MacCready

Characters & NPCs · Source: Fallout 4 — Third Rail dialogue; Fallout 3 — Little Lamplight records

Overview

SUBJECT: Robert Joseph MacCready, known as RJ, a mercenary of the Commonwealth. Former mayor of Little Lamplight, Capital Wasteland. Current status: active, available as a companion. The subject is a veteran small-arms specialist with a decade of service across two wastelands.

History & Background

Raised in Little Lamplight, the children's settlement in the Capital Wasteland's caverns, the subject served as its boy mayor during the events of 2277, negotiating the settlement's relationship with Big Town. Leaving the Capital Wasteland as an adult, the subject enlisted with the Gunners, a Commonwealth mercenary organization, rising to squad command before departing under circumstances he describes with deliberate vagueness. Now operating as an independent gun for hire, the subject maintains his base in Goodneighbor's Third Rail establishment.

Personality & Traits

Behavioral profile: cynical, pragmatic, and professionally competent. The subject's mercenary exterior conceals a devoted father; his son Duncan suffers from a rare disease, and the subject's career in the Commonwealth is driven by the search for a cure. His dialogue regarding his son emerges only at high affinity with the Sole Survivor.

Role in the Wasteland

The subject joins the Sole Survivor as a companion, contributing exceptional marksmanship and knowledge of the Gunners' operations. His search for Duncan's cure remains an open thread in the Commonwealth, and his affiliation with the Gunners colors his reactions to the Sole Survivor's choices.

Notable Appearances

Fallout 4 (2015), companion; Fallout 3 (2008), mayor of Little Lamplight. His companion perk, Killshot, improves VATS headshot accuracy.

Tags: rj-maccready, little-lamplight, gunners, goodneighbor, fallout-4, fallout-3, 2287, companion, mercenary