Vita-Chamber

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―Ad from Ryan Industries^[src]

Vita-Chambers are devices which resurrect individuals who die in their vicinity. However, for reasons unexplained at first, Jack is the only person who they seem to act on.

[edit] Gameplay

Once the player's health reaches zero, Jack will collapse, only to be revived at any nearby Vita-Chamber. Vita-Chambers are placed in convenient locations throughout Rapture so that a revived player will not have to travel too far to continue the battle. The player does not have a fixed number of lives, so the Vita-Chambers can be used ad infinitum. When the player is revived, they will be given a considerable amount of health and EVE. Vita Chambers are found throughout the game, at least two per level. However, if the player is playing with the Vita-Chambers turned off, the main menu will be brought up upon death.

[edit] Spoiler Note

As explained in Dr. Suchong's Audio Diary , the Vita-Chambers were still undergoing trials when Rapture fell. During these trials, Andrew Ryan was the sole subject to whom they were attuned. Thus, they would only revive him, or someone with similar genetic code. This is why only Jack, who is Ryan's illegitimate son, can respawn at these chambers, and not Splicers. After the fatal confrontation between Jack and Andrew Ryan at Rapture Central Control, Ryan doesn't revive because he had intentionally shut off the Vita-Chamber in his office. Ryan's deactivated Vita-chamber can be reactivated by the player.