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[@oxhorn]

For more on courser psychology, watch my video on coursers here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJCTp5t_j7Wpn9E

[@Maxwell.891]

I've just arrived from your nuka world video and I can't believe you sided with the operators over the disciples the pack and disciples are the best in my opinion

[@nathanhudson-young2460]

Could you do a video on Paladin Danse? I think it would be interesting to get a further insight into the existential crisis he must've had after finding out he's a synth, the very thing he hates.

[@McMahonHater]

He doesn't love or hate anything, he reacts based on his computer programing based on Institute guidelines. He's a machine, not a person.

[@johannjimenez2850]

why You said X6 a Robot? I thought X6 is a Synth a Clone of Human? I know that 3rd Gen Synths dont Age, dont get Sick, They dont tired, not lossing weight, not gaining weight, sometimes They need to sleep sometimes They dont sleep, Synths Women dont Pregnat, Synth Shaun dont grow and His still a Child forever, but 3rd Gen Synths They need to eat, They need to Drink Water, They have Human Emotions, They Pollute, They Peeing, They Sweat, etc. so everall They close in Clone than Robot Sir 😊

[@johannjimenez2850]

inshort Gen 3 Synths are the Duplicates of Humans Sir 😁👌

[@Thagomizer]

X6-88 is an interesting contrast to Nick Valentine. He looks perfectly human, but has a cold and robotic personality, much like the Terminator. Nick, on the other hand, has a warm and human personality, but is obviously a damaged synth.

[@ezrabraman6437]

Also codsworth, ada and curie have a similar contrast, with being “lesser” machines, and yet being far more complex characters

[@TheRedArmada]

Oh wow, never caught that. Great point!

[@crazychristopher1989]

He's also seen to be a contrast to Deacon. While X6 is brutally honest, Deacon is a habitual liar. However, X6 is against helping others whereas Deacon is all in favor of such. Not to mention settlers would protect Deacon had one turned on The Railroad whereas X6 engages in battle with settlers if one were to turn on The Institute.

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Juxtaposition

[@d.n5287]

​@@ezrabraman6437they are lesser machines, but excellent people

[@kalebs6201]

God i love the Voice Actors performance as X6, its so cold and almost soulless, but not totally robotic

[@winzigerflashendeckel6894]

The way he says:"haha"

[@pyritefoolsgold3521]

What's especially great about it is that when X6 gets emotional, he breaks character and starts talking more like a human. The robot voice isn't the real him, it's his 'customer service voice'.

[@harrietr.5073]

... Callin' it robotic... Yeah ableist.

[@sebk3640]

It's nice to see X6 becoming so chill with you. Like he truly thinks he can trust you 100%. Literally joking with you, it kinda shows that he still has a personality. Even if you are trained most of your life to be a solider, you still joke with your team. You can still relax off duty.

[@korstmahler]

You know what would be a top-tier institute move? Being able to reset X6(and his opinion) after he gets angry a couple times by reporting him as faulty to the SRB. Even Coursers have defected before, that's why the whole FO3 encounter happened. It's not out of the realm of possibility.

[@ChangedCauseYT-HateFoxNames]

That.... would be a whole new level of cold. Even by the worst factions standards.... but certainly would be interesting.

[@winzigerflashendeckel6894]

​@@ChangedCauseYT-HateFoxNames the institude sees them as nothing but machines. They would do it. I wonder why they gave coursers this level of personality in the first place. I question a lot of things the institude does. Mostly why they always accept to buy the 200 tweezers i stole from them

[@RoughThief]

YES. This piece of junk dares to question the director of the institute? Then an immediate reset is in order.

[@kikosawa]

@@winzigerflashendeckel6894"give" ? Institute doesn't give their synths personality and self-awareness. They just don't bother to take them away out of principle. Institute believes that simply proclaiming someone a soulless machine is enough for them to follow through on that, and in X6's case, it's clearly working.

[@alexshinra6722]

Isnt there a mod that has the memory delete option?.

[@alliesangalli1757]

X6 is one of the few companions in Fallout 4 that I've never traveled with. I thought he was kind of simple, but this exploration made me really appreciate the subtle nuances of his character

[@kikosawa]

He's kinda insufferable to keep pleased in a casual playthrough. Does anyone actually relate to Institute's dogmas to that extent?

