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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 [[Z-520 focus turret|focus turret]]s.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]''</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 [[Z-510 focus turret|focus turret]]s.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]''</ref>


==Appearance==
==Appearance==

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The Promethean Watcher is a Forerunner Sentinel variant.[1][2] Watchers are part of the mechanical Promethean forces created by the Ur-Didact near the end of the Forerunner-Flood war as a desperate attempt to combat the Flood.[3][4] Watchers acted as the primary defensive drones of the Promethean shield world Requiem, where they were first encountered by the UNSC in summer 2557.[5]

Overview

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 ancillas based on the Promethean Knight from which they originate. The watcher's AI is housed in its upper carapace above the "head".[5]

The Watcher is capable of healing and augmenting damaged allies, providing them with hard light shields, and can catch and return enemy ordnance, such as grenades, with a gravity-displacement field.[2] They are armed with a built-in Boltshot.[6] 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.[7] They are also capable of summoning Promethean Crawlers to the battlefield by conjuring the Crawlers' forms from raw material in the ground.[8] Watchers are also capable of building focus turrets.[9]

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.[5] 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

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  • The Watcher, along with the Promethean Crawler, was first seen in a leaked image from McFarlane Toys.[10] However, it was first mentioned as the "Watcher Sentinel" several months earlier in Halo: The Essential Visual Guide.[1]
  • 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 logo, appears on the Watcher's midsection despite Bungie owning the rights to the Marathon franchise.
  • 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.
  • Promethean Knights are capable of deploying multiple Watchers from their body, not just one. This may be due to bugs.
  • 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 Launchers.

Gallery

  • A 3D model of the Watcher for Halo 4.

    A 3D model of the Watcher for Halo 4.

  • 3D models of the Watcher.

    3D models of the Watcher.

  • A Watcher stored in the back of a Knight.

    A Watcher stored in the back of a Knight.

  • Various views of the Watcher.

    Various views of the Watcher.

  • Render of the Watcher in Halo 4.

    Render of the Watcher in Halo 4.

  • Alternate render of a Sentinel Watcher with red side-disks.

    Alternate render of a Sentinel Watcher with red side-disks.

  • The Promethean Watcher Sentinel during Halo 4's development stage.

    The Promethean Watcher Sentinel during Halo 4's development stage.

  • Closeup of a Promethean Watcher Sentinel in flight mode.

    Closeup of a Promethean Watcher Sentinel in flight mode.

  • Closeup of a Promethean Watcher Sentinel's reconstruction beam.

    Closeup of a Promethean Watcher Sentinel's reconstruction beam.

  • A Promethean Sentinel Watcher in the jungles of Requiem.

    A Promethean Sentinel Watcher in the jungles of Requiem.

  • A Spartan-IV engaging a Knight being shielded by a Watcher.

    A Spartan-IV engaging a Knight being shielded by a Watcher.

  • Two Spartan-IVs facing off against a Watcher and a Crawler.

    Two Spartan-IVs facing off against a Watcher and a Crawler.

  • A Spartan-IV battling Elites and a Watcher.

    A Spartan-IV battling Elites and a Watcher.

  • A Watcher in Halo 5: Guardians.

    A Watcher in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • An Alpha Crawler being healed by a Watcher on Escape from ARC.

    An Alpha Crawler being healed by a Watcher on Escape from ARC.

  • A Legendary Watcher on Attack on Sanctum.

    A Legendary Watcher on Attack on Sanctum.

  • A Legendary Watcher projects a Z-90 hardlight shield in front of a Mythic Warden.

    A Legendary Watcher projects a Z-90 hardlight shield in front of a Mythic Warden.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 167
  2. ^ a b Halo 4 Official Site: CHARACTERS
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint - Halo 4 Fiction Panel from SDCC 2012
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint - Halo 4: A New Campaign and Halo Infinity Multiplayer Panel from SDCC 2012
  5. ^ a b c Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 53
  6. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named gi
  7. ^ Making Halo 4: Return of the Forerunners
  8. ^ Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 6.20.12
  9. ^ Halo 4, campaign level Infinity
  10. ^ Attackofthefanboy.com: Two new Halo 4 enemies outed via…toy box?

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