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|content2={{Quotation|The plan was to build a facility that could purify all the water in the [[Tidal Basin]] at once. No [[radiation]], no muck, just clear water.|sound=FO3 DrLi NoRadiationNoMuck.ogg}}
  
|content2={{Quotation|The plan was to build a facility that could purify all the water in the [[Tidal Basin]] at once. No [[radiation]], no muck, just clear water.|sound=FO3 DrLi NoRadiationNoMuck.ogg}}
 
|content3={{Quotation|Damn you, [[James (Fallout 3)|James]]. When this is all over, you owe me a drink. I'll get the [[Project Purity|team]] together.|sound=Fo3 MadisonLi DamnYouJames.ogg}}
  
|content3={{Quotation|Damn you, [[James (Fallout 3)|James]]. When this is all over, you owe me a drink. I'll get the [[Project Purity|team]] together.|sound=Fo3 MadisonLi DamnYouJames.ogg}}
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|content4={{Quotation|[[Owyn Lyons|Lyons]]! I know you're in there! I know you can hear me! You open this goddamn door right now!|sound=Fo3 MadisonLi OpenThisGoddamnDoor.ogg}}
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|content4={{Quotation|[[Owyn Lyons|Lyons]]! I know you're in there! I know you can hear me! You open this goddamn door right now!|sound=Fo3 MadisonLi OpenThisGoddamnDoor.ogg|Madison at the Citadel's door}}
 
|content5={{Quotation|[[Enclave|The Enclave]]. They've attacked [[Jefferson Memorial|Project Purity]]. [[James (Fallout 3)|James]] is dead... there may be more. I don't know. [[Owyn Lyons|You]] have to do something!|sound=Fo3 MadisonLi HaveToDoSomething.ogg}}
  
|content5={{Quotation|[[Enclave|The Enclave]]. They've attacked [[Jefferson Memorial|Project Purity]]. [[James (Fallout 3)|James]] is dead... there may be more. I don't know. [[Owyn Lyons|You]] have to do something!|sound=Fo3 MadisonLi HaveToDoSomething.ogg}}
 
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'''Doctor Madison Li''' is a scientist working on portable fusion power and hydroponics experiments in [[Rivet City]] in [[Timeline#2277|2277]]. As of [[Timeline#2287|2287]], she is in [[the Commonwealth]] working for [[the Institute]] as the head of their Advanced Systems division.
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'''Doctor Madison Li''' ([[Institute Central Network|Institute username]] '''Li.M''')<ref>[[The Institute terminal entries#Terminal (Doctor Li)|Institute terminal entries - Dr. Li]]</ref> is a scientist working on portable fusion power and hydroponics experiments in [[Rivet City]] in [[Timeline#2277|2277]]. As of [[Timeline#2287|2287]], she is in [[the Commonwealth]] working for [[the Institute]] as the head of their advanced systems division.
   
 
==Background==
  
==Background==
 
====Early Life and Project Purity====
  
====Early Life and Project Purity====
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Madison Li was born in [[Timeline#2229|2229]].<ref>''[[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide]]''</ref> She was a young, idealistic scientist when she met [[James (Fallout 3)|James]] and fully bought into the notion of [[Project Purity]]. Madison hid her growing romantic feelings for James while respecting his marriage to [[Catherine (Fallout 3)|Catherine]].
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Madison Li was born in [[Timeline#2229|2229]].<ref>''[[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide]]''</ref> She was a young, idealistic scientist when she met [[James (Fallout 3)|James]] and fully bought into the notion of [[Project Purity]]. Madison hid her growing romantic feelings for James, respecting his marriage to [[Catherine (Fallout 3)|Catherine]].
   
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The project was going smoothly, and even had the support and help of the [[Brotherhood of Steel (East Coast)|Brotherhood of Steel]], but soon it all went downhill. Super mutant attacks were more frequent and purifying water on a large scale was much harder than first thought. After James and Catherine had a [[Lone Wanderer|child]], things couldn't get any worse for Project Purity when Catherine died and James decided to abandon the project to keep his child safe. The Brotherhood and the other scientists also left, and Project Purity was put on hold.
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The project was going smoothly and even had the support and help of the [[Brotherhood of Steel (East Coast)|Brotherhood of Steel]], but soon it all went downhill. Super mutant attacks were more frequent and purifying water on a large scale was much harder than first thought. After James and Catherine had a [[Lone Wanderer|child]], things couldn't get any worse for Project Purity when Catherine died and James decided to abandon the project to keep his child safe. The Brotherhood and the other scientists also left, and Project Purity was put on hold.
   
