Regulator (Fallout 3)

The Regulators are a group of vigilantes who wear cowboy-style hats and Regulator dusters in the fashion of pre-war gunslingers and outlaws.

Technology
Regulators wear unique dusters. They are usually equipped with combat shotguns, chinese assault rifles, and combat knives, though they occasionally also use Laser pistols and Laser rifles. They deal roughly the same amount of damage as Talon Company Mercs, though their lack of armor makes them easier to kill. If you have Evil or Very Evil Karma, three-man Regulator patrols will occasionally ambush and attack you.

Known members

 * Sonora Cruz, the leader of the Capital Wasteland Regulators.
 * Lucas Simms, the sheriff of Megaton, is a Regulator.

Locations
If you have bad karma, the Regulators will come for you. They will usually spawn nearby your location. Below is a list of locations where Regulators are known to ambush fast traveling players. Regulators will not respawn after they have spawned in one of these locations; their bodies will lie there indefinitely.
 * Sewer waystation, almost directly east of Megaton.
 * Anacostia Crossing station, right north of Rivet City.
 * Flooded metro, directly west of Arlington Library.
 * Flooded metro, south of Wilhelm's Wharf.
 * Meresti trainyard, almost directly east of Arefu.
 * Northwest Seneca station, north of Arefu.
 * Jury Street metro station, almost directly west of Vault 101.
 * Warrington Station, a bit southeast of Tenpenny Tower.
 * MDPL-21 power station, directly north of Paradise Falls.
 * Farragut West metro station, a bit northeast of Super-Duper Mart.
 * Unmarked shack on hilltop, slightly west of Rockbreaker's Last Gas. (Sniper Shack)
 * Unmarked rundown shack, slightly northwest of F.Scott Key Trail &amp; Campground.
 * VAPL-84 power station, north of Tenpenny Tower.

Behind the scenes

 * The regulators of Fallout 3 are a separate entity from that of the Boneyard Regulators met in the first Fallout.
 * Regulator is the actual term for an official who maintains control and supervision of an area of public interest. As a result, many armed groups, both vigilante and official, have been named "Regulators" throughout American history. One of the most notable groups in American history were the Regulators of the Carolinas around the time of the American Revolution.

Bugs

 * If you have access to the Regulator HQ and murder all of its regulator inhabitants, Sonora Cruz will remain friendly and act as if nothing has happened.
 * Sometimes, regulator patrols will go through their dialogue as if they are hostile, but will not turn hostile afterward.
 * The regulators sent out after the player may have skin problems, where the skin colors of their heads differ from those of their bodies.

Appearances
Sonora's Regulators appear only in Fallout 3.