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===Ian===
Hit points: 50
Armor: Leather Jacket
Starting weapon: 10mm Pistol
What he can use: All one-handed pistols (except for energy), knives, unarmed
Usefulness: Very high
How to get him: He is in the guard house at Shady Sands. He'll join you
for free if you ask about his injury and tell him that
you are sorry. Ask him to join you. If he asks for money,
tell him that he can have a piece of the action and he'll
join you for free.
Deadly with: .223 Pistol or 10mm SMG (be careful if you choose the latter)
Extra info: He can give you directions to the Hub and Junktown.
* Pros: Good with one-handed weapons, high small guns skill, not too bad
with unarmed weapons
Cons: Armor not too great, two-handed weapons pose a problem, he
uses spiked knuckles instead of a gun (if you give the former to
him), gets burst-happy (like all NPC's)
===Tandi===
Hit points 35
Armor: None
Starting weapon: Knife
What she can use: Knives and Pistols
Usefulness: Low
How to get her: After you rescue Tandi from the Raiders, don't return her.
Signature feature: Probably running away...haven't used her as an NPC
Deadly with: Possibly a Ripper
Extra info: She can't really talk with you. Also, if you return her to
Shady Sands, she won't join you.
* Pros: Okay at best with 14mm Pistol or Ripper
Cons: Low hit points, no armor, and if she's dead there isn't a way to
finish the Shady Sands quest.
===Tycho===
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Hit points: 60
Armor: Leather Armor
Starting weapon: Shotgun
What he can use: Small guns and spears, prefers rifles and shotguns
Usefulness: Very High
How to get him: Wait until the evening and enter the Skum Pitt. Talk to
him and ask him to join you. You can only recruit him
if you agree to help Killian "clean up" Junktown (accept
the quest to kill Gizmo).
Deadly with: Combat Shotgun or Sniper Rifle
Extra info: He can increase your outdoorsman skill.
* Pros: High small guns skill, can use virtually any small arms, decent
unarmed/melee choices, has the best armor out of any NPC
Cons: Like other NPC's, he gets burst-happy
===Dogmeat===
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Hit points: 50
Armor: none
Starting weapon: unarmed (teeth)
What he can use: Teeth
Usefulness: High
How to get him: He's at Junktown, just like Tycho. He's messing with this
man named Phil. Feed him with an iguana-on-a-stick or
walk around him with a Leather Jacket on.
Deadly with: Teeth (what else?)
Extra info: He can't use items (he's a dog!), and for that matter, can't
talk to you. He's very loyal, however.
* Pros: Lots of action points and high critical chance
Cons: He won't leave you until he's dead, and he soaks up damage like
a sponge (literally)
===Katja===
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Hit points: 39
Armor: Leather Jacket
Starting weapon: throwing knife
What she can use: Throwing Knives, all one-handed pistols (like Ian)
Usefulness: Medium-High
How to get her: Go to the Followers' Library in the Boneyard and talk to
her. Tell her that you don't plan on staying at the
Boneyards and she'll join you.
Deadly with: 14mm Pistol (I've heard she gets good criticals with that
weapon.)
Extra info: She can pick locks. This comes in handy in the endgame,
especially in the first floor of the Cathedral (if you find
Morpheus and his mutant guards too much to bear).
* Pros: Can lockpick doors, okay with 14mm Pistol
Cons: Can't use SMG's well (unlike what she says), fewer hit points
than other NPC's, weak armor