Gob

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	Fallout 3 character Gob
	Biography and appearance Race Ghoul Gender Male Hair Style HairChildF03 (HairChildF03) Hair Color ? Affiliation Megaton Role Bartender Location Megaton, Moriarty's Saloon Family Carol (adoptive mother) Dialogue File Gob's dialogue Gameplay Quests Following in His Footsteps Combat Style Default aggression Aggressive confidence Cowardly assistance Helps Friends and Allies Statistics Alignment 500 Good SPECIAL Strength: 5 Perception: 5 Endurance: 4 Charisma: 7 Intelligence: 5 Agility: 5 Luck: 5 Derived Stats Hit Points: 10 Fatigue: 50 Critical chance: Melee damage: Unarmed damage: Poison resistance: Radiation resistance: Tag Skills Bartender (VendorDrinks) Barter: 49 Big Guns: 13 Energy Weapons: 15 Explosives: 15 Lockpick: 15 Medicine: 15 Melee Weapons: 45 Repair: 15 Science: 15 Small Guns: 15 Sneak: 15 Speech: 49 Throwing, unused: 0 Unarmed: 13 Perks SPLO - Actor Effect: SPEL - Actor Effect [000617BE] <GhoulRadHeal> "Radiation Healing" SPLO - Actor Effect: SPEL - Actor Effect [000617BD] <RadResistGhoul> "Radiation Resistance" Level 3 Calculated: 1 → 0 Technical Editor Race Ghoul Editor ID Gob Base ID 00000a62 Ref ID 00003b3d Script SCRI - Script: SCPT - Script [00017699] <GobSCRIPT> Editor Factions MegatonMoriartyBartenders MegatonCrimeFaction MegatonResidentFaction MegatonMoriartysFaction Packages Packages Package 0006ED0C (MS11GobWatchBurkeKillSimms) Package 0001769C (MegGobRadioComplain) Package 0006A073 (MegGobSweep21x3) Package 00003FA0 (MegGobSleepOwnBed4x4) Package 00003FA3 (MegGobTendBarMoriartysPackageBASE) Actor Mike Rosson (MaleGenericGhoul)

 

“

Wait? You're not gonna hit me? Yell at me? Not even berate me a little bit?

”— Gob, Fallout 3.

Gob is a ghoul bartender who works at Moriarty's Saloon in Megaton in Fallout 3..

Background

Gob used to live in Underworld with his adoptive mother, Carol, in Carol's Place. He went out into the wasteland to find fortune and was caught by slavers, later being sold to Colin Moriarty. Whom quickly put him to work, as his peon bartender and janitor. Gob has been working to repay his debt for fifteen years, as Moriarty also charges Gob for rent and food. Treated as a second class citizen, Gob is always anxious and looking over his shoulder. He maintains a friendly composure, if only to avoid more beatings. On a lighter note, Gob will likely be one of the most friendly people the Lone Wanderer meets in their travels.

Daily schedule

Gob spends most of his time serving drinks and talking with the patrons in Moriarty's saloon. At night, he'll eventually go to sleep in the rentable room, sometimes resting for a few hours and then starting up the saloon in the early morning hours. During his working hours, he'll be cleaning glasses, communicating with people ("What, you never seen a ghoul before?") and tidying up the place with a dirty broom. The first time the player enters the saloon, Gob will be hitting the radio, trying to fix it. It is located on the table, with Nova trying to explain to him it doesn't work, and Jericho (if he is present) cursing him to stop banging on it. After the player completes the Galaxy News Radio quest, the radio will function properly, though Gob will never comment on its improvement.

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

	This character drops an ear when killed (Contract Killer).
	This character is a merchant.	Caps: 100-200 Sells: Aid
	This character is involved in quests.	Following in His Footsteps

Quests

• Following in His Footsteps: If you pass a speech check with Gob, he will tell you about Moriarty's terminal. If you ask him about the terminal afterward he will reveal that Nova has the password.

Effects of player actions

• If you kill Moriarty, Gob will eventually take over the saloon and place his name over Moriarty's on the front sign. However, he gets no new speech options and in no other way acknowledges Moriarty's absence. Nova will begin running the hotel and quit prostituting once Gob is in charge.

