The Replicated Man The Replicated Man is a " Fallout 3 " side quest . It is a PC and Xbox 360 achievement , and PS3 trophy . The quest follows the story of an unidentified humanoid robotic prototype , an android , who is hiding from its creator somewhere in the Capital Wasteland . Detailed walkthrough . Starting the quest . The quest is given to the player character by Dr . Zimmer in Rivet City , who tasks the Lone Wanderer to track down an android that has escaped . The android has gone independent and does not wish to return . Alternatively , the quest can also be started by finding one of the Replicated Man holotapes . The quest can also be started when approached by Victoria , who asks the player character to stop asking so many questions and later tells them about an android who thinks he ' s human . Find more clues . After the quest has started , three more clues need to be found . Generally , these are tied to certain non - player characters with two options to obtain a clue from each of those people : through dialogue or by finding a holotape / terminal in the person ' s possession or room . For details on who these people are , please see Replicated Man holotapes . If asked where to start tracking down the android , then Dr . Zimmer suggests searching the offices of " doctors and techies " and adds the optional objective of talking to Dr . Preston in Rivet City . Preston hands the Lone Wanderer one of the android ' s recordings and tells them that similar tapes were sent to almost every doctor in the Wastelands . The Railroad . At any time during this quest ( including underwater ) , one may be approached by a woman named Victoria Watts of The Railroad , an organization dedicated to helping androids gain their independence . Herbert Dashwood , Tulip , Father Clifford and Manya are also members of the Railroad . She asks the player to tell Dr . Zimmer that the android is dead , and gives them a piece of his body to support the claim . If the quest has not been started yet ( e . g . the holotapes have been obtained , but not viewed ) , it will then begin . After receiving the android component , one can simply end the quest by giving it to Zimmer . However , the reward for taking this path is small compared to the other two endings ' rewards . If the player character does not choose to finish the quest using this method , then the dialogue options for Victoria Watts will stay the same as when she first meets them , even after completing the quest using any other method . Looking for Pinkerton . After obtaining the third clue , A free man . . . a new man . . . , the Wanderer learns that Horace Pinkerton , in the broken bow near Rivet City , " reconstructed " the android , making him the only one who knows the android ' s current appearance and whereabouts . Since he ' s rather hard to get to , players that have yet to finish one of the final goals for the Wasteland Survival Guide , specifically the one that requires the Lone Wanderer to find out the history of Rivet City , may want to use this opportunity to also speak to Pinkerton about the city ' s history , although once he ' s been found , one can then exit through the locked door discussed below and later come back in that way , bypassing the underwater route . There are two ways to enter the bow section , either by picking a locked door ( 100 Lockpick skill required ) on the port side or by entering an underwater door where the bow section has broken off . The latter requires the Lone Wanderer to swim a moderate distance through irradiated water . If this mission is put off until a Lockpick skill of 100 is met , then the long route may be bypassed ; without the required Lockpick skill swimming is the only option . The quicker , less radiation way is simple : climb the ship to the deck , and then slip off the side at the bow . Go down as low as possible before falling through the floor to the water . No damage is taken , and less rads . Note : The door can be unlocked from the inside , and locked ( Easy ) for a small amount of XP , using the switch . An inordinate amount of non - fun time swimming around ( and drowning ) just looking for the underwater entrance can be frustrating . Head to the back of the marketplace to a door outside , where one should be facing the broken bow . Drop into the water and swim down to the right , where there should be an opening with a door . On the other side is a flooded hallway , so swim quickly forward and surface for air . Assuming one came straight through the door and are now in the middle facing away from it , there will be a tunnel / hall to the right ; face that way and go under towards it , open the door , and keep going straight to another door , open it , and come up for air . Enter the door that was just opened , then the next door on the left , through another door ahead , then go up the stairs , and into a room which is out of the water . Several traps , mines , and leveled mirelurk s protect this section of the broken ship . When the player character finally speaks with Pinkerton , he will reveal that the android ' s name is Harkness and that he personally performed the facial reconstructive surgery and memory wipe . He will also reveal that Harkness ' mind was not actually wiped , but rather his old identity has been buried deep and that it can be reactivated by means of a certain code word . Harkness is now employed as the security chief in Rivet City , and was actually the person who greeted the Lone Wanderer upon arrival in Rivet City . Pinkerton also gives them the password to his terminal downstairs ; the information from the terminal can be downloaded to one ' s Pip - Boy as proof to Harkness who will want to see it . Harkness can be confronted directly about this even if the terminal entry hasn ' t been read . The easiest way out of this area of the ship is through the " Very Hard " locked door . On this side of the door is a switch that can be activated to unlock the door . This makes going back to Pinkerton for any reason much simpler . The decision . There are now several possible courses of action which will complete the quest :