Protectron (Fallout 76)

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Fallout 76 robot
Protectron
Variants
Variants	Protectron Bellhop Camden Park security Operations director Protectron butler Protectron chef Protectron Maitre D' Protectron watcher Beckley Protectron Communist sympathizer Confederate soldier General's Steakhouse Protectron Wavy Willard bot Penitentiary guard Police Protectron Red Rocket Protectron Responder Protectron Union soldier Whitespring bellman Whitespring butler Whitespring chef Whitespring construction Protectron Whitespring docent Whitespring doorman Whitespring fire service Protectron Whitespring medical Protectron Whitespring Protectron Whitespring security chief Whitespring security Protectron Watoga government worker Protectron strikebreaker Protectron auto miner Gilman lumberjack Chief guidance officer Chief propulsion officer Chief targeting officer Chief telemetry officer Launch control chief Eta Psi Protectron Arktos Pharma Protectron Insult Bot Blood Eagle Protectron Campus security Protectron Master Chef Protectron Hornwright butler Hornwright medic U.S.S.A. Protectron
Location
Location	Appalachia
Technical
Actor	Wes Johnson
Dialogue	Protectron (Fallout 76)/Dialogue (generic) Auto-Miner/Dialogue Bellhop/Dialogue Beckley Protectron/Dialogue General's Steakhouse Protectron/Dialogue Wavy Willard bot/Dialogue Penitentiary guard/Dialogue Red Rocket Protectron/Dialogue Camden Park security/Dialogue Whitespring bellman/Dialogue Whitespring butler/Dialogue Whitespring chef/Dialogue Whitespring doorman/Dialogue Whitespring medical Protectron/Dialogue Whitespring fire service Protectron/Dialogue Whitespring security chief/Dialogue Whitespring security Protectron/Dialogue Gilman lumberjack/Dialogue Eta Psi Protectron/Dialogue
Affiliation	RobCo Industries
Other
Appearances	Fallout 76

“Resupply here, citizen.”— Vendor Bot Responder

Protectrons are robots found in Appalachia.

Background

One of the most widespread and popular models in RobCo Industries' catalogue. The Protectron was designed as an inexpensive work drone, capable of performing a wide variety of tasks from construction, through security, to office duties. Produced from at least 2063, it's a compact, bipedal work drone with a pair of manipulators and integrated lasers for self-defense. The large dome contains the primary optic sensors (usually three) and the central processing unit that contains the robot's synthetic personality. For ease of maintenance, the Protectron is typically powered by a fission battery. As it was not intended for combat, at least not as a direct combatant, the Protectron only has a thin alloyed shell meant to protect its internal components from the environment and damage that could be sustained in the course of its duties. However, the internal temperature of certain Protectrons can reach up to 1000 degrees for cooking foods, giving them extreme internal heat resistance. The head assembly is typically shielded by a semi-transparent or opaque dome from reinforced glass. Although various hardware modifications were introduced before the war to enhance its effectiveness.

Apart from the standard body, RobCo also offered construction drones with a shielded, reinforced head, emergency light, and internal power tools like nailguns. Firefighter models with an internal cryo gun for fire suppression and additional protection from fire and debris. Medic units with built-in defibrillators and reinforced police models with tasers, stronger servomotors, and armored heads. Even factory models could be customized with a variety of software and synthetic personalities to enhance its performance. This ability to customize made it a popular choice for both the private and public sectors. These included the R04 V9 "Office Helper" personality with integrated office protocols and scheduling software, RS3 V4.1.6 "Utility Helper" with remote maintenance routine download capability and pest extermination programs, and the RX2 V1.16.4 "Vault Helper", with all the necessary Vault protocols. Protectrons usually came with a special pod, for storage, maintenance, and recharging, and the Standard Protectron Control Interface v2.40 installed on terminals connected to the pod and responsible for controlling Protectrons slaved to it.

The introduction of the Protectron harmfully affected the situation of workers in the United States. Although companies would deny that the introduction of robotic workers was meant to replace human workers, the reality was that any company where Protectrons or other robots were introduced would soon see mass layoffs. In one particular instance, a Pittsburgh steel mill decided to lay off all of its workers citing budget cuts and the need to shut the plant down. When the workers started an occupation strike, the company simply allowed the new Protectron fleet to enter the facility and gun down the striking workers down to the last man.

Characteristics

Protectrons advance slowly towards enemies, utilizing long range weapons. Normal Protectron hand lasers deal little energy damage, but if equipped with railway rifles that they use as nailguns, such as the utility Protectrons in the Appalachian Automated Launch System missile silo reactor chambers, the damage can be staggering, if not fatal. Protectrons can also have their regular energy weapons replaced with melee weapons based on their profession, or even have the energy weapons modified to act as flamethrowers or tasers.

