Doc Hoff

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Fallout 3 character Doc Hoff race: Human affiliation: Uncle Roe role: Traveling Caravan Merchant location: Loops through Canterbury Commons, Temple of the Union, Agatha's House, Paradise Falls, Arefu, Evergreen Mills, Megaton, and Rivet City appearances: Fallout 3 quests: Merchant Empire actor: SPECIAL: 5 ST 5 PE 4 EN 7 CH 5 IN 5 AG 5 LK derived stats: Hit Points: 135 → 185 tag skills: Barter: 54 → 100 Melee Weapons: 50 → 100 Speech: 54 → 100 Repair: 15 (65 after investment) level: 5 → 15 (1.5 times current player level) ref id: 00063C06 base id: 00063BF7

Doctor Albert Hoffman

Doc Hoff, or as he likes to call himself "The Good Doctor", is a Caravan Merchant in Fallout 3. Sarcastic and pessimistic about humanity's survival, he sells food, medical supplies, and drugs, and may also repair your gear. Doc Hoff sells one of the Schematics - Nuka Grenade in the game. His caravan travels from Megaton to Canterbury Commons and back. Doc Hoff's local inventory is located in Uncle Roe's house in the refrigerator. The key can be recovered from his corpse.

[edit] Unmarked quest: Merchant Empire

After talking to Uncle Roe for further Caravan Merchant investment, his repair skill jumps to 65 (allowing him to repair items to a max of 79%). His inventory (and the number of available caps) also improves, and after the second investment, he rewards you with 5-7 Stimpaks, depending on your level.

[edit] Location

Doc Hoff appears outside of frequent stops every time you fast travel to that location, go through a loading screen to that location, or wait at the site for a few hours. A good way to find him is to fast travel to Rivet City and go down the metal stairs. If he isn't there, wait for one or two hours so a merchant spawns. If the merchant isn't Doc Hoff, wait for one or two hours again. Repeat until you get him to spawn.

[edit] Notes

• Hoff's repair skill can be improved by another 5 points by Reverse-Pickpocketing a Red Racer Jumpsuit or RobCo Jumpsuit with better than 75% condition.
• Doc Hoff is actually unskilled in Small Guns (with a fixed Small Guns skill of 15), with his only tagged combat skill being Melee Weapons. However, giving him a Melee Weapon may cause him to rush enemies and thus make him more susceptible to damage.
• Doc Hoff can appear at the Jefferson Memorial during the time of the quest "Take It Back". He is almost always instantly killed by Liberty Prime, and his body can be very difficult to find with all the dead Enclave Soldiers. (Confirmed on 360 and PC)
• Doc Hoff is one of the merchants who sell Refined Punga Fruit and Wild Punga Fruit after the Point Lookout add-on is installed.
• If killed, his pack Brahmin will wait outside Paradise Falls.

[edit] Quotes

"Let's see what the good doctor has in his magic bag, shall we?"

"Here to see the good doctor? Excellent."

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[edit] Behind the scenes

• Agatha's broadcast occasionally thanks Doc Hoff for "keeping an old lady alive and well".

• The name Doc Hoff is probably a reference to Doctor Albert Hoffman, the first to synthesize LSD. The character model is consistent with the appearance of the young Doctor Hoffman. This is the most likely source of his name since the character, although he does sell some legitimate medical goods, is more of a self-glorified drug dealer.

[edit] Bugs

• When starting a new game, it is possible that Doc Hoff will spawn without his Pack Brahmin and Caravan Guard.

[edit] Appearances

Doc Hoff only appears in Fallout 3.