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* SeriesContinuityError: One of the company emails you can find in Picus claims that a "Nicolette Duclare", seemingly the same woman from the original game who (at best) would have been a child during the events of ''Human Revolution'', works at the company. There's no indication whether the NamesTheSame or if it was some sort of misdirection.
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* SeriesContinuityError: One of the company emails you can find in Picus claims that a "Nicolette Duclare", seemingly the same woman from the original game who (at best) would have been a child during the events of ''Human Revolution'', works at the company. There's no indication whether the NamesTheSame names just happen to coincide or if it was some sort of misdirection.
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* BreatherLevel: The funicular lobby, intended to be a dramatic and desperate battle between a trapped Jensen and a squad of attacking Belltower soldiers, can instead be this:
** Hack the turret in the lobby, as well as the turret in the Picus newsroom. Plant them both outside the lobby's larger door, pointing down the corridor. Now the Belltower troops have something other than Jensen to worry about.
** Block that door with the nearby crates. Block the other door with a vending machine brought from the corridor nearby. Now the Belltower troops can't even get to Jensen in any case.
** Summon the funicular, and watch your suborned robotic minions slaughter the Belltower soldiers en masse. Loot the bodies and head on down.
** Or, if you're doing a pacifist run, skip the turrets and just block the doors. The mooks won't be able to get in, and there's plenty of cover to keep them from shooting at you through the windows. If you're feeling fancy, you can plant gas mines to knock out the troops once they arrive, but they won't be carrying anything of use to a pacifist player, so there's really no need.
** Hack the turret in the lobby, as well as the turret in the Picus newsroom. Plant them both outside the lobby's larger door, pointing down the corridor. Now the Belltower troops have something other than Jensen to worry about.
** Block that door with the nearby crates. Block the other door with a vending machine brought from the corridor nearby. Now the Belltower troops can't even get to Jensen in any case.
** Summon the funicular, and watch your suborned robotic minions slaughter the Belltower soldiers en masse. Loot the bodies and head on down.
** Or, if you're doing a pacifist run, skip the turrets and just block the doors. The mooks won't be able to get in, and there's plenty of cover to keep them from shooting at you through the windows. If you're feeling fancy, you can plant gas mines to knock out the troops once they arrive, but they won't be carrying anything of use to a pacifist player, so there's really no need.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: One of the first emails you find near the newsroom has a trio of emails. The first is a security alert advising everyone to get out the building because of an unspecified dangerous situation, with the second written from a fellow co-worker who urges them to get out immediately. The third email is from an employee, Bridget, who uses the opportunity to chastize the employee for parking in the wrong spot at the office lot.
* BreatherLevel: Thefunicular lobby, intended to be a dramatic and desperate battle between a trapped Jensen and a squad introductory section of attacking Belltower soldiers, can instead be this:
** Hackthe turret in mission, coming off after the lobby, as well as escape from Zhao's penthouse (and the turret in the Picus newsroom. Plant them both outside the lobby's larger door, pointing down the corridor. Now the Belltower troops have something other than Jensen to worry about.
** Block that doorpotential fight with the nearby crates. Block the other door two boxguards) is full of this, being completely devoid of enemies (and referencing NothingIsScarier) until you meet with a vending machine brought from Eliza and trigger the corridor nearby. Now the Belltower troops can't even get to Jensen in any case.
** Summon the funicular, and watch your suborned robotic minions slaughter the Belltower soldiers en masse. Loot the bodies and head on down.
** Or, if you're doing a pacifist run, skip the turrets and just block the doors. The mooks won't be able to get in, and there's plenty of cover to keep them from shooting at you through the windows. If you're feeling fancy, you can plant gas mines to knock out the troops once they arrive, but they won't be carrying anything of use to a pacifist player, so there's really no need.ambush.
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** Hack
** Block that door
** Summon the funicular, and watch your suborned robotic minions slaughter the Belltower soldiers en masse. Loot the bodies and head on down.
** Or, if you're doing a pacifist run, skip the turrets and just block the doors. The mooks won't be able to get in, and there's plenty of cover to keep them from shooting at you through the windows. If you're feeling fancy, you can plant gas mines to knock out the troops once they arrive, but they won't be carrying anything of use to a pacifist player, so there's really no need.
* CommonHTTPStatusCode: 404 is the HTTP response code for "not found"; Eliza isn't actually in Room 404. 802.11 is the IEEE standard describing the basic mechanisms of wi-fi; Eliza is actually in a room with that number, and her direct involvement in the plot revolves around the manipulation of wireless signals.
