Scavenger

*- The Scavenger's most famous quote.*

*- The Scavenger questioning his sanity.*

*- The Scavenger questioning the disappearance of everyone whom he used to work for.*

## Character Overview:

### Alias:

The Scavenger
The Crawler
The Red Light Robot
QUALIA (RV2)
Mockingbird
Psychotic Machine
Killer Machine

### Powers/Skills:

Peak Physical Strength
High-Intelligence
Manipulation
Peak Physical Speed
Fighting Prowess
Combat Technique
Swimming Skills
Swimming Speed
Persistence
Heightened Senses
Enhanced Durability
Mental Awareness
Stealth Skills
Enhanced Tentacles/Tendrils
Peak Endurance
Peak Stamina
Pain Tolerance
Uncontrollable Rage

### Goals:

Kill Simon Jarrett.
(Briefly Failed; Later Abandoned)
Find Structure Gel.
Kill anyone or anything he comes across.
Get payback at the PATHOS-II employee's.
(All Possibly Succeeded; All Possibly Ongoing)

### Hobby:

Finding structure gel.
Finding water/obtaining his thirst.
Wandering around PATHOS-II aimlessly.
Rambling about his problems.
Killing anyone or anything he comes across. (Possibly)

### Crimes:

Murder
Stalking
Assault & Battery
Vandalism
Harassment
Hate Crimes
Mutilation
Torture
Destruction
Property Damage
Psychological Abuse
Attempted Trespassing
Breaking And Entering

### Type of Villain:

Enigmatic Nihilistic Stalker

The **Scavenger** is a minor antagonist and pentagonist encountered in the psychological survival horror game *SOMA.*

The **Scavenger** is a psychotic, chaotic, nihilistic, homicidal, and depraved infected submersible robot and arguably the most self-aware of the enemies encountered throughout the game. The Scavenger not only knows the WAU has caused his altered existence but also knows that structure gel is imperative to his survival, it's implied that The Scavenger has an implanted brain scan of an unknown PATHOS-II employee. The Scavenger is briefly seen quite a few times throughout the game, only appearing in the underwater segments usually aggressively rambling about something personal, If Simon Jarrett (The Protagonist) approaches The Scavenger, he will ask for "spare" gel, telling Simon not to "be greedy". The Scavenger then will attempt to kill and attack with his tentacles, hoping to drain Simon of his own gel.

He is voiced by John Chancer.

## Appearance:

The Scavenger appears in the game as a corrupted and visibly infected submersible robotic helper with various large fleshy lumps of WAU formed and stuck to The Scavenger's outer metal casing (And Presumably inside him as well), he contains an implanted brain scan of an unknown PATHOS-II employee, and also has a red light that unknowingly flickers in front of him periodically, it's unknown how it's powered or what it's origins are (Presumably all by the WAU).

He also has a variety of metal tendrils/tentacles that appears once he's threatened at Simon's presence and will attempt to use them to kill Simon. It's also unknown how these tendrils are used/powered, though it's notably visible that The Scavenger knows and understands his condition and has knowledge on how to use his own infected body, implying that the Scavenger's altered WAU existence has been currently running for a long unknown period of time.

## Biography:

Similar with most of the monsters within the game, The Scavenger's background is completely unknown. Though from his dialogue, he seems to have a vengeful hatred towards PATHOS-II and it's employee's for presumably betraying him and leaving him to suffer from the WAU infection, as it's seen that the WAU is keeping him alive in a robotic simulated body. Since humans were the cause of the WAU and The Scavenger is aware of his altered existence, he seems to be aggressively upset that the WAU had caused his altered existence, and presumably feels anger towards those who went along with the idea of the ARK and WAU, seeing them as manipulative saboteurs.

On top of this story, The Scavenger appears to be visibly and emotionally desperate for any needs of survival and is shown to be aggressive towards many, if not all, who encounter him, constantly asking Simon Jarrett for spare gel and "Not be scared", this also implies that The Scavenger had been left alone to suffer for a presumably long period of time possibly by the WAU and PATHOS-II employee's, which most likely caused his sanity to drain while being alone. Regarding the game's ending, it's unknown if The Scavenger had survived after Simon's encounters, though it's possible the Leviathan or another anomaly/entity in the deep lonely ocean could have killed him, though this is currently unknown.

## In-Game:

Simon Jarrett first encounters multiple Scavengers after he leaves Upsilon. They are mostly passive unless Simon gets too close. The first Scavenger encountered patrols the path halfway between Upsilon and the Shuttle Station. Another one is seen continually ramming itself against an annex. Simon passes a final Scavenger near the entrance to the Shuttle Station.

Simon encounters a Scavenger again after visiting Lambda. The Scavenger is seen through a window to the ocean outside and attempts to attack Simon by ramming into and cracking the glass, after which point it swims away.

The same Scavenger is then encountered outside Lambda. Unlike the ones at Upsilon, this Scavenger is very aggressive and it will pursue him for some distance before giving up and slowly returning to the initial spot that it was patrolling.

## Gallery:

The Scavenger pursuing Simon.A side view of The Scavenger.The Scavenger noticing Simon.The Scavenger wandering idlily.