Mr. House is the Best Choice for the Mojave Wasteland

Mr. House is the enigmatic ruler of New Vegas in Fallout New Vegas. The choice is given to players in game to choose between House's leadership, or one of the other factions. This video will cover my reasoning for why House is the best choice for the Mojave Wasteland.

[@chrislee5268]

I just want to complete my delivery man

[@deignt923]

Lmao

[@ShinigamiSamaH]

"Running express deliveries in the Mojave almost make you wish for a nuclear winter. Now can you or one of your robot please sign here, here, and here please." Then the Courier just fuckin' leave.

[@Snoogen11]

@@ShinigamiSamaH Mr house be like: "come back, and listen to my proposal! If you don't, I'll leave you a negative review at the mojave express!"

[@adalfyre7937]

TOO BAD, GO BLOW UP THE BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL

[@cptsteele91]

@@Snoogen11 and the courier running back to his super duper mart prime van like "I ain't got time, you see how many packages I have to deliver today"

[@The_Punisher]

Don't forget he has one of the best voice actors in the game RIP Rene Auberjonois

[@dylanfoster7037]

Damn Odo was the best

[@yvngvudu]

@@dylanfoster7037 I know this is late but people really slept on DS9

[@NotHarpoGroucho]

@@yvngvuduSlept on is probably the most appropriate term I’ve ever heard for DS9. A lot of people say it’s underrated, but in reality, pretty much everyone I know that has watched it considers it either the best or second best series. It’s just not a lot of people have seen it.

[@ObeseGramps]

@@dylanfoster7037when I heard his voice, I immediately yelled “ITS ODO, HES BACK” 😢

[@Dsl-_-]

House: "why did you murder Kimball?" Courier: "He tried to make me pay taxes" House: "understandable"

[@thegermanfool8953]

I guess you could say the game was rigged from the start

[@thegermanfool8953]

@@tommyboy4051 woooosh

[@Mister_G.D._Muscovy]

​@Alexander Prichard By 2065 I deemed it a mathematical certainly I had to pay taxes - Mr. House

[@traktori2888]

Overused

[@Fredfredbug4]

I love how all the other factions treat winning Hoover Dam like the greatest accomplishment in history, but for House its just another item off the checklist. Monday: Retrieve Platinum Chip Tuesday: Win the Battle of Hoover Dam Wednesday: Make the monorail more efficient…

[@dean_l33]

Alright the last one might be just a bit too much for him to handle

[@bilfbunter2248]

@@dean_l33 you have to design a new system, get the materials, make the rails, and find new trains depending how expensive the new system is

[@jonathanwells223]

I blew up the monorail so the atomic wrangler would get more business

[@IndyBrony28]

Thursday: Reignite the high technology development sectors

[@antlover5493]

@@IndyBrony28 !!!!

[@naitor2594]

The most ironic thing is how mr. house's ending is better for the NCR than the NCR ending itself.

[@Dorkeydaze]

Yep with the right actions the NCR becomes less imperialistic and more focus upon stabilizing their already concurred territory. Baja is also probably conquered so the kimball administration won’t be seen as a absolute failure but surly not as the best solution or future of the NCR

[@Jacob-hx7kk]

Same for the Legion. It will focus on consolidating the East rather than continue the suicidal push West.

[@naitor2594]

@@Jacob-hx7kk But wouldn't caesar die?

[@Jacob-hx7kk]

@@naitor2594 Correct, but he was going to die regardless, and him dying at a point where Lanius can still be convinced to consolidate the East would mitigate the long term damage caused to the Legion by the death of Caesar.

[@HolyknightVader999]

Especially since the NCR citizens can still visit New Vegas without having to pay a dime for its defense. House can guard the caravan lanes, wipe out the gangs, and protect the towns in the Mojave, and the NCR won't have to pay a cent to defend it.

[@GeoffreyBronson]

Here's the thing, you can argue the pros and cons of all of the factions but there's one thing I'll never forget: through Victor, House saved the courier's life. I think that's worth something.

[@yaboiii6562]

Never even considered that - great point!

[@smokinbonez420]

thats the main reason i side with house

[@rhett5058]

And it’s your professional obligation to deliver the Platinum Chip.

[@honpolyo]

Shit now i feel bad and have to delete my character and start over, because he uhh, fell down the stairs...onto a Gun Runner brand chainsaw... it was his own fault really, he should have had a better password than "password" to his techno-mausoleum.

[@VincentGonzalezVeg]

@@honpolyo that's why you make a playthrough Where you get all those kills for that one achievement you know monsters of the west or whatever

[@StarBurstRastaman]

This game didn't even offer a Malcolm Holmes ending. 0/10

[@georgejackson4426]

That's because everybody kills him for his star bottle caps.

[@user-vm5iu4bm8k]

No powder ganger ending where they blow up Hoover Dam?

[@StarBurstRastaman]

@@user-vm5iu4bm8k I would love to see an ending where Joe Cobb does like the orc suicide run from Helm's Deep into the side of Hoover Dam

[@user-vm5iu4bm8k]

@@StarBurstRastaman Powder Ganger ending would have you center your campaign of destruction around Goodsprings after Joe Cobb becomes mayor. You first go north to find the other Powder Gangers and help them in production of explosive weaponry. Instead of getting them to join the Khans or surrender the NCR, you convince the Khans to join up to get revenge on the NCR. Once that's done you have one of the Powder Ganger lieutenants take over Primm instead of Meyers because he isn't truly loyal to the Powder Gangers, and wiping out the NCR presence nearby. Powder Gangers start setting up road blocks to shake down caravans on the Mojave stretch of the Long 15, and push influence all the way to Nipton, which is now under the leadership of Boxcars. Novac is eventually reached via Primm Pass and is left alone for the most part, but the Powder Gangers push out the previous residents of the REPCONN Test Site and establish a secondary headquarters there for controlling the east side of the Mojave. The Novac residents wanting to stay independent of outside rule decides to open up trade relations with the Powder Gangers and Camp Forelorn Hope as well as Nelson are wiped out and occupied by more Powder Gangers. The Powder Gangers push north into the NCR's weakened territorial hold, doing severe damage to the fiends along the way, and setting up in the South Vegas Ruins. After securing a strong foothold in the region you are tasked to meet with the only other explosive enthusiast tribe in the Mojave: The Boomers. Completing Volare! allows you to have howitzer support from major Powder Gang locations as well as a powerful ally. After getting a notification from a messenger that the leadership wants you to join them at the REPCONN Test Site, you're told about the working rockets which are going to be turned into weapons with your help gathering components. When the conversion is complete, you launch the rockets at Camp McCarran, wiping out the last of the NCR presence in the region. With that you're informed about the impending Legion invasion and NCR retaliation and told that the answer may lie in an old military base in The Divide. Launching the ICBMs at both the NCR and Legion completely obliterate the NCR's chances at retaking the region and holds the Legion's invasion back just long enough for you to return. At the second battle, the Legion is pushed back but any surviving members have to traverse a highly radioactive Dry Wells in order to get back far enough into Legion territory. In the end credits, the Powder Gangers acknowledge your above-and-beyond contributions and are crowned Tzar Bomba of the Powder Kingdom. May your rule be long and prosperous and remember: it never gets old when something blows up.

[@StarBurstRastaman]

@@user-vm5iu4bm8k Holy actual shitcakes

[@thatsashameindeed3668]

When you go on the repcon headquaters tour, the tour guide tells us that there are rockets with robots on board collecting data. House could easily use this to aid his interstellar exploration for habitable planets.

[@nelsonsham2368]

Repconn is House property, it merge with Robconn before the Nuke strike, that's why you can see those robots, the thing it, the production and industry need to reopen to produce them, begin with creating man power by producing basic robot maybe?

[@Berserker3624]

With how reckless the aliens are he may stumble on them or their ship speeding up his efforts for interstellar colony’s

[@gabrielepasserini6860]

And thus, the outer worlds

[@staringgasmask]

@@Berserker3624 the aliens that got obliterated by a 19 year old with a plan designed in literally 15 seconds?

[@Berserker3624]

@@staringgasmask they still have the ability to travel though space form their plant to earth(which I doubt is in our solar system) which is houses main goal to level earth for a better world

[@hello987b]

House copied his plan from Jason Bright. Now he will lead us to salvation.

[@Flow86767]

Let’s say, hypothetically, that you help the bright brotherhood manage to get in space, and have a Mr. House victory. I’d wonder how both factions would react if they somehow met in outer space... 😳

[@johnfulkrod9596]

House as the NCR are the best choices for me. It sounds like Yes Man is going to betray you and the Legion is evil.

[@imperiallegionary7452]

I wouldn’t say the Legion is “evil” but you have to look at the Legion from the perspective of what you would do in a post apocalyptic world where there isn’t enough food and water . The Legion priorities survival over everything else .

[@terminator9489]

@@imperiallegionary7452 they produce nothing they survive by conquering other also when ceasar die legate lannius take place and only want violence he don't care about survival

[@pankek5431]

@@imperiallegionary7452 The Legion are misogynistic slavers, who live off of pillaging and conquering. I'd say they're pretty fucking evil lmao.

