Fallout: New Vegas

Fallout: New Vegas

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Charlie Kelly build - New Vegas
By Cpt.JUNIPER
This is my guide for a role-play build for Charlie Kelly from the hit FX sitcom 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'
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Stats
S.P.E.C.I.A.L

Strength: 5
- As a man that regularly bashes rats, stalks and digs through mountains of trash, he keeps fairly strong
Perception: 6
- He can sense a rat from great distances, as well as being aware of the McPoyle family bird which was so well hidden
Endurance: 7
- Being someone who regularly abuses substances, gets in fights, and can take a few good hits without going down
Charisma: 4
- He tends to find himself getting caught on his own words, and does not do well in high-pressure social situations
Intelligence: 2
- Illiterate, ignorant and generally dumb. Usually making the worst choice for any specific situation (plus it should give him the option for the low intelligence dialogue options
Agility: 7
- He is a beautiful and graceful dancer, who also has the habit of crawling around in vents and tight spaces

Luck: 6
- He won big in Atlantic city and he's Irish


Perks

Regular Perks

Friend of the night
Being that he plays night crawlers regularly, and spends lots of time in dark places such as sewers and basements, it makes sense that he would've adjusted to seeing in the dark fairly well

Hunter
He is a seasoned killer of creatures (there's a reason he has a rat stick)

Rad Child
Charlie thrives in squalor and filth

Lead belly
Being a regular consumer of viscous chemicals, such as glue and bleach, his stomach would be more than prepared for the dangerous germs, bacteria and radiation coating the food of the Mojave

Mysterious Stranger
The mysterious stranger has a similar vibe to Barney, the hallucination that Charlie talks to while dealing with the Pepe conspiracy, which is pretty much the only reason I added this one

Them's Good Eatin'
Charlie eats all sorts of ♥♥♥♥


Challenge/special perks

Animal Control
Again, as someone who's wiped out generations of rats, he would be well versed in animal murder

Day Tripper
He is a severe alcoholic, as well as a regular abuser of anything that produces noxious fumes

Tough guy
Charlie, as part and parcel of his weird and dangerous lifestyle, gets injured regularly


traits

Hoarder
self-explanatory

Logan's Loophole
Being addicted to mind-altering substances, he would absolutely take the trade-off
Equipment
Clothing

The outfits and armours for Charlie are definitely the most difficult pieces of this build to put together. Since he usually just wears a normal jeans and shirt combo, with exceptions for his double denim with a cowboy hat or bandanna, or special episodes like the day-man play or the liberty bell episode. So, for this, we'll need to do a little bit of thinking outside the box.

Repairman or Robco Jumpsuit
These two are most similar to his janitor uniform when he works as the school janitor briefly in one of the lethal weapon episodes

Viva las vegas or Fancy gambler suit
These slightly resemble the Day-man outfit from the end of his day-man musical, minus the white top hat (a black one can be found worn by Mortimer in the ultra-luxe if you're desperate for a top hat)

All-purpose science suit
This science suit very closely resembles the containment suits both Mac and Charlie wear in the bar quarantine episode. This one, however, doesn't come with a beer hole.

Memphis Kid outfit
This, boiled down, is a simple jeans and t-shirt combo. Exactly the kind of outfit he would wear, even if it's not identical to any of his actual outfits.

Bandanna or Jessup's bandanna
ROCK, FLAG AND EAGLE

Ranger brown hat
looks quite like the hat he wears when trying to sell oil to strangers, and trying to convince a woman to date Frank

Shabby gambler outfit
Looks very much like the outfit Charlie wears with his cowboy hat when trying to sell oil to strangers

Well-heeled gambler suit
somewhat matches the outfit Charlie wears to the fancy restaurant with Frank

Pre-War businesswear
looks kind of like the white suit he wears in the "gang exploits religion" episode

Slave scarf or Head wrap
These resemble the bandana type hat that Charlie wears when he's working in the sweat shop

Roving trader outfit
mildly resembles the outfit he wears when junkyard diving with Frank (more closely resembles Franks outfit in that episode)

Desert Ranger combat armor
Green jacket. that's pretty much the only resemblance, I couldn't think of anything else.

