Catherine (Fallout 3)

Catherine was the wife of James and mother of the child later known to the Capital Wasteland's residents as the Lone Wanderer. She was a scientist who worked on Project Purity with James. She is "encountered" during the character generation sequence of Fallout 3.

Background
In the mid—2250s, as a member of the science team involved in Project Purity, Catherine befriended and fell in love with the project's chief scientist, James. In late 2257, the two lovers conceived a child. Nine months later, on July 13, 2258, Catherine gave birth to a child. After seeing her child, Catherine suffered from cardiac arrest and, despite the attempts of James to save her life, she died. Her death affected James deeply, causing him to abandon Project Purity soon after and travel with his child to raise him or her in Vault 101.

Behind the scenes
Using the console commands ( and ), the player can see that Catherine's character model was an older African American with a "No Nonsense" hairstyle, and James was Caucasian with a "Smooth Wave" hairstyle, regardless of what race or tone is used. If the player enters the console command without going into third person view first, they could get a good look at Catherine up close just as the first cutscene ends.

Appearances
Catherine appears only in Fallout 3.