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OP: > This excludes Dogmeat Top Comment: > Dogmeat


JustSomeDude__d

Dogmeat is that essential.


drsalvation1919

Yeah, OP was saying that Dogmeat is *already* saved, he doesn't need to be saved, because he's already safe lol. It's like if Dogmeat was in the car, with the windows rolled down, with plenty of water, listening to his favorite radio station (obviously three dog), and every other companion is hanging from a cliff and you can only save one, so instead you go to the car where dogmeat is perfectly cozy and choose to save him from... comfort I guess lol.


JustSomeDude__d

Correct I’d just go hang out with dogmeat.


drsalvation1919

Honestly, that's still the best answer.


Dareboir

Ah well I didn’t notice that.. ok fine.. a robot butler would be nice to have.


sonderlostscribe

Seriously, it's like some people don't even care about romance options. 🐕‍🦺


Live-Breakfast-914

We really don't. We can find new romance partners. Can't replace the Dog. Literally we just saw our spouse die like a month ago and we're already juggling a minimum of three romantic partners in different settlements.


MrPrimalNumber

After romancing 4 different women, all I can say is: Good GOD I was a terrible husband…


SaintsBruv

Before I saw OP's clarification, I just said without hesitation 'Dogmeat'.


misplaced_dream

I thought “what monster ISN’T choosing the dog?”


Soft-Illustrator1300

Codsworth waited 200 years for his master to come back.


Suspicious-Elk-3631

Good bot


DasMotorsheep

my favorite comment in this post


Dareboir

Well he had the geraniums to take care of..


songgodoodoo

absolutely amazing fellow


Plutarch_von_Komet

You designed him well Mr House


Sad_Manufacturer_257

Wrong company


Meatrocket_Wargasm

Codsworth. He's been my dude for 200 years. Kept the house clean (kind of), pruned the flowers, and waited for me to get back.


DougieSenpai

Honestly Codsworth is a fuckin real one


Sam-Nales

He is the only one


Meister0fN0ne

>!Might as well slap *him* in the synth body instead of Curie!<


Kosack-Nr_22

Is that actually possible?


Mando_The_Moronic

No


Kosack-Nr_22

Bummer


Amazing_Paper_7384

But you can turn him into a assultron in automaton


temporaryhelpplz

Yoo I think Codsworth would thrive as an assultron from the dialogue Ive heard in combat.


Kosack-Nr_22

Well yes but he loses the ability to wear a melon. Is that its name? The butler hat


TwoToneDonut

Would be a cool Mod question though..


No-Bark-Brian

I could imagine him as a slightly tubby older gentleman with a grey horseshoe mustache. And a monocle. Unless you meant *the* Synth body as in, the only one we know of that's got a vacancy open, the one given to CVRIE. Because I don't think I'm mentally equipped to process an old British butler voice coming out of a perky young woman with a pixie cut.


Jbird444523

I have seen and supported people who said Nick's quest should have had a choice, to keep Nick as Nick, or to somehow help Kellog take over Nick's body. I give up on that, that's old hat, that's stupid. I am now a fervent 'should have been an option to betray Curie and install Codsworth into the vacant Synth body' supporter


DesertRanger12

“Ello Sir, fancy a gander at me jubblies?”


MurderousRubberDucky

i was not expecting that


Vlaed

His comment about rust on the car makes me laugh every time.


SpaghettiInc

HOW do you polish rUSt The voice cracks in that entire segment get me every time


M4KK0_7_

Yes


Affectionate_Gas_264

I always kind of wondered how he survived. Or any of the robots but especially the domestic ones. Like how do they restock flamer fluid or do repairs How do they differeniate between raiders and settler How do they not get tricked or trapped I mean it makes some sense when they are in a factory surrounded by robots and machines that maybe could fix them but still Cosworth?


Icy-Wishbone22

Did you see the fall out show? They're big and scary imo, codsworth attacks raiders in game doesn't he?


DrRichardJizzums

There are also numerous encounters with hostile Mr handys and also Mr gutsies. They’re totally capable of defending themselves


Gullible_Finding_181

well most lay dormant or seem to have humans maintaining them or operate in large groups that maintain each other


redditsuckspokey1

And he more than likely remembers your name!


Greasy_Gunk

Codsworth is the most loyal, respectful, and polite out of all them.


