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It's not fair... nobody to play with... ever again...

Doctor Stanislaus Braun, known as Betty in the Tranquility Lane Simulation, is a Vault-Tec scientist who created the Garden of Eden Creation Kit and the Overseer of Vault 112 in Fallout 3.

Background

Hailing from the German town of Kronach in Bavaria,[1] Dr. Stanislaus Braun is a talented scientist who developed a long, varied career before the Great War. Braun served as the director of Vault-Tec's Societal Preservation Program,[2] as well as the department head of Future-Tec.[3] Braun had a large role in the Vaults' true purpose as sinister scientific experiments.[4] Braun was also in contact with other Vaults,[5] managing their activation and assignment.[6]

Among his experiments were ones involving the field of advanced life preservation. The United States Army contracted Braun to develop various methods of sustaining human life in case of nuclear war.[Pub 1] Braun was eventually credited as the sole developer of the Garden of Eden Creation Kit, described as a "fully self-contained terraforming module capable of creating and sustaining life, even amid a desolate nuclear wasteland."[2] When the Great War broke out, Braun escaped to the safety of Vault 112 and remains there in 2277. He left behind his aging, pre-War body in favor of a new virtual life, voluntarily sealing himself in the Vault's simulation loungers.[7]

In the current simulation world of "Tranquility Lane," Braun has created an ideal, Pre-War neighborhood and taken up the identity of a little girl named "Betty." As "Betty," Braun speaks in the perfectly simulated voice of a real little girl. He alternates between the "Betty" voice and his real voice when he is revealed. Most of the residents of Tranquility Lane are unaware of Betty's nature, though Timmy Neusbaum knows that she is "mean."[8] The only person who is fully aware of Betty's true nature is Old Lady Dithers.[9]

For the past two centuries, Braun has been repeatedly creating and exploring new simulated worlds such as "Toucan Lagoon" and "Slalom Chalet," but often becomes bored and began manipulating the simulations to impose cruelty on the other vault dwellers in the simulation, as an attempt to entertain himself. A failsafe terminal in Tranquility Lane shows that Braun commissioned the "Chinese Invasion Failsafe," as a means of permanently killing the inhabitants of Vault 112. However, the failsafe will not kill him, which would leave him trapped alone in the simulation.[10]

When James approached Braun for assistance in retrieving the one usable Garden of Eden Creation Kit in the Capital Wasteland, Braun trapped him in a simulator pod, forcing James to become a dog in Tranquility Lane.

Publications

A preeminent scientist, Doctor Braun headed up many astonishing experiments in his long and varied career, but of most interest were his theories on advanced life preservation. It is said that the U.S. Army had contracted Braun to develop various methods of sustaining human life in case of an atomic war. When war did come, Braun escaped to the safety of Vault 112 and is there to this day, his wizened and wrinkled form given new (virtual) life as a pigtailed little scamp named Betty...Fallout 3 Official Game Guide/Wasteland Census

Interactions overview

Interactions
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This character is a ghost. Ghost characters are invulnerable and can be walked through.
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This character is involved in quests.

Inventory

Apparel Weapon Other items On death
Vault 112 Jumpsuit

Notes

  • He will instantly kill the Lone Wanderer, if they try to harm Betty inside the simulation.
  • He, like all other users of the VR pods in the vault, is flagged as unconscious (closed eyes) and ghost (receives no damage from any source.)[11] On PC, he and his pod can be manipulated with console commands in order to kill him. This requires to first open his pod by selecting it (000b724a) and using the command PlayGroup Forward 1. Then the ghost flag can be removed, by first selecting him (000BD694) followed by using set ghost 0.
  • Pinkerton stole a memory chip from Braun's terminal, claiming that it was like "stealing from a little girl."[12]
  • The Lone Wanderer can reference Braun as Betty during Operation: Anchorage before getting in the simulation pod by saying "Great, more psychotic little girls" to Protector McGraw.
  • Braun's research is mentioned in the chief scientist's terminal in Vault 75.[13]
  • Braun was familiar with the Enclave and their role in the Vault-Tec program; the AI of Vault 51, ZAX 1.3c, used this knowledge and impersonated him to have the Enclave send a suit of prototype power armor to the vault.[14]

