Sander Cohen

Sander Cohen

Sander Cohen is a character in the BioShock video game series. He first appears in the first title of the series, developed by 2K Boston, as a celebrated polymath of the underwater city of Rapture who has a deranged and sadistic personality. The player-controlled protagonist Jack is forced to help Cohen with the creation of a macabre sculpture, built around pictures of Cohen's former proteges whom he kills and photographs on his behalf, before he grants passage through his domain Fort Frolic for the player character to complete his objectives. Sander Cohen makes a further appearance as a major character in Episode One of BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea, a downloadable content story expansion for BioShock Infinite which sets up the events of BioShock. He is voiced by T. Ryder Smith for all appearances. Aspects of Sander Cohen's characterization are based on several real-world historical figures. The development team for BioShock 2 had considered reintroducing Cohen for the game, but discarded their plans for the character prior to the game's release. Cohen is generally well received and considered one of the most memorable characters of the BioShock series. Various commentators in video game reviews, retrospective features, and literary publications particularly highlighted Cohen's role in the story of the first BioShock.

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