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In the battlefield, Watchers act in a supporting role, assisting Promethean ground units with aerial combat screening and often forcing opponents to engage the Sentinel first. Each [[Promethean Knight]] unit carries a single Watcher or more in the back of their armored carapace, from which the Watcher can be deployed at will. Watchers are essentially low-level [[ancilla]]s based on the Promethean Knight from which they originate. The watcher's AI is housed in its upper carapace above the "head".<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 53''</ref> | In the battlefield, Watchers act in a supporting role, assisting Promethean ground units with aerial combat screening and often forcing opponents to engage the Sentinel first. Each [[Promethean Knight]] unit carries a single Watcher or more in the back of their armored carapace, from which the Watcher can be deployed at will. Watchers are essentially low-level [[ancilla]]s based on the Promethean Knight from which they originate. The watcher's AI is housed in its upper carapace above the "head".<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 53''</ref> | ||
The Watcher is capable of healing and augmenting damaged allies, providing them with [[Z-90 Photonic Coalescence Emitter/Aegis|hard light shields]], and can catch and return enemy ordnance, such as [[grenade]]s, with a [[Anti-gravity technology|gravity-displacement field]].<ref name="H4 Characters"/> They are armed with a built-in [[Z-110 Directed Energy Pistol|Boltshot]].<ref name="gi"/> Watchers can resurrect destroyed Knights from the small orb of light they leave behind upon death; however, this can only be performed once for each individual Knight.<ref name="Return">'''[[Making Halo 4: Return of the Forerunners]]'''</ref> They are also capable of summoning [[Promethean Crawler]]s to the battlefield by conjuring the Crawlers' forms from raw material in the ground.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/06/20/The-Halo-Bulletin-62012.aspx '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''The Halo Bulletin: 6.20.12'']</ref> Watchers are also capable of building [[ | The Watcher is capable of healing and augmenting damaged allies, providing them with [[Z-90 Photonic Coalescence Emitter/Aegis|hard light shields]], and can catch and return enemy ordnance, such as [[grenade]]s, with a [[Anti-gravity technology|gravity-displacement field]].<ref name="H4 Characters"/> They are armed with a built-in [[Z-110 Directed Energy Pistol|Boltshot]].<ref name="gi"/> Watchers can resurrect destroyed Knights from the small orb of light they leave behind upon death; however, this can only be performed once for each individual Knight.<ref name="Return">'''[[Making Halo 4: Return of the Forerunners]]'''</ref> They are also capable of summoning [[Promethean Crawler]]s to the battlefield by conjuring the Crawlers' forms from raw material in the ground.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/06/20/The-Halo-Bulletin-62012.aspx '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''The Halo Bulletin: 6.20.12'']</ref> Watchers are also capable of building [[Z-520 focus turret|focus turret]]s.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]''</ref> | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
Unlike the angular appearance of most Sentinels, Watchers have curving carapaces, a defining characteristic of Promethean war machines. They have a number of appendages, including what appear to be legs hanging below the midsection which serve as stabilizers and two large disks on both sides which provide agile lift systems and a coiled energy expenditure from within them. Most of these segments lack physical joints and are held together by energy fields. Above the midsection there appears to be a head with stylized facial features and also two fins which act as motion curators to control movement.<ref name="H4EVG"/> Like the other Promethean constructs, Watchers under the [[Ur-Didact]]'s control possess orange lighting, in contrast to the blue-lit appearance typical of other Forerunner constructs. | Unlike the angular appearance of most Sentinels, Watchers have curving carapaces, a defining characteristic of Promethean war machines. They have a number of appendages, including what appear to be legs hanging below the midsection which serve as stabilizers and two large disks on both sides which provide agile lift systems and a coiled energy expenditure from within them. Most of these segments lack physical joints and are held together by energy fields. Above the midsection there appears to be a head with stylized facial features and also two fins which act as motion curators to control movement.<ref name="H4EVG"/> Like the other Promethean constructs, Watchers under the [[Ur-Didact]]'s control possess orange lighting, in contrast to the blue-lit appearance typical of other Forerunner constructs. | ||
==Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Promethean Watchers}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Promethean Watchers}} | ||
*The Watcher, along with the [[Promethean Crawler]], was first seen in a leaked image from [[McFarlane Toys]].<ref>[http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/halo-4-enemies-outed-viatoy-box/ '''Attackofthefanboy.com''': ''Two new Halo 4 enemies outed via…toy box?'']</ref> However, it was first mentioned as the "Watcher Sentinel" several months earlier in ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''.<ref name="evg"/> | * The Watcher, along with the [[Promethean Crawler]], was first seen in a leaked image from [[McFarlane Toys]].<ref>[http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/halo-4-enemies-outed-viatoy-box/ '''Attackofthefanboy.com''': ''Two new Halo 4 enemies outed via…toy box?'']</ref> However, it was first mentioned as the "Watcher Sentinel" several months earlier in ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''.<ref name="evg"/> | ||
*The Watcher was called Bishop during the development of Halo 4. The Watcher's model filename is still called "storm_bishop". The Knights are all that survive of the formerly chess-piece-named Prometheans. | * The Watcher was called Bishop during the development of Halo 4. The Watcher's model filename is still called "storm_bishop". The Knights are all that survive of the formerly chess-piece-named Prometheans. | ||
*An outline of the [[Reclaimer]] symbol, in reality the ''[[Marathon]]'' [[List of Marathon references in the Halo series|logo]], appears on the Watcher's midsection despite [[Bungie]] owning the rights to the ''Marathon'' franchise. | ** The ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' achievement named [[Remove the Bishops From the Board]], which is unlocked by destroying 1000 Watchers, is a reference to the Watcher's original name, the Bishop. | ||
*Shooting the tiny face on the Watcher counts as a [[headshot]] and destroys the whole body. However, the face is so small and the Watcher is protected by weak shields, that aiming for it is not very practical. | * An outline of the [[Reclaimer]] symbol, in reality the ''[[Marathon]]'' [[List of Marathon references in the Halo series|logo]], appears on the Watcher's midsection despite [[Bungie]] owning the rights to the ''Marathon'' franchise. | ||
*Promethean Knights are capable of deploying multiple Watchers from their body, not just one. This may be due to bugs. | * Shooting the tiny face on the Watcher counts as a [[headshot]] and destroys the whole body. However, the face is so small and the Watcher is protected by weak shields, that aiming for it is not very practical. | ||
*Watchers can be assassinated in ''Halo 4'', but not in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | * Promethean Knights are capable of deploying multiple Watchers from their body, not just one. This may be due to bugs. | ||
*Watchers are capable of catching player thrown grenades and throwing them back. They can also, as of ''Halo 5: Guardians'', catch and throw back the projectiles shot by [[Hydra MLRS|Hydra Launchers]]. | * Watchers can be assassinated in ''Halo 4'', but not in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | ||
* Watchers are capable of catching player thrown grenades and throwing them back. They can also, as of ''Halo 5: Guardians'', catch and throw back the projectiles shot by [[Hydra MLRS|Hydra Launchers]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:H5G-WatcherhealsCrawler.png|An Alpha Crawler being healed by a Watcher on [[Escape from ARC]]. | File:H5G-WatcherhealsCrawler.png|An Alpha Crawler being healed by a Watcher on [[Escape from ARC]]. | ||
File:H5G-LegendaryWatcher.png|A Legendary Watcher on [[Attack on Sanctum]]. | File:H5G-LegendaryWatcher.png|A Legendary Watcher on [[Attack on Sanctum]]. | ||
File:H5G-LegendaryWatcher&MythicWarden.png|A Legendary Watcher projects a Z-90 hardlight shield in front of a Mythic Warden. | File:H5G-LegendaryWatcher&MythicWarden.png|A Legendary Watcher projects a Z-90 hardlight shield in front of a [[Warden Eternal|Mythic Warden]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||