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|location =[[Diamond City]], [[The Commonwealth]] |
|location =[[Diamond City]], [[The Commonwealth]] |
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| − | |date =May 2229 |
+ | |date =[[Timeline#2229|May, 2229]] |
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| − | |result =Discovery of 3rd generation [[synth|synths]]<br>Institute paranoia rises |
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| + | * Slaughter of the patrons of [[Power Noodles]] |
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| + | * Fear of the Institute infiltrator synths begins<ref>[[Fallout 4 loading screens|''Fallout 4'' loading screens]]: ''"In the year 2229, a mysterious visitor to Diamond City killed several people. It was only after he was shot dead by city security that the stranger was revealed to be a synth. The people of the Commonwealth have feared the Institute ever since."''</ref> |
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| − | |casualties2 =4-5 Diamond City citizens |
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| + | |casualties2 =[[Henry (Fallout 4)|Henry]]<ref name="SyntheticTruth"/><br />At least 3-4 bar patrons<ref name="SyntheticTruth"/><br />Mother and father of [[Roslyn Chambers]] |
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|previous =[[Battle of Diamond City]] |
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+ | |next =[[CPG Massacre]] |
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| − | ==Background== |
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| − | Sometime during May 2229, a man by the name of [[Carter (Fallout 4)|Carter]] entered Diamond City and joined a group of residents at the bar at the center of town. Carter started telling stories and making conversation with the people around him. A large group of people started to crowd around him to listen to his stories. After a few hours and having a few drinks, something in Carter shifted. He had suddenly lost his smile and his cheek started to twitch. Mr. Carter suddenly pulled out a revolver and calmly, without even thinking twice, shot Henry, the bartender, square in the head. Carter continued on his rampage, killing an additional 3 to 4 people before finally being brought down by [[Diamond City security]]. Inspection of the corpse revealed that Carter was not an actual human being at all, but was in fact an [[The Institute|Institute]] [[synth]], only more advanced than the previous generations of synths. |
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| − | This incident came to be known as Broken Mask, and lead to the people of [[the Commonwealth]] learning of the existence of 3rd generation synths. |
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| + | According to [[Eustace Hawthorne]], a witness of the event, a man named [[Carter (Fallout 4)|Carter]] entered Diamond City and joined a group of residents at the town's [[Power Noodles|central bar]] during May of [[Timeline#2229|2229]]. Claiming to be from "out west somewhere," Carter made conversation and told stories about the state of the Commonwealth, drawing a crowd of locals. After about three hours and seeming "a bit drunk" from having about four to five drinks, Carter's smile suddenly fled.<ref name="SyntheticTruth" /> |
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| + | As his cheek began to twitch, Mr. Carter unexpectedly pulled out his revolver and, without emotion or hesitation, shot the bartender, Henry, straight in the head. With his cheek still twitching, Carter continued to |
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| − | When inside the Institute, the [[Sole Survivor]] may find a holotape recording in [[Shaun]]'s room labeled as [[Director's recording 108]]. After listening to it, it is discovered the synth was a prototype not ready for the field. The synth was sent without the Director's authorization. The Director sounded furious as she goes onto say that there will be a person responsible for the synth in the field and that she will hold them accountable. |
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| + | execute another three to four individuals. As the [[Diamond City security|city guards]] arrived and opened fire, Carter continued his frenzy, "tossing people left and right." He was eventually "put down" and stopped by security. |
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| + | Inspection of the corpse revealed chunks of plastic and metal, proving Carter to not be [[human]] but instead an advanced [[synth]] created by [[the Institute]].<ref name="SyntheticTruth" /> |
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| − | [[Eustace Hawthorne]] is the only known resident of Diamond City actually old enough to have witnessed the shooting. |
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| + | The residents of Diamond City speculated on the reason for Mr. Carter's killing spree, amounting it to either a malfunction or a combat test devised by the Institute.<ref name="SyntheticTruth">[[The Synthetic Truth]]</ref> Meanwhile, the Director of the Institute was furious; Carter had been not approved for field testing and was sent to the surface without authorization. As the incident threatened decades of work to keep the organization "out of the spotlight" in the Commonwealth, the Director aspired to identify those responsible.<ref>[[Director%27s_recordings#.23108|Director's recording #108]]</ref> |
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| + | ==Aftermath== |
