Fallout New Vegas: Honest Hearts - "Joshua Graham" All Dialogue

All of Graham's Dialogue! I want to make my Anger Gods Anger, to Justify the things I've done. Sometimes I tell myself these wild fires never stop burn, but it was I who started them- not God.
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Fallout New Vegas: Honest Hearts - "Joshua Graham" All Dialogue
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[@Anonymerica]

"This type of .45 Automatic pistol was designed by one of my tribe almost four hundred years ago. Learning its use is a New Canaanite rite of passage." John Moses Browning who designed the M1911 was a Mormon and whose father established a gunsmith shop in Ogden, Utah. Love these little attention to details in this game.

[@johnnyjoestar3449]

That's awesome

[@sneakysnickersnoopy]

+Anonymerica Yeah I was wondering what he meant by that...

[@khanbong9752]

What about "the other courier"?

[@ru3tw0]

+Khan bong He is referring to Ulysses from Lonesome Road.

[@Transgender-ProphetMohammed]

Joseph smith was called a prophet *DUM* *DUM* *DUM* *DUM* *DUM*

[@HanaNoMachi]

“There’s this new follower who only appears in the short events of this DLC” Me: Okay well let’s get this over wi- Joshua: (inhales) Me: *Oh my God. HE’S PERFECT*

[@infinitetime-space66]

Honestly I though the same thing. Me: A crispy mormon? Well, maybe I don't have to be around him a lot... Joshua: *looks at me* Me: I'm gay for a piece of burnt toast send help

[@ShumaiAxeman]

@@infinitetime-space66 I laughed so hard, literally out loud. Totally agree though. I wanna be the filling in a Nick and Joshua sandwich. No homo

[@BanishedSilentShadow3318]

Am I the only one who would like him to be my teacher and read to the whole class

[@Fuk99999]

@Zuckerdrone This dynamic was pretty fucking cool

[@FPSDrifter]

@@BanishedSilentShadow3318 Your first day in New School, you and you friend walk to class and you see Him. Joshua Graham with his pistols on the table, checking every single one of them for an entire lesson. Every single day. He spreads the Gods word and keeps the guns in best condition.

[@jjhitm1]

if graham was a priest, I would go to his church every day just to here him speak

[@TheTeddyguy]

Right?!

[@jjhitm1]

***** he really wasnt a priest per say, but what im saying is if he was a priest IRL i would totally go to his services every day

[@Flight_of_Icarus]

I would too, and I'm an Atheist!

[@XFanmarX]

***** He is a missionary. Someone who spreads the word of God and helps people find their path to righteousness while trying not to stray from the path themselves. He has the same basic tasks as a priest, he just doesn't have a church to watch over and teach from.

[@XFanmarX]

Cal Walker Sorry but no. You need to replay the game. After he was thrown down the Grand Canyon by Ceasar he returned to the New Canaanites who treated his wounds and gave him nothing but love and so he resumed the work for his faith. He talks about faith in almost every piece of dialogue that you can have so at heart he's still a missionary spreading the word of god. He also admits this *himself* when you meet him and make fun of his beliefs instead of agreeing with him. He says it's "not his job to convince you, just to show you the path." Which is a missionaries job. The only reason he is the Chief of the Dead horses is because the White Legs chased the New Canaanites after destroying their home. (As ordered by Ceasar because he knew Graham was still alive) And so Graham brought the White Legs unintentionally to Zion and chose to help the Sorrows and Dead Horses to drive the White Legs out again. Both Daniel and him are still missionaries for the New Canaanites, they just took leadership roles in order to atone for their mistakes by bringing Ceasar's war into Zion. Mind you that you compared him to a priest before. I merely mentioned he was closer to a missionary, and now you wish to correct me even though your statement is simply untrue. That's weird. You're weird. In my opinion. Play the game again if you doubt me. I suggest you do that before replying next time.

[@NapalmX717]

Despite Honest Hearts being so ridiculously short, it was one of the DLCs that had beautiful visuals and incredibly well written characters.

[@misaelmarrero4681]

@Pferd Schild Gotta say i really agree with this

[@TovKafur]

@Pferd Schild Joshua is a broken man. He might think that killing Salt-Upon-Wounds (who is responsible for lots of suffering of Dead Horses and Sorrows) will bring him some peace. It will not.

[@OXY187]

@Nuno The Dude It was the m-o-s-t b-o-r-i-n-g dlc I've ever seen.

[@Gerickmb]

It was way to short

[@gronndar]

@Pferd Schild Its mostly about executing white legs who have already surrendered. Joshua was becoming Malpais again.

[@richardmulledy3857]

"In a world filled with misery and uncertainty, it is a great comfort to know that, in the end, there is a light in the darkness." Joshua Graham is best character

[@abyssalspecter93]

5:20 in case you were curious

[@MrSamulai]

Then you find out that's the name of his gun. *He's perfect*

[@ellesterling2422]

Totally. Super cool.

[@Cherub-vl9bc]

@@MrSamulai then he doesnt believe in God... I... Just cant... I trusted him... I trusted

[@MrSamulai]

@@Cherub-vl9bc What makes you think that?

