Crow (Fallout 4)

Crows are creatures found in the Commonwealth in 2287.
==Background==
Crows are one of the few creatures to be visually unaffected by radiation. Secretly, this is because all crows in the Commonwealth are actually synths created by the Institute for their Watcher Initiative, used to spy on developments in the outside world. Certain factions in the Commonwealth are aware that the Institute has synth crows, but do not seem to know that all the crows are synths."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."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."(Ronnie Shaw's dialogue)Deacon: " "(Deacon's dialogue)
==Characteristics==
===Biology===
Crows have distinctive black feathers and have three frontal talons on their feet. Synth crows appear to have red eyes instead of the greyish eyes of non-synths. Crows cannot be disintegrated with energy weapons.
===Gameplay attributes===
Crows do not register at all on the compass and cannot be targeted in V.A.T.S. Like radgulls, crows do not always fly away from the player character when approached. When killed they explode in a manner similar to those affected by the Bloody Mess perk, regardless of whether it is active.
==Locations==
* Crows spawn randomly and can sometimes be found in large groups.
* Several appear outside Vault 111.
* Commonly seen around Diamond City.
* Perched on the roofs of the houses in Covenant.
* In front of the forgotten church.
==Notes==
* No experience points are gained from killing them.
* Deacon refers to the crows as ravens.
* Crows, like radgulls, can occasionally become stuck flying against obstacles in their flight path.
==Appearances==
Crows appear only .
==Behind the scenes==
* Crows are coded as "activator" script objects rather than actual creatures, which is why "killing" them does not reward any experience points.
* The crow model was created by Lucas Hardi, while the crow's visual effects were designed by Mark Teare."Fallout 4: Crows" on Mark Teare's YouTube channel
* There is an unused red-eyed crow model which was originally intended to be used for the synth Watchers. According to Mark Teare, they would have been invulnerable to all damage. It was removed after it became clear that all crows were in fact Watchers, negating the need for an alternate model.
==Bugs==
 Crows cannot be killed by melee attacks, including gun bashes, even if on land.
==Gallery==
FO4 Crow.png
FO4 Watcher Crow.png|Concept art of the watcher crow from The Art of Fallout 4
==References==
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