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* GeniusBonus: 404 is the HTTP response code for "not found"; Eliza isn't actually in Room 404. 802.11 is the IEEE standard describing the basic mechanisms of wi-fi; Eliza is actually in a room with that number, and her direct involvement in the plot revolves around the manipulation of wireless signals.
** And a [[WhatCouldHaveBeen missed opportunity]]: next to Room 404 are Room 403, which isn't locked, and Room 402, which doesn't require payment to get in.
** And a [[WhatCouldHaveBeen missed opportunity]]: next to Room 404 are Room 403, which isn't locked, and Room 402, which doesn't require payment to get in.
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* GeniusBonus: {{Foreshadowing}}: One of the emails you find shortly before "meeting" Eliza in 404 is the HTTP response code from an employee who mentions how they're trying to get her fitted for "not found"; Eliza isn't a new outfit, but are having trouble actually in Room 404. 802.11 is the IEEE standard describing the basic mechanisms of wi-fi; Eliza is actually in a room meeting in-person with that number, and her direct involvement to get her measurements.
* GotTheWholeWorldInMyHand: The Picus "globe" statue, found in their headquarters, has plenty of vibes referencing this, according to several company emails the player can find.
* LandmarkingTheHiddenBase: Picus News has a secret facility under their offices where they fabricate and/or tweak news to better suit the Illuminati's plans as well as where Eliza's computer is hidden. Their offices are in theplot revolves around the manipulation of wireless signals.
** And a [[WhatCouldHaveBeen missed opportunity]]: next to Room 404 are Room 403, which isn't locked, and Room 402, which doesn't require payment to get in.Montreal Olympic Stadium Tower.
* GotTheWholeWorldInMyHand: The Picus "globe" statue, found in their headquarters, has plenty of vibes referencing this, according to several company emails the player can find.
* LandmarkingTheHiddenBase: Picus News has a secret facility under their offices where they fabricate and/or tweak news to better suit the Illuminati's plans as well as where Eliza's computer is hidden. Their offices are in the
** And a [[WhatCouldHaveBeen missed opportunity]]: next to Room 404 are Room 403, which isn't locked, and Room 402, which doesn't require payment to get in.
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* SeriesContinuityError: One of the company emails you can find in Picus claims that a "Nicolette Duclare", seemingly the same woman from the original game who (at best) would have been a child during the events of ''Human Revolution'', works at the company. There's no indication whether the NamesTheSame or if it was some sort of misdirection.
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* {{Tuckerization}}: One of the emails makes reference to Australian ex-Prime Minister John Howard, who is writing angry emails to Picus about the depiction of his country in the news, while another references musician Music/JonathanCoulton, referred to here as an "elder rocker".
* ViewersAreMorons: In-universe, there's an email you can read at Picus where one of the corporation's execs reminds their writers that people have the collective emotional maturity of a five year old and that Picus should treat them as such.
* ViewersAreMorons: In-universe, there's an email you can read at Picus where one of the corporation's execs reminds their writers that people have the collective emotional maturity of a five year old and that Picus should treat them as such.
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* CaptainObvious: Eliza constantly chimes in during the Fedorova battle, to the point of annoyance. Remarks like "she is hiding until she can use her cloaking implant again" and "Adam, run" when she's attacking him directly do little to stop the annoyance.
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* StatingTheObvious: Eliza constantly chimes in during the Fedorova battle, to the point of annoyance. Remarks like "she is hiding until she can use her cloaking implant again" and "Adam, run" when she's attacking him directly do little to stop the annoyance.
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He exits on the roof and heads inside while Pritchard calls to tell him that Eliza's office is in Room 404. Adam heads down a level to the main newsroom, only to discover that the offices are empty and no one is at their desk. Pritchard asks why a 24-hour news network doesn't have anyone answering their phones.
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He exits on the roof and heads inside while Pritchard calls to tell him that Eliza's office is in Room 404. Adam heads down a level to the main newsroom, only to discover that the offices are empty and no one is at their desk. Pritchard asks why a 24-hour news network doesn't have anyone answering their phones.
phones. Spilled coffee and overturned chairs suggest a rapid evacuation; sealed fire doors and emails on hacked computers confirm it.
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Pritchard calls back to inform him that there's a secret server room that can be accessed through a funicular platform, and Adam makes his way there. He eventually gets to the funicular and fights his way through several waves of Belltower troops, and Pritchard tells him that the broadcasts are coming from Room 802.11.
