The Overseer (Vault 101)

Alphonse Almodovar is a resident of Vault 101. He is the Overseer of Vault 101. He is a widower and has one child. Her name is Amata Almodovar. Overseer Almodovar is not friendly to James nor his child.

Personality
Overseer Almodovar is an insecure man who feels a strong urge to control the events and people in his life, especially his daughter. He has a tendency to overact in a crisis. His view of the world is pessimistic and he doesn't tolerate those who have a more optimistic viewpoint. The Overseer is not viewed well by the older residents. They feel he is secretive and that he lies often. They, also, feel the quality of life in the Vault has declined since Overseer Almodovar seized power.

Biography
Raised in a very conservative family which opposed the good neighbor policies of his predecessor, Alphonse grew to believe that this policy presented a threat to the Vault society. The threat Mr. Almodovar perceived is that the residents may want a life outside the Vault and this could present a serious issue if enough of the residents migrate to the Capital Wasteland. When the former Overseer vanished without a trace on one of his treks to the Capital Wasteland prior to 2258, Alphonse used his considerable charms and strong will to muscle his way into the position of Overseer.

In late 2258 or early 2259, Overseer Almodovar accepts James and his child into Vault society. James is later hired by the Overseer as vault physician. Though there is displeasure expressed by the Overseer on James performance, both men are able to have a cordial relationship. Their infants play together.

Two years later, in 2260, Overseer Almodovar is widowed when his wife dies from unknown causes. He assumes the parental duties of his wife and raises his daughter as a single father.

Between 2259 and 2268, the relationship between James and the Overseer becomes contentious. Overseer Almodovar feels that James is wasting valuable Vault resources on unnecessary experiments. The Overseer's feelings toward James cloud his feelings on James' child. He comes to feel they are a spoiled child who needs to be educated that life is not "...all fun and games."

After July 13, 2268, Jonas Palmer is re-assigned by Overseer Almodovar to the clinic. The Overseer expects that Mr. Palmer will moderate James' actions by acting as a voice of reason and that the experiments will decrease in number. The Overseer is soon disappointed in Mr. Palmer as he has come not to change the vault physician's behavior; rather, Mr. Palmer is encouraging the behavior by assisting James in his experiments.

As Overseer, he is determined to keep the Vault closed to the outside world, at least for the general population of Vault 101. When James escapes, he thinks that the Vault 101 Dweller had something to do with it, so he sends his security after him/her. He orders the death of Jonas after James' escape and interrogates his own daughter during the Vault 101 Dweller's escape. Depending on whether or not you kill him, Amata will react differently toward you.

If you do not kill him during your escape, he will tighten his grip on the citizens of Vault 101, which will result in a rebellion. Later in the game, if the player character travels near the Vault, their Pip-Boy 3000 will discover the Vault 101 Emergency channel where Amata was broadcasting a plea for help on a repeating loop, which reveals to you factional crisis in Vault 101.(Only available once you complete the "Waters of Life" quest.) However if you kill The Overseer, Officer Mack will take over and behave exactly the same way only difference being the Overseer.

When you converse with the Overseer, he reveals his fear of the Vault being contaminated with the outside world (due to his Vault's stated mission), and does not want to allow the youthful "rebels" from repeating the same mistakes the peers of his generation did when they left the Vault, only to never return. If you check his console, it is revealed that after you left, the Enclave contacted the Vault in an attempt to gain access, but the Overseer denied them entry as he would not trust the lives of the Vault inhabitants to outsiders.

He also regretted his actions during the night of you and your father's escape.

Gameplay

 * If you kill Amata's father while escaping from Vault 101, Allen Mack is named the new Overseer. However, the new overseer can't be reasoned with in the course of the Trouble On The Homefront Quest.

IDs
Like most inhabitants of Vault 101, the Overseer has multiple Base and Reference IDs during various quests:

Appearances
Just like Vault 101, the Overseer appears only in Fallout 3.