Who Is The Best Faction To Rule The Mojave Wasteland? 

Hope you guys enjoyed this video even if you disagreed! Let me know who you’d pick if you had the choice!

The House Always Wins

Characteristics of a great game: People still are discussing and debating about its content even after more than a decade of its release. So glad there's a substantial community still talking about FNV.

The sad thing about New Vegas is that the game was far from finished. The game is huge and they made it this way because they had huge ambition. They wanted the game to feel massive and they meant it. However due to time constraint they had to release it much earlier than they wanted. And thus many factions and parts of the game were left rushed or neglected. If New Vegas got the time it needed to be complete it might have been the best game of all time. The Story was there, the gameplay was there. But it wasn't complete

As long as Goodsprings prosper, it's a good ending in my book.

The best faction imo is clearly the death claws they can rebuild society

I personally prefer House. Sure, he's an autocrat, but there's room to maneuver. He gives you every luxury he has and, if you have good Karma, the player is told that the courier ensured that House was fair to people. In terms of values i align with the NCR, but House it the most competent person to rebuild the wasteland. Create the conditions for a better life faster than any other faction. Besides, there's no real descrimination. As long as you're a potential customer, he couldn't care less what you are.

"The brotherhoods stance on mutated individuals is too harsh." In new vegas the bos had a sort of non aggression pact with the mutants on black mountain until Marcus left and tabitha took over, so I doubt it was too harsh.

The fact that there is no easily acceptable right answer and that every faction has their benefits and their obvious drawbacks is what made the choices in Fallout New Vegas so compelling and I just wish the series will learn from it in the future

Cazadors are the strongest faction easily but it is hard to pin exactly what they're goals and ideals are so it's still up for debate whether they're the best or not.🤔🐝🐝🐝

The scariest part about the Enclave is the fact we only know of a couple bases. And in every installment no matter how badly defeated there's always another base telling them to relocate.

You said the NCR treats mutants as equals but didn't they send mercenaries to kill them at Jacobstown.

When I choose the independent ending I imagine a Mojave Federation. All the settlements would be semi-autonomous with New Vegas at the center. The Courier with the help of Yes Man would act as an executive & be mostly hands off outside of Vegas. Trade between settlements would provide all needed essentials. The Courier could be a 3rd party arbitrator in any disputes. Conflicts or threats would be handled by the securitron army. A good relationship with the NCR would be necessary but they’d have no military installments beyond the Mojave Outpost. All in all I don’t think the Courier & Yes Man would have to act as the sole rulers of the entire wasteland. Most settlements would thrive on their own and provide The Strip with plenty of customers along with the NCR citizens from the West.

Considering the Institute exists, it would be safe to say that House would eventually encounter them. Chances are if he as able to negotiat with them, he would likely want to use thier synth technology. I wouldn't put it past him to have them build a synth made in his image, to put his mind into. This way he could experiance the world again and be able to interact with the population if he ever wished it.

Just give the whole desert to Raul. He would bemoan the responsibility, and then fix it anyways.

There was cut content found where there would've been an option for a treaty between House and the NCR, if only Obsidian was given more time.

Personally I think I'd take the protectrons for myself and use them to elevate the Followers of The Apocalypse to power. They just seemed like the most reasonable to me.

I personally like working with house and getting big Mt on my side since I feel like they could do the most to rebuild the wasteland

Spoilers; Its the Republic of Dave.

Glad someone finally shares my opinion that easy Pete would be the true best ruler for new Vegas after the fall of all the factions.

The Courier can't control the wasteland, yet in the game you singlehandedly tame the wasteland to your desires. You can fix every problem in the wasteland. The courier especially if you build them with high intelligence and max key skills like speech and science is absolutely the best choice for the wasteland. Coupled with Arcade Gannon and his enclave knowledge.

One thing I find common in the major factions is that they often try to re-create the old world, the same old world that imploded on itself creating the wasteland that we know today.