[@Ata.TeaGargler]

Imagine lowering his disposition enough that he takes you aside just after helping Sheffield: "Look, sending Higgs and Loken to die in the wasteland was a horrible decision, but giving away our Nuka Cola? That's where I draw the line"

[@nicklewis7291]

X6 seems to be someone who has beliefs that were told to him and refuses to change his mind even when a mountain of evidence proves different.

[@VeraTheTabbynx]

Sadly yes, I think you hit the nail on the head. I wish there were a way to show him he's more than just a machine and institute servant. Would have been a great little secret option for far harbor if you could bring him to DiMA, show him who he can really be, offer the life he deserves to live. Even cover his tracks by reporting him as KIA. Ah well, wishful thinking.

[@facio1000]

I've always thought that the Institute labeling the "Gen 3's" as Synths is an excellent example of how effective some very simple propaganda efforts can be. If you took a human, very slightly genetically modified them and put a mind control chip in their head, people would freak out and be outraged. But if you do the same exact thing and label them as just the next step in a long line of advanced robots and then segregate them in some way so that they can't build close relationships with others, many people (even player's who can see the game world with 360 degrees of knowledge) will accept it. It's both fascinating and disturbing how easily this pretty ham-fisted type of tactic can be accepted.

[@VeraTheTabbynx]

Even Glory, the one escaped synth in the commonwealth who chose to keep her memories refuses to accept she is truly human because of the simple fact she saw the synth creation process, even though it's using real, lab grown human tissue and making a perfect, 1 to 1 copy of human anatomy with it, essentially just building a slightly altered adult human rather than using the natural process. Acadia is the same, the synths there segregate themselves based on this despite being perfectly able to lead normal human lives. Propaganda is a powerful, terrifying thing.

[@quagmoe7879]

It’s literally not propaganda. It’s a true and simple fact that they aren’t human. There’s a difference between displaying qualities of personhood and actually being a person. Is an AI that emulates a person a real person? Of course not, Synths are no different. No propaganda is necessary, only cold logical scientific truth.

[@VeraTheTabbynx]

@@quagmoe7879 except that they _are_ sentient and it is blatantly obvious. They have organic brains, they function exactly as a normal human's would. They have thoughts, opinions, and desires, unlike any AI. They are capable of higher level thinking, which outright _requires_ true intelligence, not possible with AI. The synth component is not their brain, it's just a chip that interfaces with the central nervous system.

[@facio1000]

@@VeraTheTabbynx In my experience, frequently excluded groups eventually take ownership of things that were previously forced upon or used to exclude them. So, for example, the term “quaker” was an insult or slur, but eventually the targeted communities took ownership of the word and normalized it. I find it ironic that in the case of “Gen 3’s”, due to their generally negative experiences with the Institute or Brotherhood or average Commonwealth citizens, it’s not unlikely that they probably will end up becoming a separate community / nation, and perhaps eventually something to be feared due to them embracing an identity of being not human, being hated by humans, and always being in danger from humans.

[@facio1000]

@@quagmoe7879 But they are human. They are indistinguishable from humans in all ways but the synth component. They are literally made from pre-war human DNA, and then chipped. It’s pretty horrible when you think about it. If you want to argue that they are AI, then you’d have to argue that their mind exists completely on the synth component, but that doesn’t seem to be its function. It seems to be an interface that allows outside control of a human mind. I think, at most, you could argue that the synth component has a sort of control AI that allows outside control of and maintains guardrails on the underlying human mind. Pretty nasty stuff. At most, they are cyborgs, are quite primitive ones. If the argument is that the way Gen 3’s are created makes them not human, then that makes me think of how IVF was perceived a few decades ago. When I was a kid, children conceived that way were derisively referred to as “test-tube babies.” It was considered weird, creepy, funny, and slightly disturbing. Times have changed, and now it’s normal. Different is not inhuman, just different. From what I’ve been seeing, some of the stuff that we’re looking at in our real world in the next couple of decades, might make Gen 3’s look pretty mundane…

[@Bondelhyde]

