Coffin Willie is a particularly foul-smelling ghoul and the father of Lenny, found buried alive in a marked grave at Golgotha in Fallout 2.
Background[]
Described as an "old, stinky, crusty" ghoul with a foul stench,[1] Willie is the father of Lenny,[2] and both were born prior to the Great War.[3] After becoming ghoulified by the radiation, the two took refuge in Necropolis,[4] though both would fall out of contact for an unspecified amount of years.[2] In the months preceding 2241,[5] Willie made a quick stop to the city of New Reno for the prospect of "drinking n' whoring."[6][7]
The residents of the vice-ridden city, prejudiced against ghouls, responded by burying Willie alive in a marked grave in Golgotha,[6][7] where he has remained for months without any form of sustenance.[5][8] The city's last punitive action against the ghoul was to write on his headstone that he was the "dumbest son of a bitch ever to set foot in [the city]."[9]
Interactions with the player character[]
Interactions overview[]
| Interactions | ||
|---|---|---|
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This character is involved in quests. | |
Quests[]
- Rescue Coffin Willie: Lenny asks the Chosen One to dig up his father, Coffin Willie, from his grave at Golgotha.
Other interactions[]
- The Chosen One can dig him up from his grave with a shovel, without getting the Grave Digger reputation. Willie will then complain about how long it took to dig him up, and starts to walk away, muttering insults about his fate.
- Having Lenny in-party reveals that Willie was actually Lenny's father. However, he has nothing to say to his son, as he is not in the mood to be talking.
- After walking out of the map, he will disappear permanently, claiming that he has got places to go.
Inventory[]
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items |
|---|---|---|
| Black ghoul outfit |
Appearances[]
Coffin Willie appears in Fallout 2 and is mentioned in the Fallout Bible.
Behind the scenes[]
Coffin Willie was written by Chris Avellone. According to Avellone, Willie was present in order to give Lenny a personal moment.[Non-game 1]
References[]
- ↑ Coffin Willie's character description: "{150}{}{You see an old, stinky, crusty ghoul. And boy, does he SMELL.}"
(Coffin Willie's dialogue) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lenny: "{205}{}{D'dad?}"
Coffin Willie: "{206}{}{Not now, Lenny, I ain't in th' mood to be talkin'.}"
(Lenny and Coffin Willie's dialogue) - ↑ The Chosen One: "{115}{}{What do you do here?}"
Lenny: "{160}{}{W’well, I h’help H’harold mostly. Wh’when people get hurt, I h’help them out.}"
The Chosen One: "{341}{}{What else did you say you did here?}"
Lenny: "{340}{}{I h’help H’harold administer the town. Th’there’s always more p’paperwork to do.}"
The Chosen One: "{163}{}{You can heal people?}"
Lenny: "{200}{}{Well, b’before the W’war I w’was a doctor.}"
The Chosen One: "{201}{}{Before the war? But that must have been almost 160 years ago.}"
Lenny: "{210}{}{That's t’true. B’but the radiation seems to have g’given us g’ghouls a longer life-span. ‘Course, it took almost eveything else away.}"
(Lenny's dialogue) - ↑ Lenny: "{112}{}{I hear that you’re the Descendant of the Vault Dweller. You know, I met the Vault Dweller once.}"
The Chosen One: "{120}{}{You met my ancestor?}"
Lenny: "{190}{}{W’well. I didn’t actually m’meet the V’vault Dweller. But I saw them. Once. }"
The Chosen One: "{191}{}{You saw the Vault Dweller? Where?}"
Lenny: "{270}{}{I’it w’was a long time ago. In a place called N’necropolis. A lot of us g’ghouls lived there. One, day I saw someone running through the city.}"
The Chosen One: "{271}{}{Running?}"
Lenny: "{280}{}{Yes, running. You see, we ghouls c’can’t run too much anymore. So, I knew it was an outsider when I saw them. They ran by so close I could have touched them. I wish that I had joined the Vault Dweller.…}"
The Chosen One: "{281}{}{You wanted to join my grandsire?}"
Lenny: "{290}{}{Yes. I h’had the chance of a lifetime and I blew it.}"
The Chosen One: "{291}{}{What do you mean?}"
Lenny: "{300}{}{L'later, I h’heard that the Vault Dweller had fixed our water system. The V’vault Dweller saved us -- all of us. Do you understand? It didn’t matter that we were ghouls. For once it didn’t matter. We w’were people again. W’worth saving.}"
The Chosen One: "{301}{}{My ancestor was the founder of our tribe. That memory is revered amongst my people.}"
Lenny: "{310}{}{Later, I heard that the Vault Dweller destroyed the source of the m’mutant army. The Vault D’dweller saved all of us. Human and ghoul alike… I could have been a part of that, but I lacked the c’courage. I’ve never forgiven m’myself.}"
(Lenny's dialogue) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Coffin Willy: "{304}{}{Nothing more boring than bein' in a coffin for months.}"
(Coffin Willie's dialogue) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Coffin Willy: "{300}{}{Jest pop inta Reno fer a lil' drinking n' whoring, n' damned smoothies jam me inna goddamn grave...}"
(Coffin Willie's dialogue) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 Coffin Willy: "{303}{}{Just stopped in the city for a drink, n' those Reno assholes bury me alive.}"
(Coffin Willie's dialogue) - ↑ Coffin Willy: "{604}{}{Would somebody dig me up already? I need a drink!}"
(Coffin Willie's dialogue) - ↑ Coffin Whillie's gravesite description: "{500}{}{The headstone reads: "Here lies the dumbest son of a bitch ever to set foot in New Reno."}"
(Coffin Willie's dialogue)
Non-game