Apollo Square



Apollo Square is the eleventh level of BioShock.

When Jack arrives to the site, the scars of both Ryan's and Fontaine's operations are visible everywhere. The train metro system is destroyed, the entire residential area is in ruins, and pictures of missing people are posted all over the walls. Another location found by Jack is Atlas's headquarters, where Atlas began to plot more sophisticated and successful riots shortly after Fontaine disappeared from the public eye. Not only did Atlas gain a stronger "army", but also the loyalty of many who were allied to Ryan during Fontaine's operations. Diane McClintock was one who joined Atlas's causes as she became more disgusted with what Ryan had become as he attempted to bring stability to Rapture.

History
While the whole game level is titled Apollo Square, there is an explicit location named "Apollo Square", which was the central area of Rapture's transportation and connection routes. Branches connect to a large residential area of the city's working class citizens, the giant Artemis Suites (which included Dr. Suchong's Free Clinic, a photography - possibly belonging to the infamous "Paparazzi" - studio), and later former mobster's Frank Fontaine's Little Sisters Orphanage and the Home for the Poor (labeled Hestia on the in-game map).

Fontaine founded his two large institutions at Apollo Square to plot against Andrew Ryan and Rapture. The Little Sisters Orphanage was used so Fontaine (along with Tenenbaum and Dr. Suchong in some aspects) could harvest ADAM inside young girls. Though this process was to inhumanely perfect the growing Plasmid business, it secretly was used for Fontaine's personal use to dominate Rapture. The Home for the Poor, which was supposedly a shelter home for the lower class citizens, was used by Fontaine to provoke its members (or an "army", as Fontaine dubbed it) to initiate a revolution for Fontaine's self-proclaimed better causes. Once Ryan uncovered this operation, he began to send authorities after Fontaine, his men, and all suspects that were considered affiliated with his cause. Many innocent people who disappeared were incidentally killed, as well as more famous individuals (such as Anna Culpepper), and there were even public hangings and lockdowns. This furthered speculation on Ryan's controversial new actions, such as implementing a death penalty to anyone who smuggled in unwanted outside influences. Fontaine's operation was technically removed from the scene by Ryan and his authorities in 1958, when Fontaine and his supporters were claimed dead in a huge shootout.

Tram tunnel
Connects Mercury Suites bulkhead to Apollo Square.

Apollo Square
The square where criminals were hanged and caged, this was where Andrew Ryan and his men would kill the parasites that rebelled against them and the rest of Rapture. Many of the lower class citizens were angered by this, fueling their passion for revolution under the leadership of Atlas.

Artemis Suites
Working class apartments, this place was evident to be homes for the low class citizens of Rapture. During the war, this location suffered a great deal of damage in contrast to Mercury Suites, where high class people like Sander Cohen and Frank Fontaine lived. This is also the place where Dr. Suchong's clinic was held, with an audio diary explaining how he was attempting to create a protection bond between the Big Daddies and Little Sisters.

Hestia
Many poor citizens in Rapture hated Andrew Ryan because of his actions of hanging and slaughtering the innocent, thus they decided to join Atlas. Hestia was the part of Apollo Square where Atlas resided and planned his actions. Two of Fontaine's businesses here are the Little Sisters Orphanage and Fontaine's Home for the Poor, where he gained support from the low class citizens to fight alongside him. He also gathered young girls here to turn them into Little Sisters. Atlas, who was a more popular figure, was believed to be a friendly supporter of the people and had many followers including Diane McClintock, Ryan's mistress. All these places can be found here.

Map
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Single Use Events

 * There is one Power to the People vending machine.

