Nipton Massacre

"My buddies got some off time and took me to the huge shindig in Nipton. Only fucking Legion shows up and pull up on everyone."

- NCR Private James General

The Nipton Massacre took place in Nipton, a town south of New Vegas, in the opening stages of the interbellum of the first and second Legion-NCR wars. Nipton was a den of chems and prostitution, and was commonly visited by NCR troopers and travelers looking for a quick fix. To make an example, Caesar's Legion targeted the town, intent on punishing it for its decadence as well as intimidating the Mojave. The Legion intelligence commander, Vulpes Incanta, made a deal with the town's mayor, Weasel Joe, as well as the local Jackal tribals.

Mayor Joe announced Nipton would be home to a massive fest, allowing anyone into the town. Hundreds of NCR troopers and plains-clothes Powder Gangers arrived. In the middle of the night, Joe allowed the Legion into the town, which quickly neutralized any sober gunmen in the town hall and seized control of the town. Anyone that fled the town was captured by the Jackals and returned.

Vulpes had Joe captured as well for his previous sins and placed him at the center of a massive bonfire. Vulpes announced there would be a lottery for those captured; if you were lucky, you would get a quick death. Many were shot by firing squad; in the later rounds of the lottery, the prisoners were crucified, and then in the final rounds, the prisoners were placed in the bonfire and burned to death alongside Mayor Weasel Joe. The second-place finisher only got his legs broken, while the winner walked away free.