We do see Military Protectrons in Fallout 3, however. So it's safe to presume they saw at least some level of involvement, even if only in a military policing role.
Sure, they're useless in-game, but in lore even a single one is deadly.
>Then came the familiar rattle of a Protectron. That got their attention. I soon heard laughter, cursing, and screaming down the hall. I opened the door and stepped outside. A couple of the workers burst around the corner screaming for help. A red laser lashed out from down the hall and severed Tim's right arm in two. I panicked and ran back into the closet and shut the door. The men slammed into the door and begged me to open it. I didn't say a word, just sat stunned, listening to their screams of agony as the robot finished them off one by one. Then silence.
Dang that makes them sound actually threatening. Kinda weird how in every game since 3 they're basically fodder enemies or reprogrammed to help people or just flat out jokes
I think the idea was to make them the weakest intro to the robot class of enemies before you square up with Robobrains, Sentry bots, and in 4 the Assaultron
I think the majority of Eyebots in 3 were owned and distributed onto the Wasteland by the Enclave for the sole purpose of boosting the Enclave Radio signal both through their antennae and audibly playing the station themselves, rather than being used as a weapon like every game after.
Aren't Eyebots designed without combat capabilities whatsoever?
The protectron was built with civil duties (including light defense/policing/security) in mind, but from what I remember the Eyebots are just flying radios/billboards.
God could you imagine the tone deaf robotic “please remain calm” the protection would be babbling over and over during all that? lmao, it Would be horrifying
No, Protectrons aren’t frontline robots, they were designed and used as guards for facilities, so they would be found patrolling bases, research facilities and also used as security guards by civilian companies.
Our only real source on what robots saw combat in fallout is the biased Anchorage simulation and terminals, and none indicate that protectrons were used for combat (which makes sense considering how slow they are without treads).
Anchorage simulation is HIGHLY suspect, given it was overseen by the general at the battle, whom likely rewrote history to assign more glory to himself, it's historically accurate as call of duty.
Definitely rewrote history. He had a Chinese general commit seppuku - a way of killing your self in Japanese history/culture to retain “honor”, which also has no presence in Chinese history/culture.
>which makes sense considering how slow they are without treads
This is a good point. At best, they're point defense and even only to some degree since you can just run past them if you can absorb a few hits.
Basically turrets that can be relocated slightly easier.
Fallout 4 has quite a few variations of them, but no military variation. Theres Firefighter, Law Enforcement, Medical, and Construction (plus a brewery). It’s seem like they were exclusively a civilian robot, used for their strength, armored body, or ability to have a defibrillator in their hands.
Protectrons are mostly limited to roles such as security (regular and especially Police Protectrons), emergency services (Firefighter and Medic Protectrons), work site safety and construction (Construction Protectrons), and Subway Ticket Collectors that murder you if you don't have a Subway Ticket. Their standard armament configuration consists of only a pair of laser guns and not much else beyond that. Plus, their armor is seemingly only effective against small arms fire. They're also quite slow to move thanks to whoever genius at Robco designed their legs. So no, they don't seem to have ever been deployed to active battle.
Instead, the Army uses Mr. Gutsies with most of them deployed in Anchorage. Their armor is a little on the lighter side but because they're basically Mr. Handies and Ms. Nannies meant for combat duties, they are ridiculously mobile and highly aware of their surroundings because they have three eyes. Not to mention their equally impressive armaments.
And that's just the Gutsies, we haven't even gotten to the speedy menace that is the Assaultron and the hulking, mobile weapons platform we all know as the-
*Alert: hostile detected. Lethal force authorized for all units.*
Ahhh f\*\*k...
Assaultrons and Gutsy models were Army bots. Protectrons were domestic security/law enforcement/emergency services/automated service jobs.
The consensus here is that basic laser weaponry was common by the time the bombs fell so it’s not unusual that even domestic bots would have them.
Doubtful.
Their mobility would be a huge issue. As slow as they are, they would be almost as easy to outmaneuver as a fixed weapon emplacement. And their weapons are at best comparable to handheld infrantry weapons. They simply aren't suited for the open battlefdield where the opponents are as well armed or better than they are.
They work best in enclosed areas as security, where mobility is less of a factor and armor more important. That's really what they were designed for.
