Sergeant RL-3

Sergeant RL-3 is a Mister Gutsy that was created before the Great War and a possible companion in 2277.

Background
Scavenged from parts by a wandering trader named Tinker Joe, Sergeant RL-3 is a General Atomics Mister Gutsy model, created for mobile attacks prior to the Great War. Utilizing both plasma and flame as its main weapons system, "Sarge" is always ready with a quip ("Pain is just weakness leaving the body! Hooah!"), but has an experimental "personality," making it difficult for Tinker Joe to offload him.

Recruiting
Sergeant RL-3 may be purchased from Tinker Joe between the RobCo facility and Tenpenny Tower for 1,000 caps, provided that the Lone Wanderer has neutral Karma. If the player character's Barter skill is high enough (70), RL-3 may be purchased for the reduced price of only 500 caps.

Effects of player's actions

 * If Tinker Joe is dead and the player character did not get the robot already, there is no way of obtaining it as a follower.
 * If separated from the player character, RL-3 will return to Canterbury Commons after first being bought, regardless of the reason the robot is separated.
 * Neutral Karma will remain a requirement to recruit RL-3 back into the Lone Wanderer's group. Otherwise, the robot will refuse to join.
 * When attempting to re-hire it with low Karma, he'll exclaim that he "cannot accept orders from an officer under a Court Martial."
 * When one attempts to re-hire him with their Karma too high, he states that he "can't follow such an irresponsible officer.", further saying "A soldier's job is to soldier. Not play hero."
 * RL-3 is marked as essential until hired as a companion.

Stats

 * Robots are considered creatures rather than non-player characters and thus have an additional list of stats present for creatures.

Appearances
Sergeant RL-3 appears only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes

 * The line, "You're making me angry, you won't like me when I'm angry!" is a line from the 1970s TV show The Incredible Hulk.
 * The line, "Old war-bots never die; they just rust away." is a reference to an old Army ballad line, "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away," made famous by General Douglas MacArthur's farewell speech.
 * The line, "There's nothing I like better than making some other poor bastard die for his country," is based on the quote from American General Patton, "The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his."
 * The line "Kill them all, let God sort them out!" is based on a Latin quote (Caedite eos, novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius) from Cistercian church leader Arnaud Amalric, during the Albigensian Crusade.
 * RL-3's designation closely resembles the initials of actor and former Marine drill instructor R. Lee Ermey (RL-E).