“Yoohoo! Yao Guai! C'mon out!”
Grandma Sparkle is a trader and cook residing at Wilhelm's Wharf in the Capital Wasteland in Fallout 3.
Background[]
Coming to inhabit the wharf sometime around 2277, despite recent super mutant and raider incursions, Sparkle has refused to leave her encampment at the wharf, protecting her claim through her skill with a hunting rifle and the support of her family, who frequently go out searching for mirelurk meat.[1] She claims to have tasted many types of meat (up to and including yao guai[2]) and says that mirelurk is the most delicious.[1][Non-game 1] Due to her relatively isolated living, Sparkle does not involve herself in the greater politics of the Capital Wasteland, such as that she does not recognize the threat some groups present to others or herself.[3][4]
Interactions with the player character[]
Interactions overview[]
| Interactions | ||
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This character is a merchant. |  60-240Sells: food, miscellaneous items |
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This character drops an ear upon death (Contract Killer). | |
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This character can be enslaved with the Mesmetron. | |
Inventory[]
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brahmin-skin outfit | Hunting rifle | Key to Grandma Sparkle's fridge |
Notes[]
Sometimes, Grandma Sparkle may start wearing the motorcycle helmet that is usually found in the fridge next to where she is usually leaning against.
Notable quotes[]
- "Well, lookit' this! We got us a wanderer all the way out here in Will'im's Wharf! You mus' got some import'int bus'ness out here to be wandrin' around."
- "My boys are huntin' 'Lurks. Finest meat you can get, and it don't move around in your stomach like Mole Rat does. Right dangerous, those things. Just as soon take your head off as look at'cha. Watch yourself out here. They're all over."
- "Yoohoo! Yao Guai! C'mon out!"
Appearances[]
Grandma Sparkle appears only in Fallout 3.
Behind the scenes[]
 | The following is based on Fallout 3 cut content. |
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- Grandma Sparkle appears in a form list whose only other entries are for the unimplemented Rock Crick hunters, indicating that they probably would have been the "boys" who "are out hunting 'lurks."
- A partially completed dialogue option in the Broken Steel add-on would have allowed the Lone Wanderer to ask Grandma Sparkle what she thought of Split Jack's gang. Sparkle's reply is not present.
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Bugs[]
Grandma Sparkle comments that some people came around asking her about "some do-gooder from one of them vaults." This is supposed to indicate that a Lone Wanderer with good Karma is being hunted by Talon Company hitmen. An alternate dialogue about someone looking for "some troublemaker from one of them vaults" is supposed to be said for a karmically evil Lone Wanderer. However, the dialogue is set so that she checks her own Karma instead of that of the Lone Wanderer. Since she is a good non-player character, the evil dialogue never plays.[verified]- Sometimes, Grandma Sparkle will be sitting in the ground, under her chair. She acts exactly the same and gets up as usual.[verified]
- The game may crash when exiting Grandma Sparkle's shack.[verified]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Lone Wanderer: "What are you doing way out here?"
Grandma Sparkle: "My boys are huntin' 'Lurks. Finest meat you can get, and it don't move around in your stomach like Mole Rat does."
(Grandma Sparkle's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "I'm interested in trading."
Grandma Sparkle: "We always need bullets. Takes damn near a hundred of 'em to kill a 'Guai."
(Grandma Sparkle's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Is there anything going on here?"
Grandma Sparkle: "Some fellas came by here a while ago that said they was lookin' for some troublemaker that came from out of one of them Vaults. I told 'em I ain't seen nobody like that and set 'em on their way. They might still be around here though, if'n you think you can help 'em."
(Grandma Sparkle's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Is there anything going on here?"
Grandma Sparkle: "Some fellas came by here a while ago that said they was lookin' for some dogooder that came from out of one of them Vaults. I told 'em I ain't seen nobody like that and set 'em on their way. They might still be around here though, if'n you think you can help 'em."
(Grandma Sparkle's dialogue)
Non-game
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.75:
"Grandma Sparkle:
Sprightly for a 72-year-old, Grandma Sparkles refuses to leave the Wharf, despite the recent Super Mutant and Raider incursions. She's protected by her deft Hunting Rifle skill and her family, who are out searching for Mirelurk Meat. She's tasted all kinds of critters and swears that Mirelurk is the most delicious. You can trade with her, but her inventory isn't great. If you slay her, you can take the key to Grandma Sparkle's fridge, which contains a much larger selection of goods, including a load of Caps. Inside the shack, steal weapons from a gun cabinet, as well as outfits. There is a mattress here."