[@Mikeh2077]

House: “I need your help to ensure Vegas has a future free of Tyrants and Tax collectors.” Courier: “Aight then. Leave the Kings alone and we’ll get it done” House: “Deal.”

[@countdracula9399]

Do GI blues and kill the NCR safehouse

[@rejvaik00]

As I keep telling people in other threads if you convince the king's to take arms against the NCR house will see it as a confirmation of their loyalty and leave them alone

[@Jordan64852]

Courier: “wait aren’t you a tyrant?” House: “I consider myself more of an autocrat” Courier: “okay and how are we going to go to space?” House: “oh we will just charge people for water and electricity plus a little taxes just for a treat”

[@illusion9423]

@@Jordan64852 House makes so much money with his casino he doesn't need to charge for water

[@codyschwarz5155]

@@illusion9423 he does charge the NCR for water

[@erieperry8241]

In my opinion House is the only one in the Mojave, apart from the Courier, who's let go of the past and looks towards the future. And that's why hes my choice when playing NV

[@SgtMcDick]

I think he precisely hasn't let go of the past because he acts as if nothing has changed

[@CheechoAswell]

​@@SgtMcDick Well i think coming from the past of course he is going to share some methods and ideals, obviously his corporate persona etc. But I think their point, rather than trying to rebuild the old American world like the NCR, he is trying to build a new world, in some ways literally by colonising other planets, via using his old world methods that made him so successful, which is why his first step is to stimulate an economy.

[@donjuanmckenzie4897]

How? His entire plan is just a continuation of the project he had started prior to the war. The only faction which represents a true break with the recent past is Caesar who seeks to create a natural, semi-deindustrial, martial and religious state.

[@CheechoAswell]

@Bob Smith Exactly, ‘continuation’ not replication like the NCR or Roman Legion, I mean Caesar’s legion.

[@connoranderson7432]

@@donjuanmckenzie4897 i would argue all the factions are holding onto the past too much. NCR, Legion, House, they’re all recursive, treading the same ground, stuck in the past. All the DLC follow that theme of not being able to let go. It starts in Dead Money as an overt theme, then returns in HH with Joshua, OWB with the think tank, LR with Ulysses. The only person with the potential to create something new is the Courier, like the did for the Divide once.

[@Poppenheimer69]

Always thought that House is great because he is actually honest with the courier, unlike NCR, Legion and Yes Man. He shares his plans, gives you easy-to-follow orders and usually provides reasoning for those. He's enraged by breach of contract because he trusts you with his life plan, and expects you to follow up on said trust. He looks at the bigger picture and doesn't pay too much attention to people in it, unless they have a role to play. Why? Because he had over 100 years to study human nature, witness it pre and after war. Can you judge a man for being pragmatic and ruthless after he has seen several generations of humans repeating same mistakes? Humanity became predictable to House, yet he still refuses to give up on it. Instead, he gave up on some of his own humanity. Even then, he's not as cruel and stupid as Caesar and not as willing to let people rot as NCR. He's also not 100% AI, unlike Yes Man. House doesn't fear human nature unlike Caesar who attempts to roll humanity back into past, thinking his ultimate control over it will somehow change it forever and prevent further issues, even though history he studied proves the opposite. House also realizes that things can't simply go the way they did before, unlike NCR, and is not willing to half-ass future of humankind. That said, personally, I wouldn't want to work for House. My lazy butt would land right into the NCR territory. Ambitious life is not for me lmao

[@dinoluka11]

Very well said my friend

[@blackknightz5036]

He's angry because he always held his end of the bargain and expect his partner to do the same

[@blackknightz5036]

@P. Cameron You have to keep in mind that the Courier was brought to Goodspring by Benny,Six didn't choose that route more like he was forced to start there.Hidden Valley is a hidden place and the BoS members aren't outside killing anyone who get close.

[@user-vp6cq4sv3d]

Being the house's protege makes me think of emperor palpatine and darth vader. Only Mr House is just more apathetic to universally conceived moral platitudes than a complete scumbag. The way I see it (self inserting as the courier). He could be his more physical vessel if it meant that we could build back the country bit by bit. Forming the right political and business relationships. Creating infrastructure in such a way that we leave survivors everywhere to rely on us to the point of codependence, for decent sustenance. That would mean travelling out of the Mojave after building a communications satellite that robert could leverage to gain intel from the courier from any part of the united states. It's an ambitionist's wet dream.

[@Jon_Fury]

Finally someone else who actually likes Mr. House. People usually say “I killed him because he called me a barbarian.” Like bruh… he called them a barbarian and he went barbaric on Mr. House by killing him. Or they say “The NCR is the best choice because it’s democracy” or something stupid like that. Those that actually pay attention to the game actually see Mr. House is the only *REAL* option. The NCR tells you to assassinate all leaders and kill those that don’t bow to them. The legion just kill and conquer. Without Cesar they are nothing but a overgrown group of raiders. Mr. YesMan is most definitely going to SkyNet all of humanity because of his final words in the game. Mr. House is the only one still looking up and trying to progress humanity despite all our flaws. Not trying to bring us back to the failed ways of past generations

[@Doc_Barnaky]

Really great observation with the imminent danger that the tunnelers pose to the Mojave, I'd imagine that after the events of the Divide, the Courier tells House about how the tunnelers and House says he'll do something like make his securitrons flash strobe lights at the tunnelers if they get too close to New Vegas. "Yes. Thank you for telling me this mailman, now join me for premium sexy times."

[@theluftwaffle1]

Where are my god damn toasters.

[@TheScienceguy77]

The problem with the Tunnelers is that you can't just scare them away from New Vegas, they need to be exterminated entirely. Otherwise they will eventually overrun the entire country. I highly doubt that cold winters would kill them off in the North considering they're subterranean and heat obviously doesn't bother them as they were born in radiation in the Divide. Their vast networks of tunnels could also collapse hundreds of thousands of miles of ground into caverns (even below sea level allowing highly irradiated ocean water to flood large swathes of land) which would render even more of the country virtually, or entirely, unlivable. There's no point in uplifting New Vegas alone if you let the entirety of the rest of the country become destroyed simultaneously.

[@Doc_Barnaky]

@@TheScienceguy77 Very good point there!

[@KaoruSF]

He could also use the lasers at the top of the 38 no?

[@TheScienceguy77]

@@KaoruSF They're just anti-missile lasers designed to set off warhead payloads though. They wouldn't be very effective since they're really only made for airborne threats. Even if they weren't mounted to the Lucky 38 it would probably be about the same as trying to use the remote laser detonator from Lonesome Road against them.

[@natethegreat1305]

Something I like about new vegas is that the courier has no obligation to help anyone, he can go to benny, get the chip, deliver it, and then do what ever he wants. He is not forced to be houses protege nor is he forced to meet ceaser or ambassador crocker. Realistically the courier probably drink and gamble away his money and after all of his money's dried up do more odd jobs.

[@lolGnauh]

Your describing my first playthrough

[@natethegreat1305]

@John Doe that's how I like to play my courier, after killing benny i just go wherever i want.

[@blackirontarkus3156]

That’s the genius of Obsidian. They actually put effort into the RP of RPG.

[@QQ-yi6yg]

I imagined the final frames of "The Shining" only it's the courier's face superimposed onto Jack Nicholson's body and they're all at the lucky 38. "You've always been the Chairman.."

[@NotHarpoGroucho]

@@blackirontarkus3156I mean, you can really do that in all the Fallouts. Or in fact any open world game. You don’t have to follow the main quest. If anything, I’d say that’s the least RP element of a CRPG because that’s just a feature of all of them. I’d saying actually trying to make unique and interesting story missions that can vastly change the outcome of the ending is what really makes Fallout NV get the RP right in RPG.

[@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290]

I like how House effectively saved Vegas from nuclear devastation, while running on windows vista. Who knows what he could do in the future with his platinum chip?

[@falloutfilms5195]

I love house I always side with him I love his personality. In my opinion he's is the best NV characters.

[@Draco100Round]

Complete opposite. I hate him, he’s pretentious and annoying, I kill him everytime

[@falloutfilms5195]

@@Draco100Round your a poo poo head JK i just think he is NVs best hope

[@biggiecheese726]

@@Draco100Round The Duality of Man

[@nonegone7170]

@@Draco100Round So he's more pretentious than the NCR, who think they're the rightful American government, and also more pretentious than a lunatic who think's he's the god emperor Caesar? Bell curve strikes yet again...

[@Draco100Round]

@@nonegone7170 You’re pretty pretentious too

[@blackbird_actual]

This has been my opinion for a few years now. House's track record of success, near immortality through his tech, extremely carefully crafted and calculated plans for the future, and his saving of both Vegas and the Courier make him objectively the best choice for Vegas. The independent option is fun, but once the Courier is dead who takes his place? Yes Man could theoretically run things for a while based off of House's plans which he has knowledge of, but after that he's sort of stuck trying to maintain order - which in the long term seems doubtful. Lastly, as you mentioned, the NCR will only lead the US down the same path of eventual destruction through corruption and societal decline over time and the Legion, for all its order and discipline, will eventually(over a longer period) fall into a similar decline without Caesar. House's near-immortality prevents this situation for Vegas, so long as his tech remains stable(this could easily be ensured through his training of Strip technicians or robots(may already be the case). Of course nothing is guaranteed, but House still has the best odds in the long run, especially if large scale automation and maybe even creating some sort of House AI as an emergency backup - he certainly seems capable of doing so.

