Republic of Dave

The Republic of Dave is a fortified homestead/ranch run by a man called Dave, along with his two wives.

Location
The republic is located in the northeast part of the Capital Wasteland, nearly in the top right corner of the map. The republic's economy seems to prosper despite its exceptionally small size, with trading happening, however rarely, with the trade caravans nearby. It also has its own agricultural sector to the left of the entrance into the Republic of Dave.

Overview
The country's standing is as follows:


 * The Republic of Dave Military: Joint Security Force, consisting of Dave and his son Bob.


 * The Immigration Bureau: You cannot become a citizen of the Republic, but for asylum (the right to stay temporarily) you can first tell Dave that you are looking for asylum, or for a "special asylum" you can become a "refugee" within the country, you must either pay the 250-cap immigration fee or offer a Hunting Rifle as a gift to do so. It is also possible to tell Dave that you are the Ambassador of the Wastelands (speech check). In that case he will let you stay without paying anything.


 * The Tourism Office: Answers any questions an Ambassador from the Wastes is likely to ask upon arriving.


 * While the size may fool the player, Dave wishes to remind visitors that there IS a Museum, School, Capitol Building and Men and Women separate sleeping quarters that you can not sleep in.


 * The "school" here is one of only three active in the entire Capital Wasteland, the others being inside Vault 101 and Little Lamplight.

The elections are a fairly important time in the Republic of Dave, though it does seem to be biased (Dave being the only Presidential Candidate), the population blindly believe that Dave is their rightful leader and will vote for him unless convinced otherwise with Speech.

The law of the Republic of Dave is also another crucial element. Everybody should refer to him as "Mr. President", and treat him with the utmost respect or they will have an hour to leave the republic, or be executed.

Citizens

 * Dave
 * Rosie, his first wife
 * Jessica, his second wife
 * Rachael, Dave's daughter
 * Mary, Dave's daughter
 * Bob, second in command
 * Shawna, teacher and curator of the Museum of Dave; with enough speech you can convince her to buy your loot. She does not have anything to sell.
 * Dave and Rosie's children

History
The history of the Republic of Dave is fairly simple. In his earlier days, Dave is believed to have been in exile from the Kingdom of Tom, wandering the wastes, gaining experience and maturing into a Mercenary. He returned, instigated a rebellion, overthrew his father, Tom, and renamed the Kingdom to the "Republic of Dave" where all citizens were safe from dictatorship, replaced with democracy (however how much it has changed is up to debate).

Notable items

 * Dave keeps one of the two existing special hunting rifles named Ol' Painless, that does significantly more damage than the standard hunting rifle. It is achieved by breaking into the safe in Dave's office. You will lose Karma if you break into the safe but if you have Dogmeat ask him to find a weapon and he should retrieve it after a few tries.
 * The Perception Vault Boy Bobblehead can be found in the Republic of Dave Museum.
 * Two pre-war books in the museum (for Arlington Library).
 * Nuka-Cola Quantum on the safe in Capitol Building.
 * Chinese Assault Rifle In the museum on a rack alongside a Chinese Officer's Sword.

You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head
The Republic of Dave is the location of one part of the side-quest You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head in which you have to assassinate several characters that have offended the quest giver, Mister Crowley. You can choose either to kill Dave or persuade him to give you his key and pretend that you've killed him.

Election Day
There also appears to be a minor quest in which you can attempt to affect the outcome of the "election" that is currently taking place in the Republic of Dave. The player can convince two additional citizens of the republic (Rosie and Bob) to run for President as well. It does not appear possible to alter the results of the election through speech alone (as Shawna, Jessie, and Dave will apparently always vote for Dave), but one can determine the winner of the election by committing electoral fraud and taking away other votes from the Ballot box (you can only do this at the moment Dave unlocks the box). The box text will be red, but you won't lose karma for opening it or taking out ballots. If Rosie or Bob win the election they will award you with the combination for Dave's safe, where you can find his unique rifle. The safe text will also be red, but this time you will lose karma if you take things from it. If Dave loses the election, he will immediately leave the Republic and head to Old Olney to establish The New Republic of Dave, though he will most likely be killed on his journey unless safeguarded by the player. Once in Old Olney, Dave will simply sit in front of a corpse filled alley, and will warn/attack the player if talked to three times. The town will remain being called the Republic of Dave, even if he lost the election and/or was killed. If Bob is elected, he will only say that the flag should have a picture of him on it and that the Museum of Dave should be renamed. Otherwise you can fail the quest by talking to Dave and saying "the Republic is forfeit, time to die!" shortly after he shouts out "Communist, Communist everybody come quick!" and you are forced to kill the adult residents and gain bad karma for killing the children's guardians.

Trivia

 * The lead designer is on record saying that the Republic of Dave was not inspired by anything in particular; it simply struck them as a funny idea for a location to visit.


 * The code you get from Rosie to open Dave's safe is 1138. This is a reference to George Lucas and his movie THX-1138. The number is repeated in many of his works.

Bugs

 * It may be possible to loot the caps in the safe and the residents of the Republic of Dave did will turn hostile towards the player. This can happen if the player is hidden (i.e. Stealth Boy or Chinese Stealth Armor. (confirmed on Xbox360)


 * There is a glitch whereby one of the women won't vote, meaning you will not be able to finish the side quest. You will need to disable and enable her via the console to get her to reset her voting process.


 * There is a glitch when both Bob and Rosie have a vote in the ballot box. Dave will say he did not win and will leave, but because it was really a tie (between the other two candidates) he goes to sit back down as President. I fixed this glitch by taking all the Dave votes out and either the Bob or the Rosie vote leaving just one vote.


 * If you enter the Republic of Dave through a break in the east side of the fence, the entire town will turn hostile towards you and attack.


 * If the front gate is left open, occasionally Giant Radscorpions will wander into the compound and kill Shawna, Bob, or both without player assistance. Looting their corpses will turn the remaining NPCs (Dave, Jessica and Rosie) hostile to you.


 * There is a glitch where Bob will stand in front of the voting box forever. If told to vote he will say that he'll get it out of the way but will never do it.


 * If you have Fawkes with you, it may be best to have him wait outside as there have been cases of him killing all the adult NPC's in the Republic of Dave unprovoked.


 * Be cautious of taking Dogmeat with you to the Museum of Dave - for some reason Shawna and the children will become hostile after around 20-40 seconds (it could, however take as long as two minutes on some occasions).


 * If you enter the town with enemies following you, the residents will dispatch them but will also always treat you as a hostile (either fleeing from you or attacking).