The Professor is a scientist living in the town of Broken Hills in 2241.
Background[]
The Professor appears as a bemused man in a lab coat with an insane gleam in his eye.[1] His work revolves around the creation of intelligence-boosting chemical compounds and applying them to test subjects.[2] He managed to create an intelligent spore plant named Seymour and an intelligent radscorpion.[2] He also claims to have helped to develop a method for easy mass-production of Mentats and other drugs,[3] as well as having created the game of chess.[4]
Interactions with the player character[]
Interactions overview[]
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This character starts quests. |
Quests[]
- Defeat the professor's radscorpion in three challenges: The professor can give 1500 XP total by talking to him and taking three different tests, that each give 500 XP each for tying with or beating his radscorpion.
Inventory[]
Notes[]
Both footlockers in the Professor's house are locked, and trying to interact with them or picking their locks does nothing.
Appearances[]
The Professor appears only in Fallout 2.
Behind the scenes[]
The Professor is also mentioned in the Fallout Bible.
References[]
- ↑ HcProf.msg, line 102
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chosen One: "Who are you? And what's with the scorpion?"
Professor: "I am the Professor. What I do is applied intelligence testing. I create chemical compounds to increase intelligence. I'm trying some out on this radscorpion here, after my failure with Seymour."
(Professor's dialogue) - ↑ Chosen One: "Have you made anything that works?"
Professor: "Yes, I have, thank you very much! You ever hear of 'Mentats'? I helped develop a method for easy mass-production of that drug! And others! Lots of others!
(Professor's dialogue) - ↑ Professor: "You wish to take a test, eh? Do you want to test your manual dexterity, your perception, or your intelligence?"
Chosen One: "How about my smarts?"
Professor: "You and the scorpion will be playing a game of my own devising. I call it 'chess'. Are you ready?"
(Professor's dialogue)