Hannibal Hamlin

Hannibal Hamlin is the leader of the Temple of the Union. He dreams of creating a safe haven for runaway slaves (see Head of State). This place turns out to be the Lincoln Memorial. He is very dedicated to the free slaves that come by him.

Purchasing Lincoln Items
Hannibal is one of the characters who purchase Lincoln historical items found in the Museum of History.

Bugs

 * If you tell Hannibal to wait until after you kill the slavers at the Lincoln Memorial, his band may depart and wander the wasteland without occupying the Memorial. Hannibal's group will keep wandering with no apparent objective.  Fast travelling to his location is impossible, as the group will have moved on long before you arrive.  Make sure to remove all booby traps like grenades and tripline death traps to trigger completion of mission.


 * After telling Hannibal that Caleb is ready. You go to the Monument and he will not be there. This is because he can fall through the ground near the monument. After he falls he will not return.


 * Check for Hannibal NE from the Monument you will see the sign "Metro Station" if he and his group is not there you can do the following if you have the PC version. Open the console with ^ then type prid 000239DD followed by moveto player and Hannibal should be right next to you.


 * After waiting for Hannibal and he DOES arrive at the monument, sometimes he will have no body and only his head and arms are visible. The same goes for the Mason worker.


 * after completing the mission: head of state, when you return and talk to hannibal, and say goodbye, he wil keep saying bye over and over again (PS3)


 * This player did not arrive until after installing the Pitt on this particular playthrough. Not sure if that has anything to do with it, however, Hannibal Hamlin is not wearing Combat Armor, but what looks to be the Neural Interface Suit given for Operation: Anchorage, however, it could be just off colored recon armor? (Xbox 360)


 * When first talked to by Hannibal, he will ask the player to promise not to reveal the Temple of the Union to slavers. If the player chooses the "I'll need to think about that" speech option, Hannibal will allow the player to stay, but not allow him or her to leave. If the player jumps out of a window, the town will not go hostile. Instead the front gate will be locked to very hard difficulty. Ringing the front door bell forces Simone Cameron (the guard) to repeatedly come down to the gate, but not allow the player in, only stating "You ain't supposed to be looking at me, to say nothing of talking to me. Now, beat it! Hannibal is waiting for you." From this point on it is impossible to get back into the Temple of the Union without picking the lock.


 * A player cannot fast travel from inside the Temple of the Union. One cannot fast travel from around the area either. In fact a player must get a good distance away from the temple before being able to fast travel. This occurs even if Hannibal trusts the player with a key.

Related quests

 * Head of State
 * Lincoln's Profit Margins

Appearances
appears only in Fallout 3.

Trivia

 * Hannibal Hamlin is named after Abraham Lincoln's first vice president, a staunch abolitionist.
 * Hannibal Hamlin is 43 years old. He was 14 when he was first enslaved. He was enslaved for 23 years. And when you meet him, he has been free for 6 years.
 * Hannibal Hamlin may have been inspired by Osker Schindler, a german businessmen who would save Jews from the Holocaust by hiring them to work in his factory.