Other interactions

• When first meeting Gob, treating him kindly will provide a 10% discount at the saloon (and only from Gob, Moriarty will charge full price), gain the Lone Wanderer some good karma, and reveal some more of his personal past. The discount is especially useful as Gob remains a cheap source of stimpaks for the entire game. You lose the chance to obtain this discount if you first talk to Gob after Moriarty is killed.
  • If on first meeting the Lone Wanderer says to Gob, "Stuff it, ghoul.", or, "Gah! What the fuck are you?" and is not kind for the rest of the conversation, he will refer to you as a dick every time you ask for a drink.

Inventory

	Apparel	Merc grunt outfit
	Weapon	-
	Carried items	Moriarty's office key
	Drops on death	empty

Notes

• In non-player character to non-player character conversation, Nova can be heard telling Gob that she has "arranged time" for the two of them, though at another point she tells the Lone Wanderer that there are "some places even I won't go".
• In non-player character to non-player character conversation, Gob will tell Nova that he pulled aside a specific bottle of wine that makes her "uninhibited", to which she calls him "Gobbie", before he states he'd do anything for her.
• If you kill anyone in Megaton, Gob will then say: "Dont shoot! Dont shoot! Just tell me what you want!" Everytime you interact with him.
• If Mr. Burke kills Lucas Simms in the Saloon, Gob will complain about it ' taking forever to clean the blood stains from the floor '.
• If Lone Wanderer is not friendly with Gob (calling him a zombie first time he meets Gob), he won't tell you about Moriarty's terminal.
• Gob will probably the first ghoul character you will meet if you go straight to Megaton after leaving Vault 101.

Notable quotes

• "Well, now that's a surprise! I'm used to every asshole smoothskin in this town giving me shit 'cause I look like a corpse."
• "Moriarty'd have my head if he saw me chargin' at a discount, but for you, I'll risk it."
• "Oh, hey! I'm glad you're here. Moriarty's been especially nasty lately and I needed a friendly face."
• "Goddamn radio won't work!"
• "Don't hit me!"

Bugs

• If the Lone Wanderer manages to complete the Galaxy News Radio quest without ever stepping foot into Moriarty's saloon, Gob will still complain about the radio's reception upon entry to which Nova replies, "I told you Gob, it ain't the radio... it's Galaxy News. Their signal's been shit lately."
• In non-player character to non-player character conversation, Gob could be heard telling Moriarty "What's the matter never saw a ghoul before?" regardless of Moriarty's status.
• Xbox 360 Even after Moriarty is dead, Gob will sometimes greet you with the "Moriarty's been especially nasty lately" line.
• If you listen closely while talking to Gob, you would notice that when you ask "Where do you come from?", his three answers will be voiced differently.

Appearances

Gob appears only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes

• There is a slight inconsistency regarding the origin of Gob's name. While yelling at Gob in random non-player character to non-player character conversation, Moriarty says, "Shut yer gob, Gob! Ain't that why I named you that to begin with, 'cause you talk too goddamn much?"; yet Carol knows exactly who the player means by "Gob," though she never met Moriarty or knew that he called him "Gob."

Gallery

• 
  Gob's Saloon.
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  "What's the matter, never saw a ghoul before?"

References

Megaton Locations Armory · Billy Creel's house · The Brass Lantern · Children of Atom · Clinic · C-23 Megaton · Common house · Craterside Supply · Jericho's house · Lucas Simms' house · Lucy West's house · Men's restroom · Women's restroom · Mister Burke's house · Moriarty's Saloon · My Megaton house · Nathan and Manya's house · Water processing plant Characters Andy Stahl · Billy Creel · Burke · Child of Atom · Doc Church · Colin Moriarty · Cromwell · Deputy Steel · Deputy Weld · Gob · Harden Simms · Jenny Stahl · Jericho · Leo Stahl · Lucas Simms · Lucy West · Maggie · Manya Vargas · Mother Maya · Megaton refugee · Megaton settler · Mercenary · Micky · Moira Brown · Nathaniel Vargas · Nova · Patient · Rory Maclaren · Rosa Meitner · Stockholm · Wadsworth · Walter Quests Main Following in His Footsteps Side Blood Ties · Holy Water Broken Steel  · The Power of the Atom · Wasteland Survival Guide Unmarked Leo's Drug Habit · Treatment · Walter's Scrap Metal