![]() She is also representative of the fact that Joshua was "babied" by his parents and was called a child by Alex not long before his death this notion is supported when Alex cuts Amnion open to see Joshua's body in the fetal position. Her form is derived mainly from Joshua's death via drowning and his love of insects and spiders, as evidenced by his collection and drawings. She may be seen as a symbol of the sins of the Shepherd family. She may also be symbolic of Alex and Joshua's mother, Lillian Shepherd however, there's not much about Amnion which supports this idea other than the fact that she is female and she has Joshua in-utero. Another view on the creature posits that she could represent Alex's guilt regarding Joshua's death. This article or section contains speculation, analysis or theories which may not be officially approved.Īmnion could represent Joshua's anger towards Alex for his death and also his desire to have Alex accept what he'd done. Finally, she can also grab Alex when he's underneath her legs, lifting him up and throwing him down without giving him a chance to break free. ![]() She can also spray her toxic bile up in the air, causing a rain of the deadly liquid. She will slam both of her arms down, which inadvertently causes them to get stuck in the floor, leaving Amnion vulnerable to attacks for a short time. Her attacks in this state are swifter and more brutal, retaining her attack pattern from her previous stage while varying it with the addition of various new attacks. When he comes within arm's length of the creature, she will sometimes leap straight up in the air and slam down, knocking Alex back if he doesn't evade the assault in time.Īfter taking significant damage, Amnion will shift her form no longer depending on her mechanical legs, she now faces forward, standing upright, using the forelegs more like arms. When she inhales and extends her face, she sprays an incredulous amount of toxic bile from her mouth that can damage Alex. ![]() She attacks both with wide, sweeping motions and vertically angled assaults with her front legs. She can take a great deal of damage before falling. Her appendages end in very wicked, claw-like instruments.Īmnion has a wide attack radius and can knock Alex down with most attacks. Amnion's face also telescopes forward with her eyes always closed, all attached to a mechanical frame which fits back together. Another feature is a hose-like black structure that comes out of her mouth and attaches to her genitalia, like an umbilical cord however, it convulses and flows as if it has fluid circulating in it. She has no arms, and her six spider-like, metallic legs are fused into her ribs. Amnion has three pairs of breasts just above her distended abdomen. The human body is pale and bloated, like a waterlogged corpse, or a heavily pregnant woman due to give birth. He then leaves both the family ring that they both fought over and the flashlight that Alex had given Joshua years earlier.Īmnion appears as a female humanoid figure attached to a large mechanical apparatus with four legs, resembling a spider. ![]() Alex begs for forgiveness, and he finally accepts and takes responsibility for Joshua's death. After this sudden realization towards the game's end, Alex's surroundings are invaded by the Otherworld, and Amnion descends from the ceiling, initiating the final boss fight.Īfter Alex defeats Amnion, he slices her bloated abdomen open, revealing Joshua's corpse. The emotional strain from Alex's parents caused them to refuse to continue the sacrificial ritual. Alex learns that he was destined to be sacrificed, but Joshua's death ruined the ritual and broke the pact. When Alex discovers the chamber where the Order buries the sacrifices for the pact they made with their god, he recalls accidentally killing Joshua at Toluca Lake, when he tried to take the family ring from him.
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