There is also a difference of clothes being worn between his talking-head model and his sprite. His model wears a gray dress shirt over a white undershirt. His sprite wears a brown vest with a green undershirt, blue jeans, and black boots. His sprite uses the same sprite as some of the Junktown peasants.
==Skills and abilities==
Killian is shown to be headstrong in his leadership. He has a fair sense of justice and does not give in to corruption. His fair sense of justice and good leadership helps him be mayor and sheriff of Junktown. He is also skilled in unarmed combat and melee weapons, but can also use a gun fairly decently. He has high charisma, endurance, and strength and has fairly good or average perception, intelligence, and luck.
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*Originally, if Gizmo is dead and Killian is still alive, Killian will become a well-intended, but tyrannical dictator of Junktown that steered travelers away from Junktown. Meanwhile, if Gizmo is still alive, he will turn Junktown into one of the most richest and famous towns in the western coast, but for entirely self-serving reasons.
**This was to make the situation between Killian and Gizmo not black and white. The problem was that if kept, players who sided with Killian over genuine motivations would be upset to learn that what seemed to the most morally good decision turned out to be the wrong decision.
==External Links==
Killian Darkwater on Nukapedia
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