Ben Canning

 is a water beggar found at seemingly random locations in the Capital Wasteland in the year 2277.

Background
Ben is a wastelander who came upon some bad luck, wandering around for days without water.

Effects of player actions
appears in a random encounter. If he is resuscitated with water, he will follow the same looping route as the Caravan Merchants.

Upon meeting, the Lone Wanderer may choose to give him water or let him die. Unlike the water-beggars found outside Megaton and Rivet City who will only accept Purified Water, Ben will also accept Dirty Water. If given water, he proceeds to drink it repeatedly; when activated, he apologetically tells the character that he's not up to traveling yet. Standing after a minute or two, he simply says "Good to see you again, friend!" If he is nearby while you are fighting, he will rush to help you, although his usefulness in combat is limited.

If you speak to him and do not have water to give him, he'll tell you that "you know where to find him". If you leave to aquire water and return, there is a chance that upon returning Ben will have been killed by a lone Enclave Soldier, even before the Enclave is present on the map. This is a way of obtaining Enclave Power Armor early in the game.

Appearances
only appears in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * He will not accept Aqua Pura, Aqua Cura or Holy Water.
 * When given water he takes out an empty nuka-cola bottle or a beer bottle instead of the plastic water bottles.