The Watcher Initiative | Fallout Lore
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As you’re exploring The Commonwealth Wasteland you may get the feeling that you’re being watched, but you’re completely alone, there’s no one there and while that feeling of being watched subsides it never fully goes away and that’s how many people in The Commonwealth feel - that there’s always someone watching. The Institute, The Commonwealth Boogey Man, appears to be the go to culprit and they do have eyes and ears all over the place through synthetic humans, Institute spies almost indistinguishable from the person they pretend to be and if not for the synth chip on their person you might never have known the face in front of you was false. But The Institutes ability to watch others goes far beyond synthetic humans.
Watcher initiative testing log, entry six. Acting Director Justin Ayo speaking. We've concluded the third round of surface testing, and the results are promising. We're receiving valuable data across a broad spectrum and in real-time. With the improved monitoring, I'm confident we'll be able to expand our operations on the surface. I intend to request additional units from Robotics for immediate deployment in Diamond City. End log entry.
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The birds work for the bourgeoisie.
@elic1356
Жыл бұрын
I knew it!
@kaidorade1317
Жыл бұрын
Birbs aren’t real!
@nomisbman1826
Жыл бұрын
Birds are a mere social construct
@PrinsaVossum
Жыл бұрын
@Synonymous I don't even know how to pronounce that last word.
@bac1308
Жыл бұрын
@@PrinsaVossum booje whaa zee
If you attack the crows with a knife. You’ll get the sound effect of hitting something metallic( like cars, power armor, etc.) instead of the flesh stab sound.
@Satellaview1889
Жыл бұрын
Probably a bug, but still a neat addition nonetheless
@raielle
Жыл бұрын
Might just be you hitting the ground
@kingofravens215
Жыл бұрын
They make good target practice when they’re up in the trees!
@Subject_Keter
Жыл бұрын
@Svenskanorden1 Considering they could do something amazing well and just leave in stuff that baffles people in a bad way, it just makes sense.
@NickyTheCat
Жыл бұрын
Although if you shoot them they explode into normal bloody gore. I've killed them in the past for spying but it's likely they don't know they're spies so now I feel bad for the needless avicide.
Honestly if the Institute wants to spy on me by sending me a small little cat to just chill with me for the rest of my life in the wasteland I wouldn't even be mad.
@Draqer
Жыл бұрын
Lets hope they dont program them to watch people poop as much as some cats do. That would just be awkward and a massive invasion of privacy.
@davidmclaren3620
Жыл бұрын
I mean I'm not doing any heroic shit so if they are sending me a cat thats fine by me
@TheMelancholicWriter
Жыл бұрын
@@davidmclaren3620I don’t know Dave. I’ve seen you shit, it’s pretty heroic my guy!
@davidoneill7554
Жыл бұрын
🥹
@jamesneutron1351
9 ай бұрын
The CIA has admitted to doing this in the 60s in what they called acoustic kitty. It wasn't very successful because after they installed the microphone in its ear and an antenna in its tail, it got hit by a car crossing the street to the Soviet embassy. The funny thing is they never bring up attempting this on dogs, which seems like a natural progression to such a sick experiment, but also makes me wonder if they were successful given most dogs inherent obedience.
This truly shows how deeply the Institute has infiltrated the entire Wasteland. To be honest, kind of spooky if you were placed in the shoes of an average wastelander.
