The Man That Hated Parasites | Andrew Ryan | Full Bioshock Lore

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Andrew Ryan is one of Bioshock's most impressive characters. Initially discovered to have been a deranged and manipulative narcissist holding onto whatever power he could, few know of his story before Rapture and why he chose to create an impossible city.

What led Andrew Ryan to leave his home? Who were the parasites he spoke of and why did he build the underwater city of Rapture? In this lore episode, I explore the lore and story behind Bioshock's Andrew Ryan.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Early Years
06:09 Sponsorship: The Ridge Wallet
07:14 Rapture
12:31 The Descent of Andrew Ryan
20:54 The Fall of Andrew & Rapture
25:15 Legacy
26:02 Closing Thoughts

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[Skyrionn]

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[Matt-vwnd]

seriously only 420 likes (as of this writing)? Insane.

Andrew Ryan is a sympathetic character; and the writers did great justice on him. It is a cautionary tale of idealogical capture - with author Ayn Rand clearly at its forefront. When one's vision becomes more important than the basic understanding of human social structure, ubiquitous suffering inevitably occurs. Whether it is Communism or Fascism; the end result is the same - a brief societal euphoria before the inevitable and crushing come-down.

Run from it; Hide from it - inter- and intra-group conflict will occur just the same. The mitigation processes are what should be in discussion.

[naughtycicero]

Andrew Ryan is a big part why I love the Bioshock franchise. It would be amazing if a tv show could be created following him throughout his early life to the creation and eventual fall of Rapture.

[ValentineThe]

A lot of years have pases and still bioshock has a deeper story then 99% of all games released today, it's fascinating and at the same time sad.
You are putting a lot of work on your content and I highly appreciate it, gods work.

[birdboy]

It's a funny thing. You can start out with good intentions and a decent goal, but strain, corruption, and a huge ego can turn even the best intentions into horrible and unforgivable actions.

[MettFox]

Your channel is so nice place to relax, Im 30 years old, having verry hard year now. Your videos allows me to go somewhere else, in the night when all are asleep. Bless you Skyrionn I wish you 1 mil sooner then it is planned for you.

[samuelantoniocastillomeza]

Ryan's ego was the demise of all. Betraying his own ideal for Rapture the moment it becane convenient

[iceheart]

And yet Ryan leeched off the hard work of all his lower class workers, the sweat on their brows belong to him.

[g--stef]

Oho, a Bioshock video! A dive into this series would be quite interesting- looking forward to more of your content as always!

[EleanorMediocre]

Great stuff as always, thanks for the upload!

[ashleightompkins]

When you realise Andrew Ryan is a play on Ayn Rand

[JadeLockpicker]

You know, for how egotistical and misguided he was? I felt bad about Ryan's death. The man had everything taken from him three seperate times. The only thing not taken from him...w as his choice on how to go out.

[MatthewBester]

Andrew Ryan. What an excellent character. I'd argue he was more Libertarian than Objectivist like his inspiration, Ayn Rand. Even she saw the need for police force, courts system and military defence. Without these institutions Ryan was helpless against exploiters like Frank Fontaine, and Fontaine knew it. In the end Ryan betrayed his own principles, one by one. The biggest of these being the nationalisation and continuation of Fontaine's Little Sister program. Despite what was done to them, they were still human and their lives were forfeit in the pursuit of power.

[VaciliNikoMavich]

Awesomely narrated stoey of Andrew, I like it! Very clear and concise.

Haven't played the game, but its lore and world intruiges me. Wonderful ^_^

[SicsF]

Ty so much for the upload man, i really needed me some New bioshock lore Videos!

[chriscjongeneelen]

Well my deceased friend once said ( after playing this story on the PS3) “ if reincarnation is possible, then who’s to say that an similar scenario wouldn’t be repeated if no one learned the Negatives of this story, and the if the ghosts of such places wouldn’t possibly get reincarnated again and repeat the same sad events again and again throughout history yet to come “….an interesting thought to ponder indeed….

[lshepherd]

One of the greatest villains of all time!

[InquisitorXarius]

Robert Edwin House > Andrei Ryanovsky

[superhooper]

Great vid man would you kindly do more characters in bioshock😉

[ManzanaDeMuerte]

Considering he stumbled across his fortune thanks to the oil in his property.m, he was not ‘self made. Also he’d rather burn a forest to the ground than share it and built rapture so he can invite only the people he deemed elite enough and be left alone. Dunno why people keep saying he had good intentions. Guy felt the need to even control his lovers. Grade A villain but not a sympathetic one