When within melee range of their target, Protectrons will simply swing their arms at their target, smacking them, dealing physical damage. Protectrons equipped with Robobrain treads instead of normal legs will also be able to ram an enemy by charging at them for heavy damage by thrusting their arms forward into the target upon impact.

If their arms are destroyed, Protectrons are rendered unable to use their melee or ranged weaponry. They will attempt a final suicide attack with setting their internal power cores to go critical, with the explosion equal to that of a mini nuke. Legendary Protectrons will explode two times, with the second one taking more time to occur and being larger. Once dismantled, Protectrons can be looted for aluminum, steel, or lead scrap, along with fusion cells for energy weapons.

Variants

Arktos Pharma Protectron

A Protectron in the Arktos Pharma biome lab, introduced in the Wild Appalachia update.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Arktos Pharma Protectron 0015E058	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Lead scrap Steel scrap Fusion cell

Beckley Protectron

This modified construction Protectron from Beckley is seen only in the Conflicted Robot random encounter exclusive to the Ash Heap. It shouts slogans relating to anti-automation causes, despite its nature as a robot.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Beckley Protectron 0059CAFA	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Lead scrap Steel scrap Fusion cell

Bellhop

A Protectron found at the Pleasant Valley Ski Resort. This Protectron facilitates the exchange of Pleasant Valley claim tickets for random rewards, such as clothes, pre-War money, and junk that can be scrapped.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Bellhop 004E601C MTNL01_ProtectronBellhop	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Blood Eagle Protectron

Protectrons that have been reprogrammed by the Blood Eagles, encountered in the Watoga Underground.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Blood Eagle Protectron 0015E058	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Lead scrap Steel scrap Fusion cell

Brotherhood recruiter

A Protectron variant encountered in the unused random encounter BoS Mother and Son, in which Amelia and her son Michael would have argued next to it.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Brotherhood recruiter 005CBEBC	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Camden Park security

A special Protectron found guarding the staff area of Camden Park. It is operational even though its head has been mostly destroyed.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Camden Park security 00320E76 MTR04_EmployeeSecurityBot	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Campus security Protectron

A Protectron variant encountered at Vault-Tec University.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Campus security Protectron 0015E058	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Lead scrap Steel scrap Fusion cell

Chief guidance officer

A red Protectron encountered in a missile silo. It is one of the section chiefs required to launch a nuke. It sports an Assaultron torso instead of the regular Protectron torso.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Chief guidance officer 003E483E MSilo_Control_Crew_ChiefGuidanceOfficer	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Chief propulsion officer

A red Protectron encountered in a missile silo. It is one of the section chiefs required to launch a nuke. It sports a Sentry Bot's upper body for its torso.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Chief propulsion officer 003E483F MSilo_Control_Crew_ChiefPropulsionOfficer	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Chief targeting officer

A red Protectron encountered in a missile silo. It is one of the section chiefs required to launch a nuke. It sports a Robobrain torso in place of the Protectron torso.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Chief targeting officer 003E4840 MSilo_Control_Crew_ChiefTargetingOfficer	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Chief telemetry officer

A red Protectron encountered in a missile silo. It is one of the section chiefs required to launch a nuke. It sports an Assaultron head in place of the Protectron head, and sometimes even charges the head laser, such as after taking damage.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Chief telemetry officer 003E483D MSilo_Control_Crew_ChiefTelemetryOfficer	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Communist sympathizer

A Chinese red painted variant only found at Camp McClintock during the quest Live Fire Training Exercise.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Communist sympathizer 0015E058	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Lead scrap Steel scrap Fusion cell

Confederate soldier

Only encountered at Prickett's Fort, during The Battle that Never Was (Versus).

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Confederate soldier 0034A4B4	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Construction Protectron

These Protectrons can be found in and around Fort Atlas. They look like a regular utility Protectron and behave the same, and are equipped with either nailguns or claws.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Construction Protectron 005AE187 005AE188	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Eta Psi Protectron

A Protectron encountered in the basement of the Eta Psi House, introduced in the Wild Appalachia update. They are passive to players passing through the fraternity/sorority house, especially during "Wasted on Nukashine".

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Eta Psi Protectron 0015E058	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Lead scrap Steel scrap Fusion cell

General's Steakhouse Protectron

Unique Protectron, met during the Free Samples - General's Steak House random encounter. It has an internal temperature of 1000 degrees, allegedly "the perfect temperature for broiling steaks."

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
General's Steakhouse Protectron 0050CD07	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Gilman lumberjack

“Chop wood. Chop wood. Chop wood.
Lumberjack Protectron works all day and all night.”

