The Misfit Power Armor of Fallout!

[@engineergaming3043]

to be honest the raider power armor should have more variety in their looks due to different raider gangs so they can feel like they have more personality

[@Voltboy1449]

imagine you could have customized it fully likw every upgrade changes the look

[@funrun07haan50]

Thats tbh not even a bad idea tho like difrent raider king aromor

[@Voltboy1449]

@@funrun07haan50 maybe you could do it like kill the boss take his special upgrades

[@ExpandDong420]

​@templar4609 that would really help make Raiders interesting to fight, unique upgrades drive players more than almost anything else

[@WhisperingWisp357]

I think it would honestly be really cool if every names raider boss had a unique armor piece. 1) It could potentially actually give you legendary power armor if they went that route. 2) Even if it was only a named head piece, you could end up with a console achievement by collecting them; something like "Raider Reaper" or "Commonwealth's Most Wanted". 3) If all the bits were different, you could Voltron them together into a walking trophy case.

[@Eric-vs2he]

I think the rebar cage on the raider power armor is used for protection against creatures like deathclaws and mirelurks

[@komiks42]

I like the idea of a raider finding pre war book with picture of that kind of armor on tanks, and went "idk why its there, but must be importand. Lets weld it to my armor"

[@goldenrose223]

nice pfp

[@badideagenerator2315]

Could also be to protect the wearer from potentially fatal injuries that could be sustained from falling over in a suit of power armour.

[@digitaleva]

I always figured the rebar was a good anti-Deathclaw feature. Not so sure about Mirelurks, but that's just me.

[@KalousTheGuy]

Not really. In Canon, Deathclaws are known to rip through solid steel with just their claws. The rebar just seems like a nice cosmetic due to it not being a good solution for Deathclaws

[@bigfoot_huntr2964]

I like the fact they added power armour frames in 4. It makes the suit feel heavier and more powerful than previous games. Plus it adds to the creativity of players to add whatever pieces they want/ find onto it

[@Mare_Man]

Makes sense from a lore perspective too. Power Armored units aren't just guys in big metal suits, they're literally walking tanks

[@bigfoot_huntr2964]

@@Mare_Man exactly.

[@ajkbertho]

@@tosfriendlyDoesnt it make more sense that the US military had one standardized type of frame that could be used with every set? It would be way more practical and less expensive/complicated to create.

[@Pixel22-fs3tt]

If they ever remake Fo3 or NV then they need Fo4's power armor system I don't care what people say

[@xX_wiLLiam_Xx]

​@@tosfriendly from a lore standpoint, sure that makes sense, but that would be annoying ingame

[@Manfromthenorth0551]

I think a possible reason why the Union PA has more damage resistance than most other PA is because it's not made to be mass produced, allowing to be more heavily armored. Anything that's Mass Produced in the military has to have a balance of affordability and usability. Meaning that you aren't getting the best it could possibly be. With PA this would mean lower protection. This even explains T-65 being as superior as it is because it was only ever meant to be used by Secret Service agents, meaning it wasn't meant to be Mass produced and so they could put the very best tech and materials in it.

[@micahloops8945]

exactly what i was thinking, military grade compared to metal workers making something they need for survival with their skills

[@mrziiz6893]

“Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder"

[@Gilhelmi]

From the 101st Airborne. Never forget that the chute is made by the lowest bidder.

[@joshuakim5240]

Another thing that isn't implemented despite the canonicity is movement. T-51 and X-02+ power armors are supposed to be extremely mobile in tandem with having power armor defenses, making them the best of both worlds. More heavily plated power armors that are more defensive in nature are supposed to also be clunkier and slower, and some power armors like the Union and Excavator models weren't made for combat so they pile on other features more suited for the intended work roles (Union is sturdy asf because it's supposed to be taking the brunt of steel foundry heat and heavy cargo 24/7, but it's way too slow for proper military use). The result is that there are military PAs which value a good balance of defense and mobility, and civilian PAs which are just big, slow, clunky work suits that normally never run or sprint in their lines of work.

[@Tula-cs1ef]

I know plenty of machinists, they are a breed on to themselves. Two of them take more pride in their work then their children.

[@Dank-gb6jn]

What I like about the Excavator armor backstory, is the fact that it’s basically “John Henry, the steel-driving man” but cloaked in quasi retro-futuristic, sci-fi garb. Interesting folktale, I recommend giving it a read!

[@smiley4995]

Glad I'm not the only one who thought that

[@Dank-gb6jn]

@@smiley4995 fan of classic lit and read a copy of this tale growing up! It’s always stuck out to me for some reason, especially now.

[@smiley4995]

@@Dank-gb6jn It really is fitting given the location of the game

[@Dank-gb6jn]

@@smiley4995 Absolutely!

[@Underqualified_Gunman]

Pretty sure johny cash has a song about this story good song to listen too.

[@ZirconGames]

I can see the rebar cage working as a pretty good crumple zone for melee attacks as well.

[@lucaslord2517]

Yeah it would probably keep someone with a bat or lead pipe from being able to hit you on the helmet

[@Four-Leaf-Frenzy]

​@sneedfeedandseed2410 that's the point of the Armour ? To not die from situations like that

[@shoelessbandit1581]

​@sneedfeedandseed2410in power armor they're dead

[@twistedyogert]

Wouldn't the helmet protect you?

