Gippers

The **Gippers** are a religious cult that worships Ronald Reagan as a god-president and are a faction in *Wasteland 3*.

## Background

This heavily-armed cult is devoted to the “God-President,” Ronald Reagan. Some may call them crazy, but since they produce and refine all the oil in Colorado, everybody's got to pretend they're not. Their oil production supplies all energy in the state of Colorado due to an agreement between the faction and Saul Buchanan, the Patriarch.

They are aggressively anti-Communist, and have declared a nearby robot commune to be godless enemies.

## Interactions

### Reputation

Main article: Reputation**Reputation** is a new game mechanic introduced in *Wasteland 3*. Whereas previous games largely relied on scripted interactions to determine how other factions viewed you, *Wasteland 3* instead tracks your reputation on a sliding scale, reflecting how other factions view you. The Rangers' standing with them is graded on a five step scale: Hated, Disliked, Neutral, Liked, and Loved, and the reputation has a direct impact on the story, quest resolutions, and even random encounters.

Reputation effects

Gaining reputation
* Denver Ruins: Using the Kiss Ass 4 option when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance upon first entering the ruins (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Using the Kiss Ass 5 option to lie about Morningstar's identity when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance upon first entering the ruins, if you had recovered him earlier (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Saying "Your God is awesome" when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance upon first entering the ruins (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Complimenting her for destroying the robot when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance upon first entering the ruins (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Asking if she needs help chasing off the Godfishers when speaking with Sister Glory upon first entering the ruins (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Thanking or telling the Gipper Draftee in front of the oil field Sister Glory sent you to clear out the Godfishers (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Siding with the Gippers and destroying all Godfishers during Let's Go Fry a Kite (+10).
* Denver Ruins: Using the Weapon Modding 4 option at the first dialogue choice when speaking with Sister Nancy Forge (+5).
* Denver Ruins: Saying her work is impressive at the first dialogue choice when speaking with Sister Nancy Forge (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Asking how she built the statue (+1) and saying it's impressive (+1) when speaking with Sister Nancy Forge.
* Denver Ruins: Nodding twice when speaking with Bill and then telling him "Okay kid, you win" (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Saying "Howdy, Doc" when speaking with The Wyman (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Asking what a communist is and then using the Kiss Ass 4 option when first speaking with the Ronald Reagan AI and Mother Nancy Reliance in the server room (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Agreeing to the deal when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance in the server room (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Asking more about the Ronald Reagan AI and then using the Nerd Stuff 5 option followed by the Nerd Stuff 6 or Kiss Ass 4 options when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance in the server room (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Asking about Morningstar and then saying you destroyed him when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance in the server room, if you had encountered him earlier (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Saying his father didn't appreciate his talents when speaking with Valor Buchanan in the server room (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Saying his father shouldn't have sent a genius like him away when speaking with Valor Buchanan in the server room (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Asking what he needs you to do when speaking with Valor Buchanan in the server room (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Mentioning the decoded data when speaking with Valor Buchanan in the server room, if you had decoded the data in his room in the Patriarch's Palace earlier (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Using the Kiss Ass 4 option when speaking with Sister Glory after speaking with the Ronald Reagan AI in the server room, but only before completing Let's Go Fry a Kite (+1).
* Denver Ruins: Returning the data to Sister Nancy Forge or The Wyman during Counterintelligence (+5).
* Denver Ruins: Transferring the Ronald Reagan AI into Valor Buchanan's body (+15).
* World map: Using the Kiss Ass 5 option when speaking with Sister Reckoning (+1).

