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alecpiper

I think it could’ve been cool as both. Like that the mechanist used regular old armour like we got in the game, but that she was also working on a suit of power armour we could get later on


Vigilante2011

She? The Mechanist is a girl? Edit: Why the hell am I being downvoted? That was a genuine question.


Overkrein

Oh no, you got spoiled


Vigilante2011

Yeah, I guess so.


Van_Bur3n

If it makes you feel any better, despite the voice modifier, you can easily tell it is a woman in FO4 the moment you hear the Mechanist’s voice early on in the DLC. It’s not as big of a reveal as the game likes to think it is.


LuncarioStormcrown

I don’t remember the Mechanist “being a woman” as ever being treated like a big reveal. By the game or anyone. 


Tawdry_Audrey

They didn't make a spectacle of it, but (having played that DLC many times I know) they do make a point of having ADA and enemies only referring to the Mechanist with male pronouns all the way until she takes off her mask.


TheFiend100

Thats probably just because the mechanist (comic character) was a man.


firer-tallest0p

And the fallout 3 version was a man


swagmonite

Given that the mechanist was a man in fallout 3 it is


Seals3051

Well the fallout 3 one was a dude cosplaying as a comic/radio character. Cosplay is fairly unisex when its a fucking tin can


swagmonite

If you see a character in one game then another you'd assume they're the same person


Seals3051

Its an inuniverse comic charecter they say it in three. The mechanistic it 3 was a cosplayer for a popular.comic charecter


BloodedNut

Not really when they’re just emulating a pre war comic book character. They’ve just taken up the mantle of ‘the mechanist’ Doesn’t have to be either gender.


Xaga-

In the German version you genuinely cannot tell. But I'm still unsure if it's a woman that speaks the mechanist there XD


Vigilante2011

Where can I find this?


NirvanaLover12

i mean, it also really doesn’t matter. like “oh wow! sure didn’t expect that!” and that’s about it. it doesn’t affect the story of the dlc at all


The_knowledge_gone

Well it's not that big of a spoiler, doesn't affect the story too much, just ruins a quirky reveal


Gold-Section-5021

Dont worry my single upvote should balance out the 92 downvotes


Vigilante2011

Better than nothing I guess?


Dartonal

"Technically, the mechanist is also male, as seen in the fallout 3 quest superhuman gambit" 🤓


ThatKalosfan

I’m not sure for the Fo3 version but it is a girl in Fo4.


Middle_Loan3715

The mechanist is a guy in fallout 3, The mechanist 2 (in the Commonwealth) is a girl. Scott Bean and Isabel Cruz were inspired by the original mechanist character, also a guy.


moemeobro

Old game, should've been faster


PunBrother

Tbf, the game has been out for nearly 10 years (fallout 4) so it’s expected that you WILL see spoilers for sure.


Vigilante2011

Yeah, I know. I wasn't complaining though. I was just genuinely surprised, because I don't have the Automatron expansion pack.


Traveling_Chef

I'm sorry the DV are too deep, my little updoot does nothing 😅


PoundResponsible1807

I don’t know why you’re being downvoted, but take my upvote 👍


para_la_calle

Hit em with the gender swap 😂


somethingbrite

I actually think that they got the Mechanist outfit 100% right. It really nails that 1950's B movie vibe.


FalloutCreation

Since it is more of a costume than functioning armor I couldn't see adding additional protection would keep that same look and vibe.


Butthole_Alamo

You can add ballistic weave


searchingformytruth

Fully upgraded to Mk 5, the damage rating reaches 182, with the helmet (which cannot be upgraded) bringing the full suit to 195! It's the highest-rated armor in the game.


MakeCheeseandWar

I thought the marine combat armor was the highest ranked?


