Sergeant Teddy

 is a quest item in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
It is a Teddy bear in possession of Legionnaire Antony at The Fort. It is a quest item, and cannot be removed. This unmarked quest starts when the player talks to a slave girl called Melody who will ask the player for the bear. Antony has taken the teddy from Melody and instead given it to his dogs. To retrieve the teddy Antony will ask you to fight 4 of his dogs in the Arena. With a high enough Barter skill (50) you can persuade him to fight 2 dogs instead of four. Before entering the Arena, Antony will inform the player that the fight is only with a Machete and without armor.

Fighting in the Legion Arena can be avoided altogether; with a good reputation with the Legion or the Animal Friend perk, you can convince Anthony to just give you the Teddy. Alternatively, you can simply pickpocket the teddy from Antony or Kill Antony and the teddy will be left on his body.

Note
When returning to Melody you have the option to be mean and tear the teddy bear in front of her. This will lead to loss of karma, but you gain reputation with the Legion.

Behind the scenes

 * It is possible that the two ways you can finish this quest is a reference to a quest in Fallout 2 for Curtis, where you have to recover his Mr. Nixon doll. You can give it to him or rip it up in his face.
 * The name of the quest could be a reference to the film Saving Private Ryan.

Bugs

 * The Legion Mongrels you have to fight seem to be bugged as they have 1600 HP each (patch 1.2.0.314 fixes this).


 * It is possible to pick up Sergeant Teddy while fighting your way through the Fort and then be unable to drop it or trade it.


 * Sometimes she disappears afrer you actually get the teddy bear and you are stuck with it for the rest of the game