I was running a caravan solo and didn’t have any players join me, but I had my trusty Tesla cannon, so I felt pretty secure. As I made my way just west of Big Meadows Gas Well, I hit a deep dip in the road and stumbled into an ambush with some Liberators and Lost. In the middle of the chaos, there was this heavily armored figure – not in power armor, but a full set of heavy body armor and a helmet. At first, I thought it was another player since VATS wasn’t locking onto him and there was no player indicator above his head. I assumed he might be a friendly raider, so I tried to get closer to see his name. Suddenly, there was a sound like searing lightning, and with a zap and a massive cloud of black smoke, he vanished! Has anyone else seen this character? Is he a named encounter or just a glitchy raider? Today has been full of weird encounters, including some invincible bloatflies!
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That dude is the Electrician! He wears the Reclaimed helmet you can snag from ‘A Colossal Problem’. It’s a random encounter you can find in Skyline Valley and I come across him quite often. He’s usually busy zapping enemies around him.
Yeah, the Electrician is definitely a random encounter in that region. It’s pretty wild to see him pop up.
I thought I was seeing things when he vanished on me too! It seemed so surreal at the time; he looked really badass while he was blasting away. I just assumed it was a lost hallucination!
Just confirming, it’s definitely the Electrician! I’ve also noticed he has a tendency to show up at toll fort/barricades on the west start route, and he zaps Blood Eagles with ease. It’s a missed opportunity for the game to not have more interactions with him, especially since he seems connected to the Mole.
That’s interesting! I tend to see the Mole everywhere, like half of my caravans! But this Electrician encounter was a nice surprise. It’s good to see the game still keeps some surprises alive!
I stumbled upon him last night too! It was a cool sight. I took out all the enemies near him, but he just disappeared in that black smoke when I fired at him.