 | For the female player character equivalent perk, see Cherchez La Femme. |
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“In combat, you do +10% damage against male opponents. Outside of combat, you'll sometimes have access to unique dialogue options when dealing with the same sex.”— In-game description
Confirmed Bachelor is a perk in Fallout: New Vegas.
Gameplay[edit]
Confirmed Bachelor grants a +10% damage bonus against male opponents, as well as unique dialogue options with various characters. The perk can only be taken by players who chose Male for their gender during Character Creation.
Dialogue[edit]
| Index | NPC | Reward | Speech Challenge | Prompt | Reply | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344 | Arcade Gannon | VDialogueArcadeGannonVFSArcadeGannonTopic031 | Confirmed Bachelor | -- | Yes | I need a good-looking doctor to help take care of me in the big, bad wasteland. | Overt flirtation will get you everywhere, you know. |
| Ignacio Rivas | VMS03IgnacioRivasTopic000 | Confirmed Bachelor | -- | Yes | It'll be more fun if we keep it a mystery. Besides, I'm more interested in you. | You're right. I'm sorry. That imbecile in the next room has me on edge. I used to be more fun. | |
| 697 | Jack (Boomer) | VFreeformNellisNellisJackTopic017 | Confirmed Bachelor | -- | Yes | A "personal matter," eh? Handsome guy like you, I bet there's a girl involved. | You think I'm handsome? Wow, I wonder if she does, too! |
| 742 | Jimmy | VFreeformCasaMadridWestsideJimmyTopic000 | Confirmed Bachelor | -- | Yes | Back rubs are a specialty of mine. Maybe I'll show you sometime. | Oh, I think I'd like that. A lot. Maybe even give you a discount for my... company. |
| 848 | Major Knight | vMojavevMOMajorKnightTopic020 | Confirmed Bachelor | -- | No | You didn't tell me your name. | Oh - Knight. You must not be from around here. If so... it doesn't do to get too friendly. |
| 851 | Manny Vargas | VDialogueNovacMannyVargasTopic013 | Confirmed Bachelor | -- | Yes | You've had your needs neglected for far too long, haven't you? I can tell. | Yeah, I... everybody depends on you, you know? But they don't ask you about how you feel. What you worry about. |
| 923 | Old Ben | VFreeformFreesideVFSOldBenTopic021 | Confirmed Bachelor | 35 XP | Yes | Ben, you give your clients a precious respite from the ills of the world. | I never put much thought into the well-being my clients got out of my services. I suppose they only get as much as I put into it. |
| 1080 | Rose of Sharon Cassidy | VDialogueCassRoseofSharonCassidyTopic153 | Confirmed Bachelor | -- | No | As long as we keep it on that level. | What? Oh. All right. Guess you've got a Legion outlook on things. No problems here, there's a lot more of that in the Mojave than you see. |
| 213 | Brain Tank | NVDLC03DialoguePlayerBrainNVDLC03PlayerBrainTankTopic060 | Confirmed Bachelor | -- | Yes | Come on, you're my brain and I'm your body. This is meant to be, baby! | {Dawning revulsion}Are you... are you coming on to me?! Sweet Lord, I don't even have the words for how repugnantly wrong that is! |
List of Affected Characters[edit]
- Arcade Gannon
- Alex Richards
- Brain Tank
- Christine
- Ignacio Rivas
- Jack (Boomer)
- Jimmy
- Major Knight
- Manny Vargas
- Old Ben
- Rose of Sharon Cassidy
Notes[edit]
- Cass is the only female character to have a unique dialogue option with the perk.
- The perk image is similar to Slide 5 of the Happy Trails slideshow at Vault 11.
Behind the Scenes[edit]
- "Confirmed Bachelor" was a euphemism in the 1940s and 1950s for a gay man.
- Joshua Sawyer came up with the idea of creating perks for various sexualities, including Confirmed Bachelor and Cherchez La Femme.[Dev 1]
References[edit]
Developer Statements