I like to think that X6-88 is like Knight Rhys. As Rhys "bleeds Brotherhood", X6 is heavily involved with the Institute, as it being his whole life and all he has ever known. But, in truth, both characters are flawed in that they are blindly worshipping their factions without wanting to embrace any possible changes that can and will happen, and without any perceptions other than what they've been told. In this, they fail to realise that they are not actually furthering the factions' goals, but rather the self-interests pursued by their leaders. Elder Maxson makes it known that he "cares for humanity" in his speech on the Prydwen, despite not actually making efforts to help humanity unless it directly benefits him and his chapter, and says that all synths are abominations which must be destroyed, regardless of if they are an Institute agent, or if they are attempting to live their lives as people. He then forces these beliefs onto the rest of his chapter, as said to "obey without question". Father claims that he is trying to save humanity and give it a future, using the general guise of the Institute to claim this. However, as noble as he says he is, all he has done is attempt to carry out experiments based on his own selfish curiosity, no matter the cost to human lives or resources, as well as exercise his own sadistic and cruel tendencies. With this, he has arguably also restrained the Institute in its technological prowess and its moral compass, actively refusing to even consider synths as sapient and sentient, as well as denying any research into fields such as cybernetics, and maintaining a view of the Commonwealth being "a lost cause". Both leaders use their factions as a front for their own self-interests, and this in turn makes the other members believe that they are all "fighting the good fight", and pushing these ideas to the Commonwealth ignites confusion and anger due to the factions seeming to not care about what atrocities they've committed. It may be easy to write off both X6 and Rhys as bad writing on Bethesda's part, but I actually think that the way they are presented is genius. Because they are a testament to propaganda and cult personalities, as well as people who blindly believe what an individual or group says without knowing or understanding the true motives behind their actions. Quelling any individual thought or questions, they represent the leader's vision and ideals of the faction, but not the faction itself. It leaves this one final question to be answered: *What are you really fighting for?*

[@FuzzyImages]

That admiration speech, it's so strange, he feels so... human, in that moment.

[@kikosawa]

He embraces the Sole Survivor as his brother in arms, as someone who shares the same core beliefs as he does. X6 clearly is self-assured and doesn't think himself deficient in any way, so why would he hold back in that moment? I think that he genuinely sees himself not as a servant, but a soldier, and understands the Institute way beyond their propaganda. He bleeds Institute, even if he's not really supposed to.

[@noahperkins4716]

X6 is mean to Dogmeat. That is hard to forgive

[@kikosawa]

Dogmeat can't be a real dog, though... I mean, he understands human speech

[@beanmachine917]

@@kikosawadogs… understand human speech.. Not like a “oh they understand every word we say” but like they understand the tones and motions we use when speaking to them

[@angrycharcoalcat]

@@kikosawa r u trying to crack jokes about such a sensitive topic!?

[@kikosawa]

@@angrycharcoalcat yeh

[@Porterpotty34]

Dog meat is a very special synth

[@dilutedphoenix8099]

Most people aren't a fan of the Courser design but I think it's quite fitting, gives a very blade runner-esk feel. The Courser coat really feels like something a Courser would wear, it's simple, sleek, efficient, and that synthetic leather is very benefiting of a Courser and their role within the institute. My only nitpick is that they don't all wear black shades.

[@awayqn]

yes! i love the design of the coursers and have been matching with x6 since i unlocked him as a companion, i swapped out the patrol sunglasses for just regular sunglasses and they look much better. i also love x6s bluntness and general despise of everything in the commonwealth

[@jodypasseno6065]

Thanks Oxhorn for another great breakdown of a great character. My only in-game regret with X6-88 is that you cannot point out to him how human he is becoming which counters his insistence on being a robot.

[@woohoomusic5098]

I've always loved X6. I'm glad you're still making fallout lore videos Ox! God bless you and have a good day

[@MeanAndPristine]

X6’s character shines through his conditioning. He is unwaveringly honest, independent, and he judges people by their actions rather than their words. He’s strong-willed, yet subordinate, and he reconciles these two traits by choosing his leader. The fact that he can admit Father’s mistake proves that he was chosen to become a Courser for a reason. He isn’t loyal to the Institute, but rather what is stands for. He’s not loyal to Father, but rather to his vision of the future. The skills he’s learned, the capability he’s been granted, sets him free in his own way. He’s aware of his emotions and keeps them in check; that discipline frees him from being controlled by compassion and fear, selfishness and rage, the way those on the surface are. Very deep character actually, enhances my understanding of the Institute’s goals. They aren’t as comically evil as previously thought, still evil but now nuanced.

