Ezra Parker

Ezra Parker is a con-artist and the owner and financier of the Cliff's Edge Hotel, now living as a Robobrain in Vault 118 .
==Background==
===Pre-War===
Ezra was allegedly a business tycoon who had worldwide renown thanks to events such as preventing the assassination of a viscountVault 118 placard: "In June of 2072, Mr. Ezra Parker prevented the assassination of Viscount Sergey Urbonas by diving between him and the shooter. This silver locket, kept in his breast pocket, deflected the bullet and saved his life." and funding and directing the construction of a hospital in VenezuelaVault 118 placard: "This shovel was used to break ground for the Cardoza Medical Research Center in Venezuela. The funding and management of the construction was overseen by Mr. Ezra Parker." — though at least one of these events was actually a complete fabrication, and the others likely were as well. He was the owner and financier of the Cliff's Edge Hotel on the Island. With the help of other investors and the Vault-Tec Corporation, he started the construction of Vault 118 beneath his hotel, secretly intending to make a personal profit by scamming his investors.
The Vault's intended experiment was to analyze the clash between high wealth residents and working-class residents in a controlled environment. However, after the premier wing of the Vault was built, Ezra stopped sending money for the construction, which was quickly halted as a result. After a discussion with the Vault's overseer, Ezra said he was still waiting for Julianna Riggs to transfer the funds, when in reality Ezra was actually embezzling the money.
===Vault 118===
The premier wing of the Vault was ready when the bombs hit, so Ezra, Julianna, and other premier guests in the hotel were admitted inside the Vault, complete with their cars, luggage, and pets, while the "regular" intended residents were left outside to die. One of the Vault dwellers, Bert Riggs, was the former lead developer of the Robobrain for General Atomics International, and he concluded that the best way to ensure the residents' survival was for all of them to transfer their brains from their human bodies to Robobrains, an idea that all the dwellers accepted, including Ezra. The only way to identify each dweller from another was a small accessory that they always wore, like a bow tie or hat. Ezra's accessory was a striped blue tie.
For the next two centuries, Ezra and the other dwellers lived comfortably in Vault 118. However, in 2287, Julianna became suspicious of Ezra's activities and eventually found out that he was embezzling her money (and had done so for the last 200 years). After a lengthy confrontation in the Vault's atrium, Ezra killed Julianna and took her identity. This was done out of necessity rather than intention, as Ezra had planned to continue stealing Julianna's money for as long as possible. Even his identity theft was done simply to embezzle one last amount of her money before making his escape.The Sole Survivor: "I think you're the real murderer."Ezra Parker: "That's just silly, Detective. Why would I want to kill Mr. Parker?"The Sole Survivor: "Maybe you can give me a reason it couldn't be you."Ezra Parker: "I'm sick all the time, Detective. I don't have the strength to do such a thing."The Sole Survivor: "Ezra was embezzling your money. That's why you killed him and framed Keith."Ezra Parker: "You were so close, Detective. This doesn't have to end in more violence, Detective. Just, walk away. I'll leave and you can tell them I escaped."The Sole Survivor: "Why did you kill Julianna?"Ezra Parker: "I hadn't planned on it, but Julianna figured out what I was doing and had to be dealt with swiftly. I thought I could get a bit more money out of this place before making my escape. What's it going to be, Detective. Join me in getting rich or die defending some outdated ideals?"(DLC03 Vault118 JuliannaRiggs.txt)
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Brain Dead: Ezra is both the supposed victim and the secret culprit of the murder in Vault 118. When the detective arrives to deal with the murder investigation, he will deflect blame to the other denizens, not wanting to blow his cover.Ezra Parker: "Hello Detective. Did you have a question about the heinous murder?"The Sole Survivor: "Did you have any thoughts about the murder?"Ezra Parker: "If you ask me, it's one of those actors. Or that horrible painter. Their type is always the cause of violence."(DLC03 Vault118 JuliannaRiggs.txt) Whether or not the detective discovers the fact that he had switched places with Mrs. Riggs, she is the only person with a motive for murder. Once confronted and/or exposed, he will bribe the detective with a promise of riches, and threaten them should they stick to, in his words, "outdated ideals." Should the detective take his offer, he will leave the Vault after giving them some pre-War money. Otherwise, he will have to be killed by the detective themselves and/or the robotic staff of the vault, as he will not be taken alive.The conclusions of the Far Harbor quest Brain Dead.
==Inventory==
==Notes==
* An unused human version of Ezra Parker can be found in the Creation Kit. In fact, all Vault 118 residents have an unused human variant, including the cut Spencer Lords.
==Appearances==
Ezra Parker appears only .
==Gallery==
Julianna Riggs.png|The actual Ezra Parker
Ezra Parker prewar.jpg|Unused pre-War appearance
==References==
Category:Far Harbor robots and computers
Category:Robobrain characters
Category:Vault 118 characters
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