@Lightskinmakwa
Жыл бұрын
When I played this game lots. I looked at the institute as our government. Fallout has so many answers we don’t listen too. Because it’s a “fanatical video game”
@joshthepatriot1869
Жыл бұрын
@Mister Majestic he needs to hop off them drugs
@placer7412
Жыл бұрын
@@Lightskinmakwayou need zyprexa
@fawnieee
Жыл бұрын
@@placer7412 I like how there's repeated evidence of social media platforms collecting our data and not only selling it to advertisers but the government as well, to the point they use our microphones to listen to things (hence why when you mention a product irl suddenly you'll have advertising for it), that even multiple government bodies have admitted to collecting our data and that it's just a matter of time until they have the technology to interpret that amount of data but y'all are still like: "nah, it's not real. It's not happening". 🥴
@dondemonico
6 ай бұрын
@@placer7412 he's right. Also it's confirmed. In fact: ALL crows are spying - they're the so called: "Watchers"! The program is called the "Watcher Initiative" !! We have a lotta proof: Why is every animal mutated, except crows?? Why you get no XP when you shoot them? Why they completely explode when you shoot them? Like with the Bloody Mess perk? = no proof. Same reason with: Why Crows cannot be disintegrated with energy weapons? Or: Why you can't aim at them with V.A.T.S. or seen on the compass? = no proof Why you can find them only around you or/and crowded places? The more crows, the more important. Like for example around Diamond City. We've proof: Like i said l, at this point it's pretty much official lore for us. And even in-game, a lotta ppl and factions know that. I'm sure the Railroad and Minuteman know 100%. I guess the Brotherhood knows too. The "Watchers Initiative" We see it at the spy monitors, that it HAVE to be crows. Cuz there aren't any cameras at all! Ppl openly talk about it; Ronnie Shaw: "We've seen a lot of those Institute crow-things sniffing around. Looks like they're getting ready to try to take us out." Deacon: "You see those little raven bastards (he calls them ravens), - they could be Watchers. Reporting everything back to the mother ship. So, the Institute wasn't content with just creating synth people. Oh no, they have synth birds, too. Or wherever the Institute's hiding. So smile for the pretty birdies." 😉 Gotta love Deacon.. 😅 We also have official Statements: Fallout 4: Crows - on Mark Teare's Tumblr: "At one point I was thinking the spy crows were hiding in the packs of real crows so I made one red eyed and impossible to kill. In the end the idea was that all crows were WATCHERS, so we didn’t need to have a second type." Edit: Alana Secord: "Oh, yes. Uhh... Watchers have not shown any additional threats at this time. We're still monitoring increased activity around Fort Independence, though there's no immediate cause for concern. Boston International Airport remains occupied, and Brotherhood presence has been noted at several other locations. And, uhh... Despite a lack of concrete evidence, we have reason to believe that the "Railroad" continues to operate within the Commonwealth. Personally I suspect they're becoming more ambitious, but I can't confirm that at this time. For now, we have assets monitoring all known situations."
Me as an institute scientist: *Releases synth gorillas altered to be "compatible" with local Yao Guai*
@bigslappy823
Жыл бұрын
The Institute's ultimate backup plan: An army of synth gorillas riding on the backs of Yao Guais.
@UrDadsFavouriteMaleEscort
Жыл бұрын
@@bigslappy823 yeah totally... That is definitely 100% what I meant 👀😬
@UrDadsFavouriteMaleEscort
Жыл бұрын
@Auhuhhuu I agree with nobody, bow to the power of my baby Yao-rilla army.
@TheMelancholicWriter
Жыл бұрын
Who would win: black bear or silverback gorilla?
@UrDadsFavouriteMaleEscort
Жыл бұрын
@@TheMelancholicWriter my dad (before he quit meth)
I always thought Dogmeat was a synth too. 'perfectly preserved' one of a kind dog just happen to wait for you outside of sanctuary
@Synonymous101
Жыл бұрын
Very suspicious
@TheMelancholicWriter
Жыл бұрын
In some ways I agree. However dogs, especially hunter/warrior breeds like Alsatians, would be very valuable in a dystopian world like this. Them being the only one is actually the inconsistency there. I think Diamond City Security should have had them as descendants of K-9 units from Boston PD. It makes sense for BoS and the Enclave to not use them due to their technological superiority and augmenting their capabilities with robots. The Minutemen likely did use them being quite limited and lacking tech, however we don’t see that because they’re still rebuilding. So yeah it’d be cool if Dogmeat is a synth, as I love the idea of an immortal Shaun roaming the new world with his immortal doggo! But it’s also more likely he’s just a good boy like the other dogs in the series.
@DrownInLysergic
11 ай бұрын
@@TheMelancholicWriterI mean, it's not like Dogmeat is the only dog in the entire fallout franchise though. Dogs appear in other games, but they look like wasteland dogs. Raggedy scavengers in poor shape. Dogmeat is just pristine when he shouldn't be. He should be dirty, mangy, gross but he's very well taken care of, despite the fact most people can't even take care of themselves.
