Vic is one of the traders who makes his livelihood trading with tribes. He is from Klamath,[1] where he has a small home built out of scrap and specializes in pre-War technologies.[2] His reputation among the tribes makes him a popular point of contact for those in need, such as Sulik.
Vic's rounds took him as far as Vault City,[3] where he had an affair with a Vault City Citizen, resulting in a daughter, Valerie. Vic eventually started to refer to Val's mother as the "Desert Viper"[4] and started traveling outside Vault City, until he eventually disappeared altogether from their life.[5] Should Vic learn of her death, he expresses sadness.[6]
Find Vic the Trader: The Chosen One may either buy or bust him out. Once freed, he tells them what he knows and then offers to join. Low-Intelligence characters are given a dialogue choice to recruit Vic but without results from the choice. If Metzger and his slavers are killed without freeing Vic, he will somehow escape the locked room and take refuge at Mom's Diner.
If Vic has a higher Repair skill than the player character, he will run to and repair just about anything that the Repair skill can be used on.
If accompanied by Sulik, Vic will constantly say that Sulik is looking at him funny.[7]
Once Vic is in one's company, he will often refer to the Chosen One as "Boss," much to the disdain of his daughter.[8]
If Vic has called the Chosen One "boss" many times, a new dialogue option appears that will make him start calling the Chosen One "chief" instead.[9]
If his daughter is attacked, Vic will disband and turn hostile.[10]
Despite having a great Energy Weapons skill (higher than his Small Guns skill), Vic can't use any energy weapons other than pistols (that is, laser pistols and plasma pistols). He can, however, use the Gatling Laser.
↑The Chosen One: "Can you tell me who brought this item to our village?" Mynoc: "I don't remember his name, just that he was old and loud -- too loud for proper manners -- but he knew many things. He was from Klamath, east like I said." (Mynoc's dialogue)
↑Chosen One: "I’m looking for a trader. Know any of them that deal in old items, like from the beforetimes?" Jenny: "You’re interested in traders, huh? Well I mostly just worked for one trader. Vic was his name. He always had extra money to blow, at least when he worked he did. See, he specialized in really old stuff. You know, technical thingies." (Jenny's dialogue)
↑Chosen One: "Tell me where Vault 13 is." Vic: "Vault 13? There’s a Vault City east of here. I trade there, sometimes." (Vic's dialogue)
↑Vic: "I'm still sorry I didn't get a chance to see her again." Valerie: "No, you aren't. You used to call her the 'desert viper,' didn't you?" (Valerie's dialogue)
↑Chosen One: "Tell me more about Vic." Jenny: "Vic was a real sweetheart. He would go off for weeks at a time and then come back with all kinds of beforetime things. But he often had to travel to the Den to sell them. Not much call for that sort of stuff ‘round here." (Jenny's dialogue)
↑Valerie: "Don't you start. I'm glad Mom isn't here to hear this." Vic: "What? What happened to your mother?" Valerie: "Brain fever. Caught it out on the wastes. Probably looking for YOU." Vic: "Oh. I... uh... I'm sorry, Val." (Valerie's dialogue)
↑Vic: "Sulik, don't you be looking at me like that." Vic: "Boss, Sulik's glaring at me again." (Vic's dialogue)
↑Valerie: "Cut the crap, Dad. Are you STILL calling everybody you meet "Boss?" I always hated that about you." (Valerie's dialogue)