Appearances

Stanislaus Braun appears in Fallout 3. He is mentioned in Fallout 4,[13] its add-on Vault-Tec Workshop,[15] and the Fallout 76 update Nuclear Winter.[2][14]

Behind the scenes

Emil Pagliarulo stated that Betty was partially inspired by the Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life," in which a child with godlike powers terrorizes the inhabitants of a town.[Dev 1]

Gallery

References

  1. Tranquility Lane terminal entries; Vault 112 auxiliary command terminal, Dr. Braun Entry: Tranquility Lane
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Vault 94 terminal entries; G.E.C.K. monitoring station terminal, Introduction to the G.E.C.K.
  3. Vault 51 terminal entries; terminal, ZAX Console Log: 10/23/2080
  4. Vault-Tec Workshop loading screens: "The Overseer is the person responsible for every aspect of a Vault's operation - including any bizarre social experiments cooked up by Dr. Stanislaus Braun, the Director of Vault-Tec's Societal Preservation Program."
  5. Valery Barstow: "Here we are. Here. Among these papers is my life's work. I'd like to share it with you. Doctor Braun tasked me with something vital. A series of prototypes and their related... well, experiments, that could redefine society. But as you can see things did not go according to plan."
    (Valery Barstow's dialogue)
  6. Vault 101 terminal entries; overseer's terminal, Letter from Doctor Stanislaus Braun
  7. Citadel terminal entries; Citadel A Ring terminals, Vault-Tec terminal, DC Area Vault Listings, Vault 112, Personnel Assignments
  8. Lone Wanderer: "What can you tell me about the neighborhood?"
    Timmy Neusbaum: "It's okay, I guess. I don't really have nobody to play with. Except for Betty... and she's kind of... well, she's mean."
    (Timmy Neusbaum's dialogue)
  9. Lone Wanderer: "Who are you talking about?"
    Old Lady Dithers: "He calls himself Betty now, but he's still the same. He can put on a new face all he likes, but underneath he's still evil. Braun. Bastard thinks because he helped create this place he's God here. But I know he still uses the Failsafe terminal. I know it."
    (Old Lady Dithers' dialogue)
  10. Tranquility Lane terminal entries; Vault 112 auxiliary command terminal
  11. Vault112ResidentScript, Form ID 0002A45C
  12. Rivet City terminal entries; Pinkerton's private computer, Android log 2
  13. 13.0 13.1 Vault 75 terminal entries; chief scientist's terminal, PRIME DIRECTIVE
  14. 14.0 14.1 Vault 51 terminal entries; terminal, Re: Hellfire Prototype Requisition Request
  15. Valery Barstow: "This last experiment is my pride and joy. Following in the footsteps of Doctor Braun and the others, I have spent my time devising my very own prototype. Its premise is this. We are all flawed creatures. Each with our own vices. What if our Vault didn't pointlessly try to stamp out these predilections and instead harnessed them?"
    (Valery Barstow's dialogue)
Publications
  1. Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p. 70: "Doctor Stanislaus Braun/Betty
    A preeminent scientist, Doctor Braun headed up many astonishing experiments in his long and varied carrier, but of most interest were his theories on advanced life preservation. It is said that the U.S. Army had contracted Braun to develop various methods of sustaining human life in the case of an atomic war. When war did come, Braun escaped to the safety of Vault 112 and is there to this day, his wizened and wrinkled form given new (virtual) life as a pigtailed little scamp named Betty..."
    (Fallout 3 Official Game Guide/Wasteland Census)
Developer Statements
  1. Emil Pagliarulo: "As for the gameplay there, Betty was inspired partially by the Billy Mumy character in the Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life," in which this little kid with godlike powers terrorizes the inhabitants of a town, and "wishes" them into the cornfield when they're bad."
    (Emil Pagliarulo/1up Interview (2008))