[@ZirconGames]

@@twistedyogert Not that much against blunt attacks, as the impact and acceleration are still transfered to your skull. Same thing with medieval armour in real life.

[@Shinyspddmn]

It took me a while to warm up to power armor being a frame you step into rather than just another outfit, but since I've been replaying New Vegas again I find it makes a lot more sense with how they changed it.

[@AHHHHHHHH21]

Power armour just seems like something that can't just be slapped on with no support

[@nicholashodges201]

That's honestly that and modding are the only things I like about FO4 PA...

[@ryxtan]

IIRC Fallout 4's power armor concept is more accurate to lore. Fusion core burnout, however, is not, and PA waaaaaaay too common, but Bethesda stopped caring about lore and consistency a very long time ago

[@Alex-xi4bg]

@@ryxtan well Boston has a lot of military bases so itd make sense, we learn in fallout 76 that some people used frames for mining, so with all the military bases and mines in fallout im sure there were ton of frames

[@ajkbertho]

@@ryxtanI mean… They did explain why there's so many PA in Boston and they've tried to explain the existence of X-01 (with moderate success). I think that many people overstate how much Bethesda have retconned.

[@mooseitself]

The rebar is for explosive protection. I think the logic for ghouls not being able to wear regular armor is a combination of too heavy and sticking to the ghoul. Imagine taking off some tight leather pants when your skin has the consistency of a rotten peach and the logic of them being able to wear power armor is that it's self supporting and air conditioned.

[@glennharker3322]

Also it would stop them from healing as power armor blocks radiation so it is also probably a preference thing

[@Robb1977]

I also like the idea that it prevents people from getting too close. Theres far more exposed areas on raider armor, likely because they found empty frames and welded their own gear to it without much or any measuring. the exposed areas could be exploited in melee, or by a sneaking enemy, or some psycho-bent waster. If you put some rebar around your vital bits: head and neck, it makes it hard to attack you. but the shoulder rebar absolutely seems like cage armor for HE.

[@dell988]

There's a ghoul in FNV with power armor.

[@mooseitself]

@@dell988 Yeah, ghouls in power armor are weirdly underutilized. A spin off faction of Brotherhood ghouls would be pretty gangster, or like the ghoul remnants of the US military or something.

[@dell988]

@@mooseitself Yeah, feels weird that the factions that are supposed to be survivors of the nuclear holocaust don't have a prominent presence of the ghouls, who are literally in some cases people who survived the bombs all these years.

[@claytopolis]

I love how 76 showed the concept of civilian power armor. I'd like to see more since i can imagine plenty of industries would gladly replace bulky industrial vehicles with these if they could.

[@drivanradosivic1357]

firemen and police units are a example along with the excavator power armor.

[@bandit3019]

@@drivanradosivic1357never even thought about those applications, would love to see what they come up with for those two

[@drivanradosivic1357]

@@bandit3019 I mean, force multiplier for Fighting is obvious. However, Power armor is like a exo suit, and depending on the armor set can offer different benefits, so Excavation aka mining Power Armor as well as for disaster clean up and specailzed other variants would fit. Like for agriculture. now that I mention it, I am surprised that the Scrap tech power armor only comes from Raiders and not Settlers as well. I mean, helping around for farming is obvious and it doubles as defense.

[@SPECTRA_87]

My theory of ghouls not being able to use leather armor in tactics is that on a hot day I stick to my leather couch, maybe if a ghoul wears leather their skin sticks to it and "comes off" in the leather.

[@iamthekingof1omillionsunsets]

But the ghoul dominatrix in New Vegas wears leather just fine

[@SPECTRA_87]

In tactics it was a problem, maybe by NV they just started using lotions and lubes

[@emiliatuominen3785]

​@@iamthekingof1omillionsunsetsMaybe the dominatrix ghoul just never takes it off, the leather still stuck to the skin, just not ripping it off because it's still on.

[@LuciusFaith]

@@emiliatuominen3785 THIS!! there is a comment about her that no one has seen her naked!

[@evanprince3875]

I was thinking the same thing, and for metal armor the edges would catch on their already damaged and delicate skin. Basically, metal and leather armor would cause a ghoul more harm to wear than the damage it would negate!

[@mr.braindead8151]

I'm a big fan of raider PA, just love that scrap aesthetic

[@klaykid117]

I absolutely love how it has the cage over the helmet It seems like it's there to detonate explosives early or to make sure a super mutant's melee attack doesn't just break your neck

[@archdornan8349]

​@klaykid117 power armor cope cage confirmed 😂

[@Mario_Cortez2010]

I don’t really like the rebar on the torso but the rest of the power armor looks really cool to me

[@lowrijmoulding]

@@archdornan8349 huh? How’s that cope?

[@archdornan8349]

@lowrijmoulding2746 there's a common practice among tank crews, particularly Russian and Ukrainian ones to install slat armor (slang, cope cage) on their tank to protect from HEAT munitions. This armor bears a striking resemblance to top cage on raider powder armor. Thus the comparison

[@biostemm]

What surprises me is that there's little to no "non-raider", but still patchwork armor available...