 
Dr. Li is the first distinct face that the player character sees, during the birthing scene, as she carries the newborn Lone Wanderer away while Catherine is going into cardiac arrest.
  
Dr. Li is the first distinct face that the player character sees, during the birthing scene, as she carries the newborn Lone Wanderer away while Catherine is going into cardiac arrest.
   
 
====Rivet City====
  
====Rivet City====
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Although Madison Li was filled with sadness upon Catherine's death, her grief was replaced with a powerful sense of betrayal after James abandoned Project Purity. She headed to [[Rivet City]], hearing about its thriving scientific community set up by [[Horace Pinkerton]]. Soon after she arrived, she began to argue with Pinkerton, as they often had different views on the matters at hand. One day, having enough of it all, Pinkerton left Rivet City and began to live in the bow of the ship. Doctor Li soon became head scientist of the group and began to grow healthy, radiation-free produce like [[Fresh apple (Fallout 3)|fresh apples]] and [[Fresh pear (Fallout 3)|pears]].
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Although Madison Li was filled with sadness upon Catherine's death, her grief was replaced with a powerful sense of betrayal after James abandoned Project Purity. She headed to [[Rivet City]], hearing about its thriving scientific community set up by [[Horace Pinkerton]]. Soon after she arrived, she began to argue with Pinkerton, as they often had different views on the matters at hand. One day, having enough of it all, Pinkerton left Rivet City and began to live in the bow of the ship. Dr. Li soon became the head scientist of the group and began to grow healthy, radiation-free produce like [[Fresh apple (Fallout 3)|fresh apples]] and [[Fresh pear (Fallout 3)|pears]].
   
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It was here in Rivet City that Madison first heard tales of [[the Institute]], a legendary organization that was formed from the ashes of the [[The Institute|Commonwealth Institute of Technology]] from a man named [[Zimmer]]; the Institutes's director of the Synth Retention Bureau.
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It was here in Rivet City that Madison first heard tales of [[the Institute]], a legendary organization that was formed from the ashes of the [[The Institute|Commonwealth Institute of Technology]] from a man named [[Zimmer]], the Institutes's director of the Synth Retention Bureau.
   
 
====Return to Project Purity====
  
====Return to Project Purity====
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Nineteen years after abandoning [[Project Purity]], Madison is older, wiser and much more cynical. Her life was going smoothly, but things drastically changed when she got an unexpected visit from James, who had escaped from [[Vault 101]] and returned to Rivet City. He tried to recruit Dr. Li in his efforts to revive Project Purity, but she refused, thinking too much time had passed. Soon after her talk with James, she meets the now-adult [[Lone Wanderer]]. With Dr. Li's directions, the Lone Wanderer locates James, who returns to Rivet City and is finally able to recruit Madison to help him. Along with several other scientists, they head for the [[Jefferson Memorial]], the location of Project Purity.
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Nineteen years after abandoning Project Purity, Madison is older, wiser and much more cynical. Her life was going smoothly, but things drastically changed when she got an unexpected visit from James, who had escaped from [[Vault 101]] and returned to Rivet City. He tried to recruit Dr. Li in his efforts to revive Project Purity, but she refused, thinking too much time had passed. Soon after her talk with James, she meets the now-adult Lone Wanderer. With Dr. Li's directions, the Lone Wanderer locates James, who returns to Rivet City and is finally able to recruit Madison to help him. Along with several other scientists, they head for the [[Jefferson Memorial]], the location of Project Purity.
   
 
Madison once again finds herself working on Project Purity and begins to help her fellow scientists repair the facility to operational level once more. All is going smoothly, but suddenly the [[Enclave]] arrives and quickly overruns Project Purity. A squad of troopers led by [[Augustus Autumn]] occupies the project control room, demanding that the project be handed over to them at once.
  
Madison once again finds herself working on Project Purity and begins to help her fellow scientists repair the facility to operational level once more. All is going smoothly, but suddenly the [[Enclave]] arrives and quickly overruns Project Purity. A squad of troopers led by [[Augustus Autumn]] occupies the project control room, demanding that the project be handed over to them at once.
   
