__TOC__ The main effect of this attribute is that the character cannot be killed, instead it will be temporarily rendered unconscious and wake up again later. In all games, all children in the game are essential characters, so even if a way to attack them is found, they still cannot die. During the quest G.I. Blues, Orris will shoot some Freeside thugs. The shots are scripted to inflict immense fatigue damage on the thugs, which will knock them unconscious as if they were essential. Children were made essential for the sake of "social responsibility", according to Emil Pagliarulo.