Bioshock infinite plot meaning booker is comstock

In order to truly stop comstock s ambition, they needed to find a booker that would be able to break this circle of events. This can still mean there might be different versions, meaning there are different cities. Booker also worked as an agent for the pinkerton national detective agency. Bioshock infinite s story is simply phenomenal, and its the ending of the game that really brings home what an unreal experience it all is. Bioshock infinites ending explained, and what we think about it. The prophet comstock, the ruler of columbia, predicted that a false shepherd. Some variables include a child little sisters and elizabeth and a protector song bird and big daddies. I dont really care if it tricked me or not, but i do care if it felt hollow, which to me it utterly did. Bioshock infinite killing comstock bioshock infinite comstock death scene. Alright, so its been a week since bioshock infinite has been released, and people who have finished the game are swarming for answers and discussion. Infinite is a 2019 american epic dystopian drama directed by martin scorsese and starring tom cruise, adelaide kane, and jeff bridges. Elizabeth and songbird encounter from the point of view of booker.

The only way to do that is to find the booker who would realize the existence of this constant and end it before it all begins. Ok, so i noticed a lot of people are confused about the ending of bioshock infinite. Basically booker let himself get killed by elizabethanna to kill every comstock. Thus, i have decided to collect as much of these questions and answers into a single faq post. Everything reverts to the way it was before anna elizabeth was taken away. The ending an explanation bioshock infinite wiki guide ign. Finally the story or plot of infinite, i dont want to give much away but ill say this, if you thought the first bioshock campaign was good wait till you play this.

Mar 26, 20 booker and elizabeth reach the prophet, comstock. Booker dewitt and the case of the young white lady leels. Bioshock infinite is a firstperson shooter video game developed by irrational games and. Prelaunch image of songbird in flight, with booker pursuing.

There are an infinite number of bioshock universes. Songbird, as seen in the e3 2011 gameplay trailer, in a neutral mood. Episode 1 was released worldwide on november 12, 20, with episode 2 following on march 25, 2014. Heres another view of the artistry of bioshock infinite. Bioshock infinites ending explained, and what we think. The female protagonist of bioshock infinite, elizabeth is freed by the player on monument island, where she has been held captive for most of her life. To mark the beginning of his life as a new man, booker took on the name zachary hale comstock. Understanding bioshock infinites ending page 2 of 3. Booker in an alternate verse created rapture after losing anna. Mccaffrey explained that elizabeths presence in the game provided.

First appearance bioshock infinite sex male nationality american age 3738 paraphernalia na allies songbird, god enemies booker dewitt notable features runs his own personal cult. Mar 02, 2016 ill answer this question with the burial at sea dlc completed in mind. Comstock knew booker would come to the city eventually it was all part of his great prophecy, after all. Apr 19, 2018 ign editors discuss the ending of bioshock infinite. You may have noticed that elizabeth said once theres always a lighthouse. Mar 27, 20 bioshock infinite s story is simply phenomenal, and its the ending of the game that really brings home what an unreal experience it all is. Then along comes bioshock infinite with that exact plot twist at the end. Booker dewitt and elizabeth must visit chen lin in order to gain weapons for daisy fitzroy and the vox populi, who have seized control of booker and elizabeths airship, the first lady upon arrival at the shop, the two discover that chen lin is missing, and a talk with his wife reveals that he went off in search of his tools, which were taken for unknown reasons. Apr 01, 20 bioshock infinite begins during a wicked thunderstorm, with booker dewitt traveling with two mysterious people in a rowboat off the coast of maine.

Her spirit will be the obligatory boss, and you have to fight her more than once. A man is sent to the flying city of columbia to find a missing girl. But really, mediocre gameplay and a nonsensical plot arent enough to make bioshock infinite one of the worst games of recent memory. Infinite is, obviously, more than just its shooty elements. Over the course of the story, booker reveals his past experiences, and shows his ability to make decisions. In another life, booker dewitt chose to go through with the baptism. Burial at sea is a twoepisode expansion to the firstperson shooter video game bioshock infinite. An attempt to understand bioshock infinites brilliant and. Bioshock infinite game, firstperson shooter, steampunk, dystopian, alternate history. The film centers around booker dewitt, a former pinkerton agent turned private investigator assigned to retrieve a woman named elizabeth from the.