Wasteland settler outift
Long johns, ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up shirt. This outfit pretty much screams Charlie, even if it doesn't look like anything he's worn in any episode (besides the long johns)

Rawhide cowboy hat
This looks slightly like his "serpico" disguise hat



Weapons

Exact-ish matches
.45 auto pistol
first season episode when the bars are getting robbed and the gang buys a gun, this gun looks very similar to that gun

Flare Gun
Charlie brandishes a flare gun in the episode when the gang gets locked in the brig of a cruise ship

Frag Grenade
In "Mac and Charlie" fake their deaths, Mac and Charlie attempt to blow up Dee's car with a grenade

Fire bomb
a literal in-game Molotov cocktail

Camera
From the episode that introduces Bruce Mathis, as well as the many other occasions he uses a camera


Chainsaw
Charlie wields a chainsaw in the season 3 episode "Mac is a serial killer"


Hatchet
"Storm coming? Hatchet coming"

Not-so-exact matches

Katana
The closest match I could think of to Charlie's Scimitar from the dumpster baby episode

Police pistol
looks pretty similar to the snub-nose revolver, the barrel isn't quite as short as the one Charlie and Frank use throughout the series but I'm pretty sure it's the shortest barrel revolver in the game

9mm pistol or Maria
Is the same caliber and type of pistol the gang buys to defend the bar with

nail plank or baseball bat (GRA) with Baseball bat nails mod
Is the best match I could find for the rat-sticks that he has in various points in the series

9mm submachine gun
Is the closest relation to the Mac 10 that his "Lethal Weapon" character uses
Relations
Factions
There are a variety of factions I think Charlie would be involved in, thanks to his "Wild Card" nature, and his tendency to just do whatever. Plus, he is usually very easily convinced to side with someone as long as they "explain" their side and display some kind of authority. for that reason I won't bother listing the main 3 (NCR, Legion and House). Plus, he loves to do characters, meaning he would fit in with almost every faction.

Freeside
Charlie would definitely feel at home with the impoverished and violent, but friendly and ambitious people of Freeside. I can definitely envision him as a part of the kings, or an employee at the atomic wrangler doing his Charlie Work.

yes man/independant new vegas
He would revel in the idea of being in charge of the strip and having a lackey that just constantly agrees with him.

Companions
Charlie would get along with pretty much all of the companions, especially Boone and Veronica, Boone for his general atmosphere (similar to the crossbow guy from the show) and Veronica for her underground living.
Other Guides
Completed

Dennis Reynolds Build
Randy Marsh Build (New Vegas)


In Progress

New Vegas
Dee Reynolds Build
Mac Build
Frank Reynolds Build
Bob Belcher Build
Gregory House Build
James Wilson Build

35 Comments
this had me dying as a hardcore sunny fan. I've got the shirt,( it says "because of the implication")
MacDofGlasgow 6 Jan @ 3:06am 
I got a real good laugh outta this.
Moose King 28 Dec, 2024 @ 9:21pm 
"Hello? Nerbit? Have I got a character for you!"
wbherrera2 21 Dec, 2024 @ 2:11am 
Dayman would definitely activate ARCHIMEDES II and piss off Arcade (Mantis Toboggan played by Frank)
vermis 20 Dec, 2024 @ 8:09am 
good,
Marea 11 Dec, 2024 @ 12:37am 
dayman and nightman builds next please
SpireOvGirth 7 Dec, 2024 @ 8:32am 
Sterling Archer build when plz, 10 luck 10 charis would be sick nasty
Cpt.JUNIPER  [author] 5 Dec, 2024 @ 4:19pm 
@josephnuttybonkers after some levelling and completing some in-game challenges yes it should be
josephnuttybonkers 5 Dec, 2024 @ 4:13pm 
Is this build achievable natty?
John Milfton 3 Dec, 2024 @ 1:58pm 
i have no words. you absolute legend.