Fallout New Vegas | Companion Tier List

[@kaisersudank6180]

How is ED-E in occasional partners? You can get them unbelievably early on, the Lonesome Road upgrades are frankly ridiculous, and they're non-humanoid so you can take them with any other companion besides Rex. Why would you ever NOT have them, even if they bug out and their damage output isn't great?

[@fankgaming7753]

Because ED-E is incredibly boring

[@Ghostface6]

I agree with the other guy. He is boring as hell. And even in the late game I usually never repaired him.

[@WhiteManOnCampus]

I always forget: after you get the Lonesome Road upgrades, does he keep the subtitles? Because [Sneaky beeping] immediately catapults him into S-tier.

[@tornadodevil601]

If you upgrade ED-E with the followers, you can boost damage, and by talking to ED-E you can use him as a workbench and reloading bench

[@kwagar9810]

@@fankgaming7753 That's not a reason. It's about how efficient it is. ED-E is blatantly overpowered. He doesn't suffer from competition compared to most other companions since he only has to deal with Rex, and it's an obvious choice what to pick when you have a robot that can carry stuff, repair your stuff and give you ammo, and can even upgrade the DPS of your laser weaponry. ED-E is THE best companion in the game for this reason. You can never go wrong with them. You can get him in the first 10 minutes of the game. ED-E is busted because of how useful he is.

[@Dutchbrother07]

How is EDE not S? He can repair your weapons, make energy ammo and satchel charges, is an ammo workbench and regular work bench, has insane perks that you get through lonesome road, and can be taken with another human companion.

[@wilale]

@@Dutchbrother07 "stupid robot too much buzz buzz! Strong want smash it"

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

because he bugs out 99% of the time and gets taken out by guards at the strip.

[@tflp1950]

@@theghostofthomasjenkins9643 I have 800 hours playing with "Viva New Vegas" with around 70% of the time running ED-E and Ive never had this happen. Are you running pure vanilla or something?

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

@@tflp1950 it happens when you upgrade him and have to send him away. on his way back, he goes to the 38 and gets taken out at the north gate. it's a very old bug. i'm not vanilla, but i don't have any massive overhauls.

[@grimreefer9324]

@theghostofthomasjenkins9643 take the food out of his inventory. It's leftover code from oblivion where "hungry" npcs think the non human npc, ED-E, with food items on it is an animal they're supposed to hunt

[@MrGhosta5]

Rose of Sharon Cassidy is the daughter of Cassidy from fallout 2. I love how Boone just randomly kills stuff outside of draw distance.

[@dashleyfox]

I'll never forget the first time I got jumpscared by the killcam when Boone sniped a gecko that was minding it's own business a mile away.

[@jordyh.5243]

@@MrGhosta5 Well, Boone’s gotta keep his skills sharp lol

[@michaeljamesmccabe]

Boone is some brutal fun. Like you said, load him up with a 50 cal and he will make you feel pretty damn safe. Before Hoover dam, I did all of his quests. Then, when I came to him to take out The Legion camp, his line, “Is it time?” was pretty impactful. Yeah Boone, it’s time. And we decimated The Legion together.

[@Manchu504]

@@michaeljamesmccabe Walking around and having Boone trigger a spontaneous kill cam on some poor random gecko from 100 yards out never gets old

[@comradecrimsonsmaidenporiu8766]

Ohhhh man I made sure to let Booney have the final shot on caesar last time I did the Fort Purification Ritual and it was glorious. Caesar Salad's head popped like a watermelon in a Gallagher show and Boone did the line "thumbs down you son of a bitch" omg it was fantastic

[@Quaxo21]

“EAT THIS” “CANT RUN FROM ME”

[@spiraljumper74]

“Any closer, I’m shooting any legionary I see. Hope that’s not a problem.” “No, that’s not a problem, that’s a solution.” “Damn right. You and I, we’re just a couple of problem solvers.” 😎🤜🤛🤠

[@compsognathus3106]

ED-E absolutely getting under rated here. Especially since you acknowledge how good he is in Lonesome Road and that he keeps those bonuses after the DLC. The fact that he takes the uncompetitive pet slot also means you basically never have a cost to having him follow you. Good damage, good perks, mobile workbench, free weapon repairs, increased energy weapon damage. The bot brings it all.

