10 ridiculous things we just had to go with in bioshock
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10 Ridiculous Things We Just Had
To Go With In Bioshock
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go-with-in-bioshock
Perhapsoneof themost iconic franchises toemerge in the lastconsolegeneration, itswidely
acceptedthat
Bioshock,
and
its
latest
entry,
Infinite,
are
perhaps
some
of
the
finest
examples
of
videogamestorytellingever.Eventothisday,delvingforthefirsttimeintothegloriouslyrealised
underwaterdystopiancityofRaptureorascendingtothecloudsinColumbiaremainasgoodasit
everwas.Bothplacesarefilledwithfundamentalflawsandexplorehowthehumanpsychecanbe
erodedaway fromwithinbypolitics,scientific freedomand tyrannicaldespots.Theyreworlds
whereanythingispossible,wherethelawsofphysicsandscienceingeneralarechallenged,and
whereusasplayers.justhadtogoalongwithsomequite franklycrazythingsthathappened
alongtheway.Ofcourseanyfictioncomeswithitsfairshareoftheoldsuspensionofdisbelief,but
there are certain moments and sections in the Bioshock franchise that really pushed the
boundariesand
we
had
to
be
cool
being
whisked
along
for
the
ride.
So
why
not
join
us
as
we
delve
straight into a crazy world of powers, lunatics and utter craziness? Honestly, this one is
probablyevencrazierthanMetalGear!Warning:SpoilersfortheentireBioshockfranchisefollow.
10. The Ridiculous Locations Of The Cities
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Comeonpeople,theseareentirecities, living,thrivingandthen failing inthemostutterly
ridiculous of places. The original title forced us to believe that some dude hadmanaged to
construct an entire city underwaterwhere loads of people lived away from the politics and
bureaucracyof society,and somehowmanaged to keep itallgoing fora long timebefore the
inevitable cracks started to form. In Infinite,were led tobelieve thatanentire selfsustaining
floatingcityhasbeencreatedandcanroamtheskiesatwill,travelingwhereitseesfit.Theonly
differencebetween the two is that theoutsideworld knowsof the floatingcityofColumbias
existencebeforeiteventuallysticksitsfingersupatsocietyanddisappearsintotheclouds,whereas
Rapture isacompletesecretexcept toaselect few individuals.Weallknowthathavingacity
underwater,oracitythatfloatsinthesky,isutterlyludicrous.Yet,somehowtheyendupworking.
RaptureandColumbiaarefantasticallyrealisedlocaleseachwiththeirownflavourandinterms
ofplotdeviceshavingthesecitiesisolatedawayfromtheworldallowsthenarrativetoexplore
howlinescanbecrossedwhentherearenolawsandwheresocietyislefttobreakdownaltogether.
So,youknowwhat?Wellacceptthesecrazyplacessimplybecausetheyreutterlyaweinspiring.
ItsstilltothisdayamazingtojustexploreRapture,standingatoneofthewindowstoseethe
oceanlifeswimmingbyasyouhearfiftiestunesinthebackgroundbeforeyoublastacrazysplicer
inthefacewithafireballplasmid.
9. Big Daddies
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Oncemenwhohadbeenexperimentedonrepeatedlywithlordknowswhat,beforebeingchucked
intocrazybigdiving suitsandarmedwithdrillsandheavyweaponry, theBigDaddyclanwho
wander the halls of Rapture are pretty out there. Seeminglymindless drones that are overly
protectiveof theLittleSisters, theBigDaddieswillgoabsolutelymental ifanyone tries toget
anywherenearaLittleSisterandwillprotectthemtothedeath.Inofficiallore,theBigDaddyisa
personwhoseorgansand skinhavebeen transplanteddirectly intoadivingsuitandhasbeen
subtlyprogrammedtohaveabondwithaLittleSisterviatheuseofthegameslifebloodADAM,
hypnotherapyandothertricks.ThenamedaddycomesfromthelinkbetweenaSisterandaBig
Daddy,whichismeanttomirrorthatofafatheranddaughtersrelationship.Theactualhistoryof
theBigDaddiesandhowtheycametobeisexploredprettyextensivelyinBioshockandBioshock
2(particularlyifyoulikefindingaudiologs),butandletsbehonesthereitsafreakingmassively
ginormousdudewanderingaround inadivingsuitwithamassivedrillonhisarm. Ifthatsnot
utterlyridiculous,wedontknowwhatis.
