Talon Company Merc

s are members of Talon Company, an exceptionally brutal and amoral faction of mercenaries and hit-men. Unlike other factions, they are nearly exclusively male. They wear the unique Talon Combat Armor, and usually carry small arms, such as chinese assault rifles, and combat shotguns.

Operations in the Capital Wasteland
If the player has good or very good karma, a thousand-cap bounty will be placed on his or her head, and Talon Company Mercs will periodically attempt to collect. This will occur regardless of why the player's karma is such, even random acts of kindness (such as giving water to beggars, finding Agatha her violin, treating Gob as a person rather than a monster, or finding Bryan Wilks a loving new home) will cause them to target the player. It is never revealed why this is. They may also be contracted by Mr. Burke if the player chooses to disarm the bomb in Megaton. However, when sent by Mr. Burke, their V.A.T.S. caption changes to "Hitman". Talon Company search parties typically operate in three-man squads when patrolling the wastes looking for the player character, and can be found waiting for him/her in certain locations.

Talon Company mercs are obviously feared and hated throughout the wasteland. Three Dog mentions that they accept jobs that other mercenary companies won't do. Reilly of Reilly's Rangers notes her particular dislike of Talon Company, recalling a job they did which involved the killing of defenseless women and children, and commenting that they give all mercenaries a bad name. If the player converses with her rudely she will mention that the player sounds like a Talon Company Merc.

Fort Bannister seems to be their main base of operations, being that it is exclusively populated by Talon Mercenaries, and contains an even larger underground base crawling with more high level mercs. Bannister also happens to be the dwelling of Talon's ridiculously powerful commander, Jabsco.

Besides the fixed locations and roving packs of bounty hunters, there is a rare random encounter in which the player can encounter a group of Talon Company Mercs, even if they have never had good Karma. Despite not having a contract to kill the player, they are just as hostile towards him/her as those that do.

Effects of player actions
Whenever the player's Karma is at the Very Good level (and sometimes when it only gets up to Good), these mercs might appear in certain locations and attack, almost invariably in teams of three. The first time such an encounter occurs, one of them will refer to the player as "the little saint from the vault" and reveal that they have a large bounty on their head. The player then has to fight for his or her life. If they prevail, they will continue to encounter Talon Mercs, and this time they will simply attack the player on sight. They will often turn up at Metro Station entrances: if the player fast-travels to such a station, he or she will likely be surrounded and attacked instantly. However, if they approach the station from a distance, the mercs will be standing in a cluster and waiting, allowing the player to strike first.

Notable Quotes

 * "I want this one's head on a fucking plate!"
 * "Retreat! Fucking retreat!"
 * "This ain't what I signed up for!"
 * "Well now, if it isn't the little saint from the vault. We've been looking for you. What, you think that you can wander around the wasteland doing the things that you do and there isn't going to be someone who takes notice? Too bad, you could have been something useful... ah well, time to die."

Appearances
s appear only in Fallout 3.

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