Mel is a tech expert associated with Bobbi No-Nose incarcerated in Diamond City's security office in 2287.
Background[]
Mel is an old associate of Bobbi No-Nose, who previously worked with her on a few jobs before he got in trouble with the law. He was caught trying to reprogram the automated bartender Wellingham, from the Colonial Taphouse, to give him free beer. This led to Mel being arrested by security and his incarceration in Diamond City's lockup. According to the jailer, he would have done the same had he the know-how.
Before he was arrested, Mel was working on an advanced utility eyebot named Sonya and an improved version with better offensive capabilities, Sonya Mk. II.
When the tunnel workers she hired to assist with her heist called the Big Dig are driven off by mirelurks, Bobbi sends her new gun, the Sole Survivor, to free her old associate from jail, who has the robot capable of speeding up the digging.
Interactions with the player character[]
Interactions overview[]
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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 is involved in quests. | |
Inventory[]
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items |
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| Padded blue jacket | Combat knife |
Notes[]
- Mel can be found as a random encounter later on. He can be spoken to but does not engage in conversation, and Sonya Mk. II follows him. He is potentially marked as hostile to hacked, commanded robot companions, but remains essential and cannot be killed by the player character, companions, or NPCs.
- Mel will be flirtatious toward a male Sole Survivor when the sarcastic dialogue options are chosen in conversation with him and comments on his looks when talking with Bobbi. He does not flirt with a female Sole Survivor.
- Mel may join the player character simply by stealing the cell key.
- When activating a Port-A-Diner, Mel will say "Yeah, I wouldn't touch that pie. I don't trust anything that looks that perfectly preserved after 200 years."
- According to Mel, he and Bobbi once broke into an old Vault that was heavily irradiated. Mel suffered from chronic vomiting afterwards.[1]
Appearances[]
Mel appears only in Fallout 4.
Bugs[]
Mel may become hostile to the player character while inside the tunnel during the quest The Big Dig for unknown reasons.[verified]
- In the console, use prid 0011fc2d to target him. Type recycleactor to reset him. Then, use 0011fc2d.moveto player to return him to the player characters location.
- Mel may stay seated after getting critically hurt. The questline can be continued with as normal and, if this happens while he is in The Big Dig, he should randomly appear behind the player character after calling for Sonya.[verified]
- After completing The Big Dig, Mel may remain in the final excavation room and will become completely unresponsive.[verified]
References[]
- ↑ Mel: "I just hope this isn't like when we tried to break into that Vault and it ended up being heavily irradiated. Chronic vomitting. Not my favorite thing, I learned."
(Mel's dialogue)