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Timebomb
Biography
race: Human, Asian
affiliation: Big Town
role: resident
location: Big Town
Gameplay
appearances: Fallout 3
quests: Big Trouble in Big Town
Ticking Timebomb
Statistics
Technical
actor:
base id: 0002805A
ref id: 0002805B

Timebomb is a badly injured man inside Red's Clinic at Big Town in the year 2277.

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[edit] Background

Timebomb, like every other person in big town, came from Little Lamplight. If the player speaks to Bittercup, she will say she had a relationship with Timebomb. If you speak to Timebomb about this, he will have no recollection of it, implying she may have "had a relationship" with him while he was unconscious and alluding to Bittercup's fascination with death.

[edit] Interactions with the player character

Main article: Ticking Timebomb

If your Medicine skill is 40 you can heal Timebomb, netting you 5 caps if your Speech skill is high enough. You also may acquire his Lucky 8 Ball after doing the quest Big Trouble in Big Town.

Timebomb

If you choose to heal Timebomb (40 Medicine skill required) you will receive some Good karma. If you pass a Speech challenge, Timebomb will also give you 5 caps in return. Timebomb is rather weak (possibly due to his wounds) and although he is brave enough to fight unarmed, he will easily be killed by Super Mutants or Slavers unless you give them something else to pay attention to.

If the player chooses the option to "put him out of his misery", a message will say "You coldly open an artery. Even to a skilled surgeon it will appear as if Timebomb died as a result of his wounds. You bastard." You will receive Evil karma and can loot the body (and devour it, if one has the Cannibal perk).

[edit] Inventory

Apparel Weapon Other item On death
Wasteland Outfit - - -

[edit] Appearances

Timebomb only appears in Fallout 3.

[edit] Bugs

  • If you save the town from Super Mutants before you heal him, he will sometimes yell "Hurrah!" and clap his hands, and then return to his state of unconsciousness.
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