Mel (Fallout 3)

Mel is an ineffective would-be mugger the Lone Wanderer may come across as a random encounter. He wants you to give him all your money. He will appear as friendly on radar, and his clearly unassertive and stammering speaking voice make his demands pathetic.

Mel's dialogue
There may be several conversation options, depending on your skills:
 * (Speech) Back off or I'll make you regret threatening me.
 * (Speech) How about I give you 5 caps and you leave me alone.
 * (Intelligence) Bullshit, a mugger in the Wasteland? A real Raider would've shot me already.
 * (Perception) That gun doesn't look loaded.
 * All right. I haven't killed anyone all day. Let's go.
 * I can't give you all my stuff, sorry.

If you refuse to give him anything, he may turn hostile, but you can kill him and not lose Karma. Mel will also fight any roving hostiles that travel near him (i.e. Raiders or critters). But, since his shotgun is unloaded, he's limited to fighting with his fists. He's about as tough as an average Raider, although without weapons, he's a limited threat.

Appearances
appears only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes

 * Mel is an homage to Mel Gibson, the actor who played Mad Max. In Mad Max 2 Gibson threatened The Gyro Captain using an unloaded sawed off shotgun.

Bugs

 * Mel's appearance may cause slowdowns, especially after his conversation is completed. It is recommended that he be killed immediately, or use Mesmetron and turn him into a slave. This will both solve the slow down problem and earn some caps.
 * It has been noted that after mezzing him, the player is unable to take his shotgun.

Мэл (Fallout 3)