[@jimbob4859]

Like maybe.. "Minuteman Power Armor" even if it's just an upgrade package for T-45 and T-51

[@nicholashodges201]

There should've been a way to equip the MM and/or the RR with power armor. Maybe getting the Atom Cats to join one or the other. But then they forgot to fill the Castle with Minutemen so what can you expect...

[@thefabulouskitten7204]

@@jimbob4859 there is minuteman paint

[@drivanradosivic1357]

@@jimbob4859 Settler Scrap tech, as well as Minuteman and Railroad alongside Raider power armor Scrap tech variants. Makeshift tech Power Armor are of course better and you get them from investing into these things.

[@azeria1]

With how common random bits of power armour are including whole complete frames you would think raiders wouldn’t need to make they own bits of armour

[@JuliusCheeser223]

I think its more about the maintaince of the armor

[@wawi911]

I was under the impression that raider power armour could come with random pieces of regular PA, much like it can come with whole pieces missing. If not: it should!

[@Jester4460]

There’s a hundred raiders and only one you You are the main character so no competition

[@joaogomes9405]

A lot of them are locked behind security gates, and I've never met a raider smart enough to hack terminals

[@MisterJohnDoe]

You sure about that? I've been finding lots of pieces but it takes some luck getting full set of matching pieces. Slag does have a T-45 torso piece however.

[@juandehernan8803]

My favorite (aesthetically speaking) of these less common types has to be the union power armor. It really gives the feel of something heavy and durable meant for hard work in a place like an industrial steel foundry. Equip the person in the suit with an Autoaxe and you got a heavy duty steel worker and melee tank.

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

I dunno why, but parts of it remind me of the Helldivers helmet

[@Stogdad17]

U.S. Navy Vet… One of my favorite civilian misnomers that will forever be ingrained in culture is that the term “Military-Grade” means top-notch. It’s quite the opposite in reality. More often than not it equates to the cheapest possible material to do the job with the fastest production rate. For any items outside of military use, you may as well slap “Organic” on it, too, cause it doesn’t mean a thing

[@virtualwastrel]

100% I have a hard time explaining that to other civilians. I've not served, but I've had my hands on a lot of kit. It all is kind of shit compared to what I can buy at a gun store.

[@erraticonteuse]

I'm not in the service, but I do proposals for a contractor, and lol yeah.

[@imperialofficerremusblackw8452]

Military grade toilet paper should be put under cruel and unusual punishment

[@relishcakes4525]

My understanding, even after serving, is that military grade means as cheap as possible, as simple as possible, without falling apart immediately in the worst possible environments and situations.

[@TheSkubna]

Sounds like what I hear about "aircraft grade" aluminum. Or Boeing in general lately 😂

[@cinnamonflavord]

Instead of Raider Power armor, all armors should come with a salvaged versions, so you can have tons of variety in your scrapower armor

[@raritee.mp333]

that's a super good idea

[@gaminreasons8941]

I actually think the Tactics Brotherhood Armor looks badass, but definitely looks like the kinda thing the bad guys should be wearing.

[@thecrtf4953]

Oh 100% looks like what the villians would wear

[@aOldRustyTruck]

reminds me of the predator

[@thanotosomega]

Tactics leaned on the idea that the bos were maybe not great people since the most moral and compassionate ones that made up the Midwest branch still acted like feudal lords so it kinda works there, also remember black isle was dying fast and needed money so they weren't doing top tier creative control as they tried to milk the franchise dry to save themselves

[@kanrakucheese]

I think the "crown" of the raider armor is just a mounting for the light. Happy Great War day! 54 years to go!

[@guilhermematos500]

the raider power armor is also made to be used by raider bosses (if i remember the loading screens right) so the crown might also serve as well, a crown

[@insertname1129]

Ive always loved how Procter negan uses the frame for her crippled legs

[@AHHHHHHHH21]

Actually, if you look, she doesn't even have legs. It is just a replacement, not a support

[@virtualwastrel]

​@@AHHHHHHHH21 She also has tools stuck into holes of the frame for easy access lol. She uses her brain a lot more than other brotherhood members.

[@sarasheppard8242]

My theory on why Ghouls can wear power armor and not others; power armor is a suit with a sealed environment, like a space suit, so it can be worn more comfortably than other armor types

[@propheinx2250]

Or it has to do with being a large cavity you fit inside of. One that's large enough that you can wear other armor while inside the power armor. That means a ghoul can wear power armor without their skin sticking to the inside of the armor. If you've watched the walking dead. Think about the prison season where they came across zombies in riot armor. When they removed the helmet to stab the zombie's head, its whole face came along with the helmet. I think that's why ghouls can wear power armor, but not form fitting armor... and the same would apply to clothes as well. No yoga pants for ghouls.

[@sarasheppard8242]

@@propheinx2250 I haven't seen Walking Dead but yeah, that's part of it

[@aerodynamiccow3597]

I believe that the Hellcat Power armor might have been aquatic/amphibious pre-war, given it seems designed to be used under high pressure and its headlamp is only visible to the player and human npcs

[@randomgamester1667]

That would also explain the lower energy resistance; I don't think energy weapons would be very effective underwater.

