“Hello, there. I'm President Richardson and I'm damn proud to meet you. Uh, Vault 13, I see. You've been doing your country an invaluable service.”
President Dick Richardson is an Enclave executive that presides on the Enclave Oil Rig in 2242.
Background
When encountered by the Chosen One in 2242, Dick Richardson is described as the President of the United States and as a much older man whose vitality has given way to absent mindedness with an appearance comparable to his tired and frayed suit.[1]
According to Chris Avellone, Dick Richardson entered the political scene on the Oil Rig in 2215 as a Congressman whose father and then President, Richardson Senior, was aiding to succeed as the next President. On March 5th, 2220, Dick was elected President and began serving the first out of his five terms. One of the first things Dick did as President was during October of 2220 when he, for the sake of morale, classified the prototype results, accidents, explosions, and deaths of the development of a reliable version of the Advanced power armor Mk II. [2]
Interactions with the player character
Interactions overview
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This character is a permanent companion. | |
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This character is a temporary companion. | |
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This character has a talking head. | |
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This character starts quests. |
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This character is involved in quests. |
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This character is a doctor. | |
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This character is a merchant. | Sells: - |
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This character can modify weapons. |
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This character is allied with the following faction(s). |
Enclave oil rig Enclave personnel |
Other interactions
Dick Richardson can be spoken to at great length to reveal numerous pieces of information with topics including the Forced Evolution Virus, the Project, Vice-president Daniel Bird's condition, China and the Great War, the purpose of Vaults, Mutation, and the fate of the Chosen One's kidnapped villagers.[3]
He also holds the presidential access keycard, which can only be obtained by killing him using one of the following options:
- Kill him using conventional means (Enclave alerted)
- Use eight super stimpaks on him and then use the Pipboy's wait function for the after effects to kill him. (Enclave not alerted)
- Reverse pickpocket him with an active explosive and leave to another section, he will either die or be weakened (Enclave not alerted)
- Sneak, shoot him, and kill him on the first shot/burst (Enclave sometimes alerted, sometimes not)
Inventory
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
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| Suit | - | - | Presidential access key |
Appearances
Dick Richardson appears only in Fallout 2 as a talking head. He is mentioned in Fallout 3 as well as in Fallout: New Vegas.[4]
Gallery
"That's a shame. A conversation with a genuine mutant like you? It'd certainly paint me a picture of what life's like in that radioactive hell on the mainland."
"Hello, there. I'm President Richardson and I'm damn proud to meet you. Uh, Vault 13, I see. You've been doing your country an invaluable service."
"The only way for true humans, and democracy, to be safe is to cleanse the mutants from the globe. We humans will take back that which is rightfully ours."
"Never. Part of the president's job is to make the tough decisions. A lot of near-humans will sacrifice their lives for the return of humanity. Humans will prevail."
References
- ↑ Qhprzrch.msg
For President of the United States, see lines 101, 142, 160, 186, 187.
For absent mindedness, see line 100.
For appearance, see line 102. - ↑ Fallout Bible 0#Timeline repair: Second strike & Fallout Bible 3#Timeline repair: Second strike
See 2215 & 2220 in the table.- For fifth term: Although the typical term-length of the President of the United States is four years, Dick Richardson is still in office in what would then be his sixth term if this is still the case.
- ↑ Qhprzrch.msg
For FEV, see lines 110, 201, 242, 256, 258, & 287.
For the Project, see lines 124, 145, 146, 234, 237, 244, 252, & 298.
For Daniel Bird, see lines 199, 201, & 206.
For China and Great War, see lines 216 & 218.
For Vaults, see lines 222-224, 226, 228, & 232.
For mutation, see lines 208, 228, 232, & 280.
For villagers, see lines 232, 258, 265, & 280. - ↑ Grayditch terminal entries#W, Brandice.27s terminal & ElderLyons.txt#22
For Fallout 3 mention.
VFSArcadeGannon.txt#GREETING
For Fallout: New Vegas mention, see GREETING 12, box 2.
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