[@LumpyBumpyAcidFish]

*WE CANT EXPECT GOD TO DO ALL THE WORK*

[@thezambambo2184]

*The time for talk has passed, The Lords work must be done*

[@michaelatigifagu3238]

Amen we must do our part

[@ChrisPBacon-xn9up]

@@thezambambo2184 lol i like how the other two comments are taking what OP is saying seriously.

[@olgagarcia1506]

*WE CANT EXPECT TODD TO DO ALL THE WORK*

[@true_neutral3378]

*reloads .45 acp with religious intent*

[@warhawk638]

*Unloads gun.* *Checks it out.* *Reloads gun.* *Puts gun on nicely stacked pile.* *Grabs another gun.*

[@awesomealex4748]

Wanna see me do it again?

[@Imthepinesinthetrees]

Its satisfying af

[@CBRN-115]

Rinse and repeat

[@JakefromStateFarm292]

Unlimited pistol inspections

[@buttpiratesbuttpirate5913]

"The lord's work must be done."

[@metal660]

He has a voice that could calm people down while telling them how he murdered their family

[@Futurefighter4900]

*their

[@metal660]

Futurefighter49 what

[@swallowmypridebitch8870]

Panzer Div Lehr 😂 true XD

[@jasarigames4481]

“God willing you will not leave this canyon”

[@squegebol9016]

@@jasarigames4481 I thought it was valley

[@Spybreak001]

Chief Hanlon refers to Graham as the toughest guy around and nearly impossible to kill, who had NCR snipers confirm kills on him no less than five times. Then he's lit on fire and thrown into the grand canyon. He's immune to painkillers and thus in constant agony and pain. You finally meet him, and here he is, perfectly calm, composed, and soothing at all times, quoting scripture while flawlessly and methodically examining an entire armory of pistols. In nearly any other story this would come off as almost comically over-the-top in an attempt to be badass. And yet, Joshua Graham pulls it off flawlessly. The single sequence when you first meet him somehow leaves little doubt that the entire Legion itself could march into Zion, and Joshua would kill every last one of them.

[@stevenmcelroy2646]

Spybreak001 This comment is beautiful.

[@HyperFlame64V1]

Spybreak001 Even Caesar the Motherfucking Badass named Josh Graham . Serves him right to as well.

[@glenngriffon8032]

It's good writing. You have others build the man up so you know his legend. So hear about this man who seems to be a monster. When you meet him for real having him pleasant in spite of what has clearly happened to him, that tells you a lot about him. You don't have to be told anything more, your mind automatically makes the connections for you about what he is capable of doing

[@newworldblues7245]

hes cold and soothing interiorly, but on fire exteriorly. like God's fire in the bible, when Moses saw the bush he felt no heat.

[@Fuk99999]

Calm despite the pain and agony

[@gnardhole3605]

Joshua is incredible. He nails the "tortured past/on the road to redemption" role perfectly without seeming like some pacified, Bible thrusting shell of his former self. Excellent character writing.

[@PeferG17]

@Cameron Woods Obvious bait is obvious...

[@PeferG17]

@Cameron Woods Baits dead bud, try something else.

[@childishgoblino]

@Cameron Woods Does pal work for you?

[@wpkepkw3330]

@Cameron Woods what?

[@lolas.7024]

@@childishgoblino baby calm down you're so triggered just cause someone didnt take your bait , get over it honey. be a good kid and settle down =) lmaooo

[@Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosin]

I wish I had a constantly replenishing pile of 1911's...

[@ledzeppelin27]

+Sergei Ivanovich Mosin he even talks about John Browning in this video. it's awesome!

[@intergalactichumanempire9759]

But bruh you'd have to inspect every single one and you could only use 4 of them.

[@biggiecheese726]

You’d have to stack every single one of them meticulously though and if you flinch they’d all fucking fall over

[@harrisonsmith9456]

Hahaha

[@Kev95682]

One of the most badass dudes in all of fiction.

[@taccine8069]

Rambo.

[@River_Da_Bunny]

@@taccine8069 did rambo get set on fire then kick off the grand canyon

[@Tracer_Krieg]

@@River_Da_Bunny No. He instead spent a year in a NVA prison camp where he escaped. He would go onto lose everybody he ever cared about, getting thrown back into a society that hated him. And everytime he looked for peace, war came and found him. Even after finding peace at the end, war still found him. So no, he may not be have been burned alive, but he went through his own hell.

[@carltonbanks1556]

@@Tracer_Krieg That's cool and all, but did Rambo get set on fire and kicked off into the Grand Canyon?

[@Tracer_Krieg]

@@carltonbanks1556 No, but he spent a year in a rat infested hellhole, being tortured daily and starved. To top it off, he escaped. So I'd say they're about equal.

[@theboi1885]

"The fire that kept me alive was love. Their love. God's love." Man, that's probably my favorite quote in New Vegas.

[@zeallust8542]

Commenting 4 years later to remind you how great Joshua Graham is

[@viviolet7]

@@zeallust8542 commenting a year later to remind both of you.

[@chrisg4305]

​@@viviolet7commenting 9 months later to remind you to DO GODS WORK

[@drugsAreCrazy-yx6ft]

I remember first playing the dlc when it first cames out and keep in mind I did not know gods word When he said that the love even my heart kind of moved and I didn't understand why

[@JuanGarcia-gy8vl]

It's been 6 years since this comment was made. I'm here to remind you about Joshua Graham.

