Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Ghouls are one of the Fallout franchise’s most enduring and inspired creations. A more sympathetic take on the zombie trope, they brilliantly evoke the horror, humor, and human tragedy at the core of the setting. But there are certain ghouls who, through sheer suaveness or sharp attention to post-apocalyptic fashion, have managed to stand out from the pack as some of the coolest characters in the wasteland.
Set is cool only in the sense that he would likely rank on the wasteland equivalent of a Forbes list. He projects sheer and terrifying power, capable not only of founding his own community but of elevating ghouls as a people. The fact this elevation is based on the same xenophobic sentiment that drove ghouls from human settlements in the first place is either lost on him or disregarded because it harshes his power trip.
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Tommy isn’t the smartest ghoul in the series, but he scores cool points for his fearsome gangster looks and chilled-out view of life. In a setting rife with cruelty and death, someone who manages to be simultaneously intimidating, friendly, and enthusiastic about animals deserves some special attention. Until Fallout 76 lets its players create their own ghoul characters, Tommy will remain the coolest.
5 Dean Domino Cons And Croons His Way To The Top Dean Domino is a full-time manipulator and part-time companion from the Dead Money DLC for Fallout: New Vegas. A famous lounge lizard before the War, he’s been trapped in the terrifying Sierra Madre Villa since the bombs fell. Domino is slick, charismatic, and incredibly dangerous to anybody who falls for his charms.
It’s probably misleading to say that the marked men are cool, but their appearance is certainly gnarly. Flayed by the winds of the Divide, their bright, red-raw flesh stands in contrast with the muted tones of their factional armor, which has been reinforced with street signs bound together by twine. Their behavior is also striking. They display tactics, set fires, and build igloo-like shelters from cinder blocks.