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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  • @Synonymous101
    @Synonymous101 Жыл бұрын

    The birds work for the bourgeoisie.

  • @elic1356

    @elic1356

    Жыл бұрын

    I knew it!

  • @kaidorade1317

    @kaidorade1317

    Жыл бұрын

    Birbs aren’t real!

  • @nomisbman1826

    @nomisbman1826

    Жыл бұрын

    Birds are a mere social construct

  • @PrinsaVossum

    @PrinsaVossum

    Жыл бұрын

    @Synonymous I don't even know how to pronounce that last word.

  • @bac1308

    @bac1308

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PrinsaVossum booje whaa zee

  • @brianmartinez1412
    @brianmartinez1412 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @Satellaview1889

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably a bug, but still a neat addition nonetheless

  • @raielle

    @raielle

    Жыл бұрын

    Might just be you hitting the ground

  • @kingofravens215

    @kingofravens215

    Жыл бұрын

    They make good target practice when they’re up in the trees!

  • @Subject_Keter

    @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

    @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.

  • @Holytoaster
    @Holytoaster Жыл бұрын

    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

    @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

    @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

    @TheMelancholicWriter

    Жыл бұрын

    @@davidmclaren3620I don’t know Dave. I’ve seen you shit, it’s pretty heroic my guy!

  • @davidoneill7554

    @davidoneill7554

    Жыл бұрын

    🥹

  • @jamesneutron1351

    @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.

  • @elic1356
    @elic1356 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @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

    @joshthepatriot1869

    Жыл бұрын

    @Mister Majestic he needs to hop off them drugs

  • @placer7412

    @placer7412

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Lightskinmakwayou need zyprexa

  • @fawnieee

    @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

    @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."

  • @UrDadsFavouriteMaleEscort
    @UrDadsFavouriteMaleEscort Жыл бұрын

    Me as an institute scientist: *Releases synth gorillas altered to be "compatible" with local Yao Guai*

  • @bigslappy823

    @bigslappy823

    Жыл бұрын

    The Institute's ultimate backup plan: An army of synth gorillas riding on the backs of Yao Guais.

  • @UrDadsFavouriteMaleEscort

    @UrDadsFavouriteMaleEscort

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bigslappy823 yeah totally... That is definitely 100% what I meant 👀😬

  • @UrDadsFavouriteMaleEscort

    @UrDadsFavouriteMaleEscort

    Жыл бұрын

    @Auhuhhuu I agree with nobody, bow to the power of my baby Yao-rilla army.

  • @TheMelancholicWriter

    @TheMelancholicWriter

    Жыл бұрын

    Who would win: black bear or silverback gorilla?

  • @UrDadsFavouriteMaleEscort

    @UrDadsFavouriteMaleEscort

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheMelancholicWriter my dad (before he quit meth)

  • @bmw126p
    @bmw126p Жыл бұрын

    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

    @Synonymous101

    Жыл бұрын

    Very suspicious

  • @TheMelancholicWriter

    @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

    @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.

  • @angrybigfoot752
    @angrybigfoot752 Жыл бұрын

    I wish there was lore on the mannequins they always creeped me out so much

  • @wavy6332

    @wavy6332

    Жыл бұрын

    Facts

  • @glenngriffon8032

    @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

    @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

    @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

    @faithcartee8151

    Жыл бұрын

    There is lore on it have you not seen the video

  • @SiriusCygnus
    @SiriusCygnus Жыл бұрын

    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

    @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

    @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

    @SiriusCygnus

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Satellaview1889 makes sense.

  • @SiriusCygnus

    @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

    @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?

  • @HenryGreenEngine3
    @HenryGreenEngine3 Жыл бұрын

    Now the real question: Has anyone ever tried to eat the synth bird?

  • @theencolony5595

    @theencolony5595

    Жыл бұрын

    Considering you can eat the synth courser, watchers are likely as edible as regular crows

  • @corypowercat7277
    @corypowercat7277 Жыл бұрын

    The birds are literally the "birds are spycams" meme.

  • @o.k.productions5202
    @o.k.productions5202 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @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.

  • @kort867
    @kort867 Жыл бұрын

    I knew about the crows being institute eyes, but i never knew ronnie and deacon mentioned them. Thanks for the video :)

  • @MiaJoBella
    @MiaJoBella Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @lifewithkaley8712
    @lifewithkaley8712 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @DOSmanager
    @DOSmanager Жыл бұрын

    Well, if I ever play F4 again, I'll be sure to just wipe the map indiscriminately.

  • @chainsawsubtlety9828

    @chainsawsubtlety9828

    Жыл бұрын

    Doesn't everyone do that already?

  • @the_real_dodig
    @the_real_dodig Жыл бұрын

    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

    @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

    @alexrennison8070

    Жыл бұрын

    He’s the only German Shepherd so you can identify which dog to fire your Mini-Nuke at.

