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“Begin again, let go.”

Vera Keyes was a pre-War starlet mentioned in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Dead Money and in Fallout 76.

Background[edit]

Vera Keyes, a stage name,[2][3] starred in a number of poorly-written pre-War Hollywood films with large box office crowds.[4] In her audition tape for Love Sets Sail!, she acknowledged the script's poor quality, noting that she's happy to have the work.[5] According the Gilda Broscoe, the producer of the film was Vera's uncle.[1] She earned the role for the film, with it receiving the "largest box-office draw of all of [her] movies," though, with "the most scathing of reviews."[6] She also recorded three songs titled "Begin Again," "Go to the Faraway" and Let the Bright Tomorrow in." She also starred alongside Cooper Howard in the film Under the Covers.

Pre-War tabloids and newspapers reported gossip on Vera, describing her as a "kept" woman[7] and claiming she had a "torrid affair" with famous singer Dean Domino.[8] Her and Dean were partners.[9] Dean introduced Vera Keyes to Frederick Sinclair and used her as a scheme to "get closer" to him[10][11] and rob the Sierra Madre Casino as a means to "take him down a few pegs" for being "all high-and-mighty."[3][12]

With the threat of the Great War, Sinclair built the Sierra Madre Casino and Villa in order to protect Vera and as a "means of creating a shelter" and "a defense if the world was bombarded in radiation and bombs".[13] He implemented holograms designed in Vera's likeness.[14][15] Sinclair made sure Vera had "access to everything",[16] tying her voice to the Sierra Madre Vault elevator, which Dean planned to use to rob the vault. When Sinclair discovered Dean's plan, he "changed the casino vault from a shelter to a trap", knowing he would be the first to enter.[13]

Vera Keyes suffered from Med-X and Super Stimpak addiction, as a means to numb the pain of a "terminal condition" she suffered from,[17][18] which Sinclair had been aware of.[13] Dean Domino blackmailed her with chems,[19][20] though both of them were unaware of the condition.[21] She also suffered from insomnia and exhaustion.[18][22]

When the bombs dropped, the Sierra Madre security systems activated, leaving Vera trapped inside along with the casino guests.[3][23] Before his death in the vault, Sinclair tried to rewire the casino systems, but was unable to do so.[13] In her room in the Executive Suites, an Auto-Doc dispensed Med-X and Stimpaks for her, warning the amount could lead to an overdose.[18]

Interactions Overview[edit]

Interactions
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Inventory[edit]

Apparel
Vera's Outfit
Starlet wig

Notes[edit]

  • Vera's Skeleton can be devoured if the Courier has the Cannibal perk and her corpse can be dismembered.
  • Vera's Skeleton can be resurrected using console commands, a trait that only Dr. Calis' skeleton from Old World Blues shares.
  • Two unused versions of Vera Keyes exist. One is a placeholder, Starlet, used to run scripts for the recording in the Sierra Madre Executive Suites and the ending slides. The other is a ghoul named Starlet Corpse.
  • She is mentioned in the Fallout 4 DLC Far Harbor in dialogue with Gilda Broscoe.[1]
  • A defaced award with Vera Keyes' name is seen on the Season 13 Shoot for the Stars scoreboard in Fallout 76.

Appearances[edit]

Vera Keyes appears in the Fallout: New Vegas DLC Dead Money. She is also mentioned in Old World Blues with many posters and pictures of her throughout the research facilities.

Behind the Scenes[edit]

  • One of her songs is heard in-game on the Mysterious Broadcast radio station added by Old World Blues. It is performed by Stephanie Dowling and Justin Bell, with lyrics by Mikey Dowling and Chris Avellone.
  • At GDC 2012, Chris Avellone gave a talk where Vera Keyes is also called Starlet O'Hara on a slide. The player was intended to gather fragments of her spoken journal to unlock the Exceutive Suite. She was intended to be part of the Pre-War Heist, and was supposed to get close to Sinclair. She committed suicide in the casino and her body could be found in the casino.[Doc 1]
    • The same talk also included a design document for Vera Keyes. She is described as "An 1950s-style starlet and Hollywood figure, died long ago. Her voice persists in holograms and recordings throughout the adventure, welcoming visitors to the post-apocalyptic ruins of the Sierra Madre."[Doc 2]

