Dick Richardson

President Dick Richardson is an Enclave executive that presides on the Enclave Oil Rig in 2242. He is the secondary antagonist of Fallout 2.

Background
Dick Richardson is an elderly man who has been prematurely aged by his position. When encountered by the Chosen One in 2242, Dick Richardson is described as the President of the United States and as a much older man whose vitality has given way to absent-mindedness with an appearance comparable to his tired and frayed suit.

According to Chris Avellone, Dick Richardson entered the political scene on the Oil Rig in 2215 as a Congressman whose father and then President, Richardson Senior, was aiding to succeed as the next President. On March 5th, 2220, Dick was elected President and began serving the first out of his five terms. One of the first things Dick did as President was during October of 2220 when he, for the sake of morale, classified the prototype results, accidents, explosions, and deaths of the development of a reliable version of the advanced power armor.

Other interactions
Dick Richardson can be spoken to at great length to reveal numerous pieces of information with topics including the Forced Evolutionary Virus, the Project, Vice-president Daniel Bird's condition, China and the Great War, the purpose of Vaults, Mutation, and the fate of the Chosen One's kidnapped villagers.

He also holds the presidential access keycard, which can only be obtained by killing him using one of the following options:
 * Using conventional means (alerts Enclave)
 * 8 super stimpaks on him and then waiting for the after effects to kill him. (does not alert the Enclave)
 * Planting an active explosive on him and leave to another section, he will either die or be weakened (does not alert anyone)
 * Successfully killing him while sneaking him on the first shot/burst (Enclave sometimes alerted, sometimes not)

Appearances
Dick Richardson appears only in Fallout 2 as a talking head. He is mentioned in Fallout 3 as well as in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
John Henry Eden was originally going to be a copy of Dick Richardson's mind in early versions of Fallout 3's story.