Rosebud

Variations in BioShock
Rosebud
Premise	Mad Mother
Voice Actor	Betsy Foldes
Characters who use this model
BioShock	Rose
Appearances
BioShock	Welcome to Rapture Neptune's Bounty Hephaestus Point Prometheus Fontaine

The Splicer model "Rosebud" is a female worker frantically looking for her lost child, who might have been taken to be made into a Little Sister. She cries out to her child, or for her child not to be taken from her, when she is not singing a broken version of Amazing Grace. Rosebud is positively ruthless and quite deceptive by often setting traps. She also frequently refers to the player as "monster." She speaks with a slight Eastern European accent, occasionally with Hungarian words coming out such as "Kislány" (meaning little girl).

Quotes

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

the Player Picking up the 'Present'

(vo_s_5_rb_present)

• "Ahh, a present…You like, yes?"

Idle

(vo_rosebud_idle)

• "She's still breathing…Oh, of course she is, she's just a child…"

• "Shh…Huh, no-no…Of course you're not dying, my little one. You're just a baby…Babies don't die."

• "No…they won't take you…you're just a-a little child."

• "But she's my little girl…She has my eyes, can't you see?"

• "Ah, don't hurt her! No, please! Take me, instead!"

• "We'll go away, I promise. Just-just-just-just don't hurt her…"

• "Huh, oh, please…please…you don't want my girl. She's no use to you…Can't you take…the neighbor's girl, instead?"

• "Take me! Take my body! Take anything! Just don't hurt- take my little one!"

Singing "Amazing Grace"

(vo_rosebud_song) or (vo_s_99_rb_song)

• "Amazing Grace verse 1: Amazing grace (how sweet the sound) that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see."

• "Amazing Grace verse 2: 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved; how precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed!"

• "Amazing Grace verse 3: Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail, and mortal life shall cease; I shall possess, within the veil, a life of joy and peace."

• "Amazing Grace verse 4: The Lord has promised good to me, his word my hope secures; he will my shield and portion be, as long as life endures."

At a Locked Door

(vo_rosebud_door)

• "Out now, out! Open, now!"

• "Bastard!"

• "Behind every door, an opportunity is so dangerous." [Chuckle]

Examining the Ground

(vo_rosebud_ground)

• "A floor, one, two, three, four, six, seven, nine…twelve, thirteen, thirty-four, twenty-seven."

• "I spy, on this little fly, something ending with tears." [Chuckle]

Examining the Corpse

(vo_rosebud_corpse)

• [Chuckle] "Aw, dance! Another dance! Aw, dance with me."

• "Wake up, sleepy. [Chuckle] They're gone…Please? Please…? Please?!"

• "[Whimper] "You fool, you dirty bastard, you…Aw, stay clean! Aw, stay, stay now!"

Using Vending Machines

(vo_rosebud_vendingmachine)

• "Stop hiding it from me, no more buttons!"

• "Can I have it, please…? Ah, thank you, thank you…"

• "Teasing isn't nice."

Being Curious when Hearing the Player

(vo_rosebud_curious)

• "Where?"

• "Who's there?"

• "A sign!"

• "Are you here to hurt?"

• "Is that you?"

• "Baby? Is that you?"

• "I heard it too."

Searching for the Player

(vo_rosebud_searching)

• "Kislány! Are you there, little child?"

• "Darling? Are you hungry?"

• "Sweetness? Mama's here to hold you."

• "Are you the one that took my baby…? You better not be…"

• "Darling? It's me! It's Mama. Come out, now."

• "Sweetheart…? Where are you…? Come out, please…Mama just wants to hold you."

• "You listen to your Mama! I-I'm getting very cross with you!"

• "Mama's getting very angry, now!"

Exiting Curious and Returning to Idle

(vo_rosebud_exitcurious)

• "There's no time for these games."

• "Stop it. Stop looking now, it's gone."

• "Don't be silly. It's only the voices."

• "It's nothing, just a night…just a night."

Mimicing Dead and Hitting Suddenly

(vo_rosebud_mimic)

• "Ура!"

• "We tricked you, monster!"

Attacking the Player

(vo_rosebud_challenge_common)

• "She's my child! Mine!"

• "Why would you take my little one?!"

• "You made me! You made me!"

• "Hands off her, you monster!"

• "You…you hurting my baby!"

• "Give me back my girl!"

• "Do not touch my girl!"

• "She's mine, hands off!"

• "YOU DO NOT TOUCH HER!"

• "She's my child! Not yours!"

• "You'll not take her from me!"

• "You'll have to fight me for her!"

Taunting the Player

(vo_rosebud_taunt)

• "You pay!"

• "She was mine!"

• "What did you do to her?!"

• "I'll break you!"

• "Leave this place!"

• "Filthy man!"

Berserk

(vo_rosebud_berserk)

• "Hands off! He's mine!"

• "Don't touch him! He's mine!"

• "What?! What's that you say?!"

• "Traitor! Traitor!" [Spit]

Seeing the Player Flee

(vo_rosebud_seestargetflee)

• "Don't run away from ME!"

• "Come back! Come back! Come back here!"

• "I'm on your trail, your stench!"

• "Why are you leaving me?!"

• "I'll never stop chasing you! Never!"

• "I'll hunt you, monster!"

