My PA at Sanctuary disappeared and I'm wondering if this is a bug or just part of the game?

(I think a moderator took it as they are a shifty looking bunch)

Also (not related to the above) I once found much of Sanctuary trashed even though I'm careful to keep an eye on defending the settlements. Couldn't find any dead bodies and none of the settlers were dead. This one I blame on the aliens.

I have it. I'll return it for 3 stimpacks and a hit of Jet.

Did you leave a fusion core in it?

I might have.....

Don't leave fusion cores in your power armor, unless you park it somewhere the NPC's in general can't get to it.

Oh well I'll just hope that used fusion core runs down and the NPC has to park the armor somewhere.

On the bright side there are at least a dozen other suits out there in the Wasteland waiting for you to find them.

...so at least it's replaceable.

Check each settler in the settlement and then any provisioners. Order them out of it if you spot them.

Aside from that... yeah. Don't put fusion cores in idle PA.

Also, FCs don't run down when NPCs are using them.

unless the NPC tries to cross the Boston Bay.

Happened to me after the first fight for the Castle. No way to get the minuteman out of the armor. I now always take out the core even if I'm out the armor just for a minute. I joined the BoS to get a new power armor (although I rarely use power armor), however there are lot's of such armors accessible elsewhere. It's really strange that X1 armor is standing around in the open since ... Nobody pulled it away to make at least a hallstand out of it?

Have a look in the shop area of Bunker Hill.

Trashcan Carla took a set of mine, and wore it around for ages, and eventually left it parked at the visiting trader stand there.

i hate that u can't take u're power armor with u , and now i have to use stupid console commands every time i need it

if u can't get them out of u're power armor for some reason , try waiting for midnight they should exit and go to sleep

All of this is actually humorous and I'm certain that when I find it (if I find it) there will be a big laugh. Of course I know that there are many PA's out there but I haven't used mine since level 25 (I'm level 46 now) as the game gets so easy after level 25, even on very hard. None of the NPC's in Sanctuary have it and Trashcan Carla isn't wearing it but it is possible she dumped it somewhere. The provisioner doesn't have it either. Too bad I didn't find Preston in it as it could have been a good reason to banish him to a far away settlement to defend on his own.

One thing we all know...it's out there and I will solve this mystery. Thanks All!

Either remove the fusion core or make the suit accessible only to you by making it impossible for them to grab it, unfortunately. Frustrating, but manageable.