Mayor McDonough

Mayor McDonough, unit designation M7-62, is the mayor of Diamond City and a secret Institute agent in 2287.

Background
Ever since his election and inauguration into office, Mayor McDonough has been head of the city council for several years. He was born in Diamond City to Patrick and Martha McDonough, and had a brother, John. In 2282, he was elected to the position by fear-mongering against the city's ghoul population, and promising to expel them from the city as part of his "Mankind for McDonough" platform. His anti-ghoul campaign strategy won him the election and the people of the city forcibly expelled the ghoul population, alienating McDonough from his brother John, who tried to convince him to stand down, and later attempted to save as many ghouls as he could. This also resulted in the departure of John McDonough from the city. John attempted to help some of the ghouls settle down in Goodneighbor since they had nowhere else to go.

Mayor McDonough had secretly been under the observation of Institute agents for several years. At some point, the organization had sent operatives to kidnap the human McDonough and replace him with a Generation-3 synth duplicate, unit designation M7-62. Under the guise of the mayor of Diamond City, the synth has been carrying out a mission to infiltrate the city and its inhabitants, whom are oblivious to his true nature as an Institute agent. The synthetic mayor took efforts to conceal his secret allegiance to the scientific community from his people, even though an observant journalist, Piper Wright had caught whiff of his plans and published the information in a news story, titled "The Synthetic Truth." Piper has gotten on the bad side of the mayor as a result of her sensationalizing rumors of him being a synth, which has led her to receiving a temporary ban from city limits.

McDonough has been a popular mayor among merchants and the wealthy upper stands residents, due to his emphasis on keeping Diamond City prosperous and safe, but something of a conflicted figure among the lower field population due to the circumstances of his election and his refusal to lead investigations into the recent spate of kidnappings, which has sparked mass paranoia within the community.

Quests

 * Jewel of the Commonwealth: McDonough is first met in the entrance to Diamond City and gets into an argument with Piper Wright. If the Sole Survivor passes a Speech check, McDonough can direct them to Valentine Detective Agency.
 * Getting a Clue: McDonough can be convinced to hand over the key to Kellogg's house.
 * Political Leanings: The Sole Survivor must obtain McDonough's report and deliver it to Justin Ayo.
 * In Sheep's Clothing: McDonough is confronted in his office after it's revealed that he is a synth and is holding Geneva hostage. The Sole Survivor can convince him with a medium Speech check to release his hostage to prevent her from being harmed.

Appearances
Mayor McDonough appears only in Fallout 4.

Behind the scenes
Piper's interactions with Mayor McDonough seem to be inspired by Bob Woodward's and Carl Bernstein's reporting of the Watergate scandal which eventually led to the resignation of President Nixon. This is further lampshaded by Mayor McDonough's "I Am Not a Synth" speech.

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