I wish there was lore on the mannequins they always creeped me out so much
@wavy6332
Жыл бұрын
Facts
@glenngriffon8032
Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure that they're put all over by raider gangs. Put a human shaped figure in the street and listen for someone to shoot at it. It's like dinner ringing the 'come'n gettit' bell for you.
@shoelessbandit1581
Жыл бұрын
@@glenngriffon8032 plus it's good to judge distance and I imagine it gets boring out there so sometimes you gotta be a goofy fella to past time
@kyleowen372
Жыл бұрын
U always find them in the strangest positions like standing over skeletons and I found one cuddling a ded man on a mattress
@faithcartee8151
Жыл бұрын
There is lore on it have you not seen the video
Makes me suspicious of the birds you first see in new Vegas when leaving doc Mitchell house. I wonder how far the watchers have spread across the wasteland. And how many.
@mandelabrein8116
Жыл бұрын
Yeup and they're more than just there, they're all along the road to new vegas. There's one outside novac headed north on interstate that has the blue, peaceful npc icon on your compass
@Satellaview1889
Жыл бұрын
From what we can tell, the Institute’s reach is fairly localized. They are pretty much stuck in the Commonwealth, with a bit of reach into the Capital Wasteland. From what we can tell, that’s pretty much as far as they reach. I guess crows are just everywhere in the post-apocalypse, and that is why the Institute picked them to be their drones.
@SiriusCygnus
Жыл бұрын
@@Satellaview1889 makes sense.
@SiriusCygnus
Жыл бұрын
@@mandelabrein8116 I wouldn't be surprised if they have some birds that made it to the west coast and despite the institute not having any need for anything that far out they still study what's going on and keep and eye on important people there just in case the data gathered becomes useful in the future.
@Tacdelio
Жыл бұрын
@@Satellaview1889 they're a bunch of scientists with all the time in the world, they would absolutely do it for curiosities sake. they made a bunch of gorillas; for what reason?
Now the real question: Has anyone ever tried to eat the synth bird?
@theencolony5595
Жыл бұрын
Considering you can eat the synth courser, watchers are likely as edible as regular crows
The birds are literally the "birds are spycams" meme.
Pam likely discovered the watchers when correlating data, picking up on agents mentioning an abundance or increase in the number of crows around institute projects (DC mayor) and major operations (castle) leading to that conclusion. Ronnie is the oldest native military commander in the commonwealth, over her years as a minute man she would have slowly picked up overtime as she originally if not even by the time of Fallout 4 considering it partially coincidental. Ronnie and Pam were the only ones to realize the connection as they were the only ones with access to the necessary statistical data, Pam through dozens if not hundreds of agents and Ronnie through years of situations where she could encounter institute operations in the commonwealth without knowing it.
@deftomnivore215
Жыл бұрын
I think another way Ronnie or other wasters could find out is by shooting crows as a source of food then finding out they have synth components. Honestly I'm surprised they are still such a hidden aspect of the institute throughout the wasteland.
I knew about the crows being institute eyes, but i never knew ronnie and deacon mentioned them. Thanks for the video :)
I mean this mostly as a joke, but I like the idea that Deacon DID lie about the Watchers. He just only lied abouy them being ravens, not crows. The Deacon works in mysterious ways
The cats being watchers makes sense. It explains why they can't become pets like dogs, and it explains why you find them in covenant
Well, if I ever play F4 again, I'll be sure to just wipe the map indiscriminately.
@chainsawsubtlety9828
Жыл бұрын
Doesn't everyone do that already?
Dog meat a synth? Think about it, only friendly dog that just happens to be outside of the vault that you were in and is the most obvious path you will take out of sanctuary. Not to mention he is the only German shepherd to appear in the game
@tiredman99
Жыл бұрын
Not true, through a random encounter you can meet a guy who has dogs for sale (Rottweiler I believe) been a while since I played so I can't remember if he will sell you the dog or keep it.
@alexrennison8070
Жыл бұрын
He’s the only German Shepherd so you can identify which dog to fire your Mini-Nuke at.
@MrWorstNews
Жыл бұрын
Dog meat's actually an eldritch entity
@the_real_dodig
Жыл бұрын
@@tiredman99 right, but again there is only one German shepherd. Could be wrong it’s been a while since I’ve made a full run
@randomm9683
Жыл бұрын
A sample taken from the dogmeat in fallout 3 during the encounter in rivet city. Then cloned an dropped off to monitor our progress. He found kellog in fort haggen so quick based off only cigars........ Plue you can take him plus 1 more. Come on
The “birds aren’t real” crowd just coomed their pantaloons…
The Institute probably took the most inspiration from the Tyrell Corporation in Blade Runner.
