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Desert_Ranger45

Cool af man


Ilimad

Thank you :)


WisdomancerTM

What in the goddamn?! This was sick as fuck.


Ilimad

thanks! Happy to finally finish it, been working on it on and off for around a week in my free time


WisdomancerTM

Right, time for the extermination run. It's a fire sale in New Vegas sugar, everyone must go.


vinegareggs

That slaps so hard. Your Courier has lost an eye?


Ilimad

Thank you! And yes, initially Doc Mitchell tried to salvage it, but a combination of poor hygiene and general mojave filth resulted in it getting badly infected and had to be removed. My courier later on gets reconstructive surgery and a glass-eye fitted by the OWB autodoc


ytphantom

a red snake eye? Damn imagine you're trying to rob some poor fool and that's the last thing you see. Bandits get nae nae'd on


Ilimad

Last thing a Fiend sees before their upper body becomes a fine red mist


ytphantom

Rocket launcher or point blank Hecate II to the chest with .50 BMG incendiary?


Ilimad

shotgun surgeon and dinner bell w/12 gauge magnum (he's just a little guy... anti material rifle is too heavy despite how much i love it😔)


ytphantom

ah a fellow shotgun user, based


Ilimad

Giving you the strongest predator handshake possible


EmperorL1ama

my Courier is a bit of a gunslinger, and the Riot Shotgun may be one of my favourite weapons in the game. simple, but very effective


ytphantom

imagine bump firing a riot shotgun into a pack of deathclaws ​ awesome


EmperorL1ama

I have done exactly that on my first run-through Courier's Mile. Sniped one. then missed three consecutive shots of the ones that ran at me for the noise. the Riot saved me


ThatOneGuy308

Shotguns are truly the most fun weapons, broomstick clears everyone


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Holy crap that's so poggers 🥺


Ilimad

Thanks!


possibly-a-moron

I really like it!


Ilimad

Excellent, hell yeah


possibly-a-moron

I like how you gave them the Bandage too, it's more telling than a basic player model.


Ilimad

Thank you! Wanted to show a least Some signs of damage from the little lovetap at the start of the game


Jackviator

Damn if that’s Benny’s lovetap I’d hate to see his hatetap


possibly-a-moron

Its a rocket launcher with the text on the rocket reading "no"


possibly-a-moron

*gets shot in the head* Tis but a scratch!


Ilimad

walk it off, mailman


possibly-a-moron

*proceeds to kill Ceasar with a hunting rifle*


AngrySasquatch

This is perfect. It’s eerie and exciting and I love the design of your courier. I’ve daydreamed comics like this before and your rendition knocked it outta the park!


Ilimad

oh man, thank you so much! This also was the product of a fair bit of daydreaming, in sync lmao - and i have more on my courier [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/falloutnewvegas/comments/108sgam/got_around_to_drawing_my_courier_6/), if you're interested :)


AngrySasquatch

Yes, I definitely am! Your Courier is a very handsome guy and I love the progression you add to his design. Man cleans up well 🫣


Ilimad

jsdghsgd excellent! Gotta look good while establishing the Mojave as its own nation. I modelled his face after Andy Lau's!


AngrySasquatch

Very good looking guy to base him off of!! Always love to see more courier havers out there. Do you have a Twitter account? I’d love to follow you if you do!!


Ilimad

Hell yeah, courier havers stay thriving. Unfortunately i don't have a twitter, never managed to get the hang of it and whatever is going on on that app further threw me off - i have an instagram and tumblr if that counts?


AngrySasquatch

Tumblr is great!! I’d love to follow you there if you don’t mind sharing!


Ilimad

Hell yeah, you can find me [here](https://at.tumblr.com/iravaid/q8g5eu3l4479)


AngrySasquatch

🤝 let’s goooo


VeryDankMemeEnjoyer

With that red ominous sky on the forecast panel feels like someone went Father Elijah Mode: Forecast: Clean Slate.


Ilimad

It's more for the pathetic fallacy of it all, but that'd be an interesting route


VeryDankMemeEnjoyer

That's a good metaphor didn't think of it like that. Now with Father Elijah that would be an interesting route indeed.


Graysteve

The Independence ending is so in line with the themes and messages of New Vegas that it always feels wrong to play anything else. It rejects the repitition of failed Old World systems, it's a *massive* gamble, and is just fucking cool to beat 3 other superpowers.