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gilda Broscoe: "Did you know that I was supposed to star in Love Sets Sail? The only reason that bitch Vera got the part is because her uncle was the producer."
    (Gilda Broscoe's dialogue)
  2. ↑ Dead Money loading screen hints: "Not much is known about Vera Keyes, only that that is not believed to have been her real name."
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Courier: "How so?"
    Dean Domino: "Sinclair was already puppy-eyed, so all I had to do was the introductions. She smiled, fluttered her eyes, showed a little leg... ...and he built this whole place for her. Made her the key to his vault, like a joke, cause of her name. Her fake Hollywood name. Except Sinclair didn't know I'd been there first. I could twist her whatever direction I wanted."
    Courier: "Go on."
    Dean Domino: "All she had to do was get inside the Sierra Madre for the Gala, then use her voice to open the door. After that... smooth sailing. Would have been the biggest heist in history. Sinclair left holding the bag. Ruined."
    Courier: "What happened?"
    Dean Domino: "The Bomb. Vera got sealed in here. A few hundred years go by, give-or-take. Almost the end of the story - then you came along."
    (Dean Domino's dialogue)
  4. ↑ Dead Money loading screen hints: "Vera Keyes was a Pre-War Hollywood starlet. Her claim to fame was a number of poorly-written romances that nonetheless drew in large box office crowds - and poor reviews."
  5. ↑ Vera Keyes' audition
  6. ↑ Dead Money loading screen hints: "'Love Sets Sail' received the largest box-office draw of all of Vera's movies - and the most scathing of reviews."
  7. ↑ Dead Money loading screen hints: "Tabloids and newspapers often called Vera Keyes a 'kept' woman. Sierra Madre security proved them right."
  8. ↑ Dead Money loading screen hints: "Pre-War tabloids and gossip columns claimed that Vera Keyes and Dean Domino had a torrid affair, predating her relationship with Sinclair."
  9. ↑ Courier: "What do you mean?"
    Dean Domino: "There's a private elevator, Sinclair's elevator. It's up in the Executive Suites, in Vera's room. Not a coincidence. Vera. She was... my other partner, before the Bomb. Took some legwork. Some convincing, made it happen."
    (Dean Domino's dialogue)
  10. ↑ Courier: "Can you tell me about her?"
    Dean Domino: "Vera was a big star, back before the Bomb. Not the best actress, but... well, she had other talents. Nice voice, nice legs. For some reason, Sinclair... he built this place... she caught his eye. Once he was hooked, that was it, had to have her."
    (Dean Domino's dialogue)
  11. ↑ Courier: "Why did you need her?"
    Dean Domino: "Because she could get closer to Sinclair than I ever could. He built this place for her... well, after the two 'chanced' to meet."
    (Dean Domino's dialogue)
  12. ↑ Courier: "What was your problem with Sinclair?"
    Dean Domino: "Problem? All high-and-mighty. Lording it over everyone. Acting so self-righteous, like nothing could touch him. He was the one with the problem. Never got mad at anything. Nothing seemed to shake him. Even after... his life kept getting dragged through the dirt. Always kept looking for the bright, shining future in everything. So... I decided to take everything from him."
    Courier: "But what did he do to you?"
    Dean Domino: "Do to me? What, weren't you listening? He thought he was better than me. Don't believe me? Look around. This big casino, this big colossal monument - think it was for some woman? No, all ego, all self-righteous-in-lights, fit him perfect. Had to take him down a few pegs, bring him down to my level. "Begin again?" Some things you don't get up from... I was going to prove it."
    (Dean Domino's dialogue)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Sierra Madre Vault Terminal Entries; To Vera.
  14. ↑ Z-38 Lightwave Dynamics Research Terminal Entries, terminal, Requisition Order: Holograms
  15. ↑ Z-38 Lightwave Dynamics Research Terminal Entries, terminal, Vera Keyes: Hologram Progress Report
  16. ↑ Courier: "What did you want her to do?"
    Dean Domino: "Sinclair built this whole town to accommodate her. Same with the casino's voice lock. He wanted to make sure she had access to everything. And since I already had access to Vera... well, that meant I had access to the vault, too."
    (Dean Domino's dialogue)
  17. ↑ Courier: "Anything you can download off of it?"
    Christine Royce: "I can see... check the root, recent diagnostics... Lot of Med-X was dispensed for... Vera Keyes. Guess that's her corpse there for certain... and why all those meds are scattered around in here. ...here's the medical report. Looks like she had some sort of terminal condition... diagnosis isn't conclusive, must have been painful. I'm not even sure she knew, if these medical reports are enough. She must have been numb most of the time."
    (Christine Royce's dialogue)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Vera Keyes' medical report
  19. ↑ Courier: "What were you blackmailing her with?"
