Dr. Emerson Hale is a wandering doctor in Appalachia.
Background[]
As a young man, Emerson once studied physics in college, where he met and started a relationship with Sofia Daguerre, which continued into graduate school. The relationship didn't work out in the end, but they stayed friends and even went camping in Appalachia together several times.[1] They later both joined the USSA, where Hale used to work with now-commander Sofia and her crew.[2] He was formally responsible for monitoring the Deep Sleep mission but was also secretly in charge of the negotiation and oversight of Arktos Pharma Project-Z, as shown in his government contract.[3] He also supervised the patent production of the experimental Deep Sleeper Pods.[4] Eventually, the Deep Sleep mission went through financial troubles and he had to take several unethical decisions. He then left the USSA and joined RobCo Industries.
Hale took to scavenging after the Great War (and dodging USSA hunter killers), but never forgot about the project. He set up a beacon in Appalachia meant to guide the Deep Sleep mission ship back down to Earth when it could no longer maintain a stable orbit and periodically replaced the beacon's power source. Eventually, the ship crashed and Hale set off to track down any survivors, eventually finding Commander Daguerre during The Universe Conspires.
Hale talks with Daguerre and explains he is camped out nearby in an old military base and admits setting up the beacon, but omits most other information, fearing she will find out his involvement in the USSA's experiments on her. Afterward, Hale periodically returns to help Daguerre by giving her emergency kits to help with her headaches after waking up from deep sleep while continuing to answer her questions with half-truths and omissions.
Eventually, Hale admits his involvement with the experiments and assists Daguerre with reaching ATHENA during Mission Out-of-Control. He encourages using Arachne to destroy ATHENA, but will ultimately not stop the Vault Dweller from transferring the AI to the assaultron body Artemis if they choose to do so. In the end, Daguerre forgives him but says she never wants to see him again.
Interactions with the player character[]
Interactions overview[]
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Effects of player's actions[]
- If the player reacts positively to Emerson in the final quest, he will permanently occasionally visit the player's C.A.M.P. from time to time, bugging Sofia every now and then. He will become a vendor and even visiting players can also trade with him.
- If the player reacts negatively to Emerson in the final quest, he will permanently disappear from the game world, with the exception of him being encountered at another player's C.A.M.P if they have Sofia and reacted positively to him in their quest.
Inventory[]
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
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| Straw bucket hat Surveyor Outfit |
Notable quotes[]
- "Don't mind me. I come in peace. Just trying to earn a living."
- "It was a Saturday. October 23rd, 2077. It lasted... almost no time at all, but it felt like an eternity. I always figured the cities got bombed first, but it's hard to know. It was so fast, and so long ago... Who did it? I dunno, kid. It's been forever and it's not like the news ever came back on television, you know."
- "I didn't mean to be offensive. Your home is... fine. I'm not creative in that way... I mean, I squat in an old military base right now."
- "I know... and I'm sorry. I know it doesn't sound real... I've wandered around for decades thinking of what I did. Imagining them up there."
- "Saying "I'm sorry" doesn't mean anything anymore. I will do what I can. That's all I have left."
- "Hard to sleep at night sometimes, but not because of regrets. It's because of the ants."
- "Best to look on the bright side. Unless that side is a nuke blast. Don't look at those."
Appearances[]
Emerson Hale appears in Fallout 76, introduced in the Wastelanders update.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Vault 76 dweller: "[Luck] Ever visit Appalachia before all this?"
Sofia Daguerre: "Oddly... yes. I camped out here a few times while I was in graduate school with a good friend, Emerson. Ah, those were the days. We were in the same physics programs at college and hit it off. It ended up not working out for us, but we remained friends... Which was good because he joined the U.S.S.A. towards the end of my astronaut training. Ha! That would have been awkward."
(Sofia Daguerre's dialogue) - ↑ Deep Sleep program: Phase II
- ↑ Government contract
- ↑ Patent design: Deep Sleeper Pod
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