Andrew Ryan

Andrei Rianofski, better known as Andrew Ryan, is one of the main antagonists of the retrofuturistic science-fiction video game series BioShock. Originally a Russian immigrant who became a wealthy tycoon in America, Andrew Ryan is the founder and governor of Rapture, a secret underwater city he built with the intention of creating a free market paradise where the best of humanity could escape from post-World War II society, make groundbreaking advances in business, science, art and technology and thrive without government, religious or moral interference. Once Rapture fell on hard times and Ryan's leadership is challenged by his business competitor and archenemy Frank Fontaine, as well as political rivals such as Sofia Lamb and Irish freedom fighter "Atlas", Ryan started betraying his own ideology to combat much of the dissent in Rapture. By 1960, Ryan had corrupted himself to the point that he was little more than an egomaniacal dictator obsessed with suppressing anyone he perceived as a threat to his city. He was voiced by Armin Shimerman, who also played Bractor and Letek in Star Trek: The Next Generation, General Reginald Skarr in the Grim & Evil franchise, Dr. Nefarious and his remake version in the Ratchet & Clank video games and 2016 film respectively, Professor Milo in Justice League Unlimited, Emperor Sun Hai and The Keeper in Jade Empire, Psycho-Pirate in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Buttonwillow McButtonwillow in Regular Show.