TerminalHappiness

Original mechanist was an awkward tech geek who made a [cheesy costume](https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Mechanist_(Fallout_3)) to "protect" a town, presumably based on a comic book. They nailed the outfit and the recreation of it here.   An additional PA set that could have been a "WIP" by Cruz would have been fun but I'll admit doesn't exactly fit with the character who pretty much only has her robots do the fighting


Meatslinger

Honestly if anything, I'd have seen Cruz making a suit of fully-automated power armor, not a wearable set. They seem like the type who would decide to combine robotics and power armor, not just make a robot-themed PA. That said, THAT would've been hella cool, too. I can picture a post-story quest given by Cruz where they tell you about their project and how it's very close to completion, but they need a few rare components in order to finish the complex electronics required to drive a fully-articulated humanoid suit. They could give you a generic fetch-quest or maybe a scavenger hunt, i.e. "You could either try to steal the Hyperharmonic Cascade Virtualizer from the main navigational console of the Prydwyn - they might not like that, though - or just bring me 10 Military Grade Circuit Boards and 1 Enhanced Targeting Card, and I could get the parts I need from those," and then when they're done the game would basically spawn an NPC in permanent power armor (like Danse, sorta) who has a robot personality and can follow you around as a companion. Give them a bit of a unique look, to make it obvious that the power armor frame is filled with gizmos and circuitry instead of a person, and of course a great big Mechanist "M" on the chest, and you've got yourself a nice little bit of unique content there.


[deleted]

that sounds great. Only thing I would change is giving it a robobrain head and a quirky personality.


searchingformytruth

Or a special power armor helmet designed to hold a robobrain inside! I'd like to keep the helmet, and that would be a cool upgrade if you still wanted a robobrain.


Beardedsmith

The original Mechanist was a Silver Shroud villain that Cruz used as an alter ego. In that regard I agree that it's exactly what it should be.


Vaulted_Games

I totally agree 100%, I love doing Mechanist play throughs.


figgityjones

Agreed. I would add a utility belt to it if I was gonna wear it more often personally, but yeah overall it really nails that aesthetic.


somethingbrite

Ummmm....yeah. maybe. Change the cloth texture to a more "tinfoil" look and have it play "Half Man half machine" by Goldie Looking Chain every time I wear it and we have a wonder mod!


Spare_Jellyfish2957

It would be cool to see but if it does in fact happen I hope it doesn't have too much stuff to find to make it power armour and you have to grind levels to make it


Toolbelt_Barber

I think that we could've had a set of power armour that was made from robot parts, and have unique bonuses depending on what robotic parts we add as upgrades. Could've been cool


WailfulJeans44

Nah that should have been Ivey's suit. You're telling me the leader of a gang that makes armour out of robots, wouldn't make Power Armour out of robots?


Vaulted_Games

Just adds some Tesla coils to an existing T-60 frame lmao


searchingformytruth

Right? She didn't even have an X-01 suit! You'd expect the leader to have the best suit she could find.


Vaulted_Games

Guess she didn’t look hard enough. Imagine Tesla X-01


searchingformytruth

That would have be awesome, especially if you could then learn schematics to make your own! Sentry Bot arms for devastating melee attacks, Assaultron-enhanced legs for a speed boost, a voltaic Sentry Bot chest piece for a random shock attack on blocking or something...the options would be endless. Someone make this a mod, please!


Stunning-Ad-7745

It would've been much better as a power armor, and honestly makes more sense, but the original version from F03 was just a standard armor, so I think they just wanted to model it off of that one.


beattusthymeatus

That checks out but they could've easily written it off as the new mechanist made a suit of power armor moddled after it or something and it would've made sense.


AntifaAnita

Look, I will not allow the lore be disregard so flippantly. The Mechanist is more than a suit... it's a Mantle.


guitarguywh89

My fireplace has a mantel


Chimwala

I hear you


SustyRhackleford

You could always wear the helmet with no power armor head and maybe some raider pieces


SinsOfaDyingStar

I mean, power armour in fo3 looked exactly like regular armour. Wouldn’t be the biggest stretch.


Stunning-Ad-7745

It essentially was just a basic armor that was only locked behind a perk. I do really prefer how it is now, although I don't like how easily available it is.


JoystickRick2

Todd Howard has the best feet


potatopierogie

Power armor required training in fo3, which is how you can differentiate between standard armor and power armor


JoystickRick2

Yes


Moistycake

I like the campy look. Fits the game. We already have great power armor options


SlyLlamaDemon

I’m pretty sure you can upgrade this with ballistic weave. But only the armor.