[@yaboiii6562]

Thanks for your input. I'm glad you felt the same!

[@eagleye2893]

Fair point but hear is my problem. House's benefits *only* benefit Vegas. So while his plans are long term, it doesn't benefit the Mojave as a whole, therefore arguably worse then a Yes Man ending with all factions and Big MT, Courier with cyborg implants. Remember Ulysses says that House is chasing a dying dream. And Iam more inclined to believe ulysses when you realize that House needs at least a 100 years to even reach the stars. Most people probably Courier even with cyborg implants would be dead by the time vegas is ready to leave the solar system. What the Mojave needs is food, clean water, security, and many other things. And House does not provide *Any* if these to the Mojave, and if he did, his only advancements are simply that,*advancements.* He could care less about actual resources and logistics that keep his people alive. Then actually making the next space program. Summary: House puts all of his power that could help the Mojave, into a *Space Program* that doesn't even benefit the Mojave whatsoever. And it doesn't help the people in Vegas, especially the 3 families are still struggling under House's rule. Everyone would be dead by the time House gets Vegas into orbit. But that's my opinion.

[@eagleye2893]

If you ask me, The only valid endings for me is Legion or Yes Man for the following reasons: House as mentioned before is more interested in a space program then keeping the people in Vegas especially the families alive. Made evident with the poverty in Vegas. NCR is like many people said better off not winning at all. They win, they die essentially. The Yes Man Route is a worse House ending. But because courier can have implants, Big MT, and what not. ( Sierra Madre post DM, Archimedes 1 and 2, Helios One, possibly new canaan, assistance from Graham and Ulysses too. ) And unlike the other endings, the Courier can use all of his tools to his hearts content, without any limitations like House and Caesar with the BOS. However even with all of this, an independent Vegas doesn't really benefit the Mojave. And since Vegas is not under House's influence, courier will still be hard pressed to deciding whether Vegas post Yes Man or Mojave is a priority. Vegas might be better under him, but it's tricky even with life extending implants. It's either risk leaving the mojave to rot, or risk Vegas's advancements to completely stop, especially since Yes Man is a degraded House all things considered Legion has its major flaws and exceedingly brutal. However the civilization Caesar makes is more worth it then anything House or even Yes Man can offer. It beats falling with a dying republic, it beats starving to death in a city whose ruler only cares about space, it certainly beats an independent city where according to cut content becomes chaotic due to anarchy and ultimately worse then House in comparison. And most importantly, Hegelian Dialectics. Removing any hate towards the Legion for a moment. And you realize thier cities benefit more then the NCRs cities ironically. From nomadic tribe, to rising empire, I will out my bets in Caesar ( granted he lives ) rather then House or Kimball, heck Yes Man might be an alternative In the event any of the factions post game collapses, although it would only benefit the strip, and Courier with all his implants and pre war tech from Big MT would be hard pressed to replicate House's glory. Pointless it actually was.

[@jackingaround]

@@eagleye2893 the problems of the legions are the same of the roman empire: 1) it needs continuous expansion because they always need more resources that means that eventually they will meet someone they can't defeat and collapse or they will conquer everything in its path and then collapse. 2 there is not a clear succession line, when caesar dies they will start to fight eachother and destroy themselves. 3) slaves are a big problem cause they always rebel to get free, many civilization had problem with slaves (like rome) or they collapsed because of them (like sparta). 4 last problem they aren't a real nation, they are an army who behaves like a nation and that's a serious problem because they are not able to do all the things that a real state (like the NCR) can do like, they relay on pre-war stuff and that will end one day

[@eagleye2893]

@@jackingaround 1. Not a Problem, Hegelian Dialectics will force the NCR to share, and even then, Courier has Big MT and the many factions to save resources. 2. Courier takes that role, especially after having his face printed on a coin, a gesture reserved for future rulers. 3. Caesar can easily abolish Slaves, if he feels they are more a harm to his new empire, and even then just about everyone in Legion territory don't mind Caesar's rule, since the wasteland was chaotic long before Caesar took the reigns. 4. Problem solved with Vegas under their control. With the NCR only Vegas will be the remaining nation of the Republic. For the Republic dies with Oliver and Kimball, which can only happen in the *NCR* ending.

[@Demonhornz]

Mr. House was always my preference. The thing that got me was that he wasn't bogged down in Earth's affairs - he was looking to the stars. And I could believe he has the balls and mind to do it.

[@logoutnexttime4883]

House ending is Outer Worlds canon?

[@Demonhornz]

@@logoutnexttime4883 Don't insult House ending like that...

[@logoutnexttime4883]

@@Demonhornz lol bro, I was just joking. I'd never offend robo-daddy...🥰

[@Jinars.]

@@logoutnexttime4883 you just did

[@deaj8450]

Why is space a better idea than rebuilding on the massive mostly empty Earth? I don't understand how House's plan of sending people into orbit is supposed to be a good one, so I never side with him. He also seems like he only is doing these things for his own vanity. His eulogy, which he wrote, calls his own death a "tragedy that has befallen all of mankind". How egotistical can he get? When he calls you out on Vegas being your "vanity project, doomed to fail" he is projecting hard.

[@daundredemars5028]

He shoulda got overnight delivery

[@odiihinia]

he did, on the day of the war. Lol

[@thealphaomega4888]

Should have ordered from Liberty Prime Deliveries

[@michaelrosenstock9187]

The only solution for new vegas is to hope they can join the Republic of Dave

[@Luke47895]

While the NCR is a tempting option, and as impressive they are by Wasteland standards, they're barely an ember of the past, most likely doomed to fail in a few decades. House on the other hand is a potential supernova just waiting to be unleashed. The House Always Wins indeed.

[@desolatortrooper7196]

Well for me House is the past. What he want is to 'remove' the Wastedland, just like the Enclave. He don't want to make a genocide but he has the same plan than the Enclave in Van Buren, going to an another planet because Earth is doom.

[@Luke47895]

@@desolatortrooper7196 He has strong elements of the past but he's spent decades assessing the situation, and if even half of what he aims to do can be done, he's still the best option for the future as a whole. The NCR's rabid expansionist approach has them stretched too thin, and they're riddled with corruption after President Tandi died. As for Caesar's Legion, they're an even less viable option. Yes, they have unity and a common goal, but they're too barbadic and oppressive, after Caesar's death they'd fall apart in a matter of years.

[@fiddlesticks7245]

@@Luke47895 You're wrong about the Legion, they will last if Lanius and his successors are strong Caesars, which I believe at least Lanius will be. Graham's assessment of the Legion falling apart without Caesar is wrong, as much as I like Grahan

[@Luke47895]

@@fiddlesticks7245 The problems the NCR has by being stretched thin in the Mojave, that will becomes the Legion's problem the further West they go. Once word got back to the NCR about the defeat in the Mojave, it would be a wake-up call and they'd devote all their resources to crushing the Legion, which they would, the strength we see from the NCR in the Mojave is only a small fraction of their full strength. The NCR is far better equipped, organised, has the numbers, plus this war would be on the NCR's territory. As for Lanius, from Caesar's own words has no love for the Legion, he's a strong leader, but only cares for war, he has no long term goal for the Legion other than battle. But the lynchpin that will be the Legion's failure will be the fact that it's a dictatorship. Our own world history shows that all dictatorships eventually fall apart from within.

[@imperiallegionary7452]

You make fair points however I think Lanius does actually care about the Legion . It is a little inconsistent though that Caesar says Lanius has know love for the Legion and yet when the courier speaks to him at the end of the game you can get Lanius to retreat by convincing him that if he doesn’t then the Legion will be destroyed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3Okea2ppqegeaM

[@wargriffin5]

"I am IMPERVIOUS to such corrupting ambitions!" -Someone susceptible to corrupting ambitions

[@rhett5058]

If the centuries of preparation and years of responsible leadership of the strip hasn’t corrupted him, idk what will.

[@Deadsea_1993]

He meant that he has no interest in being worshipped or by feeling the need to be a dictator that makes people's lives hard.

[@LordDaret]

@@rhett5058he has a real fancy for snow globes. Just keep him away from knowing about gatcha games and there is nothing to worry about.

[@mr.pacman5466]

An intersting fact that nearly everybody forgets, *KINGS CAN LIVE IN HOUSE ENDING* If you fail in GI Blues and make sure Kings and NCR fight in GI Blues, House will let Kings live in Freeside. Everyone completes the quest and then assume House murders them regardless like BOS, but this is not true.

