Talon Company

Talon Company is an organization active in the Capital Wasteland which tries to resist the super mutant occupiers of Washington, DC. Even as far as mercenaries go, these men and women are vicious, killing anyone that doesn't wear their emblem, not unlike Raiders.

Weapons and tactics
Members of roving Talon Company fire teams typically have as their primary armament police batons, combat shotguns, laser rifles or Chinese assault rifles, with no more than one of each encountered per fire team. Talon Company personnel in set encounters may also have other weapons, such as sniper rifles and missile launchers. Combat knives, .32 pistols and pulse grenades are often carried as backup weapon.

In random encounters, fire team tactics are simple: depending on the weapon type, the merc will close to within effective range (if necessary) and engage. At typical encounter distances, this means that riflemen will open fire from where they are, shotgunners will close part of the distance and then open fire, and hand-to-hand fighters will charge at the player.

Trivia

 * The Talon Company's reputation as "ruthless mercs who take on contracts other mercs won't" is a Fallout 3 mockup of the Blackwood Company from Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The same motto was used in that game as well. On top of this, both wear black armors, both are antagonists to the player (Blackwood was only an antagonist of the player however if he or she joined the Fighters Guild), and last but not least both groups have named themselves "Company".

Slavability
It is possible to enslave Talon Company Mercenaries, This may not always work as usual, and you lose out on the experience in the kill. However you do get the 250 caps for the slave which is good for those already at max level, just be sure to give him a lousier armor, as a replacement for his talon company armor, which is worth more. Be careful not to harm them before enslaving, total health adds on to the probability of survival.