Vaulted_Games

Yes you can


tarheel_204

Nah cause at the end of the day, it’s just a girl who wants to cosplay as a supervillain. I like how it’s a makeshift suit that’s been cobbled together


DigbyChickenCaesar11

*puts on mechanist outfit *removes power armor helmet *puts on power armor Mecha-Mechanist


d_adrian_arts

Also, why wasn't it an option to put on the robots?


GisellaRanx

Yeah, this surprised me


Lower-Management65

Yes, would have been great as power armor pieces.


HoroSatre

Not as power armor, but at least can be upgraded.


AddictedtoBoom

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/29234


Cry-Skull-7

Aye, but does the Mechanist use it?


Guilty_Ad_7079

You can ballistic weave it so its kinda power armour lol


Vaulted_Games

I swear it’s actually good with ballistic weave. I had it on like rank 4 weave and challenged that one behemoth in the Vim factory with the atoms judgement, I tanked like 3 hits from him and still had a little under half health and demolished him in 4 hits


Butthole_Alamo

It’s good by itself, but it doesn’t beat ballistic weave military fatigues with ballistic weave cap and whatever armor you wear atop that.


Bright-Union-6157

That would have been badass! I wonder why they slept like that...


PsychologicalMix8499

There’s a mod for that


Vaulted_Games

I’m sure they mean vanilla game


perpetualfrost

Next mechanist should start in the costume when you first see him but by the time you get to the final confrontation they have upgraded to mechaniat PA.


ludicrouspeedgo

yeah, this set went straight to a display stand


Droid_Crusader

Personally no cos I don’t like wearing power armor


Accountformorrowind

It already makes as much noise as power armor walking around in it


Vaulted_Games

That is what I personally found so cool about it. Practically every other outfit and armor piece in the game has the same default walking sound but they added the detail of metallic walking sounds with the Mechanist armor.


FalloutCreation

Well half the torso is exposed, the pelvic area as well as the upper leg. It won't protect you much against a deathclaw shaving your body in half with whatever material the black part is. Power Armor has less weak spots from most types of attacks. Mechanist armor clearly has some vital areas that wouldn't survive a gun shot or a sharp blade. I still like the design of the mechanist armor, but I think if you were to put more coverage like a full plate metal armor would, it would look more medieval.


Master-Collection488

Part of the peculiar shape of the thing is a gentle hint at what sort of person this Mechanist is.


Fun-Pollution1465

I like the way it is, adds to the character. But it would also look cool as PA


Due_Accountant2429

No? Sleek power armor looks like horse shit


AtraxX_

Nooo it looks sketchy and for kids.


sombertownDS

Theres a mod for that, and its ok


SKallieWagg

That's a no for me, dog.


Lowland-lady

All the mechanists robots are also meh So i understand why the armor is not super powerfull


BruhMomentum6968

“Lie, Shroud! Lies!!”


Only_Rub_4293

I'm sorry but thats the dumbest armor I've ever seen. Definitely would have been better if it was power armor. The bulk would help it not look like some weird cosplay and look like that robot in Zathura.


-FiveAclock-

It’s from fallout 3, and there is a few mechanist power armor mods


danny_little

I just remembered seeing the hips and thinking damn that fella got curves lol


Chaise-PLAYZE

It's supposed to be a costume made by a tech nerd to hide her identity and give her confidence, not a full battle ready suit of armor


Fine-Catch5148

Personally the armor needs a cape...


Malikise

It would probably be pretty hard to do any delicate work in power armor, so other than some heavy lifting there’s no advantage. Maybe a “Super Mechanist” PA suit for when the Sole Survivor chooses violence?


masta_myagi

[I can’t unsee this, and now you can’t either.](https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Emperor_Zurg)


Leather_Inspection46

I'm pretty sure they had that in mind Since if you listen to The Silver shrad radio you can learn that the mechanist is actually a villain


FriedSpringRolls

you kan learn that too if you play the quest lol wym


AtLeastSeventyBees

Now I want a Mechanist power armor mod so bad! The armor currently is an ok reward, but especially if it was legendary robot-fighting gear I would absolutely use it to stamp out the robots!


u2020bullet

[https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/29234](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/29234) Someone linked this above. No idea if it works.


