Legion explorer

{{Infobox character
|games       =FNV
|image       =Legion_Explorer.png
|race        =[[Human]]
|sex         =Male
|affiliation =[[Caesar's Legion]]
|role        =Scout
|location    =Legion territory
|quests      =None
|actor       =[[Yuri Lowenthal]]<br />[[Ari Rubin]]<br />[[Gregory Alan Williams]]<br />[[Shane Johnson]]
|dialogue    =[[NVCCLegionaryGuardAAMExplorer.txt|NVCCLegionaryGuardExplorer.txt]] (Cottonwood Cove greeter)
|alignment   =Neutral
|level       =10
|derived     ='''Cottonwood Cove/Nelson'''<br />{{Derived stats|hp=145|dt=4|dt max=5}}'''Fortification Hill'''<br />{{Derived stats|hp=120|dt=4|dt max=5}}
|tag skills  ={{Tag skills|melee weapons=68|guns=66|unarmed=68}}
|special     ={{SPECIAL|6,5,6,4,4,5,5}}
|baseid      ={{ID|001252c4}}, {{ID|1252c8}} ([[The Fort]])<br />{{ID|0014ea07}} ([[Nelson]])<br />{{ID|00135f68}} ([[Cottonwood Cove]])
|refid       =
}}{{Games|FNV}}

{{Quotation|Explorers are Caesar's advance scouts. Typically equipped in light armor and carrying binoculars, they are the Legion's message runners and keen eyes across the Mojave.|[[Fallout: New Vegas loading screens|Loading screen]]}}

{{Rotating content
|content1={{Quotation|If it isn't the courier who's done everything she can to defy the will of mighty Caesar!|sound=FNV_LegionExplorer IsntTheCourier.ogg}}
|content2={{Quotation|Follow me. Make any trouble, and you'll wind up on a cross - if you're lucky.|sound=FNV_LegionExplorer FollowMe.ogg}}
|content3={{Quotation|You wear the Mark of Caesar?! You must be who Cursor Lucullus is waiting for. You may continue, but be warned. Mark or no, we will not tolerate aggressive action by visitors in the camp.|sound=FNV_LegionExplorer MarkOfCaesar.ogg}}
}}

'''Legion explorer'''s are the advance scouts and messengers of [[Caesar's Legion]], operating in the [[Mojave Wasteland]] in [[Timeline#2281|2281]]. They are easily distinguished by the cloth hoods they wear.

==Background==
Legion explorers are tasked with surveying the lay of the land ahead of the primary Legion fighting force. They are also used as messengers for relaying communications between Legion outposts. Explorers are lightly armored and equipped, as their role in the Legion involves observation and speed rather than pure combat. Their [[Legion explorer armor]] provides only very modest protection, and they carry only a [[Machete (Fallout: New Vegas)|machete]], a few [[throwing spear]]s, and occasionally a [[Hunting rifle (Fallout: New Vegas)|hunting rifle]] or [[cowboy repeater]].

Multiple Legion explorers can be found at [[Nelson]] and [[Cottonwood Cove]], the Legion's two primary bases of operation west of the [[Colorado River]]. They can also be found at Caesar's stronghold, [[The Fort|Fortification Hill]].

==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
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===Other interactions===
At Nelson, a Legion explorer is stationed at each of the four cardinal directions from the camp, and will confront the [[Courier]] if they approach, demanding to know what they are doing there. The Courier is given the option of either being escorted to [[Dead Sea]], the local Legion commander, or resisting the explorer and turning the entire camp hostile.

Likewise, a handful of explorers can be found patrolling Cottonwood Cove, with one explorer stationed permanently at the entrance to the camp. The explorer will demand to know the Courier's business if spoken to; the Courier can either pass a [[Speech]] check claiming to be a trader, claim to be a friend of the Legion, or be let through with the [[Mark of Caesar]].

==Inventory==
{{Inventory
|apparel   =[[Legion explorer armor]]<br />[[Explorer hood]]
|weapon    =[[Hunting rifle (Fallout: New Vegas)|Hunting rifle]] or<br />[[Throwing spear]]s<br />and<br />[[Machete (Fallout: New Vegas)|Machete]]
|otheritem =[[Legion Denarius]]<br />[[Antivenom]]<br />[[Healing powder (Fallout: New Vegas)|Healing powder]]<br />[[Bitter drink]]<br />[[Purified water (Fallout: New Vegas)|Purified water]]
|ondeath   =[[Legion ear]]
}}

==Notable quotes==
{{Notable content
|{{Inline quote|If it isn't the courier who's done everything she can to defy the will of mighty Caesar!|sound=FNV_LegionExplorer IsntTheCourier.ogg}}
|{{Inline quote|Follow me. Make any trouble, and you'll wind up on a cross - if you're lucky.|sound=FNV_LegionExplorer FollowMe.ogg}}
|{{Inline quote|You wear the Mark of Caesar?! You must be who Cursor Lucullus is waiting for. You may continue, but be warned. Mark or no, we will not tolerate aggressive action by visitors in the camp.|sound=FNV_LegionExplorer MarkOfCaesar.ogg}}
}}

==Appearances==
Legion explorers appear only in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''.

==Bugs==
* {{platforms|pc,ps3,xbox360}} After speaking with any of the Legion Explorers in Nelson, attempting to talk to them again will cause the screen to zoom in briefly, only to snap back to normal view without any dialogue being spoken. {{verify|verified}}
* {{platforms|pc,ps3,xbox360}} The dialogue option that allows the player to claim they are a "friend of the Legion" is meant to only be successful if the player does not have a negative reputation with Caesar's Legion, but due to a malformed condition the option is successful regardless of the player's reputation. {{Verify|verified}} <!-- Specifically, one of the conditions in the dialogue option 13AC86 is set to use an "unknown compare operator". This can be seen in FNVEdit but NOT in the GECK -->
* {{platforms|pc}} If you head to [[Cottonwood Cove]] and speak to a Legion explorer while wearing Legion faction armor, you may say you are a friend of the Legion. Then, when you take off the armor, a Legion explorer may initiate dialogue with you, but only say a generic line like "move along" etc.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
LegionExplorer2.png|Explorer with [[throwing spear]]
LegionaryScout.png|An explorer with a hunting rifle
</gallery>

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[[Category:Caesar's Legion characters]]
[[Category:Cottonwood Cove characters]]
[[Category:Fallout: New Vegas human characters]]

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