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The '''Promethean Watcher''' is a [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]] variant.<ref name="evg">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 167''</ref><ref name="H4 Characters">[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/characters/8c164b48-05e7-4c13-a268-f60ec3a72938 '''Halo 4 Official Site''' - ''CHARACTERS'']</ref> 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]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQtOU5gZfzI&feature=g-user-u '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo 4 Fiction Panel from SDCC 2012'']</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymu-1MDzb9M&feature=g-user-u '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo 4: A New Campaign and Halo Infinity Multiplayer Panel from SDCC 2012'']</ref> Watchers acted as the primary defensive drones of the Promethean [[shield world]] [[Requiem]], where they were first encountered by the [[UNSC]] in summer [[2557]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}


The '''Promethean Watcher''' is a [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]] variant.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 167''</ref><ref name="H4 Characters"> [http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/characters/8c164b48-05e7-4c13-a268-f60ec3a72938 '''Halo 4 Official Site:''' ''CHARACTERS'']</ref> Like other [[Promethean]] constructs, the Watcher was designed as a countermeasure against [[the Flood]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQtOU5gZfzI&feature=g-user-u '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo 4 Fiction Panel from SDCC 2012'']</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymu-1MDzb9M&feature=g-user-u '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo 4: A New Campaign and Halo Infinity Multiplayer Panel from SDCC 2012'']</ref> Numerous Watchers were encountered on the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]] in summer [[2557]].<ref name="demo">[[Halo 4 E3 2012 Stage Demo|'''Halo 4''' ''E3 2012 campaign demo'']]</ref>
==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 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>


==Overview==
The Watcher is capable of healing and augmenting damaged allies, providing them with [[Z-90 hardlight shield|hard light shields]], and can catch and return enemy ordnance, such as [[grenade]]s, with a [[Anti-gravity technology|gravity-displacement field]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4 Characters}} They are armed with a built-in [[Z-110 Boltshot|Boltshot]].{{Ref/Reuse|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>
Watchers are typically deployed from the armored carapace of their [[Promethean Knight]] commanders, assisting them with aerial combat screening and often forcing opponents to engage the Sentinel first. 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 [[grenade]]s, with a [[Anti-gravity technology|gravity-displacement field]].<ref name="H4 Characters"/> 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> They are armed with a small energy beam.<ref name="demo"/>


Unlike the angular, blue-lit appearance of most Sentinels, Watchers have curving carapaces with orange lights. They have a number of appendages, including what appear to be legs hanging below the midsection and two large disks on both sides. 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.
==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/Reuse|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 ==
*The Watcher, along with the [[Promethean Crawler]], was first seen in a leaked image from [[McFarlane Toys]]. However, it was first mentioned several months earlier in ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''.
{{Linkbox|gameplay=yes|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Promethean Watchers}}
*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 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/Reuse|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 ''[[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.
* 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.
* 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 [[MLRS-1 Hydra|Hydra Launchers]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4-SpartanOps-2.jpg|A [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]] engaging a Knight being shielded by a Watcher.
File:H4_Watchers_Concept.jpg|Watcher concept art.
File:H4 Watcher 3D.jpg|A 3D model of the Watcher for ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4 Watcher3D front back.jpg|3D models of the Watcher.
File:Watcher back Knight.jpg|A Watcher stored in the back of a Knight.
File:Watcher reference.jpg|Various views of the Watcher.
File:H4-Watcher.png|Render of the Watcher in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-SentinelWatcher-Render.png|Alternate render of a Sentinel Watcher with red side-disks.
File:H4-Development-PrometheanWatcher.jpg|The Promethean Watcher Sentinel during ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s development stage.
File:H4-PrometheanWatcher-Ingame.jpg|Closeup of a Promethean Watcher Sentinel in flight mode.
File:H4-PrometheanWatcher-Reconstruction.jpg|Closeup of a Promethean Watcher Sentinel's reconstruction beam.
File:H4-SentinelWatcher-Requiem.jpg|A Promethean Sentinel Watcher in the jungles of Requiem.
File:H4-SpartanOps-2.jpg|A [[SPARTAN-IV Program|Spartan-IV]] engaging a Knight being shielded by a Watcher.
File:H4-SpartanOps-WatcherCrawler.jpg|Two Spartan-IVs facing off against a Watcher and a [[Promethean Crawler|Crawler]].
File:H4-SO-S1E8-SpartanVsWatcher.jpg|A Spartan-IV battling Elites and a Watcher.
File:Escalation - Composer's Forge Battle.png|Watchers during the [[Mission to Installation 03]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:H5G-Watcher.png|A Watcher in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
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&MythicWarden.png|A Legendary Watcher projects a Z-90 hardlight shield in front of a [[Warden Eternal|Mythic Warden]].
</gallery>
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Reclaimer Trilogy]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
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Latest revision as of 23:48, March 4, 2024

Promethean Watcher
H5G guide - Watcher.png
Overview

Role:

Combat support, reconnaissance

Weight:

144.2 kilograms (318 lb)[1]

Height:

127 centimeters (4 ft 2 in)[1]

Armament:

Boltshot[2]

 

The Promethean Watcher is a Forerunner Sentinel variant.[3][4] 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.[5][6] Watchers acted as the primary defensive drones of the Promethean shield world Requiem, where they were first encountered by the UNSC in summer 2557.[1]

Overview[edit]

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 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".[1]

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.[4] They are armed with a built-in Boltshot.[2] 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[edit]

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.[1] 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[edit]

Main-Legendary.png See our gameplay information related to Promethean Watcher on its gameplay page.
Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images in this article's gallery page.
  • 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.[3]
  • 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[edit]

  • Watcher concept art.

    Watcher concept art.

  • 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[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 53
  2. ^ a b GameInformer, October 2012 edition (digital content)
  3. ^ a b Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 167
  4. ^ a b Halo 4 Official Site - CHARACTERS
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint - Halo 4 Fiction Panel from SDCC 2012
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint - Halo 4: A New Campaign and Halo Infinity Multiplayer Panel from SDCC 2012
  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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