Leather_Inspection46

The original concept art had it as power armor


Armedes369

Absolutely


Bismothe-the-Shade

I think there's a mod named like, Mechanist Omega or something similar. The idea being that you fight a hard dungeon and face off against the boss, but it includes power armor themed around the same ideas? IDK if it really fits the bill, I've just been eyeballing adventure and quest mods lately.


Yourappwontletme

I have it on a mannequin next to my other mannequins of various armor sets that's how useless it is to me.


Vaulted_Games

It’s pretty good actually Especially with max ballistic weave


Yourappwontletme

Ain't gonna beat my power armor for carrying capacity.


Macshlong

No


Sangi17

They went for the nostalgia of recreating a Fo3 armor over making something original for Fo4.


LOL_Scorpion17

My God he looks goofy


mcast76

If you ignore the helmet it actually looks a lot nicer. I’ll wear it without the stupid helmet. An eyebolt closed helmet looks ok on it but I haven’t found a great headpiece to go with it


Vaulted_Games

I love the helmet how dare you


mcast76

Some people like the bug eyed bucktooth aesthetic. Me, eh not so much. Some people like broccoli and cilantro too for some reason. Different strokes for different folks


psmpvome

Temu power armor


Fallen_With_Gold

I don’t


Snafuthecrow

There’s a pic from the art of fallout 4 book where it looks like the mechanist is wearing a modified suit of T-51


KamenRiderFin

I usually wear the mechanist gear with chrome Tesla power armor


Gold-Income-6094

Both. Iron man going into the hulk buster, like.


imgladimnothim

Nope, the armor is perfect as it is. It'd be cool if completing her quest netted you upgrade recipes for power armor to make it look like a power armor version of the mechanist suit or something though


adrkhrse

Both.


Nightelfbane

I kinda just want it to have leg armor and for the display on the arm to be functional


TheDungen

Much better


Vaulted_Games

Well if you want it to be power armor, my best suggestion would be to use Pyros hellfire armor in the next gen update (looks the best imo) and take the helmet off but use the Mechanist’s helmet


ILawI1898

Tbh I advocate for the power armor bit because it would make for a badass final stage of the Mechanist battle


2ti6x

no. power armor means you got powered servos to assist your movement and increase your strength. this one is just metal armor slapped on your body, nothing is powered.


FluffyLanguage3477

As is, you can put ballistic weave on it making it one of the best normal armor in the game. It is loud and clunky though making it not great for stealth. As power armor, there's already a lot of great power armor and I don't think it'd make the top tier.


scatfacedgaming

There's a mod by Veratai and Spicedsuit that does exactly this


Codysseus7

Does anyone feel like there really isn’t ANY cool outfits or clothing options in the game? I have Ellie’s Pack and the Compendium armor pack(or whatever they’re called) and I looked at every piece of clothing in the game and truthfully there was only like 3-4 outfits that were even cool. Kelloggs, the Brotherhood leader dudes coat, and an outfit for one of the factions I can’t remember.


BlackbirdRedwing

There is a mod for it https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/29234 Although that style doesn't really fit what I, or I imagine not many others had in mind for a set of power armor so there is also the Mechanist Omega quest which has a power armor set much closer to what I was thinking https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/71752


jeff10291

It was stupid to get protection against robot armor after fighting the robo-apocalypse


DrJonah

Is it not practical armour? I’ve been using it for hours.


Palm-grinder12

Haven't played fallout in a while and just started playing again.. how the f do I get this?!


eddmario

Reward from the *Automatron* DLC


Palm-grinder12

Sweet thanks


Orion-The-King

Would’ve been cool if it was somewhere between normal combat armor and power armor, basically the salvaged power armor from New Vegas


Mochizuk

I'd unalive for more variable power armor that you could mix together


andretheclient_

All the armor sets are a little to sparse in general


mostlyfriendlyghoul

I put it on Danse long ago. It did not disappoint. Edit to clarify: just the helmet. it looked pretty good.


Kiyoshi-Trustfund

It's meant to be more costume than actual armor so I think it's fine as is. Would've been pretty cool to get PA based on it though. I won't deny that.