[@MadMax0417]

true, however, he BANGS INTO EVERYTHING. I CANT STAND IT. ITS SO LOUD TOO, ITS THE LOUDEST SOUND IN THE GAME. IDK IF ITS FROM A MOD I HAVE OR WHAT, BUT ITS AWFUL

[@Itsabl_r]

​@@MadMax0417a mod. That's on you, chief.

[@joshlim5262]

@Itsabl_r No, I don't think it's a mod, it bangs into a lot of things in my FNV(no mods), too. I don't think it's TOO loud, tho

[@joaomesquita3069]

first time playing honest hearts, i had joshua fight salt upon wounds. turns out, a couple of remaning white legs joined in with shishkebabs and the burned man burned again. joshua killed them all, of course. afterwards, his "on fire" animation lasted long enough that his dialogue started and he gave a demonstration of how the fire inside did indeed burn brighter. he just stood there and talked while burning like it was nothing.

[@Stubbies2003]

He was just giving you some Monty Python and the Holy Grail vibes. Tis but a scratch!

[@Blackstonelegion]

FYI Lonesome road ED-E upgrades carry over to Base game ED-E.

[@Scowleasy]

Yep! A daily weapon repair and +5 laser damage is insane on things like the laser Gatling

[@TommyLaoGanMa]

You can also use base game EDE as a workbench even if you never actually started Lonesome Road, just need to have it installed.

[@simonacerton3478]

@@Scowleasy Pure S tier with the Gatling, AER14 or even the laser RCW which does 22 damage with OC cells and 2 armor pen. Anything that isn't BOS tier just melts. Also since he has a work bench those 20 MFC's can be converted into anything

[@MP-in3yn]

Good to know

[@Manchu504]

Boone not as a wasteland warrior!?!? Thats crazy lol. With the right equipment the man can single handedly take out deathclaws. Yes hes definitely a edgelord but by the end of his companion quest, Boone becomes the ultimate bro. Him and Garrus from Mass effect are probably my two favorite Bro companions of all time

[@matthewcheung1608]

Deadass

[@tomaszpawlik5091]

he is good because his base weapon is good. If you want to actually dress up your bro's then there are way better choices - gannon and veronica can use energies so they automatically rank higher as e. rifles are strictly superior.

[@Manchu504]

@@tomaszpawlik5091 They can all be Wasteland Warriors in my book

[@tomaszpawlik5091]

@@Manchu504 yeah, but on a completely different scale. raul/cass/boone are like capable fighters that can get the job done against most enemies, but lily/arcade/veronica are half-divine chad thundercocks cutting through deathclaws in dead wind cavern as swiftly as hot knife cuts through butter.

[@Manchu504]

@@tomaszpawlik5091 I understand the min/max comparisons between the companions. Boone is plenty strong enough and, in my opinion, has the best story out of all the companions. Objectively he may be weaker in DPS, but his overall Bro factor, he's unmatched. Veronica and Arcade cannot compete

[@minkinomics3002]

Cass is really easy to meet, but hard to recruit; you have to visit the crimson caravan twice, and camp mccarran once, then pass a speech or barter check. For all that legwork, she should really start with a better weapon, but her personality is still amazing.

[@simonacerton3478]

You can give give her a better shotgun and she has shotgun surgeon so there is that.,

[@Tzephtan]

ED-E is a top tier companion. It can repair your gear by 25% once a day, plus it lets you target invisible enemies. You can unlock the repair perk at a very low level and it works for normal ED-E as well as Lonesome Road ED-E. Plus ED-E is both a workbench and an ammo bench, like Veronica only more flexible. You have to choose between two non-human companions and ED-E is far superior to Rex.

[@MeepmcarthurtheSECOND]

Eddie snipes enemy's so far away

[@lazy_guy_2525]

The only time you choose rex is when ede is being upgraded by the followers

[@screwielewie]

Definitely ruffled some feathers with your ranking of ED-E. 😋 Considering all the upgrades he gets, and the fact that you can have him along with any humanoid companion, he's easily S tier.

