Watcher Initiative

The Watcher Initiative is a surveillance program created by the Institute spanning across the entire Commonwealth.
==Background==
By using synthetic animals such as crows or ravens as observation platforms, the Synth Retention Bureau is capable of receiving a wide array of intelligence in real time. Watcher Initiative testing logAlana 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."(Alana Secord's dialogue)The Art of Fallout 4 Watcher pods are assigned on an as-needed basis to monitor priority locations. The use of these watchers is known to both the Minutemen and the Railroad.Ronnie Shaw: ""(Ronnie Shaw's dialogue)Deacon: " "(Deacon's dialogue)
==Appearances==
The Watcher Initiative appears only in Fallout 4.
==Behind the scenes==
*A cut terminal entry from the Institute states that the locations of the watcher pods include four pods at Diamond City, three at Goodneighbor, two at Fort Hagen and Libertalia, and one at Covenant, Warwick homestead, and Vault 81. Institute SRB terminal entries; SRB terminal 2, Watcher Allocation
* Two years after the release of Fallout 4, a satirical conspiracy theory was created, positing that the United States government exterminated all the birds, replacing them with autonomous drones for the purposes of surveillance. 
==Gallery==
FO4 Watcher Crow.png|Watcher crow from The Art of Fallout 4
FO4 Watcher Sparrow.png|Cut watcher sparrow from The Art of Fallout 4
==References==
Non-game
Category:Institute technology
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