MannyManatee
08-13-2007, 02:46 PM
There seems to be a great deal of confusion about what ADAM actually is.
Here's the information from Wikipedia's BioShock entry:
"Two scientists studying ocean-floor dwelling creatures discovered a species of sea slug that secretes pure stem cells. These could be used to enhance one's body, improving physical or mental capabilities, curing diseases and healing injuries. A young entrepreneur named Tenebaum invested early on in the research to gain control over the material. The substance, dubbed "ADAM", became so sought after in the society, that it became the dominant currency of the city. A "full-scale genetic arms race" broke out between Ryan and Tenebaum as Tenebaum's monopoly on ADAM threatened the current social structure. Ryan eventually won, but everyone in the city was permanently changed. During the war, it was discovered that ADAM could be used to modify one's body, combining technology and mutations to adapt and survive the conflict, but losing their humanity in the process. During the conflict, all natural sources of ADAM were destroyed, which eventually resulted in a major shift in the "ecology" of the city, as all inhabitants had become biologically dependent on ADAM to survive."
Now from what I gather ADAM is/are the pure stem cells themselves and the "natural sources" of ADAM are the sea-slugs themselves. So somehow in the war all of the sea-slugs were destoryed so there's no more sources of new ADAM.
This is where the Little Sisters come into play, extracting the ADAM from the dead citizens of Rapture, drinking it and then using something in their bodies to recycle it into new usable ADAM.
Now they say that everyone is dependent on the ADAM to survivie but why is that? We all know that ADAM is used to add and upgrade more plasmids but what makes it so necessary for people to survivie? Is it like a drug that people get addicted to?
Atlas also says that Tenebaum is the one who created the Little Sisters to fight the ADAM shortage but what happens to the ADAM once the Little Sisters get it? Does it go back to Tenebaum? If so what does she do with it?
I know the game is coming out in 8 days but I just wanted to see if anybody have any ideas or thoughts about this.
Here's the information from Wikipedia's BioShock entry:
"Two scientists studying ocean-floor dwelling creatures discovered a species of sea slug that secretes pure stem cells. These could be used to enhance one's body, improving physical or mental capabilities, curing diseases and healing injuries. A young entrepreneur named Tenebaum invested early on in the research to gain control over the material. The substance, dubbed "ADAM", became so sought after in the society, that it became the dominant currency of the city. A "full-scale genetic arms race" broke out between Ryan and Tenebaum as Tenebaum's monopoly on ADAM threatened the current social structure. Ryan eventually won, but everyone in the city was permanently changed. During the war, it was discovered that ADAM could be used to modify one's body, combining technology and mutations to adapt and survive the conflict, but losing their humanity in the process. During the conflict, all natural sources of ADAM were destroyed, which eventually resulted in a major shift in the "ecology" of the city, as all inhabitants had become biologically dependent on ADAM to survive."
Now from what I gather ADAM is/are the pure stem cells themselves and the "natural sources" of ADAM are the sea-slugs themselves. So somehow in the war all of the sea-slugs were destoryed so there's no more sources of new ADAM.
This is where the Little Sisters come into play, extracting the ADAM from the dead citizens of Rapture, drinking it and then using something in their bodies to recycle it into new usable ADAM.
Now they say that everyone is dependent on the ADAM to survivie but why is that? We all know that ADAM is used to add and upgrade more plasmids but what makes it so necessary for people to survivie? Is it like a drug that people get addicted to?
Atlas also says that Tenebaum is the one who created the Little Sisters to fight the ADAM shortage but what happens to the ADAM once the Little Sisters get it? Does it go back to Tenebaum? If so what does she do with it?
I know the game is coming out in 8 days but I just wanted to see if anybody have any ideas or thoughts about this.