“Just some idiot that wandered down the wrong alley. Sound familiar?”— Freeside Thug, referencing the corpse in the alley
Flogging a Dead Corpse[1] is a unmarked quest in Fallout: New Vegas.
Quick Walkthrough[edit]
| Unmarked Quest: Flogging a Dead Corpse |
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| Walk to the south part of Freeside. |
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| Follow the hailing thug down the alley. |
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| Talk to the thug. |
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| Survive the attack. |
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Detailed Walkthrough[edit]
When visiting Freeside, the Courier can see a destroyed building in front of Mick & Ralph's, on the other side of this building, seeing one Freeside Thug waving his hand to signal them to enter the alleyway. The player character may choose to follow him, and when approaching him, he runs into a nearby alleyway. If the Courier keeps following him, he will stop next to two dumpsters, and show them a corpse, opening conversation with the player character, saying "Check it out, between the dumpsters there." The player character may choose one of three options. Any of these choices will turn him hostile, as well as the three thugs waiting to ambush them at the mouth of the alley.
They are relatively weak, poorly armed ,and tend to be extremely cowardly otherwise, often retreat during combat. If left alone, they may not be hostile afterwards and will act like basic NPCs. Also, if the player character stealth kills the waving thug before going down the alley, the other two thugs won't become hostile and instead lean against the wall with standard dialogue options.
Behind the Scenes[edit]
The quest's name is a play on the idiom "Flogging a dead horse."
References[edit]
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| | Act 1 | | Ain't That a Kick in the Head • Back in the Saddle • By a Campfire on the Trail • They Went That-a-Way • Ring-a-Ding-Ding! | | | Act 2 | | Wild Card (Wild Card: Ace in the Hole, Change in Management, You and What Army?, Side Bets, Finishing Touches) • The House Always Wins (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII) • Render Unto Caesar • Et Tumor, Brute? • Things That Go Boom • Kings' Gambit • For the Republic, Part 2 • You'll Know It When It Happens/Arizona Killer | | | Act 3 | | No Gods, No Masters • All or Nothing • Veni, Vidi, Vici • Eureka! |
| Other | | Come Fly With Me • Crazy, Crazy, Crazy • Ghost Town Gunfight • Guess Who I Saw Today • Left My Heart • My Kind of Town • The Legend of the Star and A Valuable Lesson • Unfriendly Persuasion • Wheel of Fortune | | | Companion Quests | | ED-E My Love • For Auld Lang Syne • Heartache by the Number • I Could Make You Care • I Forgot to Remember to Forget • Nothin' But a Hound Dog • One for My Baby | | | Unmarked quests | | A Bit of Slap and Tickle • A Final Plan for Esteban • Access Powers • All Fired Up! • An Ear to the Ground • Andy and Charlie • Arachnophobia • Arizona Scavenger • Barton the Fink • Bear Necessities • Big Winner (Atomic Wrangler, The Gomorrah, The Tops, Ultra-Luxe, Vikki & Vance) • Bounty Killer (I, II) • Brotherhood Bond (I, II) • Caching in at the Cove • Cajoling a Cudgel • Claws Mended • Claws Out • Dealing with Contreras • Defacing the Humble Stone • Democracy Inaction • Don't Poke at the Bear! • Eddie's Emissary • Exhumin' Nature • Fight Night • Flogging a Dead Corpse • Friend of the Followers • Gland for Some Home Cooking • Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger • Hat's Entertainment • Help for Halford • Hidden Valley computer virus • Highway to the Danger Zone (I, II) • Honorary Rocketeer • I Love Bananas • Iron and Stealing • Keith's Caravan Charade • Laurifer Gladiator • Lenk's Bad Debts • Lily and Leo • Long-Term Care • Malleable Mini Boomer Minds • Maud's Muggers • Meeting an Equal • Missing a Few Missiles • Most Wanted • Not Worth a Hill of Corn and Beans • Old School Ghoul • A Pair of Dead Desperados (I, II) • Papers, Please • Pistol Packing • Playing on the Old Joana • Poor Meat Never Makes Good Soup • Powder to the People • Power to the People • Razzle Dazzle! • Reach for the Sky, Mister! • Rest and Resupply • Ringo's Caravan Rules • Rotface's Loose Lips • Saving (or Savaging) Sergeant Teddy • The Screams of Brahmin • Silus Treatment • Short-Term Treatment • Smooth-Talking Criminal • The Star Showdown • Strategic Nuclear Moose • Straus Calls • Strip Search • Suits You, Sarah • Tags of Our Fallen • A Team of Moronic Mercenaries • Thought for the Day • Tourist Traipse • Trudy's Radio Repair • A Trusted Aide • Useless Baubles or Fancy Trinkets? • We Must Stop Beating Like This • We Must Stop Meeting Like This • Wind-Brahmin Wrangler • You Gotta Break Out a Few Eggs • You Make Me Feel Like a Woman |
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