Joshua Graham

Joshua Graham, also known as the Burned Man and formerly known as the Malpais Legate, is a Mormon missionary from the settlement of New Canaan and a co-founder of Caesar's Legion as well as its first Legate.

Graham led Caesar's troops to a humiliating defeat in the First Battle of Hoover Dam. Afterward, to show that failure was unacceptable regardless of rank, Caesar had Graham executed, ordering him to be coated in pitch, lit on fire and tossed into the Grand Canyon. Graham survived, however, and left Caesar's Legion behind him. He is the acting leader of the Dead Horses and the central character in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts.

Born in New Canaan, a Mormon community established in what remained of the city of Ogden, Utah, Joshua Graham grew up in peaceful times, learning the trade of a missionary and an interpreter due to his natural aptitude for languages. In 2246, Graham received the call to partake in his sacred service to spread the good word to the people of the wasteland. By the time he left his home, he was already fluent in several tribal dialects. His aptitude for linguistics made him a natural choice when the Followers of the Apocalypse asked for assistance in their expedition to the Grand Canyon. Graham departed New Canaan, following the Long 15 and 89 south towards Arizona to meet two Followers, Bill Calhoun and Edward Sallow on the way, joining their expedition to provide assistance to the local tribes residing in and around the Grand Canyon, and to make a study of their dialects, with Graham providing translations between both groups.

Joshua Graham is at heart a conflicted man. Originally a follower of the Mormon faith, he steadily betrayed everything he held dear in service to Caesar, helping the warlord conquer the tribes of the wasteland.[5] Caught up in maintenance of a brutal, nomadic army of reconditioned tribals, and the long series of conquests east of the Colorado River, Graham slowly became a monster in mind, body, and soul. Small compromises turned increasingly sinister and brutal, with Graham rationalizing them as making the best of a bad situation and doing what needed to be done. In the end, however, he and Caesar had built a society on a foundation of fear and brutality, with his conscience numbed by three decades of warfare and atrocities. Joshua eventually believed his own lies and rationalizations, but after the Legion's defeat at Hoover Dam and his fall into the Grand Canyon, he lost all momentum. Abandoned by Caesar and his people, the fallen Legate was forced to reflect on his life and face the unrecognizable monster that he became. Unlike most, Joshua chose not to blame the influence of Caesar, but himself, and journeyed to seek forgiveness from the people he abandoned three decades prior.

Ceasar believed Joshua's failure was something to make an example of, covering him in pitch, lighting him on fire and throwing Joshua into the Grand Canyon. It took him three days to crawl out. He now wears bandages that cover his whole body except for his eyes. He speaks eloquently, and seriously. He references the Bible for many lessons he teaches and conversations he's apart of.

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