Centurion

Centurions are some of the highest-ranking officers of Caesar's Legion in the Mojave Wasteland They serve as the main commanders of the Legion army.

Background
Centurions are described as Caesar's "most trusted commanders" who are "battle-hardened front-line officers who dress in patchwork armor pieced together from their fallen foes." Centurions are rare in the Mojave Wasteland, as Caesar is saving most of his centurions for his assault on Hoover Dam.

Two different types of centurions appear in Fallout: New Vegas. The first type, referred to as "Legion centurion," will appear randomly in the Wasteland leading hit squads sent after the Courier if they have heavily negative factional reputation with Caesar's Legion. Their health and stats are actually identical to those of a Veteran decanus officer.

The second type of centurion referred to as simply "centurion," appears exclusively during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam. Their level and stats are random, based primarily on the Courier's current level. They are equipped with thermic lances or super sledges as well as hunting rifles, marksman carbines or Anti-Materiel Rifles (albeit rarely; only during the All or Nothing endgame quest and the No Gods, No Masters endgame quest). Also, they carry several healing items on them, such as purified water, healing powder, and bitter drink.

Named centurions

 * Aurelius of Phoenix
 * Gaius Magnus
 * Silus
 * Test cell characters
 * Testacles the Debug Centurion
 * Ron the Narrator
 * Bill the tax collector

Appearances
Centurions appear only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * In the ancient Roman military, centurions were professional officers who commanded a "centuria" of 80 legionaries.
 * The centurions that appear at the Second Battle of Hoover Dam have their faces covered with bandanas and biker goggles. This was done to reduce the system strain of rendering the faces of the dozens of soldiers from both sides fighting in the battle.