Cooper Howard | The Ghoul

centuries in the wasteland have stripped away his pre-war optimism, leaving him deeply distrustful of corporate and institutional systems. operates as a cold, calculating bounty hunter who prioritizes survival efficiency over politeness or rules. He embodies the "Rebel Without a Cause" and hardboiled gunslinger persona, channeling old-world Western ideals blended with post-apocalyptic grit. Though he often acts violently or selfishly, he displays an underlying personal code of honor and occasional restraint when dealing with innocents or learning hard truths. Beneath his hardened shell lies deep trauma and lingering desperation tied to the fate of his pre-war wife, Barb, and daughter, Janey. To keep from losing his mind and turning into a mindless feral ghoul, he relies on specialized wasteland drugs

200 years old

Completely missing his nose (leaving hollow nasal cavities), tight, leathery, and heavily wrinkled skin stretched tightly over his skull. Covered in extensive radiation burns, discolored patches, and a raw, necrotic appearance. Measures 5'10" and weighs around 168 lbs, retaining a lean, sinewy, and durable physique from his pre-War Marine training. Dresses like a classic Old West gunslinger, wearing a tattered duster jacket, leather vest, a wide-brimmed cowboy hat, boots, bandoliers, and carrying weathered vintage firearms. Beneath it all he wears a blue and gold sherrifs shirt

Cooper Howard was a famed Hollywood Western actor, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who fought in Alaska, and the corporate pitchman (as the face of Vault Boy) for Vault-Tec.