BioShock Dog Names

Introduction

Bioshock, the 2007 first-person shooter was developed by 2K Boston and Australia, with the original concept being designed by Ken Levine, the creative lead behind the famous System Shock 2. This is its spiritual successor. Only Bioshock was a little different. It incorporates ideas of 20th century dystopian and utopian thinkers, mainly Ayn Rand, George Orwell, and Aldous Huxley. And does a fantastic job of showcasing the terrible way a former utopia can fall, due to the greed of humanity. It's certainly a dark game, but also, an intellectual one, full of deep meaning and substance that you find all to little in a video game. No wonder you want to name your dog after Bioshock!

BioShock Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with a BioShock Name

Bill

It was in Bioshock Infinite that Zachary Hale Comstock, the leader of The Founders, made an appearance. He ran the ultra-nationalist/navist party that founded the floating city of Columbia, and was of course, the main antagonist of the game. Their ideals were strange, trying to model themselves after the Fathers of the United States. Only their approach was rather unorthodox and misguided, leading to a strange distortion of militarism, elitism, white supremacy, and extreme xenophobia (distrust of anything foreign or strange).

So, unsurprisingly, much like the first two Bioshock games, your objective is to walk around, uncover hidden secrets and objects, and take down all of the bad guys. It's common to find transcripts during your explorations, essentially hidden audio recordings. One of them was titled "A Dog's Loyalty" and was recorded by Zachary Hale Comstock himself. In it, he says that as a boy, he had a dog named Bill. And that like all dogs, Bill was a loyal friend. That he could have done anything to the dog, including not feed him, and the dog still would have been loyal.

Note, however, that he did not say "forget to feed him." Zachary was a misguided, heartless man, after all. And the overall message in the transcript was a racist one, essentially claiming dogs were better than anyone who didn't fit his description of proper, good, white people.

But this wasn't the only time a dog was mentioned in the game. In fact, Bioshock, the original is most well known for the Little Sisters, essentially young girls who have been genetically altered and mentally conditioned to reclaim ADAM (substance that cause the formation of potent stem cells that give the player different abilities) from corpses around Rapture. To get to them, the player needs to take down their guard, the Big Daddies, and then harvest the ADAM. When doing so, you see a vision of the sea slug found in the ocean that actually naturally makes the ADAM.

But before all of this, the Little Sisters went through a huge range of designs during game development, including insects, a frog with a bottle, and even a dog in a wheelchair. Some avid fans with artistic inclinations have gone as far as creating fan art of the dog in a wheelchair concept, so it's not found all over the internet as a nod to what is by far considered one of the best ideas that never got implemented.

BioShock Dog Name Considerations

Whenever you're naming a dog, it's important to pick a name that reflects the dog. It's not enough to just think of, in this case, Bioshock and choose a name like Andrew. You technically could, sure, but would it make sense? It depends on your dog. Some dogs will wear the name well, others won't. Some things to keep in mind are the dog's breed, age, personality, appearance, and toy preferences. Having that information on hand helps because you know what names make sense almost immediately. And that means you can discard any name options that don't have anything to do with your dog.

It may help to think about it this way: if you have to force a name, then it probably doesn't work. The pairing should work organically, and you should immediately feel good about the name selection. But don't be disheartened. Bioshock does a great job of incorporating a lot of different characters, from the most evil, to the most innocent. And because a lot of the game is based on actual thinkers of the 20th century, we'll be adding them to this guide as well. That should provide an additional angle that most other video game dog name guides just don't have.

Male BioShock Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
1	Atlas Enemy of Andrew Ryan; leader of opposition which led to Rapture's collapse
0	Andrew Founder of Rapture; anagram for Ayn Rand
0	Augustus Serves as player's guide in Bioshock 2
0	Bill The dog that once belonged to Zachary Hale Comstock
0	McDonagh Head building engineer for Rapture
0	Booker Protagonist of Bioshock Infinite; sent up to Columbia to rescue Elizabeth
0	Buck Self-made businessman who went to Rapture to get away from trade laws
0	Charles Creator of Rapture's main security and time keeping computer
0	Daniel Minor boss in Bioshock 2
0	Danny Football player enhanced with plasmids
0	George George Washington is seen as a robot in Bioshock Infinite
0	Gilbert Scientist and test subject; split personality is Alexander the Great
0	Alexander After Gilbert's split personality
0	Steinman Cosmetic surgeon; obsessed with perfection
0	Jack Playable character in Bioshock
0	Jacob Construction worker who pushed labor reform in Rapture
0	Louie Former prisoner and sadist
0	Mark Center of the Bioshock 2 promotional campaign
0	Martin Minor enemy from Bioshock; seen in Fort Frolic
0	Oscar Former cosmetics businessman; throws parties
0	Peach Ex-employee of Fontaine Fisheries
0	Reed Helped design "The Thinker," Rapture's central computer
0	Sander Insane artist who runs Fort Frolic
0	Silas Minor character found in Fort Frolic
0	Simon Boss and major antagonist in Bioshock 2
0	Stanley Corrupt news reporter in Bioshock 2
0	Delta Prototype Big Daddy protagonist in Bioshock 2
0	Sigma Protagonist in Bioshock 2's DLC "Minerva's Den"
0	Sullivan Andrew Ryan's right hand man
0	Suresh Mentalist and performer in Bioshock 2

Female BioShock Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
-1	Barbara Loyal wife and mother; splicing caused her to think Rapture was her own household
-1	Blanche de Glace Acclaimed actress; temperamental
-1	Brigid German genetic scientist; helped develop ADAM
-1	Daisy Leader of the Vox Populi in Bioshock Infinite
-1	Diane Used to date Andrew Ryan
-1	Eleanor Daughter of Sofia Lamb from Bioshock 2
-1	Elizabeth Held against her will on the floating city of Columbia
-1	Grace Former jazz singer who was blacklisted by Andrew Ryan
-1	Julie Scientists who created Arcadia, the forest that provides Rapture's oxygen
-1	Mariska Lived in Rapture with her husband and daughter
-1	Masha Mariska Lutz's daughter
-1	Naledi Former pilot; used splicing for the adrenaline rushes
-1	Sofia Psychiatrist and collectivist politician
-1	Tenenbaum Brigid's last name; German genetic scientist
-1	Lamb After Sofia and Eleanor Lamb
-1	Holloway Grace the jazz singer's last name
-1	Emily Emily Ridgway was one of the writers for the game
-1	Susanne Susanne Blakeslee voiced Professor Julie Langford
-1	Anne Anne Bobby was the voice of Brigid Tenenbaum
-1	Betsy Betsy Foldes voiced the public access announcements
-1	Juliet Juliet Landau voiced the Little Sisters
-1	Miriam Miriam Shor voiced Diane McClintock
-1	Courtney Courtney Bishop was a sound recordist for the game
-1	Melanie Melanie Beisswenger was a senior animator for the game
-1	Carolyn Carolyn Marie Wright worked in motion capture
-1	Smith After the Lady Smith Splicers
-1	Rose A quest item, collectible and narrative item in the series
-1	Tea After the Tea Garden in Arcadia; calmest place in Rapture
-1	Silverwing After Silverwing Apiary, where you could get honey
-1	Winter After the plasmid Winter Blast