Davin is Grisham's son in Modoc in Fallout 2, and a potential party member. The player can have the Chosen One marry Davin regardless of gender.

Background

A handsome young man in his twenties,^[2] Grisham's only^[3] son looks very much like his father^[2] (though not to the demented Cornelius),^[4] and prepares himself to inherit the business once his father "kicks off" in his own terms. Until then, he's the slaughterhouse supervisor,^[5] well known to the others.^[6]

He gets on well with his father, but is aware that Grisham likes to hit two birds with one stone and advises anyone getting into business with him to look out for any unforeseen elements of his deals.^[7] He is no layabout either: Grisham taught him how to skin brahmin and had him prepare leather, making him skilled with a knife, and on one occasion he even had to put down one with a crowbar for his dad. He doesn't like firearms: The one time his dad tried to teach him to shoot straight, he got scared and almost shot his dad down.^[8]

Davin is rumored around town to engage in bestiality with the brahmin. Davin admits to going to the barn at night, but only to make sure it's locked up, what with all the wild animals around.^[9]

Interactions with player character

Interactions overview

Interactions
	This character is a permanent companion.
	This character can be slept with.	Requires male or female with Charisma of 8 (7 with a good town reputation)
	This character has other interactions.	See below

Companion

Marriage

• Davin can be romanced by Chosen Ones of either gender, as long as they have a Charisma of 8 (lowered to 7 with a good town reputation). Davin will immediately fall for a female Chosen One; a male Chosen will cause him to react with surprise, but will promise "not to say anything if [they] don't," then offer to be the "caboose" (slang term for a receptive partner in anal sex).^[1]
  • This is the only situation in the game where it will explicitly rate the player character's performance in bed, depending on their Endurance:
    • EN ≥ 8: "[Two hours later: The earth moved, and this bed will never be the same.]"
    • EN = 7: "One hour later, and the best orgasm you’ve ever had.]"
    • EN ≥ 4: "[Half an hour later, you lie there exhausted.]"
    • EN ≥ 2: "[Fifteen minutes and a couple grunts later.]}"
    • EN = 1: "[You made it as far as removing your shirt before you no longer felt the need.]"
• Immediately after having sex, Grisham will enter the room and realize what's going on. Unless the player decides to play the situation off as a "medical examination" (which Grisham appears to be ready to believe without a Speech check), the only other option is a shotgun wedding. This plays a cutscene where Jo marries the Chosen One to Davin, with a disappointed Miria in the background.
• Due to the way the script works, every item in the Chosen One's inventory is dumped on the ground. Collecting them has to be done by hand, so if planning to marry either of Grisham's children, it's advisable to store items in a container first.
• Running away from Grisham when he barges in will turn all of Modoc hostile.

Performance

• Davin comes with a free tool and two stimpaks once he's in the party. Marrying him denies access to the guard the brahmin quest from Grisham or selling Bess (since it changes dad's script), and Davin is added to the party irrespective of the party limit. However, he occupies a slot and unless separated will prevent collecting other characters.
• Davin has no skills or high statistics whatsoever, and a small Hit Point pool. He cannot level up and is generally a hindrance in combat. Unlike Miria, he has animation frames for throwing (for grenades and flares), clubs and pistols, as well as knives, and Strength of four rather than three. It only means he can miss with a broader array of weapons.
• Davin cannot be dismissed once in the party. This makes any infiltration of Navarro or the Enclave Oil Rig impossible, as they can only be undertaken if the player has no active companions.

Divorce

The only way to remove Davin from the party is to permanently divorce him, which can occur in three ways:

1. Death: If Davin dies, he'll be considered divorced. Death can occur in many ways, from combat, through traps, to removing his brain at the Sierra Army Depot.
2. Slavery: Davin can be sold to the following characters:
   1. Metzger (The Den) will pay ~$900 (determined by Barter; even with official patches the script is bugged and the amount of money is increased the lower the player character's skill is).
   2. Big Jesus (New Reno) will pay $200 ($400 with a Barter check, can only be tried once), if the player talked to Little Jesus about slavery or asks Big Jesus about his health or Richard Wright, and say they have more questions.
   3. Barkus (Vault City) will pay $200 ($400 with a successful Barter check), due to him looking "relatively free from Outworlder contamination."^[10]
3. Divorce: Father Tully in New Reno can peacefully divorce the player from Davin.

