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The scientists are deceased individuals found across the Capital Wasteland.

Background[]

Scientists are found wearing bright yellow radiation suits or lab coats. Some carry skill books that can be taken from their remains. Their bodies are sometimes surrounded by chems and weapons, among the detritus.

Interactions with the player character[]

Interactions overview[]

Interactions
38 Paradigm of Humanity
This character has no special interactions.

Inventory[]

Male[]

Apparel Weapon Other items On death
Scientist outfit Sensor module
Conductor
Big Book of Science

Female[]

Apparel Weapon Other items On death
Radiation suit Sensor module
2 surgical tubings

Locations[]

  • One scientist is located in a truck on a highway south of Raven Rock. When one approaches, an explosion goes off inside the truck and the body of a scientist flies out the back, off the bridge. He is carrying a Big Book of Science.[Non-game 1]
  • Another scientist can be found outside Vault 87 in a highly irradiated area. Her body is found in a pile of miscellaneous objects and bones.[Non-game 2]
  • Yet another scientist is found dead in a wastelander camp along a lake. A drowned raider can be found near the bloody corpses of the scientist and a wastelander nearby.[Non-game 3]
  • The final scientist is found dead near a dumptruck in the Greener Pastures disposal site. She is found lying near a pile of radioactive barrels and a Big Book of Science is found next to her remains.[Non-game 4]

Notes[]

The female scientists' radiation suits grant them +100% radiation resistance.

Appearances[]

The scientists appear in Fallout 3.

Gallery[]

References[]

Non-game

  1. Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition Tour of the Capital Wasteland: 1.D: JACKKNIFED TRUCK p. 325:
    "Watch for an explosion, which may blast parts of a dead scientist out of the container. Search any body part for a Skill Book. Inside, there are Stimpaks, a Laser Rifle, a Mini-Nuke, and a mattress. Watch the fissures on the freeway."
  2. Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition Tour of the Capital Wasteland: 4.06: VAULT 87 p. 337:
    "There's a .32 Pistol and a dead scientist with a Radiation Suit, but you'll never live long enough to reach them. The only way to enter is via Little Lamplight."
  3. Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition Tour of the Capital Wasteland: 2.B: TOXIC POND p. 317:
    "Pack the Rad-X and set off for this remote irradiated pool; there's a small alcove behind the rusting container. There are three bodies here: a Wastelander, a Raider, and a scientist. Grab the food and RadAways, and sleep on the mattress if you wish. Don't leave without opening the half-submerged safe."
  4. Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition Tour of the Capital Wasteland: 3.06: GREENER PASTURES DISPOSAL SITE p. 331:
    "This is one of the largest expanses of Radiation in the Wasteland. If you're not protected, sprint to the open container adjacent to the white and red truck engine and grab the Radiation Suit off the dead scientist, along with the Skill Book."
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