[@cassandra5322]

I like when he crouches, he says "Yeeees" in a super creepy preditorial way.

[@anderslinden3884]

+cassandra5322 Maybe he likes to crouch. Maybe he likes you to crouch.

[@Shitzuo007]

+cassandra5322 There is mod that lets you have him as a companion. When he crouches when I am trying to do a sneak skill and he goes "Yeeesss" I just sit there thinking "u need to chill..."

[@zerotodona1495]

Never heard him say that in my game but then again, he goes head first into danger and murders everyone and everything. I'm just standing there going "holy fuck, that's hot and scary... Note to self, don't fight this guy."

[@MeAndMira]

Sneaking with Joshua sometimes mean that the next time you turn around, he'll stand right behind you and you'll be staring into his eyes.

[@boss0800]

Sludge_Puppy looks

[@CarryLarry]

Joshua hates Caesar so much, he doesn't even use the "correct" pronunciation.

[@LuigiGamesful]

Lol. But some of the dudes from Legion also say Caesar's name differently.

[@jackdullboy8723]

+Soho Joe just like how Ulysses still have sympathy for the Legion, pronoucing it Kaizar

[@hisholiness4537]

"Love the sinner, hate the sin."

[@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786]

Soho Joe Both pronounciations are correct.

[@azazel166]

Kaesar is how it's pronounced in Latin. So the Legion is pronouncing it correctly.

[@MachiriReviews]

Fallout New Vegas: "Gritty setting ruled by characters with intense will, ambition, intelligence and conviction. Fallout 4: You wouldn't understand.

[@smithwesson1896]

Ruled by men of focus, commitment and sheer fuckin will!

[@MisterJohnDoe]

4: So many missed opportunities.

[@ladyalicent705]

Fallout 4: Yes No (Yes) Repeat yourself (Yes) Sarcastic (Yes)

[@lonewanderer480]

Joshua is my favorite Fallout character. Absolute badass. I laughed my ass off when he wouldn't let me check his inventory. Wouldn't follow any instruction once he is your companion. I pretty much just watched him kill everything.

[@Souleater787]

Lone Wanderer he's not your companion. You're HIS companion.

[@themechanicalvee5244]

At that point the game became a 2nd person shooter

[@debdavis6773]

Fun fact his bullets are not propelled with gunpowder but righteous Fury

[@ZeBackWoodz]

@@Souleater787 that kinda makes sense right I mean this is kinda all about his story and where he goes next in his life, you're just there to help any way you can so you can get back to your friends if you have any that is depending on who your courier was, years later still coming back to this

[@Wargoat6]

"Now is not the time for speaking."

[@spagett2487]

7:16 when he mentioned that the Dead Horses developed their language with a mix of languages spoken by travelers (possibly english) and a place called "res" east of the Grand Canyon, he could be talking about the Hopi Reservation or the Navajo Reservation, which are both east of the Grand Canyon. This caught my attention because I'm native who grew up on one and when he mentioned "res" that's obviously short for reservation, but here or usually anywhere in a native community, we stylize it to "rez" just because lol. I could be wrong but I thought this was pretty awesome how he mentioned the reservations.

[@SVSHIMANE]

I was looking for this comment, I laughed so hard when I first found out this dialogue

[@shottyjonny3972]

It’s actually a mix of german and Navajo!

[@MeestaBojangles]

I wished instead of a House/Wildcard/NCR/Legion ending, we could have the option to have a fucking Joshua Graham ending. Imagine legionaries shitting their pants when the "Burned Man" of their nightmares actually comes to life amidst Hoover Dam.

[@attilathedank4809]

That needs to be a Mod

[@Buzz.Lightskin]

That'd be awesome, but after the first battle for Hoover Dam, I doubt Joshua would be willing to fight for it a second time.

[@attilathedank4809]

SkuddlyPlays Unless hes fighting against the legion.

[@GoTfan-eb8tk]

Maybe he could've had an Epilogue for the wildcard/NCR ending. He and the Dead Horses lead an attack across the Colorado in support of the Courier.

[@redzeppelin6]

I doubt he wants to leave Zion

[@ArTofPvT]

This isnt all his dialogue.. you missed the most badass portion "O Daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.."

[@jacobnewell7845]

My favorite is only heard when he fights alongside you DIE WHERE YOU STAND!!

[@zenhendershott7907]

"...Happy shall he be, who taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rocks."

[@natebit8130]

@@zenhendershott7907 those same little ones that wanted the destruction of Jerusalem. Psalms Chapter 137 1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 3For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land? 5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. 6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. 7Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. 8O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. 9Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. I wonder if it has any connection to the promise that God made where he will bless those that bless them and curse those that cursed them in Genesis 12. 1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. 4So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. 5And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. 6And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

[@JustSK37]

He quotes the KJV of the Bible, specifically, he's quoting Psalms 137.

[@crimsondynamo615]

@@zenhendershott7907 “do you know what this means?”

[@gato23]

I think you missed the part where he talks about taking off his bandages and still feel being burned.