[@Toons595]

But it sucks bc you lose NCR rep

[@lerdrax1694]

@@Toons595 eh you can easily make up for it by killing the fiend leaders and minimize rep loss with the use of a stealth boy and something that can one hit them

[@sovietunion7643]

in my first playthrough i went house and went through the kings missions not realizing there was a peaceful solution to the war so went out and killed all the NCR to get the favor from The King, so i didn't realize house kills the kings if you end it peacefully until i read it later

[@arandomoctopus2532]

@@Toons595 Just do the Kings' questline before entering the Strip and that'll be entirely forgiven.

[@George-Hawthorne]

Honestly, I feel like there was supposed to be a House mission regarding the Kings, but never got through for the same reasons, the Legion proper was cut.

[@warly6680]

It would be interesting to see what would happen if Mr house ever got in contact with the institute from fallout 4.

[@dustinbird9170]

They would try and manipulate or overthrow/rob him, and he would end up eliminating most of them, saving whoever was willing to give up, and incorporate all their tech and knowledge into his own plans

[@dustinbird9170]

@Old Acc they aren't going to find anyone who is going to out do a fully powered house

[@croatiawarior]

House attended the Commonwealth institute of technology aka the Institute. I think he would be very respected there.

[@dustinbird9170]

@Agustin Rossetti dope idea, but know house I actually think he might refuse and stick to computer screens and clunky robots. Not a fan of humanity exactly

[@croatiawarior]

@@dustinbird9170 He could use a synth that looks like him just to appeal to the public and keep his real body where it is.

[@de7ail519]

I feel a wired attachment for the legion, I don’t know why. But if I had to choose in real life, giving it enough thought, yes it’s mister house I would side with!

[@NcrXnbi]

I know what attachment you speak of and that is raw strength. Can't blame you when NCR are nothing but incompetent cowards. I still hate legion and will kill anyone wearing legion armor on line of sight, but I respect their views on strength and honor.

[@terminator9489]

@@NcrXnbi you think honor exist or matter in a post apocalyptic world ?

[@NcrXnbi]

@@terminator9489 There is a huge difference in respecting some one's ideals to actually believing/practicing it in the first place. Specially if I enjoy the use of traps, deception, backstabbing, having no mercy on anyone I don't like, nuking the living shit out of everyone, etc. The wasteland is a merciless place after all. Honor was long gone the moment the bombs fell. Still it's fun watching people trying to bring back the past or customs no one gives a fuck anymore. Main reason both NCR and Legion suck balls.

[@terminator9489]

@@NcrXnbi you are right but ncr try to bring order and help people ceasar want them enslaved so which is better (ignore house and yes man for that question)

[@bendover9813]

@@NcrXnbi I feel like I could have a drink and discuss battle with legionaries, but the moment they ask why my wife doesn’t have a chain and collar, it’s time to grab the Anti-material rifle.

[@kingdedede933]

I’d like to think that The Outer Worlds is what happens when you go with House. I still pick it pr Yes Man everytime

[@dustinbird9170]

So that the wasteland can remain in chaos and anarchy, subject to bandits and raiders non stop? never progressing, only surviving?

[@kingdedede933]

@@dustinbird9170 not in the slightest; progression hasn't stopped in the wasteland at all, case-and-point The NCR and Caeser's Legion. Both factions were basically made from nothing and ultimately progressed to something akin to societies. Regardless on your stance on both of them, they have brought a system to reign in the chaos. But when you compare the two to say Mr.House's system, his is clearly more appealing and similairly feasible, as well as Yes Man's. TL:DR When its all said an done, the only thing you need to stop the chaos and build a society in the Fallout Universe is a vision and ALOT of firepower. And luckily, Mr.House (and the PC if you pick Yes Man) have more than enough for both.

[@benyatzee162]

I’m pretty sure house would turn the board into ash for their inefficiency alone

[@themagalanium9491]

@@benyatzee162 I'd like to think that house learns to copy his consciousness and just send ambassador/governer AI clones of himself.

[@danielsurvivor1372]

@@benyatzee162 exactly. Outer World corporations are laughably stupid,

[@that1guy375]

I haven't watched the video yet, but you're right lol. Mr. House was the most logical choice in my mind.

[@davidweikle9921]

R.I.P. René Auberjonois

[@DayLateGamerWill]

I agree, look at what Mr House did for New Vegas, if he had control of the nation he could bring civilization back within 20yrs, if that

[@michaeltrant6113]

In the long term he is the best option... but he's unpredictable. He cares little for the common man, only his grand plans...

[@facundososa8051]

The alternatives aren't better

[@acouchthathastheinternetav3618]

@Mr. House Definitely not a biased comment... TOTALLY not mr house on his account...

[@jaybe9627]

@@acouchthathastheinternetav3618 his spam account

[@John.McMillan]

His grand plans are the best survival for man, He does not want to be a emperor of dead bodies. Of course one man is nothing to that goal.

[@isntitobvious9894]

A rising tide raises all ships.

[@willians6612]

I remember join the Brotherhood at the same time doing Veronica's quest... And it comes to a end of Veronica's quest, and seeing Veronica's reaction and the guilt she felt was so heavy that was very depressing that we couldn't do nothing to help her unless give her a nice dress. So when Mr. House offer me to kill the Brotherhood, I get to Ultra Luxe and get the nice dress and present her. Was nice to see her happy for that moment, and to be honest I was trying to minimize the guilt what I was about to do too. And so I tell her to go back to 188 trading post and head ahead to the Brotherhood bunker to self destruct them... And I never spoke to Veronica again... Mr. House was right all along about them. Thank you House and thank you New Vegas for this jet coaster of emotional diving. Thanks for reading and my bad for my rusty English.

[@constellation3164]

I love that New Vegas makes you care deeply for the characters

[@RUdigitized]

I aided house. I agree with this video

[@Wells13555]

What's to stop you from abusing your power? "just trust me bro". As much as I agree with his history proving he is not likely too. Any one man being declared ceo of humanity for all time, is still dangerous.

[@theomnissiah-9120]

My head cannon is that if the courier sides with house they serve as a bit of a morally chain to keep house from going to crazy Especially given that a late game the courier is a cyborg

[@DanielFerreira-ez8qd]

Even then, him not being fully trustworthy is still a lesser issue compared to the two other factions.

[@rickrossome8801]

he isnt declaring himself ceo of humanity, just the mojave. the ncr, the enclave, the brotherhood, ronto, the minutemen and whatever faction spawns out of the remains of the legion would still rule over far more territory and people then house will. hes only taking one city for himself, if you dont like him you're free to leave and live in some other factions territory

[@TarsonTalon]

I'd like to object. There has been plenty of times in history where a man was willing to give up the power they got to deal with a crisis. Problem is, every time they let go of that power, they were stabbed in the back by the envious. That's because if somebody is an exception to the 'Absolute power corrupts absolutely' rule, it delegitimizes their entire existence. I believe this happened to Caesar, to Abraham Lincoln, some former Communist dictator that tried to embrace capitalism (I forget the name), to Donald Trump, and of course, Jesus. It's probably happened way more often than the social parasites in power would like to admit.

[@jonathanwells223]

@@TarsonTalonlet’s not compare an actual tyrant who manufactured a war against his own countrymen with Donald Trump please

[@A_B_1917]

I think you did one grave mistake in this topic. You *trust* House. House is a businessman, *selling* things is his strongest point. By the time courier could verify his claims 20 years later, House will have created a police state with his Securitron army that could not be overthrown by the populace. Wether House intervenes in people's lives or not, it's clear he is set on keeping his power, and doesn't shy away from calling himself an autocrat. If he fucks up, he won't let someone else take over, he will keep the power for himself anyway. And House already failed multiple times. One thing shows it well, the platinum chip. Both before, and after the war, his inability to get the chip ended with dire consequences. In a timeframe of his plans it's almost guaranteed he will fuck up more. House isn't omniscient, but he plans things almost assuming he is. And the last thing is actual science. I'm not a lore-buff, so correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember any signs of House being actual scientists. Most likely he is, like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk or other Techno Barons, just a CEO with actual scientists doing the research. He knows how to fund, how to sell, and how to use technology, but he won't necessarily actually know how to get people in space with Wasteland technology. And the amount of people that could be high-tech scientists is pretty limited in the wasteland. And even more limited is the amount of those scientists that would like to work for an autocrat with technology to potentially create dystopia.