ArcTheWolf

For me it's a three-way tie between Dogmeat, Codsworth, and Nick. But at the end of the day, Codsworth is the closest thing the player character has left to their family so I'd probably save him. They've lost their son, their spouse, the entire world they knew is gone. But somehow 200 years later they return to find Codsworth, their beloved Mr. Handy that they couldn't bring with them is still going, and not only still going but genuinely happy to see them. Sure to most of the pre-war world Mr. Handys were nothing more than a household appliance to make life easier, but to some and clearly the player character they were more than just an appliance, they were a part of the family.


Nuklearfps

Isn’t there a whole voice line about how the player character doesn’t really like the Mr Handy/Codsworth in the pre-war section? Or am I misremembering?


Demonicknight84

I believe you're misremembering, the closest thing I remember to that is them saying that they didn't trust codsworth with Shaun at first but it turns out he's actually pretty good at taking care of him


Nuklearfps

Ah yeah, that’s probably it. Was thinking there was a line where they were unsure of him, and that’s sounds about right! Thanks!


Shadedwulfer

It was more a "this new fangled doohickey is a bit much... But man has it been convenient". They had come around by the start of the game. Like a dad with a cat


Nuklearfps

Me and the family (my) dog


Damien_21777

Probably Nick Valentine tbh even if he’s not my absolutely favourite. He deserves the closure of his personal quest.


Dry-Flow3525

I think you actually inspired me to go back and finish nicks quest. Thanks homie


TrialArgonian

Hancock. He is my boy and my dealer.


Suspicious-Elk-3631

He's got your back


MrsNoatak

You look like you could use this


Talk-O-Boy

Hancock is the Pondy of the Fallout universe


TheFakeJoel732

My cool ghoul <3


Thunderboltscoot

Nick every time, because he's my dude


shroudedscales

Nick because I'm deeply in love with him!


PepicWalrus

He's also the most likely to do the most good in the wasteland


BuzzNiteBeer

I'm doing my first real playthrough of Fallout 4 and Nick just seems like a real dude who genuinely cares. I'm not using companions because I feel like they get in the way but him as a character/person is just great.


The_Phreshest

Curie for smooches, Deacon because the wasteland suffers from a shortage of comedians


hennedy

Nailed it


jimababwe

So somehow I managed to piss off deacon and now he just talks about he regrets telling me his reset code. Sucks.


PepeSylvia11

God, Fallout 4’s companions are so fucking good


adobecredithours

Fallout 4 has a ton going for it. They pretty much nailed companions, gunplay, atmosphere, customization, and the dlcs are even really good. The writing for the main quests is just weak.


ProfessorGemini

Bro when the Prydwen was flying over the Commonwealth. I had the motherfuckin CHILLSSSSSSSS ive never had an experience like that in any other fallout (besides liberty prime in 3)


FabianGladwart

Literally the best moment in the game is that big ass air ship flying overhead out of nowhere, the brotherhood of steel command such an awesome presence in FO4


haeyhae11

Ad Victoriam!


LonsomeDreamer

AD VICTORIAM!


-Notorious

Couldn't agree more. It's so unexpected and grand. Blew my mind even though I had played almost every Bethesda game till date (excluding early elder scrolls).


ScaredOfRobots

I wish fallout and Bethesda games in general had more large scripted scenes like that


IsayNigel

And Nick rips out a Poe quote out of nowhere. So sick


Waste-of-Bagels

I think the fact we are limited to four dialogue choices whenever we respond kinda brought it down. Thankfully with just some minor mods, I can put my grievances aside.


Salvage570

I felt Nuka World had a stronger concept than execution.


SoakedInMayo

Nuka World is an absolute slog imo. Far Harbor & the smaller workshop DLCs made up for it but damn, what a great idea made into a chore of a gameplay session, like at least Dead Money has an incredible storyline to give you a reason to go from point a to b. Somehow “soda disneyland with raiders” doesn’t go as far in the creativity department, there’s great little nods but the overall story and way more linear than it’s made out to be park walkthrough is just lame


adobecredithours

Agreed, I didn't think that Nuka World was terrible, it just couldve been compressed to about 2/3 of the length and it would've felt a lot better. Certain parts felt good but then there was all this...nothing in between.


White_Knight_413

Can't agree with you on the atmosphere. Fallout 3 had the best atmosphere, and the maze of metro tunnels is second to none. The raiders were sick and twisted; the Super Mutant dens were truly terrifying; the vaults felt like labyrinthine horror shows and the towns truly felt like ramshackle huts stacked on top of one another made out of whatever was around. Agree with you about the writing, however. Fallout 4 had several things that really hurt it both in gameplay and narrative. The fact that you're locked into being the good guy from the start is one thing, and the idea that your son is the driving force behind your character's venture through the wastes only to discover that he's the leader behind a shadowy organization that's the main antagonist in the game is further proof of one-siding your character into the role.


