Why did the Institute pick Shaun?

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My question is why do the institute pick Shaun. Could they not have picked anyone else?

I mean they could have taken the guy you control in the game instead of Shaun or one of the other vault dwellers. Why Shaun?






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Why did Kellogg have the synth Shaun?

The real Shaun was using Kellogg and the synth Shaun as a way to manipulate the Sole Survivor into the Institute in their way. While using it as an opportunity to rid themselves of Kellogg.

Did Shaun create the Institute?

Shaun, also known as S9-23, is a prototype synth created by the real Shaun and lives in the Institute, unless the Sole Survivor opts to destroy the Institute during the mission The Nuclear Option, after which he can be sent to the Commonwealth or left to die.

Can you move Shaun from the Institute?

You can't. Only if you wiped the Institute will he join you in the Commonwealth. The Institute is the safest place to be!

Why is the Institute evil?

That would essentially turn the whole "evil" argument onto it's ass, as one of the biggest reasons people label The Institute as evil is their enslavement of what they believe to be humans, but at the time, they were believed by their creators to just be machines.



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