A closer look at BioShock's Little Sisters
by Richard Mitchell 
{ May 24th 2007 at 4:00PM }
Despite the many menacing characters found in BioShock, not the least of which is the Big Daddy, the creepiest character revealed so far is undoubtedly the Little Sister. These little "girls" run around the underwater world of Rapture collecting something called Adam from the dead (note the large syringe in the image at right. The player can decide to save these "children" or to harvest them, as the Adam they carry is useful to the player. In the latest BioShock podcast, Ken Levine, creative director of Irrational Games, discusses the moral conflict that the developers have created in the Little Sister character.The whole podcast is just shy of 20 minutes, and is exclusively about the Little Sister. Given the appearance and demeanor of the Little Sister character, the moral choice presented by her is likely to become a touchy subject, and the podcast attempts to clear the air about it. Levine discusses the challenges of creating such a character (originally designed as an insect) and forcing the player to make a moral choice about it. Among the juicier bits of info revealed in the podcast is the fact that players cannot physically harm the Little Sister. Little Sisters can be "harvested," but cannot be harmed by weapons or powers that the player possesses. It is made clear that harvesting will result in the death of a Little Sister, though Levine doesn't discuss specific details. The podcast is definitely worth a listen. If you've got the time to spare, we suggest you check it out.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
yokken @ May 24th 2007 4:37PM
its called atom, not adam..
olithebumm @ May 24th 2007 4:40PM
no it's adam
were supposed to be fanboys here?!
David @ May 24th 2007 5:26PM
can't hurt little sisters? Way to puss out.
Dale @ May 24th 2007 6:32PM
I can see the Jack Thompson salvo now... "PAEDOPHILE TRAINER BIOSHOCK CREATES WOULD BE TED BUNDYS."
richard.roy @ Aug 21st 2007 6:30AM
I actualy been bang at it playing this ( us version pal compat )
This game is deep in colour and very cool graphics.
The QUALITY alone is rar especialy when being Honest I give it a VERY RARE 10/10 .
The story line is flowing as far as a shooter game goes. Mixed in the fun puzzle of hacking.
The Variety alone on weapon upgrades and inventing makes it far above the average aim shoot and kill.
Whats even TRPPIER is the HIDDEN messgae and symbolism :o) Very NEW WORLD ORDER nooooooo no no sorryyyyyyyyyy > new GLOBAL order with ancient leanings :o) But I guess you gotta be AWARE before you SEE , and thats not taught in ya average school lol.