[@pascalausensi9592]

But what are the alternatives to House? Yesman? The same problems as House with none of the benefits. We do not know what will become of Yesman, or how a Vegas ruled by him will turn out. All we get is a vague promise of "independence". Will he continue to always do as the last person he talks to says? That's no way of running a functioning government. Will he only do what the courier says? Then you're simply installing the MC as a dictator, even if only by proxy. Will he develop his own personality? Then you have an autocrat with almost the same powers as House, but with a completely unpredictable personality. At best you get a somewhat free and peaceful, but small and largely irrelevant nation. At worst you're creating either an ultimately futile and short-lived country, one doomed to fall into the grasp of the NCR. Or a police state ruled by a wild AI. Or a failed state, one unable to tame in the slightest the brutal madness of the postwar world. All Yesman offers is independence. House would ensure an independent NewVegas. The Legion? A brutally effective dictatorship, yes, but one that all signs point to being terminally ill, like Ceasar. Even if one was to approve of the Legion's tactics, they only seem to work thanks to the brilliance of their leader, and once he disappears civil war and violent strife will most likely follow. In the end siding with the pretend Romans amounts to sacrificing all liberty for only a short respite from the brutality of the Mojave, in such a way that, in the end, you gain neither freedom nor security. All the Legion offers is security. House would ensure a secure New Vegas. The NCR? I personally like the NCR, sure they may be a genocidally warmongering group of corrupt bureaucrats, but at least they have nice ideals. The problem with the NCR is that they exhume decadence, everywhere we see and hear how tired and overstretched the NCR is at the frontier while at the interior brahmin barons and powerful business interests seem to do as they please. Thankfully we know they're capable of reforming, of salvaging their Republic and fulfilling its promises. They have the mechanisms and the ability to do so. But for that to happen the NCR has to lose the battle at Hoover Dam. For what are you doing by letting them win but confirming their current course as the correct one? Letting them continue to expand into lands where their presence is unwelcome, into lands that they will struggle to hold, while inequality and corruption fester and other powers rise and grow in the East. The NCR offers many things, many promises: the promise of old-world democracy, the promise of old-world rights, of old-world security, and, eventually, the promise of old-world prosperity. House promises not only old-world security and prosperity but of achieving wonders beyond those of dead America, is that sufficient recompense for sacrificing democracy and its rights? Maybe, maybe not. It doesn't matter. The point is that one doesn't have to choose between them. House needs a prospering and successful NCR for New Vegas to flourish. House's night-watchman New Vegas would likely have many issues, but what it would do bring is bring as much wealth and riches to his dominions as to the NCR, whom, having been defeated, would oust Kimball and be forced to reconsider their priorities. And knowing House chose to work with the American government, not against it, we have no reason to assume House would choose to confront the Californians in the future, most likely preferring to create a symbiotic relationship between both states that would work for the betterment of all.

[@A_B_1917]

@@pascalausensi9592 Fair points, I'd say House is better than Yes Man, while worse than both Legion and NCR. The problem with House is, with his autmoatization and pretty much immortality, he will not fall, and likely won't change. NCR and Legion can both experience changes in leadership. They can experience revolution to change the corrupt status quo. They are bad choices, I'd argue worse than House, but they aren't final choices, they can and likely will change in the future. Yes Man and House could be the last nail in coffin of freedom and any equality.

[@pascalausensi9592]

@@A_B_1917 If House doesn't change then there wouldn't be any problems, though. As currently, he is clearly uninterested in what the people of New Vegas do, as long as they respect their agreements and don't challenge his authority at least. He also isn't a final choice, as both the Legion and, especially, the NCR would continue to exist and evolve. Nor an existential threat to liberty. It seems like House would have few if any problems letting dissatisfied citizens emigrate, so those that feel oppressed could just leave. Even to the founding tribes, he gave that option. The ones that continue to reside in New Vegas would, therefore, have chosen to do so of their own volition.

[@RemoveChink]

@@pascalausensi9592 the Roman Empire lasted for millenia, it didnt break apart after the death of one leader, but after 50 or so

[@pascalausensi9592]

@@RemoveChink The Roman Empire was also built throughout the course of centuries. Not forged in a couple of decades by a single man. There's also nothing that binds the Legion beyond common loyalty to Ceasar, if he dies that loyalty dies with him. Contrast this with Rome, with its practically modern sense of national identity.

[@nilsmadej9091]

I was intrigued by the tower, Victor rushing me inside and all that gossip before getting there. I wasn't dead set on any fraction, all my courier cared about was money. But once I got walked out of the elevator and saw that smile, that dammed smile... He spoke to me about the future of Mojave and it convinced my courier by money but he convinced me by his politics. NCR wants to replicate problems of democracy, the people who caused the nuclear war! And the Legion wants to repeat the mistakes of even earlier civilizations. Mr. House combines totalitarian rule and incredible experience is without a shadow of a doubt the best choice for the Mojave. Though he may be a gambler of faiths and can take HUGE risks he still is very competent and is the only way for people of that world to not only survive but also thrive.

[@michaelrosenstock9187]

I hope its the canon ending

[@Gamer-ry6xy]

Play the outer worlds and you'll get the answer

[@shadss1752]

Yeah, that's a sub. Nice work, homie.

[@yaboiii6562]

Thanks dude, happy to have you with us.

[@grandinquisitor8335]

The Courier has access to the sierra Madre machines but he chooses not to reverse engineer it, or give it to the followers. The Machines can make food, medical supplies, ammo. The Followers could make some chips and use the food and medicine, and sell some of the ammo it produces. The Courier could ask house to help create some of them and have him not spent a cent on most things.

[@ArmouredProductions]

The House Always Wins

[@Alex_FRD]

Because in 100 years, we'll be traveling to the Outer Worlds.

[@Idazmi7]

And we know how THAT turned out...

[@civilizedhuman7875]

Not only that , it’s the best we can do for mr house he made liberty prime.

[@klubstompers]

People are best judged by their actions and past actions, not their beliefs or what they say, so House is definitely the best choice for the Mojave.

[@tomastrmata5481]

Best choice for Mojave? Yes-man with full courier control over mojave. But courier has to work for better mojave.

[@Deadsea_1993]

@@tomastrmata5481 . Yes Man is a machine that is full Ai and can control the military robots. Also Courier has no experience as a worldwide leader. The Wild Card ending, lmao, is the worst ending. Like I said, Yes Man could sense that Humanity is a plague and could basically start Skynet up.

[@enfissione8297]

@@tomastrmata5481 No, that's the worst ending and House before explained why. NCR would lick their wounds and attack again, Legion can do the same, you just waste Mojave resources and people.

[@The_House_Always_Wins]

Yeah Mr. House really isn’t given enough credit for literally saving Vegas

[@robtoe10]

One flaw he has is regarding the Freeside unrest - he dislikes it if you forge a peace between the Kings and the NCR refugees. Surely, if his main customer source is the NCR, he'd want to maintain good relations with the NCR? You see this with how he wants to keep Kimball and Lee Oliver alive so the blame is placed on them rather than on New Vegas - so he can keep the NCR citizens happily coming to Vegas.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

The major flaw of Mr. House is that he doesn't seem to care much about planet Earth. He wants to eventually have the means to travel space, meanwhile he prefers New Vegas remain isolated from the rest of the world, like one of his snowglobes. He actually doesn't really want NCR around but without the Platinum Chip he didn't have any other options. Maybe this isn't a flaw to Mr. House but it is for the rest of humanity.

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

@@MK_ULTRA420 He does to care about Earth, he said he's eventually wanting to do space not abandon Earth.

[@arandomoctopus2532]

He does that because it discourages the NCR from inhabiting and garrisoning Freeside; he wants Freeside as a buffer between the Strip and the rest of the Mojave, so he wants it to be autonomous of the NCR so that NCR citizens are forced to use the Monorail and probably pay a high toll whilst never venturing out of the Strip before going home.

[@ianian4162]

The main issue with House is that he presupposes an objective path to "reason" and "progress" without regard for other perspectives. Yeah, technology is great and very logical, but what of art and social discourse? How will House handle ethics and justice? These are intrinsic components of every human society, and a ruler that does not acknowledge them would be poor indeed. House's obsession with mechanical and mathematical efficiency, coupled with his supposed immortality, effectivly detatch him from humans and the Human Condition. Therefore, while an effective ruler, his "human" society would crumble under the totalitarian weight of his autocracy. His "truth" may prove inhuman in the end, and ultimatly destroy that which he wishes to preserve.

[@radicallarrythemailman8269]

But is the Courier not that counterbalance? For House to win, the Courier has to help him, and they get a place in the Lucky 38 just by helping House out with the Battle of Hoover Dam. The Courier's the only person who set foot into the Lucky 38 since the bombs fell (minus the companions), and should be qualified enough to deal with those aspects you mentioned *assuming they aren't braindead (INT 1 CHA 1)*

[@ianian4162]

@@radicallarrythemailman8269 I'm thinking more long term than short. House is immortal, and the courier is entirely at his mercy. It's by no means an equal power dynamic. House's mathematical nature might just wait until the courier is old and feeble before killing him and taking over.

[@Deadsea_1993]

@@ianian4162. House has already proved his worth with his math skills. Creating almost all of technology in the world of Fallout. He also diverted almost every atom bomb from Vegas and he would have diverted all of them had he had the platinum chip in hand. Only 9 hit the area, 9 out of 70+. Even according to the lore of Fallout, Mojave Wasteland is the least affected area in the country due to House's help. I mean I can understand with your worries, but honestly I'd trust him more than most people. He is the only character capable of rebuilding humanity on a grand scale. Everyone else can only hope to sustain what they already have. Legion and NCR cannot rebuild humanity like House can. Everything he set out to do, he does by the end of the game. He saves NCR from themselves and wipes out the Legion.

