The success of the Fallout TV show makes me really hopeful we'll someday get to see Fallout 4's Nick Valentine in something. There is SO MUCH POTENTIAL in that character's design, premise, and presentation, none of which could be truly realized within the boundaries of Fo4.
Just... LOOK at this grizzled synthetic-detective! The character design alone is too good to be limited to a companion in a Bathesda game. I need this fellow to STAR in something!
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Hi tumblr. I saw that image of Lillard and I giggled so much I had to draw Nick over it. And then I just added some lighting because teehee glowy piss eyes <3
My boyfriend suggested that it was Hancock who sent the ask. So that’s canon now.
Here’s the OG image
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[Valentine Idolizes You]
➼ Word Count » 0.5k
➼ Warnings » None
➼ Summary » Headcanons based on how Nick treats you once idolized.
Starting off with the basics, he's gonna wanna hire you. He'll even offer you his bed in the agency, it's not like he sleeps in it anyway. You, him, and Ellie are gonna be the greatest group of detectives in the Commonwealth. Ellie can hold down the fort at home while you and Nick go solve mysteries.
If he hasn't seen you for more than 2 weeks, then, depending on how many cases he's working on, he's gonna go looking for you. He doesn't wanna come across as overbearing, but he's so concerned about losing you, he honestly can't help but want to ensure that you're alright.
That being said, he's always gonna be there for you. You need someone to talk to? Head on over to Nick's place, you were there for him with Winter and he'll gladly be there for you.
Expect a lot of moments where the two of you just sit in comfortable silence. Him looking over case files and you tinkering with your weapons.
Nick—especially around the holidays—will light a little campfire somewhere in the agency and the three of you (you, Nick, and Ellie) will just sit around and talk. It's one of his favorite past times. Just a nice, comfortable moment to take a breath and celebrate yourselves for all the work you've completed together.
Nick will be one of, if not the, most honest person you'll ever come across. He might soften it a bit but Nick will still tell you the truth, whether it's hard or not. He doesn't think he has it in him to keep something from you.
Nick has a habit of quoting pre-war media because he knows you'll understand the references.
If you have the Mysterious Stranger perk, he'll occasionally sit you down in his office and confide his findings with you. He wants to know what you think about him and every detail involving your interactions with the stranger.
Nick is naturally a more serious and sarcastic person, but he finds that he smiles a lot more when he's with you. Nothing big, but nothing too subtle either.
Whenever you meet someone new, Nick likes to interrogate them. He's like a dad in that sense. Again, he's worried he'll come off as overbearing, but he wants to make sure you're not being taken advantage of.
The kind of guy who teaches you how to tie a tie.
If you agreed to stay with him and Ellie at the agency, then he'll frequently ask if you want to go on walks with him around Diamond City. Domestic things like this make him feel at peace, especially when it's with someone he cares about.
Nick really likes to play blackjack with you and, unless you have a crazy good luck stat, he'll win every time. He, at the very least, isn't prone to bragging. It's one of the pros of playing any competitive game with him.
It’s hard to find, but when he can he’ll make you a cup of coffee. He technically doesn’t need it, but he can remember how much human Nick liked it, and you probably deserved it.
On days that aren't busy, Nick will turn the radio on and you’ll teach each other how to dance to certain songs until Travis mentions something that seems sketchy enough to look into.
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“What if the reason we never heard from Kellogg in Valentine's head outside of that first time was because Valentine is a cool toaster grampa and figured out how to get rid of Kellogg on his own? He's capable of that, right?” I proclaim loudly.
People start booing. They know that Valentine would never do this for the same reason that he has not collected more than one holotape of ten over the course of several decades: Nick Valentine refuses to do anything if he is the only person who would benefit from it. The people, in their righteous anger, begin throwing things. A tato-like plant product collides with my face, and I topple lifelessly to the floor. This reveals a figure standing behind the spot I was moments ago.
Todd howard is puppeting my dead corpse. He notices that he is being stared at, and scuttles away, ashamed only for having been caught.
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