Unlike Fallout 3, the next game has more possible finals. The ending is based on different visual fragments each related to specific action, faction, quest or companion. There are a lot of combinations of these 29 fragments. Only 2 of them remain unchanged regardless of your decisions, so you can get indeed many final videos. Basic slides are voiced by Ron Perlman, similar to the previous game. Other voices include companions and key quest NPCs.
We will cover all possible fragments of the final screen in this article. Each paragraph features certain category of slides, e.g. companions or side missions. Be aware of spoilers!
Default fragments
Only 2 slides may be considered as default ones. We talk about the first and the last parts of the final screen where the most basic info about the Courier is revealed. The first fragment acts like an intro. The last one concludes your adventures. Note that the last slide has different versions depending on the Courier’s chosen sex.
Main story fragments
Probably, these 2 slides have the most variations. The 2nd fragment tells about results of the final battle, it has a few options:
- Yes Man ending 1 – the robotic army wasn’t upgraded but New Vegas secured its independence, though, with certain problems from anarchists.
- Yes Man ending 2 – the robotic army was upgraded and New Vegas secured its independence without problems because of powerful securitrons.
- House ending – the ruler of New Vegas and his robots forced back both NCR and Legion, protected the city, and the despotic order there.
- NCR ending – forces of New California Republic destroyed tribes of Legion, captured New Vegas, and established the new order in the Mojave.
- Legion ending 1 – Caesar survived and Legion captured the entire Wasteland including New Vegas. The new government became tough but fair.
- Legion ending 2 – Caesar died but Legion still captured the Wasteland. The new government with Lanius became literally cruel.
The 3td fragment is based both on your karma and final decisions. Thus, there are 3 options for Yes Man route, 3 – for Mr. House route, and 3 – for NCR route. However, Legion route has 6 different options depending not only on your karma but also on the decision about Caesar’s illness. Mostly, exact endings are based on the chosen faction when the level of karma only affects the text for certain slide.
Side quests’ fragments
A lot of fragments feature side missions, certain factions, groups, and cities. Basically, specific options are based on your decisions related to locations. For example, you can finish the quest peacefully or slay all participants. There are options for ignoring factions or quests entirely. The huger mission or group is the more slides’ options it has during the ending.
Let’s reveal all such fragments:
- Black Mountain. 4 options are available. You can kill Tabitha, reunite her with her robot, ignore the location or don’t finish the quest here.
- Boomers. 9 options are available. Exact option depends on the chosen ending and your decision on completion Boomers’ side mission.
- Brotherhood of Steel. 5 options are available. Paladins may be destroyed at all or you can help them by completing certain missions.
- Fiends. 8 options are available. You can either kill or spare leaders of this hostile independent gang. It will affect the fate of Outer Vegas.
- Followers of the Apocalypse. 6 options are available. This group is presented only in endings of Yes Man, NCR, and Legion.
- Goodsprings. 5 options are available. Again, the exact final depends on your chosen faction. The last option is available after destroying the city at all.
- Great Khans. 7 options are available. Leaders of this tribe may keep their alliance with Legion or break it. They also can be destroyed or enhanced.
- Jacobstown. 6 options are available. All options are based on your decisions during the related side mission. Also, Jacobstown can be destroyed.
- The Kings. 13 options are available. Here you have 3 endings of the related mission and 4 main endings. Combinations of them determine the exact slide.
- The Misfits. 5 options are available. This group can be eliminated by the Courier, killed by NCR government or legionaries. NCR also can accept and forgive troopers.
- Novac. 6 options are available. The fate of this city depends on your choices during the related mission. Novac can survive or turn into the abandoned location.
- NCR Correctional Facility. 4 options are available. Powder Gangers can escape from their prison or fortify it to become another dangerous gang.
- Vault 19. 4 options are available. The fate of the gang from this vault also depends on your choices during the quest. It’s possible to create alliances or destroy the gang.
- Primm. 9 options are available. Your chosen ending and the way you completed the Primm’s quest determine the fate of this city.
- Rangers. 11 options are available. This reveals the fate of rangers and their leader, Hanlon. Exact endings vary from the total elimination to the true fame.
- Remnants. 4 options are available. Ex-soldiers of Enclave can help you during the quest of Arcade Gannon. Then they will leave the Mojave.
Companions’ fragments
Other fragments are related to your followers. You may ignore them at all, ignore their unique quests or complete these missions. There are also finals related to deaths of teammates. For more info about companions, check our article «Fallout: New Vegas – Companions».
Here are all fragments:
- Raul Alfonso Tejada. 4 options are available. The ghoul can continue his bloody way or turn into a peaceful engineer.
- Veronica Santangelo. 8 options are available. The fate of the scribe is strongly connected with the 7th fragment.
- Arcade Gannon. 11 options are available. This guy can be enslaved and sold to Legion but mostly his fate is connected with the 28th fragment.
- Rose of Sharon Cassidy 1. 5 options are available. The story of Cass depends on her own quest and your decisions during it.
- Rose of Sharon Cassidy 2. 6 options are available. However, the story of Cass also is connected with your chosen main route.
- Lily Bowen. 4 options are available. You can convince this super mutant to stop taking her pills, take only half of them or continue full treatment.
- Rex. 5 options are available. The dog can receive different brains or suffer from its old one. Actually, the ending depends on the companion’s mission.
- Craig Boone. 7 options are available. It’s up to you whether the man will take his revenge or no. There are also endings where Boone dies.
- ED-E. 7 options are available. Endings include different upgrades of ED-E. As usual, there are options for ignoring this companion.
Decide which ending is the best for you. And, of course, don’t forget that war… war never changes.