Allistair Tenpenny

 is the owner of Tenpenny Tower in 2277.

Background
An 80-year-old Englishman turned American entrepreneur, the man who discovered the tower saw it as an opportunity to provide residents with a standard of living enjoyed by the affluent in the days before nuclear Armageddon. A rich eccentric who's bored with life and looking for new challenges, he enjoys sniping at Wasteland creatures, ghouls, and the occasional visitor from his suite atop Tenpenny Tower.

Tenpenny spends most of his days alone, save for the company of Mister Burke and occasional "visits" from Susan Lancaster. Mei Wong, a woman in Rivet City, used to be Tenpenny's slave.

Daily schedule

 * Tenpenny is a recluse, never leaving his penthouse suite.
 * He carries a sniper rifle which he uses to shoot at things in the wastes during what he calls "Wasteland Safari."
 * He sits on his balcony, enjoying the view from his tower, bothered only by a certain "eyesore" in the horizon. He also seems to enjoy drinking whiskey, tobacco and playing chess, all indicated by the nearby whiskey/shotglass, cigarette pack/ashtray and chessboard.
 * He orders his daily meals from Margaret Primrose, ordering her "Iguana bit sandwich, no salt, with a peeled pear on the side". Allistair also has a private seat in the corner of Margaret's cafe, as explained when you first meet Margaret.

Quests

 * The Power of the Atom: The player can stand on Tenpenny's balcony with Allistair and Mister Burke and together witness the destruction of Megaton in a nuclear explosion. If you choose to blow up Megaton for Tenpenny and Burke, Tenpenny will give you a suite in the tower.
 * You Gotta Shoot 'Em In The Head: Mister Crowley wants to hire the player to kill Tenpenny. If confronted, Tenpenny will make a counter-offer, hiring the player to kill Crowley.
 * Tenpenny Tower: The player can convince Tenpenny to give his permission for the ghouls to move in. If you allow Ghouls to move in, Roy Phillips and Tenpenny will have a "disagreement" and Tenpenny will have a "accident", which results in Tenpenny's body being stuffed in a storage closet.

Appearances
appears only in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * Even if Mister Burke is killed, Tenpenny will still speak as if he is alive.
 * Even after Tenpenny is killed many living in the tower still speak as if he is alive.

Behind the scenes

 * Tenpenny brings to mind Howard Hughes.
 * Both men are wealthy recluses.
 * Tenpenny's suite is littered with milk bottles; Hughes also amassed milk bottles in his rooms.
 * There is a row of empty Nuka-Cola bottles next to Tenpenny's door; Hughes urinated in his emptied milk bottles and lined them up near the door.
 * Tenpenny's "Wasteland Safari" is reminiscent of Amon Goeth, the concentration camp leader in the film Schindler's List. Goeth spends parts of his day sitting on the balcony of his large house looking out over his work camp and occasionally shooting workers.