West Side Massacre

The West Side Massacre was a major event in New Reno, when the Salvatores brutally asserted their presence with laser pistols in early 2241. 
==Background==
Two of Salvatore's men eliminated a group of rival thugs belonging to the Bishops and Mordinos, the latter of which tried to encroach on their territory in the West Side. The laser pistols they used gave them an extreme firepower advantage over their opponents.The Chosen One: "{576}{}{You were talking about family Salvatore.}"Tully: "{800}{}{I wuz talking 'bout the Salvatores? (Blinks, shrugs, then drinks.) Can't imagine what I was saying. Family's as silent as death. An' you don't wanna cross 'em, either…know why?}"The Chosen One: "{803}{}{Don't really need to know why right now, Father. Can I ask you some other questions?}"Tully: "{810}{}{(Lumbers on drunkenly.) Cuz they got weapons like fires from heaven, weapons no one's ever SEEN before in New Reno or nowhere. Shoot beams of light, cut a man in two, leave him twitching in the dust.}"The Chosen One: "{812}{}{Shoot beams of light? You mean laser weapons?}"Tully: "{820}{}{Thaz what I heard them call them…lay-sers….but ta me, those weapons are the devil's own, foul lightbringers, tools meant for nuthin but death!}"The Chosen One: "{821}{}{Yes, of course, Father. Tools of the devil and all that. What do the other families think of these 'lightbringers?'}"Tully: "{830}{}{One of them lightbringers can kill a dozen men…Other families useta fight with th' Salvatores, but now no one messes with 'em. Itz a peace of sorts…good as long azzit holds out, I s'pose.}"(NCFTULLY.MSG)
The shock of losing men to superior armaments (obtained by the Salvatores in a secret deal with the Enclave) resulted in the families giving their territory and possessions a wide berth. An uneasy peace followed,The Chosen One: "{737}{}{Did they always have these pistols?}"Jules: "{750}{}{They didn't always have 'em…else they'd be in charge o' New Reno…ALL of New Reno. As it stands, they're just building up quietly. Those pistols showed up…maybe a few months back, 'round the time o' the massacre.}"The Chosen One: "{751}{}{Massacre?}"Jules: "{765}{}{Oh, yeah…two Salvatore boys with those pistols killed a buncha Bishop's men, then shot down some of Mordino's boys who'd been tryin' to muscle in on the West Side. Since then, the other families steered clear of the Salvatores.}"(NcJules.msg) though Mordinos plotted how to get back at the Salvatores for the humiliation suffered.The Chosen One: "{583}{}{Who is this man you wish dead, Senor Mordino?}"Big Jesus Mordino: "{610}{}{This man, Louis Salvatore… he has killed many of my men… many PROUD men of the Mordino family. He... butchered them in the street like... dogs. (His hand clenches into a fist.) It is my will that this man die.}"(NcBigJes.msg)
==Appearances==
The West Side Massacre is mentioned only in Fallout 2.
==References==
Category:Events
Category:New Reno