Robobrain (Fallout 3)

The Robobrain is a type of robot found in the Capital Wasteland .
==Background==
==Characteristics==
===Specifications===
===Gameplay attributes===
Robobrains are a fairly common sight in the Capital Wasteland. They can be found in many abandoned buildings, in use by groups such as the Enclave and the Brotherhood Outcasts, or even simply wandering the wastes.
There are three variants of the Robobrain. The first, and most common, is the military variant used by the U.S. Army, recognizable by its green paint scheme with a prominent white serial number stenciled on the front. They are more commonly used by various factions. Less common is the gray-colored civilian model, seen wandering the wasteland at random. The Point Lookout add-on introduces the final variant, the Robobrain sentry, which is identical in appearance to the civilian model but has significantly more health.
Robobrains are substantially more durable, accurate, and dangerous than the more commonly encountered Protectron. Armed with a pair of integrated lasers each roughly equal in power to a laser pistol, the Robobrain is a moderate threat, though easy to damage due to its size and extreme vulnerability to headshots. Every Robobrain has a combat inhibitor on its back, and if the inhibitor is crippled, the Robobrain will frenzy and attack indiscriminately.
Robobrains also possess a built-in Mesmetron. This attack does not cause much damage, but it may instantly cripple the head of the player character (dealing 1,000 damage to the body part) and inflict the concussion status effect, resulting in blurred vision, hindered accuracy, and -4 base Perception. This is used to discourage melee and close-ranged attacks, where the Robobrain is weakest.
==Variants==
===Robobrain===
The standard Robobrain variant. Usually found roaming the wasteland or in some pre-War buildings, they are often hostile to the player. A few non-hostile Robobrains are also found in Vault 112.
===U.S. Army Robobrain===
This variant of Robobrain is often found in former U.S. Army buildings, such as Fort Constantine and the National Guard depot, but are also encountered wandering the wasteland.
===Enclave Robobrain===
A variant of Robobrain used by Enclave forces. Usually roaming the wasteland with an Enclave patrol or in specific Enclave-inhabited areas.
===Robobrain sentry (Point Lookout)===
A unique variant of Robobrain found in the St. Aubin medical facility, where they guard and maintain Professor Calvert and defend his facility from intruders.
===Outcast Robobrain===
This Robobrain variant may be encountered patrolling the Capital Wasteland, but are most commonly found in the area between the National Guard depot and the scrapyard, accompanied by a few Brotherhood Outcasts.
===Brotherhood of Steel Robobrain===
There are textures for a unique Brotherhood of Steel Robobrain in the game's files, although there are no matching robots in the G.E.C.K.
==Notable Robobrains==
* Masterbrain, located in the Vault-Tec headquarters administration.
==Notable quotes==
==Appearances==
Robobrains appear .
==Behind the scenes==
None of the voice actors in the Fallout 3 credits are attributed for the role of the Robobrains. The Robobrains are voiced by Karen Carbone, behind a robotic filter. When asked in 2024 whether she voiced the Robobrains in Fallout 3, Carbone responded by saying that she could not specifically recall recording for the Robobrains, as much time had passed since her work on the game, but recognized that it did sound much like her and that it would be safe to say that she voiced them.E-mail correspondence with Karen Carbone (courtesy of User:LaymansReign)
==Gallery==
FO3 Brain Bot concept.jpg|Concept art by Adam Adamowicz
Robobrain CA2.jpg|Early robobrain head concepts
Robobrain CA3.jpg|Early robobrain concepts
Robobrain CA1.jpg|Final robobrain concept turnaround
==References==
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