Doctor Barrows is a ghoul and the resident doctor in The Chop Shop in Underworld in the year 2277.
Background
Doctor Barrows runs Underworld's Chop Shop and has a disturbing sense of humor. He hangs around the Chop Shop most of the time, often looking in on Reilly, the human female he's treating. At night, he leaves to eat dinner at Carol's Place for a few hours, and then returns to the clinic. He sleeps for a couple of hours on site. Doctor Barrows is also mayor of Underworld, although, because of the small nature of the town, his civic duties take a backseat.[1]
He claims to be the foremost authority on the ghoul condition and he has managed to contain a pair of live glowing ones (named Meat and Ethyl) in an (inaccessible) observation cell. His business is mainly centered around the medical treatment of Underworld, but he and his assistant, Nurse Graves, are busily (but discreetly) studying a way to slow the advancement of the ghoul condition, and maybe someday reverse it. He is eager to get his hands on live samples from un-ghoulified humans.
Daily schedule
Doctor Barrows can be found at The Chop Shop in Underworld or at Carol's Place eating.
Interactions with the player character
Interactions overview
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This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed. | |
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This character is a permanent companion. | |
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This character is a temporary companion. | |
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This character starts quests. |
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This character is involved in quests. | |
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This character is a doctor. |
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This character is a merchant. |  60-240Sells: medical supplies |
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This character can repair items. | Max Repair condition: - |
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This character rents beds. | -.
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This character drops an ear upon death (Contract Killer). | |
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This character drops a finger upon death (Lawbringer). | |
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This character can be enslaved with the Mesmetron. | |
Quests
- Reilly's Rangers: He can start the quest, and also wake Reilly up. If Barrows is killed by the player, it is not necessary to wake Reilly up. If the player goes to the Statesman Hotel and helps the Rangers, Reilly will automatically appear in the Ranger compound.
- You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head: Passing a speech check or bribing him can reveal information about Mister Crowley.
Inventory
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
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| Wasteland surgeon outfit | - | - | Doctor Barrows' medical supplies key |
Notes
Barrows remains in the game files of Fallout: New Vegas, and he can still cure addictions and heal you. However, the quest option to wake Reilly is not present since the quest and Reilly are not in the game files.
Notable quotes
- "Something doomed us to this rotting form, and I aim to discover what it is."
- "Come to lend me a hand I hope. I can always use fresh human samples."
- "Thanks. Now hold still, you don't want me to slip when holding sharp objects."
Appearances
Doctor Barrows appears only in Fallout 3.
Behind the scenes
The word "Barrow" means burial mound, keeping in line with the morbid theme of Underworld.
Bugs
- Sometimes he may become extremely buggy, resulting in him stating "I don't see anything wrong with you" to a player requesting medical attention, despite having every body part crippled. this may also be his only voiced line. Furthermore he will not walk, rather slide around the room, even when performing idle actions such as holding his clipboard. [verified]
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