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James, not trusting the Enclave, refuses to hand over the project. When Autumn, losing his patience, kills [[Janice Kaplinski]], a fellow scientist working on the project; James sabotages the project, resulting in his death. Madison hesitates for a moment, in shock over the death of James and Janice, but then tells the Lone Wanderer that they can escape through the [[Taft Tunnel]]. Madison, the Lone Wanderer, and some other personnel, escape and eventually make it to the [[Citadel]]. She speaks to [[Owyn Lyons|Elder Lyons]] personally and demands that the [[Brotherhood of Steel (East Coast)|Brotherhood of Steel]] take back the purifier.
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James, not trusting the Enclave, refuses to hand over the project. When Autumn, losing his patience, kills [[Janice Kaplinski]], a fellow scientist working on the project; James sabotages the project, resulting in his death. Madison hesitates for a moment, in shock over the death of James and Janice, but then tells the Lone Wanderer that they can escape through the [[Taft Tunnel]]. Madison, the Lone Wanderer, and some other personnel escape and eventually make it to the [[Citadel]]. She speaks to [[Owyn Lyons|Elder Lyons]] personally and demands that the Brotherhood of Steel take back the purifier.
   
 
After the Brotherhood defeats the Enclave at Project Purity, she tells the Lone Wanderer and [[Sarah Lyons]] that the equipment has been damaged, whether unintentionally or by sabotage. She further tells the two that the project control room is lethally irradiated, but it still needs to be activated quickly or the facility would explode.
  
After the Brotherhood defeats the Enclave at Project Purity, she tells the Lone Wanderer and [[Sarah Lyons]] that the equipment has been damaged, whether unintentionally or by sabotage. She further tells the two that the project control room is lethally irradiated, but it still needs to be activated quickly or the facility would explode.
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After the purifier was activated, Madison left the [[Capital Wasteland]] and traveled to [[the Commonwealth]] to pursue other scientific endeavors. The Brotherhood stayed in the Capital Wasteland with a large military presence, something Li disagreed with, believing that with Project Purity activated and the Enclave destroyed, the Brotherhood no longer needed to remain.<ref>[[DLC03Bigsley.txt|Bigsley's dialogue]]: Lines 8-9</ref>
  
After the purifier was activated, Madison left the [[Capital Wasteland]] and traveled to [[the Commonwealth]] to pursue other scientific endeavors. The Brotherhood stayed in the Capital Wasteland with a large military presence, something Li disagreed with, believing that with Project Purity activated and the Enclave destroyed, the Brotherhood no longer needed to remain.<ref>[[DLC03Bigsley.txt|Bigsley's dialogue]]: Lines 8-9</ref>
   
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However, the real reason Madison fled to the Commonwealth was because she feared for her very life. While [[Owyn Lyons|Lyons]] had allowed her to leave unscathed, there were others who believed her to be a security risk. Knowing this information, she fled to find the Institute, the only safe haven she could think of.
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However, the real reason Madison fled to the Commonwealth was that she feared for her very life. While [[Owyn Lyons|Lyons]] had allowed her to leave unscathed, there were others who believed her to be a security risk. Knowing this information, she fled to find the Institute, the only safe haven she could think of.
   
 
====Mankind Redefined====
  
====Mankind Redefined====
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After a long journey, Madison eventually found herself in the Commonwealth and quickly managed to find the scientific haven that Zimmer spoke about back in the [[Capital Wasteland]]. By joining [[the Institute]], Madison embarked on scientific endeavors she had only dreamed of and even managed to become the director of the organization's Advanced Systems division.
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After a long journey, Madison eventually found herself in the Commonwealth and quickly managed to find the scientific haven that Zimmer spoke about back in the Capital Wasteland. By joining the Institute, Madison embarked on scientific endeavors she had only dreamed of and even managed to become the director of the organization's advanced systems division.
   
 
Yet something irks Madison - most notably the lack of transparency; not getting the full story on everything that occurs within the Institute due to the organization's constant burying of facts it finds inconvenient. Li was friends with [[Brian Virgil]]. When, several months earlier, he escaped from the Institute, he was declared dead and his lab sealed off against Madison's insistence on a thorough investigation.
  
