Tenenbaum asked the man for the sea slug, suspecting that she had discovered something amazing, and began to look for a sponsor who would fund her research. After inquiring as to the reason behind the restoration of his damaged hand, she was told he had been bitten by a sea slug. Brigid Tenenbaum happened to be passing through the docks in Neptune's Bounty when she noticed an individual, whose hands she knew had been paralyzed in the war, was playing catch. Her conspiring to overthrowing Rapture's government and philosophy eventually earned her exile.ĭuring that same time period, between 19, Dr.
She devoted much of her efforts to indoctrinating poorer citizens, and in this way became a political rival to Ryan.
Lamb's utilitarian beliefs largely clashed with the free market ideals of Rapture. Sofia Lamb, a British psychiatrist from the surface, was invited down to Rapture by Andrew Ryan to help citizens cope with life in the undersea city. Ryan did, however, listen to advice that the citizens were becoming anxious from the isolation of the city and the lack of sunlight. As per Ryan's philosophy, unfortunates were left to find their own way to prosperity. Many workers were left out of work in leaking, crowded, and what was meant to be "temporary" housing in places like Pauper's Drop. Ryan and his Central Council took little notice of the destitute and mostly ignored the issue, assuming they would manage to find work. The city plans did not include sustainability for the jobs of the construction workers, and they would have to adapt once the building projects ceased. Rapture's population was composed of the people Ryan viewed as the "best examples" of humankind. People from around the world emigrated to the hidden city during the years between 19, sparking conspiracy theories on the surface about mass disappearances that came to be known as " The Vanishing".
In Rapture, Science, Industry and Art would thrive undisturbed by intervention from governments, religious institutions, or other social agencies. Rapture was designed to be entirely self-supporting, with all of its electricity, food production, water purification and defense systems powered by undersea volcanic vents. A building platform, nicknamed the Sinker, was lowered from the Olympian to bring the supplies and crew to the site. Using his own private steam-liner, the Olympian, he transported building supplies to the coordinates where the city would be built, roughly located at 63° 2' N, 29° 55' W (between Greenland and Iceland) in the North Atlantic ocean. The Rapture Storyline details the different events evolving around the universe of Rapture, from the city's foundation to its demise and later fate.Īndrew Ryan began the construction of Rapture in 1946. 9 1980s and Onward: Rapture's Later Fate.8 1968: Rapture's Nightmare ( BioShock 2).7 1967-1968: Sea of Dreams ( There's Something in the Sea).
5.8 Point Prometheus and the Proving Grounds.5.6 Hephaestus and Rapture Central Control.5.5 Arcadia, the Farmer's Market and Fort Frolic.5.4 Neptune's Bounty and the Smuggler's Hideout.4 1959-1960: The Fall of Rapture ( BioShock 2 Multiplayer).2 1952-1958: Rapture's Golden Age and Beginning of the Civil War.