“In a perfect world, healthcare would be free... but since you've traveled through the Wastes out there, you know it's not a perfect world. Is it?”
Doctor Julius Banfield[Pub 1] works at the Wellness Clinic inside Tenpenny Tower in Fallout 3.
Background
Banfield earns his living by charging his patients for their ailments.[1] He has developed a thesis, according to which all Ghouls eventually turn feral, without a hope for a cure.[2] While he is hesitant to allow ghouls admittance to Tenpenny Tower as residents,[3] he also sees it as an opportunity for in-depth studies of ghoul physiology.[4]
Publications
“Banfield spends most of his days in the Wellness Center, tending to any patients who may stop in. He takes a break at noon to eat lunch at the Cafe Beau Monde and sometimes pops into the Federalist Lounge for a drink. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the good doctor is gone for long stretches at a time; that’s when he goes upstairs to the penthouse suites to “examine” Susan Lancaster.”— Fallout 3 Official Game Guide/Wasteland Census
Interactions overview
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Inventory
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| Lab Technician Outfit | Tenpenny resident's key | Doctor Banfield medical supplies key |
Quotes
- "In a perfect world, healthcare would be free... but since you've traveled through the Wastes out there, you know it's not a perfect world. Is it?"
- "People are happy and healthy for the most part. And those Ghouls make great case studies! Did I mention I'm working on an important dissertation..."
- "My current theory is that the destructive disease of the Ghoul condition will always eventually render him little more than a mindless killer. The proverbial Wasteland "zombie" with a predilection for raw human flesh. They can't be cured. And there's nothing to alleviate the symptoms. All in all, it seems rather sad, really."
Appearances
Doctor Banfield appears only in Fallout 3.
Gallery
Banfield on a walk early morning
Julius Banfield "examining" Susan Lancaster.
References
- ↑ Lone Wanderer: "It must be nice having patients who can pay their medical bills, huh?"
Doctor Banfield: "I'm not sure what you are trying to imply... but it's no crime to be paid for doing work. Tenpenny charges me rent too, you know. In a perfect world, health care would be free... but since you've traveled through the Wastes out there, you know it's not a perfect world. Is it? Take those Ghouls out there. Tenpenny won't let them live here. Sure, it's a little sad, but that decision is keeping people in here safe and sound."
(Dr. Banfield's dialogue) - ↑ Lone Wanderer: "Know much about those Ghouls?"
Doctor Banfield: "My current theory is that the destructive disease of the Ghoul condition will always eventually render him little more than a mindless killer. The proverbial Wasteland 'zombie' with a predilection for raw human flesh. They can't be cured. And there's nothing to alleviate the symptoms. All in all, it seems rather sad, really."
(Dr. Banfield's dialogue) - ↑ Lone Wanderer: "How would you feel about having a few Ghoul neighbors?"
Doctor Banfield: "I'm not sure. My first responsibility is the health and welfare of the residents of Tenpenny Tower. Ghouls often carry diseases due to radiation damaging their immune systems."
(Dr. Banfield's dialogue) - ↑ Lone Wanderer: "How would you feel about having a few Ghoul neighbors?"
Doctor Banfield: "I knew it was only a matter of time before you asked me about that... I've decided I want to do my own study of Ghoul physiology. Who knows, I could even publish my findings!"
(Dr. Banfield's dialogue)
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Collector's Edition, p. 69
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