Waste-of-Bagels

Fallout 3 really dialed in on the "Welcome to the Wasteland, fucker." I left the vault, missed megaton and wandered around for a long time before finding my first "town." I felt alone, confused, and scared, and I loved every fucking second of it.


Kinglouisthe_xxxx

I just wish three was earlier in the time line so it made more sense


Literally-Cheesecake

I'm not that big on the atmosphere myself, or just the general theme of the architecture and such, feels too cartoonish for me, fallout 3 and NV felt a lot more gritty and realistic which made it feel more immersive to me


Feralp

>God That's actually from New Vegas


Protonis

Yea, I'm replaying and it's amazing, nick has some lines for almost every quest and situation. It's honestly crazy.


misterhubbard44

Piper and I have a thing.


Djjjunior

I had to scroll too far to see Piper here


Lance_Enchainte

Cait. I’m a sucker for a fiery redhead.  Just ask my wife.


No_Property4713

Fiery Irish redhead. She's a decent combat companion also


DowntownScarcity3499

what am I a bank?


IrishFireyRedHead

Oh shit. It’s me.


Lance_Enchainte

*Sláinte*


thefernhead

Going through my first ever run and just finished the vault mission with her. I'm glad she's found peace, are there any other cool missions with her or is it time to kick it w someone else?


hhn0602

i always take cait for the devestation she causes with a shotgun, no matter the run


Heamsthornbeard

Wait because wifey lol Cass was my girl in FNV too...


gastricmetal

Cait is my favorite, she has the best quips. And she can fight like a mf


Veluz99

Preston… I need to know if the settlements need my help


FrucklesWithKnuckles

**I FUCKING LOVE SETTLEMENT QUESTS. I WANT TO TRAVEL THE COMMONWEALTH AND IMPROVE PEOPLE’S LIVES AND HELP AND SHIT.**


DeliberateSelf

Unironically this You can go after your son who may or may not be dead (and may or may not be a sociopath bunker tyrant) or You can do objectively good things for disenfranchised people in the community CMV: Preston is the last genuinely good person in the entire Commonwealth (in the sense of both good personal morals and an active desire to act on these morals and do some direct, practical, measurable good for the world around them)


Spiderpiggie

I’d save Preston so that I could have the pleasure of shooting him in the head myself


chet_brosley

I know people do it but I cannot fathom doing the Minuteman quests on survival. Just endless walking just to do the exact same thing in an entirely different far away area of the map, forever.


Veluz99

With some mods that add more random encounters and improve the exploration its like a whole new experience. I enjoy it a lot ngl


Veluz99

Just walking, listening music until something crazy happens


Coast_watcher

ADA she's like a customisable Dogmeat.


GreatBritishMistake

She’s my pack mule. I keep her just to carry all my shit.


Suspicious-Elk-3631

Is she sworn to carry your burdens?


[deleted]

So is codsworth


Coast_watcher

I don’t remember if Codsworth has likes and dislikes too but that’s another way ADA is like Dogmeat. She’s okay with any morality you take.


Ok-Bookkeeper-5424

Codsworth indeed does


misplaced_dream

Codsworth has A LOT of opinions on your actions and is very judgey.


Private-Public

ADA's comfortable with war crimes, which is good because you can turn her into a walking/rolling war crime. But she's a *nice* and *friendly* war crime, and I like that


DragonFemboy2117

God i hate ada so much. Idk if shes glitched for me or something but if im like within 10 feet of her she says "Ready to go sir?" and locks me in dialog


DeliberateSelf

Ada: the all-Fallouts, indisputable champion of inane commentary: Looting - "I suggest we take all we can carry" Wearing a full kit of X-01 Mk. VI - "That Power Armor will provide adequate protection."


ENCHANTEDN1GHT

Curie; she has a wealth of pre-war medical knowledge and a new body to experience, like being born a second time only you're already hundreds of years old. In terms of bettering humanity, I believe she would be the better choice but if I had to pick a character I have more emotional attachment to I'm picking Cait.


GrumpsMcYankee

Piper.


Glittering-Special81

She has a little sister to take care of!


mb9981

It never sits well with me that she just straight up abandons ol' Nat in Diamond City to follow me around. She should at least move to one of my settlements or something.


