Vargas (Brotherhood of Steel)

Vargas is a no-nonsense, professional type. He is Lyons' second-in-command. She relies on him for his experience and he serves as a mentor.^{[Non-canon 1]}

Daily schedule

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.

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

Interactions
	This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed.
	This character is involved in quests.	Following in His Footsteps Take it Back!
	This character drops an ear upon death (Contract Killer).

* Only until the end of Following in His Footsteps.

Inventory

Apparel	Weapon	Other items
Recon armor helmet Lyons' Pride power armor	Laser rifle

Notes

If 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!
He has no relation to Nathaniel Vargas or Manya Vargas of Megaton.^{[Non-canon 1]}

Appearances

Paladin Vargas appears only in Fallout 3.

Bugs

PC Xbox 360 If you kill Vargas at any point in the game before starting Take it Back!, Liberty Prime will stay immobile, preventing the player from continuing the questline. ^[verified]

PC This issue can be fixed on PC versions using the console command player.placeatme 0001d44e 1 to respawn Paladin Vargas and proceed with the quest.
PC Xbox 360 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

References

Non-canon

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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."
(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census)

The Citadel

Characters

Knight Artemis · Arthur Maxson · Paladin Bael · Scribe Bowditch · Knight Captain Colvin · Star Paladin Cross · Knight Captain Durga · Knight Captain Dusk · Scribe Jameson · Paladin Glade · Paladin Kodiak · Paladin Gunny · Knight Captain Gallows · Liberty Prime · Owyn Lyons · Scribe Peabody · Scribe Rothchild · Sarah Lyons · Sawbones · Paladin Tristan · Scribe Vallincourt · Paladin Vargas

Sections

Laboratory · A-ring · B-ring · The bailey

Fallout 3		The Waters of Life · Picking Up the Trail · Finding the Garden of Eden · The American Dream · Take it Back! · Collecting Holotags · Gallows Humor

Broken Steel		Death From Above · Shock Value · Who Dares Wins · Getting Ready for Prime Time · Blood Brotherhood

Groups

Brotherhood of Steel · Lyons' Pride

[FO3OGGGYE-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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."
(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census)

[Non-canon 1]