[@aerodynamiccow3597]

@@randomgamester1667 I later learned that the hellcat mercenaries were a reference to pre-war marines based on an irl navy group so that's fun

[@KingLeek86]

I'm surprised no one tried to make Mirelurk Power Armor. I think it'd look sick!

[@kingofhearts3185]

I'd love more animal hide armors, let me wear a bear Bethesda.

[@exilestudios9546]

fuck i might just have to make that now. ill whip out the old sketch pad and get working on some concept art

[@kingofhearts3185]

@@exilestudios9546 Let us know if it ever ends up on nexus

[@CalciumEnjoyer]

Forget about power armor made out of a mirelurk, give the mirelurks’ their own power armor

[@Nightstalker_3]

​@@CalciumEnjoyerHELL YEAH, WHAT ABOUT GIVING A POWER ARMOR TO VERTIBIRDS?

[@A.R._Ironstar]

I just realised when you showed the Hellcat Company logo, the Latin words on it translate to “Death From the Seas” That gives a lot more weight to theory of the armour being amphibious assault armour. As well as indicates that the Hellcat Company may be a marine company that survived the war and turned mercenary.

[@MediumRareOpinions]

More of the military should have gone merc post war. I don't like how they're all Dead, Enclave or BoS cult converts in main line Bethesda games.

[@cheeseismyreligion4508]

⁠@@MediumRareOpinionsWell it’s 200 years in the future most non well established groups are going to make it that far. So most of the Remnants of potential groups probably died over sees, or integrated into normal waste land life.

[@MediumRareOpinions]

@@cheeseismyreligion4508 I'm not necessarily looking for groups that kept their pre war identity, more thematic mercenary outfits or raider groups that have benefitted from martial traditions passed down. Especially with the prevalence of ghouls who could pass on their knowledge and training to many generations. Small things like a post war merc company with a pre war Ghoul Drill Sergeant would satisfy that sort of thing.

[@danf3201]

@@MediumRareOpinions I mean, Talon Company form Fallout 3 and the Gunners from 4 are likely descended from US military remnants turned mercenaries, military units aren't cheap to support and with the government gone they either charge for their work or turn to banditry. Hell, the Triggermen from 4 have pre-war ghouls from the mob in their ranks.

[@AusSP]

@@MediumRareOpinions It has been 200 years. And the human survival rate was probably less than 1%. And the nukes likely had a military focus, with a civilian secondary focus. Still, I feel like the bulk of the military was involved in the war, outside of the main United States, with a lot of the rest around coastal cities. You'd probably see as much US Power Armor in China as in the US.

[@FyreOwlYT]

Overboss PA is absolutely fantastic and I love the aesthetic.

[@ghostintheroom]

The crown is likely just for the flashlight, and the rebar cage is most definitely for defending against head trauma (melee attacks) since a steel helmet like that is more than likely not suspended like a hard hat.

[@valor1omega]

If you have the punch through wall perk allowing the targeting of the core from any angle. However the power armor is marked as stolen. However you can't force the enemy out of their armor even if you destroy their core in 76.

[@virtualwastrel]

Yeah, the core also can freakin regen for some reason on some npcs.

[@Steel-101]

I love the Ultracite & Excavator Power Armor. They look so cool and their stories are pretty fun(the lore on the Excavator is my favorite). I have them both on display at my camp lol 😂

[@Sierra-208]

Headcanon for the Horned PA: I think the Midwest chapter of the BoS started out with T51 sets before making their own distinct power armor sets after welcoming a pack of intelligent deathclaws into their ranks and that new power armor took inspiration from those deathclaws. It should be noted that it is possible to make allies with a pack of intelligent deathclaws in Fallout Tactics and considering how inclusive the Midwest chapter is, it couldn't be that much of a stretch

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

No, they're just big fans of Schwarzenegger and Predator

[@Aichi1138]

I feel like there should have been a legendary black titanium Excavator suit named John Henry

[@CorneliusTheWizardDog]

And everyone said hell yeah (Fr good idea tho)

[@mikedawolf95]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Midwest Brotherhood Armor was made in a research facility and can only be found in the Midwest and the brotherhood found it and made it their faction armor. Kind of how the Excavator Power Armor can only be found in West Virginia.

[@leviathanman7253]

Maybe it’s a different variant of X-02/Black Devil that was abandoned by the Enclave in favor of the typical devil design. It would be neat for the models to be connected.

[@ComicinvestigatorYT]

Raiders were able to build this in a CAVE with a box of scraps!!!

[@redemptionjack4657]

Lmao, I was thinking the same thing when I found that suit In a cave in the glowing sea.

[@internalizedhappyness9774]

When the one friend in the group is like smart, but only when they’re like Zooted or something…

[@RJManette]

This is an Ironman reference right? 😂

[@TheSkubna]

I'm about to go to Nuka world, so the excuse 'I'm not a raider' won't apply.

