How Craig Boone Moves Forward Through Trauma | Fallout: New Vegas Character Analysis & Explained

[@lydiscott]

Thanks for watching, guys! Have a great weekend. 😄

[@Артём_Кузнецов-2000]

We're getting close to Nelson. Any closer, I'm shooting any legionary I see. Hope that's not a problem.

[@Артём_Кузнецов-2000]

My friend lost his brother at hoover dam, what ever you do, do not I repeat DO NOT, shoot his brothers memorial, I saw some idiot shoot that memorial and that guy was chased all across the Mojave, I swear he was chased all the way to California

[@stranger6382]

What graphics mods did you use for fallout

[@warlordofbritannia]

Going full John Brown on Cottonwood and Fortification Hill with Boone is always the highlight of any non-Legion playthrough. It can also lead to some hilarity, should Boone decide mid-tyrannicide that now is a good time to revisit Bitter Springs.

[@lydiscott]

He keeps drawing a machete and just charging at the legion in my playthrough. Like, Boone, you’re in a T shirt my guy one hit and you’re done just use the pistol I gave you if you run out of sniper ammo 😂

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@lydiscott “Boone, I’m glad you’re having this moment of resolution, but I’m about to be ballistic fisted the second we get done speaking and the time starts moving again. Couldn’t you have waited until we were at least outside the tent?”

[@hungedteddy7971]

​@@lydiscottOr just buy him some .308 A man needs his bullets if you want him to use his gun properly.😅

[@Checker123-j4z]

This exact thing happened to me while I was going through the legion camp at Fortification Hill, before I could kill an incoming enemy that would kill me. He decides it’s a nice time to chat. I was not pleased when I got out of that conversation 😂😭

[@nondescriptname]

Boone's story was very personal for me and felt like one of the better pieces of writing a video game has ever seen. My wife killed herself a long time ago and every step of Boone's story was so familiar: hardening yourself to close out the grief, withdrawing from connection to others, blaming yourself and seeking self destruction... and then, finally, seeing that it is possible to move on. That there is more left in the world to do, even alone with those memories. It was hard to get through but, in a good way I guess. They really don't make games this good often enough.

[@heavykyio]

My... fuck me oh my dear goodness I am so sorry for that, truly... I... I can't even begin to comprehend how you manage to live through that.

[@PostalHeathen]

There's a bit of subtext between Manny and Boone. Manny Vargas responds to the Confirmed Bachelor perk, heavily suggesting he's gay. With that in mind, his dislike of Carla Boone probably has less to with her and more to do with unrequited feelings for his best friend.

[@lydiscott]

See, im aware of the confirmed bachelor thing, but I never got the vibe that Manny has romantic feelings for Boone. For my male courier? Yes 🤣 for Boone? I dunnooooo. I could be wrong!

[@Flight_of_Icarus]

@@lydiscott It does annoy me slightly when someone sees someone else who is gay, and the immediately assumes they must be attracted to anyone they're close to. Though I guess it happens with cross gender friendships between straight people too...

[@PostalHeathen]

​​@@lydiscott Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but to me, the way he talks about Carla when you ask him just drips with jealousy. When you best friend tells you their wife is gone, your first response, even if you don't like her, would be "let me get my gun, we'll go look for her". On the other hand, when the man you're in love with tells you his wife is gone, your first thought might just be "I have a chance now!" You'd probably feel incredibly guilty about that immediately, but it would explain Manny's response. EDIT: I think part of the issue is that the New Vegas had too few voice actors for way too many characters, and the one voicing Manny Vargas didn't necessarily emote the lines correctly. He might've missed the intended subtext himself.

[@vincentvalentine4401]

The way Manny responds. He just seems oblivious to the courier hitting on him. Usually everyone else is flustered when you select the dialogue, but he just expresses annoyance and needs to let it out. Like imagine your life long friend is all of a sudden spending time with someone who doesn't really like you. Now you got feral ghouls that keep trying to eat people, and you got raiders/legion to to look out for now!

[@GenesisBoi]

​@@lydiscottit could be a situation where he doesnt understand why a guy like boone would end up with a woman like Carla. "I know my best friend, he wouldnt like those type of people" kinda deal

[@lance415]

I very much enjoyed the chapter title of “An Angry Mailman Appears.” lol There’s a lot of good title cards in this one.

[@lydiscott]

LMAO thank you! 🤣

[@BlaireSnorlax]

That got a nice little giggle from me for sure. It's accurate first, and funny first-second.

[@ravendelacour1917]

One way of looking at Boone's narrative is a form of cruel mercy. One cannot in truth pay off a karmic debt of that scale in a single grand gesture. Instead Fate demands you live and pay off that mountain of karmic debt one pebble each day until it is gone.

