Bright follower

Bright followers, also named dead ghouls in-game, are members, alive and deceased, of the Bright Brotherhood in the Mojave Wasteland .
==Background==
Having lived since before the Great War, Jason Bright saw his transformation into a glowing one as a sign from "the creator" and declared himself a "prophet". He gathered several other ghouls into forming his Bright Brotherhood, where he preaches to his flock about undertaking a "Great Journey" to a "Far Beyond" where ghouls can find peace and healing, away from the harsh living of the wasteland and the anti-ghoul bigotry rife among its human inhabitants. The Bright followers are Jason's devout acolytes, who firmly believe in his promises of orchestrating their passage into the Far Beyond.The Courier: "What's the "Great Journey"?"Jason Bright: "We wish to escape the barbarity of the wasteland, especially the violence and bigotry of its human inhabitants. The creator has promised to my flock a new land: a place of safety and healing... a paradise in the Far Beyond. Preparations for the Great Journey were nearly complete when the demons appeared."(Jason Bright's dialogue)The Courier: "Who are you?"Jason Bright: "I am Jason Bright, the prophet of the Great Journey. All the ghouls you see here are members of my flock."(Jason Bright's dialogue)
By 2281, following an alleged vision from "the creator", the Bright Brotherhood ventured to the REPCONN test site to commandeer the array of REPCONN Aerospace rockets to take them on the Great Journey as prophesized by Jason. However, some time after their arrival, a horde of "demons" invaded the test site as well, and many followers were killed while the survivors were forced to sequester themselves in the upper levels of the building where the "demons" could not reach them.The Courier: "Tell me more about these "demons.""Jason Bright: "The demons appeared from nowhere... except it might be more accurate to say they never actually "appeared" at all. The demons are invisible. Where one of them stands, the most one sees is the air shimmering, like sunlight on water... They set upon us as we were on our way to worship one morning. We had just entered the basement. My flock fought bravely, and killed a few, but at such cost. Nearly half of us died or went missing. The rest of us retreated up here. One of the demons raved at us, but they have not tried to attack us since. Still, their demonic presence brought all progress towards the Great Journey to a standstill. But now you have come. Once again, the creator has sent a human to help us across a seemingly insurmountable obstacle."(Jason Bright's dialogue) Despite this setback, the Brotherhood's faith in Jason's mission did not waver, and they remained dedicated to his every word.Bright follower: "Jason will deliver us from the pain of this world!"(Bright followers' dialogue)Bright follower: "Sorry, we don't talk to outsiders. Talk to Jason if you have business here."(Bright followers' dialogue)
At some point prior to the Brotherhood's term at REPCONN, several followers met deadly ends in various locations in the southern reaches of the Mojave, their bodies left where they fell along with the energy weapons they carried.
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quest===
* Come Fly With Me: The seven living Bright followers are first found in the REPCONN research labs. If Davison and his nightkin are dealt with for Jason Bright, they will relocate to the launch pad in the basement, and will leave in the rockets once they are repaired and launched. Otherwise, if Jason Bright is killed, they will turn hostile.
==Inventory==
===Bright follower (living)===
These are the living Bright followers inside the REPCONN research labs.
===Bright follower (dead)===
These are the deceased Bright followers scattered throughout the Mojave Wasteland.
===Dead ghoul===
These are the deceased Bright followers found inside and on the way to the REPCONN test site.
==Locations==
Nine deceased Bright followers can be found across the Mojave Wasteland:
* In the coyote den, north of Nipton.
* Southwest of the emergency service railyard, up the hill towards the power line tower, near some rocks.
* Inside Goodsprings cave.
* South-southwest of the Highway 95 Viper's encampment, in line with the tree visible at the top of the hill from the shack with makeshift bedding and two healing powders.
* Under the servo sign at Nipton Road reststop.
* Within Primm Pass.
* Along the road leading to Ranger Station Charlie, and east of the sealed train tunnel. The corpse leans against a rock, across from the Rita's Cafe hilltop billboard on the other side of the road.
* Under the train overpass just south of Sloan.
* One north of Wolfhorn ranch, next to the nearest roadside billboard advertising Fancy Lads Snack Cakes.
Seventeen deceased Bright followers, instead named "dead ghouls," can be found scattered around the exterior road leading to the REPCONN test site, as well as inside the test site itself.
* One is in front of the giant rocket statue.
* Five are found at the REPCONN test site checkpoint: one inside the checkpoint gate station, two at the ground-level sandbag fortifications, and two on top of the bridge.
* Three dead ghouls are found at the fortifications at the foot of the REPCONN building. One is behind the sandbags at the foot of the stairs, one is near the flagpole, and one is to the side near the building itself.
* Eight are scattered around inside the REPCONN facility.
==Notable quotes==
==Appearances==
Bright followers appear only .
==Behind the scenes==
The presence of the Bright follower corpses in the southern half of the Mojave populated with low-level enemies was an intentional decision by Joshua Sawyer to provide plausible explanation for the availability of energy weapons in the early game, since according to him, the Bright followers are "nutty."Fallout: New Vegas 10th Anniversary Charity Stream (reference starts at 3:46:27)Joshua Sawyer: "'Why is there a Bright follower in this cave?' I think it was to give more, um... so the idea we had is that the Bright followers are kinda nutty, and we kinda just... or, I distributed them throughout the wasteland to give a little more availability of energy weapons early in the game. Plausibly."
==Gallery==
; Dead Bright followers
Bright follower coyote den.jpg|Coyote den
Bright follower ES railyard.jpg|Southwest of emergency service railyard
Bright follower Goodsprings cave.jpg|Goodsprings cave
Bright follower Highway 95 Vipers encampment.jpg|Highway 95 Viper's encampment
Bright follower Primm Pass.jpg|Primm Pass
Bright follower Nipton Road RS.jpg|Nipton Road reststop
Bright follower east of sealed TT.jpg|East of the sealed train tunnel
Bright follower south of Sloan.jpg|South of Sloan
Bright follower Wolfhorn ranch.jpg|Wolfhorn ranch
; Dead ghouls
FNV Sealed train tunnel 05.jpg|East of the sealed train tunnel
Bright follower1 REPCONN test site.jpg|Outside REPCONN test site
Bright follower2 REPCONN test site.jpg|Outside REPCONN test site
Bright follower3 REPCONN test site.jpg|Outside REPCONN test site
Bright follower4 REPCONN test site.jpg|Outside REPCONN test site
Bright follower1 REPCONN test site CP.jpg|REPCONN test site checkpoint
Bright follower2 REPCONN test site CP.jpg|REPCONN test site checkpoint
Bright follower3 REPCONN test site CP.jpg|REPCONN test site checkpoint
Stealth Boy nightkin RepConn facility.jpg|REPCONN facility
Bright follower1 REPCONN facility.jpg|RPECONN facility
Bright follower2 REPCONN facility.jpg|RPECONN facility
Bright follower3 REPCONN facility.jpg|RPECONN facility
Bright follower4 REPCONN facility.jpg|RPECONN facility
Bright follower5 REPCONN facility.jpg|RPECONN facility
Bright follower6 REPCONN facility.jpg|RPECONN facility
Bright follower7 REPCONN facility.jpg|RPECONN facility
==References==
Non-game
Category:Fallout: New Vegas ghoul characters
Category:REPCONN characters
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