Ilimad

yes! Absolutely! i agree - there's something about someone dying and being buried in the mojave, only for the desert to spit them back out and for them to go on to be the fulcrum that ends a civil war and usurps the grasp of three much older, powerful, and much more organised factions with very little except the scattered factions across the desert itself. That first playthrough where the Boomer carrier flies overhead will always remain in my head as a damn cool scene, everything coming together for an independent ending, and for those efforts of the PC to Feel weighty


DonBandolini

so sick lol


vemlogo

Amazing!


BigSmoke1990

Yeah so this is awesome


Ilimad

! Thank you :)


Brawl501

This is incredibly cool. Like the color use. Also smart visual design. It fucking slaps!


Ilimad

Thank you so much! I'd spent a good bit of time trying to make sure this flowed, and that the red was used Well


PaganPatriarch

One of the hardest pieces of media I've seen, absolutely fantastic! Imma go play nv now lmao


Ilimad

Hell yeah! Say hi to the Forecaster for me


satanrulesearthnow

Anyone poker literate here can tell what that hand means? Or if it even means something lol, really good comic man that was great


Ilimad

Thank you! It's a royal flush (king, queen, ace, jack, ten), and the best hand to have in a poker game - I wanted to signify that this was the Winning Hand and points to the courier's impending victory :)


satanrulesearthnow

That's really cool! I learned to pay attention to whenever cards are present in media since they always mean so much, glad to see it's not any different here


Ilimad

hell yeah! I'm also not very well versed in poker in general, but wanted to make sure the symbolism involved with poker and gambling etc was at least accurate


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Ilimad

Dammit, the comic is ruined 😔🙏 burning it all to the ground (But good to know for later)


moiraifawkes

Damn this is good


Ilimad

Thanks!


standard_issue45

Literally perfect. Great job, Wastelander


Ilimad

Hell yeah, thank you!


MindsandMirrors

Favorite part was Yesman's face on the back of the deck.


Ilimad

Lil symbolic Yes Man cameo for the Independent girlies, as a treat


cocoboco101

This is awesome man.


Ilimad

Thank you! Had a lot of fun making it


TensileStr3ngth

Just a little bit of interesting trivia; the place the courier was whot is actually specifically mentioned, the first is to the forehead and the second is to the side of the head


Ilimad

Huh, it is interesting - do you know where this info can be found? (Either ingame or in interview etc)


TensileStr3ngth

Upon further review ; it appears to be conjucture based on the fact that the first tho knocks you unconscious


KillerFuta0331

Ecellent work~ Lovely art to go with the cryptic words of the Forecaster.


Ilimad

Thank you! His dialogue is so well written it really stuck with me, ever since my first playthrough. Just a very fun instance of foreshadowing and bringing a feeling of importance to the Courier's actions in the game


AdminsHateThinkers

Love it.


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Awesome!!! Related question: Who’s the Forecaster?


Ilimad

He's a child NPC who is found in the underpass at the 188 Trading Post, and he's a psyker (fallout universe psychic) who wears a special helmet he calls his 'medicine', which dampens his abilities. Without his medicine, he becomes something of an oracle, and for some caps the Courier can get three 'prophecies' or thoughts of different things from him - them being You, Here, and Everywhere. They all end with him giving a 'forecast', a piece of dialogue foreshadowing events in the game relating it to weather You can read more on him here - https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/The_Forecaster


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That’s so cool!!! I never knew!!! Question: Is Mama Murphy (from #4) also considered a psyker?


Ilimad

Wahey, now you do! Technically, and this is mostly lore fumbling between games, Mama Murphy is considered a 'psychic seer', and perhaps to others that distinction is important, but I consider her a psyker


[deleted]

I do! Oh, I see. Lore arguments and discrepancies are always fun, aren’t they? Edit: Also, I suppose I’ll call her a psycker too…


Aloemancer

Dude this slaps so fucking hard, goddamn.


Ilimad

Hell yeah, thank you!


SNAAAAART

This is so dope man. Hope you do more!


Arutrur

I visited forecaster once, it gave me creeps. Now i remember why. Great comic.


AmunJazz

I got goosebumps, this merits the Joshua Graham Seal of Badassery.


Ilimad

Amazing to hear, thank you!


EmperorL1ama

absolutely badass


Da_Thing_3

Ngl, your Courier does nothing but remind me of The Man With No Name. Love your style and the comic! Hope to see more from you bruv!


Ilimad

Yeah that tracks, wanted to give my courier that kind of vibe - and thank you!