BioShock 2
53 Achievements
20-25h
All Plasmids
Found or purchased all 11 basic Plasmid types.
5.5%
How to unlock the All Plasmids achievement in BioShock 2 - Definitive Guide
All but one of the others (Cyclone Trap, Decoy, Insect Swarm, Scout and Winter Blast) must be purchased from Gatherer's Gardens with ADAM obtained from Little Sisters.
Note that only the basic plasmids must be obtained, i.e. higher levels of the same plasmid are not required.
The final plasmid is given to you in the area "Persephone", right at the end.
Cyclone Trap · Decoy· Electro Bolt · Hypnotize · Incinerate · Insect Swarm · Scout · Security Command · Telekinesis · Winter Blast and the special 11th one near the end like WhizEd says
A photo with every plasmid would be great! Thank you!
- Cyclone Trap (Gatherer's Garden)
- Decoy (Gatherer's Garden)
- Electro Bolt (Gatherer's Garden)
- Hypnotize (found in Lower Level Of Limbo Room, Pauper's Drop)
- Incinerate (Gatherer's Garden)
- Insect Swarm (Gatherer's Garden)
- Scout (Gatherer's Garden)
- Security Command (Gift from Eleanor in Siren's Alley and also later from Gatherer's Garden)
- Telekinesis (Gift from Eleanor in Atlantic Express)
- Winter Blast (Gatherer's Garden)
The 11th and final one comes to you as part of the story (which I won't spoil) so don't panic if you're getting near the end and you only have the above 10. Also, as the achievement name suggests, you don't need to upgrade any of them just as long as you have all 11 in their basic form. It will pop as soon as you get the last one.
*note: this was posted after the site crash leaving this guide empty so apologies if the older solutions suddenly re-appear at any time :)
It's fairly hard to miss a Plasmid bottle because they are brightly coloured. You will either be given them as a gift or have to buy them from a Gatherer's Garden. You only need to own one level for each Plasmid, buying all three levels of a single Plasmid will not count for this achievement.
These are the earliest known locations to find each Plasmid. You can buy or find them in later levels also.
- Cyclone Trap (Bought, Pauper's Drop)
- Decoy (Bought, Pauper's Drop)
- Electro Bolt (Gift, Adonis Luxury Resort)
- Hypnotize (Gift, Pauper's Drop)
- Incinerate! (Bought, Ryan Amusements)
- Insect Swarm (Bought, Siren Alley)
- Scout (Bought, Siren Alley)
- Security Command (Gift, Siren Alley)
- Summon Eleanor (Gift, Persephone)
- Telekinesis (Gift, Atlantic Express Depot)
- Winter Blast (Bought, Pauper's Drop)
To unlock this achievement you will need to find or purchase the first level of the 11 types of Plasmid. Some are story based and thus cannot be missed. Others you will need to purchase from the Gatherer's Garden vending machine using ADAM. The Plasmids are:
- Telekinesis - You start with this Plasmid
- Electro Bolt - Found during the mission Adonis Luxury Resort
- Incinerate - Found/bought during the mission Ryan Amusements
- Winter Blast - Found/bought during the mission Ryan Amusements
- Hypnotize - Found during the mission Pauper's Drop
- Decoy - Bought during the mission Pauper's Drop
- Cyclone Trap - Bought during the mission Pauper's Drop
- Insect Swarm - Bought during the mission Siren's Alley
- Scout - Bought during the mission Siren's Alley
- Security Command - Found/bought during the mission Siren's Alley
- Summon Eleanor - Given during the mission Outer Persephone
All of the ones that can be found will be story related, otherwise they can be bought at a later date from their first appearance at a Gatherer's Garden.
It's fairly hard to miss a Plasmid bottle because they are brightly coloured. You will either be given them as a gift or have to buy them from a Gatherer's Garden. You only need to own one level for each Plasmid, buying all three levels of a single Plasmid will not count for this achievement.
These are the earliest known locations to find each Plasmid. You can buy or find them in later levels also.
- Cyclone Trap (Bought, Pauper's Drop)
- Decoy (Bought, Pauper's Drop)
- Electro Bolt (Gift, Adonis Luxury Resort)
- Hypnotize (Gift, Pauper's Drop)
- Incinerate! (Bought, Ryan Amusements)
- Insect Swarm (Bought, Siren Alley)
- Scout (Bought, Siren Alley)
- Security Command (Gift, Siren Alley)
- Summon Eleanor (Gift, Persephone)
- Telekinesis (Gift, Atlantic Express Depot)
- Winter Blast (Bought, Pauper's Drop)
These are the earliest known locations to find each Plasmid. You can buy or find them in later levels also.
- Cyclone Trap (Bought, Pauper's Drop)
- Decoy (Bought, Pauper's Drop)
- Electro Bolt (Gift, Adonis Luxury Resort)
- Hypnotize (Gift, Pauper's Drop)
- Incinerate! (Bought, Ryan Amusements)
- Insect Swarm (Bought, Siren Alley)
- Scout (Bought, Siren Alley)
- Security Command (Gift, Siren Alley)
- Summon Eleanor (Gift, Persephone)
- Telekinesis (Gift, Atlantic Express Depot)
- Winter Blast (Bought, Pauper's Drop)
Electro Bolt, Incinerate, Cyclone Trap, Decoy, Scout, Insect Swarm, Hypnotize, Security Command, Telekinesis, Winter Blast