Fawkes

Fawkes is a super mutant in 2277, and a companion of the Lone Wanderer in Fallout 3. He was voiced by Wes Johnson.
==Biography==
===History===
Imprisoned in Vault 87's medical area, Fawkes is an anomaly among his brethren. Where the majority of mutants are aggressive, barely intelligent brutes, he is an educated, soft-spoken person that keeps his violent impulses in check.
He is one of the original dwellers of the Vault, and can still remember glimpses of his past, of the Vault in its prime, with scientists and regular dwellers walking through the halls. However, these glimpses are all that remains of his past, and the inability to recall his past identity torments him to no end.
His origin is the same as any other Vault 87 super mutant: He was taken by the mutants and exposed to the modified FEV used in the Vault's Evolutionary Experimentation Program. However, unlike other victims of the virus, Fawkes managed to survive the mutation process with his mind intact.
Where others would succumb to excruciating pain and become insane, he retained enough of his intelligence to be capable of speech immediately after the process completed. He was branded a failure by his captors and placed in isolation room 5 in the medical ward. Where normally he would be killed, he was different enough for the super mutants to keep him as a curiosity.
Despite 200 years of age, Fawkes does not resemble a Behemoth, which is the typical end phase of the mutation process. However, not all was well. The damage caused by the mutation resulted in a warping of Fawkes' existing neural pathways, resulting in extensive memory loss.
Fawkes coped with the damage thanks to a working terminal still present in the recovery room that acted as his cell. Thanks to its connection to the Vault mainframe, Fawkes was able to study history, literature, science and other subjects. The extensive database of book files gave him a wealth of knowledge and insight into a variety of subjects. An added motivation to learn was provided by his isolation.
The super mutants kept him locked in the recovery room for over two centuries; the terminal was the only thing that kept him from going insane. In fact, it is from the history books contained within that Fawkes took his name, from a man willing to fight and die for his beliefs. However, the super mutants recently realized that the terminal was keeping him sane and destroyed it to torment him.
===Cut Content===
A series of unused holotapes that were meant to be found in Vault 87 shed possible light on the identity of Fawkes. These unused assets take the form of diary entrees and progress over an unspecified amount of time. Although Fawkes shares the same voice as most of the Fallout 3's super mutants, he is explicitly defined within the game's dialogue files as being the speaker in the final recording.
Though nothing is left to document why these recordings were not included in the final version of the game, Fawkes' demonstrated intelligence does not appear to be present in the fifth holotape recording; this is consistent with his statement that he had to work to become as intelligent and well-spoken again as he was at the time of meeting the Lone Wanderer.
Security officer Shelton Delacroix began to record a personal diary at the behest of the staff of Vault 87. He was glad to have been assigned to one of the newer Vaults, and that he was guarding the laboratory level rather then the reactor room. It was not long in his duties that strange noises coming from the experimentation chambers began to make their way to his post. When he asked about the noise he was told that it was the animals they were testing on. Out of morbid curiosity, and boredom of pacing back and forth down the hallway, he wondered what exactly they were doing to them, and decided to investigate further.
One day two of his fellow security staff, Sykes and Cossler, dragged an unconscious man from the dorms into the labs. When he asked them what for they glared at him, angry at him for getting involved in something that he didn't have authority to. They warned him not to tell anyone what he saw, or else, with Sykes patting his 10mm. When they left he snuck into the containment room and was shocked at the deformed thing that had once been a man.
His organs on the surface of his body, as if they were trying to push through his now green and brown skin. The horrible stench emanating in the room caused him to stagger out into the hallway, coming to the realization that the monster he saw was one of the missing people. Having no other outlet for his horror he recorded it in his logs, this an action that would be his undoing.
Upon finding one of his older recordings, Delacroix became a wanted man. A friend in security warned him to run before they grabbed him, he took flight and hid in the reactor level. With the realization that he had nowhere to run, nor anyone to turn to he recorded what would be his last thoughts about his wife in Dorm E that he loved her, just as security captured him. Afterward, he would be mutated into a super mutant, now with no memory of who or what he was. He managed to record one final recording, before destroying his recorder.
===Current Schedule===
Fawkes lives in Isolation Room 05, a cell in Vault 87. Should he find a way out, he will be at the Museum of History inside the lobby and right outside of Raven Rock after the quest The American Dream. If Broken Steel is installed, after activating Project Purity, he can generally be found either in the room with Sawbones or in the Jefferson Memorial.
===Quests===
In "Finding the Garden of Eden", Fawkes pleads to be released from his cell. In exchange for release, Fawkes retrieves the Garden of Eden Creation Kit device from a radioactive section of the Vault, and then bids the Lone Wanderer farewell.
In "The American Dream", after the player character is incapacitated and taken to Raven Rock, home of the Enclave, Fawkes appears as the Lone Wanderer emerges from the base. He repels any Enclave soldiers with an acquired Gatling laser to aid the player character's escape. Any items given to Fawkes before the trip to Raven Rock will be gone when he is encountered yet again. If the Lone Wanderer's Karma is high enough, they have the choice to add Fawkes as a companion.