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| + | The lasting impact of the incident is still seen in [[Timeline#2287|2287]], generations after the event, in both Diamond City and the greater [[Boston]] Commonwealth. The fear of neighbors and family members unknowingly being synths steadily developed, growing into widespread paranoia and mass hysteria.<ref>[[Nick Valentine]]: ''"{{Tooltip|Hey. Let me ask you something.|Question}} {{Tooltip|It's just, with everything that's happened with you, your family. It's a whole hell of a lot to process. I wanted to make sure you're holding up alright.|Concerned}}"''<br />The [[Sole Survivor]]: ''"I don't know, Nick. My family's in tatters. I've been dropped into this place where everything's trying to kill me. You tell me."''<br />Nick Valentine: ''"{{Tooltip|I'd expect you feel lost, scared, and mad as hell. I sure did.|Neutral}} {{Tooltip|Took me a long damn time to get a feel for this place. Thank goodness I found Diamond City. It's got its flaws, sure, but it beats the hell out of anywhere else in the Commonwealth. Course, when I took up there back when, people were just as scared of the Institute as they are now, maybe more. The massacre of the CPG was still pretty fresh in people's minds at that point, and folks were still losing sleep over the Broken Mask. Plenty of people assumed I was just a saboteur, moving in to melt down the reactor or poison the drinking water.|Neutral}} {{Tooltip|But, at the time, they couldn't exactly turn me away.|Amused}}"''<br />([[CompanionNickValentine.txt/COM]])</ref><ref>[[The Boogeyman banished?]]</ref> |
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==Appearances== |
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+ | The Broken Mask incident is mentioned only in ''[[Fallout 4]]''. |
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| + | [[Category:Diamond City]] |
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| + | [[Category:The Institute]] |
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| + | [[pt:Incidente Máscara Quebrada]] |
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| + | [[ru:Инцидент «Треснувшая маска»]] |
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| + | [[uk:Інцидент «Тріснута маска»]] |
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Revision as of 15:17, 19 June 2020
The Broken Mask incident took place in Diamond City at the Power Noodles bar in the year 2229.
Event
According to Eustace Hawthorne, a witness of the event, a man named Carter entered Diamond City and joined a group of residents at the town's central bar during May of 2229. Claiming to be from "out west somewhere," Carter made conversation and told stories about the state of the Commonwealth, drawing a crowd of locals. After about three hours and seeming "a bit drunk" from having about four to five drinks, Carter's smile suddenly fled.[2]
As his cheek began to twitch, Mr. Carter unexpectedly pulled out his revolver and, without emotion or hesitation, shot the bartender, Henry, straight in the head. With his cheek still twitching, Carter continued to execute another three to four individuals. As the city guards arrived and opened fire, Carter continued his frenzy, "tossing people left and right." He was eventually "put down" and stopped by security.
Inspection of the corpse revealed chunks of plastic and metal, proving Carter to not be human but instead an advanced synth created by the Institute.[2]
The residents of Diamond City speculated on the reason for Mr. Carter's killing spree, amounting it to either a malfunction or a combat test devised by the Institute.[2] Meanwhile, the Director of the Institute was furious; Carter had been not approved for field testing and was sent to the surface without authorization. As the incident threatened decades of work to keep the organization "out of the spotlight" in the Commonwealth, the Director aspired to identify those responsible.[3]
Aftermath
The lasting impact of the incident is still seen in 2287, generations after the event, in both Diamond City and the greater Boston Commonwealth. The fear of neighbors and family members unknowingly being synths steadily developed, growing into widespread paranoia and mass hysteria.[4][5]
Appearances
The Broken Mask incident is mentioned only in Fallout 4.
References
- ↑ Fallout 4 loading screens: "In the year 2229, a mysterious visitor to Diamond City killed several people. It was only after he was shot dead by city security that the stranger was revealed to be a synth. The people of the Commonwealth have feared the Institute ever since."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The Synthetic Truth
- ↑ Director's recording #108
- ↑ Nick Valentine: "Hey. Let me ask you something. It's just, with everything that's happened with you, your family. It's a whole hell of a lot to process. I wanted to make sure you're holding up alright."
The Sole Survivor: "I don't know, Nick. My family's in tatters. I've been dropped into this place where everything's trying to kill me. You tell me."
Nick Valentine: "I'd expect you feel lost, scared, and mad as hell. I sure did. Took me a long damn time to get a feel for this place. Thank goodness I found Diamond City. It's got its flaws, sure, but it beats the hell out of anywhere else in the Commonwealth. Course, when I took up there back when, people were just as scared of the Institute as they are now, maybe more. The massacre of the CPG was still pretty fresh in people's minds at that point, and folks were still losing sleep over the Broken Mask. Plenty of people assumed I was just a saboteur, moving in to melt down the reactor or poison the drinking water. But, at the time, they couldn't exactly turn me away."
(CompanionNickValentine.txt/COM) - ↑ The Boogeyman banished?
