The Companions of "Fallout 4" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Codsworth

Codsworth is a Mr. Handy robot that cares for the family of the Sole Survivor. He is left at the house as the family flees to Vault 111 and survives the blast. In the 200 years that followed, Codsworth kept himself busy with chores but the toll hit hard on his emotional cores as his worry for the family wore on.

His companion perk, 'Robot Sympathy', gives the player damage resistance against robots such as Assaultrons or a Mr. Gutsy.

Answer: Dogmeat

Dogmeat is...well, a dog. One of the first companions you get to meet, he can help find items or weapons and sniff out enemies to do battle with. Dogmeat is also pivotal in the story, helping you find the man who kidnapped your son Shaun, and killed your spouse in Vault 111.

He doesn't have a companion perk, instead you get a perk in your perk chart dedicated to him, called 'Attack Dog', which enables his bite to stall enemies for more VATS accuracy and potentially cause bleeding or crippling of limbs.

Answer: Preston Garvey

Preston Garvey is first seen trapped in the Museum of Freedom in Concord, along with his ragtag group of survivors trying to fend off a rowdy group of raiders. With your help, you get to rebuild Sanctuary Hills and eventually, many other settlements in the Commonwealth. For a time, he was left suicidal when the Minutemen imploded after the Quincy Massacre, and with his remaining settlers, they moved from place to place with only failure being the fruit of their labour.

His main weapon is the Laser Musket, and his companion perk is 'United We Stand', which gives you 20% more damage and an additional 20 damage resistance when facing 3 or more foes.

Answer: Cait

Cait's one of the toughest girls in the Commonwealth. Brought up by uncaring parents and subsequently sold off to slavers, she vowed revenge and 5 years later, after earning enough caps for freedom, she got it by killing her parents in a fit of unmitigated rage. Afterwards, she lived as a prize fighter in the Combat Zone before the Sole Survivor appears and recruits her from manager Tommy.

She loves consuming chems until you help with her addiction in a quest, and her perk is 'Trigger Rush', which boosts Action Points regeneration by 25% when your at 25% health.

Answer: Curie

Curie can be found at the end of the quest 'Vault 81 & the Hole in the Wall', where she is the last remaining member of a team of scientists who were developing diseases and serums via mole rats. She is programmed with a unique personality based on Einstein, Kant and Marie Curie. Midway in journeying with her, she will ask for a change to become human to further her scientific endeavors.

Her companion perk is 'Combat Medic', which allows Curie to heal 100 hit points once per day if you fall below 10% health.

Answer: Strong

Strong was imprisoned after his brothers rejected his intake of the words of Shakespeare from radio actor Rex Goodman, who also became his cell mate. Strong is rescued when the Sole Survivor hears the radio message from Rex. Strong then proclaims how he wants to find the 'milk of human kindness', a drink to make him understand the key to the power of humans.

He is one of the toughest companions around, usually armed with a sledgehammer and enjoys big guns like a minigunm. His perk is 'Bezerk', which gives you a 20% boost in melee damage when you are heavily damaged.

Answer: Piper

Piper Wright is the owner and reporter of 'Publick Occurences', and makes many claims of The Institute having a presence in Diamond City, with the Mayor labeling her a liar and troublemaker. With her little sister Nat at the printer, she will do an interview with the Sole Survivor.

Piper's perk is 'Gift of Gab', which enables you to gain double experience when you find new locations and succeed at speech checks.

Answer: Deacon

Deacon is one of the top agents in the Railroad, a shadowy group who saves Synths from the slavery of The Institute. Deacon once discriminated suspected Synths in his youth and joined a gang who lynched them. Eventually growing disgusted by these actions, he left them and married a woman who turned out to be a Synth. She would be murdered by the gang he left, and he joined the Railroad to atone for his actions.

His perk is 'Cloak and Dagger', which gives a 40% increase in sneak attack damage and longer duration when using Stealth Boys.

Answer: MacCready

MacCready first appeared in Fallout 3, as a boy and Mayor of Little Lamplight. Now, he is struggling to find means to supply caps and find a means to cure his son Duncan. He loves questionable activities like stealing and pick-pocketing.

His perk is 'Killshot', which gives you 20% more accuracy to head shots in VATS.

Answer: Nick Valentine

Nick Valentine is a prototype Synth rejected by The Institute. His personality is a copy of a pre-war policeman and struggled to find a living in Diamond City before being accepted for helping a girl from slavers. He struggles with his own identity, due to having the memories of the old Nick, but eventually comes to accept that he is now complete and with purpose in the Commonwealth.

He also helps with the Sole Survivor get closer to finding Shaun. His perk is 'Close to Metal', which decreases the cool down period of terminals by 50%.