@enclavelieutenant8614
Жыл бұрын
Fallout 4 is older than blade runner
@Vaultboythefightingmachine
Жыл бұрын
@@enclavelieutenant8614 Blade Runner came out in 1982
I recently started a new fallout 4 campaign and I was really noticing the birds this time around, I just got the sense that they were following me. It was like time I turned down a street a flurry of crows flew away. At first I just chalked it up to Bethesda demoing a new ai mechanic but I love that there's an actual lore reason there are crows everywhere.
I find it odd that these crows didn't get mutated like all the other animals. They are definitely synthetic.
@AurelionSass
2 ай бұрын
Exactly. Even the seaguls you can often find in the coastal areas of the map have noticeable mutations and sores throughout their bodies.
@Clark42EoC
11 күн бұрын
Some dogs like Rottweiler's were also natural and unaffected by radiation. I had the same logic as you but these Rottweiler's seem to suggest some dogs were unaffected by the fallout.
@johnnojojack-exe
11 күн бұрын
@@Clark42EoC They're simply: Built. Different.
Love the content! Your narration is great. I've enjoyed being a part of the channel for a while now.
Let's go another Synonymous video
I never thought the birds outside of vault 111 were also synths but until I found the room in the institute with a bunch of cameras watching the commonwealth.
I treat this channel as an offical lore channel for alot of the hidden aspects of the games deeper lore that aren't as commonly discoverable. I love each new video and they always contain vast amounts of new knowledge and information. Keep it up man!
Am I the only one who instantly thought the crows were synthetic? I mean have you seen their movement? They are either synth birds with animatronic head movements or Todd had 1 dev animate a bird in less then a minute as a last minute plug in.
another great one, gotta be the best fallout lore content out there
The idea of watcher gorillas is hilarious to me. Totally inconspicuous lol
I would imagine the Institute doesn't make watcher cats because they would be helpful to the wastelanders
This reminds me of the Yathzees would call random phone numbers to see how much land they lost in Berlin. Look at you want, I aint going to be the one counting how much dmg the Spray and Pray does to their body.
Hey man have you thought about doing creepy pasta narrations? You have the voice for it.
This is all I needed…… I’m now fully convinced that birds aren’t real not only in game but irl.
@S0LIDSNEK
Жыл бұрын
Small birds as government surveillance tools is actually a common conspiracy component. Go ahead, catch one and cut it open, you’ll see…
Buts red string on cats nail. It's all coming together
Can you do a video on Lorenzo Cabot, and more specifically the headwear of his that gives him immortality, knowledge, a connection with potentially aliens, and psychic powers. I find that to be incredibly lore heavy and interesting.
I wondered how canon wise - cows mutated from radiation yet birds and cats and other animals haven't.
I just finished the main plot. Ended with brotherhood (no quests they just ignore me), railroad (quests and shit) and minuteman alive. There's anyone watching me anymore. And i still have automatron and far harbor to complete along with a lot of commonwealth quests. Lvl 81 4d 1H save
@ARCHMAGE77
Жыл бұрын
Oh and a lot of mods like "Enemy levelling revamped so the game never gets easy and boring
So I partake in a lot of reefer, right. THIS, is one of those times I'm gunna take a break for a few days. Thanks bud!
Merry Christmas Synonymous thanks for all the awesome video this yr☃️👊🇨🇦
@Synonymous101
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome and Merry Christmas! 😁👍
The Sole Survivor: MURDER TIME FUN TIME!