Bioshock spoiler alertin the memories of booker of the time before he forgot he was comstock, he tries to steal anna from the booker in the other universe but when pulling her through the portal. In universes 1, 2, and 3, there are two copies of booker. In the purge, were made to believe that the remaining elizabeth survives because the screen goes black, but pay attention to the sound design. Infinite is the third installment in the bioshock series, and though it is not immediately part of the storyline of previous bioshock games. Meaning, the aftercredits scene is either a vision of an afterlife, or a cheap plot hole to make you feel better while masquerading as deep storytelling. In order to prevent lady comstock from revealing elizabeths true origins, comstock has her murdered and pins the crime on daisy fitzroy who at the time was a maid in his house. After booker finds out hes comstock and gets drowned does that mean elizabeth will never exist after that. My issues with the bioshock infinite plot in an age. Elizabeth leads booker through several lighthouses, including one which contains rapture, a city which existed in the first two bioshock games. Comstock entered the universe you play in through a machine shown in the cinematic where elizabethannas finger is cut off that created a. This means that after booker is drowned in the universe where he would have accepted the baptism, all the multiverses where comstock exists is. Does anyone else notice the plot holes in the bioshock infinity story.

In bioshock infinite, how is booker dewitt connected to. This can still mean there might be different versions, meaning. Q about booker and comstocks voices spoilers bioshock. This universe page is your guide to learning about what your trip to columbia has to offer. Defeat the ghost of lady comstock chapter 30 downtown. The thing is, in universes 2 and 3, there should also be two copies of elizabeth. Booker is told by his anonymous employers that he has to bring us the girl to wipe away your debt, suggesting that booker owes a significant amount. We then go to a scene where we see comstock holding booker s daughter as he is about to go through a. However, upon arrival he discovers that the city, its people, and his objective are all not what they seem. Please add any memorable quotes you encounter in the game booker.

It was released worldwide for the microsoft windows, playstation 3, xbox 360, and os x platforms in 20, and a linux port was released in 2015. Apr 19, 20 understanding bioshock infinites ending. In bioshock infinite, were given two main universes. Bioshock infinite plot analysis playstation 3 by wesley. Admittedly, the last 25 minutes throw a lot at you at once, and. The message of the game spoiler bioshock infinite giant. Admittedly, the last 25 minutes throw a lot at you at once, and you dont really have enough time to process. The elizabeth that died in burial at sea is our elizabeth, but after the end of the main game, our elizabeth still lives. Booker dewitt, to elizabeth src booker dewitt is the protagonist of bioshock infinite. I passed the game and im mind but somebody explain to me this. Bioshock infinite puts players in the role of expinkerton agent booker dewitt, who is sent to columbia to recover a young woman named elizabeth. From our walkthrough, you will learn how to defeat lady comstock for the first time. Bioshock 4 spoilers bioshock infinite general discussions. Elizabeth was previously monitored by songbird, who pursues her and booker as they attempt to leave columbia.

The one twist in bioshock infinites ending you might have missed. So since comstock never took her, she automatically is still with booker. Infinite and the dlc is that all elizabeths, comstocks and rapturestocks are dead. The game is set in 1912 on a floating steampunk city named columbia which was founded on the principles of american exceptionalism. Songbird, as appeared in the october 2010 cover of game informer. Bioshock infinite promises a rich plot in addition to new characters, enemies, weapons and more. Directly through the action and indirectly through voxophones, we gradually learn that songbirds connection with elizabeth has been programmed into him in at least some ways, so that he is obliged to protect her and keep her in the tower at all costs it is even suggested that emotions such as a.