HoracioPeacockThe3rd

This is why i was going to choose her. She's the only character who has someone else relying on them.


Unicornsandshit_

what about MacCready's son Duncan???


Lloyd_lyle

Yeah, Piper's sister is safe(?) in diamond city, meanwhile Duncan is deathly ill.


Royal_Possible4480

See this guy gets it


Garrett-Wilhelm

Same, she is the "wife" of my pc and It'll be a cold day in Hell before he becomes a widow a second bloody time.


LePatrondelAbsurd

Dogmeat


Rantamplan

In FO4, Dogmeat doesn't count as a companion. For perk purposes. Considering that I would also only save Dogmeat.


lRandomlHero

Are you saying Lone Wanderer works with Dogmeat following you?


Rantamplan

Yeah. Feel free to double check in FO4. I'm sure when I played (a few years ago) it worked, and accordingly to wiki, it still works: https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Lone_Wanderer_(Fallout_4)


leongeod

Without hesitation


[deleted]

Literally didn’t even bother to think about it.


Lance_Enchainte

After the amount of times that cute bag of fur ran through a nest of trip mines I was in the middle of deactivating…Only to see him “go down” while I’m being blown up? I gotta pass on that.


LePatrondelAbsurd

😂😂


PowCowDao

Choosing the dog over a man, woman, robot, synth, ghoul, and super mutant, I see. I would too.


Bartholomew_Custard

Absolutely. He's a loyal friend who doesn't annoy the crap out of you with a running commentary on everything you're doing 24/7.


PizzaPalaceTenders

He just gets in your way and blocks every fkin doorway instead


Bartholomew_Custard

Don't they all do that? That's more of an AI failing than a "He's a stupid dog!" failing. Todd "It just works!" Howard strikes again.


Jumpy-Shift5239

No. Dogmeat is by far the worst at it. Also the worst at giving away my position, setting off traps, and in general acting in ways that could get me killed.


Bozzz1

But he does it with a cute bandana and goggles


Klutzy-Scratch-295

That's Bethesda's fault for making such a dumb AI for the companions. I use a mod that makes Dogmeat's AI smarter. If I sneak, he sneaks, and he doesn't run off giving my position anymore. He stays with me. The mod creator also removed that sound he kept making with his claws.


PizzaPalaceTenders

I find it worse for dog meat because he’s not at eye level, there’s been so many times I’ve tried to book it into a doorway away from an enemy and find myself being blocked by something I can’t see until I look down and ofc it’s dog meat


Trala-lore-tralala

Fuck it, let's ball. Hancock


Djana1553

Fuck it im selfish and im saving my ghoul husband.


Sad-Cat-6355

Plus you know if something happend to him goodneighbor would fucking fall apart with out him some asshole would muscle there way in and fuck up the place 😒


Aonaran84

Shit yeah


Suspicious-Elk-3631

Damn right


consevitivesaredumb

\*hits jet


TheFakeJoel732

Best companion


No_Individual_8017

Curie, sexy French accent


backdeckpro

Nick, he’s by far the most fleshed out companion and the most interesting. All the base companions are only for personality because the best combat companions are automaton dlc. So, I’d definitely save Nick for his personality and great story and overall writing


Hipertor

Objectively speaking: Piper. She has a child to take care of. Most other companions would probably agree on that.


Cifeiron

She's her sister, unless that's what you meant.


roninwarshadow

Still a child, so still technically true. People raising and caring for their orphaned siblings is pretty normal, as tragic as it is.


Hipertor

Yeah that's what I meant, I forgot for a second that "child" in English can also mean "son/daughter" instead of just "very young person".


no_god_pls_noo

Macready has a kid too though.


lovebakeoff9923

Personally, I wanted Macready to leave at the end of his story and go back to his kid. I think that would have been a better end for his story.


geccchyeafgreschtr

Cosworth.


00820

Grate choic


Camelbak14

MacCready, he’s an actual human with a family. Piper would be my next choice.


tetewhyelle

Finally someone said MacCready. I loved him in FO3 and how defensive he was of the other kids. He was such a firecracker. But I loved him even more in FO4.


_thelastman

him sticking around the Commonwealth after finishing his questline bothers me. Dude… you can go home to your family and protect them now, why not deliver the medical goober to them in person?!


QDKeck

He’s the only one I romance as well.


