The King of New Vegas
"Johnny Midnight here to keep you company through the night, but before we start with the tunes, I've got a doozy of a news story that our roadie promises me is not some kind of joke. Even though Las Vegas went up in smoke during the Boom, apparently one of its most famous residents, the King himself, was not among the dead. Elvis and his crew were in the quiet little town of Elko, Nevada when the bombs dropped and I guess they've been busy in the years since the air cleared out. Their scheme is to turn Elko into the new Las Vegas of the Boomlands, apparently with Elvis himself as their king. In addition to ruling what they're calling New Vegas--apparently by divine right--Elvis will be headlining three shows a week in the newly opened Beale Theater and Casino. So I guess if you happen to make it to the boring part of Nevada, you can see a show by the King and play a few rounds of blackjack before you head back out into the wasteland. Kind of hard to follow that story up with anything but The King, so I think I gotta spin some Viva Las Vegas now."--Johnny Midnight, Revolution Radio
Elvis Presley should have been in Vegas when the bombs dropped, but he managed to survive thanks to a series of events that probably couldn't have happened to anyone else. Several hours before the bombs dropped, the King decided that he wanted a very specific hamburger from a restaurant in Elko, Nevada. When you're The King of Rock & Roll, you can pretty much have whatever hamburger you want whenever you want, so Elvis and the crew piled into a couple of cadillacs and hit the road. With no shows scheduled due to the holiday weekend, Elvis decided to put everyone up in a hotel for a few days instead of driving right back. When the alert came over the TV that nukes were incoming, the group took shelter in the hotel basement, where they stayed until it was safe to venture back above ground.
The survivors in Elko never chose Elvis to be their leader, but even in the early days he was often able to influence camp decisions by simply voicing his opinion and trusting that his stature would keep those who disagreed quiet. It worked, and by the time the survivors had secured the basic necessities, Elvis was the de facto leader of the community. His power only grew when he proposed turning Elko into the Las Vegas of the Boomlands. When he started calling himself the King of New Vegas, nobody even thought to challenge him.
Type
Self proclaimed
Form of Address
King
Source of Authority
Pure Force of Ego
Length of Term
Indefinitine
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