[@brothers_of_nod]

I remember these days; nostalgia, good times of breakfast and lore with Oxhorn.

[@Dr.Kratos.]

Momento Mori

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

17:23 Neighborhood Watch: “Look, I, uh…I don’t want no trouble from your pal. I know a stone cold killer when I see one.” X6-88: 🍺🗿

[@Whiteluz100]

Golden stamp

[@kingjamization]

I was surprised to see you never did a X6-88 profile before. Just never thought of it before

[@renaigh]

X6 represents Shaun's unfiltered opinion of the Surface world. his hatred is only an extension of his creator's.

[@jackzed2020]

I love that. "you're too selfish and that is not father's legacy." The same father who made us his successor without even asking anybody else

[@QualityPen]

I’m not sure that’s fair. Father thinks he is doing what is in the Institute’s best interests. I think it’s foolish and there are better ways to resolve the Institute’s internal political divides than to appoint an outsider to lead it, but I don’t think he’s being selfish by making this decision. It does look like nepotism, but the player character is uniquely capable and the familial link to Shaun does offer a little more legitimacy than just plucking a random wastelander off the streets.

[@jackzed2020]

@@QualityPen noone doubts the nepotism. He has several capable people at hand. He is selfish because there is a council installed and yet he ignores it. Everybody expresses doubts and technically, father has no real proof that you as his dad are capable of leading a whole community. Given your prior actions in the game, jot counting the side quests you might have undertook and just focusing on the main plot line, you have done little more than save some rag tag do-gooders and built some beds in ruins for them, followed orders by postapo fascists and/or cracked the ultra difficult railroad-password "railroad". Yes, you can survive. But the same you can tell about Kellogg who did that for decades prior and noone considered him becoming leader. By all the actions done in the game, you only show that you are hard enough to survive out there. Which has nothing to do with leading the institute.

[@kikosawa]

I guess, Father not only disregards Commonwealth's opinion, but his subordinates' as well. A dictator and a manager. There can be only one who steers the Institute.

[@SaucednFound7]

I’ve been waiting for this companion overview for so long. Never thought I’d see the day. My Saturday just got a whole lot better

[@adrianparker5633]

I’ve never run with X-6, as I’ve always enjoyed running around the commonwealth with Nick Valentine. I enjoyed learning what X-6 is all about but I still don’t know if I’d run with him over Nick

[@grayarea6221]

X6 is unironically my favorite companion

[@kulerthankule]

Honestly same, some people call him boring but if every companion was funny and quippy 24/7 that’d be boring too, I like the cold and serious terminator archetype that X6 is.

[@sh3tpostsgamertime204]

@@kulerthankulehe sucks

[@renaigh]

singled-minded monotone characters are fascinating to me, usually they end up growing a heart and falling for a greater cause but X6 is different in his consistent worldview. The only other character I'd comfortably compare him to is Takemura from Cyberpunk 2077.

[@Thomas_The_Thermonuclear_Bomb]

I've always loved X6, and I like to think that it's definitely possible to get him to see the ills of the institute, even if it's only because he wants to see the player happy. Because you're his friend and at this point you've spent so much of your time with him. I think there would be a lot of things he wouldn't really understand himself, but X does it because he knows it makes you happy.

[@emilmadsen8286]

I find mechanical(Cyborgs, sentient robots, etc.)characters that are fully aware of what they are and embrace it interesting. Liking that they are cold hearted killers beyond their initial programming. Fully choosing to be the monster.

[@mocatdow]

I feel like X6 is in the same boat as Jojo from Jojo rabbit. They both believe in something so much that they refuse to see the flaws in what they believe in, and so they blame the flaws on everything else. It takes an extreme contridiction to his beliefs to break Jojo out of them. The only thing i wish we could do with X6 is to find a way to break the confidence X6 has in the institute, maybe with a companion quest or somethint. Like, X6 has his doubts about something, confides in them to you, and then you both go out to get rid of those doubt only to find they were true or something.