Average conversation with a "birds arent real" believer:
Don't forget that Dogmeat is also a very special synth watcher, likely specifically designed and programed by your son Father. Honestly, it just makes much more sense if he is your own special, dedicated, synth watcher. Immune to radiation. A perfectly healthy dog, beyond rare already, but out of everyone he came out of hiding and approached only you and INSTANTLY bonded permanently and took direction PERFECLY (well Bethesda "perfectly") IMMEDIATELY, because he's obviously been programmed to follow your orders, protect and monitor you for Sean. No dog would be that trusting if it has lived a real life out there for the years it would take to reach his apparent age. Add to that the fact there is a "watcher" station overlooking the Red Rocket truck stop, much like the Railroad watch station at Vault 111, but very noticeably missing any railroad markings so it is not the Railroad's. Since dogmeat comes out to meet you before you can get solid eyes on the station, whomever was verifying contact likely already teleported away. You could even turn Dogmeat's exploring & retrieving bugs into explained, believable FEATURES. How could Dogmeat get passed a Master level lock and grab the Cryolator or other items in locked containers and return them to you (yes I know it's long patched)? Obviously his Institute design was prepared for contingencies that may be needed, such as systems & equipment to bypass them. See? No patch was necessary, just a better theory. Honestly, though, the most satisfying argument for me that Dogmeat is your personal institute mic, camera, monitor & reporter has to do with Sean's seemingly laissez-faire attitude towards you. Taken at face value, Sean apparently ordered you released from Vault 111 and sent out into the wastes with no guidance, information, or supplies and made no attempt to contact or significantly help you, yet simultaneously wanted you to find the Institute FAST, before he dies, so that you can succeed him. That always made ZERO sense to me. The Institute is supposed to be a scientific society. Even if Sean felt it necessary for you to prove yourself and your capabilities to the other members by being able to reach the Institute with no assistance, he still needs PROOF and a record of what you had done and accomplished on the way there. Bird watchers are obviously a great choice for large scale passive monitoring, but they obviously have their limitations too. So, after successfully releasing all those synth cat watchers to augment the birds' coverage area limitations, what would be an obvious choice for a higher spec, better equipped, bigger and stronger synth watcher AND companion-protector meant for long-term active monitoring of a high value target? Is there any other choice BUT a dog for something like that? I think it is far more likely that Sean feigned disinterest and passed his decision to free you off as nothing but a whim. But, he knew he was dying and wanted you to succeed him. He also knew no one in the Institute would accept that decision (ESPECIALLY if you are actually a synth too). He sent Dogmeat to help and protect you while also recording the evidence he needed to get his decision accepted...by MOST people. Lastly (this really got out of hand lol) if you consider the theory that the Sole Survivor is also a special synth replacement, it only strengthens the Dogmeat synth watcher theory. You don't conduct an experiment just to see what happens, you want to see if it behaves and operates as expected or not. Since the experiment requires no contact, initial info, etc. so as to not influence his behavior you want your protector/monitor meeting and staying with them as soon as they pass the starting line which is precisely what happens.
@MediumRareOpinions
Жыл бұрын
There is a hole in that theory. Dogmeat is well known to others in the wasteland, well enough that even if you haven't met him yet Nick valentine will call for him to track Kellog. It would seem odd for a watcher designed specifically for the player has such a significant past interacting with others in the commonwealth.
i knew from the first time i saw one they were Institute creations as no matter where your char ended up and what you were doing they always seemed to be there and would always seem to follow your movement
I heard tidbits about the watchers and kindof headcannoned them as Old World government robots, which makes them still existing 200 years later way creepier to me
I adore this channel
I still feel fallout 4 could have been much better without a voiced character. The wasted resources on voicing could have lead to so much more
Love how you come up with the greatest topics to cover man genius ✌🏻🤟🏻💯🔥🔥🔥🐐🐐
The main reason it doesn't make sense, especially in the wasteland, is that healthy looking crows would be something a lot of people hunt.. and all it would take is one synth crow to be killed, and dissected for people to realize it was synth, and the whole cover to be blown
@yuungmung
Жыл бұрын
Nah crows eat corpses. Same reason we wouldn't eat them is the same reason people wouldn't eat pigs not clean
@hermos3602
Жыл бұрын
I mean, the sa.e can be said about cats. In the West Coast, cats are extinct because people have been hunted to extinction.
@Subject_Keter
Жыл бұрын
I think the main excuse is those cannibals in Far Harbor ate a Synth and couldnt tell till they like coughed up his robot bits.
@BigChap117
Жыл бұрын
Not if they're the latest generation, made of flesh and bone. Presumable there'd be a ship in their heads to actually transmit visual information, but who eats bird brains? Or the component could be made to self-destruct, leaving no trace.
