Carter (Fallout 4)

Mr. Carter was the Commonwealth's first known synth infiltrator, responsible for several murders in Diamond City that would subsequently be known as the Broken Mask incident of 2229.Fallout 4 loading screens: "In the year 2229, a mysterious visitor to Diamond City killed several people. It was only after he was shot dead by city security that the stranger was revealed to be a synth. The people of the Commonwealth have feared the Institute ever since."
==Background==
According to eye-witness Eustace Hawthorne, one May evening Carter joined a group of individuals at the town's central bar. Claiming to be from out west, he struck up conversation, sharing stories about the state of the Commonwealth with the rest of the individuals that had gathered at the establishment.The Synthetic Truth 
The group enjoyed several drinks together over the course of the evening, until Eustace noticed Mr. Carter's smile suddenly faded, and his cheek began to twitch. As his cheek began to twitch, Mr. Carter unexpectedly pulled out his revolver and, without emotion or hesitation, shot the bartender Henry in the head. With his cheek still twitching, Carter continued to execute several other individuals.Sole Survivor: "What happened to you?"Roslyn Chambers: "In Diamond City, a lifetime ago, my parents and eight others were massacred by someone. At first we thought the maniac was human. But that was the day we learned of the Institute's latest creations. The synths. As long as the Institute walks invisibly amongst us, they strike without warning and control us from the shadows."(Roslyn Chambers' dialogue) As the city guards arrived and opened fire, Carter continued his frenzy, "tossing people left and right." He was eventually "put down" by security. 
Inspection of his corpse revealed chunks of plastic and metal, revealing Carter was not human but instead an advanced synth created by the Institute. When the Director of the Institute learned of the situation, they were furious. Carter had been not approved for field testing and was sent to the surface without authorization. As the incident threatened decades of work to keep the organization "out of the spotlight" in the Commonwealth, the Director sought to identify those responsible.Director's recording #108
==Notes==
Carter and his role in this event, later known as the Broken Mask incident, served as the first revelation of synth existence and due to their nearly identical likeness to humans, was the impetus for nearly sixty years of widespread public hysteria, discrimination, and paranoia.Sole Survivor: "Your husband was taken by the Institute?"Becky Fallon: "Well he ain't here anymore, that's for sure. Not like the Institute leaves a trail besides those damn synths."Sole Survivor: "What do you know about synths?"Becky Fallon: "Just what I read in the papers. That the Institute builds 'em, and some even look human. So much you can't tell the real difference. Lucky me, huh? Institute takes my Charlie, and doesn't even bother replacing him."(Becky Fallon's dialogue) In 2287, journalist Piper Wright investigated and reported her findings on Carter and the event in a Publick Occurrences article titled The Synthetic Truth.Nick Valentine: " "The Sole Survivor: "I don't know, Nick. My family's in tatters. I've been dropped into this place where everything's trying to kill me. You tell me."Nick Valentine: " "(Nick Valentine's dialogue)
==Appearances==
Mr. Carter is mentioned only in Fallout 4.
==References==
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