Bioshock infinite is a firstperson shooter video game developed by irrational games and published by 2k games. Elizabeth then gets upset with booker for not letting go of the baby to comstock, and then calls booker comstock. Booker dewitt is forced to give up his only daughter to wipe away the debt he owes to zachary comstock the villain and the protagonist are one and the same. Apr 19, 20 ok, so i noticed a lot of people are confused about the ending of bioshock infinite. Bioshock infinite is the end result of the yearslong push to get video games recognized as art, a medium on par with movies or books.

Bioshock infinites ending explained, and what we think about. Bioshock infinite is the end result of the yearslong push to get video games recognized as. Booker dewitt, the players character, has been entrusted with the job of going to. A friend and i came up with a theory upon his first my second playthrough of bioshock infinite. What else do we have if jack is booker and andrew ryan is comstock. Ok, so 20 years ago booker dewitt was involved in the massacre at wounded knee and had the opportunity to be baptised to relieve his conscience. In the span of only a few minutes, it reveals that the games main villain, a religious zealot named comstock, is actually an alternate realitys version of your own character, booker dewitt. Late in the game, booker and elizabeth visit her tomb in the memorial gardens in order to obtain her hand to open the gate to comstock house. An attempt to understand bioshock infinites brilliant and bizarre. Booker, comstock, elizabeth and columbia spoilers ahead. Many crazy things happen at the end of bioshock infinite, but the final mindwarping sequence is kicked off by a surprise trip to rapture, the underwater city from the original game. One in which dewitt accepts his baptism and eventually becomes comstock, thus leading to the creation of columbia. It was developed by irrational games and published by 2k games for linux, microsoft windows, playstation 3, xbox 360, and macos platforms.

The ending of bioshock infinite is a complicated one, overlapping many timelines and linking this game to bioshock 1 and bioshock 2. Zachary hale comstock is the leader of the founders, the ultranationalistnativist political party that founded the floating city of columbia, and the main antagonist of bioshock infinite. Booker is a former soldier and pinkerton detective who ekes out a meager living as a pi. This page has quotes from the game bioshock infinite. Alright, ill be putting up more questions tomorrow as well as a theory for how memory works in this game. Stop asking what when the delicious question is when. In bioshock infinite s case, comstock came into existence, and created columbia, whereas in bioshock 1. But heres my take on it spoiler alert so dont read if you dont want to know. Zachary hale comstock bioshock infinite wiki guide ign. The choice to drown and erase comstock cant happen, that is a choice so presumably in another universe they didnt choose to drown booker and comstock still lives. Elizabeth has been groomed in a controlled environment to take over the reins of the city once its. Infinite felt to me with a few very worthwhile exceptions. Probably when booker and elizabeth go to the sea of doors.

With troy baker, courtnee draper, kiff vandenheuvel, laura bailey. In defense of religion in bioshock infinite kotaku. Mar 26, 20 bioshock infinite game, firstperson shooter, steampunk, dystopian, alternate history. Although the last 10mins of the story is a lot to take in, once you sit back and take in the plot, youll love. Where an unreborn booker might have lived out the rest of his life in selfdespair, comstock lived with the guilt of his actions by turning them into a righteous and divine act. I mean, with infinite variables to work with you kinda can come up with any scenario imaginable, just so long as it involves booker and a girl. Look at the difference between booker s life and comstock s. Elizabeth is a fictional character in irrational games bioshock infinite, the third title in the bioshock series. Slate knows comstock as a liar and know comstock wasnt in this fights.

Everything that happens in bioshock infinite is only there because booker decided to get baptized. The one twist in bioshock infinites ending you might have. This booker goes on to become a gambler who amasses a large debt as well as getting married and having a daughter, anna dewitt, and eventually becoming the main protagonist of bioshock infinite. Understanding bioshock infinites ending venturebeat. From what i understood, comstock is booker, booker is comstock, comstock being booker if he had been baptized in a different parallel universe. Therefore the only way to prevent the creation of columbia is to kill booker during his transformation into comstock. On this page of our guide to bioshock infinite you will find the third part of a detailed walkthrough of chapter 30 downtown emporia. He is a private investigator and, prior to his reluctant arrival in columbia, a former soldier and pinkerton agent. Comstock knew booker would come to the city eventually it was all part of. Comstock entered the universe you play in through a machine shown in the cinematic where elizabethannas finger is cut off that created a portal to that universe. As all entries the shock series, its telling a story of an unrealistic place and the villains. Songbird, as seen in the bioshock infinite debut gameplay trailer.

