Talon Company Merc

Employees of the Talon Company. In-game they are described as having no morals and being unnecessarily brutal. Unlike other factions, they are nearly exclusively male.

If the player has good karma, Talon Company Mercs will be given a bounty for your death, and will periodically attack you. They may also be contracted by Mr. Burke if the player chose to not listen to him and disarm the bomb. Although when sent by Mr. Burke, their V.A.T.S. caption changes to "Hitman." Talon Company search parties typically operate in 3-man squads when patrolling the wastes for the player character.

Three Dog mentions that Talon Company Mercs pick up all the jobs the other Mercenaries won't do. Reilly notes her particular dislike of the Talon Company Mercs, recalling a job they did which involved the killing of women and children, and saying that they give Mercenaries a bad name. If the player converses with her rudely she will mention that you sound like a Talon Company Merc.

Talon Company Mercs are equipped with Talon Combat Armor (a slightly weaker variant of standard Combat Armor), and are armed with an assortment of relatively high-power weapons, including hunting rifles, combat shotguns, assault rifles, Chinese assault rifles, laser pistols, laser rifles, and various melee weapons and frag grenades.

In terms of durability and combat challenge, they're generally tougher than Raiders, and their tendency to carry powerful automatic weapons generally make them more challenging than low-level standard Super Mutants (who typically carry hunting rifles or melee weapons). They are, however, a lesser threat than Super Mutant Brutes, Super Mutant Masters, or Enclave Soldiers.

In fact, Talon Company Mercs are on par with Brotherhood of Steel forces in terms of skill and hit points. However, Talon Company has slightly inferior armor and weapons.

Like most major factions, there are actually 3 "ranks" of Talon Company Mercs, with the higher ranks appearing as the player's level increases. Higher-ranking Talon Company Mercs have better weapons (i.e. heavy weapons, energy weapons, and Chinese assault rifles) and more health.

Appearances
These characters appear only in Fallout 3.