8. The Elaborate Sky-Line System
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InRapture,yougotaroundinminiaturelittlesubmersiblescalledbathyspheres.InColumbia,you
getaroundbyleapingoffaridiculouslyhighprecipiceandlatchingontotoasmallrailusinganice
hookythingyoupickedupearlier.Asamatteroffact,mostotherpeopleinColumbiadothesame.
Thosecrazydudes,notcontentwithlivinginagravitydefyingfloatingcity,decidetotakethingsto
thenextlevelbytravellingbetweenfloatingbitsusingprecariousrailsthatactasrollercoasters.
Yes,itsawesomeasagamemechanic,butdoskylinesreallymakeanysensewhatsoever?Even
wheninfusedwiththepowersdenizensofColumbiacanobtain,youstillhavetothinkthatmore
often than not ajaunt on a SkyLinewould end upwith broken arms or somebody flinging
themselves completelyoffColumbiaaltogetherand splattingon theground thousandsof feet
below.Sincewecanridethemandshootpeopleinthefacewithashotgunwhiledoingso,well
beabletoletthisonego.Daftforsure,butstillveryenjoyable.
7. Frank Fontaine 2.0
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Asisthetraditioninmostgames,itsimportanttogooutwithabang.Intheoriginaltitle,Frank
Fontaine, our primary antagonistic fellow, goes out in grand fashion by injecting himselfwith
massivequantitiesofADAM,thegeneticmaterialthatgivespeoplescaryweirdpowers.Ourhero,
Jack,afterhavingbeenmanipulated formostof the gamebyeveryone fromAndrewRyan to
Fontainehimself,entersthefinalbattlearenatodobattlewithamanheoncethoughtwashelping
him.Frankhas,bythispoint,takensomuchAdamthathehastransformedintoamassive,ADAM
poweredcreatureofdoomthatyoullhavetouseyourwitstobest.Infact,Fontainehasactually
taken somuchADAMhes almost immune to yourattacks, requiring Jack todrainhimof the
valuablesubstanceinordertohaveanychancewhatsoever.Bythispointinthegame,wedseena
lotofcrazythings,butFontainesfinaltransformationmaybeoneofthemostcrazymomentswe
witnessed.Sure,thishappensallthetimeingameswherethelastbosstransformsintoaneven
moreridiculousfinalboss(seeanythingFinalFantasyforreference),buthavingalunaticFontaine
withenoughpowertothrowirongirdersandnowhopelesslyaddictedtoADAM,somuchsohes
hookedhimselfuptoamachinethatpumpsitintohim?Madness.Epicbossfightthough.
6. Lady Comstocks Ghostly Antics
Likemost
of
Columbias
denizens
in
Bioshock
Infinite,
Lady
Comstock
revered
her
husband
as
a
crossbetweenarulerandsomekindofgod.Unfortunatelyforher,hewasneitherorthesethings,
butmerelyamanwhohadwarpedthemindsofthepopulaceandbecomesopowerhungrythat
heconstantlycravedmoreandwantednothingmore than tocontinuehis line into the future.
Renderedsterilebyyearsofmisuseofmachinerythatallowedtearstobecreatedinthefabricof
reality, Comstock in his evergrowingmadness abducted AnnaDewitt aka Elizabeth from
anotherrealityinordertoraiseanheirtohislegacywhowoulddominatetheworldusingColumbia
(whichalsodoublesupasahandyheavyartillerybattlestationwhenneeded).Thechildwasstolen
directlyfromanalternateuniverseversionofComstock(BookerDewitt)andLadyComstock,privy
tothisknowledge,keptthesecretforseveralyears.Afteracoupleofyearsofthis,LadyComstock
decidedto
break
her
silence
and
was
promptly
killed
by
Comstock,
who
then
framed
Daisy
Fitzroy
forthemurder.Sometimelater,ElizabethandBooker(newlyarrivedatColumbia)traveltoLady
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Comstockstomb.EveryonesfavouritelunaticMr.ComstockthenhacksintoElizabethspowersto
bendrealityusingtearsandLadyComstockreturnsasahalfdead,halfalive,allscreamingcrazy
ghostsirenthing.Alengthybattlethenensureswhereyoumustprovethestorylineofwhatreally
happenedtothelovelyghostladyinordertoprogress.IfBioshockInfinitewasntalreadyfullof
mindbendingtwistsandturns,thisonemaywellhavetookthecake.
