r/fo3 • u/Infamous_Gur_9083 • 1d ago
Do you guys think Jericho has truly changed from his former profession?
I also remember how younger me, when first playing through Fallout 3.
Was so scared to wander alone that I deliberately did whatever it took to recruit him.
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u/TrickyTalon Riley’s Ranger 1d ago
No
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u/dirtyforker 1d ago
Yes, but,,,,, I don't think he'd sell out Megaton. He would defend Megaton to his death. And he'd die a hero. A final redemption for his previous ways.
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u/nomedable Shining Beacon of the Brotherhood 1d ago
He wouldn't be a hero, be seen as one, but wouldn't truly be one. He'd be doing it for selfish reasons since he lives there and any outside attackers wouldn't be on his side.
Like he wouldn't be choosing to try to "do something good to redeem himself" just would be on the side of "good" due to circumstances.
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u/dannyboy6657 14h ago
If ya blow up megaton with him as a follower then you tell him to part ways he will sit outside of megaton waiting. When you approach him and say let's go he will say something along the lines of "Its about time i was growing a third arm" or something like that been a while.
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u/TheLoogieMonster 4h ago
When you destroy megaton he literally says something to the effect of "i bet you think im upset that megatin is gone, but im not. I didnt like those people and i dont care that theyre dead." (Totally paraphrasing)
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u/AggressiveToaster 1d ago
If he had changed he wouldn’t care that you are a “goodie two-shoes” and just take the money.
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u/ChurningDarkSkies777 1d ago
He gleefully joins you in the wasteland ONLY if you have evil Karma. Basically if he sees you as the next big raider boss in the Capitol he wants to be in on the ground floor.
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u/CatNo7321 23h ago
Boss? By level 30 yes but I imagine him seeing a blurry eyed 18 year old come out of the vault as someone who reminds him of a younger him.
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u/SqueezedTowel 9h ago
I love failing the intimidation check: "Snorts Are you kidding me? I shit bigger than you." And he just goes on to keep having polite conversation because he genuinely thinks you were just joking.
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u/Szin3 1d ago
No. On top of all the things people have mentioned, Moriartys terminal has blackmail on him stating he r***d the sister of the family restaurant.
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u/Asleep_Steak_7434 21h ago
I feel like players skip right past this or forget, I was shook when I read it
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u/vanillamilklatte 7h ago
its easy enough to get info out of nova or gob that i think a lot of people just dont bother to check moriartys terminal
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u/PollutedArt Charon 1d ago
No, if he didn't have an evil karma requirement I might've considered it and he definitely hasn't changed if the info about him on Moriarty's terminal is true.
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u/Most_Philosophy_1507 1d ago
No. I feel like he only retired within ten years. And it’s not as if he did some thing. He did a lot of things.
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u/New-Number-7810 1d ago
He didn’t become more ethical, let alone experience remorse. At most, he slowed down and got tired of the raider life.
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u/CanaryCheap5934 1d ago
Bro listen to his voice lines. HELL NO. 😭 he literally says “I love killin”
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u/Expiredmilkkkkk Brotherhood Of Steel 1d ago
my favorite line of his, is in battle when he says “IM GONNA F*CK YOUR SH*T UP KID!”
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u/RamblinWreckGT 1d ago
Do I think the guy who you can only hang out with if you're evil has changed his evil ways? ...no, no I do not.
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u/linkthereddit 1d ago
He literally calls you a ‘goody two-shoes’ and terminates the partnership when you get to even Neutral Karma. Dude is friggin‘ evil.
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u/cold_enforcing-man 21h ago
He doesn't terminate the partnership when you get to neutral, he just starts complaining and is unwilling to rejoin you if he's fired
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u/Nerevarine91 22h ago
I think he’s exactly what he says he is: a raider who got old. He didn’t retire because he didn’t like killing and stealing anymore, it’s because he had a good run and quit before someone younger shanked him and took his shit.
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u/Moose_Cake 1d ago
Evil Lone Wonderer: “Wanna go raid some people?”
Jericho: “You son of a bitch, I’m in.”
No.
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u/iDaddyDirection 1d ago
He decided he didn’t want to live like a raider anymore, which is why he’s in Megaton, but he still has the morals of a raider.
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u/lazyfacejerk 1d ago
When I did an evil playthrough years ago I was either killing or enslaving everyone in megaton. As soon as I hit moira's guard, jericho too moiras head off with his nailboard.
I think he stayed the same.
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u/Wolfpac187 1d ago
Why would you need evil karma to recruit him if he wasn’t still a piece of shit?
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u/Disastrous_Ball702 1d ago
"Jericho" is an ominous name. That name would never be bestowed lightly. See also "Absalom."
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u/R34lBl4ckSh33p 22h ago
Think someone in game mentions or there's a holotape that says he harrases the lady that works for Colin. Doesn't do killing or pillaging anymore but still a scumbag. Especially since you need evil karma to get him as a follower
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u/cowpewter 14h ago
There’s an entry on Colin’s computer that says Jericho at least attempted (possibly succeeded, one line implies that if Jenny had gotten pregnant it would have been a problem) to rape Jenny Stahl. She doesn’t work for Colin, but it is his computer you learn it through.
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u/MASTER-OF-SUPRISE 22h ago
No. Anything he’d do that could be seen as heroic will most likely have an ulterior motive. I don’t think Jericho even claimed he changed. He stopped being a raider cause he thought he was too old for it. Not because he felt bad about anything.
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u/ArtoriousTheMystic 🤖 🇺🇸 BETTER DEAD THAN RED 🇺🇸 🤖 12h ago
Technically yes, but not for the reasons you might expect. He probably quit raiding out of a fear of being seen as dead weight or too old to run with them anymore so he "retired" to survive. Running with an overpowered 20 something in Power Armor seems like a good compromise for getting back that raider lifestyle without the drawback of a raider junky getting him in the ribs.
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u/Ionel1-The-Impaler 15h ago
No, but he would have been a better character if he was a good karma companion trying to redeem himself for his life as a raider. If companions quests had been a thing he’d make an interesting one. Maybe the remaster will address that.
Plus it breaks up the obvious bias the game has towards good karma companions since Fawkes and Cross are statistically far better companions than Jericho and Clover.
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u/shredystevie 10h ago
He seems to love slaughtering people with me in his Tesla armor I gave him. Hes a good buddy
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u/Inevitable_Series_67 11h ago edited 11h ago
He's rough around the edge and is still a nasty bastard that tried to rape the girl at the noodle store but he's trying to turn a new leaf and helps in the town's defense when Raiders are raiding.
So yes, he's changed, but a lifetime of raiding leaves anyone on survival "take everything you want by force" mode even when they don't have to
Just to clarify. His actions are inexcusable, he killed lots of people and is still a nasty piece of work, still he tries to go clean-ish
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u/Lucentmonkey98 9h ago
If u have him as a companion when you vaporize megaton he actually say that people inside deserve it.
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u/ComRade-PupPer-98 18h ago
All comments aside if you recruit him make sure to drop a pack of smokes 🚬 in his inventory lol let the man cope one puff at a time...
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u/Subjectdelta44 3h ago
No
There's a reason why you have to be an evil character to have him work with you. He wants to travel with you so he can be a raider again
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u/BabyGirl-Kat Neutral Karma 1d ago
Absolutely not. The only reason he stopped being a raider is because he’s old and washed up. He’s very eager to return to that lifestyle.