Burke (Fallout 3)

Mister Burke is Allistair Tenpenny's right-hand man, currently staying at Moriarty's Saloon in 2277.
==Background==
Mister Burke is first found spending his days at Moriarty's Saloon, drinking and talking to Colin Moriarty or asking Gob, the ghoul bartender, questions such as: what is it like being a ghoul, the effects of radiation on his body, and what it's like to live among the non-irradiated populace.
==Daily schedule==
He can be found sitting in a chair in Moriarty's Saloon before the start of the quest The Power of the Atom. If the Lone Wanderer accepts the fusion pulse charge and arms the bomb in Megaton, he will go back to Tenpenny Tower once the task of re-arming the bomb is finished, and will wait for the Lone Wanderer to rendezvous with him. If Megaton is successfully destroyed, he will then spend all of his time in or on the same floor as his suite. However, in any outcome where the bomb does not go off and he is not killed, Burke will simply be disabled the next time the player leaves his current location cell, disappearing from the game.
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* The Power of the Atom: Burke attempts to hire the Lone Wanderer to detonate Megaton's bomb.
===Effects of player's actions===
* If a female Lone Wanderer has the Black Widow perk, she can seduce Burke. Once seduced, he will refer to her as his "lover" and will plan accordingly to go to Tenpenny Tower and convince Tenpenny to not blow up Megaton. Burke will actually disappear from the game altogether, but he will still send four love letters to Colin Moriarty to give to the Wanderer as if he were at Tenpenny Tower. In the last one he will finally break up with her.
* If the Lone Wanderer refuses Burke's offer or disarms the bomb without speaking to him, hitmen will show up at random encounters to attack them.
* If the Lone Wanderer accepts the offer but reports Burke to Lucas Simms, Lucas will attempt to arrest Burke, but will get shot and killed as a consequence. The Lone Wanderer can intervene and save Lucas, but this can only be accomplished by killing or disarming Burke before he opens fire, or by attempting to speak to Simms while he is confronting Burke.
* If the Lone Wanderer has helped Roy Phillips take over Tenpenny Tower before meeting Burke at Megaton, Phillips will make Burke his right-hand man.
* If the Lone Wanderer kills Burke, they gain positive Karma and can still detonate the bomb if having already accepted the offer.
==Inventory==
==Mister Break==
Mister Break is a character found in the sacred bog area of Point Lookout. He is a part of the hallucination that occurs after the Lone Wanderer consumes punga seeds and is seen leaning against an atomic bomb, similar to the Megaton bomb but much larger.Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.85: "Mister Break:Mister Break is a figment of your Punga-infused imagination. Isn't he? Yes, he is. Or is he? Yes, most definitely, he is. Right?" After interacting with him, the bomb explodes, and the Lone Wanderer wakes up outside of the sacred bog. The character looks identical to Mister Burke, including his clothing. When spoken to, he will respond in Tobar the Ferryman's voice and he gives a warning to not get up, saying "you might hurt yourself." Mister Break is an essential character.
==Notes==
* Mister Burke has a house in Megaton next to the bomb in the middle of town, but he never goes there and doesn't even possess its key.
* Mister Burke and Roy Phillips will have a special conversation on Tenpenny's balcony during which Mister Burke reveals his intentions to blow up Megaton, and Phillips expresses his shock if the player character decides to rig the bomb in Megaton and side with Roy Phillips during the Tenpenny Tower quest.
* Stealing items from Mister Burke's house in Megaton does not result in Karma loss.
* He is one of only nine named characters in the base game to have "Very Evil" Karma.
* If one attempts to kill Burke on the Tenpenny Tower balcony, he will panic but not fight back, nor even try to escape.
* If during the quest Tenpenny Tower the ghouls move in non-violently, Mister Burke is the only human who is not killed.
* The Fallout 3 Official Game Guide states that Mister Burke likes to eat at the Brass Lantern, where he can keep an eye on the atomic bomb.Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.86: "Mister Burke:Mister Burke spends his days at Moriarty's Saloon, drinking and talking to Moriarty or asking Gob the Ghoul probing questions about being a Ghoul, the effects of radiation on his body, and what it's like to live among the non-irradiated populace. He also likes to eat at the Brass Lantern restaurant, where he can keep an eye on the atomic bomb." He never visits the Brass Lantern in-game, however, spending all his time at Moriarty's Saloon.
* Allistair Tenpenny will act as if Burke is still alive even if the latter is dead.
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==Appearances==
* Mister Burke appears , and Fallout Shelter.
* Mister Break appears only in the Point Lookout add-on.
==Behind the scenes==
* Mister Burke's script was written by Emil Pagliarulo with the voice of Wes Johnson in mind. Johnson ended up voicing the character by taking the sinister undertones from his performance as Lucien Lachance in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, but subtracting Lucien's accent and adding a more "corporate" tone.Interview with Wes Johnson at Planet Fallout.
* Mister Burke does not exist in the Japanese version of Fallout 3, thus disabling the "detonate the bomb" option in The Power of the Atom, as the Lone Wanderer cannot get the fusion pulse charge under any circumstances. This was done with respect to sensitivity surrounding nuclear weapons, due to the nuclear attacks on Japan during World War II.Kotaku: Bethesda Censors Fallout 3 For Japan
** He, alongside other characters involved in his path of the quest, does however have Japanese voicelines that never go used.Casey Mongilloケイシ・モンジロ (November 28, 2018). Mr. Burke Restored (Japanese Fallout 3 Patch) [フォールアウト3]
==Bugs==
* If the Lone Wanderer kills Burke, after a long while he may respawn, and can be found standing beside the bomb if it is disarmed, though he cannot be engaged in conversation. 
* If the Lone Wanderer kills Burke and disarms the bomb, they will still encounter hitmen. If their bodies are looted, they will have contracts instructing them, signed "-B", as if the Lone Wanderer had not already killed Burke. 
* If Lucas Simms is told about Burke and one pickpockets Burke's ammo before Simms confronts him, Burke may enter into his draw sidearm animation and loop indefinitely. Simms may still drop dead however, as if Burke had killed him, possibly after leaving the saloon. 
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==Gallery==
MrBurkeCA.jpg|Mister Burke concept art by Adam Adamowicz
Mister Break.jpg|Mister Break, his alter ego, can be met after collecting seeds during Walking with Spirits in the sacred bog at the Luck bubblehead.
Simms Burke conflict.jpg
Mr. Burke draws down on Lucas Simms.jpg|Mister Burke killing Lucas Simms
FO3 atomic bomb endslide 2.jpg|Mister Burke in ending slide
FO3 atomic bomb endslide 3.jpg
==References==
Non-game
Category:Megaton characters
Category:Tenpenny Tower characters
Category:Fallout 3 human characters
Category:Fallout Shelter characters
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