[@roetemeteor]

There is actually a treatment for that. You have to take a scouring pad and scrub off all the old flesh and let it regrow. It must be done 100%. You will bleed and you will have your nerves scream in agony. In every way, it will be worse than actually having been set on fire, but it is the only surefire way to ensure you heal correctly for a horrible burn. I'm being dead serious as well. I have a friend who was set on fire due to a jealous ex. She said she would have rather been set on fire again.

[@stoptakingusernamepls6381]

@@roetemeteor fuck man...

[@valuntasramir4343]

Wow Even Describing What You Have To Do Makes My Skin Crawl 😣

[@danilkllien7798]

@@roetemeteor But why remove the old burnt skin? if it continues to hurt, why? burns heal, don't they?

[@danilkllien7798]

Why does he continue to feel pain after such a long time? Shouldn't fresh burns heal?

[@FalloutLanius]

So, we're thinking we MAY make a film about this guy. Wanna see it?

[@commandershadez6372]

FalloutLanius YES DO IT PLEASE

[@FalloutLanius]

Fingers crossed.

[@fauzanpresley155]

FalloutLanius HELL YESSS

[@maiqtheliar8089]

FalloutLanius yes please do it 😎

[@monolithfighter6097]

FalloutLanius DO IT!!!!!

[@zupergozer]

Never expected a Mormon to be able to have this level of awesome

[@Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosin]

Our lord and savior, John Moses Browning, was a Mormon

[@Azraelseraphim]

+zupergozer The creativity of slaves and puppets always amazes me.

[@zonilo1]

+zupergozer Seems to me that Joshua Grahm's faith sounds closer to Judaism than Protestant Christianity. Makes me wonder if Joshua is Jewish...

[@zonilo1]

Although Jews/Judaism don't accept or rejects the New Testament which is what Christianity is about (point being there's nothing Joshua's words that relates to the New Testament which "Zion" and "New Canaanites" entirely has Jewish overtones to it especially tracing back to it's Pre-Monothesitic/Polytheistic origins) but nonetheless they're all still Abrahamic faiths though.

[@whynotpoki]

+zonilo1 Joshua Graham's faith is based on the Mormon faith. The idioms and terms he uses, descriptions of their customs, and the fact that he mentions growing up in Ogden Utah, which became known as New Caanan, all point to the New Caananites being the descendants of the Utah members of the Mormon church, which is officially known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

[@poehunter6375]

"Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them" Joshua 1:6

[@Hedhnter]

Holy shit that's so perfect, it's what he's doing for the sorrows and their "cave father"

[@darnit1944]

Holy shit they wrote Joshua from Fallout into the Bible?

[@ALoveEternal]

It's a shame that Joshua Graham didn't get as much dialogue as Ulysses did in the Lonesome Road dlc.

[@MrODST57]

who would win in a fight though

[@HyperFlame64V1]

Both are badasses. One walks through the Home City, YOU, THE,PLAYER Destroyed in,your Backstory. One made even Caesar fucking shit himself. Kinda hard to tell.

[@winstonchurchill624]

MrODST57 Joshua has an infinite amount of .45 pistols, and a tribe which is very loyal to him.

[@mrdoormat6809]

@@MrODST57 Courier Six It always Courier Six.

[@boobyqueen]

@@winstonchurchill624 Ulysses has a nuclear arsenal

[@d_carmona4114]

"I want to call it my own, to make my anger God's anger. To justify the things I've done" Man this could be aplied in so many ways in the real world. this dlc is god tier(pun intended) 13:43

[@Cherub-vl9bc]

Joshua made many things wrong and he was not very different from the white legs or caesar yet he went and wanted to kill them and take things in his own hand Mathew 6:14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

[@wthrill6804]

As a Mormon, I think Obsidian did a great job of making Graham behave like an actual Mormon. A lot of what he says perfectly reflects and represents Mormon culture. They really did their homework here.

[@arlosteiner8382]

Tanner Crowson that's what makes Graham so could he's trying so hard to be better and live in step with his faith and the courier can help with that. Daniel is righteous but has problems living outside his faith

[@chaelmavik]

@The Anti-Federalist Network I think that's up to the great writing of Obsidian, and it makes you question what makes a "good" Christian/Mormon. It makes you question: does it depend on the person who simply follows their belief to the letter without life experience, or is it the one who tries to follow their beliefs despite their misgivings?

[@69isverygood96]

@The Anti-Federalist Network Joshua forget forgiveness only if you don't have enough speech (90)

[@Fuk99999]

Actually, I think it represents the two sided nature to the Abraham faiths. If you ever have time, look into it. To give an example, one account of Genesis is written in a way to promote man seeking peace and tranquility. Another account is written in a way to promote man's need to conquer nature itself.

[@TheSilentWalkerz]

LDS member right here aswell.

[@Shade04rek]

Fallout 4 would have done it better: A. What do you want me to do? B. I can help C. I'll help, if I have to D. Sarcastic

[@eternalkick]

Dialogue in a nutshell pretty much

[@WolfHunner]

E. (Walk away)

[@CrispyChrisss]

@HighLevi Bro, you were the last person I'd expect to see here.

[@jchang.y]

lol

[@TheKonch]

Derek Jones *codsworth disliked that*

[@XFanmarX]

Dialogue not included in this video: -Alternate introductions, talking more about his faith. -Joshua's entrance to the Narrows and his original speech about wanting to kill all White Legs. (Best part imo: Oh daughter of Babylon...) -Dialogue when he is your temporary companion. -Alternate ending where Joshua excecutes all the White Legs. -Alternate ending where Joshua is disappointed in your choice to evacuate Zion. Just so you know.

