Agent Mochou

Agent Mochou (莫愁) is a former spy for the People's Liberation Army who lives in Appalachia in 2103.

Background
A lifelong agent trained from birth in the People's Republic of China for this singular purpose, Mochou was assigned to the American theater and worked closely with other communist operatives against the American war effort. Orders and a lifetime of being shaped to think as Chinese commanders wanted her to think resulted in an incredibly capable and loyal agent until the Great War happened and Mochou realized the two superpowers both lied to their people, manipulating them like puppets.

Once she saw the puppeteers, she realized she wanted nothing to do with any of it and disappeared into the wasteland. She assumed that all governments had fallen, including China. However, she was wrong: Another pre-War asset, loyal to the communist cause beyond nuclear fire, tracked her down using trackers embedded in her gear, and presented an ultimatum: Follow orders or die. She abandoned her family, disappearing overnight, to avoid dragging them into the invisible war.

Quests

 * Invisible Ties: Mochou is located as part of the quest and depending on the player character's decisions, she will die, become estranged from her daughter, or join the settlers at Foundation.

Effects of player's actions

 * If Mochou is spared and settles in Foundation, Samuel will tell her and Jen about a doctor who can change Mochou's face.
 * If the player character chooses to kill Mochou, Jen will express disappointment and ask to talk once she gets back to Foundation. She will continue to work with Foundation until All That Glitters, in which she will mention she's going to bury her mother beside her father to the north in the Capital Wasteland.

Appearances
Agent Mochou appears only in Fallout 76, introduced in the Wastelanders update.

Behind the scenes
Mochou is the name of a legendary Chinese woman, who is the subject of a number of ancient tales.