Samuel J. Davis

Davis at his bartering stand

Samuel Jefferson Davis is a travelling salesman in the *Fallout* series, appearing and becoming a protagonist in Fallout II: Bartertown Blues. Davis hails from the Southern United States and constantly preaches about Christianity, yet he does not seem to be a good Christian himself. Formerly living a life as a blatant mugger and murderer, he has partially reformed to collecting his wares in more "ethical" methods before taking them in his shopping cart to various merchant towns, his favorite being Bartertown. He refers to Bartertown as home since he resides there most often due to the fact it is the only location where he has been allowed to own any property, that property in this case being his stand made of 5 wooden planks and a tarp. He chooses to assist Renault following the trashing of his stand caused by raiders that had intended to kill Renault. He joins Renault partially based on the fact he wants to gain compensation for his destroyed goods, and he also just wants to kill some raiders.

## In Fallout II: BB

Davis first appears in Fallout II: Bartertown Blues as he is stuck on the side of the road with his knocked over shopping cart, unable to lift if back up himself. Renault stumbles along as he is heading to Bartertown and fully intends on ignoring him before Davis requests Renault's help in lifting it back up offering a discount and guidance to Barter Town. Renault accepts this convenient offer and the two introduce each other. They then head off and Davis attempts to make friendly conversation, but this is rejected by Renault as he does not wish to make another buddy to end up dead yet again.

### Bartertown

Upon reaching Barter Town it is discovered that somehow the Toll Man is present guarding the gate. Renault, who is quite familiar with the Toll Man, decides not to argue too much and simply trades him two Ryobi batteries. The gate is opened allowing Renault entry with Davis also attempting to enter, but the gate is swiftly shut on him. The Toll Man tells Davis to can it while closing the gate angry about the stunt he pulled last time. Davis attempts to win the strange man's good side by offering three Ryobi batteries from a large bag, but instead the Toll Man ends up taking the entire thing. Davis then enters as he and Renault watch the happenings of the town marketplace. They immediately witness a sweet roll thief get gunned down by two Bartertown guards, as well as a child selling illegal garden weeds get chased off. Renault sarcastically comments on how peaceful the town is, but Davis seems to take this statement seriously as he likes to call this place home.

The two then separate with Davis going to his vending stand as Renault meets Barper. Davis is then seen getting stopped by one of the guards who is clearly unhappy to see him after the "stunt" he did three weeks ago. Davis attempts to bribe the guard to get him off his back which warrants a quick slap and a threat to never attempt to bribe him again. Davis then goes to set up his stand.

Davis is pleased to see Renault as he returns from Flat Fizzy's since he intends to use his discount and purchase some wares. A license plate chest plate immediately catches Renault's eye as he is a connoisseur of license plate armor. With his discount he ends up trading an N64 controller for the item, as well as the book *All Quiet on the Western Front*for a clean copy of *True Grit.*Renault then tells Davis about the hotel and offers to split the cost of a room with him so they may both spend the night somewhere seemingly safe. Davis accepts creating a warmer relationship between the two leading to a friendly discussion about Davis' background. After this Renault goes to reserve the hotel room. The two are next seen at night as they walk into the room for the first time accepting the tight quarters. After the two fall asleep, a mysterious intruder enters and scans the room. Once he identifies Renault, he pulls out a weapon and goes to shoot him when suddenly Davis jolts awake and shoots the man in the face. This in turn wakes Renault and the two run out to investigate. The man falls of the balcony leaving the two surprised as to what just happened.

Upon going back inside Davis demands to know why this man would have broken in and tried to kill them. Renault then retells the events of Fallout I explaining how he got the chip and how desired it is by dangerous powers. He reveals he still does not know what is on the chip and how he hopes to get this information from the man he was looking for at the bar. Suddenly a commotion can be heard from outside which Davis quickly discovers is coming from his stand. The two run outside to see Gerald and Jimothy trashing everything. After getting discovered, the two quickly flee into the night leaving Davis with nothing but decimated junk. Davis then demands that Renault should pay for this since the goons did this act of sabotage due to the fact he was seen working with Renault. Renault dismayed says he cannot afford this to which Davis says he will be able to with whatever reward he'll get from delivering the chip, before the two head back up for the night.

The next morning the two come out looking refreshed despite the previous nights encounter. They then come across the body of the intruder on the ground which they had both forgotten about. They decide to take the corpse to the sheriff's office and report the crime from that night. When reaching the office a guard does a preliminary check on the dead man. The two protagonists step aside as the guard instructs the intruder to hold his weapon while he looks him up and down. When finished the intruder gives the gun back to the guards prompting the guard to declare he was definitely dead allowing entry inside. It would seem as though this guard might have been a fool. When entering they come across the eccentric Barter Town sheriff who was hiding under his desk. He begins talking to the two wearing a British bobby helmet and speaking with a poor English accent as he looks at the body. After telling the sheriff that the man was dead he says he'll take him in to questioning for a couple days. The two are displeased with this and then also bring up the trashing of Davis' stand. The sheriff then suddenly is wearing a cowboy hat and switches to a western accent assuring them that he will send the boys out to look into it. The two then head out and leave the not quite dead body with the sheriff. Upon exit Renault remarks how the sheriff was rather queer before the two separate again with Davis going to see what he could salvage from his cart, and Renault heading to Flat Fizzy's to meet Barper and hopefully find the man he was looking for.