@Subject_Keter
Жыл бұрын
@@BigChap117 I think if they had that tech, their Corsuers would of had that.
I thought someone in the institute had a line about increase the watcher presents blank region, I may be wrong but I remember it vividly
A healthy dog just happens to wander out in front view from a Red Rocket store? No it was Dogmeat! He orchestrated it. And you, you have to stop him!
This would be so useful. But flesh will always do the trick for a fraction of the cost.
@angelface925
Жыл бұрын
People are fallible and think for themselves. It's probably a large cost up front (if they even have to pay for anything and not just steal or obtain it by theft or force). But, I don't work at the institute, so I may be very wrong lol
Awesome video!
The power lines is what charges them.
Man the end slate just shows us how much of a wild wild wasteland it truly is
Man I don’t want to think my cat is a robot spy
"A little birdie told me"
There’s a bioscience terminal with an entry titled “Synth Zoological Initiative Phase 2” which states: “…We’ve engineered creatures that inhabit the sky and the land…” meaning the crows for the sky and atleast the gorillas for the land.
The Institute pretty much confirms this theory. In a meeting SRB head itself mentions "Watchers" or similar and the camera monitors fit positions crows are usually in. Still or in general a cool thing to add. E: Lol, I wrote this comment as I watched the video and right after posting the part is mentioned.
explains why there's so many ravens & crows out and about in the Mojave wasteland
you should make a video about the ash heap area in 76, one of my favorite areas in all of fallout love the look of it like a uncheck industrial wasteland
dogmeat is the best institute spy.
Did no one notice him say "purrfect" as he was talking about cats? 8:52 well played sir
If you look at the institute cameras of the overworld they line up with crows sitting
"As you're exploring the commonwealth wasteland, you get the feeling you're being watched.." Yeah, that's Deacon.
@rejvaik00
Жыл бұрын
"Why not?" - Deacon, KZread poop
Finding this out struck a cord. A very creepy cord. I realized I had been watched the whole time. What if the watchers are the mannequins. 😂
What I find odd is that more wastelanders don't hunt birds for food, and if they did, they'd find lots of synth components
We need a video about Lakelurks!
My respect to the one who was making the subs for this video. For taking the purrfect opportunity to making this 8:53
I aways feel like somebody watching me ain't got no privacy
Why is it every time you upload a video i get that erie feeling that i watched it already. And like a year ago or more its too.... unnerving.
You must shoot every bird you see, As is the duty of every man, woman and child who serve the Minutemen
I know the gulls show signs or radiation sickness if you look at them up close. Boils and missing feathers on some.
To add on to this, I’ve heard the theory that Dogmeat is a synth. He’s immune to radiation, is healthier than any other dog in the game, is trained to listen to the sole survivor, and is found in a location that the sole survivor is almost guaranteed to pass when leaving vault 111 and sanctuary. As far as I know, there’s nothing that proves this theory in game, but he could be a watcher specifically intended to keep an eye on the sole survivor.
@s7robin105
Жыл бұрын
It’s a popular theory but there’s zero evidence. Still would been interesting if he was
@ngfshgsfhsgh
Жыл бұрын
Dogmeat is just Dogmeat. An ever faithful friend of Fallout players, earned by the actions of people playing Fallout 1 who desperately did everything in their power to keep their lil furry friend alive through the hardest part of the game by locking him in rooms during combat. Making him a synth for this game feels a bit like spitting on that legacy. The good boy deserves better imo :)
@awesometechguy1706
Жыл бұрын
@@ngfshgsfhsgh I unfortunately haven’t had the chance to play the original fallouts, I need to either figure out how to get them to run on windows 10(if it’s even possible) or buy an old laptop or set up a VM
@Subject_Keter
Жыл бұрын
I dont like that theory, it could exist but when people try to make it a thing just rubs me up the wrong way.
@s7robin105
Жыл бұрын
@@awesometechguy1706 There’s two mods to fix it for modern systems. Fixit and the unofficial patch. Fixit adds some extra content to the base game so unofficial patch can be better for a more vanilla experience
regarding why crows were chosen: - Crows are as smart as a 7yo human child. they can be trained to do an array of tasks. Corvids are amazing animals, and even if they are flying spy cameras.. I still enjoy having them around.
