Derek Pacion

Derek Pacion is a fifteen-year old resident of Canterbury Commons in 2277. He wears a red baseball cap and seems to have an obsession with superheroes.

Background
Small for a fifteen-year old, Derek is a quiet and morose child. His parents were killed in separate raider attacks three and six years ago, after which Derek was raised by his Uncle Roe. He works around town as a general assistant.

Relationships
Derek is Ernest Roe's nephew and has a crush on Machete. Derek often travels to the Republic of Dave to see his friend Ralph, Dave's son.

Derek also knew Scott Wollinski before Scott became The Mechanist. Derek is responsible for escalating the conflict in Canterbury Commons to dangerous levels; an optional conversation topic reveals that Derek convinced Scott to become a superhero and fight the AntAgonizer after she destroyed a robot.

Quests

 * The Superhuman Gambit: Asking him about the Mechanist and AntAgonizer will reveal that Joe Porter knows the AntAgonizer's real name. This information can be used in a speech check to get the AntAgonizer to peacefully surrender. If the player finishes the quest, he will complain about how boring it is in Canterbury Commons. If all of Canterbury Commons is murdered by creatures and/or the player, the reward for the quest is given by Derek who, like all children in Fallout 3, cannot die.

Other interactions

 * Derek will suggest different superhero identities for the player depending on your attributes: "Super-Humongous" for characters with high Strength or Endurance (which may be a reference to Lord Humongous from the movie Mad Max 2), "Awesome-Claw" for characters with high Agility or Charisma, "The Brilliant Shadow" for characters with high Perception or Intelligence, or "Incredibly Lucky Guy/Girl" for characters with high Luck. If your character has no high attributes, he'll say you wouldn't make a good superhero.
 * If you kill Uncle Roe, Derek will no longer interact with you; he will only say, "Go away, I hate you."

Appearances
Derek Pacion appears only in Fallout 3.