Dave (Fallout 3)

Dave is the president of the Republic of Dave, a small farmstead on the far northeast edge of the Capital Wasteland $$

Background
Dave asks the Lone Wanderer to gather the republic's citizens for the upcoming election. One can vote for Dave after paying the 250 caps immigration fee, or encourage his first wife Rosie and/or his son Bob to run against him. One can also tamper with the ballot box to make it possible for someone other than Dave to win.

If Dave loses the election, he will leave the Republic forever and retreat to Old Olney, which he will declare the New Republic of Dave. Thereafter, he will be found sitting in the gore-strewn alleyway just a few feet from the fast-travel arrival location. Speaking to him repeatedly afterward will result in him turning hostile.

How the Lone Wanderer greets Dave in their first meeting plays a large role in how Dave will interact with the player character. If greeted with the Wasteland Ambassador route, it will give him a false sense that the Republic is being recognized as sovereign, and he will interact well. If one requests asylum, they will receive a neutral interaction from him from there on out. If one tells Dave that his "Republic is forfeit," Dave and all the other inhabitants of the Republic will become hostile.

Appearances
Dave appears only in Fallout 3.

Bugs
It is possible to pickpocket Dave's special key for the quest You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head and then afterward acquire the key a second time by passing a Speech check.