Malcolm (Reeb Marina)

For other characters named Malcolm, see Malcolm.

Mentioned-only character
Malcolm
Lore
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Died	December 18, 2077
Role	Fratricidal fool
Family	Eugene - brother
Mentioned in	Fallout 4

Malcolm (December 18 – December 18, 2077) was a survivor of the Great War and the twin brother of Eugene in 2077.

Background

Malcolm and his twin brother Eugene survived the Great War together and arrived at the Reeb Marina on November 2. Their plan was to work together to repair a vessel to escape the chaos that Massachusetts devolved into. This, however, was not to be, as their personalities and sibling rivalry would be their undoing.

Although they both firmly believed that family should stick together, by November 22, their relationship was strained to the breaking point. They drove each other up the wall, over their bad habits and which direction to take. Malcolm wished to head north while Eugene wished to head south. Their final argument left them communicating with each other via notes. Eugene would passive-aggressively ask Malcolm to do something and Malcolm would respond with immature repugnance. It got to the point that Malcolm threatened his brother over who owned the last of the coffee.

By mid-December they both snapped, each planning to kill the other and justifying it by blaming the other; and ironically in the same way. They both planned to manipulate the Mister Handy safety protocols, programming them to surprise the other on their birthday (December 18) then attacking and killing them. Eugene was the first to manipulate protocols (on the 12th) and falsely proposed to bury the hatchet, while Malcolm agreed and manipulated the Mr. Handies on the 17th.

Eugene's plan went forward first, as the robots killed his twin brother. Eugene then put Malcolm's corpse in a coffin and placed it and a vase with flowers off to the side of the property. Afterward, when Eugene returned to the hangar, the Mr. Handies greeted him with the same "happy birthday" they gave to Malcolm, killing him. His skeleton still lies on the floor of the boathouse.

Relationships

Malcolm was a contrarian, rather blunt slob, and a coffee addict, of which he was known to slurp extremely loudly. This was in complete contrast to his twin brother Eugene, who was a passive-aggressive, tidy and pompous man. This was exacerbated by their stubbornness, and their sibling rivalry eventually led to their deaths.

Appearances

Malcolm is mentioned only in Fallout 4.