Lighthouse No. 8

Lighthouse No. 8 (ライトハウス№８, Raitohausu Nanbā Eito) is a location in Black★★Rock Shooter DAWN FALL and Black★★Rock Shooter BEFORE DAWN.

Description
Lighthouse No. 8 was one of the thirty-six facilities for the Hemiteos Unit program. It consisted of two locations: an orphanage in Colombia's capital city Bogotá, and a Hemiteos Unit laboratory hidden inside an emerald mine.

The orphanage had a church-like appearance. A plaque stated it was founded in 2018. Although it appeared and functioned as an ordinary orphanage, its true purpose was to gather and foster homeless teenage girls eligible for Hemiteos Unit conversion.

The laboratory had a pathway flanked by storage tanks and pipes, which led to a computer console and an incubation pod that was capable of further enhancing a Hemiteos Unit's capabilities or erasing them.

History
Jessica ran Lighthouse No. 8's orphanage as a teacher and continued her research into Hemiteos Unit when she was transferred from Lighthouse No. 1. She looked after a number of orphans, and among them were Empress, Dead Master, and Strength, who would become Type 01 Series Hemiteos Units.

When Artemis turned against humanity, Hemiteos Units, including the three from Lighthouse No. 8, were sent to combat the Unmanned Forces that the rogue AI controlled. However, with the defeat of Hemiteos Units, the Peacebuilding Forces decided to abandon Hemiteos Unit program and Lighthouses in November 27, 2052.

In 2062, Empress awoke from her stasis after dreaming of Lighthouse No. 8, and was driven to go back there despite not remembering its precise location. Black Trike had archives of information on Lighthouse No. 8 stored within its database, but they were locked from being accessed.

The orphanage was largely in ruins when Empress, Dead Master, Strength, and the Colonel eventually discovered its location. However, Strength found classified documents that revealed another half of Lighthouse No. 8; a Hemiteos Unit laboratory hidden in an emerald mine in the nearby mountainous area.