[@ianian4162]

@@Deadsea_1993 I don't deny House's capacity to rebuild Vegas. Indeed, he might construct a utopic system where everything functions perfectly. The problem is that humanity, with all its ambiguity, is antithetical to perfection. Mathematically, the best outcome, from House's perspective, would be either the gradual eradication or psychial control of what humans remain. He would have machines do all the work, but then what need he of humans? Or at least of free and autonomous humans?

[@thebandofbastards4934]

While House is mostly focused on mathematics, mechanics and logic he would leave alone the things outside of his specialization such as domestic matters and local autonomy.

[@rejvaik00]

I agree house is the best because he wants to plan for the next century

[@ExternalDialogue]

A plan which only serves himself and whoever manages to create the biggest monopoly in his ancapistan empire.

[@rejvaik00]

@@ExternalDialogue "Who deserves what is irrelevant, what matters is who has power" - Grand Admiral Thrawn And House has the most advanced army. An army that doesn't need to eat, sleep, fear disease, and is entirely self-repairing/sufficient and each and every one acts as a sentry for his eyes, meaning he can instantly see everything that a single single one of his soldiers sees that's why I make the deciding factor and select him as the leading power for the Mojave

[@battleland7263]

You got some great NV content bro. Hopefully the youtube algorithms bless you with many more viewers cause this stuff is lit

[@Glipsnarp]

Amazing videos dude. Very detailed! Gentle voice. Soothing

[@yaboiii6562]

Thanks a ton!

[@Ved000000]

You see, courier, I have drawn myself as the chad and the Legion and the Republic as the crying legume wojaks. The chad represents my towering intellect and indomitable will, and- what are you doing? There's nothing behind that door. Wait, courier-

[@LetsGoGetThem]

He is like a Walt Disney that built EPCOT. Seriously, look it up. Obvious inspiration.

[@joshuaalach9431]

He's Walt Disney meets Howard Hughes

[@artificerdrachen6908]

If I could erase my memory of fallout NV and go back on a blind playthrough, I'd honestly team up with House due to how I actually agree with him.

[@gaemonp2912]

Never was a fan of House, but good point

[@adamhenrywalker]

That’s a nice point but have you heard of Caesar’s Legion?

[@Turdinkledge]

I've always thought this. Respect 👍

[@Silentsea117]

For being a young channel with a few videos your doing well

[@PerpetualPerspective]

Goddamn dude you've just convinced me to start another play through and actually do the house ending for once

[@hisholiness4537]

House biggest weakness is that he tries too hard to hide his humanity and emotions. He sees them as a sign of weakness. Those are things that only the fools down below gambling their fortunes away to fund his goals possess. He believes himself to be superior to other people, and demands that they submit to him. He is never interested in anything that does not help him with his goals. This is clearly shown by his averse reaction to the courier's sense of accomplishment from killing Benny (though he's kinda right), and his illogical insistence on destroying certain factions, justifying it by saying that they are too unpredictable, even though cooperation is possible. The very thought that there'd be variables outside of his control is enough to make him cringe. House's vision of humanity is devoid of anything resembling emotion, because he can no longer enjoy certain things you and I can. Think about it. What sort of worldly pleasure can he even experience in his state? How could he possibly have any idea what it's like to live in his city, nevermind the wasteland? He doesn't even have any rads in his system lol. This does however make him almost immune to greed and corruption. In short, yes, House is a better choice than the Legion or the NCR. But he'd be the best choice if he stepped down from way up there and smelled the stench of the city he's trying to revive, and actually contemplated that maybe others are people just like him. He sees his fellow humans as tools and cash cows, putting the blame on them for being stupid enough to buy into the idea of Vegas. Where dreams are born and crushed in the same minute, all to fund his grand dream. I really want to support him, but I don't think it'd be good living under his rule. At least with chaotic wasteland life you know who you gotta shoot and who you can trust.

[@Ks.Kamcam]

I think yes man is the most beneficial for you personally. You get control of New Vegas and two annoying leaders leave your paradise.

[@bobwish8851]

ok what if courier/I still take over but don't kill house instead put he's brain in the jar like in old world blues? figured it will take long talk or two but in time you get all his plans and brains minus his laissez-faire autocrat bull

[@tomastrmata5481]

As House and Mobius said... Brains lose without body its personality. Also there is neural degradation if in biogel too long.. Think tank and Mobius are about same age as House, but they are going crazy and are stuck in a loop, but House is still same as he was. If courier gets his plans, courier has to become autocrat to fullfill them.

[@marioenriquecontrerasgarci4670]

@@tomastrmata5481 They are stuck in a loop because of Mobius didn't want them to escape

[@Deadsea_1993]

@@tomastrmata5481. Courier can't successfully fulfill all of his plans or even a fraction of them. He isn't in the same ball park of intelligence as him. House is the smartest man on the planet

[@TheElusiveReality]

i'd say house is the only one who can actually claim ownership over the mojave, since as you said without him it would not exist. if he is the deciding factor between it existing and not existing then i'd say that means he owns it

[@somerandomnesspoo8467]

I just sided with House because I'm a libertarian who doesn't trust "democracies". Sure I can go with Yesman but, It's easier to be a philosopher and build culture of individualism and liberty when you don't have to give a shit about the economy, military, infrastructure and so on, just a mission from time to time which is mostly about walking, all that time to write some books and do interviews to spread my way of life, which will be alot easier with my celebrity status that I would naturally accumulate. If long after my death, House flipped his shit and went truly authoritarian and the citizens don't fight it, it's on them, I did my part to prevent it.

[@craig5322]

House is the best choice because Rene Auberjonois is his voice actor

[@EmonWBKstudios]

Look at this neolib and laugh 🤣

[@ravensflockmate]

I'd love a video in similar vein covering the issues with ncr and yes man that people seem to overlook

[@yaboiii6562]

Sure mate, planning on some for the future!

[@theluftwaffle1]

The issue I see with the yesmen ending is his comments near the end of the game. He says he’ll shut down for a while and update his software to be more independent. Now I don’t how far that will go, but I can see an AI rebellion occurring. Since Yesmen has the immense processing power of the lucky 38 and full control of the Mk 2 securitrons he could very well throw out the human population.

[@ravensflockmate]

@@theluftwaffle1 my problem with the yes man ending is that a lot of people who do it seem to characterize their courier as a perfect mary sue statesman who can run all facets of an independent state perfectly

[@danielhuete8798]

Ingame it seems ONLY house gets a really stable new Vegas going on Legion taking over implies horrendous suffering for many, NCR taking over implies a future of failures and problems the NCR always has faced due to their bureaucracy, corruption and lack of resources due to spreading out thin they are always one step closer to doom. Independent Vegas seems prosperous BUT there seems even in the best endings with good karma hints that freedom brings instability and chaos by it's very nature and troubles and threats still loom over nv. The only ending where none of that is really mentioned is siding with house where the only real drawback to his reign is how cold and calculated his society becomes. But otherwise he brings prosperity and a future no other option even comes close to approaching.

[@giovanniritchieputra8981]

The only downside of Mr. House is he absolutely want the brotherhood to be destroyed, however after the Veronica companion quest I also agree with him, because killing medics (Follower of Apocalypse) simply because they afraid Veronica would spill the brotherhood knowledge to them is unforgivable, even Caesar don't go that low, the only one that will exterminate the Follower are Lanius, which is straight savage even to Caesar standard. Yes Man is only AI, and it's vague to side side with this thing because it's depends on Courier karma. If Courier is good then it's the best choice, humanity future will be backed by Big MT which means humanity don't need Mr. House anymore to boost their technological advances. If Courier is neutral, new vegas will be the same just like before, efficient and cold. If Courier are evil incarnate then New Vegas is just chaotic land filled with raiders and crack head. Caesar's Legion is best for current situation of humanity, but not in long term. It's only short answer for the current chaotic world, they're both advancing and downgrading humanity, no civilised people even mutant like the Legion while in the eye of tribal and savage they're saviors. NCR is corrupt, they can win the 2nd Battle of Hoover Dam but don't want to because political interest. Oliver became general simply because he's a friend of Kimball even though almost the entire Mojave agree he's incompetent. The only way NCR become a right choice is to make NCR lost Hoover Dam, in every ending when they lost, NCR finally change their imperialistic ways and make a competent leader like Hanlon (the one who lead NCR to Victory in the first battle) a senator, while if you side NCR to win the Dam almost all the glory went to Kimball and Oliver. House maybe is aristocrat, however he acknowledges it and he isn't the man who can't be reasoned with. He's not saint nor he's a tyrant. He left Follower alone because he know they don't possess a threat, he also know gratitude like sending securitrons to Goodsprings to guard the city while also to monitoring them. He only exterminate anyone who oppose and can't be negotiate with, which is a common and standard problem of everyone in the world, if Brotherhood of Steel aren't technological maniac and actually are savior of people like the Followers, those techno fetishes won't be exterminated.

[@thearbiterofwv8314]

Those Brotherhood soldiers weren’t under orders to wipe out the Followers, they took it upon themselves. That’s one of the flaws with an organization that answers to a code, not to direct orders.