[@amadeupname151]

"O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one, How blessed will be the one who repays you With the recompense with which you have repaid us. How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock"

[@hatffan321]

I'mnot a religious man but when he's talking about the children of Babylon it send goosebumps all over my body

[@amadeupname151]

Alex Vazquez It's Psalms 137. David wrote the psalm while he was in captivity. The Babylonians asked the Israelites to sing for them, and he's wondering how he can sing happy songs when all he feels is anger. I'm not religious either, I looked it up after I heard it in NV.

[@alvarez332]

"I dont think i'll like this dlc very mu-" *my boi josh speaks* "i came, i heard, i came"

[@csmrookie9600]

Sounds like ya cake from somewhere else, if you catch my drift.

[@vaultloner8493]

I've always seen Joshua Graham as a man of God in a way. He talks about falling from innonce when he was with Edward/Caesar and when he kicked into the Grand Canyon, He was reborn again into the world that he is now. He always seems to be wise in his words for he speaks the truth.We all fall and get caught up in tiny mistakes that can lead to hug mistakes later on. We become trapped in ourselves and that's what Joshua symbolizes a man that doesn't forget his past. He and Ulysses are very similar in ways and it proves more of why Legion is not the path of we should ever take.

[@openaardvark419]

Yes man is the only option.

[@saskilla1945]

I dont think so the way he presumably died and how he came about reminds me how Lucifer came onto earth like a lightning bolt instead Joshua was burned and fell to a canyon and brings destruction

[@enterurnamehere27]

@@saskilla1945 Joshua didn't bring destruction tho

[@Armorpiercer]

@@saskilla1945 Legion bring destruction, Caesar is a sore loser and he want his superior friends gone, everyone with half a brain cell can see that this is not Joshua's fault

[@drugsAreCrazy-yx6ft]

​@@saskilla1945 I mean he was following orders cause clearly he was thrown and didn't go out shooting

[@Ninkyo893]

Fantastic character, fantastic voice work. The scene where you first meet him has got to be one of the most atmospheric and stylish in all of gaming. I wish he wasn't segregated to just the DLC.

[@TheHalogen131]

Yeah but all that reloading really screws with that atmosphere. It's distracting.

[@MediumRareOpinions]

TheHalogen131 That's one of the things that dulls this game for me. So many loading points, shame they had to slice everything big like the Strip and Freeside into smaller chunks for the game to handle it, with a more seamless world and smoother load times it would be far higher on my best games of all time list.

[@winstonchurchill624]

ChaosSandwhich He's not talking about the game loading. He's talking about the animation that Joshua is doing when you first meet him.

[@zeallust8542]

Commenting 6 years later. But yeah, his voice work is top tier

[@NarfoOnTheNet]

I love Joshua's introduction, filling us in on what's happening while checking an armory's worth of 45s. Wish they looped the animation better.

[@zeallust8542]

Hmmmm lemme grab from this infinite stack of .45s, that dont move at all when i grab one lol. The imagination has to fill the gaps though lol

[@MrImperatorRoma]

11:26 - 12:11 Man, something about that whole thing really have me a combination of chills and a warm feeling. The way he describes his (re)acceptance into New Canaan and love felt so well-deserved in the hell that is the Fallout universe.

[@ChristianFrates1997]

Keith Szarabajka is the most underrated voice actor.

[@ARod016]

Oh shit I had no idea the guy who did Herschel Biggs in LA Noire did Joshua Graham too!

[@Satellite_Of_Love]

The voice cast in this game is so good. Graham and Ulysses' engaging, thoughtful conversations, Lanius' intensity, Elijah's sneering disdain and arrogance and the hilarity of the inhabitants of Big MT are all awesome.

[@AwayWithYouVileBeggar]

[Reloads Handgun] We can't expect God to do all the work.

[@CaliPatriot88]

For anyone wondering about the member of the tribe that designed the 1911 .45 pistol the Burning Man was referring to John Moses Browning who was probably the greatest gun designer in history. And by tribe he means the Mormons.

[@wcw2793]

It’s an honest shame that FN and Browning discontinued Browning’s last creation, the Hi Power.

[@M4V3R1CK_13]

@@wcw2793 sadly.

[@darnit1944]

@@wcw2793 Hi Power is a better version of the 1911. Fite me

[@christianscheel85]

Notice he actually calls Ceaser "See-zer" instead of "Kai-zar". That always interested me.

[@ES21007]

Christian Scheel Nearly everyone in the game who isn't a member of the Legion says it that way. However, with Joshua, I think he's doing it on purpose. He was the Legate, and a very well-educated man besides that. I think, years later, because he can't do anything else, he's professing his disrespect for Casar by pronouncing it wrong.

[@VicariousReality7]

+OGMakoto Itou And the germanic way

[@christiandauz3742]

Kaiser actually means German Emperor. Kaiser and Czar/Tsar come from Caesar.

[@Natef89]

+OGMakoto Itou Dude don't you remember when the citizens of the world decided to kill all idiots who pronounced it "patato" along with those fools saying "tomAWto"? Be careful man, acting like that shit is even remotely normal to say will get you regulated.