[@ravendelacour1917]

Looking forward to the whole gang of companions here. Love your work.

[@lydiscott]

Ahhhhh thank you so much! I can’t wait, I love each companion in this game. Can’t say that for everything!

[@ravendelacour1917]

@@lydiscott Cyberpunk 2077 comes close I think.

[@kotorandcorvid4968]

As someone with a short attention span, your videos tend to have me watch them all the way through with no breaks like shorts or other videos

[@lydiscott]

That’s one of the best compliments I’ve gotten, no joke! Thank you! Yaaa I’m in the same boat as you, I try to make my videos as digestible as possible so it doesn’t feel like a chore to watch.

[@khurch7564]

This is honestly my new favorite channel. Fallout AND Cyberpunk lore? It's the best of both worlds!

[@lydiscott]

Awww hey thank you! 😊

[@ralfsfilips4154]

Boone is that grandfather who has seen hell.

[@7HFEstorque]

And he was only 26 lol

[@ArthurMorgan_Gaming]

13:48 'That's it then, how did you know' *Points rifle against your temple*

[@lydiscott]

Honestly i was like "oh god what mod did I download?!?!"

[@ultimor1183]

The reason they made companions teleport when dismissing them was because Boone would go and find leigon camps and clear them out before the player ever found them.

[@Neakal]

I found your channel while you were analysing Cyberpunk, and now you're analysing one of my favourite games of all times? I'll just have to subscribe now :p

[@Tuberuser187]

I cant count Manny as a friend to Boone, if your Ex Military Special Forces "friends" pregnant Wife is missing, possibly kidnapped by brutal slavers I think you would go with them and do whatever it took to get them back, risks be damned. Maybe for an ordinary citizen that would be too much to ask, just whatever emotional support or practical help like asking around or finding someone to investigate would be as much as you could expect but for an Ex Special Forces guy? Ride or Die, Manny wasn't even concerned.

[@ElderDarkWolfoftheNorth]

Boone is my fave. I did one evil play through with out him...never again. LOL The way you told his story...you have a new subscriber. Well done!

[@gendor5199]

Alright! You got yourself a sub... This is a really good video on Boone, and he does deserve himself a third chance. Also trying to think of other characters I would enjoy hearing from your perspective, I like collecting stories, maybe re--telling them in my ttrpg moments, Joshua Graham is an obvious one! It is really hard to put in easy words what makes a fanatic tick, likewise someone who is broken by their past.

[@gendor5199]

OH RIGHT Arcade Gannon! Now there is a character with some... Indirect depth. His life really lies in the shadow of the great mountain that is the Enclave, but if he is walking towards the mountain or away from it, and how he made the choice? Now there is a story and a half...

[@liamwaddleton]

Happy to see a character analysis of probably one of my favorite video game characters of all time, also, glad you're branching out into fallout content. I initially found this channel because of the Edgerunners character analysis and stayed because it just keeps getting better. Looking forward to more videos, whatever they may be :)

[@robincharlton9088]

I really enjoy your Cyberpunk content. So I’m really excited seeing you cover one of my favourite characters from my favourite game! You and your channel are both amazing.

[@fault2103]

Excellent vid as always, but just wanted to say that i'm loving the use of b-roll and the green screen! Your production value has never been higher and it shows, this is your most cinematic video yet :)

[@lydiscott]

YOURE SO SWEET

[@riversan90]

Amazing video as always. Boone is one of my favorite Fallout characters of all time. "One for my Baby" still haunts me to this day.

[@Flight_of_Icarus]

Love me some New Vegas. Last time I was this early, Carla was still alive.

[@Carla_Valjeta]

wdym I am still alive! (sorry I saw a chance and I had to take it)

[@lydiscott]

OHHHHHH 🤣

[@lydiscott]

Omg Carla!!!!

[@Ghostzero]

What I gathered from all this is that I never played New Vegas 👀 So uh... 🏃‍♂️ Runs*

[@warboss3686]

Oooh nice you’re branching into the fallout series! Can’t wait to see more

[@lydiscott]

Ahhh thank you! I’m excited to cover more.

[@warboss3686]

@@lydiscott are you planning on streaming your Mr.House playthrough?

[@naomigallacher7384]

Been binging you all day, I love the way you tell a story!

[@TheAetherDrop]

Yay! One of my favorite channels is talking about my favorite companion in my favorite game! bout to be a great night!

[@lydiscott]

AWWWW THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT! 😄

[@matthewfoster8504]

I like how you also covered the endings and what could happen depending of your actions. Can't wait to see who your next video is on.

[@gingerhipster]

I'm glad the algo suggested you. This is a great video and I'm excited to check out more.

[@Skirish]

Stumbled across by pure chance on the Cyberpunk videos, found myself binging them and then realised that i was fully sold on anything else to come, so we can safely say, net positive outcome!