[@TommyLaoGanMa]

The way Veronica's quest plays out if she leaves the Brotherhood is one of the saddest things ever. Her entire quest has some great writing, no matter what she chooses you still feel like it's the wrong choice. You can also ruin Lily's life forever by telling her to stop taking her meds altogether so her schizophrenia gets even worse so you can get some stat boosts in combat. New Vegas moment.

[@spaceangelmewtwo9074]

Correction: Frank Horrigan, the final boss of Fallout 2 is the strongest NPC in all of Fallout. He's a super mutant / cyborg in power armor who has a 10 in every stat and 185 in every combat skill, as well as max HP and all sorts of unique abilities and final-boss level gear. Ulysses is nearly as strong as Frank Horrigan, but Frank has a much higher armor class and much more damage resistance than Ulysses does. Not to mention that Frank is nearly twice as powerful in terms of dealing damage because Ulysses doesn't have any skills above 100.

[@lazy_guy_2525]

Yeah my boy frank hoorigan who died because of plot armour. Justice to frank

[@Avatar1977]

How can you say Cass is one of the first companions you can get? To recruit her you have to get all the way to Vegas (or well, the Crimson Caravan) by which point you've passed Boone, Arcade, Veronica, Rex and E-DE at the very least

[@minkinomics3002]

Assuming you approach on the eastern side, you won't meet Arcade and Rex yet. But your point remains sound.

[@tomaszpawlik5091]

cant you recruit her with like 50 something barter check?

[@minkinomics3002]

@@tomaszpawlik5091 Only AFTER doing the related crimson caravan quest.

[@livsbian]

i almost always bring ED-E along because his damage output is really good before his quest and after his quest (if you choose to give him to the Followers) his damage is insane, also being able to see enemies from miles away or behind cover is very convenient

[@Mr._Griddy66]

Bro wtf. As a stealth sniper player (most of the time) Boone is one of the best especially with his perk of highlighting enemies cuz they can get pretty hard to see at night. E-DE is great because if I ever miss spotting a target, he detects things far away enough to where I can slip away and find a sniping spot far way enough that enemies will just never find me.

[@Rj-pw7zs]

Yeah if you like to play as a sniper they're easily your best companion options. The highlight from Boone's spotter perk helps my old man eyes alot.

[@ForbiddenLinks]

ED-E is total underrated here. Definitely an S tier companion just for his perks and utility after completing lonesome road. He increases your perception (which for me is perfect considering i only ever start a game with a perceptionof 5), he improves your accuracy in vats, he repairs your weapon once per day, makes ammunition or a sachel charge for you, increases your damage with energy weapons, acts as a work bench and a reloading bench, carriers your heavy weapons/junk, and he has a great back story. This little dude practically saved the wasteland from another fallout, at least in my game. So yea tbh even if i wanted to solo run this game I'd still have to take ED-E with me. He is "the" couriers companion. Every courier should have an eye bot with them, it just seems fitting

[@regalcartoon5932]

Boone deserves to be in the top tier. He’s a great character and all. But you also have to take into account that he can one shot like every damn enemy. Probably the most OP companion in the game and the only companion I know I can leave on his own and he’ll be able to hold his own against the enemies.

[@TsRAbyssers]

Boone and Ed-E not being at the highest spot is crazy to me

[@HonestlyAccurate]

Personally, I use ED-E & Lily alongside Raul's Full Maintenance Perk which the Courier can keep permanently after unlocking the perk through his unmarked quest. Make sure you do so BEFORE starting Dead Money with Raul as your only companion, start the DLC with him following you into the bunker and you'll arrive with his perk in the Sierra Madre. The perk doesn't get erased when recruiting another humanoid companion such as Lily who increases Critical Damage by 10%. And since you have Full Maintenance which makes Armor & Weapons 75% more durable, pair that with ED-E's first rank in the Lonesome Road DLC at the beginning area, you can repair the weapon daily for 25%.

[@Stubbies2003]

Heh didn't know about that Raul perk trick. Nice one.