Bioshock infinite is a first person shooter where players assume the role of former pinkerton agent booker dewitt who is sent to the flying city of columbia on a rescue mission to save elizabeth. Seeking to clear a debt, former pinkerton agent booker dewitt takes the job to rescue a girl named elizabeth from the mysterious floating city of columbia, and ends up in the midst of a civil war between the elite and lower class rebels of the city. But despite this new ingredient into the mix, the game still ends up in a place that is signposted from. So maybe witting was in on it, and thats why he seems to try and drown him. It was said in bioshock infinite that there will always be a city columbia, rapture, a man subject delta, booker, jack, and a lighthouse. Based on burial at sea episode 1s ending and the following exchange in the elevator to the pavilion. It begins and ends with a baptism of booker dewitt. Bookers meaning of life ends up being a girl, anna or elizabeth, whatever youd like to call her. This a real thing in physics so while booker is dying at the last baptism, he is also at wounded knee, in columbia killing comstock, new york and so on.

Can somebody explain bioshock infinites ending to me. We then go to a scene where we see comstock holding bookers daughter as he is about to go through a tear into another dimension the dimension of. The comstock twist was a witty idea without any soul, which is honestly how a lot of bioshock. Bioshock infinites story is simply phenomenal, and its the ending of the game. Bioshock infinite s ending explained, and what we think about it. Bioshock infinite ends on what is probably the most grandiose idea possible. Booker is offered a deal to wipe away his debts if he goes to columbia and retrieves a girl imprisoned there. Slate knows booker as a the same battles in kneewound. To young for the battles in knee in comstocks universe. Does our elizabeth live on beyond the end of bioshock infinite. He claims to have the ability to predict the future of columbia, attacks from his enemies, and the actions of the false. Bioshock infinite is one of the worst games in recent memory. Personally, i think the game is about probabilities, the what ifs. In bioshock infinite the baby only loses a finger, and this time it loses its whole head.

With this im thinking that there are still universes of booker and elizabeth implied at the ending of bioshock infinite that all versions of booker and elizabeth cease to exist after elizabeth killed booker, but comstock in rapture still lived. Though booker rescues elizabeth, the two become involved with the citys warring. In the alternate reality, booker goes through with the baptism, taking on the name zachary comstock. In exchange, booker s employer will wipe out all of his outstanding debts. Youre the star of this post already, you dont need to gloat. In an alternate universe, your character became an illdefined plot device. That man would be booker dewitt, whose strings you. The memory video has booker pull the baby away from comstock when the portal is closing. For bioshock infinite on the xbox 360, a gamefaqs message board topic titled q about booker and comstock s voices spoilers. Infinite is the third installment in the bioshock series. At the games conclusion, you realize that booker dewitt and zachary comstock are the same person from different universes, demonstrating that a person is defined by his choices.

Mar 29, 20 many crazy things happen at the end of bioshock infinite, but the final mindwarping sequence is kicked off by a surprise trip to rapture, the underwater city from the original game. The best way to think of it is that the columbia and booker realities are a pocket realities that exist but then at some point will end. Booker dewitt is the protagonist of bioshock infinite. Apr 05, 20 hey guys, heres my complete explanation and interpretation of the ending to one of the greatest games of our generation. Under comstocks rule, columbia became a militant pseudo christian. To put it simply, when you drown, that prevents comstock from ever being born, so the events of bioshock infinite effectively never happen, since he isnt there to start columbia. Bookers experiences at wounded knee and as a pinkerton scarred and led him to a life of alcoholism and gambling addiction. The second is where dewitt refuses the baptism, thus creating the man you play as throughout the game.