[@sourcream990]

Despite X6 being cold and practically evil in multiple senses of the word, I do like the subtle bits of personality, change in tone, etc. At one point I almost forgot he was a loyal institute synth when I was playing the institute ending myself. Also I've noticed the juxtaposition between X6 and Nick Valentine, as well as the similarities Paladin Danse has with his loyalty to the BOS, both being raised in these factions, and idolizing the leaders of these factions so much that even when things go wrong or the leadership they look up to do things they're against, they still feel loyal and obligated to obey their leaders

[@ChangedCauseYT-HateFoxNames]

I wouldn't say evil, not even slightly. More, extremely loyal to the institute and cold hearted to those not loyal to it and a blockade to it. He clearly has heart, just not caring to those he has no reason to. Evil would be he is satisfied in slaughtering the commonwealth. He doesn't find joy in that because he hates his job. Otherwise it would be dream job to him since he would be helping the institute and "cleansing the surface". He is many things but evil, I wouldn't go that far.

[@lucidonoccasion5012]

Wasn't expecting another companion character study so many years on!

[@localsussybaka277]

31:50 That is by far X6's most human moment.

[@MrTod1984]

I keep forgetting that X6 exists. 7 years of playing fo4, and I still get lost in the institute.

[@Mungojerry310]

X6-88 compliments after completing the story for the institute almost makes it worth selling out human kind

[@kikosawa]

X6 understands crystal clear that he's not a machine, but a soldier. Maybe, in a way, he relates to the Sole Survivor in this regard.

[@Yardiff]

I am glad now to be doing my current Institute playthrough. I had not thought through the psychology behind how they act - this helps to make sense of it. I have never before used face presets - the base game ones have always been good for me. Now though: I will have to do a full Terminator playthrough. Just for X6 and the other Coursers.

[@shazamblake3796]

Glad your continuing the companion profiles! Can Danse, Strong and Codsworth be next?

[@Brando216]

Especially danse

[@PurpleShadowRizzard]

"my name is X6-88, the synth sent by the institute"

[@steveeymann6374]

When x6 claps back I'd love to have an option like. "Question me again and I'll turn you into a roomba."

[@kikosawa]

"I don't care, you still suck"

[@thinix396]

23:45 making an EMOTIONLESS robot hate you is crazy 😭

[@kikosawa]

allegedly*

[@Thereisnogreatersword]

There’s a good reason why I keep a shotgun shell or two on my survival runs when going to the institute

[@juancarloang]

38:10 Yeah, X6 really is suffering from humanity.

[@kikosawa]

His feet clearly aren't ones of a master

[@Lyze]

Really telling that no matter how badly things go with X6, he still calls you 'sir'.

[@rustyjones7908]

Kind of funny how X6 drops the "cold ruthless killer" act at his last negative approval speech. Sounds almost human. Although Strong's "concerned" voice is better from a comedy perspective.

[@stitchfan08]

I love companions like him who don't judge me for asking for more caps

[@slaya6316]

Same

[@zoulogist9171]

That’s why Ada is the best, she doesn’t judge you for anything

[@bhart3321]

I can't be the only one that sees the parallels between X6 & Agent Smith from the Matrix.

[@benjthorpe]

I just love how the Institute is such an accurate representation of Academia

[@rustyjones7908]

It's a little too effective to represent modern academia. More like what modern academia has pretentions of being.

[@ReplicatorFifth]

One day I will get to know X6-88…it will be my evil villain arc.

[@SteveWhittleFL]

Long overdue. Can't wait for this one!

[@datguy8460]

i notice how he was more than just a ruthless institute killer when i forced momma murphy to stop doing drugs. i threatened her into quitting and he liked it. i thought why should he care that i helped a random wastelander that has no connection to the institute whatsoever? is it because i showed authority to someone below me? or because drugs are harmful and brings down efficiency in a person? wtv his reasoning, it made me aware that he will not always approve of the stereotypical bad guy response and that he thinks there is more than just one reason behind every action

[@Scotttjt]

Yeeesss! New lore and profile videos! This is the content I've been missing from your channel. The "Full Story of" series for the games' main plots are great, but I've sorely missed delving into the *lore* of the *Fallout* universe. Can't wait to see what comes next.

