Pigskin

Variations in BioShock
Pigskin
Premise	Brainwashed Football Player
Voice Actor	Joshua Gomez
Appearances
BioShock	Farmer's Market Fontaine
Electric variant

The Splicer model Pigskin is an American football player who possibly had pressure to Splice to be a better athlete, as suggested by dialogue regarding him trying to impress his coach, parents, and other authority figures like Andrew Ryan. Based on posters and burned versions of their skin variations, the teams of the Stingers and Sea Bulls had survived during a fire that cancelled their game, and possibly destroyed their stadium, possibly near the Farmer's Market. There's also other teams, such as Ryan's Raiders (a team mentioned in one of the many public address announcements), and, as some shirt designs state, the Atlas Astros. Unlike most Splicers, they seem to have, at least, partial awareness of what has befallen them and Rapture. However, this does not mean they are sane in any way, and they are still forced to fight the player by Ryan's command.

Quotes

The following are phrases that the Pigskin Splicers will say in BioShock. The name of the source audio file is listed, when known.

Seeing the Player as a Thief

(vo_s_99_pi_thief)

• "Thief! Kill him!"
• "Filthy little thief!"

Idle

(vo_pigskin_idle)

• "I'm good enough! Wh-Why don't you believe it?"
• "I'm tryin', Mr. Ryan. Please don't judge me! Please!"
• "Look at me, Mr. Ryan. I-I've got nothin' left to give."
• "Mom...? Dad...? Can you come get me?"
• "It hurts...It-it-it hurts just to breathe."
• "He's an intruder...and-and they make us kill intruders."
• "I just wanna go to sleep...Just wanna go to sleep, I just wanna go to sleep."
• "They make me hate everything I see! They make me hate everything I see! They make me hate everything I see! They make me hate everything I see!"
• "I do what I'm told! I just do what I'm told! I always just do what I'm told!"

At a Locked Door

(vo_pigskin_door)

• "Aw, would ja- Come on! I gotta take a leak!"
• "Uh, baby? I'm...I'm all calmed down now, okay? So...Just open?! Would ja- Shit!"
• "Aw, well, what is this?!"
• "Aw, would ja- Don't-don't make me come in there!"
• "Hey, come on-come on...Joey's gone, alright? You-you could come out now."
• "Ah, not today, Dad, alright? I mean god damn!"
• "Open up, in there!"
• "Okay, okay, alright. I'll-I'll-I'll make the game, I promise."
• "Hey!"
• "Mom? Mom! Mom..."
• "Eh, Mom? Mom? It-it's, er..."

Examining the Ground

(vo_pigskin_ground)

• "Uh, what 'cha-what 'cha got there, buddy?"
• "Well, well, well, well, well, well, well."
• "Uh, what the hell? He-he was sunned the whole time?"
• [Chuckle] "Oh, shit. Hey, Dad, check this out!"
• "That old son-of-a-bitch."
• "Okay...I-I guess I could use this."
• "I...I know you...No, I-I know you. I-I-I know, I know you. You're-you're-you're that guy with the writing."
• "What the hell?"
• "No! There's nothing here, already! I-I-I-I-I-I looked, like, 15 times, alright? Jesus!"
• "God damn Splicers. Fucking useless!"

Using Vending Machines

(vo_pigskin_vendingmachine)

• "Ya, ya, ya, okay. I'm getting it one way or another."
• "Aw, come on, already!"
• "Aw, would 'chu work?!"
• "Just- one- more!"
• "Stupid piece'a crap!"
• "Aw, really? Beautiful piece of machinery. And fucking worthless!"
• "It-it's different, this time, ya know? Really, it is. It-it certainly is."
• "God damn, I wanna- I-I wanna tear this thing open so bad."
• "Oh, shit! Dad, I-I haven't seen this one before."
• "Come on, fucking thing!"

Being Curious when Hearing the Player

(vo_pigskin_curious)

• "Mom? Mom...? Oh...is that you?"
• "Huh? I knew it...I can hear him. I just...sh, listen, listen."
• "I heard that!"
• "Wait a second, uh dad...? Dad...? Wait, wait, wait."
• "What?"
• "Fuck."
• "What?! Wait, what?"
• "Hey."
• "Dad?"

