Liberator

The Liberator are a type of chinese robot found in Fallout 76.

Background
The Liberators are an unique invention of the People's Liberation Army, notorious for their lack of effectiveness. The military infiltration and attack robots were used over the years by the PLA, becoming a joke among United States soldiers forced to waste ammunition on them.

In response to their lack of effectiveness, a team of researchers at the covert Fujiniya Intelligence Base in Appalachia decided to improve the design.The inferior Liberator prototype was revamped in numerous ways. To make it more intimidating, the new Liberator Mark 0 - V was provided with an intimidating paint job and a set of speakers designed to spout propaganda, boosting the morale of friendly forces and sapping that of their foes. The spontaneous detonation caused by capture avoidance systems was also resolved in the new model, alongside a large number of improvements to its weapons systems. The low-powered laser that maimed instead of killing targets was replaced with a high-powered version and an additional spinning blade to give it an edge in melee engagements. Attempts to give it deployment capability, allowing it to attack and deploy on any surface, were postponed until the next version the Mark VI.Fujiniya Intelligence Base terminals: "Director Summary

Liberator Production Roadmap

''Over the past year, the staffs of this facility have been dedicated to revamping the inferior Liberator prototype military infiltration and attack robot. The focus of this effort has been to address the following issues with the previous iteration:- The small profile of the prototype model led to combatants not taking the deadly capacity of the attack robot seriously. We have offset this shortcoming with an intimidating paint job as well as implementing an inspirational dialogue protocol. This will strike fear in the hearts of enemy combatants and be an effective motivational tool for our forces as well.- The prototype model had issues with spontaneous detonation of its capture avoidance systems. These issues have been resolved with the Mark 0 - V models.- The prototype also had questionable combat effectiveness, mainly due to the low-level laser output that had a tendency to maim instead of kill. We have outfitted the current model range with a high-powered ranged laser as well as a spinning blade for melee altercations that should address these shortcomings.- Finally, we had planned for the current model range to deploy as a stationary turret on any surface as a direct response to the reports of inaccurate laser fire from the prototype. This has proved to be challenging, however, and will be put on hold until we begin working on the Mark VI.Regardless, we strongly feel that this new Liberator product line will serve as a successful vanguard force in the impending invasion. Our hope is that this summary will provide visibility into our operations and secure funding for our next round of covert field testing in the Appalachia region.''

Hail the People's Republic!"

The new bot was inexpensive to manufacture and easy to deploy via the facility's large launch bays disguised as smoke stacks, and the design was submitted to Party leadership as a proposal for use in vanguard forces for the invasion of contiguous United States. The improved bot was apparently accepted, with additional funding provided for further covert field testing in Appalachia and the establishment of an automated factory at Fujiniya. After the Great War, the Enclave seized control of the facility, eliminated the holdouts, and secured the technology. President Thomas Eckhart later deliberately unleashed them on Appalachia, in an attempt to trick the DEFCON system into raising the alert status.

Characteristics
These cheap, mass-produced robots are designed to be dropped from aircraft and then autonomously attack any non-Chinese units they find, using rudimentary onboard weapons and IFF modules. The Liberator shell is optimized for air delivery and protects its internals from damage. The cone end unfolds into four legs, allowing it to skitter around, while the top end conceals four blades that allow it to perform slashing attacks or glide short distances, crashing into their targets.

Although they are not particularly powerful on their own, the Liberators deployed by the PLA in West Virginia are usually encountered in packs, if not swarms, and can pose a lethal threat to survivors. A single Liberator poses little threat and can be dispatched using melee weapons or pipe guns, but if encountered in packs, they can wear down low-level players with ease.

Loot

 * Steel (common)
 * Fusion cells (common)
 * Aluminum (semi-common)
 * Propaganda Flyer (semi-common)
 * Power relay coil (rare)
 * Red star pin (rare)
 * Randomly generated plans (rare)

Variants

 * Liberator Mk 0
 * Liberator Mk I
 * Liberator Mk II
 * Liberator Mk III
 * Liberator Mk IV
 * Liberator Mk V

Challenges

 * Destroy a Liberator (lifetime)
 * Destroy Liberators (weekly)
 * Destroy Liberators with the Commie Whacker (weekly)

Locations

 * Outside Vault 76
 * Mama Dolce's Food Processing
 * Fujiniya Intelligence Base
 * Occasionally Im ATLAS Observatory

Appearances
Liberators appear only in Fallout 76.