Country music legend and actor Kris Kristofferson has died at the age of 88, his family has announced.
“It is with heavy hearts that we share that our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, September 28th,” they said in a statement posted to Kristofferson’s official Facebook page wrote in.
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“We are all so lucky to have him with us. Thank you for loving him all these years and knowing when you see the rainbow that he is smiling at us all,” it concluded, adding that the family asked for “privacy during this time.” . this time.
While many people know Kristofferson for the music career that initially propelled him to stardom and made him a country household name, or for his roles in films like the Blade trilogy, the musician and The actor is also one of the many celebrities to speak out about his acting talents in Fallout New Vegas and is the reason why many people of my generation discovered him.
Christopherson voices Chief Hanlon in the Obsidian game, which also stars the recently departed Matthew Perry, who leads the NCR rangers from the balcony of golf camp, which can be seen here Great view of Lake Mead, especially if you play with modern hardware. If you go straight through the main quest, or don’t take the NCR path, he’s easily missed, but well worth doing the quests involving him, Return to the Sender.
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To me, this is one of the many underrated encounters in New Vegas that really gives you a sense of Hanlon’s unique perspective on the game’s world and the war brewing within it. Kristofferson’s dulcet tones are the perfect way to convey the pragmatic and war-weary veteran’s perspective, a character that helps add some depth to an NCR faction that might otherwise feel uninteresting compared to the group it’s pitted against personality.
Despite the lofty philosophies, politics, and pretense at play, one of New Vegas’ greatest strengths is that it never fails to depict events in a humanistic way, forcing you to think about what the conflict meant to the local people just trying to Get through it. Hanlon and his quest are about grappling with this problem. I won’t tell you more here because it’s a story worth experiencing in the game if you haven’t experienced it
Of course, Fallout fans on social media are also paying tribute to Kristofferson today, with a series of posts on platforms such as Twitter and Reddit seeing those who interacted with the character share their condolences, as well as paying tribute to those who haven’t yet reached out Recommended by players who have experienced this character.
