Hell, yes. Give us the ultimate Fallout dog companion. Give us Blood!

Blood: Well, I'd certainly say she had marvelous judgment, Albert, if not particularly good taste.

Blood: A cautious young fellow named Lodge / Had seatbelts installed in his Dodge. / When his date was strapped in / He committed a sin / Without even leaving the garage. That's clever, isn't it?

Who can honestly say they wouldn't want a telepathic dog who is smarter than they are, a pervert, and specializes in sniffing out girls in exchange for food? Blood is the best dog ever!


A dog companion would be nice, but I don't want it to be Dogmeat, or named Dogmeat. And I hope it has a sense of preservation and can be given commands like the other companions instead of being a furry weapon waiting to die. Oh, Dogmeat, we had many adventures before your [censored] walked into a forcefield in the Master's bunker. Your courage and reckless disregard for your own life, even when I commanded you to "Stay! Stay stupid dog! Arghh!" will be remembered and missed.

That's, that's, beautiful.

In all seriousness If they put dogmeat in NV some people will think he is like the enclave how many "WTF they cant make
a fallout game without the enclave!!" things have you seen?

Ah yeah, Blood would be freakin' kick ass.
Wouldn't mind another dog as long as it's not named dogmeat or anything close to it or any reference with it to dogmeat.

It would be a real shame if Dogmeat didn't make it in the game. As of this point, he's the only constant between the games. Yes, New Vegas isn't on the main numbered line of games, and Dogmeat wasn't in Tactics or BoS, but he still deserves to be a constant theme. Fallout 1/2/3 all had Dogmeat. We know there are plenty of dogs out there, so why cant we just have Dogmeat. Harold got screwed over by Bethesda and now Dogmeat is all we have left.

For some reason i actually picture dogmeat having thousands of puppies scattered across the states. but more to the point... i would prefer a cyber dog who can talk to me yet still retain an organic mind (maybe from a dogmeat) so his love for me is not programmed to be... and he spews anti communism quotes at our enemies.

Ya A boy and His Dog I just saw and i couldnt believe how much fallout it was or should I say That Fallout takes alot from it and he even call Blood dogmeat in the begining a must see for any true fallout fan

Yeah, maybe it isn't true to form to have dog that isn't stupid and understands what you say and can communicate with you, but it would eliminate all the frustrations I have with the Dogmeat companions. I worked my ass off when I first played Fallout 1 to keep Dogmeat alive. The turn-based combat made it a little easier, but not much. Unfortunate things happened in the first two Fallouts when a companion was between you and an enemy (or vice versa). Let's just say Dogmeat stood in for Old Yeller more than once by accident. To top it off he had a love of running into the middle of groups of enemies, negating all the tactical maneuvering that I might have set up. I reloaded countless saves to get him through with me to the end, only for him to commit suicide why actively disobeying a command. After that, I said "screw it", and vowed never to bother with a dog in any playthrough or Fallout game to follow.

I tried out Dogmeat in FO3. I rationalized that things may have changed. But they hadn't. Same problems. And I can't say the AI isn't particularly good either. After all, he does seem to think like a dog. It could have something to do with my distaste for dogs in real life as well. Cats run away from danger. That's smart. Sure, dogs may have bravery going for them, and may save your life. But that becomes a problem when you are trying to save their live, and you are in no real danger yourself.

Unfortunately cats were apparently too easy to catch after the bombs fell, and we are stuck with slobbering canine morons.

*sniff* "I love you, you stupid mutt! Quit committing suicide!"


Yes. A Boy and His Dog is straight up awesome. If we do get a canine companion in New Vegas, I honestly hope it is an intelligent dog like Blood. As long as some form of communication is possible, I will be happy. It could be telepathy like Blood, a cybernetic-enhanced brain like K-9, or just an ordinary dog that is really smart, like Lassie or Benji, that can communicate ideas to me and understand and follow orders to the letter.

If there are non-humanoid companions I would like something more interesting than a Dog.

Another super smart Deathclaw?

How about a pet youi guia?

As opposed to coming back from the dead, on the other side of the continent a century or so later?

I prefer to think of the various Dogmeats in the Fallout games as separate dogs who just happen to share a name.

In the Fallout universe it seems 'Dogmeat' is as common a name for dogs as Fido is in ours. It is a shout out to post-apocalyptic movies that influenced the Fallout series, like A Boy and His Dog, where the main character, Vic, refers to his dog sometimes as "dogmeat".

It is also a bit of black humor in the Fallout universe, akin to calling something "deadmeat" or referring to a pet pig as "bologna" or "sausage". Since wastelanders will eat just about anything, calling a pet something like "Dogmeat" implies that the animal is one disappointment or screw up away from turning up on the dinner table.

That's very improbable.

How bout a dog we can name? No customization or anything just a text screen to enter its name. It could just be the same skin from FO3 or one of those wild dogs

At Alice up there or rabbit. Or maybe because when we kill it, it becomes dogmeat.

SCREW DOGMEAT! I WANT A GECKO!

Okay but what's the dog's default name?

what about a MR snuffles the pet molerat?

I really hope there is going to be another dog, coincidentally named Dogmeat. I really enjoyed having him as a companion in Fallout 3, as it really felt less lonely in the wastes with a dog alongside you.

Just wondering, what do you guys think of the idea that, if we did get another Dogmeat, of there being a quest or some such thing that would allow Dogmeat to get some kind of armor or cybernetics (there was a ''Dogmeat Power Armor'' thread a long time ago, if anyone remembers). I just think it might be kinda cool to upgrade our furry friend into the 20th century..

Edit: Yeah, btw, the Dogmeats shown in Fallouts 1-3 were all different dogs.. not demi-dogs (heh, ucwutIdidthar?). It seems to be a very popular name...

No.

It's a dog, take care of it or have it die horribly, choice is yours.
No Horse Dog Armor.

I wouldn't mind. He was pretty useful with the Firelance encounter in FO3.
And just generally fun to have around.

Except with my big weapons or my explosives character... :sadvaultboy:

I don't give a damn if they made a Fallout game akin to Operation Anchorage (IE put on a suit and you're essentially in the game) A pet mole rat would be the best Fallout game in my book.

Can't remember, but between Fo3 and Fo:NV are two years right? If so I think Dogmeat should still be alive an carry on the legacy, if he died or something there's always the chance of his/her pups to take his place like the Fo3 Broken Steel perk.

Dogmeat is a legacy. It would be a real shame if Obsidian just left him out.

Oh, have no fear. Dogmeat will be in the New Vegas, along with brahmin steak, molerate meat, ant meat, radroach meat, etc.

I second this! :turtle: