Changes: Duff (Fallout 4)

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Background

Interactions with the player character

Inventory

Appearances

References

Interactions overview

Quests

Effects of player's actions

For other characters named Duff, see Duff.

“Now we all talk about radiation like it's a single thing, but it's actually a term referring to dozens of different ionizing rays. You have X-Rays, Beta Rays, Gamma Rays...”— Doctor Duff

Doctor Duff is a resident of Diamond City in 2287. She along with Professor Scara both work and reside in the Science! Center.

The open and easy-going Doctor Duff is the public face of the Science! Center, responsible for interacting with visitors and schoolchildren on field trips. She's a treasure trove of knowledge, particularly relating to biology, and doesn't shy away from sharing it with anyone willing to listen.^[1] She is also very absent-minded and impulsive; someone who would start a project and have to apologize if it got in someone's way. That someone is usually her lover, Professor Scara. The pair operate as the classic "odd couple."^[2] While Duff has a multitude of experiments running simultaneously, Scara focuses on one at a time, even when Duff tries to get her to help her.^[3] Duff has also has taken to cleaning up their home and laboratory, exasperating Scara, who didn't want her laboratory space rearranged.^[4]

In Scara's absence, Duff is depressed and uninterested in her work, longing hopefully for her return.^[5]^[6]

Interactions
	This character is involved in quests.	Liberty Reprimed Fly Fishing

Liberty Reprimed: When the Sole Survivor travels to the Science! Center in search of Scara, she will request that they look for her at the General Atomics Galleria, worried that something might have happened to her.
Fly Fishing: After speaking to her about a free biology lesson, she will give the unmarked quest to find a bloatfly gland as part of a field trip. Passing a Charisma check, the Sole Survivor may ask her for caps as compensation for doing this side-quest.

Scara, joining the Brotherhood of Steel, leaves Duff, but states that the Brotherhood occasionally lets Duff visit her as a reward.^[7]

Apparel	Weapon	Other items	On death
Lab coat	Short pipe rifle	Science! Center key Bottlecap x16 Sweet roll	Scara's terminal key

Doctor Duff appears only in Fallout 4.

Jewel of the Commonwealth · Unlikely Valentine · Getting a Clue

Confidence Man · Detective Case Files · Diamond City Blues · In Sheep's Clothing · Out in Left Field · Pool Cleaning · Painting the Town · Story of the Century · The Gilded Grasshopper

Botany Class · Brother Against Brother · Diamond City's Most Wanted · Fly Fishing · Nuka Cola Needs · Pool Cleaning · Wedding Day

↑ Duff: "Hi there! Are you here for today's free biology lesson?"
The Sole Survivor: "Biology lesson?"
Duff: "That's right. Usually the kids from the schoolhouse are the first to drop by, but I don't see why I can't start the lesson with you."
The Sole Survivor: "Sure. Sounds fun."
Duff: "Yes! Love that enthusiasm. Now we all talk about radiation like it's a single thing, but it's actually a term referring to dozens of different ionizing rays. You have X-Rays, Beta Rays, Gamma Rays... But which one are we most worried about? The one most associated with the big, old bombs 200 years ago?"
The Sole Survivor: "Gamma rays?"
Duff: "That's right! Now. Gamma rays are bad. Really bad. If your body absorbs too much of that kind of radiation, you'll suffer from fatigue, anemia, even death. But some life forms have been living with Gamma radiation exposure for two centuries now, and they've adapted. Neat, huh?"
(Duff's dialogue)
↑ Duff: "Professor! I have a new theory how the Institute makes the synths."
Scara: "Oh no. We banned talking about this, remember? After last time? The shouting? Me sleeping on the cold floor of the lab for three nights?"
Duff: "That was your choice..."
Scara: "And seriously... growing synths from the ground using recombinant plant nuclei? I mean, how could they even..."
Duff: "Ah ha! You do want to talk about it!"
Scara: "Uh... Oh look! We have a visitor! Doctor Duff, dear, if you could bother them while I walk away from this conversation..."
(Duff and Scara's dialogue)
↑ Duff: "You sure you won't help in my next experiment, Professor?"
Scara: "Which one? You always do too many at once. How am I expected to keep track of all of them?"
Duff: "I like to organize them by colors! If the compounds are mostly green, it's a green experiment. Mostly blue? Blue experiment."
Scara: "Dare I ask which color of experiment you want help on?"
Duff: "Magenta."
(Duff and Scara's dialogue)
↑ Scara: "Duff, if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times... stop rearranging my work space. You're driving me crazy."
Duff: "Aww. I was trying to surprise you by cleaning it up. I thought you'd be happy."
Scara: "Sigh... I'm not mad at you, just frustrated. It might look like a mess, but I have a specific way of organizing everything that I own."
Duff: "Oh. Then I'm guessing you won't be happy with how I rearranged our bedroom. Sorry, Professor!"
(Duff and Scara's dialogue)
↑ Duff: "Oh... it's you. If you brought any Bloatfly Glands, why don't you bring them back later. I'm not in the mood to deal with it right now."
The Sole Survivor: "If something's wrong, maybe I can help."
Duff: "It's my colleague, Professor Scara. Her normal field expeditions never last more than a few days, but it's been over a week now. I'm afraid something terrible has happened to her."
(Duff's dialogue) Note: This is encounter without the optional companion comments.
↑ The Sole Survivor: "Don't worry, I'll find her."
Duff: "Oh! That would be wonderful. The last place Professor Scara said she was going is the General Atomics Galleria. I'll mark it on your mapping device there. Look, if you find her, could you tell her to come home?"
(Duff's dialogue)
↑ Professor Scara: "As a reward for my service, Elder Maxson allows Doctor Duff to visit me sometimes."
(Professor Scara's dialogue)

Diamond City

Locations		Abbot's house · All Faiths Chapel · Chem-I-Care · Choice Chops · Codman residence · Colonial Taphouse · Commonwealth Weaponry · Cooke residence · Diamond City market · Diamond City Radio · Diamond City Surplus · Doc Crocker's house · Doctor Sun's house · Dugout Inn · Earl Sterling's house · Fallon's Basement · Greenhouse · Hawthorne residence · Hidden diner · Home Plate · Kathy & John's Super Salon · Kellogg's house · Latimer residence · Mayor McDonough's office · Mega surgery center · Pembroke residence · Power Noodles · Publick Occurences · Schoolhouse · Science! Center · Security office · Sheng Kawolski's house · Swatters · Valentine Detective Agency

Characters		Abbot · Ann Codman · Arturo Rodriguez · Becky Fallon · Cathy · Clarence Codman · Pastor Clements · Colette Cooke · Doc Crocker · Danny Sullivan · Darcy Pembroke · Doctor Duff · Miss Edna · Ellie Perkins · Erin Reische · Eustace Hawthorne · Gavin Everitts · Geneva · Henry Cooke · John · Kyle · Malcom Latimer · Mayor McDonough · Mel · Moe Cronin · Myrna · Nat Wright · Nelson Latimer · Nick Valentine · Nina Rodriguez · Paul Pembroke · Percy · Pete Pembroke · Piper Wright · Polly · Phil Wallace · Riley · Professor Scara · Scarlett · Sheffield · Sheng Kawolski · Solomon · Doctor Sun · Takahashi · Travis Miles · Vadim Bobrov · Yefim Bobrov · Wellingham · Mister Zwicky

