Kevin Bennell

Doctor Kevin Bennell was a scientist in the Nuka-Cola Corporation's Beverageer Division before the Great War.
==Background==
Calm and logical, Bennell presented a middle ground between his boss, Lead Beverageer Rex Meacham, and Dr. Ruth Leavitt, though he was more inclined to support the former.Meacham recording AB35
When John-Caleb Bradberton formed a partnership with the U.S. military through General C. Braxton to develop chemical weapons, Meacham jumped at the opportunity, and Bennell and Dr. Edmund Medford offered no complaint. The team was provided with a cutting edge laboratory built into the foundations of the Nuka-Cola bottling plant. With a dedicated reactor and living quarters, it allowed the Beverageers to work around the clock.Nuka-Cola bottling plant terminals; Beverageer's terminal, Meacham RMNC-0987004
However, the military applications of Project Cobalt did not sit well with Leavitt, who threatened to leave the team on ethical grounds.Meacham recording AB27 Bennell considered this to be a selfish choice in wartime.Meacham recording AB30 To appease Leavitt, Meacham put her to work on a new Nuka-Cola isotope (Quantum) while he, Bennell, and Medford continued their work on Project Cobalt.Nuka-Cola bottling plant terminals; Beverageer's terminal, Meacham RMNC-0987120 Even so, this was a serious blow to the project, as Leavitt's expertise as an organic chemist was second-to-none among the Beverageers. The three opted to try and change Leavitt's mind, with Bennell resorting to flattery and reason and Medford following his lead.
The arguments continued until the Great War struck on October 23, 2077. Bennell and the others were all trapped as Bradberton activated his panic button, engaging the automated safety systems and locking down the lab with the Beverageers inside. Within a few weeks, isolation started to take its toll on the research team, and Medford was the first to break under the strain, hanging himself in his dormitory room. His death shocked his colleagues, who each responded differently. Meacham brushed it off, considering Medford's suicide an act of weakness. Bennell instead tried to escape into his work and avoid confronting his fears. Lastly, Leavitt angrily contested Meacham and eventually attempted to leave the lab (despite further attempts at appeasement by Bennell,) and was killed by Meacham for doing so. Shocked by Meacham's actions, Bennell dove further into his work, keeping his head down to avoid Meacham's wrath while secretly plotting his escape.Meacham recording AB42Nuka-Cola bottling plant terminals; Beverageer's Terminal, Meacham RMNC-0987133
A year passed as the pair continued work on Project Cobalt, Meacham believing America's victory depended on its completion. In October 2078, Bennell put his escape plan in practice and fled through the reactor's emergency overflow pipe. Meacham was psychotic at this point and opened fire on Bennell as he fled, leaving him to be finished off by his wounds and the radiation. Bennell later died at the service station in the tunnel, never having reached freedom.Nuka-Cola bottling plant terminals; Beverageer's terminal, Meacham RMNC-0987145
==Appearances==
Kevin Bennell's skeleton appears only in the Fallout 4 add-on Nuka-World.
==Behind the scenes==
Kevin Bennell's name is an amalgamation of the names of Miles Bennell, the main character of the 1956 science fiction movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and the actor that portrays him, Kevin McCarthy. He shares this trait with his fellow secure beverageer scientists.
==References==
Category:Nuka-Cola Corporation characters
Category:Nuka-World mentioned-only characters
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