Searching for the Player

(vo_pigskin_searching)

• "Where are you?! They'll kill me if I don't find you!"
• "Better come out! It-it'll go easier for both of us!"
• "I know someone's there! And it'll be easier if you just come out!"
• "Please, come on out! It'll be so much worse if you hide!"
• "Where are you?! Where are you?!"
• "Do you have any idea what they'll do if I don't find you?!"

Exiting Curious and Returning to Idle

(vo_pigskin_exitcurious)

• "Nothing here. Just a-another lie."
• "Why isn't anyone there?"
• "I'm seeing things. Just seeing things."
• "Seeing things, going crazy, going crazy..."
• "You know what? You know what? I'm quitting. Yeah, yeah, you happy?"

Attacking the Player

(vo_pigskin_challenge_common)

• "Is this what you want?"
• "Is this good enough for you?"
• "I am good enough!"
• "It's my life! Mine!"
• "It's my life! Not yours!"
• "I'm coming in!"
• "Here it is!"
• "Judge me?! I'll kill you!"
• "Nobody touches me! Nobody!"
• "Nobody lays a hand on me!"
• "Is this what you want, dad?! Is it?!"
• "And I'll break you into pieces!"
• "Hey, back the fuck off!"
• "Did you like that one, dad?"

Seeing the Player Flee

(vo_pigskin_seestargetflee)

• "Ya, run! My dad was right about all you losers!"
• "You're nothing! Nothing!"
• "I knew you didn't have it in you!"
• "Get back here and let me finish this!"
• "Come back!"
• "Fine, I'll chase you then!"
• "Oh it's my turn now? Fine!"

Lost the Player

(vo_pigskin_losttarget)

• "Where'd you go?"
• "Yeah, you're all bark, huh?"
• "Yeah, you're all bark, eh?"

Lost Sight of the Player

(vo_pigskin_noLoS)

• "Are you trying to make this difficult for me?"
• "Huh, y-you think I can't get to you?"
• "C'mere, you!"
• "Where the hell are you?!"
• "No, c-c'mere, you!"

Upon Killing the Player

(vo_pigskin_seesTargetDie)

• "Why did you make me do it? Why?"
• "Okay, I did it! Can I go now?"
• "It's over, okay? It's over! Now just get out of my head!"
• "I did it, okay? He's dead! Now just leave me alone!"
• "He's dead! He's dead! Now just shut up!"
• "Mom? Mom? Look what I've done. Mom?"

Attacking a Splicer

(vo_pigskin_challenge_aggressor)

• "You enjoy this? You enjoy it?"
• "Am I entertaining you? Yay, great! Is this fun to watch?!"
• "Cheer for me, you weak son of a bitch!"
• "Yeah, you enjoy this, huh? Yeah, you enjoy it?"

Attacking a Little Sister

(vo_pigskin_challenge_gatherer)

• "Dad! I see her!"
• "Mom! Mom this is wrong! Make 'em stop me!"
• "Come on, make me faster, little girl!"
• "Mom! This is wrong! Make 'em stop me!"

Attacking a Security Bot

(vo_pigskin_challenge_machine)

• "You can't compete with me you stupid son of a bitch!"
• "What? What? I've beaten you before!"
• "Play with me now, you stupid junk machine!"

Frozen (Stuttering)

(vo_pigskin_frozen)

• "So...cold."
• "I'm sorry, Dad. I'm sorry, Dad."
• "Ahh...I'm sor...Okay, breathe."
• "No...It's cold...Stay-stay focused, stay with it, stay in the game. Stay."

Attacked by Bees

(vo_pigskin_beedup)

• "Not bees!"
• "Ahhh! Get out of my face!"
• "Bees! Bees! Bees! Bees! Get away! Bees!"

Fleeing with Injury

(vo_pigskin_fleespang)

• "What was that?"

Fleeing to the Health Station

(vo_pigskin_fleestohealth)

• "Ahh...I'm sor...Okay, breathe."
• "Ah! Christ, it hurts!"
• "Oh, God, it hurts so bad!"
• "Ah! It hurts! It hurts! Jesus, it hurts!"
• "Blood! Oh my God, I'm...bleeding!"

Healing at the Health Station

(vo_pigskin_healing)

• "Yes! Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, so good."
• "Oh, shit! Oh...that's good, that's good."
• "Yes! Oh, God..."

Frustrated

(vo_pigskin_frustrated)

• "No more training! No more training! No more!"

Terrified

(vo_pigskin_terrified)

• "STOP testing me!"

