Caesar

Characters & NPCs · Source: Fallout: New Vegas — dialogue with Caesar at the Fort and 'Et Tumor, Brute?' quest data

Overview

SUBJECT: Edward Sallow, self-designated Caesar, founder and absolute ruler of Caesar's Legion. Born in the New California Republic and educated under the Followers of the Apocalypse. Current status: terminal illness pending; prognosis classified. The subject is the architect of the most expansionist military power east of the Colorado River.

History & Background

Born in NCR territory and trained as a Follower of the Apocalypse, the subject traveled east with Joshua Graham to study the region's tribes. Discovery of a cache of pre-war texts on the Roman Empire provided the ideological framework for the Legion, which was assembled from Arizona tribes and headquartered at Flagstaff. By 2281, the Legion exercises control over Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and parts of Colorado, with an invasion force massing on the Colorado River opposite Hoover Dam.

Personality & Traits

Behavioral profile: intellectual, autocratic, and self-mythologizing. The subject speaks fluent Latin, quotes Alexander and Augustus, and regards history as a contest between civilization and tribalism. Diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, the subject conceals his decline from his subordinates to preserve the fiction of invincibility. His relationship with the Legion's military arm, represented by Legate Lanius, grows strained as his health fails.

Role in the Wasteland

Directs the Legion's campaign for the Mojave, culminating in the Second Battle of Hoover Dam in 2281. The subject's fate is decided by the Courier: he may be cured via the quest 'Et Tumor, Brute?', assassinated, or allowed to die of his illness, with his death or survival materially altering the Legion's trajectory.

Notable Appearances

Fallout: New Vegas (2010), primary antagonist for the Legion-aligned arc. The subject is discussed at length in Honest Hearts and Lonesome Road add-on dialogue.

Tags: caesar, edward-sallow, caesars-legion, flagstaff, followers-of-the-apocalypse, new-vegas, brain-tumor, hoover-dam, 2281, antagonist