"a lot of BoS people want to help the wastelanders" yknow the washingtond DC brotherhood were considered traitors and after a while they became xenophobic imperialists, and the west coast brotherhood didnt really wanna help people to be honest either, they sent mfs who wanted to join them on suicide missions, veronica is like the exception to the rule

Wisefish: There is one fact that everyone knows Me: War, war never...... Wisefish: The house always wins Me:.....oh yeah that too

This game was so good. I really do hope they make a sequel. Even the dlc was good.

Best case scenario: Have the NCR collapse, have the Legion collapse, kill House, refuse to elaborate, leave.

House didn't seek out Hoover Dam as he lacked a functioning society to draw in to the Strip. Before the NCR arrived New Vegas consisted of backwards tribals, cannibals, and raiders, none of which would have a desire for casino gambling or drunken escapades. Immediately upon seeing the NCR he sprung into action, convincing them to both activate the Dam, and give him 5% of the power, he also whipped three tribes into civilized employees, which I think is rather impressive. With this in action he now had an economy (had he used the tribes he'd just be using essentially his own money to gamble in his own casinos) to siphon resources off of and could now put his plans in motion. Furthermore, I believe the NCR is very much susceptible to the flaws you fear House succumbing to, House himself is an example. House might be in the way? Kill him, no negotiation, no trades. Remove him. Just like House and the Brotherhood. While House MAY become corrupt, the NCR IS corrupt. And just like House's penchant for gambling, the NCR gambles every election cycle on whether they get a capable leader.

I'm starting the game for the first time. I haven't gotten into the factions yet. I do appreciate the breakdows on the structure of each faction. I'm probably going to pick the NCR myself when i get around to it. I'll probably start the game over a few times as i finish each faction like i did with Fallout 3.

Recently discovered your page bud, it's amazing. Love all of your insights and stories about the Fallout world 😁! Keep it up!

Man, this comment section is about to be popping! Lol New Vegas's awesome philosophical depth makes it one of my favorite games of all time. There truly is nothing else like it, unless Obsidian makes another Fallout. Fingers crossed! 😎

Do not forget about The Kings, the best Elvis Impersonators of the Mojave.

I usually go NCR and proud, however am not opposed to house... idk something about I feel he is very competent and actually has a chance to complete his goals. (Which are generally good for the race as a whole) ( *generally* )

With regards to the independent ending, I feel like there could be more to go into it, with the potential for it to be a coalition rule. However the end result would involve the small amount covered and what the shown ending would be. This would almost be a video in itself as this would require a breakdown of the even smaller factions of NV, namely the Vegas gangs, the Followers of the Apocalypse, the Khans. And at the same time, it would require still having the breakdown from the factions in this video as some of them (but not all of them) could theoretically be included (NCR and Legion being obviously mutually exclusive with each other, and House being mutually exclusive with the ending). It also would have to take into account the Courier themselves, and *this* is a whole mess because that involves a deep dive into what they were doing in the Divide, if they have any leadership skills, and honestly... what sort of courier the player even built (this would likely need to be an abstracted as "what if this high/low", as trying to do every build with stats/skills/perks/karma would be madness). In the end, this video would be pretty chaotic. Which is fitting, given that even if the courier could be successful, it wouldn't be without chaos, as it involves kicking over the status quo in a big way right when a war was brewing. So good option or bad option, there'd be chaos first regardless.

Followers of the Apocalypse. Ideologically bound, secular, knowledge seeking/re-inventing. A group who has survived since the bombs fell and have adapted with the new world, not clung to the wreckage of the old.

Mr house's mugshot has serious Bioshock's Andrew Ryan vibes

I do have to give credit, that Edward training up a tribe of people into a massive legion is a damn cool origin story. Best faction backstory, but most grim outcome XD.

The Legion.

