Al-An

Al-An, also referred to as Alan, is a member of the The Architects who is present as a character in Subnautica: Below Zero.

When Kharaa broke out, Al-An's mind was stored away, while his architect body was destroyed. Al-An appears to be unique in that his mind has remained conscious unlike other stored minds which are in a dormant state.

Al-An appears to be capable of broadcasting messages, as shown when he denies Robin access to Alien Research Site Zero. It is later revealed that Al-An broadcasts these warnings from within Sanctuary Zero.

Story
Al-An, like the rest of his species, had their consciousness uploaded to a Data Hub. Their physical body was likely disposed of afterwards, although for an unexplained reason, Al-An's mind remained intact, capable of thought and speech, unlike the other Architects encountered in The Crater.

Robin first hears from Al-An when she is denied access to Alien Research Site Zero. Following their first encounter, Robin soon finds Al-An himself in Sanctuary Zero, albeit as a mere computer core. He attempts to trap Robin within the facility forever, but is stopped when they come to an agreement and Al-An's mind is transferred from storage to Robin's mind.

Following the transfer, Robin will have to find and scan parts of Al-An's Vessel throughout the story, including a head, arms, legs, and power source, which can be found at the various Architect Caches laying around Sector Zero. The end goal of this will be to fabricate them a new body at the Fabricator Base. The reason for doing so is currently unknown, however, upon the completion of their new body, Al-An will act as an NPC.

Personality
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Robin Goodall
Al-An and Robin seem to have a decent relationship, though Robin was displeased that Al-An forced himself into her head, though he soon regrets this and demands to be put back, though Robin sees past this and the two form a reluctant partnership. Al-An often talks down to Robin, such as demanding she build him a new vessel, or when he initially demanded to be put back into his data hub. Al-An does not appear to understand the concept that Robin and Sam Goodall are siblings either, calling Sam Robin's "master". Despite this, he does appear grateful that Robin lied to Sam about his existence, and goes as far to give her his name.

Sam Goodall
While Sam is unaware of Al-An's existence, Al-An does not seem to harbor any dislike towards her, though he initially confuses her for Robin's "master", which Robin corrects.

Serik Jevov
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Marguerit Maida
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Trivia

 * The name "Al-An" or "Alan" is likely a play on the word "alien".
 * The name “Al-An” was a combination of Alterra’s assigned name for his species which was “Almanac” and what Al-An refers to as his “seed code” which is “An”. However the name Almanac has been changed to Architects so the future meaning of this name is currently unknown.
 * It was previously stated by story writer Tom Jubert that the Architects would not be seen. Ironically, it would be Jubert who later unwittingly revealed the existence of Al-An on the developers’ public Trello board.