Tesla Armor (Fallout 3)

The Tesla Power Armor, often called simply Tesla Armor by Enclave troops, is a type of Power Armor. Unlike the pre-War Tesla Metal Armor, it is a variant of the Advanced Power Armor Mk II, jury rigged with a Tesla device that disperses a large percentage of directed energy attacks. Additionally, the armour makes operation of energy weapons easier, boosting the Energy Weapons skill of the operator.

Although this is powerful armour and a great addition to your wardrobe, the only place to get it (and spare suits for repairs) is by fighting Enclave soldiers. Their armor is usually acquired in rather poor condition, with several new holes in it. Despite this drawback, the armor is still one of the best you can find by the end of the game, bested only by the T-51b.

Oh, and it makes you look like a walking pylon spurting electricity everywhere.

Please note: this suit is comprised of 3 pieces instead of the regular 2. It has a helmet and main body armor as the other suits do, but it also has a third piece, a backpack addition, that grants +1 Str, -1 Agi, +15 Rad Resist. In your inventory, the backpack is also named "Tesla Armor", but it is a seperate piece and can be worn without the other pieces. See Tesla Armour Backpack.

Appearances
While the Enclave's Tesla Armor appears only in Fallout 3, a powered Tesla Armor appears in Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, found in a Shop-Tec weapon vending machine in the Secret Vault Warehouse Basement. They do not seem to be related.