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|race =[[Human]]
 
|race =[[Human]]
 
|sex =Male
 
|sex =Male
|role =Serial killer
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|role =Serial killer<br />Artist
 
|location =[[Pickman Gallery]]
 
|location =[[Pickman Gallery]]
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|eye color ={{tooltip|Light grey|MaleEyesHumanLightGrey}}
|hairstyle =Colonial
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|hairstyle ={{tooltip|Colonial|HairMale27}}
|facial hair =Lone wanderer
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|facial hair ={{tooltip|Lone Wanderer|Beard02}}
 
|quests =[[Pickman's Gift]]
 
|quests =[[Pickman's Gift]]
 
|special ={{SPECIAL|9,4,4,4,4,4,4}}
 
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|actor =[[Kyle Hester]]
 
|actor =[[Kyle Hester]]
 
|dialogue =[[DN101Pickman.txt]]
 
|dialogue =[[DN101Pickman.txt]]
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'''Pickman''' is a serial-killer living in [[Pickman Gallery]] in [[the Commonwealth]].
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'''Pickman''' is a serial killer and self-described artist living in [[Pickman Gallery]] in [[the Commonwealth]].
   
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
Pickman is a man with a strong dislike for raiders, killing anyone that wanders into his home. While generally presenting himself as collected and polite, he's extremely disturbed; casually mentioning his hobby of collecting the raiders' heads<ref>[[DN101Pickman.txt#8|Pickman's dialogue]] - line 8:'''''{Very casual, conversational, amused.}''' A small disagreement. They objected to my hobby of collecting their heads.''</ref>. Along with this, he considers himself to be a brilliant artist{{verify|07:15, August 11, 2017 (UTC)|type=cite}}, painting with the [[Blood can|blood]] of those he kills and creating horrific sculptures of body parts.
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Pickman is a man with a strong dislike for [[Raiders (Fallout 4)|raiders]], killing anyone that wanders into his home. While generally presenting himself as collected and polite, he is actually extremely disturbed, casually mentioning his hobby of collecting the raiders' heads.<ref>[[DN101Pickman.txt#8|Pickman's dialogue]] - line 8:'''''{Very casual, conversational, amused.}''' A small disagreement. They objected to my hobby of collecting their heads.''</ref>
   
The [[Sole Survivor]] first meets Pickman deep within the tunnels of Pickman Gallery while he is being attacked by [[Slab]], a [[Raider (Fallout 4)|raider]] who wants to take revenge on Pickman for killing his men.
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The [[Sole Survivor]] first meets Pickman deep within the tunnels of Pickman Gallery while he is being attacked by [[Slab]], a raider who wants to take revenge on Pickman for killing his men.
   
 
==Interactions with the player character==
 
==Interactions with the player character==
 
===Interactions overview===
 
===Interactions overview===
 
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|quests started =* [[Pickman's Gift]]
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|quests involved =* [[Art Appreciation]]
 
}}
 
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===Other interactions===
 
===Other interactions===
If the Sole Survivor kills Slab and the two raiders on either side of Pickman and then speaks to him after, they are rewarded with [[Pickman's key]], which opens a safe on the ground floor of the Gallery, containing [[Pickman's Blade]] and [[Pickman's thank you note]]. If the Sole Survivor opts to kill him, or let the raiders kill him, his corpse can still be looted, but the note will not be in the safe.
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If the Sole Survivor kills Slab and the two raiders on either side of Pickman and then speaks to him after, they are rewarded with [[Fallout 4 keys#Pickman's key|Pickman's key]], which opens a safe on the ground floor of the Gallery, containing [[Pickman's Blade]] and [[Pickman's thank you note]]. If the Sole Survivor opts to kill him or let the raiders kill him, his corpse can still be looted, but the note will not be in the safe.
   
 
==Inventory==
 
==Inventory==
 
{{Inventory
 
{{Inventory
|apparel =[[Patched suit]]
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|apparel =[[Patched suit (Fallout 4)|Patched suit]]
 
|weapon =
 
|weapon =
|otheritem =[[Pickman's key]]
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|otheritem =[[Fallout 4 keys#Pickman's key|Pickman's key]]
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}}
 
}}
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* It's possible to first learn of Pickman by looting a murdered raider previously killed near Pickman gallery, as well as a random encounter of bodies placed elsewhere in the Commonwealth. His [[Pickman's calling card|calling card]] is in the form of a note and left in the raider's inventory. Reading it shows him taunting other raiders and attempting to make them come to Pickman Gallery and depicts an image of a heart drawn in blood, presumably of said raiders. If the player character hasn't discovered Pickman Gallery yet, opening the note will mark its location on the map and give them a misc objective to investigate the location.
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* It is possible to first learn of Pickman by looting a murdered raider previously killed near Pickman gallery, as well as a [[Fallout 4 random encounters|random encounter]] of bodies placed elsewhere in the Commonwealth. His [[Pickman's calling card|calling card]] is in the form of a note and left in the raider's inventory. Reading it shows him taunting other raiders and attempting to make them come to Pickman Gallery and depicts an image of a heart drawn in blood, presumably of said raiders. If the player character hasn't discovered Pickman Gallery yet, opening the note will mark its location on the map and give them a misc objective to investigate the location.
* Most companions (except for [[Cait]], [[Robert Joseph MacCready|MacCready]] and [[Strong]]) dislike accepting [[Pickman's Gift]].
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* Most [[Fallout 4 companions|companions]] (except for [[Cait]] and [[Strong]]) dislike accepting [[Pickman's Gift]].
 