5. The Lutece Twins Are Actually The Same
Person
IftheresonethingBioshockInfinitedoes,itscompletelymeltyourbrain.Ifyouvefinishedit,you
knowyouprobablydidnthaveacluewhatwasgoingonuntilyoutrawledthenetandfoundloads
ofadditionalmaterialthatyoumissedthatfilledintheblanks.ThenarrativeofInfiniteisfilledwith
somanytwists,timejumpsandrealitybendingcrazinessthatitcanbehardtodigest,particularly
whenthequestionofthemysteriousLutecetwinsneedstobeanswered.See,theyrenottwinsat
alltheyrethesameperson.Excepttheyrefromdifferentrealities.Theyvecametogetherasa
resultofexperimentsintothetears,whichallowonetobridgethegapbetweenalternateuniverses.
Bypooling
their
collective
skills,
the
two
twins,
Robert
and
Rosalind
Lutece,
are
the
agents
behind
abductingAnnaDewitt(Bookersdaughter,rechristenedinColumbiaasElizabeth)andareafter
seeing the error of theirways and seeing a futurewhere Elizabeth destroysNew York using
Columbia the very same peoplewho are responsible for enlisting Bookers aid in stopping
Comstockaltogetherbeforeanyofthishappens.Tomakemattersworse,thetwinsareextremely
crypticallthewaythrough,challengingBookerwithsplitdecisions(anodtotheirmirrorimage
personalities,i.eRosalindbeingafatalist,whileRobertisnot)andcausing,aswesaidpreviously,
yourbraintomeltintoanicepileofsludge.
4. Songbird
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Agiantmechanicalbirdiethatsfiercelyoverprotectiveofagirlkept isolatedinatowerinacity
thatcanfly?Sure,whynot!Eventhoughwedbecomesomewhatacclimatisedtothingsoutside
thenormpoppingupinBioshock1and2,Songbirdstilltookabitofgettingusedto.Funnilyenough,
ifyoudig intoInfinites lorefurtherandfindtheVoxophones,theyactuallyrevealthatSongbird
wascreatedasaresultofFink,acharacter inInfinite,collaboratingwithDrSuchongofRapture
andgettinghisgrubbypawsontheschematicsfortheBigDaddy.Naturallyitsimplywouldntbe
acceptable tohavehulkingbrutes inbigdiving suits lumberingaroundacity in the sky, sohe
insteadsettoworkonSongbird.Songbirdwasoriginallydesignedasaconstructthatwouldensure
Elizabethremainedimprisoned,butovertimethecrazymechanicalbirdformedabondwithhis
prisonerandstartedbringinghergifts.Insomeways, itwasbothElizabethstormentorandher
onlyfriendandthisbondwhichmirrorsthatoftheLittleSistersandBigDaddiesiswhatcauses
SongbirdtotryitshardesttogetElizabethback.Nicestorysure,butitsagiantfreakingbirdthing
madeofmetalwhichhasdevelopedanobsessionwithahumanfemale.Unfortunately thebond
isseveredwhenElizabethtransportsSongbirdtothecrushingdepthsoftheoceanandwatchesits
demisefrominsideRapture.Ohwell!
3. A Man Chooses, A Slave Obeys
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Perhapsas famousas theoriginalBioshock itself, thesectionwhereAndrewRyanuttersthose
wordsabove,plustheinfamousrevealthatJack,theprotagonist,hasbeencontrolledallalongby
asimpletriggerphrase(theinfamouswouldyoukindly?)andhasbasicallybeenthepuppetof
AtlasakaFrankFontaineallalong,isafantasticpieceofgaminghistory.Itsalso,ifyoudelve
intoitabit,amomentwherewereallyhadtobelieveinwhatBioshockwasselling.See,technically
JackisthesonofAndrewRyan.Wesaytechnicallyashewassortofgrowninalab,whereatthe
ageof1hewassomehowthesamebuildasanaverage19yearold.Thisisduetotheexperiments
ofDrSuchongwhoinventedLot111,ageneticgrowthenhancingagentthatthenfacilitatedthe
rapidgrowthofJack.Ifthatsnotcrazyenough,FrankFontaine,endlessrivalofRapturestopdog
AndrewRyan,thenrequestedthatSuchongimplementmindcontrolinsidetherapidlygrownJack,
implantingtheWouldyoukindlycommandintoJacksbrainsothatFontainecouldcontrolhim
asandwhenhewanted.Before thisplan couldbeput into action, Jackwas smuggledoutof
Rapture, andhis life as Jackwas implanted into hisbrain tomake him forget anything about
Rapture. Fontaine, tracking down Jack on the outside, instigates the events of Bioshock by
contactingJackviaaletterthatclaimstobefromJacksmotherandfather(who,technically,dont
really exist) and asks him to Would you kindly beforegiving him a pistol andgeographic
coordinates for crashing theplane into theoceanandthusfindingRaptureagainandallowing
FontainetocompletehisplantokillAndrewRyan.Alotofinformationtodigestinonesittingthere,
andone
thats
certainly
memorable
for
all
the
right
reasons.