[@Rufknsrsrnw]

Oh man, I'm so happy there's an X6-88 video. I never really got to party with him since I could never bring myself to side with the Institute. Thank you so much Oxhorn!

[@kituwahband]

I like X6, i see him as a bodyguard of sorts for my institute character

[@Yoder023]

X6-88: Paladin Danse, but Institute flavored

[@Wordweaver166]

Thank you for your nuanced portrayal. I wish I could have been following your FO4 videos more closely, but I'm currently playing for an Institute ending as a Scarlet Overkill cosplay and didn't want too many spoilers.

[@EternalNightingale]

X6: “we have a certain way of doing things in the institute” yea being a complete ass to everyone😂

[@1narutogirl6]

I LOVE X6, i wish there was a character arc option to like 'free' him from the institute, to keep him as a companion if you go against the institute, and to romance him 😏

[@shmlamesshmlansty4812]

I was just on a rewatch all oxhorns fallout videos binge, the man knows what I want

[@MikefromTexas1]

I'll never understand why there isn't a "Shut up, you're just a robot." type of option every time X6 criticizes you. That'd be great for a pro-Institute character.

[@albertusvanlubeeck9161]

X6 was always my favorite companion.

[@michaelproctor8100]

In my current play-through of the game, I sided with the railroad and destroyed the Institute and yet X-6 is still available to be my companion. I wonder how much his dialogue will change as a result. Maybe I should take him to Far Harbor and introduce him to Dima and the other synths?

[@Yardiff]

I am glad for this profile - I think that I can have a decent playthrough with the Institute, given this. Many things make a lot of sense. I like how you can take a game that is 8 years old - has a lot of people ragging on it - and show that there are still subtleties to be explored. Off-topic and with regards to another companion, if you take Nick Valentine with you when you visit the Memory Den - if it's the first time you visit Goodneighbor you get some interesting dialogue between Finn, Nick, and Hancock at the entry scene.

[@njsanders]

X6 is a conundrum. He knows he's a robot but still refers to his existence as life.

[@kikosawa]

I think he understands his humanity, but it's never a distraction to him, just a fact. Who cares if you're not actually a machine? - get your priorities straight!

[@jodypasseno6065]

X6, are you a human being? When you decide you are we can talk about morals and ethics. If you insist on believing yourself to be a subservient machine, don't waste the air and just do as you're told.

[@Second-Hand-Shadow]

When X6-88 talks back to you I wanted a dialog choice that said "you'll watch your mouth X6-88 or I'll have you wiped"

[@monabear7287]

This guy looks like Bethesda made a discount Wesley Snipes.

[@kikosawa]

The one who actually doesn't do drugs

[@stephaniebrown5982]

I know this is a random video to post this in, but I think the Enclave Design on your shop would make a great poster print. It's a little blocky on a shirt and I'd love to send a poster of the Enclave Design to my brother as a gift. He's got so much empty wall space and I think he'd like the design. Same thing for the Liberty Prime design too.

[@zoulogist9171]

Aside for X6’s hatred of everyone and everything in the Commonwealth, he’s a pretty chill dude

[@LEGEND-rd4vb]

Awesome, can we get a profile on Danse next OX?

[@juniper1361]

I love how when X6 gets enough of your bullshit he sounds almost human and loses composure as well as "the robot talk" for a moment

[@YesImCanadian]

That Outro was one of the best I’ve seen in a long time!

[@br7693t]

My favorite interaction with him is when I'm leading my MM into the SRB and he says "I was hoping for this". Alright bro, let's throw down.

[@BWTF_Ben]

I've missed your profile videos, Ox. Glad to see a new one!

[@Acirno]

In a post-apocalyptic world like fallout, if some like x6 were to continuously question and object to my decisions, I would find mysefl constantly wanting to and probably end up removing his head, especially if I were director.

