See the first in-game shot of BioShock Infinite's Handyman

by David Hinkle on Sep 7th 2010 2:40PM

We're not so sure we'd give up most of our flesh and bones for some bitching robotic arms and a protective tank for a heart. While it'd be great to be able to reach stuff on the top shelf of the cupboard without grabbing a chair, it's not like we need a can of Beefaroni that bad, you know?

Don't tell that to BioShock Infinite's Handyman, the villainous hybrid of man and machine revealed at PAX and pictured above (via Game Informer). He's already made his choice. So pointing out all of the stuff ~~he'll~~ it'll never be able to do again will likely put you on the receiving end of a massive beatdown -- just like the poor guy in the screenshot.

Check out more new BioShock Infinite screens on Game Informer.com.

Source: Game Informer

Tags: 2k-games, bioshock-infinite, irrational-games, microsoft, pc, playstation, ps3, xbox

Reader Comments (65)

He looks kind of... silly to me. His body (arms especially) is cartoonishly big and his face makes him look like an upstanding fellow. I dunno, it just doesn't come close to the menacing Big Daddy.

@Fuzunga

If that 'stache doesn't say menacing I don't know what does...

@Fuzunga

i disagree he looks plenty fierce

The real reason there are no Big Daddys in Infinite:
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/you-cant-unsee-bomberman-in-bioshock-2/

CANNOT UNSEE!

@Grey He'll probably grow on me. It's just his head looks so tiny... Though I can see a lot of memetacular potential in that 'stache.

@Fuzunga I definitely think BioShock Infinite has a different, "airy" (yeah I did that) feel to it than the previous BioShocks, for good reason. So I think while the mustachioed dude does not look creepy or dark, he fits well with the new BioShock universe.

@Fuzunga I was thinking Handyman's head looks too big. Just look at it in comparison to melon atop the shoulders of the pour soul that he's about to pummel.

@Saria the Cat

lol airy

@BlackedOut
I've just unseen it.

I'll label that as a fail and move on with my life now.

@Fuzunga

The Big Daddy was an awesome creation that fit the underwater theme because it resembled one of those old school diving suits.

This thing just looks like some weird steampunk thing from that shitty Wild Wild West movie.

Big dandy.

@Pure Black World Tendency

is anyone else besides me wondering why this is coming out in 2012?

i mean, from all the screenshots they have, it looks like they have quite a bit done.

Is that dude really trying to fight a guy 3 times his size, has an old timey 'stache, and is made of metal. You can't win.

Also is that chick really sweeping the floor of a burning building? SO MANY QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!

@Grey

She does what she's told.

back then it wasnt old timey, the guy probably thinks hes just another hipster doofus

@Grey
Not to mention, the guy doesn't have any feet.
How he hopes to fight the handyman, let alone stand up is beyond me.

Okay I know I complain a lot about how late Joystiq can be but now it's un-forgiveable and I am going to continue to post when they are. These screens were released 19 hours ago... Seriously... The whole point of"'News" is it's "New"s.

@Jordan94jb
If i haven't seen it then its news to me!

You're right. News isn't news when it's not news. Thankfully, this isn't a news outlet, but a video game blog.
News news, newsy news.

Jack-ass.

@MystileArmor I agree with you Killface. They're still late. And yes it is news. It isn't a blog. They now supply 'news' to there readers. As this is 'news'. News isn't only the thing you watch at 6pm every night. News takes Multiple forms. The 'News'paper is news. I don't know why, but people think Hannah Montanah eating a hot dog is 'news'.

Jack Ass.

@Jordan94jb

"News" actually stands for North East West South.

@syrik zero Did I say it didn't?

@Jordan94jb Oh my God, 19 hours!? That's five hours shy of one day! Simply unacceptable, especially when the news IS FREAKING SCREENSHOTS POSTED BY GAMEINFORMER!!! OMG THE WORLD IS GOING TO END!!!

I mean, really, it's not like this is breaking news or anything... And most everybody hasn't seen them because they were only posted 19 HOURS AGO, and most of those 19 hours were the middle of the night and early morning.

@Jordan94jb I stopped reading the newspaper because I read all of the news the day before while I was at work as it happened.

But yeah, if you don't like Joystiq's coverage, right a coherent, respectful email to them registering your displeasure. Don't crowd the comments page with your bitching.

