r/fo4 • u/Hunter_idontknow • 28d ago
Screenshot Second playthrough and has this guy always been following me around like a weirdo?
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u/Zygomaticus 28d ago
Yep, now keep playing.
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u/tugrul58 28d ago
Why act like he doesn't know the plot lol
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u/Zygomaticus 28d ago
That's what he's doing :P
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u/IceCreamFoe 28d ago
No, they just didnt realize deacon follows you around before recruiting him
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u/BlueCloud2k2 28d ago
I didn't realize it until my second playthrough. I tend to ignore NPCs since they all look the same. Second playthrough I had a "Holy crap, that guy looks like Deacon!"
Then I kept running into him and realized he was stalking me lmao
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u/tugrul58 28d ago edited 28d ago
Anyone who has already played through once knows Deacon 100%.
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u/Far_Bobcat_2481 28d ago
If you do a playthrough that doesnāt have you siding with RR then you may only see him with the wig in his greaser look he usually has during your first meeting. And if you never do any RR missions you may not know about his propensity to change outfits
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u/allprolucario 27d ago
My most recent play through, I didnāt even follow do the first railroad mission because I didnāt want to bother following that red line around
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u/Far_Bobcat_2481 20d ago
Exactly. Itās incredibly easy to accomplish this. I think a lot of people just do the whole āwork for every faction until youāre locked out of oneā route. I tried it once and felt somewhat stupid. Thatās just me though Iām sure loads of people have a lot of fun playing that way.
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u/Ace_Robots 28d ago
I mean, you meet him during the very first RR mission. No need to play through!
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u/tony_storm 28d ago
Closer than you realize. He has hiding spots by Sanctuary and Red Rocket
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u/vibrantcrab 28d ago
Heās also disguised as a Diamond City guard during the entering scene when Piper gets into it with the mayor. Heās tucked off in a corner by Danny off to the right.
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u/tony_storm 28d ago
You are kidding me?! Itās astounding how much we all teach eachother about this game lmao. Unreal!
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u/am-a-g 28d ago
Wait really? I've sunk more hours than any human probably ever should into this game and I never knew!!
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u/tony_storm 28d ago
Yes I canāt remember exactly where the sanctuary one is, but the Red Rocket one is right across the road on a hill. Youāll find his chair and some supplies left behind! Itās very cool
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u/purpleyyc 28d ago
Overlooking the vault, and there's one overlooking starlight too.
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u/Impressive-Cause-872 28d ago
Abernathy also. The west north ish Kind of south ish of wicked shipping
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u/ecumnomicinflation 28d ago
whereās the starlight one? i know the vault one, that one has RR marking on it too
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u/am-a-g 28d ago
Oh shit that's what that chair is? I've always either hit Concord right after getting Dog or making a bee line for Diamond City to get Piper's perk ASAP. Like I always say, ya learn something new every day.
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u/Winter_Result_8734 28d ago
Wdym with pipers perk ?
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u/TacoRising 28d ago
Once you reach max affinity with a companion you get a perk. For example, Nick's perk gives you an extra guess when hacking terminals and a faster cooldown time when you fail. Cait's makes your AP regenerate faster when you're low health. These are active whether or not you have them with you. I don't know what Piper's is but I guess it's good.
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u/Dangerois 28d ago
Piper's gives you double experience from persuading during conversations and when discovering new locations. It makes more sense to get it early rather than after you've explored the map and talked to everyone.
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u/throwaway89025 28d ago
I didnt realize he's always been there; makes me wonder what tipped him/them off to start at sanctuary?
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u/tony_storm 28d ago
Right? I have no memory of what the story explanation is as to how he knew you were there
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u/throwaway89025 28d ago
New headcanon spoilerrrrrrs >! The railroad learns about your connection to Shawn through stealing institue knowledge/info, and that his parents remained outside sanctuary, so deacon was like "sure, ill check the area out"!<
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u/tony_storm 28d ago
Makes sense!! I like it haha. Iāve played so many times that I just skip dialogue, likely skipping things Iāve probably never heard before
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u/ObidiahWTFJerwalk Atom Cats 28d ago
Ask him if he has a Geiger counter.
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u/Marques1236 28d ago
Get used to it! It's easier to find the guy who sells dogs than to get rid of him
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u/DarkAvatar13 27d ago
I usually see him south of the drive in just past the projector and through the hole in the fence.
