Paladin Vargas

Paladin Vargas is a Brotherhood of Steel soldier and operative in the elite Lyons' Pride squad in 2277.

Background
Vargas is a no-nonsense, professional type. He is Lyons' second-in-command. She relies on him for his experience and he serves as a mentor.

Daily schedule
He is initially encountered patrolling the lobby of the Galaxy News Radio building. After completing the Following in His Footsteps quest he can be seen patrolling the Citadel. When traveling across the bridge during the quest Take it Back!, Vargas could be killed. If he does survive, he will disappear from the game.

Interactions overview

 * Only until the end of Following in His Footsteps.

Appearances
Paladin Vargas appears only in Fallout 3.

Bugs
If you kill Vargas at any point in the game before starting Take it Back!, Liberty Prime will stay immobile, preventing the player from continuing the questline.
 * This issue can be fixed on PC versions using the console command to respawn Paladin Vargas and proceed with the quest.
 * This can be bypassed by turning Liberty Prime hostile by attacking Sarah Lyons, luring him to the first photon barrier using cover, and resetting his hostility with a stealth boy, afterwards Prime will continue as normal.