Me personally I enjoy the house ending, it gives me a sense of accomplishment of my work knowing humanity will be leaving earth In a century or two

A few counter points against your stance on House: 1) He didn't gamble on 1 courier. He had multiple couriers carrying duds and decoys. The entire ferrying of the platinum chip was made as safe as he had the power to do so. He gambled later on, sure, with the decision of the player, but it was less of a gamble and more of a "Here are all the reasons why you SHOULD side with me. Here's my argument. I trust you make the right decision." It's not that it was a gamble, it's that House couldn't conceive of his own failure. In some ways that's better, and in some ways that's worse. 2) With mankind's culture and society basically having the "reset" button pressed by the Great War, they are culturally going through the entire course of human history again. That's why New Vegas is so "unique" for all the Fallouts. It throws almost every type of conceivable, justifiable form of government at the player and let's us choose what we feel is the best course for the Mojave. Each form has a pro and con, like you stated. However, House raises a valid point on his comment of Democracy. In the Fallout Universe, democracy led to humanity's near extinction, because corruption rotted democracy. House's entire point is the argument that putting power in the hands of many at the same time, leads to more rampant corruption and infighting. Yes, a singular person also can be subject to this, as absolute power corrupts absolutely, but in House's case, he's unable to benefit from any of that so called corruption. What more does he honestly require? He can live forever already if we don't disturb his pod, and with not being able to leave the pod, corruptions of the flesh are meaningless to him. He's entirely fueled to the resurrection of mankind as a whole, and escaping the irradiated dirtball of man's folly. He's taking a viewpoint, much like Spock does in Star Trek. The needs of the many outweight the needs of the few. He's looking at the long term goal of getting humanity back on track and free of its past mistakes. Yes, that may mean sacrifices to those that oppose House, however it is not like any of the other factions are opposed to eliminating those of different ideals either, and this is the point I think many miss. The NCR will fight others just as much as House does. Same as the Legion. In this one, unique set of circumstances, I'd pick House over any of the others because with House, there's a clear end game in mind. Industry, society, space exploration.

I think the NCR is the easier safer choice but I think House has a real plan to restore things using the NCR. He never intended to control the NCR or Legion territories.

I personally usually go with Yes Man, as some have stated the Fallout Universe is essentially pressing a reset button on human history. Going through everything all over again, just with some people having experience in some things already. So you have to think, back then no one had experience, and yes I know, your character could eventually fall for human desires, and also die, unlike House so long as he's left alone in his pod. But sometimes the best is also the worst possible outcome, you never know what someone is truly thinking, they can say whatever they want, do whatever they want, but once they get what they want everything changes. I don't like the whole Slavery or sexism of the Legion, nor do I like how the NCR's attitude is in some areas, and as for Mr. House, idk, but I personally don't like the idea of having an army of robots, not even with Yes Man. House has same very valid points, and some good ideas, but just cause he says that's what he wants, is it truly what he wants? Or is it just his cover to be the person in charge?

I personally feel like House is the best choice, especially since the Courier effectively becomes his second in command. Even if House were to go power mad in the future, the courier can always at any time remove him. This is pure speculation of course, but I think that with House taking the Courier under his wing, the Courier could really learn more about leadership and grow to become a true leader. Unlike the Wild Card option, the Courier could actually grow into the role and be there to fill the void should they ever need to remove House. We already know that Yes Man is effectively an eternal being, so he would always be around as a back up plan even after the game's ending.

I mean clearly I/The courier am clearly the best choice to rule the Mojave 😁

Caesar can be pronounced multiple ways. The Romans pronounced it either [ˈkae̯sar] or [tʃe̯ːsar], depending on the regional dialects at the time.

I wish the post-game was made fully, so we could coordinate a peace between the NCR & House

There's not a wrong way to say "Caesar", that's a good thing. You pronounce it depending on your allegiances, how you learned to say it, which depends on your culture

i ultimately choose the NCR since thats the option that allows you to get the best endings for the most number of followers and (relatively) good factions (Boone rejoins the NCR army and hunts slave traders, Arcade moves back to the NCR and becomes a teacher, the Boomers start to gradually open up to the outside world through trade, brotherhood signs a peace treaty, etc)

Great video, I really enjoyed it. But for my second play through I think I will choose House!

