"Watch Dogs" is a video game series that revolves around the protagonist Aiden Pearce, a former gang member turned hacker. The story begins in Chicago, IL in 2012, where Aiden is working with his partner Damien Brenks to hack into the bank accounts of high-rollers at the Merlaut Hotel. However, their attempt is thwarted when another hacker infiltrates the network, leading to a series of events that include a hit on Aiden's family, the murder of his niece Lena, and the subsequent murder of Maurice Vega, an associate of the hotel owner Dermot "Lucky" Quinn.
A year later, Aiden, now a vigilante, starts to uncover the truth behind the Merlaut Hotel incident. He tracks down the source of a threatening phone call to his sister Nicole, which leads him to Damien, who reveals that he has kidnapped Nicole. Aiden reluctantly agrees to help Damien retrieve a hard drive that could lead to the third hacker who ruined the Merlaut job.
As the story progresses, Aiden forms alliances with other characters such as Clara Lille, a member of the underground hacking network DedSec, and Raymond "T-Bone" Kenney, a former ctOS engineer. Together, they work to expose the corruption of Blume, the company that created ctOS, and its CEO Dušan Nemec.
The game concludes with Aiden infiltrating Blume's Headquarters and hacking the Chief Communications Officer, Charlotte Garner's, pacemaker, leading to a heart attack and revealing footage of Mayor Donovan Rushmore murdering former Blume employee Rose Washington. Aiden then confronts and kills Quinn, the man who ordered the hit on his family.
The story of "Watch Dogs" is a complex narrative that explores themes of revenge, corruption, and the power of technology. It's a story of a man who, after losing his family to crime, uses his hacking skills to fight back against the corrupt systems that allowed such crimes to occur.
1. The story begins in Chicago, IL in 2012, focusing on the protagonist Aiden Pearce, a former gang-member turned hacker.
2. Aiden Pearce's story is primarily based on the main storyline of the games, with a focus on the Merlaut Hotel incident that led to the death of his niece, Lena.
3. Aiden's partner in crime is Damien Brenks, who is later revealed as the source of the call that led to Lena's death.
4. Aiden and Damien's story takes a turn when Damien hires Aiden to retrieve a hard drive that could lead to the third hacker involved in the Merlaut incident.
5. Aiden's journey takes him to a variety of locations, including a prison, a Bunker facility, and a human trafficking auction.
6. Aiden's actions lead to the deaths of several characters, including Lucky Quinn, a member of the Chicago South Club, and Iraq Wade, a member of the Black Viceroys.
7. Aiden eventually retrieves the hard drive and discovers that it contains evidence of a conspiracy involving powerful figures in the city.
8. Aiden's story is not over yet. He continues his vigilante career, working with a new ally, T-Bone, to expose the conspiracy.
9. Two years later, in 2014, Aiden is contacted by a former associate, Mick Wolfe, who is dishonorably discharged from the Army Special Forces.
10. The pair works together along with DedSec and former Marine Seline Garnera to expose the powerful figures behind the conspiracy.
11. A year later, in 2015, Marcus Holloway joins DedSec, personally witnessing the danger in ctOS, a system installed by Blume Corporation in San Francisco.
12. DedSec, with Marcus's help, continues to expose the corruption of ctOS and Blume, starting with an internet company called "Nudle".
13. Dušan Nemec, the CTO of Blume, counters DedSec's activities by hiring a rival hacker, Lenni, to disrupt their work.
14. Marcus manages to steal Prime_Eight's encryption key to unlock their servers, while DedSec attempts to hack the FBI to obtain evidence of their corruption.
15. The story concludes with the FBI capturing Wrench and Dušan conducting his own interrogation.