Once out of the party, Davin is considered separated. Returning to Modoc and telling Grisham what happened will kill the butcher on the spot, through a heart attack.

Other interactions

• If the player encounters a trapper in a random encounter and does not have enough money to buy a pelt (or just give all of their money to a party mamber), they can agree to a trade: Five minutes with Davin in return for one regular and one golden gecko pelt. Unlike Miria, Davin is no worse for the wear after the encounter.^[11] In fact, he seems to enjoy the experience.^[12]
• Davin can be rented out as a fluffer at the Golden Globes, for $3 per session.^[13] While the game notes that "True love triumphs once again. Your spouse looks deathly ill, but at least you're 3 chips richer!," Davin suffers no adverse effects.

Reactions

• Leslie Anne Bishop will remark on Davin, when discussing the happiness in her marriage.^[14]
• Having sex at the Cat's Paw will cause Davin to sob and feel cheated, but has no permanent effect on dialogue.^[15] However, Davin can also be set up at Cat's Paw, but has no unique reactions beyond the generic comments.^[16]
• Unlike Miria, Davin will draw no comments from generic Reno characters.

Inventory

Appearances

Davin appears only in Fallout 2 and is mentioned in the Fallout Bible.

Behind the scenes

Although it is a minor feature of the game with very limited use, the ability to pimp the Chosen One's spouse was used as a selling point on the game's box: "Fall in love, get married, and then pimp your spouse for a little extra chump-change. Hey, it's a dark and dangerous world."

Bugs

• Having intercourse with him is known to bug out the game, as existing party members are frozen in place to prevent them from interfering with the cutscene. The unpatched script does not correctly restore their ability to move if the player convinces Grisham it was just a medical examination or runs away. This can only be fixed by getting married, triggering the Vic/Val conversation, or watching either the Vault 13 or the Brotherhood outpost video sequences with Frank Horrigan.^[verified]
• Killing any character related to the cutscene will permanently lock up the game.^[verified]
• After hitting him in his room, he'll be treated as a companion. However, it lasts until the end of the turn. ^[verified]

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References

v · d · e Companions in Fallout 2 Permanent Marcus · Vic · Lenny · Sulik · Davin · Miria · K-9 · Robodog · Myron · Skynet · Goris · John Cassidy · Dogmeat · Pariah dog Temporary Smoke · Bess · Laddie · Xarn · Smiley · Sergeant Granite · Yellow dog

v · d · e Modoc Characters Jo · Grisham · Balthas · Biff · "Chicken" · Cornelius · Farrel · Rose · Jonny · Davin · Miria · Laddie · Balthas' wife  · Modoc citizen · Modoc trader · Vegeir · Slag guard · Slag citizen (the Ghost Farm Slags) · Stable boy Locations Modoc Main Street (Modoc trading post · Grisham's house · Modoc tannery · Slaughterhouse pen) · Modoc brahmin pastures · Rose's Bed and Breakfast · Farrel's garden · Modoc caves · Ghost Farm Quests Something strange is happening at the farm northeast of Modoc. Investigate and report back to Jo · Cornelius has lost his gold pocket watch. Find it and return it to him · Farrel wants you to find Cornelius's gold pocket watch. Find it and return it to Farrel · Jonny is missing. Find him and bring him home to Balthas · Jonny's in the Slag caves. Find a way to get Jonny back home to Balthas · Farrel has a rodent problem in his garden. Remove the infestation · Deliver Slag message to Jo in Modoc · Jo is suspicious of the Slags. Find out about the dead bodies at the Ghost Farm and find out what happened to Karl · Go to the Den and tell Karl it's alright to come back home · Kill the "chicken" · Help Bess the Brahmin