[@BoredByItself]

Tbh, the Hellcat armor was (at first) the main reason why I completed the broken steel missions, it's sick af. I wanted it since I first saw it, and I just so happened to hit level 100 when I got it, so that's something

[@thorveim1174]

worth of note that the hellcat power armor ALSO leaves a lot of the frame exposed, maybe even moreso than the raider armor (main locations are around the neck when viewed from the top, and around the belly area though its less visible here with the default colors as the hellcat matches the color of the frame's belly)

[@Matt-md5yt]

glad you talked about the misfits of the PA. yeah raider one should have been a thing for years

[@the_rose_dragon6816]

I always enjoyed the different designs of power armor, for all of my grievances with Fallout 4, I felt like Power Armor was the best part, being able to mix and patch parts, my usual go with the XO1 body, T51B arms, T60 legs and the T51B helmet, and Fallout 76 made it even better

[@nonamegiven202]

It honestly would be cool to see Ultracite reactors get used properly in 76, Like I could see them fitting perfectly into a new MODUS/Enclave power armor myself. but than they would have to actually do that Enclave DLC they been teasing us on since wastelanders.

[@LucaLeRatt]

adore your content man, your naration is just top tier, both relaxing and makes you super invested in the subject, keep it up!

[@EthanPhillips-fe2sn]

Maybe the reason that ghouls find leather and metal to heavy but the power armour has hydrolic systems that supports the user to move around and that takes a lot of the weight away for them

[@Pigness7]

I dont think the intro news is talking about the hellcat company because he calls them "Our mechanized hellcats" prolly just a nickname for the forces, if he said "give em hell boys" I wouldnt assume that the "hell boys" were a faction that existed. Also the mechanized hellcats he mentioned are off fighting the Chinese over on the other side of the ocean, bit of a swim to get from there to west virginia.

[@wayneigoe6722]

Yeah, but when you look at the Hellcat suit, it seems to have a full respirator and scuba stuff built in. And we've seen boats that function post-war, like in Far Harbor and Point Lookout, so its totally possible that they took a boat back stateside, and then got setup. But even if they didn't, since Power Armor is built to be airtight and capable of recycling an air supply, they could've taken the time and literally WALKED along the bottom of the ocean to get back. (Granted, this is the least likely of any options) Also, there actually was a unit named similar to that, the Harlem Hellfighters (aka. The 369th Infantry Regiment of the US army) were/are a unit in WWI and WWII that still exists today. Its totally possible that the Hellcat Company may have had a similar name, but over time their name evolved by people saying it differently or something and the new name stuck.

[@Pigness7]

@@wayneigoe6722You have to remember that 76 is 26 years after the great war, that's not alot of time to WALK all the way back, not counting how fucking silly that is, people still need to eat and recycled air doesnt last forever. If the hellcats are mercs based on a military unit they're likely a unit stationed somewhere close to WV/DC/Pitt. IMO they fit the veteran biker vibe closer than an actual military unit vibe.

[@dogdog357]

West Virginia has plenty of mines, especially silver I'm pretty sure (important for electronics), so maybe they were produced somewhere nearby?

[@kingofhearts3185]

I lean on hellcat being a nickname for mechanized units, either in general or in a specific context.

[@bajscast]

@@Pigness7 I'm not saying the hellcats were actually deployed in china, but there's a precedent for walking long distances in Fallout. In Fallout 2 there's a minor npc called Marge LeBarge, named as such because she's from Lake LeBarge in canada. She's in Redding, California, which is 2000 miles away from Lake LeBarge. She walked. And she's not even a military badass or anything

[@hvn_gng]

Yo I come back to these videos often because you do them properly. You deserve a lot of flowers and credit for your efforts compiling the lore in a accurate way.

[@darrogen6200]

Well talking about how you would operate the power armor frame (at least the hands), the "Better Marine" cinematic from Starcraft 2 is a nice way of showing it

[@SabreArchon]

Hellcat Power Armor is my favorite design I just wish the chest piece looked more similar to the X-01 Chest because it’s chest piece just looks like it was broken at one point and never repaired.

[@mattyice2099]

Exactly it's so sick. It just needs more armor around the chest. Too exposed in the abdomen and between leg plates.

[@SabreArchon]

@@mattyice2099 I replaced my hellcat chest with an X-01 chest piece in 76

[@willmarsden7657]

For the abandoned Power Armour frames, its simply because they're too heavy. Try the carry move on a PA corpse, it won't lift. The BOS have learned you can scuttle the armour (where you found them in that pit) - which I believe fries the circuits.

[@robunnygirl]

Excavator Power Armor is probably my favorite power armor in the series because it makes 100% sense that a tool meant for war getting repurposed for something practical back at home and I just love the industrial look.

[@superiortorta4208]

Excavator Power armor is probably my Favorite PA in Fallout 76, the carry bonus and it's unique look makes it amazing for me and it looks really good with most cosmetic skins. I just wanted to add that all power armors in Fallout 76 have a hidden stat of 42% damage reduction for a full set, regardless of which one you are using. Fallout 76 also has a legendary effect called overeaters which increases overall DR to 6% per piece the higher your hunger meter is , giving you +30% DR for a full set of Overeaters, which stacks with the DR already given by PA so a full set of Overeaters Power armor will give you 72% overall Damage resistence and that is not counting the resistances you get from the visible stats. In conclusion the extra carry weight, mining bonuses and the legendary effects make Overeater Excavator Power armor one of the best PA's in 76 and most sought after. Great video btw.

