Sam Warrick

 (also called Ken Rollins in some localized versions) is a dangerous loner found somewhere around the wasteland in a random encounter, hunting Wastelanders and pretty much anything else that crosses his path. Alone and carrying a Sniper Rifle, Sam is always hostile to the player and can be killed without karma loss. He also drops a finger as any other evil character, used to collect bounty.

Sam Warrick levels with the player, and is a rather skilled combatant. At higher levels, he's on par with a Brotherhood of Steel Paladin in terms of health and combat skill.

While caravan guards do not attack him, they do chase him. However, he will engage and attempt to destroy other enemies, such as raiders, super mutants, and radscorpions in the area. If you enslave him you are paid 250 caps for him at Paradise Falls.

It is difficult to converse with this NPC unless you confuse him using the Mesmetron, but he will sometimes say "I can see you there" if you get close to him while he is pursuing someone else.

Kill Tips
From a distance he's pretty lethal, especially when you encounter him in the early stages of the game. Hide behind a large object that blocks his view (so he can't target you) and let him walk up to you. Wait until he's within or close to striking range, then use any firearm and your V.A.T.S system to take him down. Don't bother with his legs, arms, or torso - go for the head. Keep shooting him in the head and keep close to him. He'll start running away but won't reload unless he's gained some distance. If you stay close, you should be able to get some pretty devastating shots on his head in V.A.T.S. and thus quickly dropping his health. Keep running after him until you have regained enough AP points and start using V.A.T.S again.

If you aim at his sniper rifle in V.A.T.S. and knock it out of his hands, he runs away scared and tries to duck and hide behind something. You can then run him down and use a melee weapon or an unarmed weapon to finish him off.

Another option is using the mesmetron to confuse him, then making him give you his knife and sniper rifle. This way he is easily killed, because he will run away, as mentioned above. This means that the sniper rifle will still have CND, making it useable.

If you went for the Alien Blaster early in the game, it makes short work of him. The A3-21's Plasma Rifle which you get from the Replicated Man quest, will also kill him with one shot.

Loot

 * Sniper Rifle with .308 Caliber Rounds - low CND
 * Combat Knife
 * 10mm Round
 * Chinese Pistol


 * Leather Armor (PC & 360 & PS3) or Merc Cruiser Outfit (360)
 * Sunglasses
 * Jet
 * Baseball and Baseball Glove

Bugs

 * It is possible that he does not notice you and attacks only if you activate him, that is, talk to him.
 * Staying close to him if he needs to reload will make him run to gain distance, but as long as you stay close he won't actually reload.
 * Sometimes he doesn't drop the Sniper Rifle.
 * If you attach a slave collar to him and later attempt to remove it, the game freezes (Xbox 360).
 * After fast travelling and encountering Warrick, he may be unusually equipping and unequipping his rifle.

Appearances
only appears in Fallout 3.