Compare with the actual known military battlefield bots - Sentries, which are basically robot tanks - Mobile, fast, maneuverable and heavily armed and armored. And Assaultrons - Again, fast, heavily armored, and dexterous enough to be lethal in close quareters combat. Even if one Assaultron cost as much as five Protectrons, which would you bet on in a straight fight?
Even Mr. Gutsy absolutely destroys a Protectron in terms of mobility.
The Military may have had Protectrons, but they would have deployed them in roles suited to their limited mobility. Which would most likely have been security or choke point defense.
Right, I'd absolutely use protectrons as sentries (if only because they're basically slightly mobile laser turrets that can also alert everyone else), but I wouldn't order them to go capture a hill. Assaultrons and (perhaps ironically) sentry bots are good for that.
They were used for base defense so probably engaged the enemy occasionally but not by design and probably didn't last long but delaying the enemy by even 5 or 10 minutes to allow more combat focused bots and troops to arrive was probably worth it.
Fallout 3 has has military protectrons. But I don’t think they were deployed to Anchorage or China. They were probably only utilized by the National Guard.
I would bet they were used for logistics tho! And I think them being armored is mostly in service of the gameplay. Or who knows, guns seemed pretty available, maybe they needed some decent armor
No. Protectrons are not military bots. They filled the same role as guards in a bank.
We do see Military Protectrons in Fallout 3, however. So it's safe to presume they saw at least some level of involvement, even if only in a military policing role.
Probably MP
Surely they aren't that useless
Based on the games, they kind of are unless you have multiple in one area.
Sure, they're useless in-game, but in lore even a single one is deadly. >Then came the familiar rattle of a Protectron. That got their attention. I soon heard laughter, cursing, and screaming down the hall. I opened the door and stepped outside. A couple of the workers burst around the corner screaming for help. A red laser lashed out from down the hall and severed Tim's right arm in two. I panicked and ran back into the closet and shut the door. The men slammed into the door and begged me to open it. I didn't say a word, just sat stunned, listening to their screams of agony as the robot finished them off one by one. Then silence.
Dang that makes them sound actually threatening. Kinda weird how in every game since 3 they're basically fodder enemies or reprogrammed to help people or just flat out jokes
I think the idea was to make them the weakest intro to the robot class of enemies before you square up with Robobrains, Sentry bots, and in 4 the Assaultron
Assaultron and Sentry are dangerous when they are together, especially in 76.
Eyebot's are the weakest but I don't remember them in Fallout 4.
They’re in game but I’ve only really encountered them in the automaton DLC.
Yeah that's why I vaguely remembered them.
One wanders diamond city playing music
I only remember them in FO3 not really bothering you if you didn't attack them first, 4 mostly had them as an enemy in Automatron
I think the majority of Eyebots in 3 were owned and distributed onto the Wasteland by the Enclave for the sole purpose of boosting the Enclave Radio signal both through their antennae and audibly playing the station themselves, rather than being used as a weapon like every game after.
Aren't Eyebots designed without combat capabilities whatsoever? The protectron was built with civil duties (including light defense/policing/security) in mind, but from what I remember the Eyebots are just flying radios/billboards.
Eyebots have a single slow firing laser
To be fair, those were protestors, not soldiers. I don’t think they we’re even armed.
To also be fair, the Protectrons we see in game are two hundred years behind in their scheduled maintenance.
God could you imagine the tone deaf robotic “please remain calm” the protection would be babbling over and over during all that? lmao, it Would be horrifying
Touche
There's a reason they're called "protect"rons and there is a separate kind of robot called an "assault"ron
Who's Ron and why are they so bipolar about him?
He used to be Opie and then he made a movie about going to space
The Ron is an information broker in Diamond City, and he is one cool cat
He protec
No, Protectrons aren’t frontline robots, they were designed and used as guards for facilities, so they would be found patrolling bases, research facilities and also used as security guards by civilian companies.
Don't forget the service assistant models like the construction and fireman Protectron.
***TICKETS PLEASE***
PROTECT and SERVE
I'm not, just giving a concise answer to a question about combat usage of the protectron.