[@ReallyKeepingFictional]

My good old boy Rex got done dirty, not here really but in NV overall. With Lonesome Road making ED-E the go-to companion for multiple reasons, you just don't have a good reason for Rex to be around except and only for finishing his quest. At least give him some use like a built-in food dispensary so he can be a mobile campfire, y'know? Help out Survival-skilled characters that won't necessarily need a reloading bench or workbench, but would definitely benefit from using a campfire-esque resource, damn!

[@BurgrSamurai]

ED-E has always been my favorite. Even over any Dogmeat in any game.

[@allhandsondik7803]

Arcade, Raul, and V are my favs. Arcade is not only some really well done representation, but hes just a fun time everytime you bring him, hes got a lot of funny quips, a really good buff, and surprisingly great damage with that Defender. Raul is damn near more fun than Arcade. Everything he says is pure gold. Thanks to Danny MF Trejo, if you help him take up his guns again and give him the MM, hes a monster. But both of them pale to the brutalizer that is Veronica, finish her quest and then finish Dead Money and those buffs combine to make her a terror in combat, give her power armor and the Balistic Fist and you can just take a nap when you go to Vault 3, ive seen her solo the Deathclaw Mother before, absolute beast. And that's all not mentioning how much of an incredible character she is. "I know where you live, Ramos, open up," lives in my head rent-free.

[@Stubbies2003]

My favorite combo is Boone and ED-E earlier on in a play through. Towards the end I don't run with companions at all as their incessant desire to cross in front of my barrel and get shot in the back is annoying asf. You only have to do a bit of research to see how ED-E's quest works. It works no problem when you know how it works. As others have pointed out since the base game ED-E gets the Lonesome Road ED-E enhancements you are sleeping on him.

[@swigzby]

I have 2 tiers. S tier, which contains ED-E, and F tier, which contains everyone else.

[@Andrew-nh5zg]

I like Followers of the Apocalypse upgraded ED-E. He get that extra fast laser gun with +169DPS. Plus, he's has portable workbenches for making stimpacks, weapon repair kits and doctor's bags on the fly.

[@Stubbies2003]

Yeah the only reason to ever take the BoS ED-E upgrade over FotA upgrade is if you are playing hardcore.

[@lazy_guy_2525]

I like the fact that the peaceful faction upgrades the attack while the brotherhood just upgrades his shield

[@TheH454]

Companions + Kill cam on = never ending WTF moments.

[@Flood520]

Especially Boone, lol

[@1yu8omir]

I was getting jumpscared, so I turned it off

[@icacuellar]

cass can get both of those perks. ed-e carries his perks from lonesome road. with veronica your supposed to either give her the holotape which gives her the perk or keep the holotape from her which gives you a perk. also forgot to mention with ed-e you get a perk if you leave him in the silo and deal with ulysses by yourself

[@TimothySagawa-xx8of]

One can get both of Cass' perks. Talk to Jackson then slaughter the Van Grafs and the CC boss. Further, Whiskey Rose is Godlike with 100 survival when you drink the 3 spirits at one, since they stack and give a huge DT boost. Never leave home without it. When you exploit WR and her double perks Cass is tip top.

[@Stubbies2003]

Yeah unless you do the faction adjust after completing it the non combat way it is almost impossible to NOT get both since the Van Graffs faction will agro and as soon as the door guard engages you the rest will come out of the Silver Rush to join in the fun.

[@yxolloxy3273]

5:06 shot her while she was pregnant I might add

[@THERHINO8624]

you can get Veronica pretty tanky early because she can wear brotherhood power armour which you can get pretty easy from black mountain

[@0impronunciavel]

That's a misconception. Any follower (except Lily, Rex and ED-E for obvious reasons) can wear power armor right of the bat, not just Veronica, the power armor training restrictions applies just to your character.

[@greengarnish1711]

Ulysses and Joshua companion mods make both of them wasteland warriors tiers to me.

[@Buzterer]

a reason to not take raul is that he has 100 repair and doesnt care about reputation

[@Whoswatching25]

Love Raul. The best companion perk in the game, great personality, great backstory, and an absolute monster with Guns. I recommended giving him something like This Machine or the Brush Gun.

[@ReapeeRon]

Yeah I love him too!

