“I have a gift with machines. I can render anything inoperable - preserve them in a non-functioning state.”
Doctor 0 is a pre-War scientist operating in Big MT in Fallout: New Vegas.
Background
Doctor 0 is a pre-War doctor that became a Think Tank to continue his work at Big MT. Doctor 0's scientific specialty is in robots, both in construction and deconstruction. He also has a large hatred for Mr. House and his founded company, RobCo Industries. As a result, he built Muggy with the intent of mocking House's Securitrons. He also recognizes the Pip-Boy latched around the Courier's left wrist and would have forcefully removed it out of spite, if he still had hands.
Upon dialogue with Dr. 0, the Courier discovers that his name is not Doctor O, but Doctor 
(Zero), and everybody has been reading his name wrong.
Interactions overview
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Effects of player's actions
If the Courier has helped out 0 with his name problem, and they do not have a 100 in Science or 85 in Medicine to convince Doctor Klein alone, 0 will side with the Courier in convincing Klein to back down.
- If the Courier passes Barter skill checks during their initial dialogue with the Think Tank, he will give them 50 caps upon request once per day.
Inventory
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain beam Brain mesmetron |
Electron charge pack, over charge Energy Cells Fission Battery Microfusion Cell, Over Charge Scrap Electronics Scrap Metal Sensor Module |
Notes
- His house in Higgs Village is #00.
- He has a bigger mouth in comparison to his colleagues.
- He has a portrait of Mr. House in his home at Higgs Village that has several knives thrown at it. The portrait is identical to the one in the House Resort, only smaller. If Mr. House is dead, 0 will reply that he was never worried about House and will then gloat about having outlived his rival.
Quotes
- "I have a gift with machines. I can render anything inoperable - preserve them in a non-functioning state."
- "Breaking News: Talking Lobotomite arrives in Think Tank. Its purpose? Unknown. Undefinable. Its presence here? Unpossible."
- "You're always yelling! My receptors can't take it anymore - and neither can my feelings!"
- "Ten? Borous... why the hell did you install an atomic core?! It'll blow when we reach "one," right?"
- "O really, Borous? All you did in High School was Commie fink-tattle-tale on all the kids you hated, you little teacher's pet brown-hound."
Appearances
Doctor 0 appears in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on, Old World Blues.
Behind the Scenes
- Chris Avellone stated that according to Brian Menze, the Think Tank members are depicted (left to right) as Dala, O, Borous, Klein, 8, and Mobius on the Old World Blues Intro slide.[Dev 1]
- With the Wild Wasteland trait, one of his broadcast messages across the crater will be "Attention: Lobotomites. Do not neglect to wash the walking eye." This is a reference to an episode in The Venture Bros when Dr. Venture is seen washing the walking eye in front of a gathering crowd.
- Avellone stated that Seth McCaughey animated the Think Tank chassis.[Dev 2]
Gallery
Old World Blues Intro slide
References
Developer Statements
- ↑ Jayalay: "@chrisavellone You know the picture of the pre-lobotomy Think Tank guys? Which one is which? Guessing Klein is old, Mobius bespectacled?"
Chris Avellone: "@Jayalay According to Mr. Menze, the artist: Dala, O, Borous, Klein, 8, Mobius (he purposely looks like Dr. Morbius from Forbidden Planet)."
(Fallout: New Vegas Developer Statements/Old World Blues; Chris Avellone: Think Tank Intro Art, 2011 July 27) - ↑ "... (Seth McCaughey, one of our animators on the DLC, did all the ED-E's animations for DLC4, just like he did with the Think Tank chassis, and that did more to create emotion than anything I can write - especially the animations when Borous in DLC3 breaks down at his own memories)..."
(Old World Questions)
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