I've been a massive fan of the BioShock games (admission: I've never played BioShock Infinite) almost since the beginning of the series. From the first moments of the original BioShock I was swallowed whole by this tale of sub-Atlantic horror. To me the story of the city of Rapture is a fable, a morality play. It is about what mankind is reduced to after consciously and willfully choosing against having a belief in God and the restraining morality He provides. Man without God is a terrible thing, is what I've found in the BioShock games. It's a theme I'm looking forward to seeing touched upon more in future games from the franchise.
But somehow none of the games have shown us what exactly is inside a Big Daddy. We haven't seen what it looks like underneath. All we know is that the poor sap to be converted into a Big Daddy is flayed, chemically treated and them grafted and steam-sealed into the suit. Yucko.
Well, Kate Harrold over at Gaming Bible has a story up in the past few days about what BioShock's Big Daddy looks like sans helmet. This is something that PC Gamer's Andy Kelly first found three years ago but it's brand new to me. The art is attributed to Irrational/Take-Two artist Robb Waters, so it should be considered canon.
Are you ready? There's no going back once you've scrolled down.
You really sure about this?
Last chance to back out.
All right, let it be on your own conscience.
And here it is: a Big Daddy without the helmet...
Just plain disquieting. Pretty nightmarish. I don't know why it has a yellow glow deep within its cranium. Some plasmid-altered remnant of a mind perhaps? Those eyes, that translucent skin... eep. I'll certainly never see those poor creatures the same way again. For all the potential for brutality that the Big Daddies symbolize, they are very pitiable and tragic monsters who were once human.
And now I've just ruined your day. Sorry about that. Maybe.
2 comments:
It looks a little like a Sontaran from Doctor Who.
Maybe a little. Sontarans are more lumpy and brown, the joke is that they look like "poop in a suit". Big Daddy without its helmet looks much much worse. Ever notice the little portholes on the Big Daddy's helmet on the front of the BioShock? With a little imagination you can see what looks like lips in there. It appears similar to what we see in this rendition.
Pure nightmare fuel. I haven't played BioShock or any Xbox game for that matter in quite some time. It's only a matter of time before I return to Rapture and I definitely will NOT be looking at the Big Daddies the same way again! :-O
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