History Characters / Bioshock

* {{BFG}}: His ''huge'' shoulder mounted rocket launcher.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He's got some of the deadliest weapons in the game, but all of them can be turned on him. His turrets can be hacked to attack him instead (though this can be a bit difficult to do on the fly) or simply tossed back with telekinesis, and his rockets can be thrown back with telekinesis. If you keep your distance and have enough EVE, you can easily beat this model without ever taking a hit.

* TheMourningAfter: It's strongly implied some or all of them [[ILetGwenStacyDie remain haunted by their failure to protect their would-be daughters]] and that this and general paternal grief fuels their suicidal rage. Gilbert Alexander recalls seeing one kneeling in front of a Gatherer's Garden, [[InelegantBlubbering in tears.]]

* PsychoPrototype: The result of these flaws.

* TragicMonster: What they degenerated into if they didn't fall into a coma.

* AlwaysFemale: The name "Little Sister" is accurate: Trying to implant the slugs into someone other than a little girl is ineffective. Though the ''[=BioShock=] 2'' art book shows concept art for "Little Brothers", who were apparently too aggressive to be used for gathering.

* MakeMeWannaShout: The Big Sisters announce themselves with a piercing shriek that actually distorts Delta's vision, but thankfully it doesn't actually hurt him.

* ScreamingWarrior: Besides their characteristic ear-piercing screams, they also frequently emit muffled yells as they fight you.

* InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: The [[AlternateRealityGame ARG]] revealed that when Lamb decided she needed to kidnap girls from outside Rapture to make a new generation if Little Sister, she sent the Big Sisters to do the deed.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: None of them wear shoes, though they did before Rapture's fall as seen in ''[=BioShock=] 2''[='s=] opening and ''Burial at Sea''.

* ManOnFire: In Minerva's Den, Fiery Brutes make their appearance. They are surrounded by an orange glow, and leave flaming footprints wherever they walk. Also, when struck with a melee attack, these Brutes expel fire, so you must take them down from a distance. Obviously, they are completely immune to all fire-based attacks. In the main game, one Brute in Siren Alley will emerge on fire, on account of having torn a gas main while breaking in.

* YouAreWhatYouHate: See ArmoredClosetGay above.

* EnemyChatter: They often talk amongst themselves, and they all taunt the player.

* WeaksauceWeakness: His germophobia, which has him claiming that he can see death floating in the air- and that he can actually ''see'' bacteria.
-->"'Bacteria are microscopic.' Heh! That's what they '''[[ConspiracyTheorist want]]''' you to think."

** NoIndoorVoice: And you ''will'' hear them from a long way off. Most don't have the presence of mind to whisper, and they'd rather shout at old memories or just at the city itself.

* FacialHorror / MixAndMatchMan: Casualties of the war (or pedestrians who spliced a few too many times) went directly to Steinman's to fix their injuries. More often than not, this meant hastily stapling their wounds shut, or grafting someone else's forehead over theirs. A field medic with a rusty scalpel could probably do a neater job. And Heaven help you if you were a woman; that's when Steinman decided to [[GlasgowGrin get creative]].

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JulietLandau (''[=BioShock=]'', ''Burial at Sea''), Creator/JordelleFerland (''[=BioShock=] 2'')

* AlwaysFemale: The name "Little Sister" is accurate: Trying to implant the slugs into someone other than a little girl is ineffective. The only indication of a male version was in some early concept art.

%%(ZCE)* NightmareFuelStationAttendant

* AwesomeByImpractical: The reason they're considered a FlawedPrototype despite being stronger than generic Big Daddies. They're powerful, but they're also expensive to produce, relatively fragile, and could only ever bond to ''one'' Little Sister; if that girl died/was cured, they would die or go irreversibly insane. Regular Big Daddies are cheaper, tougher, and won't self-destruct if a lucky splicer gets past them to their Little Sister.

* DeathOfAThousandCuts: In the second game, [[DefiedTrope they gain an ability to prevent this from happening to their protectors.]] An effective tactic in the first game was to simply ingore the big daddies for most of the level and use them as a human sheild or use enrage on splicers near them. thus, the Big Daddy, would kill your enemies and the Bid Daddy would be softened up for the fight. Little Sisters in the second game will inject their escort's palm with ADAM if left alone long enough. This is heals actions heals for more than half of the Big Daddies health bar.

* EliteMooks: Nitro Splicers, who chuck grenades like no tomorrow while forcing Jack to give chase.

%%* LaughingMad: Often.

* LaughingMad: Often.

** EliteMooks: Nitro Splicers, who chuck grenades like no tomorrow while forcing Jack to give chase.
** GiantMook: Brute Splicers, who have enough brawn to take on ''Big Daddies'' in a fist fight.
** SuperpoweredMooks: Spider Splicers and Houdini Splicers, who use their plasmids for unparalleled mobility and dangerous attacks.

* SanitySlippage: Excessive ADAM consumption didn't exactly do wonders for one's mental well-being. As a result, most (if not ''every single splicer'') are either completely insane or are [[AndIMustScream self-conscious enough to realize just how far gone they've become]].

* NightmareFuelStationAttendant

* EyeScream: Rosebud is called that because the right side of her face is covered in a massive tumor.
* LadyDrunk: Sounds like one. Possibly also DrowningMySorrows.

* YouAreFat: Screams "What's under the suit, fatty?" at Big Daddies

* HealingFactor: The implanted slug allows them to heal from injury fast enough as to make no difference. Removing the slug makes them more fragile than they were (in-game). However, it should be worth noting that their healing factor, while quick, isn't perfect as can be seen [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/bioshock/images/1/12/GUL_XRayPic4_Diffuse.png/revision/latest?cb=20100423095615 here]]