@Petebot330 Well no, it's not going to end the world. But it's still late. And where 'you' live. There are more countries out there... And it's not really only... 19 hours is a long time in the media industry. And I will do, and I wouldn't have to crowd it up if people didn't post and try to defend what's wrong. They didn't have to comment. They choose to.

@MystileArmor That "oh, it's just a blog and it's not expected to conduct itself in a professional manner!" shit doesn't fly with me. Kotaku does it all the time and it really pisses me off. Having said that, this is relevant information and I think it's worth posting about, even if the news is slightly dated by online standards. This is definitely not down to the level of sensationalist trash like "LEVAR BURTON HATES E3!!!"

@Jordan94jb

"The whole point of"'News" is it's "New"s."

Dude, is the whole point of "Women" is it's "Men"?

News is not the same word as new: news is always plural, you don't refer to one news event as a new i.e. "did you hear the new(s) about the New Zealand earthquake?".

I'd say anything under 24hrs is acceptable - the internet may always be connected, but humans need to eat, sleep, play, and occasionally have sex/surf for porn...

Haaa, good luck trying to shake your member after you pee!!

@MystileArmor No worries, it probably has its own protective tank.

@MystileArmor

Well if he is anything like me, he probably still needs bigger hands....*cough*

@Grey

It's just a shake dude; perhaps you need bigger muscles instead of hands?

Unless you misinterpreted the conversation and thought we were talking about having a full-on deathspank with it.

@MystileArmor

It doesn't need a 'member' - it's a machine so what it really needs is a tailpipe... unless it runs on batteries, in which case it needs a heatsink... either way, it's missing a pipe.

Reminds me of the movie where the guy was half robot and he kidnapped some woman and he was about to do it with her but he couldn't get his junk started, hilarious watching a guy try to start up his man hood like a chainsaw. Good movie though, old and hilarious.

@djenkins83 space truckers for the win! I think this is it

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120199/

thank you for bringing back the memories!

@TheDread

Thank you for giving me the movie! I only saw it once and Didn't remember what it was!

That mustache screams "I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!"

@Killface was here
ok that guy deserves that beating
First mistake he tired to touch the stache you never mess with the stache
Second mistake that guy was GUTTA TRASH

If his facial expression stays dead rigid he could be one of the creepiest things I've ever seen.

Handyman. I see what they did there.

As hyped as I was when the original Bioshock was anounced, I'm curiously ungiddy this time around. Not that I think this will be anything but a great game, but I guess unless I know more of the game I just can't get rid of this feeling I had when I read about it first.

"So, like a refined Bioshock with a new coat of paint". Guess I was just expecting a bit more or at least something different. Not a game with yet another big brute guy as the mascot, a fantastical take on a historical city with a certain moral undertone.

@gLitterbug I think the problem is that Columbia hasn't 'wowed' anyone yet. From the moment they talked about Rapture it captivated people. A massive city on the bottom of the ocean populated by people with amazing powers. It pulls on the imaginations of children.

So far, Columbia is all blimps. Blimps are cool. I guess.

@Dalrint

I think if they had the game out instead of the original Bioshock, people would've been just as wowed by it, but after we all have been to Rapture, it's just like with Bioshock 2. It might be still great or even better in some regards, but it simply doesn't instill the same sense of wonder that something new and never seen before manages to do.

When they anounced it, I never wondered for a second why they kept the Bioshock name, since I see so many similarities in the games' essence(from the bit we know so far anyway). I did wonder however why they would want to keep the name other than marketing reasons.

this game does not look or feel like a bioshock.....

but i do believe in irrational games and if they say that this is a bioshock game than its a bioshock game.

@Miami Prodigy Seems like Bioshock to me. City built in unusual, dreamlike location...check. Population in decay...check. Superpoweres beings...check. Big baddies running around the city...check. I personally am glad that they aren't going back to Rapture. We've seen enough of that world. Another game would just cheapen it.

LOL WTF

PREPARE TO HAVE YOUR BEAN BUTTERED, GOOD SIR

OK, but why is his head so big?

If I don't get to save a damsel in distress that this mustached villain has deviously left on some train tracks, I may not play this game.

Hmm, he would be more menacing with a helmet on.

@343 Guilty Fart A helmet made of mustaches!

Now, that's a dude you don't want to get in a fist fight against.

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See the first in-game shot of BioShock Infinite's Handyman

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