A thread i didn't answered much, because i enjoyed a lot the average quality of characters, while not being a huge fan of any specific.
For instance, in the Vanilla games, i loved all companions, except Rex (they should stop with those canine companions). I was a bit disapointed on the follow up of the great premise that was Lily, but the overall idea was great and refreshing. Other than that, Arcade, Cass, Veronica, Raul, Boone and EDE were all amazing in their own way. If i had to pick, i would say Raul or Veronica, but it would be very hard to put the others aside. Amongs the main factions, i was quite impressed by Robert House and Benny, and enjoyed Caesar, Vulpes, Lucius, Lanius, Yes Man, Victor one way or another. Sadly, the NCR, while omnipresent, had less impressive characters. I liked Crocker, Moore and Hanlon a bit, but not that much. Hanlon had some potentiel, but is only involved in one quest, which means that you don't spend that much time with the guy. Other than that, most NCR officials were forgetables, including Hsiu, Kimball and Oliver.
Amongs the secondary characters, i was pretty fond of Tabitha. It is a shame that she didn't become the new official radio of FoNV, replacing that awfull 3Dogs. She emphasis the shyzophrenia of nightkin, being different than the non-pure moronism, bring back a bit of lore, and manage to be fun and sad at the same time. Despite not being into Elvis, i found the presence of the King quite heartwarming. He wasn't that deep, but i enjoyed spending time with him. I loved to hate Alice McLafferty, Gloria Van Graff and pretty much everyone in the Gunderson vs Phebus vs White Glove Society plotline. I also liked the McNamara & Hardin conflict as both characters seems much more nuanced than Lyons & Casdin. McNamara is caught between being progressive and conservative while Hardin still agree with McNamara on many points and won't take actions if the codex doesn't allow it. Amongs tertiary characters, i liked the Khans, the Kings, The Enclave Remnants, the characters involved in the Vault 22 plotline, the Bright brotherhood plotline, the Garrets quests and the lottery plotline. While being one of my favourite characters in Fo2, Marcus didn't leave me any lasting impression in FoNV. I prefered the nod to the Fo1 head of the followers of the apocalypse.
For the DLC, i pretty much loved all the characters of Dead Money, with special mention to Elijah as the best villain post-Fo1, and God/Dog for the shadow of the unity he brings with him. But Christine, Dean Domino and the two main dead characters were all awesome. (although they made a big mistake with Christine voice in Old World Blues). I loved the crews of Old World Blues (Think Tank, Moebius, The Sink etc...) but they all strike me as an ensemble rather than a specific great character. Like almost everyone, i had pretty high expectations about the burned man, that weren't fullfilled by the actual character, but i wouldn't say the character is bad, or lack develloppement. Also, he is voiced by one of my favourite actors. The tribal followers weren't great, but it was great to have them actually feel like companions and comment on everything (relevant to the location itself). I wish they add more stuff like that in upcoming titles. Ulysses was too cryptic for his own good.
