Buck Raleigh



Buck Raleigh (often referred to as the Businessman) is one of the playable characters in BioShock 2 Multiplayer. He was the fifth character to be shown on the Cult of Rapture's Faces of Rapture's Civil War.

"Buck Raleigh made his money in bourbon. He is a self-made businessman in the bourbon industry from the American south with an intrepid nature and boundless ambition. He is known as a ruthless and cutthroat negotiator who frequently defied government regulations. Eventually he was put on trial for tax evasion, but before a ruling could be made, Raleigh disappeared. Buck came to Rapture fed up with the disruption governmental interference consistently caused in his industry topside, and has been an eager and avid competitor in Rapture’s unregulated markets."

Story


When Buck first arrived in Rapture life was relatively good for him. His business made an exceptional amount of money, and he adored his wife. However, problems arose when the Civil War began and Atlas's supporters attacked his business. While initially opposing ADAM and Plasmids, Buck was driven to splicing when his wife, Clara Raleigh, disappeared without a trace. He thought that his wife had been kidnapped, and he used Plasmids to help him fight off thugs in the poor neighborhoods he would enter to search for his beloved wife. After almost a year, Buck found Clara barely alive in his distillery, having triggered a swarm of Security Bots that attacked her and her comrades. As it turned out, Clara had joined Atlas and had been leading a raid against Buck. His fate is unknown after this, though it is presumed Clara died and that he had already spliced too much.

Audio Diaries

 * Flies in the Ointment: Unlocked from the start.
 * Without a Word: Unlocked at Rank 5.
 * Young Radicals: Unlocked at Rank 25.

Quotes
The following is a list of phrases that Buck Raleigh will say during multiplayer games. The name of the source audio file is listed, when known.

Attacking a Rosie
(BusinessmanBDDmgVox)
 * "You make a lot o' noise for a dead man!"
 * "Your stock is fallin' quick!"
 * "You're awful big for chickenshit."
 * "You ain't as big as business, boy."'
 * "You get off my property!"
 * "You oughta work for me, boy."

Killed a Rosie
(BusinessmanBDKillVox)
 * "Hell's bells, government's gettin' bigger!"
 * "Your regulations just make me creative."
 * "Solidarity is for the dead."
 * "I own your death!"

Regenerating Health
(BusinessmanHealthRegenVox)
 * "Here I am, fit as the devil's fiddle!"
 * "Let us resume our negotiatin'."
 * "Feel as correct as the market itself!"
 * "Ha, Go tell it to nelly- I'm on the rise!"
 * "Whadn't nuttin' but a down turn."
 * "Y'all thought I'd bought the farm! Ha, no such luck."

Dying
(BusinessmanDeathVox)
 * "It's- it's the... end..."

Swarmed
(BusinessmanBeedVox)
 * (Screaming)"Get 'em away-, sto-, aw heck!"

Burning
(BusinessmanOnFireVox)
 * "Water! Water! Water!
 * "(Screaming) Get it off!"

Frozen
(BusinessmanFrozenVox)
 * (Shivering) "Holy! I'm about ta freeze'm- !"

Picked up a Little Sister
(BusinessmanGrabLSVox)
 * "Got you now!"
 * "A new acquisition!"

Carrying a Little Sister
(BusinessmanCarryLSVox)
 * "Children are to be seen, not heard!"
 * "Shush, now!" (when Little Sister speaks)
 * "Keep still, child."
 * "You're worth your weight in gold!"

Putting Little Sister into a Vent
(BusinessmanSaveLSVox)
 * "I love winning!"
 * "A valuable deposit!"
 * "Let's see how many o' these I can acquire!"

Attacking an Enemy Splicer
(BusinessmanSplicerDmgVox)
 * "You been rolled hard and put up wet!"
 * "Pay attention now, pantywaist!
 * "You WILL respect your betters!"
 * "Your loss is my gain!"
 * "Here's my counter offer!"
 * "Government pickpocket!"
 * "All equal, hm? Then how come you're losin'?"
 * "Things are either mine, or not mine yet!"

Killed an Enemy Splicer
(BusinessmanSplicerKillVox)
 * "Hurts me to put down even the ugly animals."
 * "Not a skilled negotiator!"
 * "If we're all equal, how come you're dead?"
 * "And, oh yeah- you're fired!"
 * "I won't be requiring your services anymore."
 * "Damn freeloader!"
 * "Should o' taken pride in your work!"

Researching an Enemy
(BusinessmanResearchVox)
 * "Should see your face. Stupefied."
 * "Never knew what hit ya!" (laughs)
 * "Little fish shouldn't be swimmin' with sharks."
 * "Your first lesson was your last."
 * "Gotta be fit to survive down here, friend."
 * "Ha! I'm gonna miss watchin' you flailin' around!"
 * "Ha. Gonna miss watchin' you flailin' around."

Trivia

 * Buck's unique melee weapon, the golf club, is available to all characters in the game mode Kill 'em Kindly.
 * The Deco Devolution artbook reveals that his name was once planned to be "Mr. Brimley", a possible reference to Wilford Brimley as the two share a similar appearance.
 * It is a popular belief that due to Buck's size he has the one of the largest hitboxes (part of the model that is considered 'solid' and can be hit by attacks) in multiplayer, but hitboxes are generalized and are the same for all multiplayer characters.