Why Do The James Delos Host Copies Fail?
Short Answer
The James Delos copies fail because reproducing a person's behavior does not easily create a stable, embodied continuation of that person.
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More Questions About James Delos
The Forge is Delos's hidden data facility where guest behavior is stored and reduced into readable human code for immortality research.
Delos was using the park to collect guest behavior data and pursue human immortality, not merely to sell immersive entertainment.
Fidelity is the test of whether a copied human mind can reproduce the original person's behavior inside a host body.
The Forge exists to store and analyze guest data so Delos can reduce human minds into behavioral code for immortality and control.
Bernard is not literally Arnold; he is a host modeled after Arnold whose identity diverges through new memories, choices, and relationships.
Caleb is captured by Halores, dies as a human, and is repeatedly recreated as unstable host copies in fidelity tests.