BioShock Fan Shows Off Jaw-Dropping Big Daddy Costume

One talented BioShock fan has built an impressively accurate Big Daddy costume, wowing fans of the FPS series. In the BioShock games, Big Daddies play a major role and appear throughout the first two mainline games in the franchise.

Back in 2007, the original BioShock game by 2K and Irrational Games came out to a roaring reception. It introduced players to a host of creepy enemies, including Big Daddies, which are also prominently featured on the cover art of the first two games. In BioShock‘s lore, these juggernauts are depicted as diving suit-wearing, genetically-enhanced bodyguards of another type of enemy called Little Sisters. The Big Daddies play a more central role in BioShock 2‘s story, where the protagonist is also a Big Daddy. Recently, a BioShock fan brought these metal-clad behemoths to life by dressing up as one.

On Reddit, user StalwartStud shared an eye-catching video of a realistic Big Daddy costume in action. The short clip shows the Big Daddy, equipped with the iconic diving suit, walking around, with lights glowing from inside the hole-covered helmet. Additionally, the costume also features the Big Daddy’s terrifyingly large hand drill, alongside an oxygen cylinder on the back. As expected, the highly accurate portrayal of the BioShock foe drew strong attention from other fans, who chipped in with praise as well as some interesting questions about the costume.

StalwartStud’s post generated a flurry of positive feedback directed towards the Big Daddy suit. One of the comments succinctly said, “I love it. It’s amazing.” Replying to several different users, the BioShock fan revealed more details about the costume, which admittedly took them two years of “working on and off” to complete. They shared that the Big Daddy suit, which was built out of foam, measured “over 7ft” and didn’t weigh too much. However, since the costume’s arms are long, their arms apparently get tired rather quickly while wearing it. They said that being inside the suit for a maximum of 10 minutes was close to their limit, confirming that it also gets hot inside. As far as visibility from inside the get-up is concerned, the view is “good enough” but limited to a small camera and a screen. StalwartStud also laid out their intention to incorporate a speaker into the costume to play relevant sounds on.

Since 2013’s BioShock Infinite, 2K hasn’t really touched the post-apocalyptic IP besides releasing a remastered compilation of the trilogy eight years ago. After over a decade of waiting, fans are understandably growing restless and eager to find out more about the next chapter in the franchise. With a BioShock sequel being in development at developer Cloud Chamber for quite a few years now, there are chances that fans may get an answer to some of their questions in the near future.

BioShock

BioShock is a shooter unlike any you’ve ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You’ll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you’ll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you. Injectable plasmids give you super human powers: blast electrical currents into water to electrocute multiple enemies, or freeze them solid and obliterate them with the swing of a wrench.
No encounter ever plays out the same, and no two gamers will play the game the same way. Biologically modify your body: send fire storming from your fingertips and unleash a swarm of killer hornets hatched from the veins in your arms. Hack devices and systems, upgrade your weapons and craft new ammo variants. Turn everything into a weapon: the environment, your body, fire and water, and even your worst enemies. Explore an incredible and unique art deco world hidden deep under the ocean.

Released

August 21, 2007

Engine

havok, unreal engine 2.5, unreal engine 3, vengeance engine

ESRB

m

How Long To Beat

12 Hours

PS Plus Availability

Premium (Remastered)

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