* Alongside killing him to get the key, the Sole Survivor will not receive the thank you note if they have not spoken to Pickman before looting the safe.
 
* Alongside killing him to get the key, the Sole Survivor will not receive the thank you note if they have not spoken to Pickman before looting the safe.
 
* No matter what the Sole Survivor says to Pickman after saving his life, he will still hand over the key and begin Pickman's Gift.
 
* No matter what the Sole Survivor says to Pickman after saving his life, he will still hand over the key and begin Pickman's Gift.
* After being saved from the raiders, Pickman will fondly nickname the Sole Survivor "Killer".
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* After being saved from the raiders, Pickman will fondly nickname the Sole Survivor "Killer."
 
* Pickman's Blade can be picked by looting the safe behind the painting he directs the player character to. If they grab the knife and go back, the thank you letter still appears.
 
* Pickman's Blade can be picked by looting the safe behind the painting he directs the player character to. If they grab the knife and go back, the thank you letter still appears.
   
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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
{{Behind the scenes}}
 
{{Behind the scenes}}
* Pickman is named after and based on the uncanny artist Richard Upton Pickman from the short story ''Pickman's Model'' by [[wikipedia:H._P._Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft]].
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Pickman is named after and based on the uncanny artist Richard Upton Pickman from the short story ''Pickman's Model'' by [[wikipedia:H. P. Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft]].
* This character also makes an appearance in Lovecraft's story "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath," and this Pickman is described as having become a ghoul (though the description has little in common with the ''Fallout'' variety).
 
 
{{Behind the scenes|end}}
 
{{Behind the scenes|end}}
   
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<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Fo4 Pickman Painting 12.jpg|One of Pickman's paintings
 
Fo4 Pickman Painting 12.jpg|One of Pickman's paintings
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FSO_UI_C_ShopIcon_Pickman.png|Pickman's hero card in ''[[Fallout Shelter Online]]''
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FSO UITex YS C Bg HeroShare pikeman.png|Pickman's maxed hero card in ''Fallout Shelter Online''
 
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[[Category:Fallout Shelter Online characters]]
   
 
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Pickman is a serial killer and self-described artist living in Pickman Gallery in the Commonwealth.

Background

Pickman is a man with a strong dislike for raiders, killing anyone that wanders into his home. While generally presenting himself as collected and polite, he is actually extremely disturbed, casually mentioning his hobby of collecting the raiders' heads.[1]

The Sole Survivor first meets Pickman deep within the tunnels of Pickman Gallery while he is being attacked by Slab, a raider who wants to take revenge on Pickman for killing his men.

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

Interactions
Icon quest starter
This character starts quests.
FO76 ui icon quest
This character is involved in quests.

Other interactions

If the Sole Survivor kills Slab and the two raiders on either side of Pickman and then speaks to him after, they are rewarded with Pickman's key, which opens a safe on the ground floor of the Gallery, containing Pickman's Blade and Pickman's thank you note. If the Sole Survivor opts to kill him or let the raiders kill him, his corpse can still be looted, but the note will not be in the safe.

Inventory

Apparel Weapon Other items
Patched suit Pickman's key

Notes

  • It is possible to first learn of Pickman by looting a murdered raider previously killed near Pickman gallery, as well as a random encounter of bodies placed elsewhere in the Commonwealth. His calling card is in the form of a note and left in the raider's inventory. Reading it shows him taunting other raiders and attempting to make them come to Pickman Gallery and depicts an image of a heart drawn in blood, presumably of said raiders. If the player character hasn't discovered Pickman Gallery yet, opening the note will mark its location on the map and give them a misc objective to investigate the location.
  • Most companions (except for Cait and Strong) dislike accepting Pickman's Gift.
  • Alongside killing him to get the key, the Sole Survivor will not receive the thank you note if they have not spoken to Pickman before looting the safe.
  • No matter what the Sole Survivor says to Pickman after saving his life, he will still hand over the key and begin Pickman's Gift.
  • After being saved from the raiders, Pickman will fondly nickname the Sole Survivor "Killer."
  • Pickman's Blade can be picked by looting the safe behind the painting he directs the player character to. If they grab the knife and go back, the thank you letter still appears.

Appearances

Pickman appears only in Fallout 4.

Behind the scenes

Pickman is named after and based on the uncanny artist Richard Upton Pickman from the short story Pickman's Model by H. P. Lovecraft.

Gallery

References

  1. Pickman's dialogue - line 8:{Very casual, conversational, amused.} A small disagreement. They objected to my hobby of collecting their heads.