Lost the Player

(vo_rosebud_losttarget)

• "Oh! It's gone! Gone! GONE! GONE!!!!"

• "Where? Where did he go?! I'm not finished!"

• "We'll find you, monster. You can't hide."

• "Come! Come fight me…! Please!"

• "I have time, monster. I have all the time in the ocean."

Lost Sight of the Player

(vo_rosebud_noLoS)

• "Are you afraid of me, monster?"

• "Stop dragging this out and fight me, you bastard!"

• "Coward!"

• "Find a better hiding place, monster. I can see you!"

Upon Killing the Player

(vo_rosebud_seesTargetDie)

• "Ashes to ashes. Now you're dust!"

• [Spit] "That takes care of that."

• "L'ook at you. Now you start to rot!"

• "I'll be back when you start to reek!"

• "That's for my little one!"

• "Rot in Hell! IN HELL, you monster!"

Attacking a Splicer

(vo_rosebud_challenge_aggressor)

• "There's only one of us soon!"

• "My room! This is mine!"

• "Look at you, disgusting!"

Attacking a Little Sister

(vo_rosebud_challenge_gatherer)

• "I won't hurt you, little little, ahaha."

• "This won't take a second, honey."

• "Time to sleep now, little little."

• "The floors not clean!"

• "Bedtime!"

Attacking a Big Daddy

(vo_rosebud_challenge_protector)

• "What's under the suit, fatty?!"

• "You'll give her to me, you will!"

• "Show me! Show me under your suit!"

• "Give her back, you oaf!"

• "Ahhh! Shut up with your incessant groaning!"

Burning

(vo_rosebud_burning)

• "Get it out! Get it out! Get it out!"

Burning (Heading to Water)

(vo_rosebud_runtowater)

• "Oh, help! Hel-help me! Hel…" [Pant]

Frozen (Stuttering)

(vo_rosebud_frozen)

• "Aha, why so co-cold, ah…!"

• "S-so…co-cold!"

• "Hmm, ma- cold, mama."

• "Hmm, mama, ma…"

• "Hmm, ma…ah…"

• "A-ha, I…did-did it…" [Stutter]

Attacked by Bees

(vo_rosebud_beedup)

• "…Get away from me!" [Yelp]

Fleeing with Injury

(vo_rosebud_fleespang)

• "What?"

Fleeing to the Health Station

(vo_rosebud_fleestohealth)

• "It hurt! It hurts so bad…!"

• "I bleed! I bleed…!"

• "Blood! Blood everywhere!"

• "Blood! In my hair, in my eyes!"

• "Ah, it hurts! It hurts!"

Healing at the Health Station

(vo_rosebud_healing)

• "Ah, so nice!"

• "Mmm, feel so warm!"

Frustrated

(vo_rosebud_frustrated)

• "Get the hands filthy!"

Terrified

(vo_rosebud_terrified)

• "I don't like this anymore."

Getting up

(vo_rosebud_getsup)

• "Mmm…More?" [Chuckle]

• "Mmm…It'll take more than that!"

• "Yes…! Yes…! Yes…!"

Exiting Combat and Returning to Idle

(vo_rosebud_exitcombat)

• [Pant] "Huh, go your way, leave me to my memories!"

• "You better not come back. I'll be waiting."

• [Gulp] "He's gone, gone now, honey. You can come out."

• "Go away! Go away, and don't come back!"

• "Gone, and good riddance, too. Such a filthy man!"

Appearance

The different character models for Rosebud.

BioShock

Rosebud wears an industrial jumpsuit suited to a number of different occupations such as a factory worker, dock worker, engineer, scientist, postal clerk, janitor, etc. She has auburn hair and green eyes. Due to the effects of Splicing and the Civil War, Rosebud is the most mutated Splicer model in the first game, with one side of her face horribly consumed by a roseate tumor, from which she likely gets her name. Her arms are covered in lesions and razor marks. In addition to her suit, she wears a pair of worker's gloves and boots. She appears to not be wearing a bra. Rosebud can wear a welding mask or goggles as accessories.

Model 1: The primary model wears a turquoise jumpsuit, dark boots, and blackish-brown gloves. She has teal flecks all over her clothes and in her hair and her makeup is running.

Model 2: This model wears a light blue jumpsuit, bluish boots, and buff colored gloves. Her clothes are splattered and scratched in either dried blood, rust, or soil and she has blood all over her mouth.

Model 3: This model wears a light blue jumpsuit with navy pinstripes, black boots, and white gloves. The legs of her suit and boots are covered in green and brown grime and she has blood running from her mouth and nose.

Videos

Dialogue for Rosebud in BioShock (Multilanguage).

More dialogue from Rosebud in BioShock.

Gallery

The original concept sketch for Rosebud.

The image that inspired Rosebud's hair design.

Rosebud seen in the Cyclone Trap training video.

A Rosebud Splicer encountered in BioShock.

A Rosebud in Neptune's Bounty.

A Leadhead Rosebud with a machine gun.

Behind the Scenes

• In a few locations in the Hephaestus level, there are slightly tweaked corpses of the Rosebud Splicer. It has the normal body and face, but it has the 1920s shingle bob-style hair of a Baby Jane model on top of the 1940s-style curls of the Rosebud model.
• The name "Rosebud" could be a reference to the 1941 film "Citizen Kane", in which the titular character's last word is "Rosebud".