Losing reputation
* Denver Ruins: Demanding she hand over Valor Buchanan when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance upon first entering the ruins (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Revealing Morningstar's identity when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance upon first entering the ruins, if you had recovered him earlier (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Mentioning the Wizard of Oz and suggesting there is a person in the statue or claiming the statue's justice is not American when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance upon first entering the ruins (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Asking why she destroyed the robot and not the psycho when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance upon first entering the ruins (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Telling the Gipper Draftee in front of the oil field to get out of your way (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Abandoning the Gippers under attack by the Godfishers during Let's Go Fry a Kite (-15).
* Denver Ruins: Saying she's full of herself when speaking with Sister Nancy Forge (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Asking her why she doesn't marry the statue when speaking with Sister Nancy Forge (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Asking whether it's sure it's a real person and then using the Nerd Stuff 5 option when first speaking with the Ronald Reagan AI in the server room (-5).
* Denver Ruins: Asking what a communist is and then suggesting the Gippers are communists when first speaking with the Ronald Reagan AI and Mother Nancy Reliance in the server room (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Asking what a communist is, claiming you're communists, and then suggesting communism should be imposed on the Gippers by force (automatically starting a fight) when first speaking with the Ronald Reagan AI and Mother Nancy Reliance in the server room (-15).
* Denver Ruins: Demanding Valor Buchanan and the restoration of oil output when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance in the server room (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Asking whether she will keep her promise to turn over Valor Buchanan when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance in the server room (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Asking more about the Ronald Reagan AI and then saying she's a nursemaid for a deteriorating database when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance in the server room (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Asking about Morningstar and then saying you recruited him when speaking with Mother Nancy Reliance in the server room, if you had done so (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Attempting to arrest him before completing Mother Nancy Reliance's task (automatically starting a fight and destroying your Gippers reputation) when speaking with Valor Buchanan in the server room (-60).
* Denver Ruins: Saying he has a high opinion of himself or he talks a lot when speaking with Valor Buchanan in the server room (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Saying he is making excuses for his failure during Liberty Buchanan's attack on Colorado Springs when speaking with Valor Buchanan in the server room (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Saying you won't do chores in exchange for trash or taunting him for joining a cult and serving as tech support when speaking with Valor Buchanan in the server room (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Saying the Ronald Reagan AI is broken or isn't really a god when speaking with Sister Glory after speaking with the AI in the server room, but only before completing Let's Go Fry a Kite (-1).
* Denver Ruins: Attempting to arrest or attack him after transferring the Ronald Reagan AI into Valor Buchanan's body (automatically starting a fight and destroying your Gippers reputation) (-60).
* Denver Ruins: Transferring the Ronald Reagan AI to the Machine Commune or attacking Mother Nancy Reliance before transferring the AI (automatically starting a fight and destroying your Gippers reputation) (-60).
* Denver Ruins: Transferring the Ronald Reagan AI to Peterson Air Force Base and then attacking Mother Nancy Reliance (automatically starting a fight and destroying your Gippers reputation) (-60).
* Denver Ruins: Transferring the Ronald Reagan AI to Peterson Air Force Base, threatening to harm it unless the Gippers hand over Valor Buchanan, and then arresting Valor Buchanan peacefully (-30).

## Notes

* The name is a reference to Reagan's role as George Gipp (who was known as the Gipper) in the 1940 biopic *Knute Rockne, All American*.
* They were cut from the release version of *Wasteland 2*, located at the La Brea tar pits, and their portraits recycled for other characters.
* The Gippers' 'Western White House' is the former state capitol building of Colorado.
* The Gippers disapprove of swearing and thus use many creative non-profane epithets when stirred to anger.
* When attacking the Gippers, attack them in segments. First, defeat the ones in the control room where the Reagan AI and Val are. Second, defeat the ones in the downstairs lobby outside the control room. Third, go through the medic's place and loot the supplies, then go up the stairs and kill the the ones in the main lobby. Fourth, wipe out the rest in the building. Finally, make sure you killed the Reagan bot either through transfer or the terminals, and go outside and kill them.

## Behind the scenes

### Quotes

The Gippers' name is a reference to George Gipp, the role Reagan played in the 1940 film Knute Rockne, All American. The Gippers traditionally dress like cowboys from pre-war television western series in honor of their patron, who was a fixture of the medium.

### Gallery

* 2013 concept art by Justin Sweet, originally intended for Wasteland 2

## References

1. ↑ Wasteland 3 radio broadcasts#Gippers' anti-communist propaganda