Harkness

Harkness, also known as A3-21, is the 35-year old Android, and is Rivet City's security chief in the year 2277.

Background
Harkness is an android, made in the year 2242. He escaped the Commonwealth to live his own life, but, because of the Synth Retention Bureau, he needed to get a new face and memory. After some searching he found Horace Pinkerton, a skilled surgeon that agreed to perform the facial construction surgery and memory swap needed for Harkness to begin his new life. After this, he got a job at Rivet City as security chief.

Daily schedule
During the day, Harkness can be found outside Flak 'N Shrapnel's weapon store in the Rivet City marketplace. He can also be located on the top floor of the Bridge Tower from 12:00 Midnight to 6:00AM.

Interactions with the player character
He will demand that you state your purpose in Rivet City before he allows you to enter. With the right options he'll let you in.

He cannot be mezzed.

Quest: The Replicated Man
Once you discover that Harkness is an android, you can leave him in his ignorance, convince him of the truth, or turn him in to Zimmer.

Quotes
"I never should've let you on this damn boat!" "Everyone's so goddamn trigger happy these days." "We've got ourselves a psychopath. Everyone stand clear!"

Appearances
appears only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes

 * When prompted with his activation code, Harkness will mention all of the 'runners' he killed. This is a reference to Blade Runner/Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.

Bugs

 * Harkness may end up permanently stuck in his initial position. This happens if the player either completes the quest Tranquility Lane without going to Rivet City beforehand, if the player answers "Forget it..." in their initial dialogue with Harkness, or if the player answers "I'm looking for history on Rivet City" for the Wasteland Survival Guide in their initial dialogue. He may still be interacted with if this happens.