A worn closed journal lies beside a weathered road marker above a dusty red canyon.

Original artwork, not a still

Ulysses

Who are you, that do not know your history?

— Fallout: New Vegas · 2010

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

In the Lonesome Road expansion, Ulysses treats knowing the past as a responsibility rather than an optional interest. His question challenges the Courier's relationship to the consequences of earlier actions. The accusation makes identity depend on what someone is willing to remember and face.

Sources (2)
  • GamesRadar+Quotation list entry for Fallout: New Vegas: Ulysses (Fallout). Literal wording and named or written credit; original game edition qualified separately.Reference checked
  • Bethesda / Steam2011 Lonesome Road expansion identifies Ulysses; edition/character support only, not literal quotation evidence.Reference checked

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