K-9

K-9 is an advanced cyberdog and a companion in Fallout 2. He was created by Dr. Schreber, and has abilities that extends beyond that of a normal cyberdog.

Background
Unlike most cyberdogs, K-9 was fully sentient and had been modified with vocal organs, allowing him to communicate verbally in several languages. His high intelligence allowed him to develop his own sense of morality, which brought him at odds with Dr. Schreber and his unethical experiments, despite being programmed to work as his assistant, and he came to hate the sadistic scientist with a passion. This eventually culminated in him one day biting Schreber, who then punished him by removing his motivator. This disabled his legs, forcing him to stand still like a statue and watch the doctor's horrible experiments.

After getting his motivator repaired, K-9 was left in NCR by the Chosen One so that he could receive necessary repairs from Dorothy. Not long after his recovery, Dr. Henry (who had been placed in critical condition after being reportedly assaulted by the Chosen One some time earlier), afraid that too much information about the Enclave would be obtained from K-9, attempted to destroy the cyborg, but was stopped by a cyberdog and Dorothy, who suspected what Dr. Henry was planning. The NCR government used the attack as an excuse to confiscate K-9 and the other cyberdog in order to learn more information about the Enclave as well as what makes the two of them "tick." At last report (and over Dorothy's objections), K-9 and the cyberdog were disassembled and analyzed. Structural damage during the disassembling is reported to have killed them both.

Companion

 * K-9 also possesses a sense of humor, and will sometimes make sarcastic and snide remarks during conversations with the player.


 * K-9 is a purely close combat fighting machine and is a decent ally against weaker targets. However, his lack of ranged weaponry and inability to wear armor mean that he will die in the endgame.
 * K-9 will not join a player with low karma and negative reputations. If K-9 is in the party and the player becomes a childkiller or their karma drops below -101, he will leave permanently.

Quests

 * Fix K9: He can be found in Dr. Schreber's office at the Navarro facility. He is non-operational when first found, and requires some physical repairs.

Behind the scenes

 * The name "K-9" is a pun on the word "canine".
 * The name "K-9" is also a codename for police and army canine units.
 * The name can also be referenced as K-9, the robotic dog from Doctor Who.

Bugs

 * If the player lies to Skynet about being Dixon while having K-9 waiting outside the Sierra Army Depot, K-9 will turn hostile when Skynet does. This can be fixed by escaping SAD without killing K-9.