I just bought this game yesterday and started playing a bit today. Never got around to playing these games when they first came out as I couldn't get the consoles but now I am able to play I'm excited to see the difference between fallout 3 and fallout Vegas.

"Mr House looked down on the courier" Mr House: We don't have to dream we are important. We are. The only reason why he go burst is because the courier is holding something incredibly important to him, new vegas and possibly the future of the Mojave, because they want more money... Imagine a guy take away your house key, inside of your house, demand money or he will lock you inside of your own house. And also you spent lots and lots of money and time to search for that key too

Caesar is referred to in both vocalizations (K-eye-zar) (Sea-sir), in one of the loading screens you can see the inscription "Toss me a salad, Caesar!", Which can only be considered a reference to a Caesar salad. NCR militants will refer to him/his legion as either or, so in all reality this is a matter of choice.

The NCR would impede progress. “If you want to see the fate of democracy’s look out the window’”. As I would put it.

With the mercenaries being sent to Jacobstown by the NCR with full intentions of attacking if not for the Courier, I disagree the NCR is as open minded as claimed. For a freedom loving society they sure love to basically colonize even while they’re resources grow thin and the forcefully conscripted young pile up dead. When a war hero, Hanlon, becomes so disillusioned with the NCR and their handling of the war that he deliberately sabotaged the war efforts to attempt to convince the bureaucrats to put an end to things, that’s just sad. Funny enough that people say the NCR have the best intention for the Mojave when asking the actual native people of the Mojave, they do not agree with sentiments of resentment range wildly. NCR have even been allocating more water to their farms and bases while farmers and people that have lived there their whole lives are getting less water and have to relay on gang run water pumps or ‘stealing’ it from the NCR, that’s laughable stealing the only thieves in that situation is the NCR. Not to mention the amount of corruption that led to gods know how many dead NCR citizens, i.e. Van Graffs and Mclafferty(who else were involved in Crimson Caravan or elsewhere).

People really undervalue open trade, innovation, and security. In history, these are the things that made civilizations thrive, and they're all provided by Mr. House.

I think the most compelling argument against House, is the fact that, because he is just one person, he can't conceivably govern every single person or event in the Mojave. We already know from the base game that there are huge gaps to his knowledge. He didn't know the White Glove Society were becoming cannibals. He didn't know about Yes Man. He didn't know about Benny's plans. He didn't even know about the Omerta's plot with Caesar. And the families are literally across the Lucky 38. So while Caesar has his Centurions and Veterans to oversee the towns and tribes he conquered. And NCR has it's bureaucrats, politicians, and local governments. House has no one but himself and the backstabbing casino families he's isolated from. There's a reason the nickname for House is "Not-At-Home".

"So if you're getting heated in the comments section" *everyone looks at legion players*

We all know that Based Elijah killing everything is the best and canon ending.

After a hard day at work feeling like crap this has cheered me right up. Great video. Cheers WiseFish.

On my first play through, I had reservations about choosing the NCR, but I felt they were the best choice based on my interactions....so, yeah, I agree.

I love games with several factions because then it divides not only the games setting but the community leading to these debates and arguments

It would go with Mr House as he was a plan for the future, the ability to defend the city of New Vegas, can create contracts with others not just destroy others without cause, does not let his feelings get in the way of his plans.

A slight caveat for the NCR that was neglected, they're also as corrupt as the Old Word Government and are heavily influenced by the Mob and Brahman Barrons. It's kinda a theme of the series that people are terrible and keep making the same mistakes. No faction is wholely "Good", as there are always people looking to take advantage of and harm others.

don’t feel like the developers did enough to justify choosing Caesars legion. The have effectively no upside per se. It’s just a choice for people who want a low karma run.