A Protectron encountered at Gilman lumber mill whose primary directive is to cut down trees. It may dispense wood when the player character interacts with it. It has been programmed to fear losing its job to "cheap human labor. The lumberjack Protectrons always sport Robobrain treads to better move around the lumber yard while doing their work, and are armed with either axes, saw blades, or adjustable clamping claws for hands.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Gilman lumberjack 0018152E	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Hornwright butler

A Protectron variant encountered at the Hornwright Estate.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Hornwright butler 005A0412	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Lead scrap Steel scrap Fusion cell

Hornwright medic

A Protectron variant encountered at the Hornwright Estate.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Hornwright medic 0005A046	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Lead scrap Steel scrap Fusion cell

Launch control chief

A red Protectron encountered in a missile silo. It is one of the section chiefs required to launch a nuke. It sports the head and one eye of a Mister Handy in place of the Protectron torso and head.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Launch control chief 003E4834 MSilo_Control_Crew_LaunchControlChief	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Master chef Protectron

A Protectron variant encountered at Vault-Tec University, responsible for the Home Economics course at VTU.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Master chef Protectron 005A096E	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Operations director

A Protectron variant found inside Site Alpha, Site Bravo and Site Charlie.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Operations director 004EB1B0	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Penitentiary guard

These are special police protections programmed to work as prison guards at Eastern Regional Penitentiary, during Patrol Duty. Two can be found in cell block B.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Penitentiary guard 003CC00F	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Police Protectron

Protectron variant encountered outside Morgantown.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Police Protectron 001E61E4	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Protectron

The most basic Protectron variant.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Protectron 00106B09	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Fusion cell Lead scrap Aluminum scrap Steel scrap Military-grade circuit board
Protectron (Flatwoods lookout) ????????	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)
Protectron (Makeshift vault) 005D7996	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Protectron Auto Miner

See: Auto-Miner

Protectron butler

A type of Protectron encountered inside the Whitespring bunker.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Protectron butler 00332769	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Lead scrap Steel scrap Fusion cell

Protectron chef

A type of Protectron encountered inside the Whitespring bunker.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Protectron chef 00332849	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Lead scrap Steel scrap Fusion cell

Protectron Maitre D'

A type of Protectron encountered inside the Whitespring bunker.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Protectron Maitre D' 00332849	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Lead scrap Steel scrap Fusion cell

Protectron strikebreaker

A red-painted variant found in the Ash Heap assigned to deal with striking workers rebelling against having their jobs taken over by automatons. Found in Beckley and at Relay tower HG-B7-09.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Protectron strikebreaker 003A2935	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Protectron watcher

A Protectron with Robobrain treads, allowing Protectron watchers to move quicker than regular Protectron models. Can be encountered with the regular Protectron legs instead of the treads.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Protectron watcher 00121D4F	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Protectron Watoga government worker

A hostile Protectron, marked with a Watoga emblem or painted to wear a suit, located in Watoga. They become non-hostile upon completion of Mayor for a Day, and only attack threats from outside the city, such as the occasional war band of super mutants along the city's northern perimeter.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Protectron Watoga government worker 00063457	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Red Rocket Protectron

A friendly red and white Protectron found at the Red Rocket Mega Stop during Waste Not. It can also be one of the random Protectrons found during the Rusted Protectron random encounter. They have painted the "Drive in, fly out" slogan on the back of their casings.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Red Rocket Protectron 00124537	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Red Rocket core

Responder Protectron

Basic variant

Firefighter variant

Medic variant

Responder Protectrons, a broken Protectron found east of the Moonshiner's shack, two medic Protectrons at Gilman lumber mill and three at the Green Country Lodge. A fireman variant is found at Morgantown Airport and one north of the Crevasse Dam. Another basic variant is also located near Morgantown Airport. They can be seen painted with the Responders emblem and/or their colors. Three Responder Protectrons have been reprogrammed to serve as the Sunnies at Foundation.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Responder Protectron 00368F92 00368F8D 00090659	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Responders recruitment holotape

Union soldier

Only encountered at Prickett's Fort, during the Battle that Never Was (Versus).

