Protectron's gaze after automatron main questline

[Xilo The Odd]

so i ended the mechanist encounter diplomatically and got the mechanist armor, but she didnt hand over the unique laser pistol. im not above just using consol commands to just hijack it that way but its supposedly pickpocketable, what all perks would i need to even see it in her inventory to try? im seeing everything she has but that pistol.

[Bansheebutt]

She didn't "hand over" the pistol because it's her weapon. If you want to take everything she has, you'd have to kill her or get it in some other "bad" way.

If im not mistaken, one of the last ranks of Pickpocket allows you to take equipped items, which is probably the case for her.

[Xilo The Odd]

yeah im gonna try and get to that point in my next 3 levels and see if it'll be possible.

[Zesty]

Hold on their People, Just Trade with her after a Few days 72 Hours and she may have the Lazer Pistol for you to Buy.

[Hawkins]

Well I did the quest twice once at 92 and again on a 51 (without killing her) and she wont sell me the gun. I even did her repeatable quest 15 times and still nothing.

The gun isnt that great for the builds I play but I enjoy collecting unique named weapons.

[Xilo The Odd]

Originally posted by Hawkins:

Well I did the quest twice once at 92 and again on a 51 (without killing her) and she wont sell me the gun. I even did her repeatable quest 15 times and still nothing.

The gun isnt that great for the builds I play but I enjoy collecting unique named weapons.

yeah same, i'd rather use the tesla gun over that but its a nice alternate weapon to have.

[Thatdude]

You can steal it from her if you have rank 4 pickpocket

[Xilo The Odd]

Originally posted by Thatdude:

You can steal it from her if you have rank 4 pickpocket

ok i figured you could, welp that answers that then. still would be nice if it got lumped in with the mechanist suit reward.

[maestro`]

For what it's worth, i just ran through this last night and i also took the diplomatic approach by allowing the mechanist to live, though i *did* figure out how to get her legendary pistol, Protectron's Gaze, as well as her armor. FYI, all 4 ranks in the pickpocketing perk are needed to pull this off.

Now, the important part is that you have to steal her weapon before shutting down the security lockdown. After you speak with the mechanist she gives you the master password and instructs you to shut down the security protocols. In order to get out with her legendary pistol, Protectrons Gaze, you have to steal from her (by pickpocketing it) before you shut down the security protocols. Once you've disabled the security lockdown you can no longer see the legendary pistol in her inventory when pickpocketing.

So basically...

1. Fight off all of the robots she throws at you
   
2. Get through the conversation with her and allow her to live
   
3. Once you're released from talking to her to go shut down the security protocols, first Quicksave (in case your pickpocketing efforts end up being noticed)
   
4. Steal that ♥♥♥♥!
   
5. Now go shut down the security protocols
   
6. Talk to the mechanist again to get her armor and continuous robot hunting quests

Hope this helps somebody.

[ChozoSR388]

Apparently, you can trade her a better weapon, and when she equips it, you can buy Protectron's Gaze from her, much in the same way that you'd trade a companion a better piece of gear to get what you want of theirs. Now, I don't know if Protectron's Gaze levels with the player, but the example of the weapon given on the wiki deals 20 damage. So, I'm guessing if the damage threshold is high enough (perhaps a weapon that does like 32+ damage), she'll equip it, giving you the opportunity to buy Protectron's Gaze. I'm gonna try it in this play through I'm on. I'm already halfway to Level 15.