Vic

Vic the Trader is a wasteland trader who works among the tribes in New California and the first person the Chosen One is sent to track down in 2241. He is also a potential companion .
==Background==
An older man with a prominent gut, Vic is one of the traders who makes his livelihood trading with tribes on the Oregon/California border. He hails from Klamath,The Chosen One: "Can you tell me who brought this item to our village?"Mynoc: "I don't remember his name, just that he was old and loud -- too loud for proper manners -- but he knew many things. He was from Klamath, east like I said."(Mynoc's dialogue) where he has a small home built out of scrap and specializes in pre-War technologies.The Chosen One: "I’m looking for a trader. Know any of them that deal in old items, like from the beforetimes?"Jenny: "You’re interested in traders, huh? Well I mostly just worked for one trader. Vic was his name. He always had extra money to blow, at least when he worked he did. See, he specialized in really old stuff. You know, technical thingies."(Jenny's dialogue) His reputation among the tribes makes him a popular point of contact for those in need, such as Sulik. However, Vic's information on the whereabouts of Sulik's sister proved to be outdated, making the tribal view the merchant with wariness bordering on hostility. 
Vic's rounds took him as far as Vault City,The Chosen One: "Tell me where Vault 13 is."Vic: "Vault 13? There’s a Vault City east of here. I trade there, sometimes."(Vic's dialogue) where he had an affair with a Vault City citizen. Valerie was born of it, though the relationship was not built to last. Vic eventually started to refer to Val's mother as the Desert ViperVic: "I'm still sorry I didn't get a chance to see her again."Valerie: "No, you aren't. You used to call her the 'desert viper,' didn't you?"(Valerie's dialogue) and started traveling outside Vault City, until he eventually disappeared altogether from their life. Yet it seems there was a bit of passion left between them, as should Vic learn of her death, he is still saddened, a bit.Valerie: "Don't you start. I'm glad Mom isn't here to hear this."Vic: "What? What happened to your mother?"Valerie: "Brain fever. Caught it out on the wastes. Probably looking for YOU."Vic: "Oh. I... uh... I'm sorry, Val."(Valerie's dialogue)
That remnant of a feeling did not stop him from seeking solace in the arms of Jenny, a prostitute from the Dunton-run "Bathhouse" in Klamath.The Chosen One: "Tell me more about Vic."Jenny: "Vic was a real sweetheart. He would go off for weeks at a time and then come back with all kinds of beforetime things. But he often had to travel to the Den to sell them. Not much call for that sort of stuff ‘round here."(Jenny's dialogue) Just before he ran afoul of Metzger in the Den, by selling him a faulty radio,The Chosen One: "I'm looking for a merchant."Metzger: "What the fuck are you asking me for? Do I look like some kind of fucking… oh, wait. You're probably looking for Vic?"The Chosen One: "Yeah, that's him."Metzger: "That little fuck - he sold me a radio that he said would be able to pick up some transmissions. It didn't. I caught his ass trying to sneak out of town before I found out. Bad mistake. No one fucks with me. He's lucky to be alive."(Metzger's dialogue) he sold a number of Vault 13 water flasks to the tribals of Arroyo. Little did he know that this would kickstart an epic quest that would culminate in the saving of humanity.
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Find Vic the Trader: The Chosen One may either buy or bust him out. Once freed, he tells them what he knows and then offers to join. Low-Intelligence characters are given a dialogue choice to recruit Vic but without results from the choice. If Metzger and his slavers are killed without freeing Vic, he will somehow escape the locked room and take refuge at Mom's Diner.
* Free Vic from his debt by getting his radio from his house in Klamath and paying Metzger.
==Statistics==
Primary Statistics
Statistic 	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6
Strength 	05 	05 	05 	06 	07 	07
Perception 	06 	07 	07 	07 	08 	08
Endurance 	04 	04 	05 	05 	05 	05
Charisma 	06 	06 	06 	06 	06 	06
Intelligence	07 	08 	08 	08 	08 	08
Agility 	06 	06 	06 	07 	07 	08
Luck 	05 	05 	05 	06 	07 	08
Secondary Statistics
Statistic 	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6
Hit Points 	78 	90 	102 	111 	117 	132
Armor Class 	6 	6 	6 	7 	7 	8
Action Points 	8 	9 	9 	10 	10 	12
Carry Weight 	150 	150 	150 	175 	200 	200
Melee Damage 	1 	4 	5 	7 	8 	12
Poison Resistance 	20% 	20% 	25% 	25% 	25% 	25%
Radiation Resistance	8% 	8% 	10% 	10% 	10% 	10%
Sequence 	12 	14 	14 	14 	16 	16
Healing Rate 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1
Critical Chance 	7% 	9% 	12% 	16% 	19% 	22%
Tagged Skills
Statistic 	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6
Small Guns 	65% 	75% 	90% 	115% 	130% 	135%
Energy Weapons	25% 	35% 	65% 	100% 	115% 	145%
Unarmed 	52% 	52% 	52% 	56% 	58% 	60%
Melee Weapons 	42% 	42% 	42% 	46% 	48% 	50%
Throwing 	35% 	40% 	45% 	50% 	60% 	65%
Lockpick 	100% 	 	 	 	 	
Repair 	75% 	90% 	95% 	105% 	112% 	130%
==Inventory==
==Notes==
* If Vic has a higher Repair skill than the player character, he will run to and repair just about anything that the Repair skill can be used on.
* If accompanied by Sulik, Vic will constantly say that Sulik is looking at him funny.Vic: "Sulik, don't you be looking at me like that."Vic: "Boss, Sulik's glaring at me again."(Vic's dialogue)
* Once Vic is in one's company, he will often refer to the Chosen One as "Boss," much to the disdain of his daughter.Valerie: "Cut the crap, Dad. Are you STILL calling everybody you meet "Boss?" I always hated that about you."(Valerie's dialogue)
** If Vic has called the Chosen One "boss" many times, a new dialogue option appears to ask him to stop it. He jokingly responds by referring to them as "chief" and "sport" instead. Regardless, he will continue to call the Chosen One "boss."The Chosen One: "Would you stop calling me Boss?"Vic: "Sure thing, Chief!"The Chosen One: "I mean it STOP IT!"Vic: "You got it, Sport!" (Vic's dialogue)
* If his daughter is attacked, Vic will disband and turn hostile.Vic: "I'm going to rip your darn head off! No one hurts my family!"(Vic's dialogue)
* Despite having a great Energy Weapons skill (higher than his Small Guns skill), Vic can't use any energy weapons other than pistols (that is, laser pistols and plasma pistols). He can, however, use the Gatling laser.
==Appearances==
Vic appears and is mentioned in the Fallout Bible.
==Behind the scenes==
Vic shares his name and title with Trader Vic's, a worldwide chain restaurant.
==Gallery==
FO02 NPC Vic.png
==References==
Category:Den characters
Category:Fallout 2 companions
Category:Fallout 2 merchants
Category:Fallout 2 human characters
Category:Klamath characters
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