[@HydraKittten]

Raider power armor is such a cool idea, so many possibilities, like, imagine if the forged or rust devils power armor, imagine all the different varieties there could have been

[@m0dulo258]

my theory as to why ghouls cant wear leather or metal but can wear power armor comes down to temperature. If its hot enough and you sit on say a leather car seat without a shirt on, you may stick to it a bit, metal is a conductor which carries heat really well. And given that a ghouls skin is already necrotic and falling apart, having either of those two materials heat up and burn , or stick to them and may subsequently injure them if they try to take it off. Power armor on the other hand may be temperature controlled on the inside.

[@JacobT-1]

Thank you for doing what you do. You have taught me more about Fallout than anyone else. Really helps build my fondness of this series/world/universe into something greater.

[@internalizedhappyness9774]

Honestly, raider power armors the best armor in this fallout 4. It just looks so dope, it’s so fun to play with. It fits the aesthetic so well. It looks like you could fix it by just ripping off a stop sign from any corner of the world.

[@bdj_tvk]

I love the Tactic Advanced Power Armor so much, it's so great

[@Roz4628]

There is another way to get a empty power armor frame, Arturo in Fallout 4 has them in his shop.

[@legend8me670]

Same with kleo

[@Engelbote117]

I remember seeing a couple different vendors in Fo4 who sell empty frames. Brotherhood and weapons merchants usually.

[@WarhammerGeek]

I completely agree about the advanced "horned" power armor. As soon as you showed that concept art image my first thought was it looked like Predator.

[@badideagenerator2315]

I'm guessing the rebar cage on raider power armour is there to protect the wearer from neck injuries, since if someone in full power armour fell onto their head, the damage to their neck from the weight of the armour could easily be fatal. Especially on a suit with a jetpack.

[@callsignapollo_]

Agreed, blunt head impacts would be rough in armor with this much weight, and considering that the strategy for killing knights in full plate eventually became "just crack their skull" and a lot of raiders choosing or resorting to melee combat means head injuries, or managing to pull off the helmet, would be the easiest way to take raider armor down if you dont have the conventional firepower to break through their plates.

[@sergeantarchdornan2994]

Trans women are men

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

10:15 absolutely wonderful, my life has been at the very least slightly improved by this

[@zombiecowboy4946]

I like to think of the Hellcats as America's equivalent of the German stormtroopers of WW1, and that's probably where Bethesda got the inspiration. Think about it. German stormtroopers were a specialized group of elite soldiers that utilized submachine guns, shortened rifles, and Modern-at-the-time Body Armor to storm trenches and assault positions. So America having a unit that's specialized for that same reason, with power armor that's designed specifically to resist ballistic weaponry, makes a lot of sense. Add to the fact that they survived the end of the world and even thrived is a testament to how trained they were. Just like the stormtroopers of old.

[@benkendall7489]

Maybe ghouls can wear power armour as there’s a synthetic inner lining on the frames? Something made of a fabric or rubber perhaps

[@LelandHasGames]

In Fallout 4, you CAN obtain power armor frames from enemies. You have to shoot and destroy the fusion core in the back of the armor. If they aren't killed by the resulting explosion, the enemy will eventually exit the power armor, allowing the player to enter it. Given that you have an extra fusion core. Edit: i jumped the gun with my comment. Lol

[@TheTacticalApe]

I was gonna say🤣

[@EnemyAtom65]

For anybody wondering, the ability to move without a fusion core in the TV show. It's just a gameplay feature now.

[@ArcticPenguin17]

Glory to Atom

[@Rammmmmie]

Glory to Adam

[@t-rex_tion9612]

Wanna know why rads don't affect you?... Its because you're a synth!

[@duckfamian]

Glory to Atom

[@Boone69]

Glory to Ug-Qualtoth

[@Dctctx]

Atom glory to

[@CptVargas70]

When Radking posts and that serotonin hits 🤌

[@bocktordaytona5656]

I love the raider PA they remember me the improvised spaced armor made by Soviets in their tanks in Berlin to avoid Hollow charges of panzerfausts or bazookas in general and also the Syrian T 72 and T 55 tanks more recently wich look from a mad max setting or actually straight from fallout.

[@blademaster2390]

Or the modifications on current Russian tanks in Ukraine. The rebar cages definitely give a “cope cage” kind of vibe, and if you cover them…you have the turtle tanks.

[@NickBourgeois-zm4jd]

I’m pretty sure that the “computer” on the outside of the helmet is meant to be the radio since all other power armors come with a built in radio Im guess whatever raider put it together decided to put a radio on the helmet

[@gamerfourlife64]

The most underrated power armors imo

[@boiledpepsi]

im a huge fan of excavator pa. i just like the design a lot. plus the weight carry and mineral bonuses are based as hell. so much lead.

