Enclave soldier (Fallout 3)

Enclave soldiers are the main infantry of the Enclave Armed Forces and are currently the toughest, strongest and fastest human enemies the player can face in Fallout 3. They use a variety of equipment in the field, typically superior to other factions such as the Brotherhood of Steel.

Enclave soldiers also benefit from professional military training and communication systems, all thanks to them being the direct descendants of the US Army.

Enclave Officer
Enclave Officers wear standard uniforms and hats. They are armed with plasma pistols and carry plasma grenades as backup.

Enclave soldier
Regular Enclave soldiers wear Enclave power armor and are usually armed with laser rifles, and carry a laser pistol as a sidearm. Rarely, they are equipped with flamers or rippers. They also carry a random chem like Psycho or Buffout. After downloading Broken Steel, these particular soldiers become rather rare at higher difficulty levels and after completing the main quests compared to Enclave soldiers with Tesla power armor or Enclave Hellfire armor.

Enclave soldier (Tesla armor)
These Enclave soldiers wear Tesla power armor and are usually equipped with plasma rifles. They may also carry a minigun, gatling laser or a missile launcher.

They become more common at higher levels, and can replace regular soldiers in Vertibird drops. They also appear in fixed locations, such as in front of Alexandria Arms, or as Colonel Autumn's bodyguards. They are considerably tougher compared to regular soldiers thanks to their superior armor (that is usually in better condition too) and their tendency to carry heavy weapons more often than other classes of Enclave soldiers.

Enclave Hellfire Troopers (Broken Steel add-on)
Enclave Hellfire troopers are a new variant of soldier added by the Broken Steel add-on. They wear Enclave Hellfire armor and are equipped with Heavy Incinerators. They also carry a plasma pistol as a sidearm.

Enclave soldier (Hellfire armor, Broken Steel add-on)
The Broken Steel add-on also adds regular Enclave soldiers armored in Enclave Hellfire armor. They wield plasma rifles and have the same stats as the Hellfire troopers, but are just called "Enclave soldier" in-game. At the Very Hard difficulty level they are tied with their Tesla power armored comrades in being the most common Enclave soldiers (it seems equally likely to encounter both varieties), this can be a problem for unprepared players due to their tough armor, hard hitting plasma rifles and large amount of health. This does however make spare parts for your own Hellfire power armor easier to come by.

Appeareances
These Enclave soldiers appear in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * Occasionally Enclave soldiers and Enclave officers found randomly in the Wasteland will appear as friendly to the player. If you speak to them they will either say "Hey there." or "Yeah?" and the only dialog option is "See you later".
 * If the player enters Enclave occupied Project Purity before 'Take it back!', which can be done through glitches or console commands. Solution: The only way to fix this is by shooting the enclave soldiers.
 * Sometimes the shield across the bridge which allows acess to Project Purity to the north will no be active and the player can cross right over it and the previous bug will happen. Solution: As this is not a game inhibiting bug theres no way to fix it.
 * If the player follows one of these friendly Enclave soldiers to an Enclave camp, they will become hostile and attack the player, but no earlier than the soldiers and officers of the camp.
 * It is possible to see Enclave soldiers way before they are supposed to appear in the Wasteland, even at the very beginning of the game. This seems to trigger much more commonly if a player were to play a game where the Enclave is present, and then load or start an early or new game. Often still, the Enclave soldiers will respawn in certain locations as if it were an Enclave checkpoint, minus the proper Enclave structures and gear.