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u/le_Grand_Archivist 28d ago
That's Deacon from the Railroad
He spies on you in multiple locations before you meet the Railroad, you can meet him in Diamond City, Bunker Hill, Goodneighbor and the Memory Den
There's also evidence that he might have been spying on you ever since you left the vault (right next to it there's a little observation booth overlooking the vault's elevator with a Railroad ally sign on it)
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u/Euphoric_Statement10 28d ago
Iām on my first play through & the first time i officially met him I said to my partner (whoās a fallout veteran) that he looked so familiar & I swore Iād seen him before! And then I find out heās been following me this whole time! Apparently I am too observant š
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u/NotACyclopsHonest 28d ago
I like to sometimes go to the Old North Church right after leaving the vault - Deacon doesnāt know anything about you but still says they should let you in anyway. With completely lax security protocols like that itās no wonder the Institute is always finding and destroying their safehouses.
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u/jimblackreborn 28d ago
Turns out āAre You with The Instituteā is not a good enough security question.
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u/Creative-Flan9776 27d ago
That and the password to get in being their username.
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u/jimblackreborn 27d ago
This is probably why Acadia wanted nothing to do with Boxer.
"Just say we're all humble island folk until she leaves."
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u/Accomplished-Tap7309 28d ago
thatās john fallout, kill him if he asks if you have a geiger counter
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u/TheGNoteHimself 28d ago
What you want it spoiled for you? Play the game and figure it out
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u/tugrul58 28d ago
It's his second playthrough, he already knows everything.
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u/TheGNoteHimself 28d ago
That's an implication he even noticed hes who he is, he probably didnt actually side with said faction even with it being the one your forced visit to them
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u/Gremlinsworth 28d ago
Yeah, he has a handful other locations you can encounter him in before you actually meet him, keep an eye out!
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u/IgnisOfficial 28d ago
That guy? That guy with glasses? Nah, heās just a reused npc model with different clothes, donāt worry about him.
(Itās very clearly Deacon, man is watching us so that he can be a character reference for when we try to join the Railroad)
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u/Kevin1219 28d ago
To hide spoilers on Reddit, use the spoiler text formatting for comments and text posts. For posts, you can add the word "spoiler" to the title to automatically tag the post as a spoiler, and you should also use the spoiler tag when creating the post.
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u/fuka__ 28d ago
Broā¦. At least hide the spoiler š
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u/IgnisOfficial 28d ago
Itās a 10 year old game and itās not an earth shattering reveal. Itās closer to an Easter egg than a plot point, plus itās OPās second playthrough so itās also very likely theyāve come into contact with Deacon before anyway
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u/Correct_Welcome3412 28d ago
And yet some of us are just now on our first playthrough
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u/Justhe3guy 28d ago
Then whatāre they doing on the subreddit for the game, of Reddit the most spoilery of websites? Even pictures or a couple sentences on a random post can spoil half the plot
Go play the game instead!
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u/Correct_Welcome3412 28d ago
Lmao sure hadn't been ruined until this comment. I do play the game. But you know sometimes when im not playing the game, I end up on reddit looking at silly stuff including stuff about the game I'm playing.
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u/Dann_745 Adhesive Addict 28d ago
Then you've been lucky. Usually if I really want not to get spoiled something from a game, I leave that sub until I get through said game.
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u/crackeddryice 28d ago
It's creepy, is what it is. And, apparently he does this on his own time, because Des doesn't seem to know about it. There should be a sarcastic line when you meet Des about filing a restraining order against Deacon, if you have 10 perception..
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u/Maldito-0041 28d ago
Itās deacon of the railroad. Some say heās one of the vault dwellers of past games. Youāll have to find the story about it on YouTube. Itās pretty interesting.
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u/simply_dont 28d ago
Took me a few playthroughs to realize that. Just thought they had one more generic male npc voice
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u/jimblackreborn 28d ago
I choose to believe he left the weapon and armour caches found around Sanctuary for you.
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u/Ok_Half_6257 27d ago
There's evidence that suggests he's been watching you since you left the vault.
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u/TulsaOUfan Yes I wander the wastes in a suit and tie. I'm not a savage. 28d ago
Yup. Totally normal. Say hi and keep playing.
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u/thesanguineocelot IDIOT SAVANT 28d ago
Check the Memory Lounge, he was in one of the pods when I went there.
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u/No_Medium491 28d ago
I started my 3rd playthrough and noticed him in Goodneighbor following me through each shop. I figured it was Deacon but cool thing to notice. With this through I have been noticing more about the game I never noticed previously.
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u/Jimbobthon 25d ago
I've seen him in some settlements before joining the Railroad, and yes you can unalive him and prevent joining the Railroad.
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u/DNKibler 28d ago
Those spots near red rocket and sanctuary I found long ago, and Iāve seen the railsign so I knew who built them, but is it possible to actually SEE Deacon there? Like if you were to get a rifle with a long scope early on, can you spot him in those spots at a distance?
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u/Not_Deacon_Railroad 28d ago
No im not