    Dean Domino: "What wasn't I blackmailing her with. Chem use, indiscretions, more chem use... the usual Hollywood tune. Like Sinclair, people are the architects of their own misfortunes. Leave themselves wide open for someone to waltz right in and take what they want. As long as they take a single step into the trap. Get a few pictures, get a little dirt, and that person's your piano. Vera? Med-X was her thing, even Superstimmed herself for the after-rush. Sick."
    (Dean Domino's dialogue)
  20. ↑ Dean Domino's Blackmail Evidence
  21. ↑ Courier: "I think she was sick, yes. Found a medical report in her Suite."
    Dean Domino: "What are you talking about? Medical report? Vera wasn't... ...the Med-X and Superstims. And here I thought she was trying to numb herself to the lights. Sinclair must have known, though. He was dense, not in that way. But... that doesn't make any sense. If she was sick, dying... ...then why build this place? Why start a damn casino and have her be the lock?"
    (Dean Domino's dialogue)
  22. ↑ Villa Clinic Terminal Entries; Appointment Calendar
  23. ↑ Vera Keyes: "Sinclair?! Sinclair, I'm trapped. Please, oh god, the security systems won't let me out, they're keeping me here."
    Vera Keyes: "The doors, they... they sealed. I... I can hear the other guests, screaming to be let out, to let go."
    Vera Keyes' dialogue
Design Documents
  1. ↑ Media:FNVDM MCA Presentation 21.jpg
  2. ↑ Media:FNVDM MCA Presentation 24.jpg
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QuestsBig Winner, Sierra Madre •  Curtain Call at the Tampico •  Find Collar •  Find Collar 12: Christine •  Find Collar 14: Dean Domino •  Find Collar 8: "Dog" •  Fires in the Sky •  Heist of the Centuries •  Last Luxuries •  Mixed Signals •  Put the Beast Down •  Sierra Madre Grand Opening! •  Strike Up the Band •  Trigger the Gala Event
AchievementsAssemble Your Crew •  Cash Out •  Having a Ball •  Safety Deposit Box •  Sierra Madre Souvenir Aficionado
LocationsSierra MadreAbandoned BoS Bunker •  Campanas del Sol •  Cantina Madrid •  Dead Money Locations •  Executive Suites •  Medical District •  Puesta del Sol •  Puesta del Sol Switching Station •  Residential District •  Ruined Building •  Ruined Cafe •  Ruined Store •  Salida del Sol •  Salida del Sol Courtyard •  Service Route •  Sierra Madre •  Sierra Madre Casino •  Sierra Madre Lobby •  Sierra Madre Vault •  Tampico •  Villa •  Villa Clinic •  Villa Police Station
ItemsArmor?
ConsumablesGhost People Flesh •  Pre-War Steak
MiscellaneousAuto. Rifle Upgr. Internals •  Bear Trap Fist HD Springs •  Caravan Card •  Complimentary Voucher •  Dean Domino's "Saw Her Yesterday" song •  Electric Box Fuse •  Embalming Fluid •  Entertainer Pass •  Ghost Harvester Remains •  Gold Bar •  Holorifle Adv. Calibration •  Holorifle Focus Optics •  Jar of Cloud Residue •  Maintenance Pass •  Sierra Madre Chip •  Snow Globe - Sierra Madre •  Suites Password Reminder •  Suites Security Pass •  Torn Journal •  Vera's Partitures •  Vera Keyes' "Begin Again" song •  Vera Keyes' "Go to the Faraway" song •  Vera Keyes' "Let the Bright Tomorrow in" song
WeaponsAutomatic Rifle •  Bear Trap Fist •  Cosmic Knife •  Cosmic Knife Clean •  Cosmic Knife Super-Heated •  Dean's 9mm Pistol •  Demolition Charge •  Gas Bomb •  Hologram Beam •  Holorifle •  Knife Spear •  Knife Spear Clean •  Police Pistol •  Starlet's Hand Wraps •  Throwing Knife Spear
World ObjectsAli-Din Poster •  Art Deco Desk •  Bed •  Begin Again Poster •  Bienvenidos Sign •  Blue Force Field •  Casino Hotel Single Door •  Chair •  Clinic Sign •  Cosmic Knife Poster •  Danny Parker Poster •  Dead Money Containers and Storage •  Dead Money Miscellaneous World Objects •  Dead Money World Objects •  Dean's Secret Stash •  Dean's Secret Stash Graffiti •  Dean Domino Poster •  Dean Star Sign •  Dresser •  Electrical Diagram •  Ennis's Locker •  Gracias Por Su Visita Sign •  Hologram Emitter •  I Am Not Your Mummy •  Joey Baxter Poster •  Love Sets Sail Poster •  Lover's Mark Stash •  Maxis Poster •  Metal Casino Single Door •  Night Stand •  Police Sign •  Puesta del Sol Sign •  Radio •  Restaurant Reception Desk •  Restaurant Reception Stand •  Rug •  Rug •  Rug •  Rug •  Rug •  Rug •  Salida del Sol Sign •  Sealed Door •  Sierra Madre Clinic Network •  Sierra Madre Control Network •  Sierra Madre Exterior Sign •  Sierra Madre Mosaic •  Sierra Madre Poster •  Sierra Madre Vending Machine •  Sofa •  Speaker •  Suites Double Door •  Suites Elevator Door •  Suites Single Door •  Vent •  Vera's Dresser •  Vera Star Sign •  Villa Door 1 •  Villa Door 2 •  Villa Sign •  Wilfred the Wizard Poster
CharactersChristine •  Dean Domino •  Dog and God •  Evelyn Sainz •  Father Elijah •  Frederick Sinclair •  Headless Corpse •  John Lester •  Starlet •  Starlet Corpse •  Vera's Skeleton •  Vera Keyes
PerksAnd Stay Back •  Coin Operator •  Elijah's Last Words •  Elijah's Ramblings •  Ghost Hunter •  Heavyweight •  Hobbler •  In My Footsteps •  In Shining Armor •  Junk Rounds •  Light Touch •  Old World Gourmet •  Ravenous Hunger •  Sierra Madre Martini •  Signal Interference •  Unclean Living
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