Haworth Labs

Haworth Labs.

Haworth Labs is the factory where Joy is produced in We Happy Few. The Labs is located in Wellington Wells on Holm of Uskglass.

It was established by the Joy's creator, Harry Haworth, but has since fallen into the hands of Anton Verloc.

History

Harry Haworth founded Haworth Labs some time before the 50's, in which he was commissioned by General Byng to create a drug that'd restore the citizens' happiness and get rid of their guilt caused by World War II.

Harry knew that the ingredients needed to create Joy would eventually run out, due to the trades stopping across Britannia Bridge. This led him to turn to other means to preserve everyone's happiness, figuring that the source of happiness comes from the brain, deciding to do more research in phrenology.

Anton Verloc, who at this point was just a research chemist on Harry's team, told General Byng of what Harry was doing, suggesting that he was sabotaging the factory. As a result of this, Dr. Verloc took Dr. Haworth's place as head of the labs as Harry mysteriously disappeared.

During Verloc's time as the leader, Sally Boyle eventually got to work alongside him, creating Strawberry Joy with the remaining materials in Wellington Wells. She soon left after a confrontation with Anton, taking her lab notes with her.

Events of We Happy Few

Act I

Arthur Hastings needs to travel to the labs to retrieve a bottle of Cod Liver Oil for Sally Boyle, he does this so that he can get a Letter of Transit from her to enter the Parade District.

Arthur pretends to be from the press and manages to infiltrate the laboratories, soon noticing it has fallen into chaos. Before he can reach Verloc's office, he must face the environmental hazards, workers, and the White Bobby.

After being confronted by Arthur, Verloc escapes, leaving Arthur alone in his office. He then also stumbles upon glass cells underneath Verloc's office, housing Harry Plantagenet and Harry Haworth himself. There is also a cell with broken glass that once housed Gemma Olsen before she escaped.

Act II

Sally Boyle heads to the labs to get the bottle of Cod Liver Oil for Gwen Boyle, her infant daughter recently infected with measles, but is rejected by Verloc over the intercom. This is what forces her to ask Arthur for help to get the oil.

We All Fall Down DLC

On October 23rd, 1964, workers at Haworth Labs rebel against Verloc, blaming him for the recent bad batches of Joy. They demand for Verloc to be removed as the leader and bring back Sally Boyle.

The Wellington Wells Public Works Department covers this up, claiming that the lab is in the middle of a "Beautification". Victoria Byng stops the rioters in order to get to Verloc.

Trivia

• Haworth Labs doesn't show up in Act III.
• In earlier versions of the game, Haworth Labs was known as Haworth Pharmaceuticals.
• Alice Liddel is a supervisor at the lab, her name being a reference to the main character in Lewis Carols' Alice in Wonderland.
• An NPC named Ryan Andrews can be encountered, this a reference to fictional character Andrew Ryan from the BioShock game series. Killing him unlocks the achievement 'Shocking Biology'.

Gallery

The reception.