Button Gwinnett (robot)

Button Gwinnett is a Protectron who oversees the National Archives in 2277.

Background
Designated "BGWIN009 Button Gwinnett", and named after Button Gwinnett, this particular unit's original purpose was to provide tour guide services for visitors, participate in a reenactment show as a signatory of the Declaration of Independence together with seven other Protectrons, and to provide security support for the National Archives.

It was already experiencing at least one system memory leak before the bombs dropped, which resulted in the unit getting its directives mixed up and scaring off visitors. This was temporarily fixed by a technician, who flushed the unit's core CPU several times. Over time and without regular maintenance, Button's condition has only gotten worse, resulting in its memory core to malfunction, and the unit to believe itself to be the real Button Gwinnett. As its orders are to guard the Declaration of Independence at all costs, it fortified the National Archives to the best of its abilities.

Quests
Stealing Independence: Button Gwinnett has control over all the robots in the National Archives, who he addresses with motivational messages as the Lone Wanderer progresses through the basement levels to reach Button's quarters. When initiating dialogue with them, Button will call them a "redcoat," and claim that they are surrounded by redcoats.

Appearances
Button Gwinnett appears only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes
When Button dies, he will say, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." This is a reference to the Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale, who said the same thing before he was hanged by the British.