Manta Ray Lounge

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So much for the party...

“Fontaine's got us out there ladling soup for the purpose of building an army -- not to share the milk of human kindness.”

― Johnny Demarco

The Manta Ray Lounge is a large club located in the Bathyspheres DeLuxe showroom of the Housewares building of Fontaine's in Rapture.

History

When Fontaine's was still in operation, the Manta Ray Lounge was one of the many lavish nightclubs in Rapture. With its high ceilings, large windows, ornate design, and VIP booths for high-end customers, the Manta Ray Lounge was a popular destination for high rollers looking for an evening of fine liquor, classy music, and dancing. The elevator in the rear of the establishment, labeled 'Executive Suite', leads to Fontaine's office.

When the shopping complex was converted into a prison, and Atlas began taking command over the department store, he used the Lounge as storage for food supplies. The space was watched over by his followers, who were ordered to distribute food to the other prisoners to win over their allegiance. Not long after, a gang of Splicers, desperate for much needed supplies, organized an assault, broke in, and killed the men guarding it.

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A Splicer daydreams while on one of the lounges chandeliers.

If Elizabeth enters the Manta Ray while exploring Bathyspheres DeLuxe, she will notice the place is filled with Splicers and Security Turrets. A special note reveals that three bottles found on the second floor VIP lounge form a lock to a hidden room. If the bottles are turned in the right direction, the passage will open to reveal Frank Fontaine's secret panic room, which contained his many disguises.

After Elizabeth's return from Columbia, she must enter the club to use the elevator to gain access to the top of the structure. There she can place the Lutece Particle to float the building back up to the city above. As she enters, security forces have already taken over the establishment as they execute the remaining splicers and members of Atlas' army while searching for her under Andrew Ryan's orders. Elizabeth can choose to fight them or quickly run to the elevator.

Areas

Reception

That's one way to make an entrance.

The reception area was where the guests of the Manta Ray checked-in, waited for other members of their party, got their reservation, and left their coats and hats. After entering the main door, there is a long hallway that leads to a counter and to its right a stairway leading to another counter in the Main Lounge. When she enters, Elizabeth observes one of the doors to the main space blown inward off its hinges.

Main Lounge

The Main Lounge is the large and luxurious "club" area, with several bars and tables for the guests to socialize around. A large "lamp" structure is set in the middle of the lounge with a wall with glass surrounding the bottom of the lamp, with several couches for the guests. It has now been converted in to a storage area for the supplies gathered by Atlas followers with several boxes and canned food. There is also a stairway leading to a more secluded area containing a bar and several booths for more private meetings. The elevator to Executive Suite can be found here. The lounge has suffered some damage over time, with a lamp fallen from the roof, causing a leak. Broken glass can be found all over the Lounge, making it hard to move around without being noticed.

Lower Lounge

A smaller more private area with doors locked from the inside. There are two vents Elizabeth can access the area through. Inside are several booths and tables, a Circus of Values vending machine, a dancing platform or stage, and Sander Cohen's art installation Regardèrent et Furent Observés. The area itself is slightly flooded, with a likely trapped Splicer wandering around. Booker comments about a poster for Elizabeth's album "You Belong to Me," found on the small stage.

Storage Area

The Manta Ray's storage area and wine cellar. In this small room servers retrieved desired vintages of wine and other usable items as they were needed. It is accessed through two doors which are both locked. A Turret guards this area.

Fontaine's Panic Room

This secret room was where Fontaine kept several of his disguises hidden away so no one would learn of his multiple personas. This space is entirely optional.

Executive Suite

Frank Fontaine's private office at the top of the Housewares building. Like his workspace at Fontaine Futuristics, this space had Fontaine's desk set up in front of a large window that once looked over Rapture. Now the view is of the seabed covered in mines. The window takes the form of the eye of the seahorse that the Housewares department is modeled after. A structural model of Fontaine's Department Store is set in the middle of the room. After Fontaine's was converted, Atlas and his closest followers took over the office, and set up printing machines to spread the word about Atlas.

New Discoveries

Audio Diaries

• Frank Fontaine - You Stupid Bastard
• Johnny Demarco - C'est La Vie
• Samantha Kemp - Atlas Provides

Plasmids

• Peeping Cloak Mod.

Gallery

The Lounge's neon sign.

The Bar area.

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A poster for "You Belong to Me" found in the Lounge.

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Fontaine's disguising room.

A model of the department store in Fontaine's office.

Videos

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Behind the Scenes

• Inside Fontaine's panic room Elizabeth can find a mask resembling a steriotypical Chinese man. This is likely a reference to Fontaine's quote from BioShock, where he claimed Hell, once I was even a Chinaman for six months!.
  • This mask was originally planned to be worn by an enemy encountered by Booker in the Hall of Heroes.
• A vial of raw ADAM can be found on one of the tables in Fontaine's panic room, examining the vile will cause Elizabeth to suffer a memory of a Little Sister stabbing Fontaine at the end of Bioshock. This is one of the only times ADAM has been seen in its raw form.

Fontaine's secret room in the Manta Ray Lounge.