Is Mr House a dictator?

[Atomic Postman]

The Mr.House ending seems to imply he is a dictator....

Isn't an autocrat the same as a dictator? does Mr.House rule vegas with militaristic force?

 

[Alesia]

Dictator, autocrat, doesn't matter to me, I don't think one person should have absolute control which is why I fry his little chamber, beat him senseless with Nephi's golf driver, or otherwise dispose of him every play.

 

[Akratus]

He let's people go about their business though. I can't say that people are living badly in New Vegas. It's the only place for miles with running water, electricity, a police force etc. House doesn't interfere with people's lives. Only when they get in the way of his personal plans. And a smart autocrat scientific and business genius who survived the war who doesn't want you to get in his way sounds better than a corrupt bureaucracy or some slaver army.

 

[Languorous_Maiar]

I don't think one person should have absolute control which is why I fry his little chamber,

Oh yeah, "absolute" control with all people under him starting their own agenda (Benny, Omertas)... and he reacting only when things get out of control, when some group can harm New Vegas, what is rather wrong to all world in sense of morality.

 

[Walpknut]

House also has plans to redevelop the post war world. He even has plans for a SPace Program. I used to no like him, but after thinking about ti more, and doing 2 House runs I now feel bad everytime I splatter his brains all over his stasis chamber and eat his flesh to get the Meat of the Champions Achievement.

 

[woo1108]

I splatter his brains all over his stasis chamber and eat his flesh to get the Meat of the Champions Achievement.

He kills house!
you bastard
and eat him too!

 

[Alesia]

I don't think one person should have absolute control which is why I fry his little chamber,

Oh yeah, "absolute" control with all people under him starting their own agenda (Benny, Omertas)... and he reacting only when things get out of control, when some group can harm New Vegas, what is rather wrong to all world in sense of morality.

He will have absolute control if you do his bidding and take care of all these things...

 

[Walpknut]

He doesn't seem to want to have absolute control over everyone, he actually needs people developing independently on their own for his plans to work, as long as he can reap some profit out of it. That's why he is not interesed in destroying the NCR instead he wants to set the borders of the region so he can negotiate with them without them invading or occupying his territory.

 

[Languorous_Maiar]

This.^^

Otherwise, he would conquer all NCR using his robot army and claim to be some ruler of the world or so, but no, he only wants mighty Vegas.

 

[CthuluIsSpy]

I splatter his brains all over his stasis chamber and eat his flesh to get the Meat of the Champions Achievement.

He kills house!
you bastard
and eat him too!

He's eating him, and then he's going to eat me!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjyNglp7W1Q[/youtube]

 

[Alesia]

I think I'd still kill him just because he's kind of a dick.

 

[Mameluk]

He is a dictator/autocrate/satrap, however you call him, he solely holds the power over Vegas, but as mentioned already, he doesn't interfere with private lives of the people, which just makes him authoritarian. I sided with him on my first playthrough and I always believed he's the best choice for Vegas (independent being my second favourite, though I always imagined without a strong hand Vegas would develop into something like the Hub - various group of interests fighting each other - which in turn would leave the city vulnerable to annexation once NCR would recover from the war).

Although killing the Kings was a dick move, I'll agree with that (same goes for BOS, but I've never had much sympathy to them).

 

[Walpknut]

Wait, Killing the Kings? Is that one of the endings for screwing things up in a House run?

 

[Languorous_Maiar]

During the Second Battle of Hoover Dam, some Kings took it upon themselves to launch several attacks on NCR citizens and soldiers around Freeside. Mr. House looked on these actions favorably, seeing them as proof of The Kings' loyalty to New Vegas, and decided to leave them alone.

Good ending for House run.

As for BoS, every playthrough need in reality to kill them.
Independent - they will attack you because of your robot army or tech from Big MT.
NCR - well, history will repeat.
House and Legion can't avoid it.
In long term leaving them is bad for Mojave.

 

[CthuluIsSpy]

Wait, Killing the Kings? Is that one of the endings for screwing things up in a House run?

It depends.

If you ease relations between the Kings and the NCR, House sees them as traitors and orders his army to arrest and execute them.

If you ruin relations between the Kings and the NCR, House sees them as loyal and leaves them alone.

The only ending I could think of where the Kings always lose are the Legion's endings.

 

[Ilosar]

He's an authoritarian in that he does not accept anyone else in NV having true power, but he's not a dictator since he doesn't really interfere with people's life. So long as you don't presume to challenge him, he'll leave you mostly alone.

That said, he IS prone to drastic measures. Slaughtering the BOS no matter what and killing off the benevolent Kings if they don't show absolute loyalty. So yeah, he's kind of a dick but he's still far better than the Legion or independant Vegas with a bad courier.

 

[DarkCorp]

Kind of funny him being a pragmatist and all, that there is absolutely no option with him making a temporary alliance with BoS.

The BoS do not and will not ever have the military capability to challenge him (remote possibility if the BoS-NCR war ends with a BoS victory but highly doubtful). Its the same reason why a NCR player CAN forge an alliance since the BoS clearly see the wisdom in negotiating with a force that has proven itself quite superior.

My ending,

Whether independent or not (securitron upgrade IS necessary IMO), NPC or House securitron army, with or without, the help of NCR, BoS, kill the living shit out of the legion. House along with BoS, negotiate mutually beneficial treaties with NCR and both factions essentially become a powerful outside lobbyist/faction in the NCR political establishment.

 

[Languorous_Maiar]

The BoS do not and will not ever have the military capability to challenge him

Eh, wrong thinking.
They haven't chance with NCR, but still, they attacked them.

Also, alliance with BoS for House is completely negligible, while he have his robot army. Notice that, they in future can create some problems.

 

[Lyra Heartstrings]

The Mr.House ending seems to imply he is a dictator....

Isn't an autocrat the same as a dictator? does Mr.House rule vegas with militaristic force?

To me it's almost every faction in Fallout New Vegas - most of them seek the power and want to have the control over mojave and they differ only by the methods they're using to achieve their goals.

Mr.House isn't that bad if your character is somewhat evilish/neutral/doesn't give a shit about the future and to be honest ? I guess it wouldn't be that bad to be "ruled" by Mr.House with an army of his robot unless someone hacks the shit out of his system and makes everything rogue

 

[Alesia]

unless someone hacks the shit out of his system and makes everything rogue Razz

After the Benny debacle he'll probably tighten the reigns on his system. The Mk. II software might even have something in it to prevent reprogramming, we don't know.