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Pritchard calls back to inform him that there's a secret server room that can be accessed through a funicular platform, and Adam makes his way there. He eventually gets to the funicular, but it's at the bottom of its run, and summoning it gives away his location to the Belltower troops. Once they've been dealt with, the funicular and fights his way through several waves of Belltower troops, arrives, and Pritchard tells him on his way down that the broadcasts are coming from Room 802.11.
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Adam asks who created her, and she tells him that Zhao and others are the ones she works for. He demands to know where Megan and the scientists are, but the conversation is cut short when the second of the Tyrants, [[TheVoiceless Yelena Federova]] decloaks and enters the room.
A fight ensues and Adam defeats Federova. As she lies on the floor bleeding out, Adam demands that Eliza answer his questions. She reveals that Megan and the other scientists vanished from the grid after a doctor removed their GPL implants. He asks who the doctor is, and Eliza plays a recording of Isaias Sandoval, William Taggart's aide, talking to Namir, who requests that he remove the implants after the scientists are captured. She tells him that Sarif has more answers, and gives him a copy of the conversation to show to him.
A fight ensues and Adam defeats Federova. As she lies on the floor bleeding out, Adam demands that Eliza answer his questions. She reveals that Megan and the other scientists vanished from the grid after a doctor removed their GPL implants. He asks who the doctor is, and Eliza plays a recording of Isaias Sandoval, William Taggart's aide, talking to Namir, who requests that he remove the implants after the scientists are captured. She tells him that Sarif has more answers, and gives him a copy of the conversation to show to him.
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Adam asks who created her, and she tells him that Zhao and others are the ones she works for. He demands to know where Megan and the scientists are, but the conversation is cut short when the second of the Tyrants, [[TheVoiceless Yelena Federova]] Fedorova]], decloaks and enters the room.
A fight ensues and Adam defeatsFederova.Fedorova. As she lies on the floor bleeding out, Adam demands that Eliza answer his questions. She reveals that Megan and the other scientists vanished from the grid after a doctor removed their GPL implants. He asks who the doctor is, and Eliza plays a recording of Isaias Sandoval, William Taggart's aide, talking to Namir, who requests that he remove the implants after the scientists are captured. She tells him that Sarif has more answers, and gives him a copy of the conversation to show to him.
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* BrokenBird: Eliza refers to Federova as a "furious, hollow" woman during the battle.
* CasualDangerDialogue: Eliza can be heard saying things like "Here she comes" and "She will follow her orders to destroy us both" in a deadpan voice during the Federova battle.
* TheDragon: Federova (to Namir).
* Hologram: Eliza turns out to be one, which explains her constant presence on television.
* CasualDangerDialogue: Eliza can be heard saying things like "Here she comes" and "She will follow her orders to destroy us both" in a deadpan voice during the Federova battle.
* TheDragon: Federova (to Namir).
* Hologram: Eliza turns out to be one, which explains her constant presence on television.
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* ArtificialIntelligence: Eliza Cassan turns out to be one, using holograms to give an illusion of physical presence when it's necessary.
* BreatherLevel: The funicular lobby, intended to be a dramatic and desperate battle between a trapped Jensen and a squad of attacking Belltower soldiers, can instead be this:
** Hack the turret in the lobby, as well as the turret in the Picus newsroom. Plant them both outside the lobby's larger door, pointing down the corridor. Now the Belltower troops have something other than Jensen to worry about.
** Block that door with the nearby crates. Block the other door with a vending machine brought from the corridor nearby. Now the Belltower troops can't even get to Jensen in any case.
** Summon the funicular, and watch your suborned robotic minions slaughter the Belltower soldiers en masse. Loot the bodies and head on down.
** Or, if you're doing a pacifist run, skip the turrets and just block the doors. The mooks won't be able to get in, and there's plenty of cover to keep them from shooting at you through the windows. If you're feeling fancy, you can plant gas mines to knock out the troops once they arrive, but they won't be carrying anything of use to a pacifist player, so there's really no need.
* BrokenBird: Eliza refers toFederova Fedorova as a "furious, hollow" woman during the battle.
* CasualDangerDialogue: Eliza can be heard saying things like "Here she comes" and "She will follow her orders to destroy us both" in a deadpan voice during theFederova Fedorova battle.
* TheDragon:Federova (to Namir).