When Ronnie Shaw said that they've seen those crows sniffing about. What I thought was those Courser synths because of their dark attire.
Imagine the cat you return to vault 81 was a synth replacement 😳😂
There's viewscreens in the Institute (can't remember where) that show proof of synth birds being used for spying. And best of all, it isn't cut content, therefore it's canon.
Maybe I've been playing too much God of War.... But all seeing crows, the leader of the institute being called Father...
Funny that Deacon talks about the Institute spying on you using innocent looking birds when he himself spies on you while disguised as an innocent looking wastelander.
I had no idea about this, but I've always made it a habit to shoot the birds and anything else that moves because I always have too much .38 ammo that I can't get rid of fast enough.
Bird is the word
the institute synth watchers always reminded me of "Acoustic Kitty" a CIA experiment that intended to use cats to remotely spy on soviets during the cold war, project cancelled 1967 and disclosed in 2001, so public knowledge well before fallout 4 development. though likely just a coincidence in reality.
I like to think that Dogmeat was a Synth sent by Shaun to help them out, but that’s just me
You know when I first played through I felt creeped out lol. The birds are spies the birds are spies.
I always assumed the crows were watching. I could be misremembering but I recall a terminal in bioscience that talked about synth animals, and I just assumed they used them to spy.
I take the duck season approach to the wasteland birds
Another quality video
welp, now I have an excuse to go bird hunting *starts looking for a mod that lets me do that*
Speaking of The Institute. I'm playing Fallout 3 right now and I'm on the Alien spaceship. I was using a Teleportation matrix and couldn't help but wonder if The Institute had somehow gotten their hands on Alien technology. I mean Synths are one thing but teleportation is leaps and bounds more sophisticated and has to be precise.
10:28 it just works
Could you do an episode on the cats of fallout? I was very surprised to see them in Fallout 4 and 76, especially in their largely un-mutated forms. Also what did he mean by “(cats) previously thought to be extinct“ ?
@jameskacer9563
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There’s a quote from a previous game where a character who seems to be really knowledgeable saying that cats went extinct. I think it’s mr house in new Vegas
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@@jameskacer9563 thanks! I never got around to playing NV or 3, so I know I have gaps in my understanding.
OMG! Ashes! Why would a cat that’s BEEN outside in the Commonwealth EVER try to go back outside!? Hear me out! I know NORMALLY that’s a cat thing and maybe it’s meant to look that way. (Open the door, cat rushes out.) Yet! Vault 81 isn’t like vault 118. There’s evidence of generations of cats living there. So perhaps they had an ecosystem larger than prior to the sole survivor arriving. Yet, vault 81 only isn’t the same. They open the door every so often to trade. So Ashes was almost definitely adopted by Erin after strolling in one day. Now I know cats are curious and what not. YET, idgaf! If that cat was outside at ANY point before making vault 81 it’s home. It wouldn’t willingly go back outside knowing how low it is on the food chain. Ashes was making a connection to report in to the INSTITUTE! But hey! That’s just a thurr! Drah gamm thuuuuurrr!
I wonder how many other people know about the watchers irl. Don't know how cat's survived but give the insanity that is vault tech. I wouldn't put it past them to fill a vault with nothing but mice, cat's, and dog's. Just to see which species survives
Probably the smartest thing the Institute could do would be to introduce cats as Watchers, then let slip that birds are Institute spies. They can sit back and sip coffee as every powerful person in the Commonwealth surrounds themselves with an army of cats to hunt the birds.
Deacon just jealous someone else is watching the Sole Survivor besides him 😎
If look closely the seagull’s almost like ghouls kinda like mongrels or Yao Guai which makes me think they aren’t watchers in game at least
Dog meat is a synth, he’s the best looking dog in the entire game. Like freakishly clean. He’s insanely smart and useful, and the player finds him directly outside the starting area.
I started shooting every crow in sight when I first found out about it, just find it weird you don't get any items
unless the person playing the game is blind deaf and unable to understand anything at all then just seeing the screens in the SRB should tell you everything you need all those camera feeds move to much to be fixed pointing ones and are often times on roofs or wires thus you can put 2 and 2 together
Hey Synonymous, can you do a video on the Pulowski shelters? You're doing a first rate job lad
Then there is the theory that dogmeat is a synth dog.
Imagine watcher bugs