
That said, there are, technically, 3 exceptions. The final body count reportedly clocked in somewhere around 2500-3000 kills. In fact, it was reported before release that one of the pre-release playtests consisted of a run through in which noone was spared.


You can kill every NPC in the game according to the developers, save one. Unlike Fallout 3, no NPC's have 'plot armor' or are otherwise permanently flagged as 'Essential'.