In "Take it Back!", when the player character is faced with the climactic decision at the conclusion of the game, Fawkes politely declines to enter the radioactive room in lieu of the Lone Wanderer (even though he is immune to radiation), stating that the decision is the player character's destiny and not his. However, if the player character has the Broken Steel add-on installed, the option to send Fawkes in will appear, allowing them to opt-out of entering themselves or Sentinel Sarah Lyons. When this option is used, he states that although he was going to tell the player character that their destiny lies in that chamber, he has already altered his own.
==Companionship==
Depending on the Lone Wanderer's Karma, Fawkes may agree to accompany them on future travels as a companion. If the Lone Wanderer's Karma is too low, or if they fire him at any time, Fawkes can be later found wandering around the entrance to Underworld, located in the Museum of History. Fawkes may also return if left on his own for a significant length of time. By maintaining positive Karma, the option of recruiting him again will be available.
In terms of his equipment, The player character cannot equip Fawkes with different clothing, though his large health bar and damage rate are more than enough for almost any situation. He can carry a total of 229 pounds of equipment.
Regarding his combat prowess, Fawkes is extremely resilient thanks to the inherent thick skin natural to super mutants. Fawkes is highly skilled in all weapon categories (Small Guns, Big Guns, Energy Weapons, Explosives, Melee Weapons and Unarmed).
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==Trivia==
*In Fallout: New Vegas, Fawkes remains in the game files, though his Vault 87 jumpsuit doesn't have a texture.
*Fawkes has the most health of all companions and almost ten times as much as a behemoth with Broken Steel installed.
*Despite the Brotherhood of Steel's intense hatred of super mutants, they will not attack Fawkes if he is brought to the Citadel.
*If the Lone Wanderer frees Fawkes but retrieves the G.E.C.K. by themselves, Fawkes will comment on how foolish they were for risking their life.
*If Fawkes is provoked and then spoken to, he will say, "It saddens me that it has come to this. Farewell, my friend." and then will proceed to attack.
*His super sledge is obtainable without him being a follower after releasing him from isolation. By asking to trade equipment, the weapon will be in his inventory.
*The game includes a number of holotapes in its files that not appear in the game. These chronicle the experiences of Shelton Delacroix, a security guard from Vault 87, who learns of the nature of the experimentation in the Vault's laboratory area and ends up becoming mutated. The final tape indicates that he was at first as feral as regular super mutants from Vault 87, inconsistent with his actual statements in the game.
*By activating the terminal by the door of Fawkes' room in Vault 87, and using the "Identify Specimen" function, it will be discovered that the cell's inhabitant was called "Specimen D624." A different terminal in a room close to Fawkes' cell contains data on five specimens, stating that D624 was a female. However, Fawkes is not Specimen D624, as the terminal also states that all specimens were terminated.
*It seems that after he moves to Underworld, he is counted as a resident as he will become hostile if the player character attacks or kills any of the ghouls, but like most residents of towns, he will forgive them after 72 in-game hours.
*If Fawkes is a companion, along with Dogmeat, repeatedly hitting him will cause a never-ending fight between him and Dogmeat. The player character can run away from the fight, hide, and then wait it out. This will cause Fawkes to become a normal companion again.
*Fawkes may sometimes block doorways with his immense stature, which can be made worse by the presence of Dogmeat. The most common example is likely that of My Megaton house, where, after sleeping in the upstairs bedroom, Fawkes will be standing directly in the doorframe. If Dogmeat is also present, they will usually be behind Fawkes, pushing against him to get closer to the player character (despite the fact that Fawkes will be incapable of moving much further in the tiny room). Getting through both of them blocking the way will often require a large amount of pushing on the player character's side.
*Fawkes' damage resistance is an unnamed in-game effect that goes by the Editor Id "MQ08FawkesDR" and has the Form Code "00079A3A," according to the G.E.C.K.
*Contrary to comment about Fawkes' gender made by his voice actor, lead designer Emil Pagliarulo has confirmed, "No, Fawkes was absolutely a male. This was a mistake. Wes gave an interview and he was mistaken. Trust me, Fawkes is and was male."
*Much of the random dialogue heard from Fawkes as one wanders around with him can be heard as simple wasteland survival advice. However, there are also references to Zen philosophy, examples being, "Be aware of the present moment" and "There is safety in mindfulness."
*Fawkes' battle cry of "Wake up... Time to die!" mirrors a quote from Leon to Deckard in the film Blade Runner.
*When asked about his name, Fawkes answers that it was taken from a historical entry on his terminal, "The name comes from a man who was willing to fight and die for what he believed in." This refers to Guy Fawkes, an English Catholic who participated in the Gunpowder Plot, a failed assassination attempt on King James I of England.
*Even though he is one of the two companions recruited with "Good" Karma, the other being Cross, Fawkes' Karma is "Neutral."
*In Alan Moore's V for Vendetta, the protagonist "V" was also locked in cell number five, and wears an iconic Guy Fawkes mask.
==Licensing==
This article contains content derived from the "Fawkes" article on Nukapedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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