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Real-life Andrew Ryan: Male Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand is instead born as Andrei Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, February 2, 1905. He is the first child of Zinovy Zacharovich Rosenbaum and Anna Borisovna Rosenbaum. He will have two younger sisters and grow up in the city. He will witness the first shots of the February Revolution and escape the next year to the Crimea. Andrei's father, a pharmacist, will have his work nationalized time and time again. In high school, he discovers the works of Aristotle. After graduating, Andrei and his family returns to Petrograd in 1921, where he will enroll in the Petrograd State University.
Here's where the first butterflies emerge. You see, Andrei never read the romantic novel, The Mysterious Valley, when he was nine years old,and thus never decides to become a writer. Instead, he follows more in the footsteps of his father, developing a better relationship with him. This builds his interest for science, business, and increases his loathing of moochers and looters. When he enrolls at PSU, he learns the sciences... chemistry, engineering, and so forth, with philosophy on the side. He discovers the works of Nietzsche and develops a love of Viennese opera. Andrei graduates after a three-year program in 1924, and leaves as soon as he can, arriving in the United States in February 1925. He stays with relatives in Chicago, and adopts the name 'Andrew Ryan'. Whereas Ayn would go off to Hollywood, Andrew decides to stay in Chicago, and sets off to make his fortune... because whereas Ayn Rand felt she was just an incapable woman, and doubted herself for years, Andrew Ryan is a tall, strong, handsome guy like his father, and he wants to prove his philosophy, rather than advertise it.
Elsewhere in 1925, scientists confirm by sonar the existence of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The story captures Andrew's imagination...
Well, that's a start! Obviously I don't believe something like Rapture is possible, but let's try to make Andrew Ryan's story as similar to the video game as possible. First, how does he become a multi-millionaire? Especially with only four years until the onset of the Great Depression?!
I'm thinking... maybe he invents something? Perhaps aerosol spray? Sliced bread? Hah, I'd still like for it to be underwater-habitat-esque... maybe something he can use in submarines. Or maybe he just becomes a businessman of some sort? How does one engineer a rags-to-riches story. Ryan needs to be rich if we're going to build something like Rapture... and there are plenty of opportunities during World War Two that he can do what he needs to.
Ayn Rand is instead born as Andrei Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, February 2, 1905. He is the first child of Zinovy Zacharovich Rosenbaum and Anna Borisovna Rosenbaum. He will have two younger sisters and grow up in the city. He will witness the first shots of the February Revolution and escape the next year to the Crimea. Andrei's father, a pharmacist, will have his work nationalized time and time again. In high school, he discovers the works of Aristotle. After graduating, Andrei and his family returns to Petrograd in 1921, where he will enroll in the Petrograd State University.
Here's where the first butterflies emerge. You see, Andrei never read the romantic novel, The Mysterious Valley, when he was nine years old,and thus never decides to become a writer. Instead, he follows more in the footsteps of his father, developing a better relationship with him. This builds his interest for science, business, and increases his loathing of moochers and looters. When he enrolls at PSU, he learns the sciences... chemistry, engineering, and so forth, with philosophy on the side. He discovers the works of Nietzsche and develops a love of Viennese opera. Andrei graduates after a three-year program in 1924, and leaves as soon as he can, arriving in the United States in February 1925. He stays with relatives in Chicago, and adopts the name 'Andrew Ryan'. Whereas Ayn would go off to Hollywood, Andrew decides to stay in Chicago, and sets off to make his fortune... because whereas Ayn Rand felt she was just an incapable woman, and doubted herself for years, Andrew Ryan is a tall, strong, handsome guy like his father, and he wants to prove his philosophy, rather than advertise it.
Elsewhere in 1925, scientists confirm by sonar the existence of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The story captures Andrew's imagination...
Well, that's a start! Obviously I don't believe something like Rapture is possible, but let's try to make Andrew Ryan's story as similar to the video game as possible. First, how does he become a multi-millionaire? Especially with only four years until the onset of the Great Depression?!
I'm thinking... maybe he invents something? Perhaps aerosol spray? Sliced bread? Hah, I'd still like for it to be underwater-habitat-esque... maybe something he can use in submarines. Or maybe he just becomes a businessman of some sort? How does one engineer a rags-to-riches story. Ryan needs to be rich if we're going to build something like Rapture... and there are plenty of opportunities during World War Two that he can do what he needs to.
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