Fully Researched Thuggish Splicer

Fully Researched Thuggish Splicer is an Achievement/Trophy in BioShock. The Achievement is worth 10 Gamerscore and the Trophy is bronze.
==Requirements==
The player has to fully research the Thuggish Splicer, by getting all Research Rewards by photographing the Thuggish Splicer with the Research Camera.
==Notes==
*Thuggish Splicers are recognizable by them wielding a melee weapon in their left hand and running towards the player to attack. The melee weapon is usually a repurposed every-day object, like a broken pipe, flashlight or rake. Electric versions have an electric glow to them.
*The Research Camera is found in the Warden's Office in the Neptune's Bounty level and is plot related, it cannot be missed.
*The camera uses Film, which is required to take pictures.
*There are five research levels to be achieved.
*The Thuggish Splicer will first appear in Welcome to Rapture, but can first be researched after obtaining the Research Camera in Neptune's Bounty. Electric versions will first appear in Hephaestus.
*The Thuggish Splicer is found in the following levels:
**Welcome to Rapture (not reachable after leaving)
**Medical Pavilion
**Arcadia
**Farmer's Market
**Fort Frolic
**Hephaestus
**Olympus Heights
**Apollo Square
**Point Prometheus
**Proving Grounds
**Final level
*Photographing both normal and electrified versions of the Thuggish Splicer will work.
*If multiple types of enemies are in one photo, it will only count for the primary subject. They are identified by the type of research that is gained.
*Taking photos of a killed Thuggish Splicer will give the player a C-grade photo.
**Dead Splicers found in levels, not killed during gameplay, are not photographable.
*Photographing any other Splicer type (Leadhead Splicer, Spider Splicer, Nitro Splicer or Houdini Splicer) will not count towards this Achievement/Trophy.
==Strategy==
*Make sure to always have film on you, which can be found or bought from Circus of Values vending machines.
*Photograph every Thuggish Splicer you found.
*For strategies on how to fight the Thuggish Splicer, see the main page.
*If you kill a Thuggish Splicer without photographing it, take a photo of the corpse.
**Make sure to get this Achievement/Trophy before entering the final level, as there is no going back. This level does contain the Thuggish Splicer, but a limited amount.
*Always try to get an A-grade photo, as they give the highest score.
*Take as many photos as possible of any Thuggish Splicer you encounter, even if the score is low.
*Conditions that affect the research grade include:
**The first photograph you take of an enemy will always give the highest grade.
**Make sure the camera is focused and the enemy is in frame.
**Be close enough to the enemy, as far away shots will give you a lower grade.
**Multiple enemies in the picture will give a higher grade.
**"Action Shots", meaning an enemy is hostile (towards the player or another enemy), will give a higher grade.
*The Winter Blast Plasmid can help hold the Thuggish Splicer in one place while taking a photo of it.
*Use the Photographer's Eye Gene Tonic, which increases all research photo scores by 10% (found in Worley Winery in the Farmer's Market).
*Neptune's Bounty, where the Research Camera is found, does not contain the Thuggish Splicer, but the player can return to the Medical Pavilion via the Rapture Metro if they want to get the achievement as soon as possible. However, this is not really necessary as the Thuggish Splicer is the most common enemy in the game and appears in every level except three, so the player can just continue playing the game as the Splicer reappears in Arcadia.
==Behind the Scenes==
*The Achievement/Trophy icon depicts the cartoon version of the Pigskin Splicer model.
*In the BioShock Signature Series Guide, the Achievement/Trophy is named "Fully Researched Thug Splicer".BioShock Signature Series Guide, page 195.
==References==
Category:BioShock Achievements and Trophies