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Union soldier 0034A4A6	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

U.S.S.A. Protectron

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
U.S.S.A. Protectron 005A096E	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Utility Protectron

Utility Protectrons can be found within Monongah Mine. This type can be distinguished by its yellow hazard color scheme with a light on their heads. In close range combat, it will attack its target with simple punches. If its target is outside of melee range, it will attack with one or two nail guns, rapidly firing spikes. Utility Protectrons are also found inside the Appalachian Automated Launch System missile silo reactor chambers.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Utility Protectron 005A4EA3	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Wavy Willard bot

Unique Protectron, met during the Free Samples - Wavy Willards random encounter.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Wavy Willard bot 0050CD08	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Whitespring bellman

A special Protectron found manning one of the reception desks at the Whitespring Resort. Its chassis has been decorated with a tuxedo design and a mustache. Despite being a bellman, it is prohibited from assisting with carrying guests' luggage due to union regulations.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Whitespring bellman 003A2935 LC060_WhitespringNPC_Bellman	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Whitespring butler

A special Protectron found roaming the hallways of the Whitespring Resort. Its chassis has been decorated with a tuxedo design and it is programmed to cater to all of a resort guest's needs.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Whitespring butler 001FC690	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Whitespring chef

A chef Protectron found in the Whitespring Resort.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Whitespring chef 0018152E	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Whitespring construction Protectron

These Protectrons can be found anywhere around the Whitespring Resort. They look like a regular utility Protectron and behave the same. They have Whitespring exclusive dialogue.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Whitespring construction Protectron 003CB4EC	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Whitespring docent

Broken Protectron found at the Whitespring Resort, in the Presidential Cottage.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Whitespring docent 004EB9C7	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)	Presidential cottage password

Whitespring doorman

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Whitespring doorman 003A293C LC060_WhitespringNPC_Doorman	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Whitespring fire service Protectron

A type of Protectron only encountered by name at the Whitespring resort. It shares the same skin with Protectrons at the Charleston Fire Department.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Whitespring fire service Protectron 0018152C	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Whitespring medical Protectron

A type of Protectron only encountered within the Whitespring Resort.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Whitespring medical Protectron 0018152D	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Whitespring Protectron

The average Protectron found roaming the halls of the Whitespring Resort. Can also be found as destroyed variant.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Whitespring Protectron 001FC68F 002B7790	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Whitespring security chief

A type of Protectron only encountered within the Whitespring Resort. It usually is found at the Whitespring's security office on the lower level, guarded by two wall-mounted automated turrets.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Whitespring security chief 003A2934 LC060_WhitespringNPC_SecurityChief	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Whitespring security Protectron

A Protectron with a police emblem on the front. Found within the Whitespring Resort. Usually patrols the hallway where the shops are found on the lower floor. One is occasionally found patrolling the hallway leading to the Whitespring Theatre while two patrol the hallway lined with shops.

Name (Form ID)	Abilities	Items
Whitespring security Protectron 001FC69D	Attack type (Attack damage) Attack type (Attack damage)

Locations

• Flatwoods
• The Whitespring Resort
• Morgantown Airport

Notable Protectrons

• Antoine
• Auto-Miner #D3-B (Deb)
• Auto-Miner DU-K3 (Duke)
• Auto-Miner #H4N-K (Hank)
• Auto-Miner J-0ULE (Jewel)
• Auto-Miner #J03-L (Joel)
• Auto-Miner L4R-E (Larry)
• Bernie
• Blackwater Auto-Foreman
• Boomer
• Brotherhood vendor
• Cap'n
• Census taker
• Cheerful Beekeeper
• Convivial Historian
• Doc Stanley
• Free States vendor
• Gleeful Butcher
• Happy Candlemaker
• Insult Bot
• Jolly Baker
• Joyous Musician
• Jubilant Decorator
• Merry Woodsman
• Mr. Fluffy
• Pendleton
• Professor-bot
• Raiders vendor
• Responders vendor
• Robert
• Shopping mall vendor
• Steelheart
• Sunny (General Goods)
• Sunny (Killing Supplies)
• Sunny (Kitchen)
• Supervisor Chattingham
• Supervisor Danforth
• Supervisor Wellington
• Tannin
• Tweed
• Vendor bot Bob
• Vendor bot Chad
• Vendor bot Greg
• Vendor bot Mack
• Vendor bot Phoenix
• Vendor bot Raider
• Vendor bot Resin
• Vendor bot Responder
• Vendor bot Responder (RE)
• Vendor bot Wallace
• Watoga vendor bot
• The Whitespring Station vendor

Collectrons

• Ace the Raider
• BoS Collectron
• Comrade Collectron
• Copper Bot
• Fasnacht Collectron
• Free States Collectron
• Gold Bot
• Nukatron
• Red Rocket Collectron
• Santatron
• Scavenger Collectron
• Silver Bot

Appearances

Protectrons appear in Fallout 76.

Behind the scenes

The following is based on unverified behind the scenes information and may be inaccurate.

The Art of Fallout 3 states that during development, Emil Pagliarulo's input on every robot was to "make it more like Robby the Robot." The protectron's original design went through many iterations before artists settled on a design that has "the vintage character of Robby" and that "captures the quintessential 1950's robot character more than any other."

End of information based on unverified behind the scenes information

Gallery

"Taking the monorail to work"

References

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