Yet something irks Madison - most notably the lack of transparency; not getting the full story on everything that occurs within the Institute due to the organization's constant burying of facts it finds inconvenient. Li was friends with [[Brian Virgil]]. When, several months earlier, he escaped from the Institute, he was declared dead and his lab sealed off against Madison's insistence on a thorough investigation.
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====Quests====
  
====Quests====
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* [[Scientific Pursuits]]: Dr. Li points the [[Lone Wanderer]] in the direction of the [[Jefferson Memorial]] to further the search for James.
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* [[Scientific Pursuits]]: Dr. Li points the Lone Wanderer in the direction of the Jefferson Memorial to further the search for James.
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* [[The Waters of Life]]: Shaken by the events in the purifier room, Dr. Li enlists the Lone Wanderer to escort the remaining scientists to the [[Citadel]].
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* [[The Waters of Life]]: Shaken by the events in the purifier room, Dr. Li enlists the Lone Wanderer to escort the remaining scientists to the Citadel.
   
 
====Effects of player's actions====
  
====Effects of player's actions====
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If the Lone Wanderer has killed [[Three Dog]] before completing the [[Galaxy News Radio (quest)|Galaxy News Radio]] quest, the player will need to talk to Dr. Li to resume the plot.
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If the Lone Wanderer has killed [[Three Dog]] before completing the [[Galaxy News Radio (quest)|Galaxy News Radio]] quest, the player character will need to talk to Dr. Li to resume the plot.
   
 
====Other interactions====
  
====Other interactions====
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If the Lone Wanderer passes a [[Speech]] check before going to Project Purity, Dr. Li rewards them with 5 [[Stimpak (Fallout 3)|stimpaks]].
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* If the Lone Wanderer passes a [[Speech]] check before going to Project Purity, Dr. Li rewards them with five [[Stimpak (Fallout 3)|stimpaks]].
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* After escaping to the Citadel, Dr. Li will be unavailable for conversation as she asks the Lone Wanderer to leave her alone. Entering Vault 87 and starting [[Finding the Garden of Eden]] will make her available for conversation again.
   
 
===''Fallout 4''===
  
===''Fallout 4''===
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====Quests====
  
====Quests====
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* [[From Within]]: [[Arthur Maxson|Elder Maxson]] knows Dr Li is working for the Institute, and wants her, once again, to work alongside the Brotherhood. One can give her "[[Brian Virgil personal log 0176]]" in order to convince her to leave the Institute.
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* [[From Within]]: [[Arthur Maxson|Elder Maxson]] knows Dr. Li is working for the Institute and wants her to work alongside the Brotherhood once again. One can give her "[[Brian Virgil personal log 0176]]" in order to convince her to leave the Institute.
 
* [[Liberty Reprimed]]: The Sole Survivor will assist Dr. Li and [[Ingram|Proctor Ingram]] in their mission to reconstruct [[Liberty Prime]], by gathering the materials necessary for the robot's reactivation.
  
* [[Liberty Reprimed]]: The Sole Survivor will assist Dr. Li and [[Ingram|Proctor Ingram]] in their mission to reconstruct [[Liberty Prime]], by gathering the materials necessary for the robot's reactivation.
   
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==Notes==
  
==Notes==
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* Doctor Li has a unique hairstyle that is unused by any other NPC, as does [[Cherry]].
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* Dr. Li has a unique hairstyle that is unused by any other NPC, as does [[Cherry]].
 
** Unlike Cherry, however, her hairstyle, "The Sophisticate," can be selected for the player character if they are female.
  
** Unlike Cherry, however, her hairstyle, "The Sophisticate," can be selected for the player character if they are female.
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* After the escape from Project Purity, Doctor Li no longer has any dialogue available with the Lone Wanderer; she just wants the player to leave her alone.
  
 
* The door to her quarters is always locked and must be picked to gain entry.
 
* The door to her quarters is always locked and must be picked to gain entry.
 
* Unlike most beds in the personal quarters of Rivet City residents, Dr. Li's bed is classified as unowned. This sometimes results in NPCs appearing at her door fruitlessly attempting to gain access to the open bed, or spawning in her room during their assigned sleeping hours (trapping them inside).
  