Its
also
completely
mind
bending
stuff,andsomethingwedefinitelyhad to rollwithanddelve into furtherusingaudio logsand
additionalmaterialaroundtheinternettounderstand.
2. Sea Slugs Give You Magic Powers
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Yep,seaslugs.Apparentlytheseguyssecretesomekindofweirdgeneticmaterialknownmore
commonlyasADAMthatcanbeextracted,harnessedandusedtoSplice(theprocessofrewriting
cellularstructuretocreatenewpowersandstrongerhumans).So,inotherwords,youcangainthe
magicalpowertofryyourfriendswithfireballsorfreezetheminplacebygoingtothedepthsof
theocean,grabbinganativeslugandsqueezingoutallofitsjuice.Itsprobablyabitmoretechnical
than thatwithsomesciencestuff involved,butbasicallyeverythingthathappens inRapture is
causedbysomeonediscoveringtheselittleslugsharnessthepotentialtorevamphumanevolution.
Asweknow,doingthiscausespracticallyeverybodyinRapturetogoabsolutelyloopyandturninto
thehostileSplicers.WithnoregulationsonADAMuse(remember,Raptureisallaboutfreedom),
everyone and theirmotherwentbonkerson slugjuice andeverythingdescended rapidly into
completeanarchy.Evenmoreweirdly,theseslugsareimplantedintothestomachsofLittleSisters,
asthisyieldssignificantlymoreADAMproduction.ThisiswhathappenswhenyouharvestaLittle
Sister;JackorDeltaextracttheslugfromthestomachandcrushitrevelinitsjuicyADAMgoodness.
Unfortunatelywe can confirm that common garden slugs probablywont give you levitation
powersandthepowertosummonminiaturetornados.Butbyallmeans,gocheckandreportback.
1. Alternate Realities, Drowning And
Lighthouses A.K.A. Now My Brain Hurts)
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WechallengeabsolutelyanyonetofinishBioshockInfiniteandnotspendthenextthreedaystrying
toworkoutwhatyouvejustexperienced.Bothequallyinterestingandsoveryconfusingatthe
sametime, Infinitesclimacticmomentsthrowupsomany revealsandsomanytwiststhat its
practicallyimpossibletodigestitallinonesitting.PerhapsthebiggestrevealisthatBooker,our
protagonist,isinfactalsotheantagonist,ZacharyHaleComstock.Inanotherreality,arealitywhere
BookerwasbaptisedafterthebattleofWoundedKneeandrechristenedComstock,hewentonto
bethefoundingfatherofColumbia,abductedElizabethtobehisheirfromanalternateversionof
himself in another reality and ruled over Columbia as it descended into madness. Booker
meanwhile(yourBooker,thatis)isjustoneofmanyalternatetimelineBookers,eachofwhichis
represented by a lighthouse (Elizabeth takes us directly to these and shows us howmultiple
universescanalwaysbeconnectedhencethenameBioshock:Infinite).Withussofar?Inorder
toundothecycleofBookerpotentiallybecomingComstockandthespacetimecontinuumbeing
utterlyscrewedupasaresultduetorealitytearageorsomethingtothateffectmultiplealternate
universe Elizabeths come toBooker athisbaptism. Toprevent thebirth ofComstock,Booker
sacrificeshimselfandallowstheElizabethstodrownhim,thuserasingComstockfromthetimeline
altogether. Itsathoughtprovingnarrativeforsureand isoneofthemost intriguingendings in
gaminghistory,butthisonewasreallyjustsomethingwherewewerealongfortherideandwere
forcedtofigureitalloutforourselvesafterwards.Multipleuniversesrepresentedbylightouses,
drowningto
prevent
alternate
timelines,
multiple
versions
of
people
and
reality
bridging
craziness?
Sure,whynot!ThisisBioshockafterall;wedneveracceptanythinglessthanamindmelter.
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