Pinkerton

Dr. Horace Pinkerton, a talented electrician, scientist and surgeon, is a reclusive inhabitant of Rivet City's broken bow in 2277. He is also a former council member of Rivet City who was replaced by Madison Li.

Background
Horace Pinkerton was born in 2217.

Pinkerton, 60, is a crotchety old man who helped turn Rivet City from an old aircraft carrier into a livable community. He's grown tired of people and spends the remainder of his days isolated in his broken bow workshop, which also serves as his quarters. Most of the residents would be surprised to find he is still on the ship, let alone living there. Belle Bonny knows he lives here. Doctor Li and Seagrave Holmes remember him from the early days but assume he left Rivet City decades ago.

In his early twenties, he helped lead the remnants of the Naval Research Institute in a search for new lab space until they came across an abandoned aircraft carrier in 2239. After clearing out the mirelurk infestation, he and his team moved into the carrier and set up their science lab. Soon after, the population at their new home began to grow, leading Pinkerton to name the aircraft carrier and its inhabitants Rivet City and even form a council, along with Annette Holmes and Brad Danvers.

After Doctor Li arrived in Rivet City, Pinkerton's science team became enamored of Project Purity, and left Pinkterton to conduct his research on his own. Angered by the turn of events, Pinkerton espoused his views on the futility of Project Purity. Eventually, he was forced out of the Rivet City council and replaced by Doctor Li. In a self-imposed exile, Pinkerton moved his home and lab into the broken bow of the ship. Years later, most of the inhabitants of Rivet City are no longer aware of the location of Pinkerton or his hidden science lab. To many, his existence has become a legend.

Pinkerton is the doctor who performed facial reconstruction surgery and a mind wipe on the android Harkness in order to help The Railroad hide him from The Institute. A brash and talented scientist, Pinkerton is the only known person in the Capital Wasteland who has the skills to perform such a complicated surgery.

Quests

 * The Wasteland Survival Guide: Pinkerton will give information on the origins of Rivet City, to satisfy an optional part of The Wasteland Survival Guide for the history of the city.
 * The Replicated Man: Pinkerton will give information about the android.

Other interactions

 * During and after "The Replicated Man" quest, he will offer the player facial reconstruction surgery free of charge.

Appearances
Horace Pinkerton only appears in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * When the player chooses to get a facial reconstruction, there is a possibility that the Lasergrafter will not center on the character's face; it will only show the top half of it. When the player clicks "Done", the character view is shifted properly, but if the player selects "no" (to return to the facial editor), the view will shift back to only showing the top half of the face.
 * Making your skin darker to look black using facial reconstruction, not saving the game, and loading the previous save will result in you having a dark skin color, but a much lightered colored face.