[@EmporerDragon]

Ulysses is one of 4 characters with 10 in all Special Stats. The other ones are Colonel Royez & Gaius Magnus, also from Lonesome Road, and Frank Horrigan, the final boss from Fallout 2.

[@mr.moonthegoon4178]

Raul is so underrated. I loved listen to his gravely voice, and his tragic stories, but he always keeps upbeat. Best companion imo

[@Quaxo21]

“My crinkling knees might give us away boss”

[@Paper4150]

Joshua is absolutely a wasteland warrior

[@artsyvids2563]

special addition or whatever to EDE is since he's a robot (and usually attracts them first) he will easily tank cazadors and make them a cakewalk

[@0-Templar-0]

"All mine! *BOOOM!* *Click Click (ED-E Combat Music)

[@CyberController-]

ED-E never leaves my party

[@bigiron1182]

I love Joshua Graham because he has the hardest line in any fallout game: ''I survived because the fire inside burned brighter than the fire around me''

[@Paulxixxix]

Bruh FINALLY!!! The mythical companion tier list

[@lord_fartquad9108]

ED-E is a must, especially if you’re an energy weapons user.

[@thebusinessmn1114]

Raul is my favorite companion in the game. He's super useful for repairing early game and always good at keeping weapons from degrading. My favorite example of this is when I got the maxed out holorifle, and with Raul, it becomes unbreakable when using more weapon degrading ammo types. Raul makes the holorifle, which is an already unbelievably good gun that can be invincible with just regular MF cells with all upgrades, and even more reliable goofy laser shotgun rifle fire thing.

[@uglyweirdo1389]

His good ending has the coolest end cards. Ghost Vaquero is such a badass legend

[@drewskiee9254]

ED-E is great for early game. Helps you save ammo by letting him shoot up creatures

[@BigDannyDangus]

Ed-E & Boone have been done an injustice here today.

[@satagaming9144]

I think Horrigan also has 10 in every SPECIAL stat

[@MaxiemumKarnage]

Everyone defending ED-E is amazing, definitely the GOAT

[@megajuju2005]

Bro I was LITTERALLY looking for a companion tier list on your channel this afternoon 🤣🤣

[@AlyxIsSpelledWeird]

35:34 actually he's one of 4 characters with maxed out special stats, the others being frank Horrigan and the two bosses you get for nuking either the NCR or Legion territories, great video btw!

[@i_am_ergo]

Being a nightkin, Lily is by definition a Gen 1 super mutant, so she must've had all her faculties for a while after the transformation. It's really sad how stealth boy use made her go schizo, and then her schizophrenia medicine fucked her up even more.

[@67L48]

I love Boone's perk. For sniping, it's invaluable. Sit way off in the distance with a sniper rifle, and it's super hard to locate the target. But, when they glow red, it's super easy. As a sniper build, I can't really live without the Spotter perk.

[@tonicus123]

Raul should be using a machete it would be very fitting considering the voice actor.

[@frankyquilavafireblast895]

Colonel Royes is theorized to be one of the strongest and PCs in the game, at least according to fudge Muppets video. He has multiple special stats at 10, multiple combat stats at 100; plus being a Marked man in a heavily radiated health scape makes him very durable. This however, does come with the caveat that you have to nuke the long 15 at the end of Lonesome Road, so you’re either nuking the NCR or nuking both the NCR and the Legion. speaking of which the Legion doesn’t have a couple half bad mark men either in dry wells. Personally, Royes only beats out the marked man at dry wells because Roy has a stupid strong energy weapon.

[@Stubbies2003]

Easy to get around nuking the Long 15 being an issue. Just don't go and meet up with Ambassador Crocker until you have finished the Lonesome Road nuking both and cleared out the Long 15. As soon as you complete that quest with Crocker it clears out all of your negative NCR faction so you can get all of that done and still be Idolized with NCR. Just make sure to have companions who are pro NCR chilling in Lucky 38 while messing with NCR so you don't lose them.