* Unlike most beds in the personal quarters of Rivet City residents, Dr. Li's bed is classified as unowned. This sometimes results in NPCs appearing at her door fruitlessly attempting to gain access to the open bed, or spawning in her room during their assigned sleeping hours (trapping them inside).
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* It is possible to kill Li in ''[[Fallout 4]]''. But killing her will turn Brotherhood hostile towards the player even if they sided with the Brotherhood at the end.
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* It is possible to kill Li in ''[[Fallout 4]]''. But killing her will turn Brotherhood hostile towards the player character even if they sided with the Brotherhood at the end.
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* After finishing the main questline for the Brotherhood, which results in the destruction of the Institute, Doctor Li will seem displeased. Speaking with her reveals she believes [[Arthur Maxson|Elder Maxson]] has delusions of grandeur, and that all you did was kill innocent people. Regardless of how you respond, she will not desire to engage the Sole Survivor in conversation after this point, and believes that the Brotherhood has betrayed her for a second time, initially believing Liberty Prime was going to be used to scare the Institute into backing down, not destroying it.
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* After finishing the main questline for the Brotherhood, which results in the destruction of the Institute, Dr. Li will seem displeased. Speaking with her reveals she believes Elder Maxson has delusions of grandeur, and that all the Sole Survivor did was kill innocent people. Regardless of how they respond, she will not desire to engage the Sole Survivor in conversation after this point and believes that the Brotherhood has betrayed her for a second time, initially believing Liberty Prime was going to be used to scare the Institute into backing down, not destroying it.
   
 
==Notable quotes==
  
==Notable quotes==
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|{{Inline quote|The plan was to build a facility that could purify all the water in the Tidal Basin at once. No radiation, no muck, just clear water.|sound=FO3_DrLi_NoRadiationNoMuck.ogg}}
  
|{{Inline quote|The plan was to build a facility that could purify all the water in the Tidal Basin at once. No radiation, no muck, just clear water.|sound=FO3_DrLi_NoRadiationNoMuck.ogg}}
 
|{{Inline quote|Damn you, James. When this is all over, you owe me a drink. I'll get the team together.|sound=Fo3_MadisonLi_DamnYouJames.ogg}}
  
|{{Inline quote|Damn you, James. When this is all over, you owe me a drink. I'll get the team together.|sound=Fo3_MadisonLi_DamnYouJames.ogg}}
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|{{Inline quote|Lyons! I know you're in there! I know you can hear me! You open this goddamn door right now!|sound=Fo3_MadisonLi_OpenThisGoddamnDoor.ogg}}
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|{{Inline quote|Lyons! I know you're in there! I know you can hear me! You open this goddamn door right now!|sound=Fo3_MadisonLi_OpenThisGoddamnDoor.ogg|Madison at the Citadel's door}}
 
|{{Inline quote|The Enclave. They've attacked Project Purity. James is dead... there may be more. I don't know. You have to do something!|sound=Fo3_MadisonLi_HaveToDoSomething.ogg}}
  
|{{Inline quote|The Enclave. They've attacked Project Purity. James is dead... there may be more. I don't know. You have to do something!|sound=Fo3_MadisonLi_HaveToDoSomething.ogg}}
 
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==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
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Madison Li appears in ''[[Fallout 3]]'', ''[[Fallout Shelter]]'' and in ''[[Fallout 4]]''. Li is also mentioned in the ''Fallout 3'' [[Fallout 3 add-ons|add-on]] ''[[Broken Steel]]''.
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Madison Li appears in ''[[Fallout 3]]'', ''[[Fallout Shelter]]'' and in ''Fallout 4''. Li is also mentioned in the ''Fallout 3'' [[Fallout 3 add-ons|add-on]] ''[[Broken Steel]]''.
   
 
==Bugs==
  
==Bugs==
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Doctor Li image note.png|[[Photo of Doctor Li]]
  
Doctor Li image note.png|[[Photo of Doctor Li]]
 
FoS Madison Li in-game.jpg|Madison Li in ''[[Fallout Shelter]]''
  
FoS Madison Li in-game.jpg|Madison Li in ''[[Fallout Shelter]]''
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FSO_UI_C_ShopIcon_Madison-Li.png|Madison Li's hero card in ''[[Fallout Shelter Online]]''
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FSO UITex YS C Bg HeroShare liyisheng.png|Madison Li's maxed hero card in ''Fallout Shelter Online''
 
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“Lyons! I know you're in there! I know you can hear me! You open this goddamn door right now!”— Madison at the Citadel's door

Doctor Madison Li (Institute username Li.M)[1] is a scientist working on portable fusion power and hydroponics experiments in Rivet City in 2277. As of 2287, she is in the Commonwealth working for the Institute as the head of their advanced systems division.

Background

Early Life and Project Purity

Madison Li was born in 2229.[2] She was a young, idealistic scientist when she met James and fully bought into the notion of Project Purity. Madison hid her growing romantic feelings for James, respecting his marriage to Catherine.

