Specialist Olin is a member of the Brotherhood Outcasts residing at their outpost within the Virtual Strategic Solutions facility at Bailey's Crossroads in the Capital Wasteland, put in charge of overseeing operation of the Anchorage Reclamation simulation. She appears in the Fallout 3 add-on Operation: Anchorage.
Background
Like all of the Outcasts, Olin once swore loyalty to the Capital Wasteland chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel led by Elder Owyn Lyons. Following the Schism when Lyons declared his defiance of the Lost Hills elders and went rogue, she joined Henry Casdin and other hardliners in splintering off into their own organization.[1]
Sometime prior to 2277, the now-Specialist Olin joined the Outcast group led by Protector McGraw in taking over the pre-War Virtual Strategic Solutions facility within the ruins of Washington D.C. Her technical skills and computer expertise earned Olin the role of maintaining and running the facility's technology suite including a fully virtual simulation recreating the events of the Battle of Anchorage (albeit a heavily edited version).[2] Once the Outcasts discovered the facility's heavily-guarded armory, they reasoned that it contained a treasure trove of pre-War technology and started working on finding a way to unlock the security seal.[3][Non-game 1]
In her efforts to unlock access to the simulation which was tied to the armory lockdown, Olin discovered that it required the use of both a neural interface suit and an external device like a Pip-Boy.[4][5] She put the Outcasts to work finding and bringing anyone with one to her, of which included a chance encounter with a Gary clone from Vault 108. When the maddened clone failed to cooperate with their orders, Olin made the choice to amputate his arm and recover the device, only for this to result in both the death of the clone and the Pip-Boy's irreversible deactivation (it requires a living wearer), earning her the derision of Defender Sibley for her grisly and ultimately fruitless decision.[6]
Interactions with the player character
Interactions overview
| Interactions | ||
|---|---|---|
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This character is involved in quests. | |
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This character can repair items. | Max Repair condition: 54 |
Quests
- Aiding the Outcasts: Olin gives the Lone Wanderer the neural interface suit needed to enter the Anchorage Reclamation simulation and directs them to enter the simulation pod.
Other interactions
- Upon first meeting Olin, having the Lady Killer perk unlocks dialogue to get her to calm down and allows for asking her questions about the Outcasts and the simulation in greater detail.[7]
- When questioned about the simulation, Olin expresses her belief that it was developed to train soldiers for the actual liberation of Anchorage. This conflicts with other evidence including terminal entries and even cut content suggesting the simulation was developed by General Constantine Chase post-Anchorage and is intended to be a (potentially inaccurate) recreation, not a training exercise. Details in the simulation itself, such as the soldiers posing for the picture that became the Anchorage Memorial statue and the presence of Vertibirds, also support the simulation's development occurring after the battle.[2]
- If the player character assists McGraw in defeating the mutinying Outcasts after completing the Anchorage Reclamation simulation, she will offer her services as a repair vendor up to 50% of an item's condition.[8]
Inventory
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcast scribe robe | Laser pistol |
Notes
- Olin serves as the only source of the Outcast scribe robe in the game.
- During the fight with Defender Sibley after his betrayal, Olin may pick up and use weapons from the opened armory.
Notable quotes
- "Oh, I... I'm sorry. Things have been tense here lately, and I'm afraid it's getting the better of me. I shouldn't be taking it out on you. Did you need something?"
- "You're not sitting in that thing unless you're wearing the suit for it. I'm not going to have you fry the circuits."
- "Don't you know? This sim had to have been one of the most important of its time -- it's the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from the Chinese. Not up on your history, huh? Back before the world was nuked, the Chinese had invaded Anchorage, Alaska. That really amped things up. Eventually, the Americans went in and liberated the city, but there were heavy losses. This simulation trained soldiers for that engagement!"
Appearances
Olin appears only in the Fallout 3 add-on Operation: Anchorage.
Behind the scenes
Outcast members Sibley, Olin, McGraw and Morrill, all of whom appear in the Operation: Anchorage add-on for Fallout 3, appear to be named after buildings on the campus of Cornell University, including Sibley Hall, Olin Hall, Olin Library, McGraw Hall, McGraw Tower, and Morrill Hall.
Gallery
References
- ↑ Specialist Olin: "Don't think I recognize your unit. Must be a new convert from old man Lyons."
(Specialist Olin's dialogue) Note: This dialogue only occurs if Olin is spoken to for the first time while wearing Outcast power armor - ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lone Wanderer: "What can you tell me about this simulation?"
Specialist Olin: "Don't you know? This sim had to have been one of the most important of its time -- it's the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from the Chinese. Not up on your history, huh? Back before the world was nuked, the Chinese had invaded Anchorage, Alaska. That really amped things up. Eventually, the Americans went in and liberated the city, but there were heavy losses. This simulation trained soldiers for that engagement! Anyway, the technology here is impressive, but something's a bit off. Records suggest even some of the people who built this didn't understand it."
(Specialist Olin's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Can you tell me more about what you're doing here?"
Specialist Olin: "We're doing our jobs. Locating technology, preserving it, and making sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. Someone has to safeguard the future of the human race, right? McGraw thinks there's something of value here. I know not everyone agrees, but based on what I've seen I think he's right."
(Specialist Olin's dialogue) - ↑ Specialist Olin: "You're not sitting in that thing unless you're wearing the suit for it. I'm not going to have you fry the circuits."
(Specialist Olin's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Why exactly do you need me?"
Specialist Olin: "Well, I suppose if you don't mind us hacking off your forearm, we don't really. The sim is looking for an external interface. I haven't quite figured out why, but there's no way to bypass it. Your Pip-Boy there is a match. So since you're the one wearing it, you're the one running through the simulation. Get it?"
(Specialist Olin's dialogue) - ↑ Defender Sibley: "Knock knock, Olin. Got a new best friend for you."
Specalist Olin: "What?"
Defender Sibley: "Yep. Let's hope you treat this one better than the last guy, huh? Heh heh."
Specialist Olin: "Go to hell, Sibley. You know that wasn't my fault."
Defender Sibley: "Sure, whatever. Just make some progress, okay? We're all looking to get out of here."
Specialist Olin: "Fine, then get out and let me do my job."
(Operation: Anchorage conversations; DLC02OA1SibleyOlinConv, Sibley's and Olin's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Whoa, slow down! Can we just talk for a bit?"
Specialist Olin: "Oh, I... I'm sorry. Things have been tense here lately, and I'm afraid it's getting the better of me. I shouldn't be taking it out on you. Did you need something?"
(Specialist Olin's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "I've got some equipment in need of repairs."
Specialist Olin: "Normally I'd never consider this, but I probably wouldn't be alive if it weren't for you. I'd say that warrants an exception."
(Specialist Olin's dialogue)
Non-game
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.98: "Specialist Olin
Cordial but unimpressed with bluster or violence, Olin is a valuable member of the Outcast team. He
is charged with maintaining and running the various electronics and servers recently discovered inside Bailey's Crossroads Outpost. She seeks to catalog and test all the items within the Outpost complex but has had no luck breaking open the heavy blast door, which she believes leads to a bounty of lost technology."
(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census)
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