[@sc6554]

great analysis giovanni

[@user-kc2fu8iw3v]

if you leave the brotherhood alone, the ending slides show them raiding and terrorizing anyone with technology they can find to steal it, so he was right about removing them. they're not the virtuous white knights in shining armor caricatures from fo3, but it seems some people still think of them that way when they reach this moment in the game.

[@desolatortrooper7196]

@@user-kc2fu8iw3v first only McNamara do that, Hardin only steal the unworthy technology. And second *LOL* don't make me laught🤣🤣 the New Vegas Brotherhood *IS* the parody. In the others games the Brotherhood don't act like this. It just bad writing from Obsidian.

[@naitor2594]

@@desolatortrooper7196 You'd think that after hundred of years an organization would change drastically right? also hardin is even worser than mcnamara, he was crazy enough to launch another suicidal attack in helios one, and he prefers to get him and all his brother and sisters dead than peacefully negotiating with the NCR, the only morally good BoS in the entire series is on fallout 3, and they become the classic BoS years later in fallout 4 because of the fucking outcasts.

[@Milk-zn4yc]

Aliens are in fallout new vegas as well, if you use the wild wasteland perk and find the crashed alien saucer and blaster. Just for future reference.

[@thesecondprimarch7694]

I know I’m late to this but... was this ever in question?

[@Wildcard-Jack-47]

I’d argue there is a very fair argument that house wouldn’t abuse his power which is that he would stand more to gain from not because what exactly would he gain from abusing his power he already has power and he is the economy basically with his casinos and anything else he can’t use because his body is a vegetable To me the only things he would really want is two things The betterment of humanity (which admittedly is pretty low on his list) and Inflating his ego The thing is those two go hand in hand because what would inflate your ego and make you look more powerful more than to be the “savior of humanity” the one who raised humanity from nuclear waste to the stars so yea I think he stands more to gain from not abusing his power

[@sam_v_murray6037]

i will always say that house is the best choice purely because of the threat of zetan invasion. he’s the only one capable of stopping it

[@estonalexander704]

10:31 Do we know Caesar is killed or could he survive and escape? There's also reason for us to think that there is a limited range to Houses securitrons as pre Mark 2 he could barely send packets to and from them at Good springs. Then after Mark 2 he can send them to at least Primm and the Mojave Outpost (Mountain Pass)

[@marioenriquecontrerasgarci4670]

As soon as the securitrons wake up in the couple of minutes that takes the courier to go the east of damn after turning on power the fort is literally engulged in flames

[@kingthomasthehun8408]

Oliver says that hes on a cross so hes dead

[@estonalexander704]

@@kingthomasthehun8408 That could just be an expression.

[@estonalexander704]

@@marioenriquecontrerasgarci4670 And? It's impossible to get out of the fort?

[@dragonslair951167]

I think House's judgment is too flawed for him to succeed in his goals. His chances of coming out on top without the Courier's intervention are zero, after all; without the Platinum Chip or the Fort's Securitrons, House is no match for the NCR or the Legion. And I think part of the reason for that is because House is a gambler; he tends to wager some very important assets on uncertain factors. He put his trust in the Three Families and that backfired with the Omertas. He put his trust in Benny and that backfired hard. He puts his trust in the Courier and that backfires harder in 3 out of 4 endings. Now, sure, maybe he had no choice in some of those cases, but it's a consistent pattern with him; despite his ability to seemingly see the future with math, he still has quite a bit of trouble predicting the moves of his enemies, or keeping control of his allies and vassals. Second, House's near-total dependence on technology is a critical weakness. Having Securitrons as his only dependable agents makes it difficult for him to engage in any form of subterfuge or intelligence-gathering; there's a reason House has to send the Courier out to enact almost every step of his plan. Wherever his Securitrons go, House might as well be screaming out to everyone in earshot, "House is interested in whatever's going on here. Hide your secrets!". Not to mention that, as we've seen with Yes Man (And the Science skill check at the Strip's gate), House's Securitrons are susceptible to being hacked. If the Legion or the NCR or any other upstart faction were to get their hands on enough robotics expertise, they could turn House's greatest weapons against him. Now, sure, he might theoretically be able to recruit some human agents loyal to him like he did with the Courier, but his abrasive and ruthless personality means that few will be loyal enough to allow into his circle of trust; he has no ideals to follow other than his distant space race dream, no compassion for others beyond their utility to him, no compunction about killing anyone so long as it serves his goals. He only has material gains to offer most people, and that means ruthless and ambitious individuals will be drawn to him the most... for example, Benny. And it shows; he clearly has trouble making lasting friends. 2 out of his 3 main allies betray him in some capacity, the third can be convinced to turn on him by the Courier, and he needs the Courier's help to secure even one other faction's aid: the Boomers (And even then, he made little effort to solidify the alliance after the Boomers' show of force at Hoover Dam). I doubt he'll be able to go 100 years without one of his subordinates or one of his enemies finding a way to take him down. The Courier managed it, after all. And on a moral level, I don't believe it's right to sacrifice the well-being, freedom and happiness of the people who are living right here, right now in the name of some distant goal that no one alive now will live to see, unless there is truly no other option. House's policies benefit very few people other than himself. He has no interest in abusing others without cause, but he clearly has no interest in helping others either, unless it serves his purposes. He does nothing to help the people who get addicted to his chems and booze, lose everything in his gambling dens, are forced from their homes by his Securitrons, are cut down by his Securitrons for the crime of not having enough money, nor does he lift a finger to help any of the people who get sick, go hungry, get mugged or get murdered in Freeside or the rest of the Mojave. And we allow all this based on the gamble that letting him oppress generations of people will allow him to colonize a new world? I'd rather put my faith in the NCR; not only do they have the potential to eventually colonize worlds without House's help, but they actually make an effort to help the people who live right here, right now. And they're not foolhardy enough to place all their hopes, all their dreams, in the hands of but one man. Not to mention that claiming the US was responsible for the apocalypse ignores the other half of the equation: the Chinese communists. I find it hard to believe that America would have fared better as an autocracy; if anything, dictators would be more likely to start a nuclear war, not less. The NCR is retreading old ground, yes, but part of America's ideology was constantly moving forward, pushing boundaries, developing new technologies, challenging preconceptions, a government that constantly shifts and changes in accordance with the times and the will of the people. The NCR is clearly no exception to that, judging by the presence of a science team at Camp McCarran, the elections they continuously hold, and their association with the Followers of the Apocalypse. And if the "future" of governance is Mr. House's style of governance, total autocracy from an immortal dictator with a robot army, I wouldn't call that a future I want to see. Surely a vision of future governance can produce something better, something that creates prosperity for all, not for one man and a tiny minority of astronauts born 100 years from now. If anything, House's government is an example of the Brotherhood of Steel's fears and warnings of the future made manifest; technology going too far. The promise of a new, brighter future can be alluring, but in the real world, such promises from dictators rarely, if ever, come to fruition. And even if House's promises did come true, I'd say the cost was too high. How many lives would be consumed over the decades by his apathy, his ruthlessness and ambitions? Hundreds of thousands? Millions? Billions? It's just not worth it. And one more thing, keep in mind that House is over 200 years old, but he was comatose for most of it; his personality could easily change quite a bit in the decades to come. What if he loses interest in his plans to colonize the stars? What if he loses all faith in humanity and snaps after one-too-many betrayals? It will all have been for nothing. Fallout is filled with stories of individuals trying to play God, and failing. House could easily end up the same.

[@evanparks4123]

That, and his so-called fact that cats are extinct (though in all actuality they’re not as seen in Van Buren, Fallout 4, and 76) is rather stupid, but that’s just me. In all do seriousness dude, your long comment is something to think about.

[@kingthomasthehun8408]

That is True but the the same is true with every other faction Caeser will die without the courier yes man will remain idle and the NCR would be destroyed by lanius p.s also the majority of member of the three famlies are behind him swank and the rest of the chairmen turn on benny if you reveal his intentions, Cachino is against nero and big sauls plan and mortimer is literally beaten to death by the white glove society if he fails to decive them

[@dragonslair951167]

@@kingthomasthehun8408 Well, I have my doubts that Lanius would actually succeed in destroying the entire NCR. He lacks the patience and wisdom to lead a nation. This is best illustrated by how Lanius responds to the Remnants; he wastes hundreds of troops and gains nothing in return, rewarding their aid in battle by declaring a pointless war on them. I doubt he'll be able to handle any serious problem that he can't solve with a sword. If any faction's going to win out in the end, it's NCR. And I know about Cachino and Swank, but the fact is that Cachino and Swank aren't the bosses of the families; they're underlings, and their bosses have other ideas. Mortimer can be forced out of the White Glove Society, but even Marjorie can be convinced to side with the Legion instead of House.

[@John.McMillan]

I always agreed with house, Odd that I never sided with him.

[@holysauce4982]

The only reason I need to work for house is that I owe him my life

[@Darth234Ravenous]

I just had an interesting idea. What if house actually did manage to fund a successful space colonization program, But in doing so, He comes into contact with the hostile aliens and they see human space flight as an act of war and that starts a global invasion?

