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Andrew Raygan is known for Casino Royale (2006), Hairspray (2007) and The Sacred (2012).
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- History
- Bioshock
- Bioshock 2
- Bioshock Infinite
- Personality
- Behind The Scenes
Early Life in the Russian Empire
1. “My journey to Rapture was my second exodus. In 1919, I fled a country that had traded in despotism for insanity.” 2. ― Andrew Ryan Andrew Ryan, born in a village near Minsk in the Russian Empire (modern-day Belarus), grew up in a Jewish-Belarusian family during the reign of the Tsar. Minsk was on the front lines in the First World War. In 1917 he witnessed the Russian Revolution, which eventually brought the Bolsheviks into power and also destroyed Ryan's family's business. Ryan also...
Life in America
For a time, Ryan was devoted to his adopted country, grateful for the wealth and fame it awarded his intellect and determination after he managed to get rich by fortunately striking oil on his property and investing wisely afterwards.? Soon he was among the wealthiest men in America, owning Ryan Oil, a large chunk of America's coal, and her second largest railroad. However, the state-run social programs created in the 1930s increasingly tested that devotion. His experiences in the "worker's p...
Creation of Rapture
1. Main article: Rapture 1. “In what country is there a place for people like me?” 2. ― Andrew Ryan Ryan's response was to use his entire fortune to build Rapture; a community where "the artist would not fear the censor, where the scientist would not be bound by petty morality, where the great would not be constrained by the small," in the only place he felt the "Parasites" could not touch—the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Ryan personally chose the location of Rapture from his ship, "The...
Main article: BioShock“Now you've met Andrew Ryan, the bloody king of Rapture.”― AtlasMain Game
1. Main article: BioShock 2 Andrew Ryan is featured in BioShock 2, which takes place eight years after the events of the first game. Although dead, his presence remains through Audio Diaries scattered across the levels. His ideals are also promoted in Ryan Amusements through the presented scenes and animatronic puppets of himself and others depicting his vision of the "parasites' world." Subject Deltais able to listen to Ryan's voice booming over the presentations there. The relationship betw...
Minerva's Den
1. Main article: Minerva's Den In BioShock 2's DLC story, it is revealed that Ryan employed Charles Milton Porter and Reed Wahl to create Rapture Central Computing and build the Thinker. In Audio Diaries, he initially congratulates Porter on his success, but as time passed, Ryan grew suspicious of him. While Frank Fontaine rose to power, Ryan's concern grew; since Fontaine had also shown an interest in the computing business. This inspired Wahl to use The Thinker to produce a false recording,...
Main Game
1. Main article: BioShock Infinite Andrew Ryan's name is seen on picket signs when Elizabeth opens a portal to Rapture and she is transported along with Booker DeWitt and Songbird to the Bathysphere Station at the Welcome Center. These signs were already present in the original iteration of this place in the first BioShock.
Burial at Sea - Episode 1
1. Main article: Burial at Sea - Episode 1 While this first episode depicts Rapture in its full glory, Andrew Ryan doesn't appear. His actions regarding Frank Fontaine and the imprisonment of his followers in Fontaine's are the subject of debate and discussion among the populace, as they prepare to celebrate the coming of the 1959 new year. His speech, originally heard in snippets during BioShock, can be heard over the public address systemin its entirety.
Burial at Sea - Episode 2
1. Main article: Burial at Sea - Episode 2 In Burial at Sea - Episode 2, Andrew Ryan is heard narrating the "Free Men & Free Markets" Need To Know Theater film, and an Audio Diary of him can be found in the game. He also appears through security monitors, revealing himself to Elizabeth after she sends her hair sample to Yi Suchong in the Silver Fin Restaurant. Inexplicably, Ryan knows of Elizabeth's presence in the city of Rapture, the fact that she's been working to help Atlas escape Fontain...
Andrew Ryan is a complex man whose most defining trait is his egomania, as well as his objectivist ideals, which he spreads to all of Rapture. He is self-assured to the point of arrogance, which is also what made him an inspirational figure to others. A workaholic with a strong desire to be precise and controlling of everything and everyone around ...
Andrew Ryan's name forms the anagram "We R Ayn Rand." Additionally, his political philosophies and personal history are inspired by hers: they were both born in Russia and emigrated to America at a...Andrew Ryan's actions are heavily based on those of the character John Galt from Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, though their end results are drastically different.Interestingly, Andrew Ryan signs off one of his audio diaries with his birth name "Andrei" in BioShock. Though he makes mention of his origins from the former Russian Empire following the Bolshevik...The president of the United States has appeared on official banknotes, coins for circulation, and commemorative coins in the United States, the Confederate States of America, the Philippine Islands, the Commonwealth of the Philippines and around the world.
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning.
Andrew Waters, MD, FACC, RPVI, is a Board-certified non-invasive cardiologist who also specializes in heart failure. He earned his medical degree from Saba University School of Medicine in the Caribbean Netherlands.
A man embarks on a life-affirming road trip across the country, spurred on by the words of philosopher Alan Watts.
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