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* AnimalisticAbomination: The Splicer Cat is essentially a universe-displaced [[Film/CaptainMarvel Flerken]]. Fortunately, it's friendly.
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* AnimalisticAbomination: The Splicer Cat is essentially a universe-displaced [[Film/CaptainMarvel [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 Flerken]]. Fortunately, it's friendly.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: A ''very'' minor example, but Stanley Poole in this universe never flooded Dionysius Park, sold out Johnny Topside (he wrote an article on him, though), [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or embezzled from Lamb]]. He's still a smug, cowardly little fink, [[spoiler:and he ''did'' send Eleanor to become a Little Sister]], but he isn't a complete sociopath like in canon.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: AdaptationalHeroism:
** Atlas himself, since this version isn't just Fontaine putting on another act, but the character as Fontaine originally envisioned him brought to life. None of canon!Atlas's KickTheDog acts are in line with what Atlas was supposed to be, so to the story's Atlas they never happened. Since Fontaine-as-Atlas claimed to be a family man, this one actually ''is'', Atlas-the-character wasn't supposed to be a power-hungry tyrant so Atlas lacks Fontaine's designs for Rapture, and since in-game Atlas's original stated goal was to get Jack safely to the surface with killing Ryan a welcome bonus, that's now Atlas's real goal.
** A ''very'' minor example, but Stanley Poole in this universe never flooded Dionysius Park, sold out Johnny Topside (he wrote an article on him, though), [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or embezzled from Lamb]]. He's still a smug, cowardly little fink, [[spoiler:and he ''did'' send Eleanor to become a Little Sister]], but he isn't a complete sociopath like in canon.
** Atlas himself, since this version isn't just Fontaine putting on another act, but the character as Fontaine originally envisioned him brought to life. None of canon!Atlas's KickTheDog acts are in line with what Atlas was supposed to be, so to the story's Atlas they never happened. Since Fontaine-as-Atlas claimed to be a family man, this one actually ''is'', Atlas-the-character wasn't supposed to be a power-hungry tyrant so Atlas lacks Fontaine's designs for Rapture, and since in-game Atlas's original stated goal was to get Jack safely to the surface with killing Ryan a welcome bonus, that's now Atlas's real goal.
** A ''very'' minor example, but Stanley Poole in this universe never flooded Dionysius Park, sold out Johnny Topside (he wrote an article on him, though), [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or embezzled from Lamb]]. He's still a smug, cowardly little fink, [[spoiler:and he ''did'' send Eleanor to become a Little Sister]], but he isn't a complete sociopath like in canon.
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* SunkCostFallacy: Fontaine has this about taking control of Rapture. He sacrificed most things he genuinely cared for (like his friends and Jack) to get power, so if he ever gives up on his goal, even if it's by admitting that Rapture is falling apart at the seams and he wouldn't actually get to ''do'' much before the city fully flooded, that would mean acknowledging a) that he genuinely cared about his family and on some level felt that betraying them wasn't worth it no matter what it got him, and b) that all that backstabbing would only give him control over a wretched ruin of a city with only splicers for company.[[spoiler: Atlas eventually manages to break him of it by throwing how much Rapture is a lost cause into his face and getting him to admit that what he ''really'' wants is to reconcile with Jack.]]
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* SpottingTheThread: Atlas occasionally does it to himself, due to the spoilers he's been repressing from himself. Not being able to figure out their full context drives him nuts.
** When Tenenbaum gives him the spoiler-free summary of the first game, he notices that her explanation makes it seem like Jack simply ditched him in Rapture- a ''very'' out-of-character action.
** He knows that Sinclair is lying about not knowing Delta's past, but he also knows that he ''shouldn't'' know that, and doesn't know why he knows anyway.
** Despite his backstory as a metal-worker who would most likely have done repair work outside Rapture, he doesn't know how to put on a diving suit.
** His narration refers to the protagonist of ''VideoGame/BioShock1'' as Jack- which is the man's correct name, but he never had the opportunity to ''learn'' that, as Jack was a HeroicMime.
** When Tenenbaum gives him the spoiler-free summary of the first game, he notices that her explanation makes it seem like Jack simply ditched him in Rapture- a ''very'' out-of-character action.
** He knows that Sinclair is lying about not knowing Delta's past, but he also knows that he ''shouldn't'' know that, and doesn't know why he knows anyway.
** Despite his backstory as a metal-worker who would most likely have done repair work outside Rapture, he doesn't know how to put on a diving suit.
** His narration refers to the protagonist of ''VideoGame/BioShock1'' as Jack- which is the man's correct name, but he never had the opportunity to ''learn'' that, as Jack was a HeroicMime.
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* NotHimself: Atlas is a tangled mess of a zig-zagged example. Sinclair, who worked with Atlas before Rapture went to hell, notices that there's something different about the Atlas he finds in the present. There ''is'', but what's happening that Atlas is ''actually'' himself, while the 'Atlas' Sinclair knew was still one of Fontaine's personas, and he could never ''completely'' hide that it was still Frank Fontaine under there.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Fontaine, much as in canon.[[spoiler: He's even surprised when Jaclyn saves him as a ghost because she's his sister and she loves him]]. Delta also notes in his internal monologue that Lamb refuses to understand that he's saving Eleanor out of love.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Fontaine, much as in canon.[[spoiler: He thinks Tenembaum is keeping his secret for some experiment, never even considering that she was giving him a second chance. He's even surprised when Jaclyn saves him as a ghost because she's his sister and she loves him]]. Delta also notes in his internal monologue that Lamb refuses to understand that he's saving Eleanor out of love.
