Mister Burke

Mister Burke is Allistair Tenpenny's right-hand man in 2277.

Background
Burke was born in 2221.

Daily schedule
He can be found sitting in a chair in Moriarty's Saloon before the start of the The Power of the Atom. If the player accepts the fusion pulse charge, he will go back to Tenpenny Tower once the task of re-arming the bomb is done, where the player must rendezvous with him. Alternatively, if the player disarms the nuke without killing him, he will leave Moriarty's Saloon and disappear from the game.

Quests

 * The Power of the Atom: Burke attempts to hire The Lone Wanderer to detonate Megaton's bomb.

Effects of player actions

 * If the player is female and has the Black Widow perk, she can seduce him. When seduced, he will refer to her as his lover and go to Tenpenny Tower to convince Tenpenny to not blow up Megaton. After that, he will send love letters to Colin Moriarty to give to the player. In the final letter, he will break up with the player, and he will vanish from the game.
 * If you refuse Burke's offer or disarm the bomb without speaking to him, hitmen will show up at random encounters, and try to kill you.
 * If you accept the offer but report Burke to Sheriff Simms, Simms will attempt to arrest Burke. Burke will attempt to shoot Simms. The player can chose to save Simms, which can only be accomplished by killing Burke, or watch Simms die.
 * If the player has helped Roy Phillips take over Tenpenny Tower before meeting Burke at Megaton, Phillips will make Burke his right-hand man.
 * If you kill Burke, you gain positive Karma and lose the option to detonate the bomb.

Notable quotes

 * "You should be proud of your accomplishment"
 * "Any moment now, you'll be dead! Are you excited to see what that's like?"
 * "You know what the difference is between you and me? ...I make this look good."
 * "Why do you knuckle-draggers insist on doing things the hard way... very well."
 * "You're a Masochist!"
 * "I just had this suit tailored!"

Mister Break
Mister Break is a character found in the Sacred Bog area of Point Lookout. He is a part of the hallucination that occurs after the Lone Wanderer consumes punga seeds and is seen leaning against an atom bomb, similar to the Megaton bomb but much larger. After interacting with him, the bomb explodes, and the Lone Wanderer wakes up outside of the Sacred Bog. Mister Break is a delusional image of Mister Burke. His clothes are the same except for his tortiseshell glasses. (It is worth noting that Burke's house in Megaton contains a pair of tortoiseshell glasses.) When spoken to, he will respond in Tobar the Ferryman's voice (it is later revealed that it was indeed Tobar talking to the player), and he gives a warning to not get up, saying "you might hurt yourself." Mister Break is an essential character.

Appearances

 * Burke appears in Fallout 3.
 * Mister Break appears in the Point Lookout add-on.

Behind the scenes

 * Burke is the name of a town in Virginia south of Fairfax and Annandale.
 * In Britain, Burke is a common insult, referring to somebody's unfriendliness.
 * Mr. Burke does not exist in the Japanese version of Fallout 3, thus disabling the "detonate the bomb" option in The Power of the Atom as the player cannot get the fusion pulse charge under any circumstances.

Bugs

 * If the player kills Burke, after a long while he may respawn, and can be found standing beside the bomb if it is disarmed, though he cannot be engaged in conversation.
 * If the player kills Burke and disarms the bomb, you will still encounter hitmen, and if you loot one of the bodies you will find a contract instructing the hitmen (Talon Company mercs) to kill [Player Name], and it will be signed "-B", just as if you hadn't killed Mr. Burke.
 * Burke is one of the NPC's who can disappear from Megaton, if this occurs you will not find him in his house after the bomb has been defused.