[@chloeburbank_]

boone's perk is great for taking out enemies that blend into the background at night or in similar such low-contrast environments from far away

[@patrickz.aiontz]

Upgrading ED-E’s weapon turns the laser into an alien blaster basically. If you do manage to get the ED-E my love quest and both transmissions, wait a day or two, walk around a bit and both the brotherhood & followers will contact you through his speaker. Just do it as soon as you get around Novac and take him to Helios one, talk to Ignacio and go through all dialogue. Then go to Mccarren and go through all of hilderns dialogue. Shreds through everything

[@Klookko]

I remember giving Arcade to Caesar in one of my playthroughs.. Felt really bad about that cos I like him quite a bit. Veronica is my personal fav companion in the game by far

[@Stubbies2003]

If her Elijah perk from Dead Money wasn't FUBAR she would be bad ass.

[@NoTimeForThatNow]

Boone is basically the X6-88 of New Vegas.

[@Darth_Tyvian]

How dare you disrespect Boone like that, X6 88 has no depth whatsoever, Boone is great

[@bejaminmaston1347]

I always feel Veronica is underrated by the community, she is very strong , she can wear power armor plus her power fist is amazing and her affinity perk or whatever gives her even more armor making her a tank, a rex and Veronica combo is what I usually go with because they freaking wreck cazadors

[@jasonm2081]

I usually don't take companions on most of my adventures. When I do it is typically Raul, Cass or Veronica. I seem to have the best time playjng with them. Boone is too efficant and I end up just watching him snipe everythng. Arcade always seems to break when I have him. To be honest Dean, Ulysses get a bullet at my earliest chance. Both really just annoy the hell out of me. Same with Follows Chalk but killing him fails Honest Hearts and usually f I I go to honest Hesrts I want to actually play Honest Hesrts. Unless I am doing a Leigon play through then...

[@spaceangelmewtwo9074]

For me, ED-E and Rex are Wasteland Warriors, because they take up the "Pet" slot in your party, meaning that you can have one them alongside other companions, so there's really no downside to having one of them in your party. I especially like Rex for my sniper characters, because you can kind of use Rex as a hunting dog. He'll chase after and flush out any enemies that are in cover.

[@dagobahstudios3662]

Boone actually has a hidden feature where he can do damage to the player by giving them a heart attack after shooting a cazador from 1000 miles away

[@Neogears1312]

Fun fact Boone cheats. His gun stat goes over 100. Meaning he’s mathematically better than you ever could be.

[@jasonroman578]

I remember running from a group of cazadars….. and boone was picking them off one by one as i ran for my life. Man i love this game 😂

[@Khotgor]

Actually, I often times grab Raul right away; the Stealth Boy in the School of Goodsprings allows you to easily sneak it pretty quickly, which if you have a descent amount of skill in utility skills (I don't remember if it was science or repair right now), you can revive rhonda and give them to tabitha right away. How do you sneak in? The pit with the Centaurs that is near Black Mountain has a gate that you can reach by climbing the cliffs/rocks in the area and opening the gate with IIRC Average Lockpicking. You don't have to fight any of the Super Mutants if you do it correctly. Sometimes I do it just so I can have Danny/Raul following me from the very start. Of course, that is based on whether I want to use the Stealth Boy to do that, or go past the Cazadors/Deathclaws/Vipers to go down to the Great Khans at the very beginning of the game instead since I don't ever go the Primm/South Road map until mid/late game nowadays.

[@thatskeletordude5271]

Fun fact: Lily's vertibird blade can randomly knock down enemies (similar to Super Slam!). Saved me from the Deathclaw Alpha in Quarry Junction from slicing me in half.

[@Danistyr]

giving Veronica a displacer gloves makes her a really fun companion!

[@fulltimeslackerii8229]

Raul for his durability and fellow revolver user. Ed e for the mobile benching

[@SuperFriendBFG]

Gannon's quest gives you the Power Armor perk as far as I remember too, so apart from the Brotherhood, he's your guy for that. So if you're doing a "no Brotherhood" playthrough, he kinda becomes S Tier, imho.

[@onefoxyguy3098]

I'd move ED-E, Boone, and Joshua Graham up a tier each. Other than that, this list is agreeable.