Exiting Combat and Returning to Idle

(vo_pigskin_exitCombat)

• "Eh, that's enough for today."
• "I'll see him again, a-and then I'll break him!"
• "Next time, I'll-I'll break him in two!"
• "Is that it? Is that all you got?"
• "But I'm not finished fighting him yet! Damn it!"
• "Just stop playing, o-okay? Fucking mind games. It'll fuck my head."

Crying

(vo_pigskin_cry)

• "I don't..."
• "I..."
• "I haven't seen..."

Laughing

(vo_pigskin_laugh)

• [Laugh] "Yeah, yeah."

Upon Being Killed

(vo_pigskin_death)

• "Oh, God."

Appearance

The different character models for Pigskin.

BioShock

Pigskin wears the uniform of a young football player. It consists of black cleats, socks, sports knickers with a lace-up fly, a team jersey, and a traditional leather helmet. Splicing and the Civil War have taken a toll on Pigskin; his face is sagging, wrinkled, and leathery and his nose has been broken backward. His uniform is quite disheveled: his right sock is sagging, the cuff on his jersey's right sleeve is torn, he has a tear along the bend of his left elbow, and a bullet hole in his right pectoral region. The left part of his jersey is hanging by a thread exposing his chest guard and left shoulder pad. All variations have differing amounts of blood, soot, or fire damage on them from the events at the stadium. Also, the vague outline of the word "Atlas" can be seen across the jersey on each one. Pigskin's hair and eyes are brown. He doesn't have any accessories.

Model 1: The primary model wears the uniform of the Atlas Astros: a purple jersey with a white lightning bolt and circle, buff colored pants, red socks, and orange leather helmet and pads. The soot on his uniform covers the team name. It's likely that the team sharing its name with the revolutionary Atlas is a coincidence, as a team devoted to Atlas probably wouldn't have been sanctioned.

Model 2: This model wears the uniform of the Stingers: a black and yellow striped jersey with a mascot bee, yellow pants, black and yellow striped socks, and a black and yellow striped helmet. The ash on his uniform almost entirely covers the left side of his torso as well as his lower body. The soot covers his leather pad making it appear like his jersey isn't torn.

Model 3: This model also wears the uniform of the Stingers. This Pigskin is completely charred from the waist up and also covered in blood, even his face is black from ash. The soot covers his leather pad making it appear like his jersey isn't torn.

Model 4: This model wears the uniform of the Sea Bulls: a green jersey with a mascot bulldog in a yellow hat, white pants, red socks, and an orange and black striped helmet and pads. He seems to be suffering from vitiligo.

Model 5: This model also wears the uniform of the Sea Bulls. His body is covered in patches of black and gray ash on his right knee, torso, left arm, right face, and hands.

Model 6: This model wears the uniform of an unnamed team: a red jersey with a red rocket in a white circle, white pants, and red socks. His body is covered in patches of gray ash along his legs, arms, and hands. His helmet is so covered that its color can't be deduced.

Model 7: This model also wears the uniform of the unnamed team. This Pigskin is covered in blackish ash and blood from the waist up, but it appears that his helmet is red and white striped.

Videos

Dialogue for Pigskin in BioShock.

More dialogue from Pigskin in BioShock.

Pigskin Splicer • All phrases (Multilanguage)

Gallery

The original concept sketch for Pigskin.

Concept art by Robb Waters of two Pigskin models: the Sea Bulls and the Stingers.

The in-game model of the Pigskin as seen in BioShock.

A poster of The Big Game, as seen in BioShock 2 Multiplayer.

The same poster for the Pigskin game, cancelled due to fire.

Pigskin seen in the Insect Swarm training video.

Pigskin seen on the cover for A Shocking Turn of Events.

Behind the Scenes

• The Pigskin's uniform is that of the early 1920s and 40's, before being altered in the 1950s as the look of current uniforms.
• The name "Pigskin" is a common nickname for American football and the football itself.
• The original concept art for Pigskin suggests that his face was conceptualized with the face of Waders.
• In the tradition of Splicers wearing masks, it appears that the concept for Pigskin would have worn a protective faceplate, but seems to be removed on the character.
• Developer Jean-Paul LeBreton remarked on why the Pigskin only appeared in the Farmer's Market:
  • "As I recall Market is the only map in the game to feature the "pigskin" splicer visual type, ie the crazy football players. They were in other levels in earlier versions of the game, but other level designers complained that they didn't fit the theme of their levels, and Market was where they ended up."