“With a weapon like Liberty Prime, the Brotherhood will be unstoppable. Is that what you really want?”
X6-88 is a character in Fallout 4, Fallout: Wasteland Warfare, and Fallout Shelter Online.
Background[edit]
X6-88 is an Institute courser, designed for high-risk assault and retrieval operations above ground. X6 is very capable of engaging enemies at range and is equally capable of direct assault and more subtle approaches. He speaks in an animated, robotic style fashion.
X6-88 is first seen by the Sole Survivor inside of Kellogg's memories, giving the merc a mission to hunt down Virgil. He also takes S9-23 to the Institute in the memory.
Shortly after arriving at the Institute, Father tasks the Sole Survivor with helping to retrieve the leader of a band of raiders, Gabriel, a mind-wiped runaway Synth formerly known as B5-92 from Libertalia. X6-88 is the courser dispatched to aid in this task. Completing the later quest Mankind - Redefined makes him available as a companion for the Sole Survivor. He can be found at the Synth Retention Bureau. If he is not there, he can be found north-northeast of Nordhagen Beach settlement near a beached fishing boat.
Publications[edit]
“X6-88 is a Synth hunter created by the Institute, it's designed to take on risky Quests that excels at assault and infiltration. He once ordered Kellogg to the Glowing Sea to track down and kill the traitorous Institute Scientist, Virgil. Obviously, the Quest has not been completed.”— Fallout Shelter Online Character Descriptions
“Wearing patrolman sunglasses and a standard-issue courser uniform, X6-88 is a highly skilled Institute operative designed for the riskiest infiltration and combat missions. Dispatched from the Synth Retention Bureau to find and recover runaway synths, X6-88 is programmed to be determined, decisive, and deadly. His allegiance to the Institute is unquestionable thanks to his programming, and his robotic nature can be made obvious to some by the pattern and tempo of his speech.”— Settler's Guide Book
Interactions Overview[edit]
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| This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed. | ||
| This character is a permanent companion. They grant the Shield Harmonics perk. | ||
| This character is involved in quests. | ||
| This character can be sent to a settlement. | ||
Effects of Player's Actions[edit]
- Upon reaching maximum affinity he will give the Sole Survivor the Shield Harmonics perk, which grants a bonus of 20 points to Energy Resistance. He cannot be romanced.
- He will like it if one enters power armor. After this, the player character must wait at least two hours before he will like it again.
- He will like if side-missions from the Institute are accepted, despite the fact that the game doesn't notify about it (can be checked on PC by clicking on him in the console and typing getav CA_Affinity before and after).
- When completing The Nuclear Option, and if X6-88 was not sent to a settlement, he can be found in the SRB section of the Institute after the security lockdown is lifted along with approximately seven other coursers.
- If not killed during The Nuclear Option, X6-88 can be found in at least one confirmed location, that being at the Nahant Wharf.
Range of interests[edit]
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Inventory[edit]
| Apparel | Weapon | On death |
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| Courser Uniform Patrolman Sunglasses Synth uniform | Institute Laser Rifle | empty |
Notes[edit]
- He is the only companion who can follow the Sole Survivor in and out of the Institute.
- He is the only companion who dislikes the Sole Survivor not wearing any clothes.
- X6-88 will become hostile if the Sole Survivor attacks Synths found in the Commonwealth.
- Upon first meeting X6 for the Synth Retention mission, if the Sole Survivor does not complete the mission or go to the location, he will follow as a second companion anywhere the Sole Survivor goes. However, he will pick fights with the Brotherhood of Steel and various other allies.
- He can be found at the Synth Retention Bureau area within the Institute. Depending on where one started the Synth Retention quest, he might also be in a shed at Nahant Wharf (often he will fight the BoS patrol dropped off in a scripted vertibird landing close by) or in front of a fishing boat about 100 yards due northeast of the Nordhagen Beach settlement, the north and south entrance to Libertalia respectively.
- If X6-88 is brought to Boston Airport after the Prydwen arrives, the automated spotlight turret near the fast-travel point will track him and sound an alert even if the Brotherhood is not otherwise hostile towards him.
- If X6-88 is dismissed at the Prydwen, it will cause X6 to fight with the Brotherhood. X6 will not travel to the desired location until combat has ceased.
- Unlike the Railroad, the Brotherhood won't turn hostile if he's brought along to the Prydwen.
- Despite the hostility between the Brotherhood and the Institute - when meeting Paladin Danse, or vice versa, the two will not be hostile. Even when one of them is not recruited, and they will have a short conversation with X6 even stating he is with the Institute if the player character has X6 and tries to recruit Danse.
- Compared to other companions, he is very neutral about how the Sole Survivor resolves side quests. He will often comment at the end of quests and even expresses his opinions, but this does not usually change his relationship values.
- If the Sole Survivor is declared an enemy of the Institute, X6-88 will become unrecruitable and will be hostile until he is killed. This can prove to be a problem if he was sent to a settlement, as he may engage the settlers.
- If the Sole Survivor brings X6-88 to the Railroad HQ, the Railroad will automatically turn hostile. The Railroad will also turn hostile if one brings X6-88 near the Old North Church or the fast-travel marker for the Railroad HQ in north Boston.
- If completing The Nuclear Option by siding with the Railroad and without having been banished from the Institute, X6-88 will continue to be available as a companion. Unlike some of the other companions, he does not have any new dialogue reacting to the destruction of the Institute and will speak as if they were still allies. Bringing him to the Railroad will still cause its members to turn hostile. In this case, if one exits quickly via the door to the Old North Church without attacking any of the Railroad members, then re-enters the area, X6-88 will remain outside the door and Railroad members will revert to friendly status (even if some of the unnamed Railroad Agents have been killed by X6-88).
