Hitman

Hitmen will spawn in the game world depending on certain choices made in specific quests:
- Burke's hitmen will only appear during the Watch Your Back random encounter if The Power of the Atom was completed by helping Lucas Simms and disarming the bomb found in Megaton.
Abolitionist hitmen will only appear during the Kill the Slaver random encounter if Strictly Business was completed by helping Grouse and capturing his four VIP slaves or if the player character used the Mesmetron to enslave named or generic NPCs and send them to Paradise Falls up to a certain unknown threshold.

Variants

Burke's hitmen

Donning the Talon combat armor, these hitmen are Talon Company mercs hired by Mister Burke. They greet the Lone Wanderer with a threat before immediately attacking.^[1]^[2] They carry a contract for extermination signed by him, even if Burke was previously killed and/or has never been spoken to previously.

Abolitionist hitmen

These hitmen are average wastelanders, greeting their slaver target derisively,^[3] and then proceeding to attack. They carry the Contract killing note demanding "wasteland justice."

Inventory

Burke's hitmen

Apparel	Weapon	Other items	On death
Talon combat armor	Hunting rifle or Assault rifle or Chinese assault rifle or 10mm SMG or Laser pistol or Laser rifle	Contract for extermination

Abolitionist hitmen

Apparel	Weapon	Other items	On death
Wasteland outfit	.32 pistol or Chinese pistol or Knife or Tire iron or Lead pipe or Combat knife	Contract killing

Appearances

Hitmen only appear in Fallout 3.

References

↑ Hitman: "Mr. Burke says goodnight!"
(Burke's hitman dialogue)
↑ Hitman: "You should have followed Burke's orders!"
(Burke's hitman dialogue)
↑ Hitman: "There's the Slaver bastard/bitch! Kill him/her!"

[1] Hitman: "Mr. Burke says goodnight!"
(Burke's hitman dialogue)

[2] Hitman: "You should have followed Burke's orders!"
(Burke's hitman dialogue)

[3] Hitman: "There's the Slaver bastard/bitch! Kill him/her!"

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