Ranger Takedown

 is an unarmed perk in Fallout: New Vegas.

It's acquired by being successful in a speech challenge from Ranger Andy after he tells you about his multiple leg injuries. It can also be acquired by completing an unmarked quest which requires you to check on Ranger Station Charlie and tell him what happened there.

WARNING! Note: Prior to patch 1.2.0.31x, learning the Ranger Takedown without Raul Tejada will break the Old School Ghoul quest. This can also be fixed with Console commands in the PC version.

Effects

 * While holding back and the attack key, the player performs an unarmed attack which will knockdown enemies.
 * An effective way to utilize this move is to wield a displacer or shock glove and the ballistic fist as the weapon effect will still occur.
 * When playing in the standard first person view, the animation is a palm strike. But when you switch to third person, it's a leg sweep.
 * You can takedown people crucified with this move easily, although they would still respond as though they were still crucified.
 * (For Console) Holding back fully on the control stick makes it difficult to hit your intended target as you will be moving backwards. Try pulling it back very slightly while holding the right trigger to execute this maneuver from a relatively stationary position.
 * This attack may fix NPC/creatures clipping issues (e.g. unhittable yet targetable even in VATS, untargettable, clipping under the ground, etc.)
 * A somewhat humorous glitch occurs at the King's School with the Ranger Takedown, though it is to be determined if this works elsewhere: as long as you don't kill them, you can knock down NPCs and they won't turn hostile, and you watch as they drop or fall to the ground but don't retaliate. This also works on followers (confirmed with the Kings, yet to be confirmed elsewhere).
 * This special unarmed attack as well as all the others are unable to be used by NPCs. (Tried numerous times with console commands on PC)
 * This attack can be used on creatures/people near cliffs or rock outcroppings, to throw them off the cliff which will kill them without much effort, however there will be no experience gain.

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Bugs

 * When you learn the attack after you learn it when you talk to Ranger Andy it will come up again that you learned the Ranger Takedown and it will freeze.


 * sometimes when using ranger take down you will freeze however NPCs and companions will continue to move and talk.


 * Sometimes the ranger takedown will NOT have the stun effect, and will be a regular attack.