Button Gwinnett (robot)

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For the historical person, see Button Gwinnett (Wikipedia).

Button Gwinnett
Karma	Neutral

 

Button Gwinnett is a protectron robot who, for lack of any other authority, runs the National Archives in 2277. Due to a memory malfunction, he believes himself to be the real Button Gwinnett.

Background

The powdered wig, the blue coat, the metal mandible appendages- this must be Button Gwinnett, second governor of Georgia! Look closely, and you may spot some tiny discrepancies in this fellow: the pulsing brain module, the clanking sound Button makes, and the fact that this is actually a protectron!

Relationships

Button is the leader of the security robots in the National Archives basement levels.

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

Interactions
	This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed.
	This character is a permanent companion.
	This character is a temporary companion.
	This character starts quests.	-
	This character is involved in quests.	Stealing Independence
	This character is a doctor.	Restores health. Removes radiation. Removes addictions.
	This character is a merchant.	- Sells: -
	This character can repair items.	Max Repair condition: -
	This character rents beds.	-.
	This character drops an ear upon death (Contract Killer).
	This character drops a finger upon death (Lawbringer).
	This character can be enslaved with the Mesmetron.

Quests

• Stealing Independence: Button Gwinnett has total control over all the robots in the National Archives and addresses them with motivational messages as the player progresses through the basement levels and gets closer to his quarters. When initiating dialogue with him, he will call you a redcoat, and claim that they are surrounded by redcoats. For details on how to deal with him, please refer to the quest article.

Inventory

Apparel	Weapon	Other items	On death
Button's wig	-	Scrap metal	Archives security terminal

Notes

• Unlike the other protectrons, Button Gwinnett's voice sounds human. He speaks with a colonial accent.
• You can also find his wig in the corner of the room he is guarding. Strangely, you can't loot the wig he is currently wearing.
• If you convince him that you are Thomas Jefferson, he mentions that you should give his regards to "Sally". Sally Hemings was a slave with whom Mr. Jefferson is believed to have had children.
• If you help Button Gwinnett by telling him the war is over, he will actually salute.
• He will still believe you're Thomas Jefferson even if your player character is female.
• Killing him will cause you to lose karma, while disabling him does not affect your karma.

Bugs

• Playstation 3 Telling Button to "Relinquish his post", or "Do whatever you want" and if you have Sergeant RL-3 as a companion, RL-3 will shut down with the rest of the robots in the archives.

Appearances

Button Gwinnett only appears in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes

Whilst the protectron identified as Jefferson is offline for maintenance (due to someone replacing its voice software with a radio broadcast as described in the maintenance logs), the personality can be transferred over to the backup. If activated, it will wander around and start broadcasting Galaxy News Radio, though it cannot be interacted with. The broadcast is due to a pre-war prank mentioned on some of the terminals in the building, which included swapping the voice software of the Protectron with a radio uplink and frequency scanning software. The recall signal does not function, but activating the Shutdown causes it to explode.

Unusually, the activation of this robot doesn't seem to bother Gwinnett and doesn't open any additional dialogue options. Considering the admiration Gwinnett holds for Jefferson, the designers likely intended the robot to serve as an alternative solution for convincing Gwinnett into handing over the declaration; obviously, it was never fully implemented.