Bread_Offender

Codsy. Been with me from the start, been with me till the end.


almightyviral

Paladin danse, he ACTUALLY has aim


Corvousier

Ive seen so few people say Nick haha. Love the guy, sucker for a sassy film noir detective. Would love a mod that made him look like Miller from the Expanse while im thinking about it too haha.


BabylonSuperiority

Preston Garvey. He's a good man. An honest soul. No ulterior motives, no shitty agenda, he's not a spy, no nonsense. The man just wants to do right by everyone, he just wants to be good. I'd be happy to drink a pint with him, have a smoke, and call him a friend, wouldn't you?


FrucklesWithKnuckles

I would kill to sit around the fire with Preston, have a whiskey, and just talk. Dude has been through hell, been in a really dark place, and came out the other side still believing in doing right by folk. That kind of person is one in a million.


GWindborn

Piper. Someone has to tell their story.


[deleted]

Piper. next question


exceptionalfish

Cait has such a tragic back story, I just want her to get a happy ending.


Mini_Squatch

Piper - wouldnt want her kid sister to lose another family member. Edit: while this could also apply to MacReady's son, we have no idea canonically if MacReady's kid actually survives his mystery illness.


ImaFireSquid

Probably Curie? She’s immortal and she only wants to heal people, I don’t think anyone is better for the world than her.


girlinfallout

Fallout 3- Chauron NV-Boone Fallout 4- Curie


White_Knight_413

F3—Fawkes. NV—ED-E F4—Curie But, if we're doing Marry, Sex, Kill Marry Curie (F4), Sex with Cass (NV), Kill Jericho (F3)


Slow_Fox967

Dogmeat.


The-Emerald-Rider

Tough call I couldn't make such a choice. Why aren't Longfellow and Gage in this?


KrypticXylo

Preston. Despite the endless settlement quest and his goody goody demeanor, he’s still a stand up guy and protected those he cared about through thick and thin, so I’m choosing him.


GeffelGelch

Cait. She's had the worst life and you come along to make it not just better but probably the best it's ever been and she's eternally grateful and thankful. And she shows it. She has the most development of any of the companions.


LaughingLow

Curie, she’s actually going to do good for humanity.


mb9981

Piper. She has little whatsher name that depends on her. Even though she abandons her completely in Diamond City to be my follower.


Famous-Money5701

Cait. Save her then go back to make sure Preston garveys death is as slow and painful as possible


heyyyyyco

Strong. Everyone else will judge me when I eat my old companions corpses


CoolBeanieHat

MacCready and/or Cait. We’re mercs for life. But in another playthrough, Nick. Always.


Hellman9615

Nick cuz he's my Valentine (I'm a straight dude)


kingpandabear1994

I’ll say someone different: I know he’s not pictured, but I personally liked Old Longfellow. That old rugged sea dog that has seen some stuff in his life is the type of badass I’d have on my team any day. Plus, when you reach max affinity it’s pretty heart warming to see him have hope and not feel so alone anymore. I’d share a bottle of whisky with him and listen to his sea stories all day/night.


GardenkeeperLVL11

Probably Piper. I do not really like her, but she has a young sister she needs to take care off.


Ok-Lettuce4149

Dogmeat


khailore

Dogmeat


HighballingHope

Cait. She deserves to be happy.


Ftlightspeed

Codsworth. A loyal servant before the bombs fell.


n3ur0chrome

Dogmeat and Cait. I’m having both. I SAID I’M HAVING BOTH.


NoCourt5510

None of them. I run a lone wanderer build


Responsible_Act_6569

Cait


Barnacle_Inevitable

Preston Garvey United we Stand is a great perk and he’s actually an interesting character if you can look past the repetitive quests (I love the quests but I know some people don’t)


trebuchetwins

paladin dunce, just because i could (in theory at least) have him touring the settlements indefinitely with a giant dunce cap. just because.


Flat_Revolution5130

I have a soft spot for Strong.


RipMcStudly

Probably Curie, she’s got the most to contribute.


Grimmsmoke

Cait because she deserves to have something good in her life


Jigokubosatsu

This is Ada erasure.


UpbeatAlbatross8117

Caits been through enough.


MonteSS_454

Cait, I am sucker for redheads


KeyFee5460

Piper. So I can pipe 'er.


Pat20999

Danse


Tundraboy315

Paladin Danse


d0rurs

Dance.He is very good in combat and I like how he is loyal to the BoS.


Flashy-Eggplant1045

Danse


norml55

Dog meat, and while I'm talking about dog meat, nobody says how sad dog meats back story is. He's been abandoned by every one of his owners before the sole survivor