Combat inhibitor

All robots in Fallout 3 have a combat inhibitor located on their back.



Function and Advantages to the Lone Wanderer
The combat inhibitor is a robot's leash. It prevents the robot from attacking certain entities. It is very small and located on the back of the robot. Robots are the only things in the game to have combat inhibitors. Every robot possesses one. In the event that the player chooses to cripple the combat inhibitor by targeting it with V.A.T.S.(it is unlikely that one would ever free fire and hit the combat inhibitor let alone cripple it) the robot will go into a frenzy and the player will see a message pop up in the left hand corner saying "sentry bot frenzied", "Mr. Gutsy frenzied", etc. This will cause the robot to attack anything near it, removing any friendly ties it may have with you or any other character. A robot that has been frenzied will fight until it dies no matter what. This can be helpful to the player if their are multiple enemies attacking you or if the robot has a smug owner the player would taken out. Shooting the combat inhibitor accidentally won't have any special effect because shooting a robot anywhere will cause them to attack you. Additionally, it can provide a fun way to waste time watching frenzied robots massacre assorted settlers (if your in to that sort of thing). Once again, the combat inhibitor's only function is the robot's leash.