The Overseer (Vault 101)

Alphonse Almodovar, Overseer of Vault 101, is a widower with one child named Amata. Overseer Almodovar is very stern in his policies, and is not very friendly to many of the vault residents, including the Lone Wanderer and James.

Personality
Overseer Almodovar is an insecure man who feels a strong urge to control the events and people in his life, especially his daughter. He has a tendency to overreact in a crisis. His view of the world is pessimistic and he doesn't tolerate those who have a more optimistic viewpoint. He is not a man to be trusted for he will find a weakness and exploit it for his benefit. Many of the inhabitants of Vault 101, including James, believe that the Overseer shouldn't be crossed and a person should stay on his good side. The Overseer is paranoid and is not respected by the older residents. They feel he is overly fixated on rules and is secretive. The older residents feel the quality of life in the Vault is declining under the administration of Overseer Almodovar. Although he comes to the Lone Wanderers party he does so for Amatas' sake, leaving early and expressing his displeasure at having to put such an affair before his duties as Overseer.

Biography
Raised in a very conservative family which opposed the good neighbor policies of his predecessor, Alphonse grew to believe that this policy presented a threat to the Vault society. The threat Alphonse perceived is that the residents may want a life outside the Vault and this could present a serious threat if enough of the residents leave for the Capital Wasteland. When the former Overseer vanished without a trace on one of his treks to the Capital Wasteland sometime prior to James' arrival at the Vault, Alphonse used his considerable charms and strong will to muscle his way into the position of Overseer.

In late 2258 or early 2259, Overseer Almodovar accepts James and his child into Vault society. James is later hired by the Overseer as the new vault physician. Though there is displeasure expressed by the Overseer on James' performance, both men are able to have a cordial relationship for the sake of their infants who play together.

In 2260, Overseer Almodovar is widowed when his wife dies from an unknown disease. He assumes full parental duties and raises his daughter as a single father.

Between 2259 and 2268, the relationship between James and the Overseer becomes contentious. Overseer Almodovar feels that James is wasting valuable Vault resources on unnecessary experiments. The Overseer's feelings toward James cloud his feelings towards James' child. He comes to feel they are a spoiled child who needs to be reminded that life is not "...all fun and games."

Sometime in the late 2260s, Jonas Palmer is re-assigned by Overseer Almodovar to the Clinic. The Overseer expects that Jonas will moderate James' actions by acting as a voice of reason and that the experiments will decrease in number. The Overseer is soon disappointed in Jonas as he has come not to change the vault physician's behavior; rather, Jonas is encouraging the behavior by assisting James in his experiments.

As Overseer, he is determined to keep the Vault closed to the outside world, at least for the general population of Vault 101. When James escapes, he thinks that the Lone Wanderer had something to do with it, so he sends his security after him/her. He orders the death of Jonas after James' escape and interrogates his own daughter during the Vault 101 Dweller's escape. Depending on whether or not you kill him, Amata will react differently toward you.

If you do not kill him during your escape, he will tighten his grip on the citizens of Vault 101, which will result in a rebellion. Later in the game, if the player character travels near the Vault, their Pip-Boy 3000 will discover the Vault 101 Emergency channel where Amata was broadcasting a plea for help on a repeating loop, which reveals to you factional crisis in Vault 101.(Only available once you complete the "Waters of Life" quest.) If you kill The Overseer, Allen Mack will become the new Overseer.

When you converse with the Overseer, he reveals his fear of the Vault being contaminated with the outside world (due to his Vault's stated mission), and does not want to allow the youthful "rebels" from repeating the same mistakes the peers of his generation did when they left the Vault, only to never return. If you check his console, it is revealed that after you left, the Enclave contacted the Vault in an attempt to gain access, but the Overseer denied them entry as he would not trust the lives of the Vault inhabitants to outsiders.

Gameplay

 * If you kill Amata's father while escaping from Vault 101, Allen Mack is named the new Overseer. However, the new overseer can't be reasoned with in the course of the Trouble On The Homefront Quest.


 * It is also possible to not make any contact with him at all while escaping, since the password is hidden in your father's lab. This does not affect gameplay in any other way.

IDs
Like most inhabitants of Vault 101, the Overseer has multiple Base and Reference IDs during various quests:

Appearances
Just like Vault 101, the Overseer appears only in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * While attacking, he will utter the same combat phrases as a Vault 101 Security Officer, e.g. "The Overseer said there would be a reward for bringing you in!" and "For the Overseer!"