This video was so well made

Sad to say I knew the NCR was the only faction that could do the right things to protect the people of the Mojave but one thing really bugged me though: Why could and independent Vegas work considering some of the alliances you could make along the way? It just didn't make sense to me. Utilizing Yes Man you would have a solid internal security force that could easily become a military should the threat become dire. The Boomers had the potential to protect one area, the Great Khans another, and Jacobstown a third. You had 3 groups that could operate on their own but also contribute to the overall safety of the area. What really bothered me was the failure, at least in my eyes, of Mr. House. All he cared about was that damn chip when, for 200 years, he allowed the area surrounding the Strip to suffer. Freeside could have been a great place but he could care less and the only people to give a crap were the Followers. Two hundred years to try to clean up and rebuild but nope. I just want my super robots. Benny had a point. Then again, the game was rigged from the start.

Elijah and the courier. Begin, again.

Just at the intro but, "move humanity forward" makes me think House Always Wins? We'll see.

You make an interesting point starting 20:30-ish, in that the Legion is essentially like a bunch of 40K Orks only held together by a wily strongman. I'd never thought of what the Legion might do if it won, but your suggestion that they would self-destruct from infighting (especially after their leader dies) makes a lot of sense. I've only ever sided with House or the NCR. Time to roll a new character and try siding with the Enclave or Brotherhood!

For the most part this is a great video. The only reason I say "for the most part" is because you leave out the Courier and Yes Man. Personally, that's my go to. The NCR has proven untrustworthy, in part due to widespread corruption, and they're already spread too thin. The courier and Yes Man team on the other hand, has the ability to continue the use of their robot army, as well as recruit from the surrounding tribes. They also get the option to have a council leading the Mojave rather than just themselves or even just getting ideas and advice from the Followers. The NCR has too many problems to be considered a worthwhile solution to the Mojave's many problems, House can easily become a dictator, Caesar is already a dictator, Enclave is authoritarian (even if not a direct dictatorship), and the Brotherhood has been weakened too much in the region to be able to hold the Mojave. The only true solution to the many problems of the waste is to leave the courier in command.

I like most of this video, but something that really bothers me when people talk about this game is how Mr house destroys the brotherhood of steel because "they are ridiculous* That's the reason why he doesn't like them, but the reasons why he wants to kill them it's because they would try to attack him because of his technology, he says so himself, and if you talk to people from the brotherhood they do want to attack him. And they also destroy his roaming seguritrons

Loved the video. I really liked your take on house and the NCR. I wonder if the game didn’t get rushed to completion maybe a house run vegas with a ncr mojave could have happened

If anyone was wondering what that music at the beginning for some reason it is the fallout 2 main menu theme

I reckon a combination between the NCR (society and general military) the Boomers (Air force) and the Brotherhood of Steel (for better equipment and improved military training) and it is possible via the NCR questline

I’m a bit late to the video, but I think y’all would love the fact that’s there’s a cut part of New Vegas where House “surrenders” to the NCR. He allows the Republic to annex Vegas as a new state with the agreement that he can’t be prosecuted for anything before the annexation and becomes sole property owner of the Lucky 38 (and maybe more of Vegas I don’t recall). The NCR takes over the Strip and his securatrons are confined to the Lucky 38. I think you had to blow up his army under The Fort for him to do so, and it was cut pretty early, but you can find restored stuff here on RU-vid

Idk about legion negatives... I guess you did scroll conversation where he talks (even though mostly misinterpreted) about dialectics: Thesis and synthesis. Legion is just foundation (thesis) that is supposed to eventually overtake and merge with NCR (antithesis) into new synthesis. He acknowledges that will also almost completely change legion with which he was totally okay with. Idea of legion is in essence to compensate what NCR lacks/ where it is weak which will get fixed in synthesis. Ofc the newly made state would once again be military autocracy (in Cesar's words) but that would just be the begging of further expansion while transforming and reshaping the conquered back into proper civilisation. If they were to follow Roman empire trends it would fall apart after they would have nothing more to conquest, which Cesar is surely aware of. Imo the whole idea is that legion is fancy tool to recivilise wastelands and prepare it for peaceful development.