  • @MrWorstNews

    @MrWorstNews

    Жыл бұрын

    Dog meat's actually an eldritch entity

  • @the_real_dodig

    @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

    @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

  • @CrumpledPaperHearts
    @CrumpledPaperHearts Жыл бұрын

    The “birds aren’t real” crowd just coomed their pantaloons…

  • @Vaultboythefightingmachine
    @Vaultboythefightingmachine Жыл бұрын

    The Institute probably took the most inspiration from the Tyrell Corporation in Blade Runner.

  • @enclavelieutenant8614

    @enclavelieutenant8614

    Жыл бұрын

    Fallout 4 is older than blade runner

  • @Vaultboythefightingmachine

    @Vaultboythefightingmachine

    Жыл бұрын

    @@enclavelieutenant8614 Blade Runner came out in 1982

  • @raynebowmo2223
    @raynebowmo2223 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @johnnojojack-exe
    @johnnojojack-exe Жыл бұрын

    I find it odd that these crows didn't get mutated like all the other animals. They are definitely synthetic.

  • @AurelionSass

    @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

    @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

    @johnnojojack-exe

    11 күн бұрын

    @@Clark42EoC They're simply: Built. Different.

  • @SirFleetingFury
    @SirFleetingFury Жыл бұрын

    Love the content! Your narration is great. I've enjoyed being a part of the channel for a while now.

  • @Beastmode0nyt
    @Beastmode0nyt Жыл бұрын

    Let's go another Synonymous video

  • @carloscolon3331
    @carloscolon3331 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @toastysalmen4642
    @toastysalmen4642 Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @Agent_Frank_Horrigan
    @Agent_Frank_Horrigan Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @UplandKnave
    @UplandKnave Жыл бұрын

    another great one, gotta be the best fallout lore content out there

  • @SpartanK4102
    @SpartanK4102 Жыл бұрын

    The idea of watcher gorillas is hilarious to me. Totally inconspicuous lol

  • @cinnamonflavord
    @cinnamonflavord Жыл бұрын

    I would imagine the Institute doesn't make watcher cats because they would be helpful to the wastelanders

  • @Subject_Keter
    @Subject_Keter Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @jaredrobinson7071
    @jaredrobinson7071 Жыл бұрын

    Hey man have you thought about doing creepy pasta narrations? You have the voice for it.

  • @jeddy936
    @jeddy936 Жыл бұрын

    This is all I needed…… I’m now fully convinced that birds aren’t real not only in game but irl.

  • @S0LIDSNEK

    @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…

  • @jacobstewart1950
    @jacobstewart1950 Жыл бұрын

    Buts red string on cats nail. It's all coming together

  • @Spooky-Clown
    @Spooky-Clown Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @igneelous
    @igneelous Жыл бұрын

    I wondered how canon wise - cows mutated from radiation yet birds and cats and other animals haven't.

  • @ARCHMAGE77
    @ARCHMAGE77 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @ARCHMAGE77

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh and a lot of mods like "Enemy levelling revamped so the game never gets easy and boring

  • @MrWorstNews
    @MrWorstNews Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @bubsterjohnson7438
    @bubsterjohnson7438 Жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas Synonymous thanks for all the awesome video this yr☃️👊🇨🇦

  • @Synonymous101

    @Synonymous101

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome and Merry Christmas! 😁👍

  • @Subject_Keter
    @Subject_Keter Жыл бұрын

    The Sole Survivor: MURDER TIME FUN TIME!

  • @giuseppe9653
    @giuseppe9653 Жыл бұрын

    Average conversation with a "birds arent real" believer:

  • @TheNuclearGeek
    @TheNuclearGeek Жыл бұрын

    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

    @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.

  • @maxrander0101
    @maxrander010110 ай бұрын

    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

  • @thepriorstone4064
    @thepriorstone4064 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @carrieadcock1250
    @carrieadcock1250 Жыл бұрын

    I adore this channel

  • @kradikt666
    @kradikt666 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @joshuamadjoker4399
    @joshuamadjoker4399 Жыл бұрын

    Love how you come up with the greatest topics to cover man genius ✌🏻🤟🏻💯🔥🔥🔥🐐🐐

  • @stormbreak13
    @stormbreak13 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @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

    @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

    @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

    @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

    @Subject_Keter

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BigChap117 I think if they had that tech, their Corsuers would of had that.

  • @christianfuller7828
    @christianfuller7828 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @markobrien7103
    @markobrien7103 Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @sergiom.a.1236
    @sergiom.a.1236 Жыл бұрын

    This would be so useful. But flesh will always do the trick for a fraction of the cost.

  • @angelface925

    @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

  • @elic1356
    @elic1356 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome video!

  • @mikedawolf95
    @mikedawolf95 Жыл бұрын

    The power lines is what charges them.

  • @cptshelly
    @cptshelly Жыл бұрын

    Man the end slate just shows us how much of a wild wild wasteland it truly is

  • @nartboglin9046
    @nartboglin9046 Жыл бұрын

    Man I don’t want to think my cat is a robot spy

  • @TannerWeinberg
    @TannerWeinberg4 ай бұрын

    "A little birdie told me"

  • @michaelbuxton3659
    @michaelbuxton3659 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Unknown-ek1ox
    @Unknown-ek1oxАй бұрын

    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.

