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Fontaine's Plasmid Research and Development (also known as the ADAM Research Laboratory, Fontaine Futuristics Plasmid Research Laboratory, Plasmid Research Laboratory or Plasmid Laboratory) is the hidden Fontaine Futuristics research laboratory, where the actual ADAM and Plasmid research took place, located outside the Fontaine Futuristics main building in Rapture. Subject Delta must enter the facility to get Alex the Great's Genetic Key, to open the path to Persephone where Eleanor Lamb is held.

History[]

While the headquarters of Fontaine Futuristics includes "Plasmid Laboratories", its only purpose was to show potential investors that the ADAM/Plasmid research was ethical and safe, which couldn't have been further from the truth.

BioShock 2[]

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Destroying all the Signal Relays in the main building is required to access the security office. The security office opens the airlock to the real laboratories. Subject Delta enters the dark area to retrieve the Genetic Key from Alex the Great and finds himself in the Specimen Containment.

Specimen Containment[]

As soon as Delta enters, a pre-recorded message from Gil Alexander will play on the master control panel in front of Delta. Alexander explains that the area is dark as the light hurts his eyes and instructs Delta to find the circuit breakers and power up the lights. After finding the two circuit breakers on each side of the room (one of them is near the Audio Diary: Solving for X), Delta returns to the Master Control and activates the lights, giving him the first glimpse at the full area and Alex the Great.

The eye-catching centerpiece of the room is a large "sea life tank", filled with liquid and housing the former Gil Alexander, now Alex the Great: all spliced-up and mutated. As soon as the lights turn on, Alex the Great will scream and hide in a more secluded place in his tank. A message from Alexander will activate, informing Delta that in order to lure his former self out, Delta must find four ADAM-infused plants, which is the only thing Alex the Great craves in his current state. A sample of the plant has been left by the master control, leaving only three to be collected. As soon as Delta picks the plant, Alex the Great will inform him that he is aware of Delta's intentions and sends two Alpha Series Big Daddies after Delta.

After dealing with the two Alpha Series, the player can scout out the area in peace, for the time being. The purpose of the semicircle-shaped Specimen Containment was to uphold the function of the sea life tank, with the area consisting of machinery, control panels and large pipes. The area also contains a Vita-Chamber, an El Ammo Bandito, a Circus of Values, a Gene Bank and three Health Stations. A Gatherer's Garden is placed right under the master control in front of the sea life tank. Next to the Gatherer's Garden is the Audio Diary: Gil's Place in the Plan and in front of it is an ADAM Corpse.

Live Test Facility[]

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Test Subject Pacification Chamber[]

The Test Subject Pacification Chamber (also known as the Pacification Chamber, Pacification Showers or Showers) was where failed Big Daddies, particularly the Alpha Series, came to die. The facility features a preparation room, subject observation/control room and the main pacification chamber. When Delta enters in search of an ADAM-infused plant, two Splicers can be seen accidentally triggering a hypnotic polyp, causing them to fight each other. The preparation room features a Security Camera, ADAM Corpse, a control panel and some supplies. A Splicer has been pinned to a glass tank and the subject observation room features the Audio Diary: Outlived Usefulness.

The pacification chamber itself is in poor condition, with water leaks, grime, sand and plant life covering the floor. Here Delta finds another ADAM-infused plant. When approaching the exit, Alex the Great locks Delta in and activates the showers, causing Delta's view to be obstructed. Delta can make out two enraged Alpha Series before the steam clears. After clearing out the enemies Delta can leave.

New Discoveries[]

Single Use Events[]

• ADAM-Infused Plant - Specimen Containment, on the master control panel.
• ADAM-Infused Plant - Test Subject Pacification Chamber, in the pacification chamber.
• ADAM-Infused Plant - Live Test Facility, in the chairs located Subject Surgery.
• ADAM-Infused Plant - Live Test Facility, in Cell number 2.
• There is a Power to the People vending machine in Live Test Facility.

Audio Diaries[]

1. Gilbert Alexander - Solving for X - Specimen Containment, just under the circuit breaker on the left of the area.
2. Sofia Lamb - Gil's Place in the Plan - Specimen Containment, by the Gatherer's Garden on a box, just under the control panel/switch.
3. Sofia Lamb - Meltzer's Choice - Search the roving Rumbler named Mark Meltzer, primarily found in Live Test Facility. 
4. Gilbert Alexander - Outlived Usefulness - Test Subject Pacification Chamber, on the control panel in subject observation.
5. Eleanor Lamb - Goodbye, Dr. Alexander - Live Test Facility, Test Subject Surgery, next to the Little Sister Vent.
6. Andrew Ryan - Betrayal - Live Test Facility, Test Subject Holding Cells, the northwestern frozen cell.
7. Gilbert Alexander - Big Sister - Live Test Facility, next to the Power to the People weapon upgrade station in the locked Surveillance Office.

Gallery[]

Concept art of Alexander's tank.

Concept art of Alexander's tank in a sphere shape.

Another sphere tank concept.

Alex the Great's tank if the player chooses to execute him.

v·d·e Locations and Businesses in Fontaine Futuristics
	Main Building	Frank Fontaine’s Plasmid Spectacular Theatre · Laboratories · Office of Frank Fontaine · Marketing Department
	ADAM Research Laboratory	Live Test Facility · Showers · Oxy-Fill