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For other characters in the Fallout universe named Johnson, see Johnson.
Johnson
Painless Doc Johnson
FO2 Redding Johnson
Biography and appearance
RaceHuman
GenderMale
AffiliationVault City
RolePhysician of Redding
LocationRedding
Dialogue FileRCDRJOHN.MSG
Statistics
SPECIALStrength: 5
Perception: 5
Endurance: 5
Charisma: 5
Intelligence: 5
Agility: 5
Luck: 5
Derived StatsHit points: 30
Armor class: 5
Action points: 7
Carry weight: 150
Unarmed damage: 0
Melee damage: 3
Sequence: 10
Healing rate: 1
Experience points: 60
Normal DT/DR: 0/0%
Laser DT/DR: 0/0%
Fire DT/DR: 0/0%
Plasma DT/DR: 0/0%
Electrical DT/DR: 0/0%
EMP DT/DR: 0/500%
Explode DT/DR: 0/0%
Tag SkillsUnarmed: 80%
Melee Weapons: 70%
Technical
Proto id00000200 (Butcher)
 
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That's nonsense. Vault City does extend special privileges to citizens, but only because they're better qualified to enjoy those things than brutish non-citizens. Besides, everyone can qualify for Vault City citizenship if they pass the tests.

Painless Doc Johnson is a Redding physician in Fallout 2.

Background

"Painless" Doc Johnson is a thin, nervous man serving as Redding's primary doctor. Apart from offering medical care and surgical procedures (up to and including Phoenix Armor Implants, dermal impact armor and their respective upgrades), he is also responsible for processing the Jet batches New Reno sends into user ampules. He rationalizes it as taking care of Redding's miners. Otherwise, some quack with rusty tools would be doing that, preventing the miners from being able to work and causing health problems.

Doc Johnson supports Vault City in its bid to control Redding and New California trade.[1] He ignores the mistreatment of non-citizens in the City. His turning of a blind eye is not surprising when one realizes his medical expertise could only come from Vault City, making him a mole planted in Redding to further the interest of the city.[2] As such, should he be provided the means to cure the Jet plague, he will be elected mayor of Redding, replacing Ascorti and aligning it with Vault City, with all the benefits it entails.

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

Barter
This character is a merchant. Sells: medical supplies
Perk empathy synthesizer
This character is involved in quests.

Quests

  • Gain Combat Implants: Doc Johnson is one of the few people who sell combat implants and the cheapest option to boot.

Inventory

auto
Icon armored vault suit
Apparel
Assault carbine icon
Weapon
Icon briefcase
Carried items
Icon male severed head
Drops on death
empty

Appearances

Doc Johnson appears only in Fallout 2.

References

  1. The Chosen One: "{222}{}{And who do you think that is?}"
    Johnson: "{223}{}{The way I see it, Redding's best chance is with Vault City controlling things here. That's where I'm from - so I might be biased - but I really do think that Vault City can do a better job of helping the citizens of Redding.}"
    (RCDRJOHN.MSG)
  2. The Chosen One: "{206}{}{Who's Doc Johnson?}"
    Modjeska: "{229}{}{Painless Doc Johnson's sort of a mystery man. I don't know where he came from, but he's a real M.D., all right. Only place he'd get training like that is Vault City. I'm betting he's been planted here to further their interests. He must've pissed off someone there to get the assignment, though; those VC'ers don't like the outside much.}"
    (RCMODJES.MSG)
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