Harkness

 is the Rivet City security chief and belongs to the Rivet City Ruling Council.

Unbenknownst to him, he is actually an android from the Commonwealth. He ended up in Rivet City, where he underwent facial reconstructive surgery and memory alteration at the hands of Pinkerton. He is subsequently robbed of all memories, and duped into believing he is an actual human by the new memories inserted. The player can either opt to inform Harkness of his identity, and warn him of his impending capture at the hands of Dr. Zimmer or report directly to Dr.Zimmer of Harkness's origins. Additionally, the player can convince Harkness to submit to Zimmer with sufficient charisma.

If you choose to tell Harkness about his true android self he will be shocked about his past and will refuse to believe it unless you show him some proof. If you choose to keep this a secret Harkness will reward you with a one of a kind plasma rifle called the A3-21's Plasma Rifle. At this point you have the option to either report to Dr. Zimmer and let him know who the android is, or if you came across the Android Component you can trick Dr. Zimmer and not tell him who Harkness really is. Zimmer will give you a few caps for your trouble

If you choose to report Harkness to Dr. Zimmer he will reward with a perk called Wired Reflexes and then proceed to confront Harkness. Once they reach Harkness there will be a brief discussion in which Dr. Zimmer will use a special code on Harkness and take him away from Rivet City, this will be the last time anyone sees Harkness.

Appearances
Harkness appears only in Fallout 3.

Related quests

 * The Replicated Man