I was clearing out the Quarry and accidentally lured three full grown Deathclaws after me. Now, I can take them on, rather handily if I do it right, but not all at once, and not in this terrain. So I'm running around this corner, and I pass a rather irritable looking fellow in red and brown armor with a Vexillarius coyote-head on.
He and his three assassin fellows draw their high end weapons (A 12.7mm SMG, a Thermic Lance, some throwing spears, and a shotgun IIRC) and take aim on me while I run right through the group frantically.
I take a few hits, and one foe raises his machete to slash at my face as I pass. He flinches and turns to face his new foe, and I clear the group. I draw my Hunting Shotgun+ and blast the nearest Deathclaw with judicious fucking headshots. I turn, blasting a Legionary, and survey the field. One wounded, crippled Deathclaw is bearing down on the Vexillarius, who is also severely injured. I fire the rest of my clip non-VATS, spraying both of them with a spread of buckshot.
I stand victorious over three adult Deathclaws and four Legionary Assassins, wearing Reinforced Leather armor, Sunglasses, and a Headband.
Fuck your armor, fuck your energy cannons. I got a shotgun and speed.
Fallout: New Vegas