Awe true to Caesar

I saw a documentary that really made Caesar's comment on the tribes "playing at war" make a lot of sense. I believe it was New Guinea, but that's not really important. Two neighboring tribes had an unending blood fued where they'd sneak into each other's lands in search of someone to murder in retaliation for the other tribe doing the exact same thing before. After a body is found the two tribes would meet at a hill separating their land. There the two groups of warriors would gather into two opposing mobs. They'd run towards the other mob, chuck a spear, and run back to their mob. It was like a game of dodgeball but with hundreds of players and throwing spears. During the documentary there were no deaths and not very many injuries. Once the men got tired they'd go home, not to meet for battle again until inevitably a new murder was committed in retaliation for the last. This really put the quote into perspective. There were no tactics, no long term strategy. It was little more than a game where points are accumulated by killing someone. Not in large numbers, just a kill here and there.

I prefer the ending where the courier ends up as Father Elijah's goon, and wipe out the entire Mojave.. Tunnelers are spreading into the Mojave from the Divide, and having an invincible army of holograms could perhaps keep them at bay.

"Maybe have a look in the mirror or touch some grass" That line made me burst out laughing because I first watched this video while sitting on the grass in my yard.

I feel like this was going out its way to ingore the carrier, which is fine. A lot of the factions get a balancing act through the carrier tho depending on how you play them. The carrier can stop corruption and turn the tide of the ncr mismanagement. House is one argument away from the carrier storming his room and unplugging him. And the carrier would definitely save ceasar if he was all for the legion. With that in mind, house sounds like my favorite.

In regards to Legion: A lot of people forget what Cesar talks about, specifically what happens after NCR is defeated and he rules the west. He believes that a synthesis will occur, converting the Legion from a band of warriors to an military dictatorship giving civilization to the wasteland. A lot of the theories about Legion devouring itself are based on the belief that this synthesis will occur. Obviously if you don't believe that will happen then Legion is wrong, but if you understand what Cesar is saying you can understand he is not as shortsighted as other factions claim.

Honestly mr house is the only one who made sense for me cause both the legion and NCR both rely on conquest and territorial gain while he relies on technology. Like no one can bribe or influence him and despite him being an evil tyrant I’m siding with him

I’m here in end of the year 2022 lol Great stuff

BEST ENDING for me was giving the Enclave Veterans their last hurrah and then double-crossing the NCR and keeping all of NV and the Dam for myself... and there I would help the Enclave rise again while also allying with the Brotherhood of Steel. After a stability period, push west to liberate the people from the clutches of the NCR once and for all.

1. Mr.House/Big MT - House has ambitions to restart technological sectors and even wants to colonize other planets. 2. NCR/Big MT - While the NCR isn’t perfect by any means, the Courier can make quite a difference for its citizens. It’s better than being a slave full time or at the constant threat of thugs from complete independence. Mr.House and the NCR seem to at least value the choice of its citizens.

Yeah, I like the idea of the NCR running the Mojave, while House runs New Vegas Perhaps even while absorbing the Brotherhood of Steel like the rangers, into elite heavy troops

I personally see the NCR as the best pick, for one simple reason: cooperation. Since Mister House has no real interest in the wider world, the would probably be open to accept the NCR in the Mojave, as long as he can keep running his strip. If the Brotherhood gets a more acceptive leader, they could join in this alliance. The same could happen with the Enclave, althought it would be a lot less likely. When Caesar´s Legion falls apart, they would either be defeated or assimilated. This whole operation would most likely cause some bloodshed, but it has a solid long term perspective.

I’ve always seen the BOS and NCR as two of the most well meaning factions as their actions are overall justified but they have flaws that make them imperfect. I just compare the enclave like the institute. Both want to restore the world but they have a superiority complex that does more harm than good… then again how many factions are as evil as the institute

Mr House said that he had plans to expand into other planets in I think a century or two. That requires more infrastructure than what's available in the Mojave, so once it was his after the Second Battle of Hoover Dam, he'd most likely expand further.

I can't wait for Enclave fans to act like like their faction is still relevant.

