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 and after the player accepts the Fusion Pulse Charge. Once the task of re-arming the bomb is done, he will then go back to Tenpenny Tower, where the player must rendezvous with him. Alternatively, if you disarm it, he will leave Moriarty's Saloon and go back to his house.

Quests

 * The Power of the Atom: Burke attempts to hire you to detonate Megaton's bomb.
 * Female players with the Black Widow perk get two special dialog options with Burke - they can claim they live in Megaton and Burke will change his plans, or they can persuade him to pay an extra 500 caps for rigging the bomb without the need to pass a speech check.

Other interactions

 * 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, promising he will send for the player and that they can run away together. In the final letter, he will break up with the player as circumstances will not allow him to be with her, and he will simply vanish completely from the game.

Effects of player actions

 * If you refuse Burke's offer, 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. You can save Simms by killing Burke or watch Simms die.


 * The Power of the Atom quest is still available from Burke even if Roy Phillips has killed Allistair Tenpenny and taken over Tenpenny Tower. After installing the Fusion Pulse Charge and traveling to Tenpenny Tower, the player will find Roy Phillips and Mr. Burke speaking on Tenpenny's balcony. Phillips is intimidated by Burke and his ability to infiltrate the Ghoul-controlled Tower, and allows Burke to detonate the bomb and destroy Megaton. This act impresses Phillips so much that he hires Burke as his new right-hand man.

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?"
 * "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. When spoken to, he will respond in Tobar the Ferryman's voice (it is later revealed that it was indeed Tobar talking to the hero), 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.
 * 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 you kill 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.