Lawrence Higgs

"The rest see me as little more than a glorified repair man, but I'm as much a scientist as any of them."

Lawrence Higgs is a member of The Institute in 2287.

Background
Doctor Lawrence Higgs is a mechanical engineer, overseeing the Institute's major life support and security systems. Although many look down on him as a glorified repairman, Higgs is as much a scientist as any one of them. However, his occupation is only a part of the reason why he's not popular among the rest of the Institute: He believes that the obsession with third generation synths is detrimental to the mission of the Institute and it will eventually lead to complacency and laziness among the human staff, or even full replacement of flesh and blood humans by synths.

Nobody listens to him, leaving him bitter and resentful as his words fall on deaf ears. Higgs takes out his frustrations on random synths, holding them to impossible standards and routinely ordering older models disassembled if there's any suspicion of malfunction (and making one up if there's none) and berating Coursers based on almost any pretense.

Quests

 * A House Divided: Once Director Shaun announces his decision to appoint their parent as the next Director of the Institute, Higgs decides that enough is enough and seizes control of BioSciences together with Max Loken, trying to blackmail the Institute and the Director into reconsidering the appointment.

Appearances
Lawrence Higgs appears only in Fallout 4.