Lounge — BioShock: The Collection eGuide

Little Sisters: To Harvest or to Rescue?

As you may have sensed by now, this is the big moral dilemma in Bioshock. What to do with the Little Sisters? These seemingly benign little girls carry Adam within them. Adam is a currency of sorts in Rapture and can be used to purchase additional plasmids and plasmid and tonic slots that can be used to ever expand your physical capabilities. With Adam, you can grow to be far more than just an ordinary man. Harvesting the Little Sister nets you large quantities of Adam—160 units to be exact—but do you really trust Atlas when he tells you it’s the right thing to do?

On the other hand, Tenenbaum has given you an ability to rescue the Little Sisters from the curse that plagues them. Rescuing a Little Sister only earns you 80 units of Adam, but has the potential to earn you other rewards from Tenenbaum as a sign of gratitude. Clearly how you approach the Little Sisters in Rapture has a severe impact on not only how many plasmids you’ll likely acquire, but also on your relations with Atlas and Tenenbaum.

It is recommend that you harvest most (if not all) of the Little Sisters during your first play through of the game so that you not only get to experience one of the story endings but can acquire some of the most powerful plasmids and tonics and unlock as many Achievements as possible. This will also help you to decide which plasmids you enjoy using the most. Then, on a second or third play-through, try to complete the game without harvesting any of the Little Sisters. This will make powering-up your character much more difficult, but will earn you a different story outcome and also the “Little Sister Savior” Achievement.

Little Sister Encounter

Big Daddy: Bouncer

You won’t be far from the collapsing tunnel before a flaming Bouncer is thrown through the window in your direction. This could only mean one thing—there’s a Little Sister nearby and she’s no longer protected! Approach the door to the Lounge and watch as Tenenbaum tries to defend the Little Sister from a Thuggish Splicer in search of some Adam. She won’t shoot you, thankfully, because she at least has some respect for the non-Splicers still left in Rapture. But Tenenbaum pleads with you not to hurt the Little Sister. Meanwhile, Atlas is whispering a very different tune in your other ear. The choice is yours.

Make your decision regarding the Little Sister, then cross the Lounge to the north and use the Adam you just acquired to purchase upgrades from the Gatherer’s Garden vending machine. You may want to purchase the Armored Shell, Health Upgrade, and EVE Link power-ups.