Boozer

Boozer is Deacon's best friend and riding partner, and a former Sergeant-at-Arms of the Mongrels MC. He rides with you from the first mission as the two hunt bounties in the Cascades. What happens to him in the opening hours drives much of the first half of the story.

Role: Companion
Affiliation: Mongrels Motorcycle Club

Found in

Iron Mike's CampIron Mike's Camp, also called the Lost Lake Settlement, is the encampment at the old Lost Lake resort. It becomes your home base mid-story, and its mechanic sells some of the best bike parts in the game.
O'Leary Mountain SafehouseThe O'Leary Mountain Safehouse is the converted Forest Service fire lookout Deacon and Boozer live in at the start. It is your first safe place to sleep and save, and it has a stash of crafting loot.

Good to know

Real name: William Gray. Deacon sometimes calls him Boozeman or Farmer Bill.
Born around 1980 and raised in Adrian, Oregon.
He was married to Joany Gray, who died in a bike crash before the outbreak.
Before the outbreak he drove his own eighteen-wheeler.
He is covered in tattoos, including Mayhem, Vengeance and Farewell Original.
He was the only guest at Deacon and Sarah's wedding.
He still wears his Mongrels cut two years after the club fell apart.
He names his puppy Jack after the Mongrels' president.

Before the outbreak

His father taught him to track and hunt elk, and summers on an uncle's farm gave him his love of bikes. He married his high school sweetheart Joany and rose to Sergeant-at-Arms under Jack. After Joany died in a drunken crash, he nearly drank himself to death until Deacon stepped in.

Personality

Boozer wears his heart on his sleeve and tells friends and enemies exactly where they stand. He cracks jokes, often at his own expense, so friends will not worry about him. He hates cruelty and betrayal, and he carries deep guilt over Joany.

Relationships

He sees Deacon as a brother and calls Sarah his little sister. He backs Deacon's hope of finding her more than anyone does. He has no time for Tucker's labor camp and a special hatred for the Rippers.

Role in the storySpoilerShow

Rippers torture Boozer with a blowtorch, and the burned arm turns septic. Deacon takes him to Lost Lake, where Addy amputates it. He sinks into depression until a puppy and Rikki's blade arm give him purpose again.

Against the RippersSpoilerShow

Boozer is taken hostage in the Ripper raid on Lost Lake. Carlos turns out to be Jessie, a man Boozer and Deacon helped throw out of the Mongrels. Boozer plants the charges that blow the dam above the Ripper compound.

FateSpoilerShow

Boozer drives a fertilizer truck bomb into the gates of Wizard Island. Everyone thinks he died, but he jumped into the lake at the last second. He survives and settles at Lost Lake with Deacon and Sarah.

Things to know

Boozer's errands are small but pay off. We're Getting Low on Meat accepts deer, wolf or crow meat, and bear meat counts if you already carry it. Give Me A Couple Days asks you to find lavender. Bugged The Hell Out has you search a NERO medical unit for sterile bandages. It teaches the checkpoint routine of restoring power and fueling the generator. A short infirmary visit, I Could Use A Hand, rewards Boozer's Shotgun. Checking up on him earns the Bronze trophy Brothers in Arm, and he is playable in the free Challenges mode.