Guardian

Guardians are creatures(maybe they are machines) that can only be found in the Depths, and are the last challenge you'll meet before getting the ending. They look like tall black statues with arms with beads and tentacle-like legs stuck to the ground, also with a X-mark (the symbol for the max karma level). Their behaviors depend on your karma level. If you have the karma level X, they will ignore you even if you walk past them. However, if you have any karma level below, their X symbols will glow red and they'll use the force to smash you to the ground. However, there is a video where the player bypasses the guardians with low karma level by comsuming Mushrooms and throwing two Flashbangs.