Eugene Fitzgerald

Concept image for what Eugene looks like without his wasteland gear.

August Lupus (The Legion)

> "Hey hey hey! You'll really help me out? Thanks a million! And uh... no hard feelings for calling you mutie earlier right?"
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Eugene Phillip Fitzgerald (2245 - ) was a former member of Enclave Remnants and served as a simple militiaman until he was made captain of his unit when their last one was killed by NCR Rangers. He left his group and promised to return with a way to rejoin later with fellow Remnants in Chicago, and instructed them to make camp near Morning Star Cavern while they awaited his return. He then made his way north-east following the major roadways in an attempt to slowly make his way near New Vegas, until he finally ran into Six near Nipton.

## Appearance

> "Y'know its not actually all that big a burden to lug all this stuff around. What IS a burden is the fact I gotta keep explaining why I do it, so uhhhh, i'm not gonna."
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Eugene is a taller, handsome man with blonde hair and a slightly unshaved face. His physique is not exceptional, and he has numerous scars from his service and years of traversing the wasteland. He wears a tattered Enclave Officer's uniform with a bandolier across his chest and a napsack on the opposite shoulder, as well as a dark blue scarf that he keeps tucked inside his shirt. He also has a leather belt with a revolver holster that he scavenged from some ruins near Novac. On his head he often wears a military cap with a pair of green-tinted technicians goggles. He usually carries a large hiking pack with an ammunition tin hanging from each side and a bedroll tied up on top of it all. He is responsible for carrying most of his groups' heavier equipment

## Background

> "Trust me, I'm not a Legionnaire. Come to think of it, I'm not really much of anything, but don't hold that against me, there's not many job prospects right now."
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Eugene Fitzgerald was born in Navarro as the son to Joseph Fitzgerald and Ella Fitzgerald, and is the direct descendant of Jolie Fitzgerald. His parents were both killed by NCR operatives shortly after his 12th birthday, and he was left in the care of his fellow Remnants. He was trained in the use and maintenance of electronics and weapons by his squad leader, Miles Schwinn, who would act as a father figure to Eugene. Sometime in 2280 Miles and the group's communication officer were killed by Legion Recruits while they were gathering supplies near Vault 11, leaving the group stranded far away from any other main Enclave militia. Eugene was made the de facto leader of the group, which by now consisted of a whopping 6 people. Of those, only 4 would survive being taken back to the Legionaries' camp to be tortured and enslaved. The only thing that saved the unit was the newly recruited Decanus taking pity on them and betraying the other legionaries to help them escape. He showed the unit the nearby Morning Star Cavern and helped set it up as a temporary base of operations. The group, now inducting the traitor Decanus into their ranks, would make this area a long-term operations center while they wait for other friendly units to come into communications proximity. In 2281, with no sign of help coming, Eugene volunteering to go out and find a safe way to communicate and travel with allied forces travelling to Illinois. He departed and headed south towards Nipton, hoping to join a caravan headed towards New Vegas, but after finding the town in ruins he decided to make a temporary camp inside the town hall and move with the next scavengers that came through the area.

## Meeting Six

After travelling to Nipton and witnessing The Legion burning it to the ground, Fitz hid in the nearby hills and watched through his binoculars, waiting for Vulpes Inculta and his legionaries to leave before entering the town and attempting to loot the town hall for whatever he could find. Unbeknownst to him, another scavenger named Six had already begun scouting out that very spot. Initially, Six was hostile towards him, thinking he was a disguised legionnaire, but quickly trusted him upon learning of his true affiliation with The Enclave, which she assumed was too stupid to be a lie. After informing Six and her friend Alexandrov of his intentions, he took on the role of technician and recon, acting as a heavy scout or walking armory whenever necessary.

## Travel to New Vegas

The first place that the group travelled to was Dead Wing Cavern to set up a base for the night, and along the way Eugene and Alexandrov started talking about their lives. The two quickly became friends, and despite Alex being a ghoul Eugene was still quite friendly with him. The two got drunk together when they reached Dead Wing to "take the edge off" and help them sleep easier through the sounds of coyotes and distant gunshots. The following day the group reached New Vegas, with a majority of the people waiting at the Old Mormon Fort while Six ventured on towards the Lucky 38. It was here that Eugene met Arcade Gannon, a man with similar personality and morals to himself. The two quickly started travelling together, and upon learning of Eugene's allegiance Arcade told him about his own past, revealing his own Enclave descendance. Though Arcade had no interest in aiding the Enclave, he decided to help Eugene on his mission anyway due to the possible aid it could earn the Followers of the Apocalypse in return.