It is his "hair shirt" for giving away his daughter.
It is revealed that 'AD' scar on the back of Booker's right hand stands for Anna Dewitt, Booker's daughter. He tries to stop the exchange but only succeeds in causing Elizabeth to lose a portion of her pinky finger, giving her extradimensional powers. He agrees but at the last minute shows up at the site where Comstock has opened a tear to bring Robert and Anna through to his universe. He becomes extremely religious, and eventually creates the city of Columbia with the help of the Luteces.Īs revealed through the events of the game, Booker makes a deal with Robert Lutece who under the orders of Comstock offers to wipe away his gambling debt in exchange for his daughter. In the alternate reality, Booker goes through with the Baptism, taking on the name Zachary Comstock. This Booker goes on to become a gambler who amasses a large debt as well as getting married and having a daughter, Anna Dewitt, and eventually becoming the main protagonist of Bioshock Infinite. In one reality Booker refuses the baptism. Following the Battle of Wounded Knee, Booker attends a baptism in a river as a means to wipe away the sins he commited during the fighting.
It is revealed at the game's climax that Booker and Zachary Comstock are actually two different versions of the same person created by a pivotal decision in Booker's life. Their relationship from this point of the game becomes extremely important, and the two work together to bring down Comstock and Columbia.Īlthough early on in the game it appears that Booker is in fact travelling to Columbia as a means to 'erase a debt,' this is merely a fabrication he has created in his mind as a result of being brought through a tear from his own universe to the one where Comstock, Elizabeth, and Columbia exist.Now hang on kids: this is where it gets confusing. different from the game's gun-toting playable character, Booker DeWitt.
Slowly learning about how much Elizabeth's ordeal has been living in Columbia brings about somewhat of a change in Booker, and he begins to respect Elizabeth and wants to protect her from harm, not just for his own personal gain, but because he cares for her. Burial at Sea James Malazita If we were to just put Booker in a dress.