The Construct is a large Mockingbird entity, being the first antagonist encountered by Simon Jarett in the psychological horror game SOMA.
Description[]
It appears to be a WAU-infected mess of an UH3 Universal Helper (which were manufactured in Site Upsilon and were used by engineers all over in PATHOS-II.) The techno-organic WAU growths are naturally all over the creature; these structure gel mutations have reinforced it's body structure, as a result it has a bigger backside and more functionality as it can now use a pair of legs for movement. Along with the small lights emitting from the numerous bulbous growths on its body, the mutated Helper casts a bright beam from the front of its face, acting as a spotlight to assist with navigation through dark areas in order to detect Simon.
Behavior[]
Hunched forward in a bipedal position, the Construct is fairly slow and easy to maneuver around; the more claustrophobic areas in the upper floors of site Upsilon, however, may hinder Simon's ability to escape if he is cornered. While navigating, the Construct emits loud, disturbing noises similar to a cross between dial-up feedback and human screaming, is very stomp heavy and makes use of its spotlight to aid in searching the surrounding area; Simon can use these as early warning signs before the creature comes into view.
When coming into contact with the Construct, Simon should remain crouched in order to prevent attracting its attention. Once the Construct spots Simon, it breaks into a slight sprint, but not significantly faster than its idle speed, allowing Simon more time to escape. It does not kill Simon instantly, but renders him unconscious before heading off to another area.
Biography[]
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.Soon after,as he is about to remove a seal from a storage-like room,he hears the noises of the robot.He waits for the sounds to end and goes through the door without Construct bursting out and killing Simon He makes his way through the station, inadvertently following the creature, before he first comes into another 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 upstairs to the Comms center and shuts off the stairs before the robot can reach him.