[@lydiscott]

HELLL YEAH 😂 thank you so much!

[@GutterJon]

Holy shit a new vegas video instead of a cyberpunk video. You ate and left no crumbs 🔥

[@dorrianbrooks9408]

Lemme go ahead and subscribe. I watched basically all of your Cyberpunk stuff but never did for some reason. The dip into New Vegas tells me it'd be in my best interest to keep up with your uploads

[@lydiscott]

Thanks so much for that! Glad you like my videos 😄

[@normalvideowatcher6998]

Really nice video! Would love to see more stuff like this !

[@lydiscott]

Ahhh thanks! Will do!

[@lionheart6176]

If we were to determine what certain characters were in the fallout universe I always consider Six to be the wild card. A little bit goofy due to the bullet to the brain but nonetheless competent. But whoever player has Six with them has the deck stacked in their favor. Boone had the deck stacked against him until Six shows up

[@Calhouned]

So glad to see you doing new Vegas videos!!!

[@lydiscott]

Ahhhh I’m so happy to hear it! 😄

[@Siberan0077]

I really appreciate the New Vegas videos

[@TheMecoolerest001]

Great video Lydi! Not gonna lie I have never taken Boone as a companion, Cass is just too much of a best girl. On your point of your grandfather not wanting to speak of war experiences, that hit home. One of my most vivid memories of my grandpa was when he was visiting and started talking about his service in WWII. I didn’t realize it at the time but he was telling me stories my dad had never heard since grandpa never spoke about the war. He was island hopping in Japan and credits the atomic bomb as the thing that saved his life. After the war he needed to work through his trauma so he moved to Alaska and became a gold miner. He did manage to hit some gold and even used his first nugget to make my grandma’s wedding ring. When Alaska became too harsh to survive in one winter he had to abandon everything but what his sled dogs could haul and moved back. Boone seems to have the same issue but lacks the space needed to work out his trauma. It’s a sad fact of the world. And its nice, in a way, that art exists to communicate these feelings and emotions in ways you may never be touched by. Thanks again for the video, see you in the next comment lol.

[@lydiscott]

I LOVE CASS. She’s great. Torn between my next fallout video being about her or Vero. WOW your grandfather had quite the chain of events. Holy crap. What a storied life. And totally agree, it’s such a sadly common experience to never feel like there’s room to express your past traumas. I really appreciate how stories can be a way of helping to do that.

[@TheMecoolerest001]

@@lydiscott Oh yes he was quite the character. He also rode his bicycle from north to south on the east coast of the USA, bought one of the first hybrid cars ever made, and would tie the lawn mower to the dog and let him wander around mowing the lawn while my grandpa watched TV on the porch.

[@FgyjtIngenieroEuropeo]

Actually, you know what? I think i will NOT fear a man who has lost it all. A nice nun once told me that "there's NOTHING to be afraid of", and i believe she's right.

[@lydiscott]

Awwww omg that scene 😭

[@FgyjtIngenieroEuropeo]

@@lydiscott I never played Red dead redemtion 2 miss, i have no fucking idea what are you talking about.

[@chefrowlet]

Cyberpunk now New Vegas, my beloved worlds ^.^ So happy this is where you're taking (I'm assuming) your excellent character studies~

[@lydiscott]

Ahhhhhh thank you! Yaaaaa I’m excited to branch out! Too many great stories out there. 😄

[@U.S.CyberSoldier50]

I would absolutely love to see a video of the NCR as a whole. !!

[@greekmasterpiece2147]

NV has a lot of complex and interesting characters. Hope to see more like this.

[@lydiscott]

This game hits different as an adult, I used to play it like crazy as a kid. Great to be back.

[@greekmasterpiece2147]

@@lydiscott A lot flies over the typical player’s head I feel like on the first few play throughs. On returning ones though you start to see how all the characters of importance to the story have such complex personalities, motivations and inner turmoil that make you sympathize with them. Arcade Ganon and Lily come to mind, Lily especially makes me friggin cry.

[@lonesnip3rwolf]

Boone is my favourite ever fallout companion!

[@lydiscott]

SAME

[@detectiverascal1518]

13:17 omg the whole story of New Vegas is just about mailman going postal!? How come I’m just realizing that just now 😂

[@mrhouse9368]

You’re doing a great job

[@KarmaNeverTouches]

I'd loooove to see a video on Arcade Vulpes Inculta is my 2nd fave after Boone (but sadly he doesn't have a lot of character to explore...)

