The Protector Trials



"As a Big Daddy, you must protect a Little Sister from swarms of Splicers, desperate to steal the ADAM your charge is collecting. The Protector Trials take place across six different areas from the single-player experience, designed to challenge your skills and make you think creatively about how to use your weapons and plasmids to best fend off the crazed citizens of Rapture."

- Cult of Rapture Article

The Protector Trials is the first singleplayer DLC for BioShock 2. The Protector Trials are offered on XBL for 400 MS Points and on PSN for $4.99, and became available on August 3rd. The decision was revoked to release this DLC on PC over GFWL marketplace, although the development team have continued production on this DLC since. It is estimated to release in December of 2010 for free.

Unlike the main story of BioShock 2, the player does not take the role of Subject Delta but controls another Alpha Series taken out of hibernation by Brigid Tenenbaum just before the events of BioShock 2. She wants the Alpha Series to take ADAM away from Sofia Lamb in an attempt to foil her plans.

Each challenge requires the player to protect a Little Sister while she drains ADAM from a corpse using a specific set of weapons, plasmids and Gene Tonics unique to every trial. Every location has three trials which can earn the player one, two or three stars for completing them, with a corresponding difficulty level. Earning stars unlocks new trials for the player to complete.

In addition to receiving stars, the player receives a grade showing how well they accomplished the trial. The less their Little Sister was interrupted while draining ADAM from the corpse, the higher the player's grade. During the trial, the Little Sister will also have an ADAM multiplier: the longer she drains ADAM without being interrupted, the more of it she drains at a time, thus speeding up the process. If the Little Sister is attacked her multiplier will decrease until the player saves her.

Content

 * Single Player trials in which the player must protect a Little Sister as she gathers ADAM from corpses.


 * Seven new Achievements/Trophies.


 * New items, videos, and concept art to unlock.


 * Six new retooled maps from the Single Player Campaign:

Adonis Luxury Resort (The Adonis Baths)
Description: ''It took dedication, smarts and plain old moxie, but you've finally made it big in Rapture. Now that you're on top, you deserve to relax in style! Visit the Adonis Luxury Resort's swimming pools and private saunas, or take the fast track to self-improvement with Plasmid Therapy.''
 * Trial One
 * Weapons: Rivet Gun, Shotgun, Machine Gun
 * Plasmids: Incinerate! 1, Electro Bolt 1, Insect Swarm 1
 * Gene Tonics: Armored Shell
 * Trial Two
 * Weapons: Drill, Rivet Gun
 * Plasmids: Electro Bolt 1, Decoy 2
 * Gene Tonics: None
 * Trial Three
 * Weapons: Shotgun, Spear Gun
 * Plasmids: Hypnotize 1
 * Gene Tonics: None

The Atlantic Express Depot (Atlantis Express Train Upkeep)
Description: ''Quick but cautious is the order of the day behind the scenes of the Atlantic Express. Just like the trains they repair, our maintenance staff exemplifies our uncompromising attitudes towards safety. Atlantic Express, Rapture's Fastest Way to Travel!''
 * Trial One
 * Weapons: Machine Gun, Hack Tool
 * Plasmids: Security Command 2
 * Gene Tonics: Handyman
 * Trial Two
 * Weapons: Rivet Gun, Launcher, Spear Gun
 * Plasmids: Electro Bolt 1, Cyclone Trap 2, Decoy 2
 * Gene Tonics: Armored Shell
 * Trial Three
 * Weapons: Drill
 * Plasmids: Insect Swarm 1
 * Gene Tonics: Armored Shell, Drill Vampire, Drill Power

Pauper's Drop (Pauper's Drop Market)
Description: ''Deep down in the heart of Pauper's Drop is a little spot the locals call Market Square. If you're hungry, looking for an ADAM fix, or just need a dry bed for the night, the Market's got what you're looking for. Stop on by... but watch your back.''
 * Trial One
 * Weapons: Rivet Gun, Spear Gun, Shotgun
 * Plasmids: Cyclone Trap 1, Decoy 2
 * Gene Tonics: Fountain of Youth, Head Hunter
 * Trial Two
 * Weapons: Machine Gun, Hack Tool
 * Plasmids: Incinerate! 2, Winter Blast 2
 * Gene Tonics: Ice Storm
 * Trial Three
 * Weapons: Drill, Hack Tool
 * Plasmids: Insect Swarm, Security Command 2
 * Gene Tonics:

Siren Alley (Simon Wales' Church)
Description: ''Feeling lost? Directionless? Alone, perhaps? Are you a compassionate soul, run ragged by the Rapture rat race? Fear not, my child, for you have a place in the flock of Father Simon Wales. Join the Rapture Family, and start down the true path to salvation.''
 * Trial One
 * Weapons: Drill, Grenade Launcher
 * Plasmids: Telekinesis 2, Decoy 2
 * Gene Tonics: None
 * Trial Two
 * Weapons: Spear Gun, Hack Tool
 * Plasmids: Hypnotize
 * Gene Tonics: None
 * Trial Three
 * Weapons: Machine Gun
 * Plasmids: Cyclone Trap 2, Incinerate! 2
 * Gene Tonics: Fire Storm

Dionysus Park (Folly of Dionysus)
Description: ''Old traumas run deep. Doctor Sofia Lamb invites you to Dionysus Park, a place where we might cast off the shackles of the Self through communion with art, nature, and play. When you are ready to meet the new you, give yourself over to the Folly of Dionysus.''
 * Trial One
 * Weapons: Machine Gun, Launcher
 * Plasmids: Electro Bolt 2, Incinerate! 2
 * Gene Tonics:
 * Trial Two
 * Weapons: Rivet Gun, Shotgun, Spear Gun
 * Plasmids: Decoy 2, Hypnotize 1
 * Gene Tonics:
 * Trial Three
 * Weapons:
 * Plasmids: Electro Bolt 3, Incinerate! 3, Cyclone Trap 3, Decoy 3
 * Gene Tonics: Elemental Vampire, Elemental Sponge, Fountain of Youth, Elemental Storm

Persephone (Persephone Cell Block F)
Description: ''The Parasite eats away at the city, desiring reward without investment, and tearing down works it could never create. Voices of dissent and subversion erode the will of the individual. Progress towards groundbreaking genetic therapies is impeded by a lack of willing test subjects. Persephone Penal Colony, in oppositions to the Parasite, offers solutions.''
 * Trial One
 * Weapons: Grenade Launcher, Hack Tool
 * Plasmids: Incinerate! 2, Telekinesis 2
 * Gene Tonics: Armored Shell 2
 * Trial Two
 * Weapons: Drill, Shotgun
 * Plasmids: Winter Blast 2, Cyclone Trap 2
 * Gene Tonics: Armored Shell, Freezing Drill, Ice Storm
 * Trial Three
 * Weapons: Rivet Gun, Spear Gun
 * Plasmids: Electro Bolt 2, Decoy 2
 * Gene Tonics: Armored Shell, Head Hunter, EVE Link, EVE Expert

Extras (Minerva's Den (DLC))
Completing all of the Protector Trials will unlock a special Gene Tonic, Master Protector, at the Gatherers' Gardens in the Minerva's Den DLC.

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Trivia

 * In the level Simon Wales' Church, the corpse which the Little Sister gathers ADAM from has the same model as Father Simon Wales. This is odd, considering that the trials are meant to take place before the events of BioShock 2, therefore, Father Wales should still be alive at that date.
 * The level Folly of Dionysus must have taken place during the events of BioShock 2 due to the fact that Dionysus Park is flooded and wasn't drained out until Subject Delta transferred the water to Siren Alley.