Fedorova, to Namir.
*Hologram: GeniusBonus: 404 is the HTTP response code for "not found"; Eliza turns out isn't actually in Room 404. 802.11 is the IEEE standard describing the basic mechanisms of wi-fi; Eliza is actually in a room with that number, and her direct involvement in the plot revolves around the manipulation of wireless signals.
** And a [[WhatCouldHaveBeen missed opportunity]]: next tobe one, Room 404 are Room 403, which explains her constant presence on television.isn't locked, and Room 402, which doesn't require payment to get in.
* BreatherLevel: The funicular lobby, intended to be a dramatic and desperate battle between a trapped Jensen and a squad of attacking Belltower soldiers, can instead be this:
** Hack the turret in the lobby, as well as the turret in the Picus newsroom. Plant them both outside the lobby's larger door, pointing down the corridor. Now the Belltower troops have something other than Jensen to worry about.
** Block that door with the nearby crates. Block the other door with a vending machine brought from the corridor nearby. Now the Belltower troops can't even get to Jensen in any case.
** Summon the funicular, and watch your suborned robotic minions slaughter the Belltower soldiers en masse. Loot the bodies and head on down.
** Or, if you're doing a pacifist run, skip the turrets and just block the doors. The mooks won't be able to get in, and there's plenty of cover to keep them from shooting at you through the windows. If you're feeling fancy, you can plant gas mines to knock out the troops once they arrive, but they won't be carrying anything of use to a pacifist player, so there's really no need.
* BrokenBird: Eliza refers to
* CasualDangerDialogue: Eliza can be heard saying things like "Here she comes" and "She will follow her orders to destroy us both" in a deadpan voice during the
* TheDragon:
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* NoOSHACompliance: In the Director's Cut, the redesigned Room 802.11 now has a second level that pumps gas into the first floor, for no other reason than to damage Federova.
* NothingIsScarier: Pritchard expresses surprise and a bit of fear when he realizes that the Picus offices are empty and no one's answering their phones.
* ShockAndAwe: Federova can be defeated by blowing up the generators in the boss room.
* NothingIsScarier: Pritchard expresses surprise and a bit of fear when he realizes that the Picus offices are empty and no one's answering their phones.
* ShockAndAwe: Federova can be defeated by blowing up the generators in the boss room.
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* NoOSHACompliance: In As part of the general rebalancing of boss battles in the Director's Cut, the redesigned Room 802.11 now has a second level that pumps gas into the first floor, for no other reason than to damage Federova.
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*NothingIsScarier: NothingIsScarier:
** Pritchard expresses surprise and a bit of fear when he realizes that the Picus offices are empty and no one's answering their phones.
** Fedorova relies heavily on her cloaking augmentation in combat and deals damage with close-range attacks, including a Typhoon aug that's an almost guaranteed one-hit kill. It can be disconcerting not even to be able to see the person who's coming to kill you.
* ShockAndAwe:Federova Fedorova can be defeated by blowing up the generators in the boss room.room, which electrifies the floor and injures anyone who happens to be standing on it. Jensen can tank this damage with enough healing items, or avoid it with the right combination of augs; Fedorova isn't so fortunate.
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** Pritchard expresses surprise and a bit of fear when he realizes that the Picus offices are empty and no one's answering their phones.
** Fedorova relies heavily on her cloaking augmentation in combat and deals damage with close-range attacks, including a Typhoon aug that's an almost guaranteed one-hit kill. It can be disconcerting not even to be able to see the person who's coming to kill you.
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* StatingTheObvious: Eliza constantly chimes in during the Federova battle, to the point of annoyance. Remarks like "she is hiding until she can use her cloaking implant again" and "Adam, run" when she's attacking him directly do little to stop the annoyance.
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* StatingTheObvious: Eliza constantly chimes in during the Federova Fedorova battle, to the point of annoyance. Remarks like "she is hiding until she can use her cloaking implant again" and "Adam, run" when she's attacking him directly do little to stop the annoyance.
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** At the entrance to the funicular (and just prior to a major battle), the table in front of the door has several mines, weapons and a sentry bot that can be hacked to fight against the Belltower troops.
** The hallway leading to 802.11 has side rooms filled with weapons and ammunition, in anticipation of the battle with Federova.
* TheVoiceless: Federova, although she can be heard grunting in pain after the battle.
** The hallway leading to 802.11 has side rooms filled with weapons and ammunition, in anticipation of the battle with Federova.