[@scpfoundation2040]

The thing is if the aliens were so strong in our orbit how did the lone wander take a ship then explode another without some intervention from the other alien ships or doomsday weapons

[@stalincare9016]

correct unless you count the yes man ending, which probably fits best with fallout new vegases and its DLC's themes.

[@fred5406]

Inevitably the Republic of Dave will expand and annex new vegas

[@askoldir4538]

I don't like House (I prefer him to both the Legion and NCR but I prefer the Independent path) but one thing I can't really grasp is how many people disagree with him most over the Brotherhood and not anything else- since that's one of the things I wholeheartedly agree with him on. I really don't see the appeal of those tech-hoarders as anything more than as a sympathetic but ultimately destructive force. I don't know, always had a great distaste for them.

[@yaboiii6562]

That’s fair enough! I think many people have a soft spot for them after being bros with them in Fallout 1, 2 and 3.

[@askoldir4538]

@@yaboiii6562 Yeah I guess that makes sense- don't outright hate them but at the same time I don't really empathise with them especially more than any average wasteland group, but I can see how their recurrence could make people attached- pretty cool and iconic aesthetic too, have to say.

[@HolyknightVader999]

@@yaboiii6562 What they need to understand is that the FO1 Brotherhood was willing to let you die just because you're not one of them, and the FO3 Brotherhood were heretics who were banished from the Brotherhood proper for helping people.

[@KGBBooks]

House hired me to do a job. I’m going to see it through to the end. Simple as.

[@HoundofOdin]

I love Mr. House so much. Not the best guy, but the best leader.

[@rdii861]

What's your opinion on the Mojave chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel? Are they better off dead or not? In Fallout 3 they can be humanitarian but in Fallout 4 they evolve into the worst extremist faction. Im worried that the same thing will happen here, like even though McNamara agrees to Patrol the supply route in the NCR ending who's to say that they won't end up becoming extremists too like in Fallout 4? Or attempt to usurp Yes Man despite the courier being Idolized in the Yes Man ending because, for example, a civil conflict may arise between those who say OK to Yes Man & NO to Yes man (Like in Fallout 3 with those who left the brotherhood & those who stayed with Lyons) because it IS technology & they should be the one using it not the Courier (Yes, I'm aware that the Courier can become a part of the Brotherhood but let's say that they don't join in this scenario). So.. is House & Caesar right for ending them?

[@yaboiii6562]

Hard to say. The first playthrough I ever did with House, I ended up killing him because he wouldn't budge on the BOS. By that point, NCR and Legion hated me so I had to go Yes Man. But I remember watching the end scenes thinking I ruined a golden opportunity in order to save the Brotherhood, and all they do after is harass people for technology. So while I do like the BOS, they're incompatible with what I consider the better endings for FNV.

[@rdii861]

@@yaboiii6562 Incompatible eh? Alright thanks for replying so quick! Off topic: Please increase the volume of your voice dude, without ear/headphones (Im broke lol) you're honestly pretty difficult to hear. : (

[@Hatypus]

@@yaboiii6562 It's a shame the BoS-Vegas alliance was left on the cutting room floor.

[@jacobtb2544]

Childhood is when you idolize independent Vegas. Adulthood is realizing House makes more sense

[@Cloud_Seeker]

lol. Yeah.

[@jonathanwhite3507]

No matter what you say, I can't sit but think, my views may be the best for everyone else, and since I have the chance to encourage my views, well, I trust myself not to turn on the people.

[@jonathanwhite3507]

Don't misconstrue me, his views are far more logical than I am, but they remove the humanity of life. The means, not always, justify the ends.

[@sosukeaizen7028]

Good vid but you misspelled Caesar's Legion as "Mr. House".

[@yaboiii6562]

Ave

[@himerpaint]

@@yaboiii6562 True to Caesar!

[@Vorox17]

Good video, but aliens aren't real beause the writing of Fallouts 3, 4 and 76 is shit and shouldn't be taken seriously in any capacity.

[@MAVAelitewolf-guys]

No u

[@AD-en5dq]

I didnt even consider the tunnelers awesome point

[@HeyItsJonny]

I agree that house is the best for the Mojave, the dam, and new vegas as a long term goal. I also agree with house as a person, because I genuinely have zero regard for orders and hierarchy unless I need something done for myself. Would I follow house? No. Would I take houses money in exchange for work? Yes. Would I take shit from house if me/my group I'm a part of impede on his wants? No, but I'd be open to a mutual solution. Therefore I feel house, as well as yes man, are the best 2 choices for new Vegas and the Mojave. The ncr and the legion are both equally bad.

[@HeyItsJonny]

Ncr and the legion are not open to compromise that is mutually beneficial and equal. House is. Yes man is anarchy.

[@Flavio42442]

Heavy ordenance?! BOOMERS TAKE CARE OF THEM!

[@hortensesquare6775]

I have no idea why but I've known Mr. House is the best choice yet I still side with the NCR every time... I legit don't know

[@AndroidNoir-L06k]

Mr house is not a leader, but a business man. Everything he does for "humanity" is actually to preserve his ideology and flow of currency. Everytime you talk to him, all his action or speech is about wealth, logic and calculation. The human element was there so he could further his own goal and every action he took was for his own benefit. But the upside is that he also want to advance his ambition and that is to preserve "mankind" and those who follow him can do anything they want if their need meet house condition which is base on contract paper and if they are needed in Mr house plans.

[@BasedSociety1]

You know you’ve made a godly game when people are still debating on which faction is the best.

[@mememagician97]

House will make Ancapistan real

[@MK_ULTRA420]

If anything Mr. House is proof of how any ancap society would eventually become a monarchy. Even Autocracies have a government system beyond the person in charge. Mr. House has his Three Families (Lords) and Securitrons (Men At Arms)...he even has his own Peasant and Merchant classes in Freeside, and none of them have any power over Mr. House, especially when he gets the Platinum Chip.

[@mememagician97]

​@@MK_ULTRA420 If we analyze the governance organization of the strip, the families work as feudal vassals to the monarch Mr.House. That is not a problem, CEO's already function as Monarchs. Social cohesion is better achieved through the ruling natural elites, all it is needed is that they are punished by their own failures, with less revenue, be their out-competed or trust-loss, or to have a board of directors as a fail-safe. House is a smart businessman and the reason the strip has been so suceelsfull is he understands that. This is why he doesn't meddle in other people's private affairs and lets his vassals have the freedom to do as they please (even to conspire against him as it was the case with the Omertas) it would simply be bad for business to do behave as anything other than laissez-faire.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@@mememagician97 Yeah anarcho-capitalism turns to monarchy, as proven by Mr. House, who would be the ideal ancapistani since he has no hedonistic or destructive personal desires, and yet he still decides to be a monarch in all but name. It's hard to be totally laissez-faire when your economy depends on trade with aggressive governments like the NCR or the Legion. Eventually there need to be rules backed by violence if broken, and first-strike capability makes the NAP look like a sick joke only the rich would understand.

[@somedude9383]

House isn't best for the Moajve, but for New Vegas. House doesn't care about the Moajve as much as Vegas. I will admit he was good goals

[@salvion2]

Makes me wanna replay the game again

[@FreemanMhm]

StarField is the house ending

[@huynguyenmanh5271]

Dude keep it up ! This is some awesome content

[@yaboiii6562]

Thank you mate!

[@jackashmore]

When I first played Mr. house was the the obvious choice till he said one thing, kill the BoS. Fallout 3 was my game and I’d be dammed to turn on my boys. Then fallout 4 came out and made me realize that Bethesda had no clue what they were doing compared to Obsidian

[@fiddlesticks7245]

The Legion would win without Courier intervention.

[@b-1battledroid674]

Maybe, as you can see at the long 15 they have a lot of elite troops, vertbirds and maybe functional trucks (don't know if they are working but they have military equipment on them so I assume so) they don't use the good troops on the legion because of the corruption, who would protect the brahmin barons and the corrupt politicians if the good troops were at the mojave? the legion would win the second battle of hoover dam, but doing so would cause the power shortage of the ncr and making a war with full force against them

[@tomastrmata5481]

@@b-1battledroid674 They use elite troops... Power armour is rare for NCR and yet they send some of them to the damn. And rangers with gas masks? Yep, elite rangers... And lot of them died on hoover damn. If they could, they would use vertibirds, keep in mind they are salvaged vertibirds, unlike enclave ones... And vertibird can be shot down by antimaterial rifle, which elite legion troops use.. And if you want to make argument how they arent skill enough... Untrained people with RPG took down modern helicopters, and with RPG is way harder to hit the target than bullet... And NCR doesnt have that many elite troops, 95% of ncr army are untrained conscripts. It is mentioned that NCR is stretched thin not only in the Mojave, but in their own borders and that hurts them.

[@AURELIAN-restitutororbis]

I side with Mr. House most often but man... He's so.... rude. Really inviting bitch slaps sometimes. If it was actually me in that situation irl, I'd literally deliver the chip and leave the Mojave.

[@t_k_o_l]

Chose him for the first playthrough, always knew he was the best

[@liberator101]

Well, I guess I'll do a house playthrough.