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I told you, this man needs earrings
No I will never stop drawing X6
#fallout 4#fallout#fallout 4 companions#fallout 4 fanart#x6 88#x6-88#fallout 4 x6#fo4 x6 88#fallout x6 88#fallout synth#synth courser#institute courser
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We murdered the Gunners.
We invaded The Gunner Plaza. It was oddly glorious. There were Institute Synths, a Nightingale, a Railroad Agent, and even a few of my Minutemen.
I also think that the Agent and The Courser were low key into each other.
I think I'm seeing a lingering glance between them.
#character rp#fallout 4#fallout#sim settlements 2#fallout railroad#fallout institute#institute#courser#institute courser#railroad agent#Gunners#fallout gunners
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some more doodles of Danse in his M7-97 era
#i HC that the institute wants the coursers to be neat and uniform and they dont let em grow facial hair#and danse would stop shaving as a small sign of rebellion just before he eventually went on to escape#fallout 4#fallout fanart#fallout 4 danse#paladin danse#my art#i am now lowkey regretting “”deadnaming'' him in this post what with the whole. trans allegory thing. lol
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*X6-88 voice* He’s an 😏 earlier model
#look he’s not a courser anymore so he needs to be better than the other synths SOMEhow#yes this is about danse#idk i just want them to annoy each other it would be neat#fallout#fallout 4#fo4#x6 88#x6-88#fallout x6 88#danse#paladin danse#danse fallout 4#the institute#danse fallout#x6-88 fallout 4
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X6-88 doodles as a thanks for @tesscorner !
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Doodled some coursers
Tried to cartoonify the outfits
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Sole Survivor: *Hugs X6-88*
X6-88: "What is this?"
Sole Survivor: "Affection."
X6-88: "Disgusting."
X6-88: "..."
X6-88: "Do it again."
#I feel like the Institute synths would be touch-starved#especially the coursers#incorrect quotes#incorrect fallout quotes#incorrect fallout 4 quotes#Fallout 4#X6 88#X6-88#Sole Survivor#fallout 4 sole survivor
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freshly born gen3 nick had longer hair and a bit of beard happening by the time he got back to goodneighbor, which usually looks weird to me, but ive seen enough gale baldursgate fanart by now to be somewhat ok w it
#sketches#vaultblogging#nicky v#the freaky institute guy that made him would sometimes cut it so nicks a little freaked out by the feeling of scissors on his neck.#he prefers to have regularly cut/styled hair bc hes a gentleman. so he does not like having the long hair and eventually has tua cut it#which pros of gen3 upgrade: partner washing your hair.#cons: feeling of cold metal on the back of your neck wakes up that courser programming real quick
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I made her into a lil dress up doll.
I’m writing her story and it’s here if you wanna read it.
I’m not a super huge writer but I’m having fun.
#i love her a normal amount#fallout 4#illustration#fallout#digital art#art#my art#fallout Oc#courser#institute#fo4#synth#fanfic
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A rare emotional X6-88 inspired by all the conversations I have with @thesettlementneedingyourhelp about his struggle with personhood post-institute
#fallout 4#fallout#fallout 4 companions#fallout 4 fanart#fo4 x6 88#x6-88#x6 88#fallout 4 x6#fallout x6 88#synth#courser#institute courser#fo4 institute#leela this one is for u
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the thing about X6 is that he's essentially a slave given to the Sole Survivor by the Institute. and I think that the fandom's treatment of him would be different if the game addressed it or even just said it
#forever crying cause x6 has no companion quest#i mean like. would be cool if fallout fans could read implications but also i think im one of the very few who actually think about x6#like. what the hell.........#also obv the institute synth slavery plotline was incredibly mishandled and also bad but like. everyone knows that#fallout 4 would be SO good if it was good#one thing i think about the synths. is that there are different divisioms of gen 3s#the common one: normal artificial human-cyborg basically. BUT has a short life expectancy (like... 10-15 years? short in general)#for the coursers i cant decide whether theyre upgraded commons (which would make them 'a class above' with some 'gifted' individuality)#or if theyre just. made to kill. superior physically and mentally. proficient with weapons. uncommon. even shorter life expectancy tho#and the impersonators made specifically to inflitrate the outside world. who have a life expectancy much closer to a real human#but theyre uncommon (usually community leaders) and theyre hard to make. so the commons are also sent up a lot of the time#and the institute goal in all this is to secretly control the commonwealth societies AND to use the synths (with 'a shorter life anyways')#to clean the commonwealth of radiation and create safe spaces and generally make it good and safe. and also perform eugenics on the humans#so that after the commonwealth is safe and non irradiated etc. the institute humans can actually come out and have the world ready for them#and they'd be provided for etc etc. which would make a convincing goal for a vault-like society AND have the ss actually consider joining#but with obvious flaws in their plan (maybe not even their grandchildren would see the outside. the synth slavery obv (with disregard for#their lives). the basically slow genocide of the outside humans and ghouls and all mutated life. like itd be so good#also the short life cycle of a synth (especially a courser) would make an x6 story so tasty. like. hes probably what? 6 or 8? not a lot#is he a child? not really. an adult? i dont think so. hes just here and hes going to die soon and theres nothing you can do#could be a nice ground for a companion quest where hes free and learns how to live to the fullest for his remaining years or smth#also the short lifespan (finally remembered thw word) could actually be a reason for synths to be considered less than human#cause in the base game its just like. theyre just some guys with metal in their heads and i guess they were made in a lab (noone could tell)#coming back to the institute. they would be so full of themselves and scared of the outside and pretty pathetic that thered be no way#to talk them into changing their plans and working with the outside world. but youd have to think about it a bit cause their supplies#WILL run out. its a matter of time. and they will NOT work with the other factions no matter what. so if work against them youll doom them#which is why we could use some innocent institute npcs too. or like... show some children there or whatever. make them human too#but you also see how much destruction theyre causing in the outside world (insert quest about synths like... the mcdonough quest or smth)#damn and i thought i wouldnt go on a tirade in the tags again.... alas#well here are my almost 2am thoughts about the institute and that its stupid in base game#fallout 4 would be so good if it was good
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Hey, all. It’s your friendly neighborhood synth biology expert,* here to remind you of the horrifying reality that Gen 3 synths can canonically glitch out.