* TheVoiceless: Federova, although she can be heard grunting in pain after the battle.
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** At the entrance to the funicular (and just prior to a major battle), the table in front of the door has several weapons, mines, weapons and a sentry bot that can be hacked to fight against the Belltower troops.
** The hallway leading to Room 802.11 has side rooms filled with weapons and ammunition, including a [[GatlingGood heavy rifle and plenty of ammo]], in anticipation of the battle withFederova.
Fedorova.
* TheVoiceless:Federova, Fedorova, although she can be heard grunting in pain after the battle.
** The hallway leading to Room 802.11 has side rooms filled with weapons and ammunition, including a [[GatlingGood heavy rifle and plenty of ammo]], in anticipation of the battle with
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!Montreal
Malik asks Adam if he's sure about infiltrating Picus while they're enroute to Montreal. He tells her that Eliza Cassan is their best shot of following the conspiracy.
He exits on the roof and heads inside while Pritchard calls to tell him that Eliza's office is in Room 404. Adam heads down a level to the main newsroom, only to discover that the offices are empty and no one is at their desk. Pritchard asks why a 24-hour news network doesn't have anyone answering their phones.
Adam continues on to Room 404 and finds Eliza, who greets him and says that Zhao doesn't know he made the connection with Picus. She tells him that she's been watching him ever since she disrupted satellites over the Detroit metro area six months earlier. She then reveals that she has alerted Belltower to Adam's arrival and tells him he still has time to escape. When he tries to grab her hand and take her to the roof, his hand passes through hers and he realizes that she's a hologram.
Pritchard tells Adam to run, and he in turn informs Pritchard to find Eliza's actual location. Adam fights through troops in the offices and makes his way to an elevator.
Pritchard calls back to inform him that there's a secret server room that can be accessed through a funicular platform, and Adam makes his way there. He eventually gets to the funicular and fights his way through several waves of Belltower troops, and Pritchard tells him that the broadcasts are coming from Room 802.11.
Once there, Adam sees the real Eliza - an AI construct which exists on the server. She thanks Adam for finding her and says that she has been curious about him for the last six months, then goes on to explain how she shapes the news through her broadcasts.
Adam asks who created her, and she tells him that Zhao and others are the ones she works for. He demands to know where Megan and the scientists are, but the conversation is cut short when the second of the Tyrants, [[TheVoiceless Yelena Federova]] decloaks and enters the room.
A fight ensues and Adam defeats Federova. As she lies on the floor bleeding out, Adam demands that Eliza answer his questions. She reveals that Megan and the other scientists vanished from the grid after a doctor removed their GPL implants. He asks who the doctor is, and Eliza plays a recording of Isaias Sandoval, William Taggart's aide, talking to Namir, who requests that he remove the implants after the scientists are captured. She tells him that Sarif has more answers, and gives him a copy of the conversation to show to him.
Malik meets Adam at the nearby helipad, and they head back to Detroit...
!Tropes:
* BrokenBird: Eliza refers to Federova as a "furious, hollow" woman during the battle.
* CasualDangerDialogue: Eliza can be heard saying things like "Here she comes" and "She will follow her orders to destroy us both" in a deadpan voice during the Federova battle.
* TheDragon: Federova (to Namir).
* Hologram: Eliza turns out to be one, which explains her constant presence on television.
* LuredIntoATrap: Discussed. Pritchard warns Adam that he's going into one, and Adam says he expected it but is still going to find Eliza.
* NoOSHACompliance: In the Director's Cut, the redesigned Room 802.11 now has a second level that pumps gas into the first floor, for no other reason than to damage Federova.
* NothingIsScarier: Pritchard expresses surprise and a bit of fear when he realizes that the Picus offices are empty and no one's answering their phones.
* ShockAndAwe: Federova can be defeated by blowing up the generators in the boss room.
* ShoutOut: The Picus main newsroom is modeled after that of the New York Times, right down to the architecture and position of the desks.
* StalkerWithACrush: Eliza tells Adam that she's been "following him" ever since the Sarif attack, and repeatedly comments on how pleased she is to see him.
* StatingTheObvious: Eliza constantly chimes in during the Federova battle, to the point of annoyance. Remarks like "she is hiding until she can use her cloaking implant again" and "Adam, run" when she's attacking him directly do little to stop the annoyance.
* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity:
** At the entrance to the funicular (and just prior to a major battle), the table in front of the door has several mines, weapons and a sentry bot that can be hacked to fight against the Belltower troops.