Radio		Diamond City Radio

[1] Duff: "Hi there! Are you here for today's free biology lesson?"
The Sole Survivor: "Biology lesson?"
Duff: "That's right. Usually the kids from the schoolhouse are the first to drop by, but I don't see why I can't start the lesson with you."
The Sole Survivor: "Sure. Sounds fun."
Duff: "Yes! Love that enthusiasm. Now we all talk about radiation like it's a single thing, but it's actually a term referring to dozens of different ionizing rays. You have X-Rays, Beta Rays, Gamma Rays... But which one are we most worried about? The one most associated with the big, old bombs 200 years ago?"
The Sole Survivor: "Gamma rays?"
Duff: "That's right! Now. Gamma rays are bad. Really bad. If your body absorbs too much of that kind of radiation, you'll suffer from fatigue, anemia, even death. But some life forms have been living with Gamma radiation exposure for two centuries now, and they've adapted. Neat, huh?"
(Duff's dialogue)

[OddCoupleTheories-2] Duff: "Professor! I have a new theory how the Institute makes the synths."
Scara: "Oh no. We banned talking about this, remember? After last time? The shouting? Me sleeping on the cold floor of the lab for three nights?"
Duff: "That was your choice..."
Scara: "And seriously... growing synths from the ground using recombinant plant nuclei? I mean, how could they even..."
Duff: "Ah ha! You do want to talk about it!"
Scara: "Uh... Oh look! We have a visitor! Doctor Duff, dear, if you could bother them while I walk away from this conversation..."
(Duff and Scara's dialogue)

[3] Duff: "You sure you won't help in my next experiment, Professor?"
Scara: "Which one? You always do too many at once. How am I expected to keep track of all of them?"
Duff: "I like to organize them by colors! If the compounds are mostly green, it's a green experiment. Mostly blue? Blue experiment."
Scara: "Dare I ask which color of experiment you want help on?"
Duff: "Magenta."
(Duff and Scara's dialogue)

[4] Scara: "Duff, if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times... stop rearranging my work space. You're driving me crazy."
Duff: "Aww. I was trying to surprise you by cleaning it up. I thought you'd be happy."
Scara: "Sigh... I'm not mad at you, just frustrated. It might look like a mess, but I have a specific way of organizing everything that I own."
Duff: "Oh. Then I'm guessing you won't be happy with how I rearranged our bedroom. Sorry, Professor!"
(Duff and Scara's dialogue)

[5] Duff: "Oh... it's you. If you brought any Bloatfly Glands, why don't you bring them back later. I'm not in the mood to deal with it right now."
The Sole Survivor: "If something's wrong, maybe I can help."
Duff: "It's my colleague, Professor Scara. Her normal field expeditions never last more than a few days, but it's been over a week now. I'm afraid something terrible has happened to her."
(Duff's dialogue) Note: This is encounter without the optional companion comments.

[6] The Sole Survivor: "Don't worry, I'll find her."
Duff: "Oh! That would be wonderful. The last place Professor Scara said she was going is the General Atomics Galleria. I'll mark it on your mapping device there. Look, if you find her, could you tell her to come home?"
(Duff's dialogue)

[7] Professor Scara: "As a reward for my service, Elder Maxson allows Doctor Duff to visit me sometimes."
(Professor Scara's dialogue)