The project was going smoothly and even had the support and help of the Brotherhood of Steel, but soon it all went downhill. Super mutant attacks were more frequent and purifying water on a large scale was much harder than first thought. After James and Catherine had a child, things couldn't get any worse for Project Purity when Catherine died and James decided to abandon the project to keep his child safe. The Brotherhood and the other scientists also left, and Project Purity was put on hold.

Dr. Li is the first distinct face that the player character sees, during the birthing scene, as she carries the newborn Lone Wanderer away while Catherine is going into cardiac arrest.

Rivet City

Although Madison Li was filled with sadness upon Catherine's death, her grief was replaced with a powerful sense of betrayal after James abandoned Project Purity. She headed to Rivet City, hearing about its thriving scientific community set up by Horace Pinkerton. Soon after she arrived, she began to argue with Pinkerton, as they often had different views on the matters at hand. One day, having enough of it all, Pinkerton left Rivet City and began to live in the bow of the ship. Dr. Li soon became the head scientist of the group and began to grow healthy, radiation-free produce like fresh apples and pears.

It was here in Rivet City that Madison first heard tales of the Institute, a legendary organization that was formed from the ashes of the Commonwealth Institute of Technology from a man named Zimmer, the Institutes's director of the Synth Retention Bureau.

Return to Project Purity

Nineteen years after abandoning Project Purity, Madison is older, wiser and much more cynical. Her life was going smoothly, but things drastically changed when she got an unexpected visit from James, who had escaped from Vault 101 and returned to Rivet City. He tried to recruit Dr. Li in his efforts to revive Project Purity, but she refused, thinking too much time had passed. Soon after her talk with James, she meets the now-adult Lone Wanderer. With Dr. Li's directions, the Lone Wanderer locates James, who returns to Rivet City and is finally able to recruit Madison to help him. Along with several other scientists, they head for the Jefferson Memorial, the location of Project Purity.

Madison once again finds herself working on Project Purity and begins to help her fellow scientists repair the facility to operational level once more. All is going smoothly, but suddenly the Enclave arrives and quickly overruns Project Purity. A squad of troopers led by Augustus Autumn occupies the project control room, demanding that the project be handed over to them at once.

James, not trusting the Enclave, refuses to hand over the project. When Autumn, losing his patience, kills Janice Kaplinski, a fellow scientist working on the project; James sabotages the project, resulting in his death. Madison hesitates for a moment, in shock over the death of James and Janice, but then tells the Lone Wanderer that they can escape through the Taft Tunnel. Madison, the Lone Wanderer, and some other personnel escape and eventually make it to the Citadel. She speaks to Elder Lyons personally and demands that the Brotherhood of Steel take back the purifier.

After the Brotherhood defeats the Enclave at Project Purity, she tells the Lone Wanderer and Sarah Lyons that the equipment has been damaged, whether unintentionally or by sabotage. She further tells the two that the project control room is lethally irradiated, but it still needs to be activated quickly or the facility would explode.

Long Road Ahead

After the purifier was activated, Madison left the Capital Wasteland and traveled to the Commonwealth to pursue other scientific endeavors. The Brotherhood stayed in the Capital Wasteland with a large military presence, something Li disagreed with, believing that with Project Purity activated and the Enclave destroyed, the Brotherhood no longer needed to remain.[3]

However, the real reason Madison fled to the Commonwealth was that she feared for her very life. While Lyons had allowed her to leave unscathed, there were others who believed her to be a security risk. Knowing this information, she fled to find the Institute, the only safe haven she could think of.

Mankind Redefined

After a long journey, Madison eventually found herself in the Commonwealth and quickly managed to find the scientific haven that Zimmer spoke about back in the Capital Wasteland. By joining the Institute, Madison embarked on scientific endeavors she had only dreamed of and even managed to become the director of the organization's advanced systems division.

Yet something irks Madison - most notably the lack of transparency; not getting the full story on everything that occurs within the Institute due to the organization's constant burying of facts it finds inconvenient. Li was friends with Brian Virgil. When, several months earlier, he escaped from the Institute, he was declared dead and his lab sealed off against Madison's insistence on a thorough investigation.

However, the key problem is that she feels the Institute is selfish. The technology that could improve countless lives is hidden inside the Institute, buried deep beneath the ground, yet the Institute continues to hide and isolate itself from everyone.

Interactions with the player character

Fallout 3

Interactions overview

Interactions
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This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed.
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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 drops an ear upon death (Contract Killer).

