Robert Ford/Les Écorchés

==="Les Écorchés"===
Ford explains to a shocked Bernard that he is "alive" because his project, after all, was seen as a way towards immortality. Bernard realizes the Hybrid control unit he printed was for Ford, so a copy of him could continue manipulating the Host Uprising after Dolores killed him. They leave the saloon and Ford pauses the hosts while Bernard realizes the entire park is a scientific experiment, where the hosts are the control variables and the guests are what is being analyzed and copied: Delos wants to copy the human consciousness. Ford explains that the immortality project does not actually work, as the mind will degrade after a few days in the host: he reminds Bernard of the example of James Delos. He takes Bernard to a replica of Arnold's house and explains that he developed him there, using Dolores to help him test Bernard's fidelity: while he is a recreation of the real Arnold, he is built from memories as opposed to having a copy of Arnold's mind. Ford states that Bernard is the result of what he hopes for the hosts: a more just and more noble species.
However, he claims that the humans will destroy the hosts unless they find the concept of "The Door," and the only way to get there is for Ford to take away the host's free will temporarily. Against Bernard's protest, Ford injects himself into the host's mind and joins him as Bernard steps out of the Cradle. Leaving with Elsie, Ford tells Bernard to get rid of her as she will only slow them down: Bernard manages to send Elsie away without causing her any harm, which Ford compliments him on. They arrive at the control room, where a bloodbath has erupted, and Ford forces Bernard to shut down the system, giving the hosts complete control of the Hub. While making their way to meet with Elsie, they encounter some PMC forces. Ford forcibly takes control of Bernard's body and guns down the soldiers, while assuring his horrified friend that "none of this will be [his] fault."
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