00000294“One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Vice President, and that one word is 'to be prepared.'”
Daniel Bird[1] is the Vice President of the Enclave under President Dick Richardson in 2241.
Contents
1Background
2Interactions with the player character
2.1Interactions overview
3Inventory
4Notes
5Appearances
6Behind the scenes
7References
Background[]
Bird is described as a small nervous-looking man wearing a food-stained suit.[2] Vice President Bird volunteered as a test subject for an experimental antidote for FEV Curling-13.[3] The antidote had negative side effects on Bird's mental state, and he now spends most of his time standing idly around in his office mumbling to himself. According to President Richardson, the failed antidote may possibly have had the positive side effect of improving Bird's spelling.[3]
Interactions with the player character[]
Interactions overview[]
Interactions
This character has no special interactions.
Inventory[]
Apparel
Weapon
Other items
Smoking
Notes[]
Killing him will result in negative Karma.
Appearances[]
Daniel Bird appears only in Fallout 2.
Behind the scenes[]
Bird is a direct parody of Dan Quayle, a former U.S. Vice President who served during the term of President George H.W. Bush (1989–93). Nearly all of Bird's dialogue comes from absurd but real Quayle quotes, or slight variations thereof (such as substituting words like "Enclave" into the quotes). President Richardson's comment that Bird's spelling has improved in the time since the experiment that left him otherwise mentally impaired is another reference to Quayle, who famously misspelled "potato" as "potatoe" while in attendance at an elementary school spelling bee in 1992. Also, one can connect his name, as Daniel can be shortened to Dan, and Quayle is a type of bird.
Bird also mentions NASA in-game, referencing a real-life Quayle quote, stating that "space is still a high priority" for NASA.[4] Other parts of the series suggest that in the fictional Fallout world, NASA does not exist, with its equivalent being the United States Space Administration.
References[]
↑Word list
↑Daniel Bird's dialogue: "{102}{}{You see a small nervous-looking man, wearing a food-stained suit.}"
↑ 3.0 3.1Dick Richardson's dialogue: "{160}{prs15}{I am the President of the United States of America. The Vice-President is in the office outside. If you belonged here you'd know that. Who are you and what are you doing here?}""{163}{}{Vice-President? You mean that drooling idiot next door?}" (Chosen One)"{199}{prs26}{Vice-President Bird may look like a drooling idiot, but I'll have you know that man's a national hero.}""{200}{}{To you, probably.}" (Chosen One)"{201}{prs27}{He's one of the bravest men I know. He volunteered to try one of the early versions of the F.E.V. toxin antidote. (sigh) Unfortunately, it didn't quite work out the way we'd hoped.}""{202}{}{You mean that wasn't what you'd hoped for?}" (Chosen One)"{203}{prs28}{It's tiny mocking minds like yours that prove the superiority of real humans over mutants.}""{204}{}{He's still a gibbering idiot.}" (Chosen One)"{206}{prs29}{He may yet come around. In fact, there may even be some unforeseen benefits. His spelling ability has actually improved.}"
↑Daniel Bird: "{171}{}{For NASA, space is still a high priority.}"(QCBIRD.MSG)
v · d · eEnclave Oil Rig
Characters
Dick Richardson ·Daniel Bird · Frank Horrigan · Charles Curling · Tom Murray · Granite · Martin Frobisher (incarcerated) · Secretary · Vault 13 prisoner · Arroyo villager · Arroyo elder (incarcerated)
Quests
Stop the Enclave ·Enclave Oil Rig trap room puzzle
v · d · eEnclave
Members
Presidents
Last President of the United States · Thomas Eckhart (Appalachia branch) · Richardson Senior · Dick Richardson · John Henry Eden
Military leaders
General Ellen Santiago (Appalachia branch) · Colonel Sanders · Colonel Augustus Autumn
Scientific leaders
MODUS (Appalachia branch) · SODUS (Site J) · Dr. Charles Curling
Military members
West Coast : Cpt. Pickard · Sgt. Bracks · Sergeant Arch Dornan · Sergeant Granite · Navarro base commander · Navarro Quartermaster · Frank Horrigan · Snookie · Cookie · Quincy · Raul · Kevin · Chris · Enclave communications officer · Enclave gate guardEast Coast: J.J. Black · Private Matthew Scott · J. Tuckman · Lieutenant Williams · Armory master · Enclave Sigma Leader · Enclave Squad SigmaAppalachia: Agent Jefferson Grey · Major Ragnarsdottir · Captain N. Jackson · Sergeant Donnelley
Civilian members
West Coast: Dr. Schreber · Tom Murray · J. SmithEast Coast: Adams Air Force Base scientist · Enclave doctor · Stiggs · Dr. Whitley · Grant · Howard
A. Ron Meyers · Dr. Henry · Grand Zealot Richter · Siggi Wilzig
Remnants
West Coast: Arcade Gannon · Cannibal Johnson · Dr. Henry · Daisy Whitman · Judah Kreger · Orion Moreno East Coast: Enclave lieutenant · Sergeant Hodges · Bradley · Grand Zealot Richter · Black Devil
Assets
Facilities
The Whitespring (Whitespring Congressional Bunker) · Control Station ENCLAVE · Camp Navarro · Site J · Site R · Adams Air Force Base · Chicago outposts · Rockland car tunnel · Satellite relay station · Mobile base crawler · Remnants bunker · Enclave research colony
Formations
Chemical Corps · Enclave Control Company · Enclave Squad Sigma · Fauna Detail Charlie · Secret Service
Military tech
T51b power armor (Fallout) · Advanced power armor (Mk I · Mk II · Mk II (Fallout 3)) · Enclave Hellfire armor · Duraframe Eyebots (Eyebot Duraframe Subject E) · Tesla power armor (Mk I · Mk II) · MPLX Novasurge · Enclave plasma pistol · Enclave plasma rifle · Vertibird · M72 Gauss rifle · Domestication unit · XB-55
Poseidon Energy · REPCONN Aerospace · United States government · Eyebot · ED-E · Enclave Radio · DataPlex 2000 SmarTerminal · PoseidoNet · Enclave Department of the Army · PMV Valdez · Fallout 3 Enclave outposts and camps · Brotherhood-Enclave War (Destruction of Raven Rock, Battle of Project Purity, Battle of Rockland, Assault on Adams Air Force Base) · NCR-Enclave War (Sacking of Navarro)