[@justanotheraccounthere2014]

One potential reason for ghouls not being able to wear leather or metal armor might be the deterioration of their skins. Those armors might come in contact with their mussel or tissues directly, causing extreme pain (because of coarseness of the leather) and/or even lethal infection (rusty metal, you don't want that in direct contact to an open wound IRL). You can even see ghoul armors have cloth lining in Tactics. However, in lore (though not in game prior to FO4) power armor seems to be closer to the exoskeleton, which supports itself and can get away with no skin contact at all, and would therefore be safe for ghouls. Environmental Suit would have polymer lining as the inner most layer, if FO has similar hazard suit technology similar to real life, and it would also be safe for ghouls.

[@MOST_RANDOM_OF_THEM_ALL]

The rebar spikes on the helmet is probably for if a creature like a death claw for example, biting the head. The rebar would tear up the death claws mouth and make it let go.

[@peugeotboer167]

Ingram does have legs when she goes out of her frame. when you enter the frame it becomes a normal frame. I discovered this due to a bug with the settlement in the airport

[@oliverogden4999]

Great video as always, would love to see a lore video on the Appalachian brotherhood and enclave from you

[@bcfb21]

Ghouls probably can’t wear a lot of different things because of their skin falling off. But power armor frames don’t seem to touch the body in all places so that would be my guess on why they can wear it

[@superscatboy]

I have eczema on my legs but it doesn't make my trousers don't fall off. Not convinced by that reasoning lol

[@DCBiscuit]

Druid rules.

[@bcfb21]

@@superscatboy i was talking about their skin falling off because... that's what ghoul skin does.

[@agentoy6065]

Fun fsct: ingram does have normal human model but hss a unique outfit that makes her legs while in power armor invisable

[@ded2thaworld963]

I always collect all the power armor i find then customize and display it, yet i literally never use any of it….no idea why

[@qwopiretyu]

Because it changes your HUD and makes things too easy

[@ded2thaworld963]

@@qwopiretyu probably why actually. Never liked easy when it comes to games, i literally never glitch or use exploits in any games so that seems legit.

[@Jester4460]

@@qwopiretyuIn fairness that is what it’s for

[@cedrickarter5680]

Homie's a Atom Cat

[@Kellett781]

I have every single power armor type in Fallout 76, with a pretty big library of paints and skins. But the armor I like to rock the most is my Bolstering Raider set. I do really wish they would add some paints to the Raider set.

[@BoisegangGaming]

Does it bother anyone else that the metal power armor twists and blends with the idle animation? (Most noticeable in the stomach)

[@Mare_Man]

Regular armors do this too

[@BoisegangGaming]

@DracotheDarkPrince yeah it's likely an artifact of how Armor works in games (i.e. doesn't really interact with the character model physically)

[@mrkngturkey6054]

I think the rebar on the raider power armor is actually meant to hold the helmet together or act as a sort of frame for the helmet to keep it from falling apart and the sticking out bits of rebar is just bits of rebar raiders just didn’t remove as there is no point in doing so

[@bw7754]

Cope cages on power armor is wiiiiiild, great video as always

[@ShiniSaba]

The rebar cage, reminds me alot of the early detonation cages that are placed on tanks and other vehicles, designed to trigger a rocket or impact detonating explosive prematurely, and it would make sense as a defence against blunt force dispursing the force over the cage instead of on the actual armour, meaning you can replace just the rebar when damaged and leave the underlying armour intact

[@S0ulGh0st]

About the Horse Power Armor, its stats are the exact same as the T-60, and you move faster if wearing all the pieces.

[@AntonioTheTurtle]

Cool!!! I’m gonna remember that when using creation credits in fallout 4.

[@S0ulGh0st]

@@AntonioTheTurtle Honestly it's not that great. It has been given for free before, just be patient until it happens again

[@patrikhjorth3291]

In Fallout 4, you can find power armour workstations in a lot of different places that are not of military significance. Red Rocket stations, factories, private residence garages etc. This suggests to me that there were civilian types of power armour in use pre-war. They were likely used for heavy lifting and/or work in hazardous environments... a lot like the Excavator model in FO76. I am not aware of any Fallout 4 concept art of civilian power armour types, but it would not surprise me to learn that there were plans for such things.

[@magicaljagical647]

I thought due to what it looks like amphibian equipment on the Hellcat Power Armor, it was the Power Armor of the U.S Marine Corp.

[@bigearl1624]

The Marine Corps serve on the land.

[@magicaljagical647]

@@bigearl1624 they also conduct amphibious warfare and landings, that’s why they’re called Marines

[@TheTexasDice]

I love the Raider Power Armor so much. I always wore it over the (objectively better) marks, because it looks so radical.

[@ninja1man4u]

Ah yes the Midwest power armor. The most wtf armor of fallout. It's cool but it doesn't make any sense.

[@camelfilters3224]

On the hellcat armor, the "little mask" on the chest area reminds me of an SCBA "self-contained breathing apparatus" but made far more compact than the navys version for divers. I used to use its precursor the OBA "oxygen breathing apparatus" for firefighting in the navy. Both would be pretty handy at keeping radiation dust from getting into your lungs and eyes. The draw back would be were to find replacement tanks and canisters for them. But if you did find a supply it would help you out and reduce your exposure.

