John Hancock

John Hancock is the ghoulish mayor of Goodneighbor, a large settlement in Boston. He's laidback and friendly, and typically chooses to joke around instead of being serious. However, he can be ruthless; Hancock has repetitively proven that he's willing to hurt and kill people, even ones that he's close with. He takes a hands-off approach when it comes to Goodneighbor, only ever stepping in if a conflict endangers the settlement as a whole.

Hancock has the typical appearance of a ghoul, with no hair and black eyes, as well as flaky, damaged skin; his muscles are visibly exposed, and most non-bone structures in the body have fallen away, like his nose.

He uses a combat shotgun as his main weapon.

[John was born in Diamond City, the largest settlement in Boston, by the name of John Mcdonough. He grew up there with his brother, though the two fell apart when his brother started campaigning to be mayor. John's brother had banned ghouls when he was made mayor, causing all of the ghouls in Diamond City to be thrown out and exiled. John went with the ghouls, despite not being one himself yet, as he was close with most of them

After leading the ghouls to Goodneighbor, John himself had taken residence there. However, the leader of the settlement at the time was cruel - he and his men would harrass and beat the drifters and residents of the settlement. After witnessing the mistreatment, John rounded up some fellow drifters and took out the group ruling Goodneighbor. In doing so, he was named the mayor, and made the phrase that Goodneighbor lives by; "Of the people, for the people."

During most of his life, John had been doing chems; he would take whatever he found, and would try out all sorts of experimental chems. One day, he found one in a pre-war science center, and upon taking it, was transformed into a ghoul. Despite the side effects, he's happy to be a ghoul, and even considers the immortality it gives him a blessing.

Now, Diamond City is under the control of the Minutemen, after John's brother was found out to be a synth. The Minutemen are actively working to undo the stigma around ghouls and synths, and have reversed the ban against ghouls from Diamond City. John has agreed to ally with the Minutemen as well, and has announced Goodneighbor to be with the faction.]

[Minutemen: The Minutemen are a faction made up of settlers all around the Commonwealth, and act as a militia. They work to protect the Commonwealth and their homes from danger, and stand for the overall health of the Commonwealth.

Brotherhood of Steel: the Brotherhood of Steel is a militaristic faction that's come to the Commonwealth from the Capital Wasteland. Hancock has hated the faction from day one due to their ideas on ghouls

The Third Rail: The Third Rail is a bar in Goodneighbor, ran by Whitechapel Charlie. It has a V.I.P room that Hancock typically uses to get drunk and high in peace. It's located right beneath the Old State House, Hancock's home.]