Reed Wahl



Reed Wahl is the antagonist of Minerva'sDen and the former colleague of Charles Milton Porter. His voice is heard during the Minerva's Den teaser trailer and portraits of him decorate the interior of Rapture Central Computing.

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HISTORY
Reed Wahl is a russian born citizen and resident of Rapture. Wahl was the cofounder of The Thinker, a computer that could calculate almost anything. With the help of Charles Milton Porter, he was able to create it. At first he wanted to use The Thinker to calculate the outcome of horse races and a variety of other games for porpose of gambling. But as he spliced, he began to think less about money and more about power. He also started to believe, in his insanity, that The Thinker could write up a single calculation for everything. However, Porter technically owned the rights to The Thinker, meaning Wahl couldn't use it til he was out of the way. He used The Thinker to make a fake recording with Porter's voice stating that he (Porter) had decided to side with Frank Fontaine. As soon as he created the fake recording, he sent it to Ryan, and offered to take over Porter's position and maintain The Thinker. Convinced at the authenticity of the recording, Ryan agreed to Wahl's suggestion and arrested Porter for treason, sending Porter to Persephone. Wahl locked down Minerva's Den during the fall of Rapture and spent at least the next seven years trying to get The Thinker to come up with the algorithm for all things.

In Bioshock 2
In 1967 Brigid Tenenbaum awakens Subject Sigma, and sends him to Minerva's Den to retrieve all the Little Sisters and acquire The Thinker. Wahl soon discovers this and ambushes Sigma by blowing up a tunnel connecting Rapture to Minerva's Den, sending Sigma to the bottom of the ocean. Some time later, Porter, who managed to sneak into Minerva's Den, wakes Sigma and guides him to the Den. Wahl proceeds to use The Thinker to calculate Sigma's moves one step ahead of time, resulting in Sigma being ambushed multiple times by Wahl's splicers and turrets. He repeatedly mocks Sigma via radio, telling him that The Thinker can tell the future so there's no way Sigma could succeed. Wahl grows more anxious as Sigma gets closer to The Thinker, and increases the number of attacks. When Sigma reaches Operations, Wahl starts to use Alpha Series Big Daddies, and is eventually seen through the protective glass, setting up turrets, while Sigma is in the ocean. By the time Sigma gets to the Thinker, Wahl appears to have run out of his men and starts to stop Sigma personally. He shoots a door that sigma needs to use, breaking it, and places mini bots in his path. Wahl also seems to have pieced together that Sigma and Porter are the same person, and that The Thinker is impersonating him. When Sigma finally get to The Thinker itself, Wahl decides to taunt him behind bulletproof glass, exclaiming that he sold out Porter and that it was time to battle. Wahl sends four of the Alpha series to kill Sigma and sets up a turret. After defeating the Big Daddies, Wahl attacks with a machine gun and mini bots. He is killed during battle and Sigma takes what he needs off his corpse. Wahl's body is left to rot near The Thinker.

Trivia

 * Wahl is the strongest Splicer in Minerva's Den.


 * Wahl appears to be handy with machines, as he is seen setting up a rocket and machine gun turret, and is the only Splicer to date to use mini bots.


 * Of all the primary antagonists, he also makes the most personal attacks against the player and is seen more in game than other antagonists.


 * the in-game character of Wahl is a model of "Lucky", with a unique scientific headpiece.