[@davidgreen2379]

"All your Synths are belong to Us"

[@annareifer2249]

I really curious what X6 would think about the enclave Also I LOVE that X6 is probably afraid of hights, He Disliked it to enter a Vertibird and dont like it to be on top of the Trinity Tower - its similar with Deacon, what mades its even more funny

[@SUN-DANCE]

It would be narcissism if Nate was a synth.

[@BL00DYME55]

Guard: I don't want no trouble from your pal. I know a stone cold killer when I see one. *pans to X6 sitting on a bench enjoying his soda* 🤣

[@faridagasiyev7042]

21:15 how can a courser talk to the director like that? He shows free will and emotions. He could get his mind wiped for this

[@kikosawa]

He doesn't care. X6 is honest. He'd rather die that serve someone who doesn't see fit for the role. Maybe serving the institute isn't his nature, but it's his purpose in life.

[@src6339]

The institute works in mysterious ways Hey! One synth. On goal. Ha. One mission. One heart, no soul. Just one solution. One flash of light. Yeah, one courser, one vision.

[@PrestonGarveyOfficial-FO4]

Looks like you have a good friend over there General, he can accompany you to the settlement I've just marked on your map

[@sonichero]

I know there’s not a whole lot of story there but with all the time you’ve spent adventuring together with Codsworth he deserves the spotlight, he is after all a key part of the Sole Survivor’s life being there before and after the bombs dropped.

[@Venthrac]

Very nice! Did you pick up on his fear of heights?

[@Skarlet-ju8sr]

He's a very useful engine.

[@flipyapd2321]

He reminds me of a terminator cold and calculating

[@MrMack49]

The part where X_6 say sole surviver didn't grow up in the institue like he is hilarious...buddy in that moment forgot he was built as adult😂

[@cass1478]

When I think about it, isn’t nepotism kinda based on narcissism? The idea that your offspring are inherently deserving of power is pretty self absorbed.

[@br7693t]

X6-88: The Institute has a way pf doing things, and theres a reason for thah Every player: *still waiting on that reason*

[@Alex_FRD]

"Suffering from Humanity" sounds like a Twilight Zone episode, the twist being that a Courser has become sentient, much like X6.

[@wakeful1710]

I’ve been waiting long for some vids on the Coursers, and now I get 2 right near my birthday! Thx Ox!

[@thunderpokemon2456]

Actualy he remains as a companion even after the desturction of institute.But to my curious how he can relay back after the distruction of instute if we lose affinity with him?

[@stitchfan08]

That's only if u sided with the railroad

[@Jackie89000]

He honestly seems like the complete opposite of Curie and her personality.

[@darianmartinez6174]

Fun fact the word hero was originally a first name of a Greek man who did so many good deeds we started associating his first name with good people

[@AlphaGator9]

X6-88's voice almost sounds human when you gain max-affinity with him. A lot less... machine-like.

[@renaigh]

X6 is a child you wants nothing more than the approval of his Father.

[@sleeperdart]

You should have the option to treat him as a machine and reset him when he shows personality and says thing like he chooses if you really were part of the institute you'd erase him right then and there.

[@Nostroman_Praetor]

X6-88's instances of individuality at max affinity is proof that he and all Gen-3s are sentient living beings, and The Institute is wrong about their creations. Its a real shame he's so die-hard for The Institute because its clear that he is far more then just a machine.

[@Skarlet-ju8sr]

Does he like it if you wipe out every settlement?

[@kikosawa]

Wasting bullets on walking corpses

[@darkreflection9087]

I honestly like the Institute as a faction Edit I like the Synths Edit but the Minutemen are my favorite faction

[@Cyrus_T_Laserpunch]

When X6 goes back I think what happens is they memory wipe him, setting him back to the point where you had just finished the mission to get a rogue synth. What's more disturbing is... I think X6 himself requested that, he simply couldn't handle the idea that Father made a mistake and the Institute is doomed.

[@ZenSei03042]

i just discovered the "Oxhorn Settler" - Mod. Fully voiced with generic commentary. beautiful. 🌴🎉

[@kikosawa]

Oh, I think I downloaded this one a while ago. Long before I even knew of this channel. The voice recording doesn't really fit, but otherwise it's a great mod