Construct Infected

## Evil-Doer

Conversion (As it's able to infect a person with the power of the WAU by choice once after it's victim has died)

### Goals:

Kill Simon Jarrett. (Failed; Partially Abandoned)
Kill anyone else it comes across. (Succeeded)
Try to escape and survive it's existence at PATHOS-II.
(Possibly, Partially Succeeded; Presumably Ongoing)

### Hobby:

Shuffling around PATHOS-II.
Killing anyone it comes across.
Killing people.

### Crimes:

Murder
Homicide
Stalking
Vandalism
Assault & Battery
Harassment
Torture
Destruction
Mutilation
Breaking And Entering
Psychological Abuse

### Type of Villain:

Psychotic Homicidal Stalker

The **Construct Infected** is a major antagonist encountered within the psychological survival horror game *SOMA*.

The **Construct** **Infected** is a homicidal, mentally-ill, hunt-like skilled, violent, crazed, and powerful robotic monster that servers as the first enemy, and is one of the more unpredictable monsters in the game, it also contains a Neurograph scan of an unknown human PATHOS-II employee. The Construct serves as the first enemy, that the protagonist Simon Jarrett encounters in *SOMA*.

## Biography:

Not much is known about the Construct's origins before the game's events or even during the game and it's events themselves while Simon does not encounter it, although at some point before the game's events, with the help of the WAU, it managed to reconstruct itself into a jumble mass of a monster.

It's also implied that both during the game event's and before the game event's, it stealthily or carefully killed off quite a few people who worked at PATHOS-II, before hiding away.

## Appearance:

This creature appears to be a horrific jumbled mess of a BULL (UH3) maintenance unit and WAU techno-organic growths. Structure gel mutations have given the Helper a much bulkier build, with a bigger backside and more reinforced structure, as well as added functionality, allowing the Helper to make use of a pair of legs to navigate. Along with the small lights emitting from the numerous bulbous growths on its body, the Helper casts a bright beam from the front of its face, acting as a spotlight to assist with navigation through dark areas. It's also unknown if this could be turned off or on or how it's powered (Presumably by the WAU).

## In-Game:

As Simon explores Upsilon's machine hangar soon after awakening in the station, he hears commotion as one of the maintenance bots, overtaken by the WAU, unhinges itself from its docking platform before bursting out of the room and through a wall. He makes his way through the station, inadvertently following the creature, before he first comes into direct contact with this robot in the thermal plant deeper in the station, where he must turn the steam valves and gain access to the upper floors to the Comm Center.

After pulling the lever in the Flow Control room and redirecting the power, Simon once again encounters the same robot, which had moved from the thermal plant into the upper floors after the doors had been reopened. He sneaks around and accesses the terminals to divert power from Flow Control to the door leading to the Comm Center, where he escapes before the robot can reach him.

The Infected Construct is not seen after this and is mentioned only one time by Simon quickly after this, it's ultimate fate is incredibly unknown, though it's heavily possible it could still be alive considering the state of the WAU's death at the end of the game. (As the Construct, similar to Terry Akers and Jin Yoshida: act as separate sentient beings rather then mindless killing machines that don't constantly need the WAU and it's sources to survive.)

## Gallery:

The Construct killing a couple divers off-screen.The Construct emerging from the darkness and entering the thermal plant.A back view of The Construct.The Construct searching for Simon.A front side view of The Construct.The Construct alert of Simon's presence.The Construct chasing Simon as he dashes to the Radio Tower.