[@ElDrHouse2010]

+OGMakoto Itou Actually it's "Kaiser" thats the Roman and German way. German Kaiser's titles come for the ancient "Caesar" word.

[@srbrant5391]

You know a character is awesome when he not merely a badass, but a _role model as well._

[@ThatSaxyNerd]

Coolest Mormon ever

[@ethanhunt571]

I wonder if there was some inspiration from Porter Rockwell, a Mormon gunslinger and lawman.

[@gryphonbotha1880]

10:44 "The rest is history, assuming Edward hasn't changed it." Oof. What a burn for Caesar. If you'll pardon the expression.

[@Idazmi7]

If anyone knows burns, it's Joshua Graham.

[@TimtheEnchanter1121]

History is written by the victors... And who's a bigger winner than our glorious Caesar?

[@attreusmani-iu5586]

I had a friend in high school who was very religious, he had a passion for guns, and a particular attraction to fire. After going through this DLC, I couldn't help but imagine that this would be him in 10 or 20 years.

[@jackdullboy8723]

+Atticus Corcoran how many language does your friend speak?

[@attreusmani-iu5586]

+Atticus Corcoran He was fluent in english and spanish, but I wouldn't have been surprised if he knew one or two others.

[@jackdullboy8723]

Atticus Corcoran oh damn, joshua graham also knows many language

[@Stardweller1]

Was he also a Mormon? Because I'm beginning to see a bit of a pattern here (if you say yes and then tell me his name was also Joshua, then I'm gonna start freaking out a little).

[@gorgefood9867]

@@attreusmani-iu5586 You should invite him to the Grand Canyon.

[@draconusfrigidus]

5:27 - "In a world filled with misery and uncertainty, it is a great comfort to know that, in the end, there is light in the darkness." That statement gets way more chilling when you remember Graham is seeking comfort as much for himself against his own demons as for his tribe. He wants to purge his 'world' of misery and uncertainty, and in the end he does so with a gun called 'A Light Shining in Darkness'.

[@gmane6340]

There's so many posts on tumblr and pinterest of his quote, thinking they know what it means. They don't even know who the hell Joshua Graham is, hell, they probably don't even know what this game is.

[@theresnothinghereatall]

I know right I hate that

[@ewanmcgregor5942]

Which quote is that?

[@theresnothinghereatall]

Derelict Shack I believe the main quote is: _"I survived because the fire inside me burned more than the fire around me"_

[@theresnothinghereatall]

***** Yep.

[@zerotodona1495]

Well, hate can lead to inspiration. To me, it felt like a mix of religion with revenge. Kinda like his baptized in fire quote.

[@Glassandcandy]

The fact that he pronounces “Caesar” anglicized instead of Latinate is such a great little attention to detail, showing that his reverence and loyalty to Caesar has been so eradicated that he purposely uses the pronunciation favored by caesars enemies.

[@nardnard1204]

When I first heard of the Burning Man from the dialogues, I thought him as a madman and unstable. But when I play the Honest Hearts, I was in disbelief that the one of the most ruthless Legate of Caesar was calm and collected and wise. The dlc is short but satisying.

[@zeallust8542]

Right? I couldve enjoyed 100 more hours of listening to graham drop wisdom bombs on me. But i think it was honestly the perfect length

[@lucaswvargas3826]

Joshua is one badass Christian.

[@theresnothinghereatall]

"may god have mercy upon this poor soul... because I don't"

[@namstudiovn]

I think he's a hypocrite. due to the fact that he serve Cesar. all those monstrosity the legion have done all the slavery torture but some how It's still ok for his version of christianity

[@lucaswvargas3826]

Christianity is about repentance.

[@Mr0952animefreak]

Yes, he was misguided and did terrible things that went against Christianity. But I guess God gave him the biggest bitch slap of a wake up call when he was "baptized in flame". It's a good thing he turned from that life, wouldn't want to face him as a legionaire haha. Guy was hard to kill and killed you in seconds if you made an enemy out of him! =p

[@theresnothinghereatall]

Joshua Graham is one of my all time favorite video game characters.

[@nochillarickroller]

Joshua Graham is my favorite of Keith Szarabajka's voice acting roles. It's such a contrast to other notable characters that he voices, like Cornelius Slate from Bioshock Infinite, and Captain Diomedes from Dawn of War 2. While those characters demand such a strong presence with how powerful and loud they always speak, Joshua Graham achieves the same presence to greater degree when talking in such a calm manor. The tone and inflection portrayed through Joshua's dialogue are definitely the greatest part of the Honest Hearts DLC.

[@zeallust8542]

The religious discussions in this comment section are incredibly civil. Its honestly nice to see. It hasnt devolved into name calling or anything, just people wanting to understand other faiths. This comment section is a blessing. Thank you all for staying civil. Its been incredle to read through. Just Christrians, and LDS, and atheists, trying to see eachothers thoughts, without any hate. Its honestly so nice to see.

[@VD-97]

His voice was like I've heard before, the average Dark Elf from skyrim. And I was right, I love to see same voice actors.

[@ZackExplorer28]

he also played as the detective from The Dark Knight(i think) Shepard i believe his name was.

