NCR heavy trooper

The NCR heavy troopers are members of the New California Republic Army encountered in the Mojave Wasteland .
==Background==
Outfitted in NCR salvaged power armor, repurposed from T-45 power armor taken as spoils of the NCR-Brotherhood War, and armed with heavy weaponry, these elite troopers are some of the deadliest soldiers the NCR has at their disposal, second only to NCR Veteran Rangers.
Under General Oliver's command, the heavy troopers are regularly held back from engaging in combat during the Mojave Campaign while Rangers are thrown in like cannon fodder, to the disconcert of other combat veterans like Chief Hanlon.
As the Second Battle of Hoover Dam draws closer, the NCR begins deploying heavy troopers to shore up defenses in key locations like Camp Forlorn Hope; this typically occurs after the Securitron army in Mr. House's secret bunker underneath the Fort is either activated or destroyed, or upon achieving a moderate level.
==Locations==
* A heavy trooper will replace the regular NCR trooper squad stationed at the 188 Trading Post at higher levels.
* NCR heavy troopers are usually stationed in pairs and generally do not respawn if killed.
* A pair of heavy troopers will also replace the NCR MPs at Camp Forlorn Hope when the player progresses to a certain time in the main quest line.
* A pair of heavy troopers also appear guarding Colonel Hsu's office at Camp McCarran.
* Heavy troopers can also be found guarding the Hoover Dam visitor center, regardless of the player's progression in the main quest line.
* If the player is declared a terrorist by the NCR, a squad of NCR Rangers will be dispatched to kill the player. After the most recent patch, this hit squad may include an NCR heavy trooper if the player is at a high level.
==Inventory==
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* NCR heavy troopers play a role in the final battle for Hoover Dam, especially if the player sides with a non-NCR faction.
* If All or Nothing or No Gods, No Masters is started, a pair of NCR heavy troopers can be found guarding the entrance to the Hoover Dam control room containing the control terminal which House/Yes Man wants the player to hack. These two heavy troopers have abnormally low health, with only 90 hit points each. If the heavy troopers catch the player entering the control room, it will turn them and the rest of the NCR soldiers at Hoover Dam hostile towards the player.
* If Veni, Vidi, Vici is started, then a group of six NCR heavy troopers will fight alongside General Oliver as his bodyguards in the final battle.
==Notes==
* They can be seen smoking at the 188 Trading Post, despite wearing helmets.
* A unique variant, the irradiated heavy trooper will spawn exclusively in the area of the Long 15 if The Apocalypse is completed by sending the Divide nuclear missiles at NCR territory.
==Appearances==
NCR heavy troopers appear only .
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Category:Fallout: New Vegas NCR characters
Category:New California Republic Army characters
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