Harkness

Harkness, also known as A3-21, is Rivet City's security chief in the year 2277.

Background
Harkness is an android, made in the year 2242. He escaped the Commonwealth to live his own life, but, because of the Synth Retention Bureau, he needed to get a new face and memory. After some searching he found Horace Pinkerton, a skilled surgeon that agreed to perform the facial construction surgery and memory swap needed for Harkness to begin his new life. After this, he got a job at Rivet City as security chief.

Daily schedule
During the day, Harkness can be found outside Flak 'N Shrapnel's weapon store in the Rivet City marketplace. He can also be located on the top floor of the Bridge Tower from 12:00 Midnight to 6:00AM.

Quests

 * The Replicated Man: He turns out to be the android which Dr. Zimmer is looking for you can choose to either help him or Dr. Zimmer who then takes him back to the Commonwealth.

Other interactions

 * When first arriving at Rivet City he will demand that you state your purpose in Rivet City before he allows you to enter. With any option you choose he'll let you in.

Notable quotes

 * "I never should've let you on this damn boat!"
 * "Everyone's so goddamn trigger happy these days."
 * "We've got ourselves a psychopath. Everyone stand clear!"
 * "You're just pissing me off!"
 * "You're a petty criminal, but we let you stay here for now."

Appearances
appears only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes

 * When prompted with his activation code, Harkness will mention all of the 'runners' he killed. This is a reference to Blade Runner/Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.

Bugs

 * Harkness may end up permanently stuck in his initial position. This happens if the player either completes the quest Tranquility Lane without going to Rivet City beforehand, if the player answers "Forget it..." in their initial dialogue with Harkness, or if the player answers "I'm looking for history on Rivet City" for the Wasteland Survival Guide in their initial dialogue. He may still be interacted with if this happens however, as it is possible to reset the quest "Scientific Pursuits" via command console with the code: resetquest 0x00014e89.
 * If you shoot him when he's standing outside Rivet City and try to drop his body in the river, he will simply appear back up on the ship as if he wasn't dropped at all.