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The noir wreck at the center of Infinite, carrying enough guilt to keep the sky-city spectacle from floating away.
Booker is compelling because BioShock Infinite lets him feel compromised from the first minute. He is not a clean audience insert; he is a damaged man walking into a larger metaphysical mess that slowly reveals he is part of the problem.
Example
Infinite's biggest twists only work because Booker feels like someone with history, not just a camera holding a gun.
Why it matters
Booker matters because twist-driven stories collapse fast if the lead does not have moral weight of his own.
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