Liberator

Liberators are small, spider-like robots found in Appalachia in 2102.

Background
Liberators were small pre-War drones used by the People's Liberation Army. They were deployed by air across the United States, to serve as the vanguard to a planned ground invasion by Chinese troops, but the Great War broke out before any invasion occurred. By 2102, many Liberators continued to function across Appalachia. They were also used as a means to spread Chinese propaganda, which can be looted from their inventories.

The words spoken by the Liberators are Chinese mandarin short exclamations, but are difficult to understand due to the high amount of audio distortion. Many of them are motivational, like "we must not stop," or "revolution is a must."

Specifications
A Liberator is shaped like an artillery shell, with four panels around the sides that can be extended outward from the main body and used as legs for movement. Chinese inscriptions, as well as a red star around the machine's single eye, are emblazoned on the Liberator's exterior. Its eye is capable of firing a weak laser, and it often vocalizes in Chinese when attacking. A Liberator can also fly into the air and pull its legs in, lunging at an enemy via spinning blades hidden in its chassis. The presence of propaganda flyers and information found on terminal entries at Fujiniya Intelligence Base indicates it was designed for waging information warfare as well as fighting.

Gameplay attributes
Individually, Liberators are fragile enemies that pose little threat, however, they are small and fast targets which makes them stealthy and hard to target. They can attack at range with their laser or close in on a target and slam it with their bodies. Liberators are usually encountered in groups.

Liberator Mark 0
The weakest of the Liberator variants, they are fragile and are not a significant threat to the player character.

Liberator Mark I
A step above the Mark 0 Liberators, however, they are still fairly weak.

Liberator Mark II
These are a step above the Mark I series, being from 8-13 levels higher.

Liberator Mark III
Somewhat similar to the Mark II series, these Liberators may be dangerous if unprepared.

Liberator Mark IV
These are a step above the Mark III Liberators, being over 10 levels higher.

Liberator Mark V
These are the strongest of the Liberator variants and, although their resistances have stayed the same, now have much more HP and more powerful attacks.

Locations

 * Small packs of Liberators can be found just outside of Vault 76.
 * ATLAS Observatory
 * Mama Dolce's Food Processing

Appearances
Liberators appear only in Fallout 76.

Bugs
Liberators can occasionally be seen flying high up in the sky. When killed, they may not fall down.