

The Lost Lenore: Doc Mitchell's wife died years before the game begins.Karmic Jackpot: It's possible to repay him for saving your life by defending his home from the Powder Gangers.Frontier Doctor: Doc Mitchell is a former vault resident/traveler, who eventually settled down here with his wife.House (the man who forced him out of his home) can also be considered this. or you can stab him and the rest of the town in the back by joining the Powder Gangers and killing almost everyone in town, becoming the metaphorical viper. The Farmer and the Viper: You have the opportunity to thank Doc Mitchell for saving your life by killing the Powder Gangers who were planning on conquering Goodsprings.Embarrassing Nickname: "Molebutt", according to Sarah Weintraub from Vault 21.He is actually from Vault 21 beneath New Vegas. He is the man who removes the bullet from your head at the beginning of the game. Not Evil, Just Misunderstood: How most of the town sees Victor, seeing him as simply a friendly and harmless robot.In return, the Courier saves them from the Gang which wants to attack their village. First Doc Mitchell saved the Courier's life without asking for anything in return, and after that Sunny Smiles shows him/her how to survive and fight. Karmic Jackpot: If the player helps them fight the Powder Gangers.First Town: Goodsprings is where the Courier starts their journey and where they can get a handle on several of the game's basic mechanics.The Farmer and the Viper: Becomes this with a Powder Gangeraligned Courier, where their kindness in taking them in and nursing them back to health is repaid with betrayal and a slaughter of the townsfolk.Eventually, the town is abandoned entirely and only visited by prospectors and tourists who come to see the grave where the Courier "rose from the dead". Only Chet and a handful of citizens are spared, who are all either enslaved or at least stuck under the Powder Gangers' rule. Downer Ending: If you side with the Powder Gangers, almost the entire town's population is slaughtered in a gunfight by the very Courier that Doc Mitchell had saved.Curb-Stomp Battle: If you get all the people to help, the town will completely annihilate the Powder Gangers, without the player having to fire a single shot.Cool Old Guy: Pete is a very friendly former scavenger who happens to be armed to teeth with dynamite.In the Legion ending, they abandon the town. House has Victor permanently stationed at the town to protect and watch them. If the NCR takes over, they experience increased trade but struggle under higher taxes. Bittersweet Ending: Three out of their five endings are this.But if they are threatened, they will turn the attackers into Swiss cheese. Beware the Nice Ones: Goodsprings is arguably, the friendliest settlement in the game.