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-'''Doctor Duff''' is a doctor living in the [[Science! Center]] of [[Diamond City]].
+'''Doctor Duff''' is a [[Fallout 4 characters|resident]] of [[Diamond City]] in [[Timeline#2287|2287]]. She along with [[Scara|Professor Scara]] both work and reside in the [[Science! Center]].
 ==Background==
+The open and easy-going Doctor Duff is the public face of the Science! Center, responsible for interacting with visitors and schoolchildren on field trips. She's a treasure trove of knowledge, particularly relating to biology, and doesn't shy away from sharing it with anyone willing to listen.<ref>Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|Hi there! Are you here for today's free biology lesson?|enthusiastic about Science!, player has changed walked into your lab / Friendly}}"''<br />The [[Sole Survivor]]: ''"Biology lesson?"''<br/ >Duff: ''"That's right. Usually the kids from the schoolhouse are the first to drop by, but I don't see why I can't start the lesson with you."''<br />The Sole Survivor: ''"Sure. Sounds fun."''<br />Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|Yes! Love that enthusiasm.|Happy}} {{Tooltip|Now we all talk about radiation like it's a single thing, but it's actually a term referring to dozens of different ionizing rays. You have X-Rays, Beta Rays, Gamma Rays... But which one are we most worried about? The one most associated with the big, old bombs 200 years ago?|like you're on TV, teaching a show about science, but the player is just a few feet away from you / Happy}}"''<br />The Sole Survivor: ''"Gamma rays?"''<br />Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|That's right!|Happy}} {{Tooltip|Now. Gamma rays are bad. Really bad. If your body absorbs too much of that kind of radiation, you'll suffer from fatigue, anemia, even death. But some life forms have been living with Gamma radiation exposure for two centuries now, and they've adapted. Neat, huh?|like you're on TV, teaching a show about science, but the player is just a few feet away from you}}"''<br />([[DoctorDuff.txt#36|Duff's dialogue]])</ref> She is also very absent-minded and impulsive; someone who would start a project and have to apologize if it got in someone's way. That someone is usually her lover, Professor Scara. The pair operate as the classic "odd couple."<ref name="OddCoupleTheories">Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|Professor! I have a new theory how the Institute makes the synths.|you and Professor Scara are partners (romantic and professional) and often talk about different theories / Happy}}"''<br />[[Scara]]: ''"{{Tooltip|Oh no. We banned talking about this, remember? After last time? The shouting? Me sleeping on the cold floor of the lab for three nights?|Worried}}"''<br />Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|That was your choice...|Defiant}}"''<br />Scara: ''"{{Tooltip|And seriously... growing synths from the ground using recombinant plant nuclei? I mean, how could they even...|continuing your thought, not listening to Doctor Duff / Irritated}}"''<br />Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|Ah ha! You do want to talk about it!|Happy}}"''<br />Scara: ''"{{Tooltip|Uh... Oh look! We have a visitor! Doctor Duff, dear, if you could bother them while I walk away from this conversation...|just noticing that the player has walked into the Science Center, using this as an opportunity to escape from another argument with Duff / Nervous}}"''<br />([[DoctorDuff.txt#91|Duff]] and [[ProfessorScara.txt#101|Scara's dialogue]])</ref> While Duff has a multitude of experiments running simultaneously, Scara focuses on one at a time, even when Duff tries to get her to help her.<ref>Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|You sure you won't help in my next experiment, Professor?|you and Professor Scara are a classic odd couple, you have a thousand experiments going on at once, she likes to focus on one at a time / Worried}}"''<br />[[Scara]]: ''"{{Tooltip|Which one? You always do too many at once. How am I expected to keep track of all of them?|you and Doctor Duff are a classic odd couple, you like to focus on one thing at a time, she does a thousand things at once / Tired}}"''<br />Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|I like to organize them by colors! If the compounds are mostly green, it's a green experiment. Mostly blue? Blue experiment.|Happy}}"''<br />Scara: ''"{{Tooltip|Dare I ask which color of experiment you want help on?|Puzzled}}"''<br />Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|Magenta.|proud / Happy}}"''<br />([[DoctorDuff.txt#31|Duff]] and [[ProfessorScara.txt#95|Scara's dialogue]])</ref> Duff has also has taken to cleaning up their home and laboratory, exasperating Scara, who didn't want her laboratory space rearranged.