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	Old World Blues character Doctor 8
	Biography race Think tank sex Male affiliation Think Tank role Acoustician location Big MT Gameplay appearances Old World Blues quests Welcome to the Big Empty On The Same Wavelength Picking Your Brains Statistics karma Neutral Technical base id xx006874 ref id xx003d43

 

Doctor 8 is a pre-War acoustician operating at the Big MT in 2281.

BackgroundEdit

Doctor 8 is a pre-War doctor who became a think tank to continue his work at the Big MT. He has lost the ability to talk due to damage sustained to his voice module during an encounter with another visitor, Elijah. Instead, he transmits RobCo sound waves, which appears in subtitles as patterned RobCo terminal symbols. However, after passing a 75 Science check or a 7 Perception check, the Courier seems to understand his language without altering the subtitled text.

Interactions with the player characterEdit

Interactions overviewEdit

General	Services	Quests
Essential: no Companion: no Plays Caravan: no	Merchant: no Repairman: no Doctor: no Rents bed/room: no	Starts quests: no Involved in quests: yes Old World Blues On The Same Wavelength Picking Your Brains Welcome to the Big Empty

QuestsEdit

• Old World Blues: If Klein can't be convinced otherwise, 8, along with 2 other members of the Think Tank, are needed to convince Klein to give up trying to escape the Big MT.
• Picking Your Brains: After completing Welcome to the Big Empty, the player needs to talk to 8 and the rest of the think tanks to complete this quest.
• Welcome to the Big Empty: The player has to talk to 8 as with the rest of the Think tank to complete the quest.
• On The Same Wavelength: Though there is as language barrier between the player and Dr. 8, a Perception of 7 or a Science skill of 75 will enable communication with him.

Effects of player's actionsEdit

If the player has shown 8 the fully upgraded sonic emitter, and if the player doesn't have a 100 in Science or 85 in Medicine to convince Doctor Klein, 8 will side with the player in convincing Klein to back down.

Other interactionsEdit

• Talking to 8 with a fully upgraded sonic emitter will please him immensely, and he will give the player 100 energy cells out of gratitude.
• Through a humorous dialogue involving him 'warming up' the sonic emitter, he will give the Courier 2 containers of Cram and 2 duct tapes (if male). After completing the quest On The Same Wavelength, the player can speak to the doctor about what he did to the sonic emitter.
• Sympathizing with his 'needs' will yield ten microfusion cells and a copy of "Tales of Chivalrie" (if the player character is female), or "La Fantoma!" (if the character is male). Once a day, it is possible to ask him if he knows any good ways to "'pass' the 'time'" (a clear euphemism for masturbation), which will yield the same gift; however, asking him for something to "literally" pass the time yields an egg timer instead.
• Consoling him by telling him that his urges are natural opens up the option to ask him if he has made any new discoveries, which will yield a copy of "Dean's Electronics," "Fixin' Things" and a sensor module.

InventoryEdit

NotesEdit

• Given his knowledge of the sonic emitter as well as equipment discovered in his Higgs Village house, and from the initial conversation had with the courier and the 5 monitors, Doctor 8 specializes in sound technology.
• Apart from the usual items the think tank scientists carry, he also carries a skill magazine.
• He can be hacked through a dialogue option (requiring 75 science) to gain some energy weapon ammunition and bad Karma.
• The friendship part Mobius' speech probably refers to 8 for many reasons: First he has a Meeting People magazine, second Dala mentions that the Think Tank prefers 8 without the capacity to speak properly, third, he often differs with the opinions of his partners.
• His name may also reference a possible obsessive-compulsory focus on the number 8. In his home (#108 in Higgs Village), there are groups of 8 coffee cups, 8 clocks, 8 photos, 8 plates, etc.
• His voice module wasn't actually damaged - it was reprogrammed. It can be found out by talking to him after getting the sonic emitter upgrade.

AppearancesEdit

Doctor 8 appears only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on, Old World Blues.

Behind the scenesEdit

• His name is a reference to infinity, as the number 8 is an infinite loop. This is featured in a conversation with Doctor Mobius.

GalleryEdit

8 before becoming a think tank.^[1]

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ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Chris Avellone on Twitter