Ben Canning

Ben Canning is a water beggar found at seemingly random locations in the Capital Wasteland in the year 2277.

Background
Ben is a wastelander who came upon some bad luck, wandering around for days without water.

Interaction with the player character
Ben Canning is one of a multitude of random encounters in the game, and he may appear at any one of the assigned random encounter locations. If he is resuscitated with water, he will follow the same looping route as the Caravan Merchants.

Upon meeting, the Lone Wanderer may choose to give him water or let him die. Unlike the water-beggars found outside Megaton and Rivet City who will only accept Purified Water, Ben will also accept Dirty Water. If given water, he proceeds to drink it repeatedly; when activated, he apologetically tells the character that he's not up to traveling yet. Standing after a minute or two, he simply says "Good to see you again, friend!" If he is nearby while you are fighting, he will rush to help you, although his usefulness in combat is limited.


 * He can be mezzed.

Appearances
Ben Canning only appears in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * He will not accept Aqua Pura as water.
 * When given water he takes out an empty nuka-cola bottle or a beer bottle instead of the plastic water bottles.