Codsworth



Codsworth is a Mister Handy character and a possible companion in Fallout 4.

Background
Codsworth is a Mister Handy that was the robotic butler for the Sole Survivor's family before the Great War. He was bought by the family not long before October 23, 2077. He was not granted entry to Vault 111, as claimed by the Vault-Tec rep, and was left behind when the nuclear impacts were announced on television. Codsworth is reunited with the Survivor after 210 years of roaming around Sanctuary Hills, still loyal to his master.

At first, Codsworth seems cheerful and oblivious to what has happened. During the first ten years after the war, Codsworth tried to keep himself busy by doing futile housekeeping work, such as keeping the nuclear fallout-tainted floors waxed, dusting a collapsed house and polishing a rusted car. However, talking to him further reveals that he is actually very depressed about the state of the world, and was deeply affected by his two-centuries-long isolation. To cope, he pretended that nothing happened. At some point after the bombs fell, Codsworth visited the town of Concord - mentioning that the locals "only pummelled him with sticks a few times" and "only shot at him on a few occasions" before he retreated back to Sanctuary.

Codsworth is known to say the player character's chosen name if it is an option, although it may be shortened, extended or have a word omitted. A list of spoken names can be found here.

Quests
Out of Time: The Sole Survivor has to team up with Codsworth and scout the area of what once was Sanctuary Hills.

Effects of player's actions

 * Maxed approval with Codsworth grants the Robot Sympathy perk, which grants +10 energy resistance against robots' energy weapons. Maximum affinity can be achieved after attaching 29 weapon modifications, read the Robot Sympathy perk page for more information.
 * With the Automatron DLC installed, the quest Mechanical Menace completed and a Robot workbench built, the player can upgrade Codsworth.

Appearances
Codsworth appears only in Fallout 4.

Behind the scenes

 * One of the names that Codsworth can say is one of the many references to the Blade Runner franchise throughout Fallout 4. If the surname "Deckard" is used in some way in the player's name, Codsworth will refer to the player as Mr./Mrs. Deckard. This is a reference to Rick Deckard, the main protagonist of Blade Runner.
 * "Wez" and "Humungus" are Gayboy Berserker names from Mad Max 2 that Codsworth can pronounce.
 * Similar as above, he can call the player Mr./Mrs. Rockantansky, a reference to Max Rockantansky, the protagonist of the movie series Mad Max. He can also call the player Furiosa who was the female protagonist of the 4th Mad Max film.
 * Also, Codsworth can call the Sole Survivor, "Morpheus", "Neo", or "Trinity". These names are references to the The Matrix film. "Anderson" may also be a reference, since Codsworth can refer to the player as "Mister Anderson".
 * Codsworth can call the Sole Survivor "Kal-El", which is the name of Fallout 4 ' s voice director, Kal-El Bogdanove. Bogdanove's father is Jon Bogdanove, a comic book artist that named his son for Superman's real name.
 * Codsworth can call the Sole Survivor "Vic", possibly a reference to the protagonist of "A Boy and His Dog" by Harlan Ellison.
 * If Codsworth takes damage, he may say, "'Tis but a scratch", possibly as a reference to the Black Knight in the movie, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" It could also be a reference to Mercutio's death scene in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
 * Codsworth's initial behavior after the Great War, such as continuing housework and pretending to be oblivious to the nuclear bombings, somewhat resembles the character Hilda Bloggs from the 1982 graphic novel When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs. However, Codsworth desperately denied his deteriorating state, isolation, and ruined surrounding while Hilda remained innocently ignorant to her situation. Like Hilda; upon her hair falling out from radiation poisoning; Codsworth eventually came to realize and accept the horrific reality of nuclear war.
 * This behavior, as well as other robots inability to process the War happening, are similar to Ray Bradbury's short story "There Will Come Soft Rains," where a futuristic automated house continues its duties, oblivious to the fact the nearest city is a glowing radioactive crater and the family it was programmed to serve are now nothing more than some silhouettes burned into an exterior wall.

Bugs

 * Codsworth may sometimes stay in one place when dismissed to a settlement (even if outside the building boundary), and rarely move around or perform tasks except to fight hostile enemies.
 * Assigning Codsworth to a settlement resource may have no effect, despite indicating that he is assigned to it in the Workshop menu.
 * When equipping Codsworth with a bowler hat, it may sometimes stay even after switching save files and even characters. The hat will not be in his inventory, but will appear that he is wearing it.

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