Harold | |
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Vital statistics | |
Title | He Who Grows |
Gender | Male |
Race | Talking Tree |
Faction | Treeminders |
Health | NA |
Level | Unknown |
Status | {{{status}}} |
Location | Oasis |
In Fallout
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In Fallout 1 you find him as an old hermit in The Hub. He looks like a ghoul and seems to have grass growing out of his head. He tells you the story of how he became what he is and how Richard was hit by a crane and Harold never saw him again. Richard Grey fell into a vat of F.E.V. (Forced Evolutionary Virus) and became the Master, but Harold doesn't tell you this because he is unaware. Harold got some F.E.V. on his head and thus the tree.
In Fallout 2
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Harold in Fallout 2, with the tree first starting to grow.
In Fallout 3
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In Fallout 3 he ventures all the way to the Oasis and soon, apparently, Herbert/Bob got too heavy, so he plopped down, and soon Herbert/Bob grew bigger until he was how we all know and love 'em, Harold: The Talking Tree.
Oasis Quest
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He asks the Lone Wanderer to kill him because he is just tired of life. He tells him that he thinks Herbert brought his organs down to the roots, so you have to venture down into a tunnel filled with Mirelurks and Mirelurk Kings. Once you find his heart, you can destroy it, like Harold wants you too, or if you have talked to others in the Oasis, you will have the option to slow down Harold's Growth, or Accelerate it. Another option to kill him is to light him on fire using a fire-based weapon. If you do this you will gain negative Karma, and everyone in the Oasis will become hostile to you. Harold with also emit a terrible and unearthly shriek.
Rewards
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If you do what Harold wants you to do, and kill him by destroying his heart, you will get a new Unique Perk, Barkskin.