*this user is not a biology expert, synth or otherwise
Update: The primary drive message is confirmed in dialogue to be about early-Gen synths. Which means that A#-## designations do apply to them, meaning J2-84 could have also been a robo-synth.
#not impossible that j2 was just sneaking out on some clandestine activity#and covering with the time-honored ‘oh i’m just cleaning the boardroom sir:)” maneuver#idk how to square this with the fact that they’re identical to humans in nearly every way#i imagine the component just feeds them with memories and basic knowledge that humans develop as children#which would include speech patterns/language/coordination/sense of direction#also important to remember that human brains glitch too (especially under great stress)#fallout#fallout 4#fo4#the institute#now what the heck is a primary drive#also teaching a courser mandarin is a real ‘why does c3p0 know the ancient Sith language’ situation
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#I'd be happy to be tagged if you use it but no biggie#toadkillah#shitposting#shelterposting#fallout#fallout 4#fallout memes#fallout shitpost#diamond city#diamond city guards#diamond city security#danny sullivan#synt#institute#fallout synth#fallout institute#commonwealth institute of technology#body snatchers#doppelgänger#doppleganger#android#artificial human#gen 3 synth#synth retention bureau#the railroad#courser#magnolia#replicant#mayor mcdonough#synth component
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Is Shaun Nora's child? If so, does she view X6 as family due to his closeness to Father, or just as a friend?
shaun is nora's biological child, yep, and post-institute when asked she says she has two sons (referring to shaun and synth!shaun--but a minor plot point in my fic is that she doesn't tell anyone about synth!shaun being a synth. if pressed for details, she just says her eldest passed away recently and that typically shuts down any further questions).
oh, edited to add bc i don't think i was clear: she treats synth!shaun as a son too. she takes to him straightaway. he's still a child who views her as his mother, and she still wants to be a parent. they have a good relationship.
she does view x6 as family, but in a found-family sort of way that doesn't have anything to do with them sharing dna. she thinks shaun calling himself "father" is extremely--i think paternalistic is the right word, and she emphatically does not approve. she feels family is a lot more than genetic material, and so is parenthood, which relates back to her family situation mentioned here.
she and x6 grow close as they work together and kind of outside the bounds of father's knowledge. x6 is a smart guy and figures out nora's still working for the railroad, and for his own reasons keeps it to himself, and nora's aware that if she actually reported how snarky and independent x6 is, he'd be sent to reconditioning. so their relationship is tense for a while, but eventually grows genuine and very close.
i think outside of nick, x6 is the companion she's closest with by the end of things.
#okay if it is not clear who i am talking about please please let me know#the curse of having two characters with the same name. augh#...you might have been asking about synth shaun as the shaun in your ask?? oh boy.#anyway i have so many thoughts about x6. he's the best courser because he's good at what he does and he believes in the institute#which makes him the worst courser because the fact that he CAN believe in them tears down everything they say about synths being people#like. if even your most elite agents work for you ONLY because you've brainwashed them into doing so#are your takes REALLY valid? nah#<- that's the extremely simple version but i think i could write an essay on how x6 is proof the institute is wrong and they can't see it#...or a longwinded fanfic. or a tag novel dear god#tysm for the ask!! i will talk about my synth and x6 and shaun and father headcanons ALL DAY i swear#the relationship between sole and their son is another reason i'm writing this honestly. like. loving someone who is objectively a horrible#person is something that... well#it's something.#it's tough.#autumn.fic#fic: until dawn#autumn.oc#oc: nora navarre
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The Coursers are taken on a training exercise.
#fanfiction#fallout 4#Coursers#The Institute#fallout 4 fanfic#female sole survivor#Nora Pendleton#Z2-47#X6-88#X4-18#fallout 4 fanfiction#fallout 4 fic
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