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Should You Kill or Spare Brigadier Montelli in The Outer Worlds 2?

Sparing Montelli reportedly avoids a boss fight and reveals more if you meet the Speech 5 prerequisites; killing him offers combat and 300 XP, with the same named loot available either way.
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If you can meet the peaceful route’s prerequisites, sparing Brigadier Montelli avoids a boss fight and preserves Marshal Corbin’s support while adding information to the conversation. Killing him is the combat option and, according to the available guide, awards 300 XP. The guide says both choices leave Montelli’s Chainspark Cannon and Officer Regalia available to collect, so those items do not decide the choice.

What changes when you spare or kill Montelli?

Choice Reported outcome Best fit
Spare Montelli A Speech 5 dialogue option makes him stand down. The guide says Marshal Corbin remains loyal, Montelli shares that he acted under someone else’s orders, and his Chainspark Cannon and Officer Regalia remain available. You want to avoid the fight, keep Corbin’s support, and hear the additional information.
Kill Montelli The guide reports a boss fight and a 300 XP award. It says the same weapon and armor can be collected afterward. You prefer the fight or want the reported XP rather than the peaceful resolution.

The guide describes the choice as having limited effect on the main story, with later flavor or ending-slide differences. It also says the decision about the Vox Relay’s destination still comes afterward either way. These are the guide’s reported mechanics, not officially confirmed details.

How to unlock the peaceful option

The encounter takes place on the Vox Relay command floor during the main quest “The Saboteur of Paradise.” According to the guide, the peaceful route requires Marshal Corbin’s cooperation, reading every entry on Montelli’s terminal, and Speech level 5 when you speak with Montelli.

  1. Get Corbin to cooperate. The guide says you can do this with a Writ of Conscription or a Speech check.
  2. Read Montelli’s terminal. Read every available entry before confronting him. The guide specifically points to the dialogue about sending Corbin’s official notice.
  3. Speak with Montelli and choose the Speech 5 option. The guide says this makes him stand down instead of starting the boss fight.

The guide reports these dialogue lines for the peaceful exchange: “These extreme measures were never your idea in the first place, were they, Montelli?” and “Do what you know is right, not what your puppeteer tells you.” It says the first depends on Corbin’s cooperation and reading the terminal data, while the second requires Speech level 5. The lines are transcribed from the guide and have not been verified against an official script.

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Which choice should you make?

Spare him for dialogue and a peaceful resolution

If your character meets the stated requirements, sparing Montelli is the stronger fit for a dialogue-focused playthrough: it avoids combat, retains Corbin’s support, and yields the extra information described by the guide. You do not give up the named weapon or armor, which it says remain collectable.

Kill him if you want the fight or XP

If you would rather resolve the encounter through combat, killing Montelli is a reasonable role-play choice. The guide reports a 300 XP reward, but no difference in access to the Chainspark Cannon or Officer Regalia.

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How certain are these outcomes?

The reported mechanics come from one secondary guide; no official source was located, and the gameplay was not independently tested. Treat the Speech requirement, XP reward, item availability, and later story effects as that guide’s account rather than verified official details.

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