Vargas (Brotherhood of Steel)

Paladin Vargas is a Brotherhood of Steel soldier and sergeant of the elite Lyons' Pride squad . He is initially encountered patrolling the lobby of the Galaxy News Radio building. After completing the Following in His Footsteps quest, he can be seen patrolling the Citadel. When traveling across the bridge during the quest Take it Back!, Vargas could be killed. If he does survive, he will disappear from the game.
==Background==
Paladin Vargas is a professional soldier with little capacity for nonsense. Although he is four years older than Sentinel Lyons, he is a sergeant of the Lyons' Pride, responsible for managing the squad and carrying out her orders. He is her right hand, providing her with his experience, advice, and mentoring the Sentinel when needed. The two have a very close friendship, though they both maintain professionalism at all times.Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.90"Paladin Vargas:The sergeant of Lyon's Pride, Vargas is 30, and a no-nonsense, professional type. He is Sarah's right hand man; she relies on him for his experience and advice, and he supports her and mentors her. There is a very close but mostly unspoken friendship between them. He is no relation to Nathaniel Vargas of Megaton." 
In particular, Vargas is responsible for evaluating Pride candidates, such as Initiate Reddin.Initiate Reddin: "(Initiate Reddin's dialogue) He keeps them on a tight leash, shutting down any signs of a gung-ho attitude, believing that they will get their fill of death soon enough. Even as a coping mechanism, he finds it unacceptable.Initiate Reddin: "That's how we do it in the Lyons' Pride, you fucking freaks!"Paladin Vargas: ""Initiate Reddin: ""Paladin Vargas: ""(Initiate Reddin and Paladin Vargas' dialogue) Once that is taken care of, he can be a very patient teacher, especially with those who show promise as a Brotherhood soldier.Paladin Vargas: ""Initiate Reddin: "Aw, come on. We just kicked their asses!"Paladin Vargas: ""Initiate Reddin: ""Paladin Vargas: ""Initiate Reddin: ""(Initiate Reddin and Paladin Vargas' dialogue) As a result, he typically gets quite attached to his subordinates, whether proper Pride members or just candidates, and each death leaves its mark - particularly if they are pointless, like Reddin's during the GNR battle.Paladin Vargas: ""(Paladin Vargas' dialogue) In times like these, Sarah treats him not as a subordinate, but a friend, consoling him.Sarah Lyons: " "(Sarah Lyons' dialogue)
Vargas keeps a copy of Guns and Bullets under his bunk. Unknown to him, Squire Maxson sneaks in and reads it whenever Vargas is away.Citadel terminal entries; Arthur Maxson's personal terminal, Guns and Bullets
He has no relation to Nathaniel Vargas or Manya Vargas of Megaton.
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Following in His Footsteps: Vargas is encountered together with the Lyons' Pride.
** If the Galaxy News Radio part of the main quest is skipped and the Lone Wanderer proceeds directly to Rivet City to talk to Dr. Li, and subsequently continues the rest of the main quest, Paladin Vargas will be marked essential during Take it Back!
==Inventory==
==Appearances==
Paladin Vargas appears only .
==Bugs==
* If the player kills Vargas at any point in the game before starting Take it Back!, Liberty Prime will stay immobile, preventing the player from continuing the questline. 
** This issue can be fixed on PC versions using the console command to respawn Paladin Vargas and proceed with the quest.
** This can be bypassed by turning Liberty Prime hostile by attacking Sarah Lyons, luring him to the first photon barrier using cover, and resetting his hostility with a Stealth Boy, afterwards Prime will continue as normal.
==Gallery==
Paladin Vargas.jpg|Vargas at the Citadel
==References==
Non-game
Category:Fallout 3 human characters
Category:Fallout 3 Brotherhood of Steel characters
Category:Lyons' Pride
Category:Galaxy News Radio characters
Category:Citadel characters
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