[@lordchungus4744]

Imma be honest out of all the cropos you find in fallout garahan is one of the few that I actually respect as there excavator suit was meant to allow human miners to keep there job hell if it wasn't for hornwright sabotaging the man vs machine contest it would have won which suck blows

[@hailthenapkin]

I'm almost definitely not the first one to do this, but whenever I loot pieces of PA off of someone who was wearing it, I always make sure to shoot at the remaining pieces they have equipped before looting. This sets the carry weight to 0 and although it costs materials to fix, it's the reason I have a chest with upwards of about 100 different pieces of PA, both mixed and from complete sets

[@JReed7560]

Rad, have you found, or done a video on the the Freefall Legs? Found in Fallout 4 in Mass Fusion building.

[@bigearl1624]

He doesn't do videos on a single specific piece of armor.

[@MattnessLP]

Love the Excavator PA. Yeah it's comparatively weak, but in a game where Carryweight is such a huge limiting factor, I am more than willing to sacrifice some protection for the 100 pounds extra (plus additional 50 pounds per leg with the right upgrade). The mining bonus from the arm pieces is also really neat, especially when you're in late-game and using Ultracite ammo. You're right about the standard paint though, that one looks pretty ass. I'm glad I got far enough in the previous season to unlock the "Lucky 7" casino paint for it, since that blend of blue, gold and red makes every PA look better

[@duckymomo6472]

I appreciate the hard work compiling all the footage for this video. I feel bad skipping through much of the fallout 76 footage, but oh well 😅

[@doktorphlog2143]

the midwestern poweramor variant seems like they found an X0-1 set and applied some of the innovations to old T51 sets and wanted something that would instill fear in those that came across armored Paladins making them easier to pacify

[@sgtstr3am785]

I'm loving the "New Age" of fallout tuber's. Radking, Triangle City, N_orte. Fuckin legends

[@thatredkite8310]

yeah, gone are the days of stinky oxhorn and such

[@nyannyannyan870]

​@@thatredkite8310did Oxhorn do something?

[@sgtstr3am785]

@@nyannyannyan870 he's a habitual liar and openly hates on his fans. He's been like this for years

[@nyannyannyan870]

@@sgtstr3am785 oh damn I had no idea

[@sgtstr3am785]

@@nyannyannyan870 that's just the surface man. He deletes critical comments and copyright strikes any video discussing what he's done. He's a man-baby neck beard

[@SylviaMoonbeam1127]

I know you covered the Giddyup Buttercup Armor, but I wish you had mentioned the Captain Cosmos armor too. It’s my personal favorite power armor variant

[@tails5802]

26:00 fallout76: well see about that

[@SpartanSpear1671]

I've always thought of the midwest power armor being a light weight, more agile variety of power armor due to it's sleek and more fitted appearance. I think it would potentially be used in a rescue/ scouting operation.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

I'm thinking an in-house rebuild of existing T-51b suits to make the users able to crouch, crawl and climb in a way that the original suits just can't. And while thwy were at it, they redesigned the helmet to look like a stylised metal deathclaw face and added more tactical command and communications functions to it, with antennas protected in the "horns".

[@DemonMankeyMan]

On the subject of power armor frames: Looking at a different franchise (starcraft 2) we see that the hands in Marine Power armor there are handles similarly to the PA frame. The hand at full extension stops before the mechanised digits begin, however the opening cinematic shows a control device that the user's hand is gripping onto that would ostensibly translate input from flesh digit to mechanical ones. It's possible that the PA frame is using a similar type of device in theory but is not rendered in engine because Bethesda considered it to be too much work for such a minor detail. It would however track with what appears to be a pressure mat that the users feet rest on to move the legs, that or the whole thing works on nuclear magic/the DRIFT system

[@thefactory7221]

the rebar being a countermeasure to Melee makes some sense, as the most common enemies a Raider might come across would be wild creatures or Feral Ghouls, nothing hurts more than trying to punch a piece of metal that stabs back at you... Sadly this is not a functional feature of the vanilla game.

[@gyneve]

Every time I found a piece of lore in fallout 76, the words in my head were "They thought THIS should be canon?" Every time I found another retcon on the BOS, I rubbed my temples until they were sore. 😂😭

[@lordadorable7362]

Cope

[@mysteriousstranger5873]

The fact that we haven’t gotten a fire breather skin for the union power armor is a crime

[@ExtraThiccc]

Maybe the reason post-war power armor is so good is because pre-war, they were focusing on not only resistances but also comfort. While post war, resistances are all that matter

[@Roger-v9p]

I fell in love with the raider armor instantly and it made me feel so safe playing on the harder difficulties i was on. I'm kept mine on display in my main base throughout the game even after i got better armor suits.

[@Crimson-kt7fd]

Kinda wanna see updated versions of the NCR power armor you can build or as a skin alongside a Legion themed Raider/Roman one.

[@ReachTea]

Is fallout just so unoriginal to the point that everyone needs power armour

[@AntonioTheTurtle]

No the ncr have power armor just don’t know how to use it, The legion would have a healing powder to their stimpak.

[@edwardallen4230]

New RadKing video = better sleep tonight