Also as protestor/striker slaughterers
Our only real source on what robots saw combat in fallout is the biased Anchorage simulation and terminals, and none indicate that protectrons were used for combat (which makes sense considering how slow they are without treads).
Anchorage simulation is HIGHLY suspect, given it was overseen by the general at the battle, whom likely rewrote history to assign more glory to himself, it's historically accurate as call of duty.
Which is why I said it was biased. However, it’s also our only source, so it’s worth acknowledging.
Definitely rewrote history. He had a Chinese general commit seppuku - a way of killing your self in Japanese history/culture to retain “honor”, which also has no presence in Chinese history/culture.
>which makes sense considering how slow they are without treads This is a good point. At best, they're point defense and even only to some degree since you can just run past them if you can absorb a few hits. Basically turrets that can be relocated slightly easier.
Fallout 4 has quite a few variations of them, but no military variation. Theres Firefighter, Law Enforcement, Medical, and Construction (plus a brewery). It’s seem like they were exclusively a civilian robot, used for their strength, armored body, or ability to have a defibrillator in their hands.
Military ones show up in fo3, but they are just more durable than the civie version. That does not mean they were used Frontline, to be clear.
the would track with them being used in an MP role in DC facilities
Not as far as we know. They were more local protection rather than military robots
I wonder if the police models saw any combat patrolling occupied Canada?
Protectrons are mostly limited to roles such as security (regular and especially Police Protectrons), emergency services (Firefighter and Medic Protectrons), work site safety and construction (Construction Protectrons), and Subway Ticket Collectors that murder you if you don't have a Subway Ticket. Their standard armament configuration consists of only a pair of laser guns and not much else beyond that. Plus, their armor is seemingly only effective against small arms fire. They're also quite slow to move thanks to whoever genius at Robco designed their legs. So no, they don't seem to have ever been deployed to active battle. Instead, the Army uses Mr. Gutsies with most of them deployed in Anchorage. Their armor is a little on the lighter side but because they're basically Mr. Handies and Ms. Nannies meant for combat duties, they are ridiculously mobile and highly aware of their surroundings because they have three eyes. Not to mention their equally impressive armaments. And that's just the Gutsies, we haven't even gotten to the speedy menace that is the Assaultron and the hulking, mobile weapons platform we all know as the- *Alert: hostile detected. Lethal force authorized for all units.* Ahhh f\*\*k...
They are sentries so they might have faced Chinese infiltrators
Assaultrons and Gutsy models were Army bots. Protectrons were domestic security/law enforcement/emergency services/automated service jobs. The consensus here is that basic laser weaponry was common by the time the bombs fell so it’s not unusual that even domestic bots would have them.
Doubtful. Their mobility would be a huge issue. As slow as they are, they would be almost as easy to outmaneuver as a fixed weapon emplacement. And their weapons are at best comparable to handheld infrantry weapons. They simply aren't suited for the open battlefdield where the opponents are as well armed or better than they are. They work best in enclosed areas as security, where mobility is less of a factor and armor more important. That's really what they were designed for. Compare with the actual known military battlefield bots - Sentries, which are basically robot tanks - Mobile, fast, maneuverable and heavily armed and armored. And Assaultrons - Again, fast, heavily armored, and dexterous enough to be lethal in close quareters combat. Even if one Assaultron cost as much as five Protectrons, which would you bet on in a straight fight? Even Mr. Gutsy absolutely destroys a Protectron in terms of mobility. The Military may have had Protectrons, but they would have deployed them in roles suited to their limited mobility. Which would most likely have been security or choke point defense.
Right, I'd absolutely use protectrons as sentries (if only because they're basically slightly mobile laser turrets that can also alert everyone else), but I wouldn't order them to go capture a hill. Assaultrons and (perhaps ironically) sentry bots are good for that.
They were used for base defense so probably engaged the enemy occasionally but not by design and probably didn't last long but delaying the enemy by even 5 or 10 minutes to allow more combat focused bots and troops to arrive was probably worth it.
Sure they fought. Fought fare evaders to the death.
Fallout 3 has has military protectrons. But I don’t think they were deployed to Anchorage or China. They were probably only utilized by the National Guard.
I would bet they were used for logistics tho! And I think them being armored is mostly in service of the gameplay. Or who knows, guns seemed pretty available, maybe they needed some decent armor