James General

Private James General is a friend of Honcho Biggs and Niner, joining them for sometime before becoming the new night guard for Novac.

Fools Rush In
James is coming to the end of his four year tour in the Mojave. To celebrate, his mates take him to the party of the year in Nipton. During the party, a bribed mayor allows the Legion into the town. James and a few Powder Gangers escape, but are captured by Legion-allied Jackal tribals. The Powder Gangers are returned to Nipton, but the Jackals hope to ransom James to the Mojave Outpost...or torture him for the years of victories by the NCR over the Jackals.

The band of Jackals are defeated by Honcho Biggs and Niner. James informs them of what happened in Nipton in exchange for being freed from his bindings. To avoid the Legion, the three hide out with Bradley, a super mutant arms dealer where they resupply. James and other NCR soldiers previously sold arms taken from raiders for an off the book profit, which is how James and Bradley met. After a few days, James, Honcho, and Niner return to a nearly vacant Nipton and loot it for scrap.

The three take the scrap to Novac where they plan to sell it to the Gibson Scrapyard. James hits on everything that moves in town, managing to sleep with Jeannie May, Ada, and several other nameless settlers. Jeannie May is murdered, forcing James to consider his morality for once. With the profits from the scrap, James informs Honcho and Niner he won't be accompanying them to Vegas, instead looking to settle down in Novac as the the town's new night sniper. He plans on marrying Ada, though until then he'll be looking for fresh meat coming up and down Highway 95.

Quotes

 * "Nah, fuck that, I joined up to get out of shovelling brahmin shit back home and to tame some Mojave strange. I've been here for four fucking years." - James on why he enlisted in the NCR
 * "Yeah, with the money from the scrap I can settle down. Marry Ada, nail any broad that comes up Highway 95. The life." - James on settling down in Novac