<ref>Scara: ''"{{Tooltip|Duff, if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times... stop rearranging my work space. You're driving me crazy.|you and Doctor Duff are a classic odd couple / Irritated}}"''<br />Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|Aww. I was trying to surprise you by cleaning it up. I thought you'd be happy.|you and Professor Scara are a classic odd couple / Sad}}"''<br />Scara: ''"{{Tooltip|Sigh... I'm not mad at you, just frustrated. It might look like a mess, but I have a specific way of organizing everything that I own.|Tired}}"''<br />Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|Oh. Then I'm guessing you won't be happy with how I rearranged our bedroom. Sorry, Professor!|Nervous}}"''<br />([[DoctorDuff.txt#29|Duff]] and [[ProfessorScara.txt#93|Scara's dialogue]])</ref>
+In Scara's absence, Duff is depressed and uninterested in her work, longing hopefully for her return.<ref>Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|Oh... it's you. If you brought any Bloatfly Glands, why don't you bring them back later. I'm not in the mood to deal with it right now.|your partner, Professor Scara, is missing, and you're worried she might be dead / Depressed}}"''<br />The [[Sole Survivor]]: ''"If something's wrong, maybe I can help."''<br />Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|It's my colleague, Professor Scara.|Depressed}} {{Tooltip|Her normal field expeditions never last more than a few days, but it's been over a week now. I'm afraid something terrible has happened to her.|Worried}}"''<br />([[DoctorDuff.txt#2|Duff's dialogue]]) {{Small|'''Note:''' This is encounter without the optional [[Fallout 4 companions|companion]] comments.}}</ref><ref>The [[Sole Survivor]]: ''"Don't worry, I'll find her."''<br />Duff: ''"{{Tooltip|Oh! That would be wonderful.|Happy}} {{Tooltip|The last place Professor Scara said she was going is the General Atomics Galleria. I'll mark it on your mapping device there. Look, if you find her, could you tell her to come home?|Worried}}"''<br />([[DoctorDuff.txt#9|Duff's dialogue]])</ref>
-She is in a relationship with [[Professor Scara]]. In contrast to her partner's serious nature, Duff is very light-hearted and eager to teach and partake in experiments.
 ==Interactions with the player character==
 ===Interactions overview===
-{{Interactions FO4
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+* ''[[Fly Fishing]]''
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-====Quests====
+===Quests===
-[[Liberty Reprimed]]: When the Sole Survivor travels to the [[Science! Center]] in search of Scara, she will request that they look for her at the [[General Atomics Galleria]], worried that something might have happened to her.
+* [[Liberty Reprimed]]: When the [[Sole Survivor]] travels to the Science! Center in search of Scara, she will request that they look for her at the [[General Atomics Galleria]], worried that something might have happened to her.
-''[[Fly Fishing]]'': After speaking to her about a free biology lesson, she will give the unmarked quest to find a [[bloatfly gland]] as part of a field trip. If you pass a speech check, you may ask her for money as compensation for doing this side-quest.
+* ''[[Fly Fishing]]'': After speaking to her about a free biology lesson, she will give the unmarked quest to find a [[bloatfly gland (Fallout 4)|bloatfly gland]] as part of a field trip. Passing a [[Charisma]] check, the Sole Survivor may ask her for [[Bottlecap (Fallout 4)|caps]] as compensation for doing this side-quest.
-====Effects of player's actions====
+===Effects of player's actions===
+* Scara, joining the [[Brotherhood of Steel (Fallout 4)|Brotherhood of Steel]], leaves Duff, but states that the Brotherhood occasionally lets Duff visit her as a reward.<ref>[[Professor Scara]]: ''"{{Tooltip|As a reward for my service, Elder Maxson allows Doctor Duff to visit me sometimes.|Friendly}}"''<br />([[ProfessorScara.txt#86|Professor Scara's dialogue]])</ref>
-Duff will become depressed if Scara is recruited away from the Science! Center by the Sole Survivor for the [[Brotherhood_of_Steel_(East_Coast)|Brotherhood of Steel]] during the quest [[Liberty Reprimed]].
 ==Inventory==
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+|otheritem =[[Fallout 4 keys#Science! Center key|Science! Center key]]<br />[[Bottlecap (Fallout 4)|Bottlecap]] x16<br />[[Sweet roll (Fallout 4)|Sweet roll]]
+|ondeath   =[[Fallout 4 keys#Scara's terminal key|Scara's terminal key]]
-|ondeath   =
 }}
 ==Appearances==
-Doctor Duff appears only in ''[[Fallout 4]]''.
+Doctor Duff appears only {{In|FO4}}.
+==References==
+{{References}}
-{{stub|FO4}}
 {{Navbox Diamond City}}
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