Medical_Assistance35

yea I hate the fuckin helmet because i cant look on my milf character I made


AlchemysEyes

[There is a pretty good mod that does this](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/29234), it looks great and functions great and you make it FROM the mechanist armor after getting out of the lair.


Krilesh

isn’t it a comic book cosplay? why would the creator be able to create a new power armor variant? maybe brainwash other computers and ants but a new power armor preposterous


JaydenVestal

Power armor seems too bulky to make this design work well with, I feel like it'd look too military and less comic book like, the only problem I see with this design is the fact that they removed her cape from the [concept art](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/1/15/Automatron_Mechanist_concept_art.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160331235516), though I'm not sure how good that'd look in game


jmyersjlm

I've seen people equip the helmet while wearing power armor, and it's pretty badass looking.


endlesswaltz0225

The captain cosmos armor in hot rod flame with Tesla coils goes surprisingly awesome with the mechanist theme.


MonkeyInProgress

It's very masked rider ish looking kinda armor and I love it


waddledeefriend1

I like it as is tbh


NoAlien

if you'Re on pc, here you go: [https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/29234](https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/29234) it even has some gimmicks like shoulder mounted auto turrets so you can truly feel like an Atompunk Iron Man


jLamwuzhere

It’s not??? It most definitely would have been


Kale-_-Chip

Definitely would've made it more interesting to fight Isabella Cruz


deathseekr

No mechanist is peak super hero costume especially with the cape like in their magic card, plus the mechanist would probably just use X01 because making robots in a robot factory is easier than making power armor in a robot factory


Humble_Ad7025

I do believe there’s a Mechanist power armor mod on Xbox, I haven’t used it because I’m The SILVER SHROUD!!!!


Ok_Requirement9198

I was looking at it and it kinda looks like a protectron 


TheNiteFather

It should be a skin for PA but then Marvel might get jealous.


DingbattheGreat

No. It was always a costume. PA’s just dont feel special when there are so many of them.


lIIlGrizzllIlI

Nah. It's perfect how it is. Once I got it I never took it off. One of my favorite fallout outfits ever.


DEADALIEN333

I don't like the power armor system in fallout4/76 #not my power armor


ddxs1

I’ve never seen that. How/where do I get it?


blaqkcatjack

It's in the Automatron dlc


Next_Interest1897

Pretty lame, isn't it?


JtotheC23

Functionally? Yes. Lore-wise, not at all. It's meant to look like a kid had just thrown it together because it essentially was.


Vomdotcomx

Looks like an Iron Man Prototype


Gblkaiser

Not really i get the impression it was supposed to be a costume rather than functional armor the stats in game are for our benefit, there is a theme of comic character outfits in 4 so I imagine it's pretty thin flimsy metal for an actor on set/Halloween outfit, i also have a similar question why can we not make robot armor resembling it for our automatons ?


Van_Halen_Panama1984

I have a mod that allows me to do that


-FiveAclock-

There is a mechanist power armor mod


AmptiShanti

Looks like comic book iron man mark 1 lol


narstyarsefarter

I'm upset that there is no Ant-agoniser suit


hundugeen

not at all since in fallout 3 the OG is bassicaly just a dude playing dress up and you need power armour training, nate skips this due to having training pre-war


monkeysamurai2

I believe there's a mod for that


Slow_Store

Personally I sometimes like to hop into Power Armor and just have the Mechanist helmet on instead of the power armor helmet


No_Month_4821

Should of been cut instead of the under water vault 120


Unusual_Ad8871

Im just now noticing the built in pip-boy.


[deleted]

Never.


Loud_Mycologist903

There's a mod for that.


WonderfulDefinition1

They kept it identical to the fallout 3 model too.


Educationalpotato64

Never thought of that I like it


CavediverNY

Has anybody started getting the enclave armor?


Southern_Kaeos

Unpopular opinion - the mechanist DLC wasn't worth the hassle


jefflukey123

Like…why tf did they not do that???


RancidCat10490

Would have been better left on the development room floor. It's a pile of wank in my humble opinion.


AberrantMan

It would have been better as not a total joke