Speculations on Booker DeWitt being Andrew Ryan

[Bioshockjockey]

I personally am actually stumped on this topic. I am hoping Ken Levine does not try to do this, but in a way I will admit It would be a pretty big plot twist! Thoughts, Ideas, Comments?

[Dagordae]

Nah, why would Ryan be running a broken down detective agency in his own city?

[Bioshockjockey]

Time. Just as young Booker saw old Booker (Comstock) in Infinite.

[Dagordae]

But that was when Booker was in Comstocks universe. Unless you are saying that Booker jumped universes, gets into Rapture, and sets up a detective agency for no real reason.

[Bioshockjockey]

Comstock was in Bookers universe. Comstock knew Booker was coming clearly he has lived it before, maybe not every detail, but a outline

[Flamingheron]

Stranger things have happened. Elizabeth from the intro video shown is bringing us (Booker) to meet someone important. I guess maybe that might start to answer some questions? Only time will tell.

[12thMonkey]

Originally posted by Bioshockjockey:

I personally am actually stumped on this topic. I am hoping Ken Levine does not try to do this, but in a way I will admit It would be a pretty big plot twist! Thoughts, Ideas, Comments?

Nah....Ken Levine wouldn't do that...that's wayy too much of a stretch or tear (badum kschhht...sorry ^^).

But seriously it would be very unlikely because Booker DeWitt is American and fought in the Battle of Wounded Knee which took place in 1890.
Andrew Ryan was born and raised in Minsk under the name of Andrei Rianofski and immigrated after changing his name to Andrew Ryan in 1919.

And basically the tears in Bioshock Infinite just create different timelines but the same people in them with the Lutece-glitch of course! :D
Booker DeWitt is Comstock in some timelines just because he sometimes accepted the baptism and became Comstock and sometimes stayed being Booker DeWitt and etc...

[Ivlichnov]

*Possible Spoilers*

Things are different but the same in alternate Universes.

As I see it, Ryan and Rapture are mirror-opposites to Comstock and Columbia. Which may explain why Elizabeth ended up in a city where the motto is “No Gods, No Kings, Only Man.”

[12thMonkey]

Originally posted by Ivlichnov:

*Possible Spoilers*

Things are different but the same in alternate Universes.

As I see it, Ryan and Rapture are mirror-opposites to Comstock and Columbia. Which may explain why Elizabeth ended up in a city where the motto is “No Gods, No Kings, Only Man.”

well...of course there are many similarities like Ryan/Comstock and Fontaine/Fink etc...but i think in Rapture Booker is another variable...^^

[Astronema]

mind = blown
but srsly, no way that would happen :)

[CodeELamp]

Booker will probably become Comstock in Rapture, as he is mentioned in the Bioshock novel.

On teh other hand, Only Andrew Ryan and family can use the Bathospheres in Rapture...and Booker had no trouble using the Bathosphere in Rapture

[Oberon]

Well, from what I've read of spoilers handed down by the lucky PS3 sumbitches He's not Ryan, just another version of' Comstock who began to feel remose, tried to abduct another Anna. But he failed, ended up suffering from Reconciliation Sickness. He had the Lutece's memory-wipe him, then leave him in Rapture...and he ends the DLC by taking a Bouncer Drill to the gut.

[You are beautiful]

try this... Liz is Jack, think about it. SPOILERS!!!
If Ryan is Comstock/Booker which would make sense in the whole constants and variables thing(not saying it is) then that means that the Liz is Jack. Ryan - Jack = Comstock/Booker - Liz
BOOM!!
sry if i just spoiled the DLC

[CordedUberator]

Well, there's the theory that Ryan is related to Booker due to Booker being able to access the Bathysphere during the genetic lockdown.

[Karol B.]

Sorry, but that theory is not working for me. It's just too much. What next - DeWitt is Sophia Lamb?!

[CordedUberator]

Originally posted by Manni:

Sorry, but that theory is not working for me. It's just too much. What next - DeWitt is Sophia Lamb?!

Think about it. Andrew? Anna? Booker is old enough to be his father.