Editing Watchdog (section)

==History==
===Background===
Before the formation of Watchdog, the rise of an early Thinker mastermind known as [[The Player]] forced a massive interagency response in order to root them out. This served as a case-in-point for Watchdog's core purpose and eventual formation.<ref>*Major financial malfeasance (ie. using [[Thinker]] powers to scam the system)
 - [https://redd.it/2ktxxt Wildbow on Reddit]</ref><ref>Case four was The Player, an early Thinker mastermind who had required some greater cooperation across multiple agencies to root out.  Later on, The Player would be a case-in-point for the formation of Watchdog and its core purpose. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/03/27/shadow-5-10/ Excerpt] from [[Shadow 5.10]]</ref>

After being rebuffed in his attempts to propose a solution to world hunger, [[Accord]], a parahuman member of Watchdog, siphoned money being managed by his department to his own means. He was found out by one of his thinker coworkers, was caught, jailed, and subsequently broken out by a jailbreak specialist hired in advance. He went on to pursue a career as a supervillain.<ref name="I20.y e6" /> 
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
At least one individual was known to have left Watchdog following the [[battle against Echidna]], which had exposed dark revelations about the leader of the PRT and the Triumvirate.<ref name="PRT47" />
===[[Timeskip]]===
Following a promise by the President to enforce stricter checks and balances over oversight committees such as Watchdog, Watchdog was subjected to internal testing and investigation. The investigation exposed numerous issues of corruption within Watchdog such as embezzlement, international spying and insider trading. Prior to the investigation, many precognitives, clairvoyants and empaths had fled Watchdog and even from the country, suggesting that they had foreseen the investigation and had acted accordingly. It is speculated that many of these individuals found their way into villainous organizations.<ref name="PRT21">'''America News - Watchdogs biting the hands that feed'''<br><br>Leaked reports suggest that PRT sub-organization WEDGDG, commonly referred to as ‘Watchdog’, was the subject of internal testing and investigation, and it came far from passing those checks. Two months ago, the President of the United States of America promised stricter checks and balances for the oversight committees, primarily for WEDGDG, the PRT-centered organization of capes and civilians charged with targeting and identifying economic and political malfeasance. No sooner were the first checks performed than red flags began popping up, suggesting embezzlement, international spying and insider trading on the part of PRT employees. It remains to be seen how the revelation will be handled, as well as the long-term, worldwide consequences that follow.<br><br>Perhaps more interesting are the events that preceded the investigation. Many precognitives, clairvoyants and empaths fled the group and/or the country, around the time there were any hints of an investigation. Already, criticisms have been raised, suggesting that many of the individuals who left may find their way to villainous organizations… - [[Department Sixty Four]], [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14069818 PRT Quest thread ii p21]</ref>
===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Dissolved as an organization after Gold Morning.<ref name="3.4II">Las Vegas had been damned effective, as had Watchdog.  But where Las Vegas had been a subtle, careful player with a few questionable, mysterious individuals in their ranks making the most of their backgrounds and skills, much like this team in disposition and direction, they’d also been a team that had turned villain at a critical time.  Watchdog had been careful and scrupulous, making measured moves with the best intel and agents had at their disposal, and Watchdog hadn’t survived Gold Morning as an organization. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/01/16/glare-3-4/ Excerpt] from [[Glare 3.4]]</ref>