Thanks for the video

Great video. love your opinion. House and NCR would be a great opportunity for all of humanity. He is a smart man with great ideas and enough time to realize the possibilities. The NCR would give prosperity, security and freedom to all people to build a great society.

I've always thought that the ideal ending is: Mr. House runs the strip. The NCR runs the Mojave. Mr. House is limited on the area that he can control via Securitrons, which is why he couldn't prevent the courier from getting shot. Even with the extra units and combat system upgrades, the range that he can control them is never really brought up, so that's assuming it's a limitation he just has to accept. He may expand into the greater Vega's area's (westside, freeside, north vegas) but beyond that, it's a grey area. Vegas seems to be all he is interested in anyway. Mr. House has the courier work for the NCR, they are his best customers. Even if they are under his thumb when it comes to hoover dam, it's good for business to keep customers content, that means taking their wants and needs into consideration. The NCR will continue to expand, taking more and more citizens under it's protection, with an alliance with Mr. House that becomes easier and it's citizens safer. So, even losing the dam to Mr. House, it's a long term gain for the NCR. Mr. House has the know-how, the technology, and the means to manufacture robotics, weapons, auto-docs, and technologies for food, water, and chem production, which he will happily sell to the NCR. This creates new facilities that need bodies to operate them, creating jobs for NCR citizens. National debt, industrial military complex, and people pouring money into self destructive personal vices. Even after 200 years and a nuclear holocaust, America hasn't changed much.

House is a great man, but what he asks for is short of becoming a god, he needs to be hold to a greater standard than the others, just being "better than the NCR" doesn't cut it. As for the NCR, they have a decent fundation but rapid expansion has made of them a twisted and vulnerable structure, even if the Courier's INV proyect fails, giving them a few decades to fix their own problems back at home will be better for them than access to the Mojave, and idealy they would stay there. Which brings me to why I support the idea of an INV, I think the best way to rebuilt is from the ground up, with at least at first, local governments on a scale comprehensible to it's citizens. Tho of course the wish fulfillment goal would be for the tribes and settlements of areas to unite under states like in the Mojave or NCR and then those states to eventually for the Union back again.

I agree with most of what was said here, but I'd like to comment about the Legion's "endless war" thought. Caesar explicitly says that after his win against the NCR, the Legion will most likely change (thesis, antithesis, synthesis). The Colorado is his "Rubicon", so he understands that right now he is just a "great general". Crossing his "Rubicon" would make him, just like with Julius Caesar, emperor. And with that there would probably be a lot of societal changes (or at least that's what Caesar expects).

The same way house can basically rebuild, you can take his robots and the strip, and build around, make your own spot, maybe eventually creating a union with the NCR and everyone else, and do what you want really

Elijah is the house of technology, patient, cunning, capable of risking it all in the name of greed

I'd like to think that if you chose to side with Mr. House then the outer worlds is a sequel to new Vegas or the outcome to him building and expanding.

I agree with you. In one run, i chose the courier route because I've got a lot of government work, public health, non-profit experience as a leader and advocate. I figured while I did not have the experience of running an entire nation, I do have a lot of knowledge about running organizations and policy creation/ program evaluation. I would be able to implement, evaluate, and create programs/policies where I'd have groups to get ideas from, etc. That being said, I'd definitely run it more like a democracy with plans in place in the event I passed away. But, you do bring up a solid point that the courier wouldn't necessarily have this knowledge. My second choice is House because of his brilliance and vision, but I am always reminded of the gambling vault and what he did to those residents. Basically, if House wants it to happen, it will, regardless of the people who get hurt in the process. I couldn't in good faith appoint someone like that. He definitely sees things from the vantage point of, "it's okay if it's for the greater good; the greater good is whatever I've decided it to be because of my scientific projections." The issue with that is that theoretics can point to one outcome and reality may be skewed in another. Again, this was proven in how the platinum chip didn't arrive in time due to outside factors beyond House's control. So, with all that, I'd also choose the NCR.

House promises a future for humanity in the stars, I won't turn that down