[@bunnieskitties293]

I believe he was also the voice of the original Thief from Thief games. Garrett I believe his name was in that?

[@danip3270]

Yep, Keith Szarabajka. He’s been acting since the late 70’s, but will always be Mickey Kostmayer in The Equalizer, to me. My kids know him as Donatello on Supernatural.

[@zeallust8542]

@@danip3270 wait hes donatello? Wtf

[@danip3270]

@@zeallust8542 yes sir! 😊

[@Theendman42]

“When the walls come tumbling down, when you lose everything you have, you always have family. And your family always has tribe.” Dom: *Heart melts*

[@triheadwar1996]

I hope Fallout 4 has this level of writing and dialogue but knowing Bethesda probably not.

[@empressangeline6942]

It does bot

[@fugitive011]

+Ellijah De Leon yeah its pretty poopy actually.

[@jeri11a23]

+Sunrise Shine 273 its shit

[@luisitomaster1]

+Ellijah De Leon The only thing that is not completely shit is the building. Everything else sucks.

[@jeri11a23]

Lord_Lui It's also tedious and senseless. What's the point of making settlements anyway?

[@pilotmanpaul]

What makes this guy more badass is the fact that the almighty Ceasar doesn't want his name spoken. Meaning even the Legions leader know he is someone not to be messed with.

[@coyote47713]

My favorite line from Graham is when you aim a gun at him "Make the first shot count. You won't get a second."

[@lonewanderer6658]

I don't believe in any religion but this guy is so fucking cool with his Bible-themed badassery

[@deepsouthredneck1]

I'd still support the Mormons in Utah, religion is a powerful cohesive force and going to church ever Sunday and following the Mormon code is still better than having social cohesion forced with the sword.

[@Stardweller1]

Given that the talks in our Church are usually given by members of the congregation, you'd probably have that chance even if he didn't join the Bishopric.

[@zeallust8542]

@@deepsouthredneck1 it really keeps us close. Im not religious, but im from Utah and i go to an LDS church every Sunday, just to hear about my neighbors faith, and to grow closer to them. I honestly believe, we would be unstoppable if we were to be invaded, because of our communities faith in god and each other. I dont have faith in god, but I have faith in my neighbors faith in god. We are strong together. At the very least, the LDS faith keeps a town close to eachother I truly believe, despite my lack of faith, if everything hit the fan, I could go to my bishops house, and we would be ready to fight back. We own on average 25 guns per household (yeah a bit overkill) so we could arm all our neighbors, and fight.

[@ferretman6790]

“When the walls come tumbling down, all you have left is family” Out of all the languages he could speak, he chose facts.

[@Gameface9782]

"We can't expect God to do all the work" is a raw fucking line

[@SpartanBrix]

As a Christian, I love him a lot. Every time he quotes scripture, it makes me happy. Honest Hearts is by far my favorite DLC, only because of him and the beautiful environment.

[@maniakk3563]

Its insane just how many people use the ai generated version of this man's voice in _everything_ now. Its nice to hear the natural voice and dialogue for a change

[@mrvictorian4004]

0:38 The best dialogue in the game

[@josephcummings2691]

Do you ever fall? Every day

[@rene_valz]

13:50 The switch in his tone and expression always gets me. As he talks, he realizes his mistake, as well as the fire in his heart, so his voice and expression slowly turn more thoughtful.

[@farrenlee5322]

His voice is _very_ calming and reassuring, yet so intimitating.

[@FourFourSeven]

5:29 I like how Graham _stops checking & loading the guns_ so he can dedicate his full attention towards you -- as if what he is saying is important that you (the Courier) hear it more than anything else for that moment.

[@baskets9362]

Joshua graham is like the most badass character in new vegas

[@edman9953]

him along with Ulysses, legate lanius, and Boone are totally badass characters. I like them all.

[@ATunnel1]

edman9953 Boone is trash

[@killingfields6599]

Armanc Bilal yeah boone is an edgy edgelord lol

[@Icecranium]

It is a pleasure just listening to this guy speak. All his dialogue is so well written and his voice actor did such a great job. My favorite character in New Vegas for sure.

[@priestofsyrinx6681]

I can listen to him speak all day... His character was written so well. You can count on the founders of Fallout to make a character like him. A friggin' missionary-turned-Legate-turned back-missionary.... who was thrown into the Grand Canyon while on fire, survived, and then walked to Zion... And here he is quoting Bible verses and giving you some of the best dialogue in any Fallout game.

[@gregyoungman]

Holy shit he is such a well written character it’s beautiful

[@AFwife427]

I find him so damn intriguing. He's definitely one of my favorite fallout characters. I have the "I survived...." quote as a tattoo on my arm, a similar version of his gun with the inscription and have cosplayed as him. I think I'm starting to miss FNV. 😛

[@garethfuller2700]

Username certainly checks out!

[@zeallust8542]

@@garethfuller2700 even 4 years later it checks out. Love it.

[@cloudgirl150]

What a boss

[@redzeppelin6]

HH was very short, but Graham and the lore of Randall Clark really made me love it.

[@masonlay3380]

my favorite line from Joshua Graham was "I don't enjoy killing. But when done righteously, it's just a chore like any other"

[@Jigsaw33]

Some say he's still loading 1911's to this day.

