Mercenary (Fallout: New Vegas)

A mercenary is a gun-for-hire operating in the Mojave Wasteland . Mercenaries are usually seen in the employ of a traveling merchant, escorting the merchant and their pack brahmin as they travel across the wasteland while defending them from threats such as raiders or hostile creatures.
==Background==
Mercenaries are equipped with a variety of weapons, such as 10mm pistols, laser pistols and 9mm submachine guns. They typically wear either a merc outfit, leather armor or a suit of metal armor. Mercenaries are neutral with the Courier, Mojave civilians and NCR patrols. On the other hand, they will actively fight against all raiders, hostile wildlife and Caesar's Legion patrols.
==Locations==
* Mercenaries can most commonly be seen escorting traveling merchants.
* The body of a dead mercenary can be found deep inside the Morning Star Cavern next to a duffle bag and some human remains that appear to have been nibbled on by the pack of night stalkers living inside the cave.
* A pair of mercenaries serve as bodyguards of Ada Straus outside of Novac. When approached, they will question her competency, sharing with the Courier that they don't believe she received a degree from an accredited institution.Mercenary 1: "Between you and me, I don't think she studied at an accredited institution."Mercenary 2: "She hasn't paid me anything yet. Should I be worried?"(Mercenaries' dialogue)
* Four mercenaries equipped with metal armor and plasma/sniper rifles led by Norton can be found harassing the super mutant community of Jacobstown in the quest Unfriendly Persuasion.
* They can sometimes be seen traveling on the roads between Novac and New Vegas.
* Four mercenaries, led by one wearing reinforced combat armor and wielding the unique YCS/186 Gauss rifle, can be found in the mercenary camp without the Wild Wasteland trait. They are hostile to the Courier.
==Inventory==
==Notes==
As the game progresses, mercenaries may become separated from their traveling merchants, and can be found wandering the wasteland by themselves.
==Appearances==
Mercenaries appear .
==References==
Category:Fallout: New Vegas human characters
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