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Several of the older forms have breached their containment area and escaped into the sewers [...] these are damned places now, the abode of failed experiments, ghosts of fear and spite.

Oswald's Documents, August 1st 1899.

The Failed Experiments are an enemy encountered in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. They were monstrous pig-men, created by Oswald Mandus and the Engineer and turned invisible accidentally. They represented earlier, less successful versions of the Tesla.[1]


Information[]

The Failed Experiments are highly reminiscent of the Kaernk of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and, likewise, are restricted to not being able to leave the water. The main difference from their older counterparts are somewhat increased visibility, thanks to the electric currents charging through their otherwise invisible bodies. Additionally, the player's lantern flickers when they are near, like any of the other Manpigs, and they behave as though they can see things outside the water, as they move towards the player even when the water has not been touched at all.

Encounters[]

Failed Experiments appear in the following locations:

The first encounter in the Sewers is purely introductory and safe as long as the player doesn't intentionally walk into the water.

The second encounter in the Bilge is far more dangerous, because it involves falling into the flooded area below, causing a pair of Failed Experiments to give chase almost immediately. A quick orientation will instantly show the escape route, which can be safely traversed if the player reacts quickly.

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Description[]

Appearance[]

These versions have become overheated, and, as a result, their vitae has splintered, causing them to be invisible to the naked eye.[1]

Personality[]

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Intelligence[]

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Origins[]

Sometime prior to August, 1899 CE, these creatures escape from their "containment" into the sewers, prompting Mandus to reflect that he is not as all-powerful a creator as "Eliyahu" (a spelling of "Elijah" that is closer to the Hebrew pronunciation), referencing the Chief Rabbi Elijah Ba'al Shem of the city of Chełm in modern Poland, who supposedly created a Golem.[1]

Trivia[]

  • It is unknown if these creatures can be killed in the same way as with the Kaernk (e.g. bashing a heavy object on them) since there are no crates to throw at them.
  • It is unknown why the Failed Experiment's electricity currents wouldn't electrify the water, since it seems especially impure, and so would conduct electricity.
    • A possible explanation is that the "filthy discharge" Oswald Mandus refers to is contaminated with many substances, of which some have an insulating effect overall.

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