While Renault is at the bar, Davis quickly gathers what remained of his things as well as Renault's other belongings before deciding to head over to the bar as well. Upon approaching he noticed the large amount of raiders in the area before also spotting Renault being confronted. Davis then yells out in the distance that the place was surrounded in an attempt to alert Renault. Renault uses this cue to make his escape as he and Barper run over to Davis' cart which is stuck in the rocks. Renault grabs his rifle and bag from the cart while Barper has to forcefully pull Davis as he is unwilling to leave without the cart. Gerald and Jimothy keep up the pursuit firing upon the protagonists as they run away. While this occurs, the Bartertown Guards also join in on the fight creating a massive battle. The 3 manage to take cover behind a tent and Davis begins firing on raider and guard alike, shooting 2 guards very quickly. They make a mad dash through the center of town dodging bullets from two firing lines of raiders and guards. The Toll Man attempts to stop the trio as they reach the gate but Barper runs up and punches him to the ground. The three then make their escape from town and run a mile away. They all stop and catch their breath to try and figure out their situation. Renault recalls the instructions given to him but Barper points out the missing detail of old something. Renault fully intent to complete the job states his intentions recruiting Davis as he intends to get revenge. Barper then also agrees to follow and the trio head west.

### The journey to find the... thing

After miles of walking they come across the Badlands, easily noticeable by the sign as well as the many dismembered body parts. The trio head into the Badlands where they find some sort of beast seen off camera. Davis and Barper flee down a hill while Renault watches from behind the tree. After travelling many more miles the trio decide to set up camp since it was getting dark. Just as they settle down, the Toll Man mysteriously appears out of nowhere insisting that there was a fine to pay for sleeping on these lands. The trio had nothing to give him meaning they have to be blown up if they stayed. They then opted to keep walking the path to Megaton. Even more miles later they encounter Megaton, a small settlement built around many long abandoned cars. Barper says how he needs to purchase more ammo since he wasn't planning on leaving that day, so after the guard allows them entry they split off. Davis and Renault pass the time by looking around the town while telling funny stories. After this Barper then joins the two and they head out.

The trio eventually reached an old dilapidated warehouse which they believe might be the old something they are searching for. Renault doubts this as the location looks shady and most likely has poor air quality inside. Davis is intent to venture in to search for any valuables that may help compensate his previously lost wares. Barper decides to stay outside and be on guard as Renault and Davis dawn some gas masks from Renault's bag that he had previously connected. Renault gives Davis the stupid looking one while he claims the cool one and the two both head inside. Their only illumination in the pitch black interior is the flashlights on their rifles. Renault yells out to see if the associate he was after was inside but is given no response. Davis splits off to find something of value while Renault slowly walks around to investigate the place. Davis simply looks around a small area inside of boxes while Renault more actively searches the place. After not very long, Davis hears some strange noises and running so he heads back to the entrance. Renault bumps into Davis in distress and then the two see the mutant running down the hallway towards them. The two both yell in fear as the mutant approached but Renault's quick thinking led him to kicking it in the balls. The mutant was defeated and the two in disbelief, then exit the warehouse.

Upon getting outside they remove their gas masks and are met by the gang of raiders from Barter Town, who followed them the whole way. Barper is held hostage as Gerald steps forward, demanding the two other drop their weapons before ordering Jimothy and another goon to take their weapons. The two put their hands up and Davis begins talking some nonsense to prepare for a distraction. During this time Renault slips the chip into one of Davis's ammo pouches without the raiders, or even Davis noticing. Gerald threatens Davis to shut up when suddenly Davis manages to escape by pointing in the distance. Gerald allows this since they were really after Renault, stating that the new boss would be pleased since he had the chip. The gang then takes their prisoners to the new boss as Davis hides away. Davis then is seen coming back to the area and is distressed at the situation. Suddenly the mutant comes out leading to Davis hesitantly reasoning with him. Davis tries to offer an agreement between the two promising revenge for the mutant as long as they helped him get his friend back. The mutant seems to agree leading to Davis asking for his name. The mutant gives an incomprehensible response leading to Davis naming him Steve. These two then go off to formulate a plan with their strange alliance, ending the video.

## Trivia

- Davis' shopping cart was a Walmart shopping cart found on the road by Jack and Michael. The two were driving in the Tacoma doing some shopping to construct Bartertown when they spotted it, and quickly realized they could use this for Davis in Fallout II. Jack was driving and quickly thought about the morals and ethics of this decision before deciding to turn around and collect it based on the fact it had already been stolen from Walmart, so this was no longer stealing. The two then hopped out the Tacoma at the side of the road and quickly threw it up into the truck bed, strapped it down, and took off. It will be returned to Walmart one day.

- The day before filming when the script had been printed, Jesse decided it would be a good idea to change every single one of his characters lines, making some slight confusion when it was time to act the other people in the scene.

Meeting RenaultEntering BartertownMaking a tradeForcibly taken from the cartJoining the journeyHaha funny mask