Doctor Mobius

""You will never survive my deadly robo-scorpions, technological terrors and, uh, um... BIGGER, more ATOMIC versions of these things!""

- Mobius

Doctor Mobius is a think tank operating in the Big MT in 2281. He is the leader of the Robo-scorpion army and nemesis of Doctor Klein and his team of scientists.

Background
Doctor Mobius is a Pre-War doctor who became a think tank to continue his work at the Big Empty. Part of Doctor Klein's team as a human and then as a think tank, Mobius split away from the group an unspecified time after 2077 as part of his plan to trap the think tanks in the Big MT. Deeply afraid of the damage the amoral and psychosis-ridden think tanks would wreak upon the fragile post-apocalyptic world in the name of science, Mobius first covertly reprogrammed the other think tanks to forget about the world outside the MT, their backgrounds and even their names, trapping them in recursive behaviour patterns that he parodied in their new titles. He then debunked to the Forbidden Zone Dome and set himself up against the other think tanks, giving them a figure of hate to concentrate all their thought upon.

Although not originally aggressive in his intentions, Mobius's own behaviour seems to have degraded over the centuries, partly due to an increasingly serious addiction to Mentats and Psycho. By 2281 he has not only lost the functionality of his right 'eye' but also suffers from short term memory loss, hallucinations, obsessive compulsion, and terrorizes the other think tanks with maddened broadcasts and robo-scorpions of his own invention. Although his plan had up until then been successful, it was increasingly coming under strain due to both a number of visitors from the Mojave finding their way in to the Big MT, and the curiosity of the think tanks pushing at the boundaries he had set them.

The arrival of the Courier, and their subsequent survival of their lobotomy, proved to be the last straw. Mobius unleashed a fresh wave of robo-scorpions and announced his intention to finish the other think-tanks off once and for all, whilst subliminally suggesting to them that various technologies around the Big MT would help them against him. These technologies- the Sonic Emitter, the X-2 antenna, and the Stealth Suit- were actually all the components required to rehouse a brain inside a body, and therefore the only escape route for a think tank wishing to break free of the MT. It was Mobius's intention that the Courier would gather these components and bring them to the Forbidden Zone, where Mobius would destroy both the Courier and the components with his giant robo-scorpion, therefore trapping the think tanks in the Big MT for good.

Mobius failed on three accounts- firstly and most seriously, Klein downloaded the schematics of the components and was able to fathom their use; secondly, the Courier defeated the giant robo-scorpion; and thirdly, due to his own degeneration he wasn't even able to recognize the Courier when the Courier confronted him. He in fact treats the player with a great deal of friendliness, and answers all questions amicably, if not cogently, and will offer the Courier chems upon interacting with him through dialogue, but only one time.

Quests

 * Old World Blues: You are to go to Mobius' lair and either kill him or reason with him.

Notable quotes

 * "I see you. Now, I end you." nvdlc03gen_attack_00015edb_1.ogg
 * "Well, there's many things they have forgotten sitting in their bowls. Friendship. The thrill of discovery. Love. Masturbation. The usual."
 * "You're really quiet difficult to ignore, you know. It's because you're... well, bah! Rather intriguing, if you don't mind an old brain for saying so."

Bugs

 * If you talk to Mobius after defeating the giant roboscorpion, you may be forced into killing him, as you can only end the conversation with "enough, I came here to kill you." This can be avoided if the player has a repair skill of 75, permitting the player to repair the "ghosting" in his optical sensors. This will open up the conversation to leave him be without killing him. However, the player can still kill Mobius if they so choose.

Appearances
Doctor Mobius appears in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on, Old World Blues.

Behind the scenes

 * His name is a reference to the Möbius strip, a 3D object which topologically has only one side. It is often used as a metaphor for infinity or looping.
 * His name could also be a reference to Dr. Morbius, the antagonist in the 1956 sci-fi classic "Forbidden Planet. This is further evidenced by his statement "I have a thing for robots, planets, and all things forbidden."
 * Mobius makes a comment "Mmmmmm Men-thats" calling mentats "menthats" a reference to the Simpsons with Homers' "Mmmm (object)"
 * Mobius often says 'raisins' instead of 'reasons', this could be a reference to the Big Brain that appeared in an episode of Futurama, after being made stupid by Fry it comments "Now I will leave Earth for no raisin!".
 * The 'Murderous gang of thugs' that he said once went looking for a spine, a heart, and a brain, but had them all along is a reference to Frank L. Baum's book The Wizard of Oz. The thugs refer to The Tin Man, The Scarecrow, and The Cowardly Lion.
 * Mobius' damaged right eye may be a reference to eye patches worn by villains in B-Movies.
 * This is possibly a reference to Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, the inventor of the Oxygen Destroyer used to kill Godzilla in the 1954 classic Godzilla, who wore an eye patch over the right eye.