Toll Man

The Toll Man in Fallout I

The Toll Man is a side character appearing in Fallout: A Chip in the Bag. His origins are unknown as he mysteriously appears across all roads on the wasteland. It is unclear how he manages to get to his locations so quickly and if he truly does indeed remember encounters on previous roads. While he does hold a powerful weapon, he never actually uses it and manages to get punched in the face by Harper without firing it.

## In Fallout I: CB

The Toll Man first appears as Harper and Renault are walking in the woods suddenly ambushing them and demanding payment for crossing his road. As he has the two held at point blank with his bazooka, Renault covers the payment since Harper has nothing to trade. The Toll Man requests explosives so that he may booby trap the road before he goes to sleep so Renault hands him 3 grenades he had kept in his various pockets. The Toll Man accepts and allows the pair forward and from there through some unknown power manages to teleport further ahead.

The Toll Man appears for the second time as Renault and Harper approach a paved road with the Toll Man appearing from some bushes blocking their path. Once he demands more payment for using the road to the two wanderer's annoyance. Harper and Renault refuse to pay him since they just did on the last road with the Toll Man denying having ever met the two before at any other road at any other point of his life. Harper then asks if they may walk alongside the road as long as they don't step on the pavement which the Toll Man confirms. Harper then proposes the option that they do that and asks if there would be anything stopping them from doing so with the Toll Man answering "I don't believe so". Harper and Renault look at each other before Renault says they will go with that option with the Toll Man's acceptance saying he'll see them round allowing them to pass by him. The Toll Man examines the men as they pass sizing them up but is ultimately unbothered that they are opting to walk alongside the road.

The Toll Man appears for a third and final time following Harper and Renault's robbery by the Highwayman. The Toll man stops the two demanding some acquiescence from them. Renault attempts to punch the Toll Man but he quickly steps aside saying they'd have to wake up pretty early in the morning to catch him with that one. He states how the two gave him acquiescence earlier on giving Harper the assumption the man did indeed remember them, but he ignored this and continued on stating how he would not so easily give the two the lore of this deep passage of time. Renault questioned what all this even meant but before The Toll Man could finish Harper decks him in the face knocking him out cold. Renault and Harper then look down at him before continuing on their journey.

## In Fallout II: BB

The Toll Man appears yet again in the sequel with the new job as the Bartertown gate keeper. He is seemingly profiteering off visitors to the town as Renault points out to him that the sign outside stated free entry. The Toll Man denies this and also denies any claims that he had met Renault previously. Strangely however, after Renault offers two Ryobi batteries for entry, the Toll Man accepts the deal since they were great friends. After Renault proceeds into town, the Toll Man shuts the gate on Samuel J. Davis demanding he pay a steep price due to the "stunt" he pulled last time. Davis offers 3 batteries from a bag and takes them out, but the Toll Man suddenly just grabs the entire bag, allowing him to enter. The Toll Man's shift hours at the gate is unknown, but he is seen guarding it throughout the protagonist's time in the location.

As things in Bartertown escalate the next day and the protagonists make their exit, the Toll Man demands they stop once they reach the gate. Renault and Davis stop, but Barper runs and punches the man to the ground allowing them to pass. While on the ground the Toll Man asks God, "How can this happen a second time", in reference to getting punched in the face by Barper's brother, Harper, in the previous video.

The Toll Man is seen one final time in the video appearing mysteriously in the Badlands as the protagonists stop to rest. He informs them they must pay to sleep on this land and threatens to blow them up with his bazooka should they not comply, leading to the three protagonists opting to continue on their journey into the night.

## Trivia

- The Toll Man character was devised by Jack and Andrew as they were floating in Andrew's pool before the second day of filming began.

- Alejandro was approached for the role and told to devise a fallout style outfit which he dutifully complied with, delivering the genius that was duct taping the plastic FBI shield to his body.

- For Alejandro showing up for this role as well as The Boss, he is acknowledged by the dudes for saving the Fallout video allowing its production to continue.

Explosives, so I can booby trap the road before I go to sleepThe second encounterDeckedGatekeeper of BartertownHow can this happen a second time?Good luck out there fools