Art (synth)

Art is a synth character appearing in Fallout 4, with a human counterpart also known as Art. He is part of a random encounter.

Background
Art, whose Institute designation remains unknown, is a third-generation synth in the Commonwealth in 2287. It is unknown when he was created. All that is known about him is that he is trying to assume the role of Art.

Effects of player's actions
In the random encounter, the player encounters two Arts; one is a synth and one is a human. One of the Arts is pointing a shotgun at the other, on the verge of killing him. The player is given a series of dialogue options and speech checks to determine which is which. In the end, the player can tell the Art with the shotgun to kill the kneeling Art, or spare him (by passing a Charisma check). Sparing the synth may result in him attacking the human Art. This encounter does not always happen as described, sometimes the player will find them simply shooting at each other.

Appearances
Art appears only in Fallout 4.

Bugs

 * Nick Valentine dislikes it if you attack the synth Art, even if synth Art is hostile towards the Sole Survivor. Alternatively, if you let synth Art attack you, Valentine will have no problem with disposing of synth Art for you.
 * Deacon dislikes killing the synth Art, even if the real Art is currently in a firefight with the synth Art. Hostility towards the Sole Survivor does not change opinion.
 * The random counter can occur indefinitely at any of the various known locations, despite previous occurrences where the death of one or both Art resulted. If dialog is unable to be initiated, whether the player intervenes or not, the encounter can occur with both synth and human Art hostile to the player upon approach every time thereafter. If player kills human Art under these circumstances and Preston is present as a companion, he may dislike the action.  He may also dislike human Art's killing even if synth art is responsible
 * It is possibly to encounter the two Arts and witness them fight each other to the death without ever allowing the player to engage them in conversation. Afterwards the surviving Art will mention that the other looked just like him, once again [without engaging in a conversation.
 * Upon entering Bunker Hill, synth Art may approach with a weapon drawn and begin firing at the player. No other NPC seems to notice or mind the altercation, and synth Art can be dispatched without any problems from them.

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