  • @reign1103
    @reign1103 Жыл бұрын

    explains why there's so many ravens & crows out and about in the Mojave wasteland

  • @wardtf2
    @wardtf2 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @taoisimdrunkard
    @taoisimdrunkard Жыл бұрын

    dogmeat is the best institute spy.

  • @1197Gamer
    @1197Gamer Жыл бұрын

    Did no one notice him say "purrfect" as he was talking about cats? 8:52 well played sir

  • @zinc657
    @zinc657 Жыл бұрын

    If you look at the institute cameras of the overworld they line up with crows sitting

  • @NemFX
    @NemFX Жыл бұрын

    "As you're exploring the commonwealth wasteland, you get the feeling you're being watched.." Yeah, that's Deacon.

  • @rejvaik00

    @rejvaik00

    Жыл бұрын

    "Why not?" - Deacon, KZread poop

  • @MillieBlackRose
    @MillieBlackRose Жыл бұрын

    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. 😂

  • @biostemm
    @biostemm Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @uptightsl
    @uptightsl Жыл бұрын

    We need a video about Lakelurks!

  • @Veluz22
    @Veluz22Ай бұрын

    My respect to the one who was making the subs for this video. For taking the purrfect opportunity to making this 8:53

  • @tinmen5943
    @tinmen5943 Жыл бұрын

    I aways feel like somebody watching me ain't got no privacy

  • @TimmythatSquirrel
    @TimmythatSquirrel Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @thevozhd8688
    @thevozhd8688 Жыл бұрын

    You must shoot every bird you see, As is the duty of every man, woman and child who serve the Minutemen

  • @ericlucas7832
    @ericlucas783211 ай бұрын

    I know the gulls show signs or radiation sickness if you look at them up close. Boils and missing feathers on some.

  • @awesometechguy1706
    @awesometechguy1706 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @s7robin105

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s a popular theory but there’s zero evidence. Still would been interesting if he was

  • @ngfshgsfhsgh

    @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

    @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

    @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

    @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

  • @Mak10z
    @Mak10z Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @michaeljosephdimaano2802
    @michaeljosephdimaano2802 Жыл бұрын

    When Ronnie Shaw said that they've seen those crows sniffing about. What I thought was those Courser synths because of their dark attire.

  • @Courage4002
    @Courage4002 Жыл бұрын

    Imagine the cat you return to vault 81 was a synth replacement 😳😂

  • @MidoriOfTheShuinsen
    @MidoriOfTheShuinsen Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @wendellmatthew651
    @wendellmatthew651 Жыл бұрын

    Maybe I've been playing too much God of War.... But all seeing crows, the leader of the institute being called Father...

  • @randomlyentertaining8287
    @randomlyentertaining82879 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @Brigand231
    @Brigand231 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Nagatem
    @Nagatem Жыл бұрын

    Bird is the word

  • @fmf5304
    @fmf5304 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Spiyder11
    @Spiyder112 ай бұрын

    I like to think that Dogmeat was a Synth sent by Shaun to help them out, but that’s just me

  • @elix901
    @elix901 Жыл бұрын

    You know when I first played through I felt creeped out lol. The birds are spies the birds are spies.

  • @Dactess
    @Dactess Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @kradikt666
    @kradikt666 Жыл бұрын

    I take the duck season approach to the wasteland birds

  • @annoyingggandiii
    @annoyingggandiii Жыл бұрын

    Another quality video

  • @Sierra-208
    @Sierra-208 Жыл бұрын

    welp, now I have an excuse to go bird hunting *starts looking for a mod that lets me do that*

  • @MillieBlackRose
    @MillieBlackRose9 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @mrtrollmo
    @mrtrollmo3 ай бұрын

    10:28 it just works

  • @carsongriffis4007
    @carsongriffis4007 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @jameskacer9563

    Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @carsongriffis4007

    @carsongriffis4007

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jameskacer9563 thanks! I never got around to playing NV or 3, so I know I have gaps in my understanding.

  • @Speck-mw8bt
    @Speck-mw8bt Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @LordRazer3
    @LordRazer3 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @42isEverywhere
    @42isEverywhere2 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @mcpossum
    @mcpossum Жыл бұрын

    Deacon just jealous someone else is watching the Sole Survivor besides him 😎

  • @lycusmungus51
    @lycusmungus512 ай бұрын

    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

  • @cspeazy6484
    @cspeazy6484 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @jailcatjones3250
    @jailcatjones3250 Жыл бұрын

    I started shooting every crow in sight when I first found out about it, just find it weird you don't get any items

  • @maxrander0101
    @maxrander010110 ай бұрын

    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

  • @pinkrathian7071
    @pinkrathian7071 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Synonymous, can you do a video on the Pulowski shelters? You're doing a first rate job lad

  • @nathanlynch9634
    @nathanlynch963411 ай бұрын

    Then there is the theory that dogmeat is a synth dog.

  • @BlixZard1929
    @BlixZard192911 ай бұрын

    Imagine watcher bugs

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