[@ReapeeRon]

Thanks! There is a lot of great characters in FNV

[@JohnAymar-k4o]

The story with ed-e is his creator who he saw as his ( ya he's a robot but whatever) father was being mothballed in to a lesser role because the higher ups felt his projects were nothing special, and he gave data to him to deliver to a Chicago base

[@jonathonlaw6837]

Rex with the speed upgrade is the best. Your followers share your perception so Red will sense a enemy and dash fast af to them before they can get on you. Fighting deathclaws is perfect for this.

[@TheQuenchiestCake]

EDE was made in Adam's AFB, actually. It's a location from Fallout 3's DLC, Broken Steel.

[@Sabretooth7777]

Ulysses isn't actually a companion though... I really like Graham as a character, but let's be honest with ourselves: as a COMPANION, he has very limited time and is just around for a long combat sequence. He should be in Occasional Partners imo. I have a personal soft spot for Dean Domino, i'd put him into Reliable Allies (even though he really isn't that reliable...then again, if you keep him around, he does come in clutch in making escaping the vault a bit easier). I also think Boone's ridiculous combat prowess and early availability makes him a Wasteland Warrior. This is entirely personal but i'd also move up ED-E a tier, that little robot is too darn useful to not have around and he outclasses Rex by a large margin.

[@robertsixx775]

Fun fact Ulysses was originally going to be a companion in the base game of NV, he was suppose to serve as the "bad guy" companion for the Legion. But he was cut from the game because he had too much important dialogue and they couldn't fit him on 360 and ps3 discs. So instead of removing lines or re-recording them they just completely removed him instead and saved him for the DLCs.

[@sweetypuss]

making games worse for the sake of catering to console manufacturers/players is my least favorite thing. consoles have always been oboslete and i think gaming should be gatekept from normies

[@christianulrick1221]

ED-E was the first companion I got during my first playthrough. I took him throughout the entire game along with Lily, so I have always had a soft spot for those companions even though they're arguably the worst of the base game companions.

[@gioc2512]

I usually ageee with your lists but not this time around. ED-E is the best companion, plus all of the upgrades he gets in lonesome road can be added to the original when you get back. He can repair items and even be a reloading bench or workbench when fully upgraded he can even make certain ammo types. From there, you just have to pick if you want him to have more damage (the cooler option) or if you want him to have more armor. He's meant to be the Courier's right-hand bot.

[@steamboatbill4]

Man, I’ve had good experiences with most of the companions in this game.

[@MWRuger]

You left out one of Ed-E's best features. You have a portable workbench and reloading station for the asking. That's pretty damn good!

[@jensmucha1339]

1. Boone, cause he's pretty much the wasteland version of myself. 2. Raul, cause he's the wasteland aquivalent of the cool mexican MF with the golden heart, plus if you want to have Trejo by your side, you have to invest a bit. 3. Lilly, cause she must have been such a sweetheart, just like my granny was. Would love to see her played by Mickey Rourke in the Amazon show, lot of potential there.

[@Reefer-Rampage69]

ED-E is mine and my girlfriends favorite companion 😅😂

[@ReapeeRon]

Awesome! He is pretty great!

[@anhluuviet5793]

Follow chalk's second quest is to ask Joshua whether he should go explore the world or not, this affects his ending slide. It's Waking Cloud, not Walking Cloud.

[@262jaworzniakow]

Raul and Lily are the only humanoid companions that i would ever hire. Good allies and generally fun to travel with. Rest of them is either usless or annoying. Never understood why people love characters like Arcade, Boon or Veronica.

[@williamhare4456]

Whoa! You missed a very important thing about Veronica she has power armor training. So going to the base of Black Mountain, just outside the Boomers or the top floor of the Rodco headquarters loot the power armor from a dead Brotherhood patrol and now Veronica is a tank.

[@ReapeeRon]

That is also true, power armor on her is awesome!

