Gob

Gob is a Ghoul bartender who works at Moriarty's Saloon in Megaton.

Background
Gob used to live in Underworld with his adoptive mother, Carol, in Carol's Place. He set out into the wasteland to find fortune and was caught by a group of slavers. Colin Moriarty then purchased him as his slave, and Gob has been working for him for 15 years.

Daily schedule
Gob spends most of his time serving drinks and talking with the patrons in Moriarty's saloon. At night, he'll eventually go to sleep in the rentable room, sometimes resting for a few hours and then starting up the saloon in the early morning hours.

During his working hours, he'll be cleaning glasses, communicating with people, tidying up the place and checking the shelves behind the counter. The first time the Lone Wanderer enters the saloon, Gob will be hitting the radio, trying to fix it. Nova tries to explain to him it doesn't work, and Jericho (if he is present) will curse at him to stop banging on it.

If Walter is present he will remark to Gob to stop hitting the radio as he finds the Enclave radio "downright patriotic," even though Enclave radio is not playing. After the player completes the Galaxy News Radio quest, the radio will function properly, though Gob will never comment on its improvement.

Quests

 * Following in His Footsteps: If one passes a Speech check with Gob, he will tell them about Moriarty's terminal. He will also reveal that Nova has the password.

Effects of player's actions

 * If you kill Moriarty, Gob will eventually take over the saloon and place his name over Moriarty's on the front sign. However, he gets no new speech options and in no other way acknowledges Moriarty's absence. Nova will begin running the hotel and quit prostituting once Gob is in charge.
 * When first meeting Gob, treating him kindly will provide a 10% discount at the saloon (and only from Gob, Moriarty will charge full price), gain the player some good Karma, and reveal some more of his personal past. The discount is especially useful as Gob remains a cheap source of Stimpaks for the entire game. You lose the chance to obtain this discount if you first talk to Gob after Moriarty is killed.
 * If the player character says to Gob, "Stuff it, ghoul," or "Gah! Fuck! What are you?" during their first meeting and is not kind for the rest of the conversation, he will refer to them as a "dick" every time they ask for a drink.

Appearances
Gob appears in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes
In a 2019 interview, Gob's voice actor, Mike Rosson, stated that he thought of Patty and Selma Bouvier from The Simpsons during his performance. The voice directors at Bethesda jokingly told him to not tell anyone where his inspiration came from.

Bugs

 * In non-player character to non-player character conversation, Gob could be heard telling Moriarty "What's the matter never saw a ghoul before?" regardless of Moriarty's status.
 * Even after Moriarty is dead, Gob will sometimes greet you with the "Moriarty's been especially nasty lately" line.
 * If you listen closely while talking to Gob, you would notice that when you ask "Where do you come from?", his three answers will be voiced differently.