Donovan

Donovan is the Reilly's Rangers engineer first seen on the rooftop of the Statesman Hotel in Fallout 3..

Background
Born in 2242, Donovan came to work for Reilly basing on a recommendation from her contact in the Brotherhood of Steel. He is a greatly talented gunsmith and armorsmith, which allows the Rangers to maintain their weapons and armor, but his relative lack of knowledge in the fields of electrical engineering, hydraulics etc. limits his usefulness in circumventing obstacles in the ruins of DC. He is considered loyal, but not on the level of Brick or Butcher yet.

Donovan earns 50 caps per deployment and has amassed two merits by 2277. One of the entries in Reilly's terminal implies that he frequently fights with Brick.

Quests

 * Reilly's Rangers (quest): Donovan holds Donovan's wrench, a quest item used for repairing the elevator in the Statesman Hotel. If Donovan doesn't die during the quest he will return to the Ranger compound where he can repair your gear for less than the cost other merchants would charge.

Effects of player action

 * After completing "Reilly's Rangers" the Lone Wanderer may encounter Donovan while traveling through the Capital Wasteland. Soon after he appears he should engage in a firefight against 3 super mutants (these can be brutes, masters or overlords dependent on level). When you talk to him, he will either thank you for your assistance (if you helped him kill the super mutants), lightly chastise you for just watching the fight (if you don't assist him or talk to him before the super mutants appear) or get killed by the super mutants. Regardless, he will give you a mini nuke and say that Reilly sent him (if he isn't killed; if he's killed, the mini nuke can be found on his corpse). After speaking with the Lone Wanderer, Donovan will make his way back to the Ranger compound.

Bugs

 * Exploit: get two mini nukes from Donovan. First, talk to him before killing the super mutants and he will give you a mini nuke. Then, kill the super mutants and talk to him again and he will give you another mini nuke.
 * If Donovan dies in the random encounter, the rest of the Rangers may become hostile towards you.

Appearances
Donovan appears only in Fallout 3.