Blind Diode Jefferson

Blind Diode Jefferson is a jukebox fixed with an artificial personality in the Big MT in 2281.

Background
A workstation created by Dr Mobius for prototyping sonic weapon designs, Blind Diode was rendered mute when the scientist removed all music drives from it to create more space for acoustical processors. Its artificial personality was coded after a laid-back blues musician - perfectly content with its lot in life. Notably, it contains backup schematics for sonic emitters.

Its personality drive was removed when Dr Mobius broke ties with the Think Tank, later removed to Higgs Village's House #108.

Quests

 * All My Friends Have Off Switches: Collection quest for activating the station.
 * Field Research: To bring the jukebox to full functionality, the player needs to recover all frequency samples. The final one is at the Forbidden Zone Dome Entrance.

Effects of the player's actions

 * If Diode Jefferson is fully upgraded when Old World Blues is completed, he saves the Big Empty from "sonic invasion" in 2910.

Behind the scenes

 * Jefferson's character is a reference to the famous Texas Blues artist Blind Lemon Jefferson.

Bugs

 * Jefferson's script doesn't account for the sonic emitter in the player's possession, allowing for multiple copies of the weapon to be obtained just by asking for the same type to dispensed over and over again.

Appearances
Blind Diode Jefferson appears only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.