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* BadassNormal: Valery White survived over a decade in Rapture without splicing once. Sadly, her luck ran out after she reactivated the Vita-Chambers.
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* BadassNormal: Valery White survived over a decade in Rapture without splicing once. Sadly, her luck ran out after she reactivated the Vita-Chambers. And according to Beatrice, she killed a splicer ([[spoiler:Ava-Marie Tate]]) on her own without [=ADAM=], though she likely died in the process.
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** Justified with Atlas, who's not much like Fontaine at all, but also isn't exactly 'Fontaine minus memories'; he's a separate persona who "remembers" the past Fontaine made up for him, and is repressing any memories that would contradict being Atlas.[[spoiler: When he does regain Fontaine's memories, he finds that he can't really emotionally connect to most of what Fontaine remembers doing.]]
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** Justified with Atlas, who's not much like Fontaine at all, but also isn't exactly 'Fontaine minus memories'; he's a separate persona who "remembers" the past Fontaine made up for him, and is repressing any memories that would contradict being Atlas.[[spoiler: When he does regain Fontaine's memories, he finds that he can't really emotionally connect to most of what Fontaine remembers doing.doing, even stuff Fontaine did as Atlas.]]
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* EasilyForgiven: Justified when Delta finally learns the Atlas spoilers. Not only is Delta a good-hearted idealist, he also doesn't really know who Atlas or Fontaine ''were'', since he wasn't in Rapture for long before being turned into a Big Daddy. Tenenbaum is also inclined to forgive him after talking to him some because a) she realized that Fontaine really thought he was Atlas, and b) as one of Fontaine's employees and creator of many [=ADAM=]-related atrocities, she'd be quite the hypocrite if she didn't give him a second chance. Sinclair... not so much.
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* EasilyForgiven: Justified when Delta finally learns the Atlas spoilers. Not only is Delta a good-hearted idealist, he also doesn't really know who Atlas or Fontaine ''were'', since he wasn't in Rapture for long before being turned into a Big Daddy.Daddy, so his first impression of Atlas was 'grumpy dad' rather than 'ruthless revolutionary'. Tenenbaum is also inclined to forgive him after talking to him some because a) she realized that Fontaine really thought he was Atlas, and b) as one of Fontaine's employees and creator of many [=ADAM=]-related atrocities, she'd be quite the hypocrite if she didn't give him a second chance. Sinclair... not so much.
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* IrrationalHatred: Atlas, towards Sinclair.[[spoiler: Fontaine's the one who ''actually'' hates Sinclair; Atlas is just feeling the roll-over.]]
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* IrrationalHatred: Atlas, towards Sinclair.[[spoiler: Fontaine's the one who ''actually'' hates Sinclair; Atlas is just feeling the roll-over. And Fontaine hates Sinclair because Sinclair was dating his older sister Jackie.]]
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* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: [[spoiler: Jackie still loves her little brother Frank, even after his war with Ryan got her killed.]]
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* OddFriendship: Delta and Atlas. A free-willed big daddy and a former revolutionary with severe identity issues were always going to be an odd pair, but the two soon get used to working together and miss each other's presence when they're alone.
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* PetTheDog: Fontaine ''did'' have some level of care for Jack, making sure his fake memories were good ones and rushing Tenenbaum to make sure he was able to get away from Rapture safely.[[spoiler: He also protects Beatrice from Big Sister, risking his own life.]]
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* PetTheDog: Fontaine ''did'' have some level of care for Jack, making sure his fake memories were good ones ones, keeping a picture of him as a child, and rushing harrying Tenenbaum to make sure he was able to get away Jack safely to the surface, though it didn't stop him from Rapture safely.betraying Jack in the end.[[spoiler: He also protects Beatrice from Big Sister, risking his own life.life, and eventually, Atlas is able to get him to admit that they ''both'' want to see Jack again.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: Atlas and Sinclair take their turns.[[spoiler: As does Eleanor.]]
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* NeverMyFault: Fontaine has this problem. Everything bad he caused is either someone else making their own decisions (never mind said decisions being the logical consequences of Fontaine's actions), or Ryan conspiring to get at him.
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* ThePowerOfFriendship:[[spoiler: Why Demo Daddy Walter recognizes Delta and spares him at Fontaine Futuristics.]]
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* TomatoInTheMirror: Atlas has absolutely no idea that he's really Frank Fontaine and that his life was yet another of Fontaine's cons.[[spoiler: He finally remembers his identity when he finds Fontaine's old office.]]
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* TomatoInTheMirror: It's no spoiler to the audience, but Atlas himself has absolutely no idea that he's really Frank Fontaine and that his life was yet another of Fontaine's cons.[[spoiler: He finally remembers his identity when he finds Fontaine's old office.]]]]
* TragicKeepsake: Early on, Delta finds a painting done by one of his pre-Big Daddy friends, and Atlas breaks it out of its frame and rolls it up so he can keep it.
* TragicKeepsake: Early on, Delta finds a painting done by one of his pre-Big Daddy friends, and Atlas breaks it out of its frame and rolls it up so he can keep it.
