“We call ourselves the Railroad. Our mission is the rescue and salvation of synthetic humanoids. Androids, as they're more commonly known.”— Victoria Watts regarding The Railroad
Victoria Watts is a resident of Rivet City and a field agent of the Railroad in Fallout 3.
Background[edit]
In January 2276, Watts volunteered to track a Courser.[1] In 2277, she lives in Rivet City and works to protect Harkness, a Synth who is being hunted by Institute's head of the Synth Retention Bureau. The lead of the division, Dr. Zimmer and his bodyguard Armitage, are currently in Rivet City and Watts is tracking their movements.[2]
Publications[edit]
“This mysterious woman is allied with a clandestine group of ex-slaves, Abolitionists working together to form a new type of Underground Railroad. She is forceful and bright, and she doesn't suffer fools gladly.”— Fallout 3 Official Game Guide/Wasteland Census
Interactions Overview[edit]
| Interactions | ||
|---|---|---|
| This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed. Essential status expires when finished speaking with the Lone Wanderer during The Replicated Man. | ||
| This character is involved in quests. |
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Inventory[edit]
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items |
|---|---|---|
| Wasteland Settler Outfit | Combat Knife | Zimmer's key |
Notes[edit]
Once she delivers her message to the Lone Wanderer, she may be killed without loss of Karma and without causing Rivet City to become hostile, even when she is within the city itself.
Quotes[edit]
- "Nothing stops the Railroad."
- "We call ourselves the Railroad. Our mission is the rescue and salvation of synthetic humanoids. Androids, as they're more commonly known."
Appearances[edit]
Victoria Watts appears in Fallout 3, and is mentioned in Fallout 4.
Bugs[edit]
Victoria can sometimes fail to recognize the completion of The Replicated Man quest. If you agree to help her, then subsequently resolve the quest otherwise, she will continue to goad you to turn the component over to Zimmer and tell him Harkness is dead. This is caused by faulty dialogue ordering and conditioning. She should instead say "Nothing stops the Railroad" but the dialogue string is BELOW "Don't you have a component to deliver" whereas it should be ABOVE it since the former has additional conditions.
- On PC, this can be fixed by using console commands. First, reset both quest objects via resetquest 14e9b and resetquest 63bf3, then talk with Victoria to receive the android component. Then either move to Zimmer, or create a clone of him via player.placeleveledactoratme 156b9. He will speak to you as if for the first time, so just show him the component and talk to Victoria again.
- Victoria may use a swimming animation if the Lone Wanderer first sees her underwater (such as in Pinkerton's hideout), doesn't speak to her, but then speaks to her out of the water after fast traveling.
References[edit]
- ↑ Railroad HQ Terminal Entries; Pinky (73-77), 2276 Jan
- ↑ Lone Wanderer: "Who the hell are you?"
Victoria Watts: "Fine, let's cut to the chase. My name is Victoria Watts. I work for a movement whose goals are directly opposed to your own, apparently. It seems you're trying very hard to locate an android my associates and I have tried very hard to hide. You can see how that puts us at odds."
Lone Wanderer: "I think you're confusing me with someone else..."
Victoria Watts: "Am I? You haven't talked to someone lately about a missing android? Or nosed around and found some information you should have left buried? I belong to a movement that has taken great efforts to hide this android, to protect him. I think you see where I'm going with this..."
(Victoria Watts' dialogue)