[@johndee2990]

Type 1 Followers: *ED-E* . I'll keep my Faction Armour inside ED-E along with any Broken Equipment that's worth Keeping and Scrap Electronics/Metal. *Rex* . I'll Do the Same with the Faction Armour and Broken Equipment but I'll have Rex Carry my Raw Ingredients for Food and Crafting. Type 2 Followers: *Veronica* . The First Human Follower I can Recruit right off the go, She's very Helpful for Clearing out Some Cannibals Nearby. *Rose of Sharon Cassidy* . Once I can get to the Crimson Caravan Company then I exchange Followers about here. *Boone* . When I finish Rose's Questline I will Switch Out to Boone that way I can Trigger his Questline. (Perk = Hide in a Bush an Snipe) *Arcade Gannon* . I will Switch over to Arcade Gannon in order to Trigger his Questline. *Lily* . Since I already have Arcade Gannon I will Encounter Lily at Jacobstown and Recruit her for Black Mountain and Spelunking. *Raul* . Now that I Freed Raul I switch over to him and take him to Searchlight because reasons, then we go visit some Grandpas. Type 3 Followers: *Roxy* . Because Cyber-Puppies, and Old World Blues is the First DLC I start besides Lonesome Road. *Follows-Chalk* . Because I like the Explosives Bonus to the Firebombs and Energy Weapons Sniping if I brought one. *Waling-Cloud* . I'll Complete Her Questline but switch to Follows Chalk for Big Fights. *Christine* . I'll Finish her Questline First because it unlocks dialogue for Veronica also Ironically use her to Finish Tasks Dean Wants. *Dean Domino* . I drag this Miserable Ghoul around just for making do all that Stuff. *DoG/God* . Fun as it is to Make Dean take a few Hits, I will Take God out to sneak through Certain Areas and DoG out for Hard Fights.

[@krivak52]

Although I like Boone, I can agree with your decision. What I cannot agree with is the ED-E being only Occasional partner. With Lonesome Road installed, that thing is one of the most OP companions in F:NV, if not THE MOST OP.

[@JeancarlosRPerez]

How to start a war among Fallout New Vegas players... Tier list their favorite companions/characters

[@ManDuderGuy]

_Tonight, on a very special episode of ReapeeRon_

[@MrGhosta5]

The player gets Elijah's Ramblings for keeping the holotape and Elijah's last words aren't that good because Veronica doesn't have melee as a tag skill.

[@Stubbies2003]

Yeah her melee skill sucks making that perk way better to keep. If that perk worked for her unarmed skill instead of melee she would be beast mode.

[@Kelm_Kisaragi]

i like Veronica as a companion, but dear mother of god she has a habit of jumping right in front of me, like, the next frame after i confirm my VATS attacks

[@rakhunramdhan5458]

This is my first time playing this game and I recruited Veronica because I wanted to join the brotherhood and she is very strong and she is also beautiful lol

[@RomanianGordonFreeman]

lily not being s tier is sad , i would put her in s just for her personality

[@Stubbies2003]

Talk to you soon dear!

[@RadishDoctor]

I really really want Raul, Veronica, and Arcade to reprise their characters for the TV show in particular

[@dannyhernandez265]

No please. The show was meh.

[@princely3153]

Just a quick note. Keeping Elijah's Last Words, and getting the 'Elijah's Last Ramblings' perk, does NOT give the bonus to Veronica. It gives it to the player.

[@steamboatbill4]

I loved Ed-E. Probably my favorite. I do like a lot of the companions in this game though. Boone is kinda my dude. We share our hatred for the legion. I tried to do a legion play through one time and still ended up attacking them

[@slyllamademon2652]

Rex and Ed-E should have their own category.

[@SABLy-Saul]

Gonna have to disagree with you on Boone's perk. It makes enemies in the dark light up like a Christmas tree so fighting in the dark without VATS is simple. It is also great when sniping (very fitting) because it makes your targets stand out and can be used outside of VATS range.

[@hades_deathgod9496]

7:02 I have to disagree, Boone spotter perk is the best, it can be so hard to accurately acquire targets, especially at a distance, and if you’re not in a vats build you’re probably not using vats that much, yes I do spam vats to find targets, but aiming with sustained fire is a different thing all together, especially when they’re at the extreme end of your render distance.

[@IAmPdawg]

Frank Horrigan also has 10 special stats across the board!

[@smij_illustrations]

All the scrap u need for ed e is in goodsprings and u can run to get him before u even complete a quest, i run off to get chances knife, boost off to get ed then the beginning of the game is shooting fish in a barrel, he usually vapourizes enemies before i know theyre there.he should seff be higher on ur list