Vault 108

Vault 108 is one of the Vault-Tec vaults in the Capital Wasteland. It is located south of Canterbury Commons and northeast of the Corvega factory.

Background
On the Vault-Tec computer in the Citadel, the premise of the experiment was explained to study conflict for leadership and power in a vault. The first overseer, Brody Jones, was known to have a genetic predisposition for a rare form of cancer that was expected to kill him within 40 months of the experiment's inception, and positions of authority in the vault went unassigned and discretion was given to the Overseer. The main power supply was also scheduled to malfunction after 240 months (20 years while the vault was planned to be sealed for 38), and the back-up power supply was intentionally insufficient to meet the vault's needs. On top of all this, the vault was given three times the normal armory stock and no entertainment recordings.

There is a holodisk found in the cloning lab (A on the map) (located near a body near one of the examination tables, this room also has a very easy locked safe in it as well as Gary 12 and 36) that hints about the fate of Vault 108. Every time Gary was cloned, it immediately became hostile to non-clones, with each one becoming more violent. After the 53rd was no different, the staff began to wonder what to do with all of the clones, as the vault's observation rooms were becoming full. The other entry in the holodisk says that Gary 54 was the same way, having injured Doctor Peterson during an examination.

The entry also states that they will be destroying some of the clones, to make room for "many more tests". What happened next is not clear. What is clear is that the only survivors are the Gary clones.

Inhabitants
The entrance area is occupied by a colony of mole rats. The living quarters and cloning lab are inhabited by a dozen clones named Gary, all of which are hostile. With the exception of Gary 1, 25, and 32, all other clones initially are unarmed, with knives or lead pipes. Their AI, however, may direct them to pick up stronger weapons that may be nearby.

Living quarters
There is a Pugilism Illustrated in the living quarters, on the counter in the cafeteria (the northernmost room on the local map).

Cloning lab

 * Charisma bobblehead - Located in the vault cloning lab on a table in the observation room (located in the center of the map), which looks into the main operating room. The bobblehead can be found on a table beside a microscope.
 * In the same room as the bobblehead, is a Lying, Congressional Style (Fallout 3)|Lying, Congressional Style.
 * The holodisk in the cloning lab ("cloning log") that slightly explains the events of Vault 108 is in the room where there's a black cube safe that can be lockpicked. Look for a skeleton on the floor next to an examination table; the holodisk is close by.

Appearances
Vault 108 appears only in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * When using a railway rifle, Gary's head may come off and float in mid air with the spike through his face.
 * In the cafeteria, there is a blocked door that appears to lead to the vault reactor room. However, if you manage to clip through the debris and activate the door, you will be in a hallway that doesn't lead anywhere.