[@coconuthead1361]

4:24 I looked it up out of curiosity and found out that the inventor of that gun, (the M1911) was John Browning, a famous Mormon.

[@ethanhunt571]

Yep. Utah also declared their state gun as the M1911, the first state to have a state gun.

[@aesopthatshit]

the VA jobs and writing in The Frontier make you realize a character like Joshua Graham are 1 in million and it makes me sad

[@mitchellmarshall7002]

I find it cool that he mentions Ulysses as the Courier he expected

[@saggyshaggy3272]

4:24 the inventor of the .45 1911, John Browning was Mormon. Such great attention to detail

[@chaelmavik]

I love that in the Fallout Universe, they can show skepticism towards religion through groups like the Children of Atom, and at the same time, give a different perspective through Joshua Graham and his life.

[@lucwood3424]

5:39 quite an underrated inspirational quote and my favourite IMO

[@gaymansupreme]

"What kept me alive was love, their love, God's love." - Joshua Graham.

[@griffonclaw]

"In a world filled with misery and uncertainty, is a great comfort to know that, in the end, there is light in the darkness." Prophetic words for present times. 5:19

[@LitD]

Random confession but Joshua Graham is the only character that makes me question siding with Caesar. He is that badass.

[@matthewstrupp483]

He hates Ceasar

[@scottski02]

If I hadn't been doing a Legion playthrough solely to get the Steam achievement, it would have been so right for my character to have dumped the Legion after Honest Hearts.

[@openaardvark419]

I can’t do Legion. I just can’t bring myself to do it. It’s just too satisfying to put a .45-.70 right into Caesar’s noggin.

[@sneedfeedandseed2410]

@@openaardvark419 same here. I ca't stand the legion for a multitude of reasons.

[@lupression4457]

Same here man. Lmao. I was looking for this comment tbh. Pleasantly surprised

[@Doctorgeo7]

Thanks so much for recording this dialogue with Joshua.

[@awesomo845]

Possibly the most badass fictional character in recent memory

[@ajalonzo2705]

"Put a cap in general Gobbldigook here" My fucking sides dude

[@AFarmerCalledChicken]

I would, no lie, die for Joshua. He genuinely knows the love of god and he’s such a good character. He messed up in the past, he even admits it. He’s a truly good person.

[@Minotaur-ey2lg]

“Beware the man with one gun, he probably knows how to use it.” -Clint Smith

[@BobRoss-kt4yu]

The courier: "Sounds like a good deal." Joshua Graham: _"In a world filled with misery and uncertainty, it is a great comfort to know that, in the end, there is light in the darkness. Every day, we move closer to our judgment. We must do our best to walk in the footsteps of our Lord and teach others how to do the same. For many of us, the road is a difficult one, but the path is always there for us to follow, no matter how many times we may fall."_ The courier: ...

[@rlpn6710]

Honestly, this DLC had a ton of heart.

[@ElwindMage]

“That even after all he did to me, all he tried to do to find and erase me from this world, he went first.” “You’re doing gods work, whether you believe it or not.” “In a world filled with misery and uncertainty, it is a great comfort to know that, in the end, there is light in the darkness.” Whether he tries it or not, Joshua is just full of small things that are interesting.

[@MrTurtle420]

God has a capital in His name, btw

[@andreidegrastien4218]

4:03 the weapons, and blessed mention of John Moses Browning

[@prointernetuser]

The writing's so crisp that the mainstream has lifted parts of it. I remember seeing the fire quote on ig posts and on twitter. The context in which it was quoted butchered its meaning and conveniently left out that the fire inside that burned brighter wasn't hatred or determination -- it was love.

[@TheMrMeng]

O Daughter of Babylon.

[@InVinoVeratas]

I can’t help but feel like if I were in his position I’d have given up ages ago. Obviously he’s non-fiction, but the tenacity of his character is infectious. He fights against almost impossible odds, he reminds me a lot of Quintus Sertorius, the one eyed general of the Iberian plains. He lead many of the warring tribes against the Sulla faction in Roman that was vying to kill him. He was never defeated in battle, and died by assassination from his closest compatriots in the end, like all good Romans do.

[@Comkill117]

My friend and I had an idea for a joke where every time you came back to Joshua, the pile of guns he was reloading got bigger. Eventually by the end of the DLC his whole cavern would be filled with them like it was one of those treasure troves you’d see in like a pirate movie only with handguns instead of gold. He wouldn’t be any different either, he’d just talk to you like it was completely normal.

[@TheGreyPeregrine]

The only voice actor who knew how to pronounce "frumentarii" correctly.

[@sovietblobfish2744]

I loved how through all the dlcs you hear of this mysterious courier.

[@supermutant963]

Imagine being burned alive, surviving and outliving the person who did it.

[@LivingInReality1996]

Before I die.....I want Joshua and Ulysses to have a conversation

[@graysonbyass-rascoe4326]

My favorite dlc, Joshua seriously inspired me to try harder at life he is the type of dude you can just listen to for hours. I may be a flawed person just like Joshua but I am trying to redeem myself and if I sacrifice my life ill be happy knowing I went down fighting, we are the same person I've taken from him and tried to shape myself after him. Crazy how a game character changed my life at my lowest low wanting to die I do not know were to go but ill try hard to survive.