Failsafe

The Failsafe is a creature that is hidden within the basement of Wolfram & Hart. The creature does not directly appear onscreen aside from a pair of claws obscured by shadow within its tank.

Biography
When the Angel Investigations team takes over Wolfram & Hart, the Senior Partners, unsure if they would be able to keep Angel on their side, created a monstrous creature and stored it in a tank in the W&H basement in the event that Angel turned against them. According to Eve, the creature is "huge, alive, and specifically designed to destroy [Angel]".

As part of his revenge against Angel, Lindsey activated the failsafe after failing to trick Spike into killing Cordelia. While Spike held off the zombie guards, Angel and Cordelia confronted Lindsey, and Cordelia successfully managed to deactivate the failsafe while Angel dealt with Lindsey.

It is later briefly mentioned in "Underneath"; while discussing Lindsey's plans and his motives behind them, Angel sarcastically asked, "So, bringing Spike back and the failsafe were all for the Senior Partners?"

Appearances

 * You're Welcome
 * Underneath (mentioned)