Fontaine Futuristics

Lore & Background

Fontaine Futuristics began as a beacon of Fontaine's ambition, a place where he claimed to innovate for the greater good while secretly funneling resources and weapons to those who opposed Andrew Ryan. The facility was designed with grandeur in mind, featuring vast assembly lines and storage areas that hid the true nature of its operations: the mass production of ADAM and the smuggling of contraband into the city. As Fontaine's influence grew, so did his paranoia, leading him to cultivate a private army of loyalists who would eventually become the core of the revolution.

In Their Own Story

The air inside the main assembly hall hangs heavy with the smell of ozone and stale tobacco. A lone worker, eyes glazed by ADAM addiction, stumbles past the rusted conveyor belts that once churned out products for a city that no longer exists. Above, the flickering neon sign of Fontaine's face casts long, distorted shadows against the peeling Art Deco walls. Somewhere in the darkness, a voice crackles over an old intercom, urging the people to rise up, while the machinery groans under the weight of decades of neglect and the slow drip of seawater.

Reader's Guide

Fontaine Futuristics serves as a critical narrative location where the duality of Frank Fontaine's character is fully realized. It represents the transition from a thriving business entity to a militarized fortress for the revolution. The facility is characterized by its industrial scale, featuring massive factories, storage warehouses, and a central hub that once served as Fontaine's power base. As players explore the area, they uncover evidence of the smuggling rings and the brutal enforcement tactics used to maintain control over the workforce. Ultimately, the complex stands as a monument to the failure of unchecked ambition and the corrupting influence of ADAM. Its ruins tell the story of how Rapture's dream was dismantled from within by those who sought to exploit its very foundation for personal gain.

Did You Know?

• Frank Fontaine's modus operandi included finding disadvantaged individuals through charitable initiatives like Fontaine's Home for the Poor and the Little Sisters Orphanage, only to cynically exploit them for his own ends.
• The 2005 film Syriana inspired aspects of the backstory for Atlas/Fontaine, particularly his use of charitable fronts.
• Ken Levine described Frank Fontaine as a predatory nihilist who lacks an essential humanizing quality.
• Fontaine's alias 'Atlas' is an explicit reference to the 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, as well as the Titan Atlas.
• The character's visual design as the final boss alludes to typical classical sculptural depictions of Atlas, presented as a nude metal-skinned man who has injected himself with excessive amounts of ADAM.