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Dogmeat is a recurring dog non-player character (NPC) in the ''Fallout'' series of post-apocalyptic themed role-playing video games. Dogmeat was introduced as an optional companion to the player character in the original ''Fallout'' (1997), and has made cameo appearances in the sequel ''Fallout 2'' (1998) and in some other video games. Another, different Dogmeat is featured in the same role in ''Fallout 3'' (2008) and ''Fallout 4'' (2015). In both incarnations of the character, Dogmeat was well received, becoming widely regarded as one of the best remembered features in the series, as well as one of the most popular sidekick type characters in video gaming overall. ==Appearances== In the original ''Fallout'' by Black Isle Studios and Interplay Entertainment, the protagonist player character, the Vault Dweller, first encounters the feral Dogmeat in Junktown. Dogmeat's former owner (an unnamed man closely resembling Max Rockatansky) died at the hands of thugs hired by a local gangster named Gizmo. If the player character feeds Dogmeat or is wearing a leather jacket, Dogmeat will follow them and fight in their defense. According to the series' canon, Dogmeat was adopted by the Vault Dweller on 30 December 2161, and killed by a force field barrier during the Vault Dweller's assault on the Master's Military Base on 20 April 2162.〔 Dogmeat was supposed to appear in the canceled film adaptation of the game as well.〔Matt Bertz, (Codec Chatter: Assassin's Creed Scribe Corey May ), ''Game Informer'', 1 October 2009.〕 In ''Fallout 2'', Dogmeat makes a non-canonical appearance in an Easter egg type special encounter "Café of Broken Dreams".〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Fallout 2 Walkthrough )〕 During the encounter, Dogmeat can be picked up by the player character, the Chosen One, if the player approaches him wearing Vault 13 jumpsuit (or the Bridgekeeper's robes, due to a bug in the game). If the player chooses to kill Dogmeat, a man named Mel (in a reference to Mel Gibson, the actor who played Mad Max in the film) will appear and try to avenge him.〔 Dogmeat has made uncredited cameo appearances outside of the ''Fallout'' universe in Troika Games' 2001 ''Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura'' (created by ''Fallout'' designer Tim Cain) and in 2004 ''The Bard's Tale'' by inXile Entertainment (headed by ''Fallout'' producer Brian Fargo). However, there were no plans to bring back Dogmeat for the original third ''Fallout'' game project by Black Isle Studios, the canceled ''Van Buren''.〔 An entirely different〔 dog named Dogmeat appears in ''Fallout 3'' by Bethesda Softworks, which begins in the year 2277. According to the developers, this Dogmeat is a descendant of the Vault Dweller's original canine companion. His master, a scavenger, was killed by a band of raiders in the scrapyard where the dog is to be found. Dogmeat can be recruited by ''Fallout 3''s player character, the Lone Wanderer. The dog can find objects of value across the landscape and bring them to the player.〔Chris Hicks, (Three Fallout 3 screens – including Dog Meat | Faithful friend returns in sequel ), GamesRadar, 21 April 2008.〕 ''Fallout 3'' expansion set ''Broken Steel'' optionally (enabled by choosing the 'perk' bonus "Puppies!" after reaching 22nd experience level) allows a killed Dogmeat to be replaced by a new one (with twice as many hit points, that is a starting value of 1,000 instead of 500) whenever he dies during the game.〔Karen Schrier, David Gibso, ''Designing Games for Ethics: Models, Techniques and Frameworks'', page 33.〕 A fanmade mod which provides an armor for Dogmeat was compared by Destructoid to the infamous〔Richard Cobbett, (Feature: The best and worst DLC ), ComputerAndVideoGames.com, 12 February 2012.〕 horse armor paid DLC from Bethesda's ''The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion'', "except free and functional".〔Conrad Zimmerman, (Dogmeat mod for Fallout 3 protects the pooch ), Destructoid, 20 July 2009.〕 Another mod adds Dogmeat to ''Fallout: New Vegas''.〔(Fallout 3 Dogmeat by jakekellen ), Fallout New Vegas Nexus.〕 A new version of Dogmeat appears in ''Fallout 4''. ''Fallout 4''′s Dogmeat is a German Shepherd, and cannot die. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dogmeat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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