New Plasmids and Tonics (Found)

 * Focused Hacker 2
 * Medical Expert 3

Audio Diaries

 * Diane McClintock - What's Happening Here? - Apollo Square on the ground by Olympus Heights bulkhead
 * Diane McClintock - Atlas Lives - Apollo Square near Gatherer's Garden
 * Dr. Suchong - Protection Bond - Artemis Suites, Suchong's clinic near the dose of Lot 192
 * Diane McClintock - Meeting Atlas - Hestia Chambers, Fontaine's Home for the Poor right of entrance inside steamer trunk
 * Frank Fontaine - The Longest Con - Hestia Chambers, Atlas's headquarters on the desk next to the tonic
 * Diane McClintock - Today's Raid - Hestia Chambers, Atlas's headquarters on a corpse near the safe

Walkthrough
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Apollo Square

 * Stop near the entrance and take a look at two Splicers talking up ahead.
 * If using Incendiary Bolts, get the one with the Machine Gun first.
 * The second may run or stick around for an easy kill.
 * Wait and a Nitro Splicer will come from the left. I-Bolt him too.
 * When the smoke clears, another Splicer may be seen sitting up. I-Bolt him.
 * Another Thuggish may be seen leaving the square.
 * Go down the left side and hack a Turret to the left.
 * Gatherer's Garden, ammo machine, U-Invent, recording: Atlas Lives, snacks, crate.
 * In normal circumstances, there should be a Rosie and a Little Sister in the area. Kill the Big Daddy using Electric Gel.
 * Make a last visit to the Gatherer's Garden if one wishes.
 * Follow the arrow out. A Security Camera is on the left.
 * Stop following the arrow and go to ...

Fontaine's Center

 * Stay to the left of the door. When it opens, put a Target Dummy inside to the right.
 * Run up the stairs to the left, turn right, and hack the RPG Turret.
 * Run back downstairs and against the far wall to get out of the way.
 * Looking back at the door, an EVE Hypo and a First Aid Kit ("FAK") can be see to its left.
 * Trunk below has a recording: Meeting Atlas.
 * A CoV with auto Antipersonnel Auto Rounds is to the left.


 * Go back upstairs, turn left, and enter the room.
 * A Leadhead has cash and an Automatic Hack Tool on him.
 * Stairs in the middle lead to a basement with a Thuggish.
 * Loot: Napalm, hack tool.
 * A kitchen-cum-bathroom has minor loot.


 * Go up the next flight of stairs, turn left, and enter room.
 * A Nitro Splicer is at the far end. An I-Bolt headshot works this time.
 * Go through the bathroom-kitchen.
 * A Splicer is playing dead at end of the next room. I-Bolt it.
 * Another Thuggish springs from the right.


 * Room at other end of hall has a broken door.
 * Go upstairs. Both rooms have heavy locks.


 * Go upstairs. Room on the left is boarded up.
 * Use a Wrench to break the boards. Napalm is on the floor.
 * Drop through a hole in the floor. In there lies a Splicer, Napalm, EVE, FAK, ammo.
 * Jump up onto the window sill. Crouch. Jump to the walkway to the left.
 * Go upstairs, turn right and enter the room.


 * Atlas' Headquarters:
 * A Splicer is in the back. Another Splicer comes.
 * A Security Camera is at the back right. EVE is in the back as well.
 * An armory is at the back left. No entry. Use Telekinesis ("TK") to fetch everything inside it.
 * Downstairs: Power to the People station, FAK, Focused Hacker 2.
 * Safe: Medium. $72, 8 Electric Buck, 2 Brass Tubes, gift box.
 * Recording: The Longest Con, corpse also has a recording: Today's Raid.
 * Drop through a hole in the floor. This are has already been visited, so just exit.
 * Follow the arrow out.

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 * Upon reaching the Bathysphere area, there are two Splicers.
 * After dealing with them, onto Point Prometheus.

Trivia

 * Like many locations in Rapture, Apollo Square drew its name from ancient Greco-Roman mythology. Apollo was the god of healing and the arts.


 * The map on the table in Atlas' HQ, seen right, is a map of Medical Pavilion. Coincidentally, Point A on the map is the location of Jack's Bathysphere and Point B is the location of Jack's confrontation with Dr. J.S. Steinman.