Quests

  • Scientific Pursuits: Dr. Li points the Lone Wanderer in the direction of the Jefferson Memorial to further the search for James.
  • The Waters of Life: Shaken by the events in the purifier room, Dr. Li enlists the Lone Wanderer to escort the remaining scientists to the Citadel.

Effects of player's actions

If the Lone Wanderer has killed Three Dog before completing the Galaxy News Radio quest, the player character will need to talk to Dr. Li to resume the plot.

Other interactions

  • If the Lone Wanderer passes a Speech check before going to Project Purity, Dr. Li rewards them with five stimpaks.
  • After escaping to the Citadel, Dr. Li will be unavailable for conversation as she asks the Lone Wanderer to leave her alone. Entering Vault 87 and starting Finding the Garden of Eden will make her available for conversation again.

Fallout 4

Interactions overview

Interactions
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This character is involved in quests.

Quests

Inventory

Fallout 3
Apparel Weapon Other items
Doctor Li's outfit Knife Doctor Li's key
misc items
Fallout 4
Apparel Weapon Other items
Blue Institute division head coat
Science scribe's armor		 Institute laser pistol
Fallout Shelter
FoS Madison LiOutfit
Expert lab coat
Weapon
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Notes

  • Dr. Li has a unique hairstyle that is unused by any other NPC, as does Cherry.
    • Unlike Cherry, however, her hairstyle, "The Sophisticate," can be selected for the player character if they are female.
  • The door to her quarters is always locked and must be picked to gain entry.
  • Unlike most beds in the personal quarters of Rivet City residents, Dr. Li's bed is classified as unowned. This sometimes results in NPCs appearing at her door fruitlessly attempting to gain access to the open bed, or spawning in her room during their assigned sleeping hours (trapping them inside).
  • It is possible to kill Li in Fallout 4. But killing her will turn Brotherhood hostile towards the player character even if they sided with the Brotherhood at the end.
  • After finishing the main questline for the Brotherhood, which results in the destruction of the Institute, Dr. Li will seem displeased. Speaking with her reveals she believes Elder Maxson has delusions of grandeur, and that all the Sole Survivor did was kill innocent people. Regardless of how they respond, she will not desire to engage the Sole Survivor in conversation after this point and believes that the Brotherhood has betrayed her for a second time, initially believing Liberty Prime was going to be used to scare the Institute into backing down, not destroying it.

Notable quotes

Fallout 3

Fallout 4

Appearances

Madison Li appears in Fallout 3, Fallout Shelter and in Fallout 4. Li is also mentioned in the Fallout 3 add-on Broken Steel.

Bugs

PCPC Playstation 4Playstation 4 Similarly to above, if the player convinces Li to join the Brotherhood but then destroys both the Institute and the Brotherhood along with the Prydwen and the airport, Li can be found standing in the Prydwen's burnt-out carcass, wearing her BoS attire and acting like she never left the Institute and the Sole Survivor was made its director.[verified]

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Institute terminal entries - Dr. Li
  2. ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide
  3. ↑ Bigsley's dialogue: Lines 8-9
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Player characterLone Wanderer
Brotherhood of SteelOwyn Lyons · Sarah Lyons · Reginald Rothchild · Elizabeth Jameson · Arthur Maxson
EnclaveAugustus Autumn · John Henry Eden
Project Purity scientistsJames · Madison Li · Daniel Agincourt · Alex Dargon · Janice Kaplinski · Anna Holt · Garza · Catherine (formerly)
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CharactersHumanAlan Binet · Alana Secord · Allie Filmore · Brendan Volkert · Clayton Holdren · Conrad Kellogg · Dean Volkert · Enrico Thompson · Evan Watson · Father · Isaac Karlin · Janet Thompson · Justin Ayo · Lawrence Higgs · Liam Binet · Madison Li · Max Loken · Nathan Filmore · Rosalind Orman · William Moseley
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FormerAlan Binet's wife · Brian Virgil · Elliott · Frederick · C. Syverson · Doctor Zimmer · Galton · Walker · Walter
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SideA House Divided · Building a Better Crop · Hypothesis · Plugging a Leak · Political Leanings
EventsBroken Mask incident · Massacre of the CPG
OtherClassical Radio · Code Defender · Crow · Institute Central Network · Gorilla · K-14 compound · Recall code · Synth designation · Trinity · Watcher · Watcher Initiative
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