Slave collar

The Slave Collar is a collar used by the Slavers from Paradise Falls. The collars send a frequency to Paradise Falls to keep track of where every collared slave is. The collars are also equipped with explosives, which detonate when a slave attempts to escape.

While it is possible that the collars are manufactured by the slavers due to their relatively simple design, it's also possible that they are of a pre-war origin, possibly used to escort prisoners.

There are two versions of this item; the first is a quest item given to the player by Grouse for use in the quest Strictly Business, along with a Mesmetron. It has a weight of 1 and a value of 0, and cannot be removed from the player's inventory except by enslaving an NPC.

The second version of this item is a hidden apparel item that is generated on NPCs enslaved by the player. It can be worn by the player on the PC by typing into the console:  to add the collar to the inventory, then   to equip it. will remove the collar.

The player character may be approached in the Wasteland by an Escaped Slave who will beg for the collar to be removed. A sufficiently high Explosives or Science skill allow for the collar to be deactivated; otherwise, it will explode.

The collar will also explode if struck by the Mesmetron, so be sure to Mes only NPCs who aren't yet wearing one. As the Slave Collar's instructions state, "The Mezzer rays trigger the collar's self-destruct mechanism, so once the collar's on, don't shoot the slave with the Mesmetron, unless you want to pay me for a new collar.".

Related quests

 * Strictly Business
 * Strictly Profitable
 * The Kid-Kidnapper

Trivia

 * The idea of an exploding collar is featured in several few movies and novels, including:
 * The Reefs of Space by Frederic Pohl and Jack Williamson, 1964.
 * The Running Man
 * Wedlock, also widely known as Deadlock
 * Battle Royale and Battle Royale 2: Requiem
 * Swordfish
 * Invader zim: The hall pass Zim is given in the episode Dark Harvest was set around his neck, and would explode if he left school grounds.
 * X-Men The Animated Series In the episode Slave Island, some of the X-Men end up on an Island where they are enslaved and have to wear similar collars. Those collars disable their mutant powers and will explode if they try to escape.
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace featured slaves that were controlled by an explosive device designed to deter escape (although in this case implanted inside the slave's body).
 * BattleField Earth A similar collar is put on the tribalistic humans to make sure they did not attempt to escape.
 * It appears that the "Explosives" mentioned by Grouse are in fact numerous shotgun shells, much like the shotgun collar from the Saw series.

Bugs

 * If the player receives more than one slave collar, enslaves multiple people, and then returns to Paradise Falls, Grouse will say that you have lost the collar, and will make you pay for a new one. Also, if the player receives more than one slave collar and enslaves more than one person, Grouse may still pay you for only one slave, and you will receive one collar.
 * Xbox 360: If you put a slave collar on an Enclave Scientist (the ones wearing a glass helmet), their body will become invisible leaving only their hands and head visible.