Walter (Fallout 3)

Walter, is a citizen of Megaton city and runs the Water Processing Plant. He is an old, white-haired man in a mechanic suit.

Tasks
He gives you a minor quest to fix broken pipes around Megaton when you ask "What needs to be done around here?". Once finished with that he would then like you to bring him any Scrap Metal the Player Character finds along his/her journey. He will give you 10 caps per piece, or positive Karma and XP if you refuse to take the caps. This is an effective way to fly through the lower levels.

Appearances
Walter appears only in Fallout 3.

Related quests

 * Treatment

Known Bugs
Walter is one of the named Megaton residents who may mysteriously die or disappear when the player is not in the town. It has been reported that his "disappearance" seems to coincide with the character's introduction to the Outcast Casdin on the PS3 version of the game, who also happens to accept scrap metal. However, on the PC version, Walter has been found dead without meeting Casdin, upon returning to town for the first time after completing Walter's minor quest. It appears more likely to be a pathing issue that eventually causes Walter to fall to his death and be found dead at the bottom of a slope to the left of the clinic. On the PC version you can recover him by using console commands described in this guide.

Walter will also wander around in the airplane structure on the roof of Lucas Simms' house, which is accessible through a trap door in the ceiling. He might fall from this area while attempting to return to the water processing plant, meeting his demise on the pipes below.

The disappearance of Walter can also happen on the Xbox 360 version with some reports of him not even appearing at any point of the game. Like the PS3 version, this seems to happen when the player meets Casdin.

Patch 1.1 fixes this problem. If Walter has disappeared on your game, applying the patch will revive him. He may disappear again on the PS3 and 360 after applying the patch, however.

If you go behind him and step around him a bit you can actually drink from him. It gives you 30 hp and +3 rads. It is seen as a crime which makes Walter attack you.

If you use Console command that allows you to teleport straight to him after his disappearance, he is found standing at void. According to map, he seems to be north of Megaton, near the river. Lucy West can also be with him.

It is possible that after a long time, the dialogue option " what can I do to help out around here?" reappears even if you have already fixed the pipes. If you have repaired the piped, you can then say the pipes are all fixed. He will ask you to collect scrap metal, give you 200 caps and 100 XP. It is currently unknown if this bug is repeatable.

This editor found him dead by the Men's restroom in Megaton. This happened even after the patch was installed. (on Xbox 360)

If you trade him more than 1000 Scrap Metal you will get paid for all, but only give 1000 Scrap Metal to Walter.

Corpse Loot

 * Lead Pipe
 * RobCo Jumpsuit
 * Any Scrap Metal you have given him