[@Fronkville]

Man you made me realize I should replay FNV it has been years Also your book came in earlier today! I'm gonna start it next week after I'm done with the book I'm currently reading

[@lydiscott]

AHHHHH OMG that’s awesome to hear! Love to hear my videos can be a reminder of these games MWAHAHHAHA! And omg thank you so much for buying a copy! I hope you enjoy. 😁

[@Fronkville]

@@lydiscott Forgot to mention that I put one of the stickers on my guitar case! I love them

[@lydiscott]

@@FronkvilleAHHH THATS AWESOME 😊😊😊

[@nerdlydelicious1876]

One of the things I like to do in RPGs like New Vages is construct a backstory for my character, and have that back story influence who my character is. In the case of New Vegas, my Courier was a former legionary. His tribe had been conquered by the legion, and he and his mother were enslaved. His mother was sold off, he doesn’t know to who or where, and he was indoctrinated into legion life. By either luck or the hand of fate, he got out during the first battle of Hoover Dam, where he was wounded and left for dead as the legion retreated. He crawled away to safety and realized he was free from the legion, so he shucked his old legion gear and escaped into the Mojave wasteland where he worked as a courier, trying to make enough money to buy his way further west to get as far from the legion as he could. But then the opening of NV happens, and everything changes. Against his will the courier gets wrapped up in the events of the main game, for awhile just focused on trying to save enough caps to buy his way to safety. But slowly his priorities start to shift. He sees the atrocities that the Legion commits from the outside for the first time in a long time. Nipton, attacking traders on the road, and yes, buying and selling Boone’s wife like a piece of property, just like they had done to his own mother. And he goes from wanting to run, to wanting to make things right. To settle the score with the legion. So he and Boone set out after bringing justice to Jeanie May, and they slowly bond over their shared hatred of the legion, and the pain it’s brought them. In time, they grow into grow into friends, even brothers in arms, with a goal: to break the legion so completely that it can never recover. And the Hoover Dam is going to be their fucking hammer. And of course they stormed Caesar’s camp, blew away every skirt boy that made the mistake of trying to stop them, charged into Caesar’s tent, and got rid of his tumor along with the rest of his head. You can’t *not* kick the legion’s teeth in if you’re traveling with Boone. It’s just too much fun.

[@mikadopen4809]

great video!!!

[@basedchicana1776]

For "the deadliest companion in FNV", it was pretty easy to kill him for his beret

[@Robin_Robout]

Well none of the companions stand a chance against a semi competent Courier.

[@manofwarb]

Everybody keeps on raving about Joshua Graham and how "awesomely vengeful" he is. Boone is a deadlier shooter than Graham, his desire to atone is more compelling than Graham's, and his reason for vengeance is also more compelling than Graham's.

[@the_zerokai7329]

You need to do Joshua graham next

[@kaizo6030]

This was a great video i loved it so much❤❤ And I would be very happy if you could make a video about arcade✨️

[@lydiscott]

Aw thank you for watchingggg! Ahhh yes I gotta cover him, I really need to get back to New Vegas one of these days.

[@halloweye4613]

Fallout content! From Shaped by Stories! Shut up world I'm busy!

[@lydiscott]

LOLOLOL

[@deznutzuse517]

I viewed Boone as my characters best friend his ride or die he helped me so by Adam i was going to help him ...side by side cleaning up the Mojave 1 Legionnaire at a time

[@youforget1000thingsaday]

My man my man. ❤ Boone's my baby 😭

[@darryljones3009]

Good work. Maybe you could do Raul some time.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Boone, my baby

[@Th3C0urtJ35t3r]

Let's go, im later than I'd like to be but I'm here.

[@gazs7237]

Love it, got a sub from me. Though personally I absolutely hate having boone as a companion as he snipes out enemies on the other side of the map before I get a shot it, robbing me of my xp lol. I let him give me his cap and never finish the quest A lovely dark back story though 👍🏻

[@HairryTurttleneck]

hecks yea

[@MalaysianChopsticks]

Ayyy love it

[@Артём_Кузнецов-2000]

Are y’all talking about me?

[@lydiscott]

Wooooahhh

[@Артём_Кузнецов-2000]

@@lydiscottis Wooooahh what the last of Caesar’s legion said when they didn’t see me?

[@PapaGLive]

Oh nice fallout too!

[@Ghostzero]

So the takeaway that I got from this is.. I haven't played Fallout New Vegas and I have no idea what's going on... 👀 Soo.. 🏃 *runs away*

[@KaiiWinter-nw4vi]

Let Romania rise , then .

[@deepseastonecore3017]

If you are going to do more Fallout is a channel called Oxhorn

[@maxgrozema1093]

Oxhorn is a fucking weirdo

[@peterseymour9751]

U kinda pretty

[@UnliveingEnd]

Are her video scripts written by an AI? The grammatical structure is very strange. Also most of what she talks about are surface level things that the media she covers already commutates clearly.