** The hallway leading to 802.11 has side rooms filled with weapons and ammunition, in anticipation of the battle with Federova.
* TheVoiceless: Federova, although she can be heard grunting in pain after the battle.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Two of the Belltower troops near Room 802.11 talk about how they want to take a tour of the building and see the history of Picus after killing Adam.
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!Montreal
Malik asks Adam if he's sure about infiltrating Picus while they're enroute to Montreal. He tells her that Eliza Cassan is their best shot of following the conspiracy.
He exits on the roof and heads inside while Pritchard calls to tell him that Eliza's office is in Room 404. Adam heads down a level to the main newsroom, only to discover that the offices are empty and no one is at their desk. Pritchard asks why a 24-hour news network doesn't have anyone answering their phones.
Adam continues on to Room 404 and finds Eliza, who greets him and says that Zhao doesn't know he made the connection with Picus. She tells him that she's been watching him ever since she disrupted satellites over the Detroit metro area six months earlier. She then reveals that she has alerted Belltower to Adam's arrival and tells him he still has time to escape. When he tries to grab her hand and take her to the roof, his hand passes through hers and he realizes that she's a hologram.
Pritchard tells Adam to run, and he in turn informs Pritchard to find Eliza's actual location. Adam fights through troops in the offices and makes his way to an elevator.
Pritchard calls back to inform him that there's a secret server room that can be accessed through a funicular platform, and Adam makes his way there. He eventually gets to the funicular and fights his way through several waves of Belltower troops, and Pritchard tells him that the broadcasts are coming from Room 802.11.
Once there, Adam sees the real Eliza - an AI construct which exists on the server. She thanks Adam for finding her and says that she has been curious about him for the last six months, then goes on to explain how she shapes the news through her broadcasts.
Adam asks who created her, and she tells him that Zhao and others are the ones she works for. He demands to know where Megan and the scientists are, but the conversation is cut short when the second of the Tyrants, [[TheVoiceless Yelena Federova]] decloaks and enters the room.
A fight ensues and Adam defeats Federova. As she lies on the floor bleeding out, Adam demands that Eliza answer his questions. She reveals that Megan and the other scientists vanished from the grid after a doctor removed their GPL implants. He asks who the doctor is, and Eliza plays a recording of Isaias Sandoval, William Taggart's aide, talking to Namir, who requests that he remove the implants after the scientists are captured. She tells him that Sarif has more answers, and gives him a copy of the conversation to show to him.
Malik meets Adam at the nearby helipad, and they head back to Detroit...
!Tropes:
* BrokenBird: Eliza refers to Federova as a "furious, hollow" woman during the battle.
* CasualDangerDialogue: Eliza can be heard saying things like "Here she comes" and "She will follow her orders to destroy us both" in a deadpan voice during the Federova battle.
* TheDragon: Federova (to Namir).
* Hologram: Eliza turns out to be one, which explains her constant presence on television.
* LuredIntoATrap: Discussed. Pritchard warns Adam that he's going into one, and Adam says he expected it but is still going to find Eliza.
* NoOSHACompliance: In the Director's Cut, the redesigned Room 802.11 now has a second level that pumps gas into the first floor, for no other reason than to damage Federova.
* NothingIsScarier: Pritchard expresses surprise and a bit of fear when he realizes that the Picus offices are empty and no one's answering their phones.
* ShockAndAwe: Federova can be defeated by blowing up the generators in the boss room.
* ShoutOut: The Picus main newsroom is modeled after that of the New York Times, right down to the architecture and position of the desks.
* StalkerWithACrush: Eliza tells Adam that she's been "following him" ever since the Sarif attack, and repeatedly comments on how pleased she is to see him.
* StatingTheObvious: Eliza constantly chimes in during the Federova battle, to the point of annoyance. Remarks like "she is hiding until she can use her cloaking implant again" and "Adam, run" when she's attacking him directly do little to stop the annoyance.
* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity:
** At the entrance to the funicular (and just prior to a major battle), the table in front of the door has several mines, weapons and a sentry bot that can be hacked to fight against the Belltower troops.
** The hallway leading to 802.11 has side rooms filled with weapons and ammunition, in anticipation of the battle with Federova.
* TheVoiceless: Federova, although she can be heard grunting in pain after the battle.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Two of the Belltower troops near Room 802.11 talk about how they want to take a tour of the building and see the history of Picus after killing Adam.
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