- He will often give hints during dialogue options which can point to how he wants the Sole Survivor to answer. He will like or sometimes even love if responding accordingly. One example of this is during Building a Better Crop. If one answers Cedric with a threatening response as X6 implies they should, he will like it.
- When dismissing X6 to travel with Nick Valentine, he will have a short dialogue urging Nick to watch out for "the future of the Institute," despite Nick being a "rogue" Synth (as far as in not working for the Institute). Nick will respond sarcastically and X6 will then travel to wherever he was sent to.
- X6-88 seems to actually take pride in his status as a courser, sometimes stating "The people of the Commonwealth are terrified of Coursers. They should be."
- After Synth Retention, the Institute Coursers will sometimes tell "Unit X6-88 speaks highly of your combat skills." and Justin Ayo will say "X6-88 was impressed with your work at Libertalia. He does not give praise lightly. Well done."
- He will mention the Institute once had an all-robot sports event when taken to Easy City Downs.
- He neither likes it nor dislikes it if the deathclaw egg is returned to its nest in The Devil's Due. He will still comment, however.
- Upon being killed by the player character, he may say, "I can't... I can't...," "Functions terminated," or "Not... like this..."
- He is afraid of flying, as he dislikes boarding vertibirds. If taken to Skylanes Flight 1981, he will remark that he "can't think of a worse way to die" than a plane crash.
- Unlike Nick Valentine and other Synths, X6-88 has no innate damage resistance or energy resistance and is entirely reliant on armor for protection. Despite his unusually high S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats, his health is identical to that of all the other human companions, and he lacks the enhanced health and innate damage and energy resistance shown by other coursers.
- X6 can occasionally give Fusion Cells of modest amounts when talking to him, in the same way MacCready gives a variety of ammo.
- If given a Stealth Boy, X6-88 will use it in combat.
- If taken to a settlement or a Minutemen recruitment quest, settlers will sometimes say that they hope X6 isn't there for them. He will reply that he trusts that means he has their cooperation.
- If sent to a settlement, X6-88 will become hostile to any BoS vertibirds, including ones the Sole Survivor uses for transportation via a Vertibird Signal Grenade. This will cause all settlers at that settlement to also become hostile to the vertibird. This is in spite of the fact that he does not become hostile to BoS vertibirds called via a signal grenade if he is a companion.
- X6-88 has both the highest Endurance and Perception of any companion in the game with 17 Endurance.
- If X6-88 is sent to the Boston Airport settlement after dismissing him as a companion, he will attack the nearby Brotherhood members in an endless loop.
Quotes[edit]
- "Yes, sir/ma'am. Designation X6-88. I've already neutralized the perimeter guard. When you're ready, we can move on the main flotilla." – When meeting for the first time
- "Look... I'm not great with words.. I'm more comfortable shooting people, than talking to them."
- "I'd feel more comfortable if this thing was built by the Institute."
- "Two things I can't stand: heights, and getting wet."
- "Your pet's bleeding out here, maybe I just finish him off."
- "I've used some of these techniques." – When at Pickman's Gallery.
Appearances[edit]
X6-88 appears in Fallout 4, Fallout: Wasteland Warfare and Fallout Shelter Online.
Bugs[edit]
If X6-88 falls into the water in Libertalia, he won't be able to interact with the player character and would not leave the water. This can be fixed by shooting him several times or proceeding alone to find Gabriel or simply advancing further into Libertalia.- When commanding X6-88 to travel to a settlement while the player character is in the Institute, he may disappear. When using the console to teleport the player character to him via the player.moveto command, the player character gets teleported to the Institute but X6 does not appear. To prevent this, simply dismiss him outside the Institute. To remedy this, pull up the console and enter prid 000e210a, then type in enable and finally moveto player
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Even after the player character has destroyed the Institute, X6-88 still can be found near the Nordhagen Beach settlement and still can be recruited as a companion. Dismissing him will make him teleport back to the Institute SRB as if it is not destroyed. - X6-88 may be found wandering the Commonwealth even though he is assigned to a settlement. When found he will be hostile towards the player if the player destroyed the Institute. After fast traveling to the settlement he is assigned to, he will still be present there.
- When found, X6-88 may be still essential, or not and may be killed.
- X6-88 may continue following the player character even when dismissed or replaced with another follower. This prevents all interaction with the Railroad. The fix is unknown.
- If X6-88 is the companion when boarding the vertibird for the Spoils of War quest and becoming enemies with the Institute, X6-88 will fall off the Prydwen, become hostile, and become invulnerable. This will become an issue after the quest completes, as he remains by Boston Airport and will distract all troops, including Liberty Prime, and one will not be able to continue.
- If X6-88 is killed, after becoming hostile with the Institute, his body may disappear and then reappear at Nahant Wharf where one first meets him, or on the beach southwest of Libertalia, next to a shored boat.
- Even after destroying the Institute during The Nuclear Option with X6 as a companion, he will not become hostile and will even go into the teleporter with the player character.
- For some reason once one is able to recruit X6-88, he will be nowhere in the Institute. The Sole Survivor can find him southwest of Libertalia and northeast of Nordhagen Beach, by a shored boat.
Gallery[edit]
X6-88's icon from the Shield Harmonics perk
X6-88's model for Fallout: Wasteland Warfare
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