Sawbones
From The Vault
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Sawbones is a Mr. Gutsy working as a doctor in The Citadel. He can be found in the B-Ring and offers the same services that all the other wasteland doctors offer.
His terminal, which requires 100 Science to hack, contains a poem of his composition. It also appears that Paladin Glade has hacked his terminal before, and wants Sawbones to change his password.
[edit] Unmarked quest: Worst. Doctor. Ever
When you first interact with him, you can ask to be healed, in which he malfunctions and ends up hurting your player character.
[edit] Notes
If you've finished Finding the Garden of Eden but haven't spoken to Elder Lyons, Sawbones will not treat you, or even converse with you, but will prompt you to seek him out to start the next quest.
If your intelligence/science level is high enough, a special [Intelligence/Science] option will come up, forcing Sawbones to patch you up properly.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- "Sawbones" is a historical slang term for a surgeon, dating back to the early 19th century.
- Sawbones is a reference to the Emergency Medical Hologram from Star Trek Voyager. When first encountered, it greets the Lone Wanderer with "Please state the nature of the medical emergency," the line delivered EMH Mk I upon activation. It also has the "poor bedside manner" that is a hallmark of the EMH Mk I.
