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Griffon is a ghoul resident of the Underworld and a conman hawking the fake Aqua Cura within the Museum of History in the Capital Wasteland in the Fallout 3 add-on Broken Steel.
Background[]
An entrepreneur of dubious morals, after the Lone Wanderer reactivated Project Purity with the help of the Brotherhood of Steel in 2277, Griffon cooked up a scheme revolving around purchasing the bottled Aqua Pura and stashing it away to sell it later to those the Brotherhood refuses to barter with, such as raiders, slavers, the Brotherhood Outcasts, and others. Seeing a way to double the profit, he also emptied some bottles and filled them with irradiated water to sell to ghouls in Underworld, claiming that his "Aqua Cura" could help reverse the ghoul condition, a dubious claim Griffon supports with the "evidence" that he himself is looking pretty healthy for a ghoul. In reality, his head of hair is actually a wig he found in the Museum Authority stock room.[Non-game 1] Presenting his "miracle elixir" to the ghouls of Underworld, Griffon makes broad claims of drinking it to cure halitosis and skin flaking,[1] as well as boosting the reinvigoration of hair growth[2] and even prevent bullying,[3] among other extraordinary effects.
Interactions with the player character[]
Interactions overview[]
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This character starts quests. | |
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This character is a merchant. | Sells: Aqua Cura |
Quests[]
- The Amazing Aqua Cura!: Speaking to Griffon will start the quest. Through certain quest options, the player character is able to blackmail Griffon, allowing them to return once a week for their share of the cut or to be paid in full for their silence immediately.
Effects of player's actions[]
- Griffon can be killed by an angry mob if the player character chooses certain paths in The Amazing Aqua Cura! quest. If he somehow manages to defeat the mob, he will exit out the museum front door and will permanently disappear from the game.
Other interactions[]
- If one wears a wig, a special dialogue option about matching haircuts can be chosen, in which Griffon tries to write it off as a coincidence.[4]
Inventory[]
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
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| Dirty pre-War businesswear Wig |
Chinese pistol | Bottle cap x600 |
Notes[]
- Although the world model of Aqua Pura is the same as dirty water, he is holding a bottle of purified water as he talks on the stage.
- When he is attacked by the mob, he may run into the museum's lower halls, which are infested with feral ghouls. Even though he is a ghoul himself, he will still be attacked.
Appearances[]
Griffon appears only in the Fallout 3 add-on Broken Steel.
Behind the Scenes[]
Griffon's character and style of salesmanship evoke 19th century snake-oil peddlers, complete with the large-covered traveling wagon, big flashy banner, set on a stage and spreading fraudulent claims over the "miracles" his product can perform.
Bugs[]
If Griffon gets killed, his body will still generate around 200-600 caps once a week. If one plans on doing this, make sure he has something left on his body so he won't disappear.[verified]- If one removes Griffon's dirty pre-War businesswear after he is killed, his body is shown as a female model, with the head usually missing.[verified]
- Sometimes he will have several hundred miscellaneous items such as skill books or cut items for reasons unknown.[verified]
- While he is advertising Aqua Cura, Fawkes may not be in the museum.[verified]
References[]
- ↑ Griffon: "Are you plagued by hellacious halitosis? Extreme epidermal exfoliation? Well, friends, your days of suffering are ended!"
(Griffon's dialogue) - ↑ Griffon: "Well fear no longer! Cast your gaze upon my luxurious coiffure. And now you too can get your hair back with the Amazing Aqua Cura!"
(Griffon's dialogue) - ↑ Griffon: "Muscles atrophying? Getting picked on by bullies? Well fear the dark alleys no longer, friends!"
(Griffon's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Who does your hair? It looks rather similar to mine, doesn't it?"
Griffon: "Aheh. Um... yeah, look at that. We practically have the same hair cut. What are the chances of that? Aheh."
(Griffon's dialogue)
Non-game
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.75
"Griffon:
Griffon is a huckster, a con-man, a snake oil salesmen. His current scheme is purchasing Aqua Pura, and stashing the water to sell to humans the Brotherhood isn't giving it to (Raiders, Slavers, Outcasts, etc.). He then puts regular irradiated water in the Aqua Pura bottles, and sells it to Ghouls in Underworld as "Aqua Cura," claiming it reverses the Ghoul condition. He wears a wig he found in the Museum Authority stock room, and for a Ghoul, looks pretty healthy (just a coincidence, but helps make it seem like he’s selling the real deal)"
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