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Veni! Vidi! Vigor! machine

Veni! Vidi! Vigor! sign

Behold! The Magnificent Mechanical Merchant

Veni! Vidi! Vigor! is one of the many vending machines that can be found throughout the city of Columbia in BioShock Infinite. Those machines sell exclusively Vigors and their upgrades at usually expensive prices in Silver Eagles. Like all Columbian devices, Veni! Vidi! Vigor! vending machines can be possessed with Possession and will give out a small cash bounty.

List of Prices[]

Here are all items sold at Veni! Vidi! Vigor! vending machines and when they start being sold during the game. The sum of all upgrades is $14481.

PossessionIcon Possession -1Price -1Description -1First Available In
Possession Aid 500 Adds ability to possess humans who suicide when the effect expires0
Town Center0
Possession for Less 16530 Decreases the Salts necessary to use Possession0
Hall of Heroes0
DevilsKissIcon Devil's Kiss -1Price -1Description -1First Available In
Devil's Kiss Aid 12410 Adds mini clusters for greater area of effect range and damage0
Monument Island Gateway0
Devil's Kiss Boost 6660 Increases damage0
Finkton Docks0
MurderOfCrowsIcon Murder of Crows -1Price -1Description -1First Available In
Murder of Crows 1500 Unlocks Murder of Crows if not found0
Monument Island Gateway0
Crows Trap Aid 14850 Causes the corpses of Murder of Crows victims to become crow traps0
Monument Island Gateway0
Crows Boost 5450 Increases stun duration0
Factory0
BuckingBroncoIcon Bucking Bronco -1Price -1Description -1First Available In
Bucking Bronco 1750 Unlocks Bucking Bronco if not found0
Finkton Docks0
Bronco Aid 7770 Adds ability to chain floating effect from one enemy to others0
Finkton Docks0
Bronco Boost 4210 Increases duration of the enemy’s float time (2x)0
Factory0
ShockJockeyIcon Shock Jockey -1Price -1Description -1First Available In
Shock Chain Aid 12650 Adds ability to chain lightning strikes from one enemy to others0
Factory0
Shock Duration Aid 5750 Increases stun duration0
Downtown Emporia0
ChargeIcon Charge -1Price -1Description -1First Available In
Charge 2500 Unlocks Charge if not found0
Emporia0
Charge Aid 16140 Adds brief invulnerability on attack and recharges shield0
Factory0
Charge Boost 5550 Adds explosive damage0
Downtown Emporia0
UndertowIcon Undertow -1Price -1Description -1First Available In
Undertow 1500 Unlocks Undertow if not found0
Emporia0
Undertow Mod 3060 Increases number of enemies you can pull at one time0
Emporia0
Undertow Boost 11430 Increases effective range (2x)0
Downtown Emporia0
ReturnToSenderIcon Return to Sender -1Price -1Description -1First Available In
Return to Sender 2000 Unlocks Return to Sender if not found0
Hand of the Prophet0
Send for Less 8980 Increases shield duration (press) and decreases Salts cost (hold)0
Downtown Emporia0
Sender Aid 12870 Adds ability to absorb and collect incoming ammunition0
Downtown Emporia0

Quotes[]

  • Vigor, a tonic / Fink's formula of wonder / Primal mysteries.
  • Cupid guards secrets / That Possession delivers / To lovers enflamed!
  • Fire flies from hand / Devil's Kiss burns the wicked / And innocent alike!
  • Oh, deadly stampede! / Captured by man, used to tame / The Bucking Bronco.
  • Electricity / Arcs and sparks in a bottle / Zeus sits in envy!
  • Ancient mariner / Let the vigor Undertow / Disperse the hated albatross!

Gallery[]

Behind the Scenes[]

  • The name Veni! Vidi! Vigor! is a reference to a quote made by Julius Caesar in 47 B.C. The original quote was "Veni, Vidi, Vici", which means "I came, I saw, I conquered."
  • The animatronic atop the machine appears to be a magician holding a wand. It also has glowing blue lights for eyes, in contrast to the others, which have yellow.
  • The speeches spoken by this vending machine are always in the style of poetry.
  • Charge, Murder of Crows, Ironsides and Return to Sender are the only Vigors that the vending machine doesn't advertise.
  • Veni! Vidi! Vigor! vending machines share certain characteristics with the Gatherer's Garden and Gene Bank vending machines found in Rapture, in that they provide upgrades for the special powers that the player acquires over the course of the game.
  • When all upgrades available have been purchased, the machine turns off.
  • The cost for the Devil´s Kiss Boost, 666, is a reference to the Number of the Beast in the Christian Book of Revelation.

Veni! Vidi! Vigor! vending machines can be found at the Columbian Archeological Society in BioShock Infinite's downloadable content, Clash in the Clouds, between waves and in the hub area. They can only be used once at least one wave has been completed. They sell all Vigors and their upgrades present in the main game right from the start, including the four samples given for free at the beginning of the DLC.

List of Prices[]

Here are all items sold at Veni! Vidi! Vigor! in Clash in the Clouds.

PossessionIcon Possession -1Price -1Description
Possession 1500 Unlocks Possession if not picked up0
Possession Aid 1000 Adds ability to possess humans who suicide when the effect expires0
Possession for Less 20000 Decreases the Salts necessary to use Possession0
DevilsKissIcon Devil's Kiss -1Price -1Description
Devil's Kiss 2500 Unlocks Devil's Kiss if not picked up0
Devil's Kiss Aid 30000 Adds mini clusters for greater area of effect range and damage0
Devil's Kiss Boost 20000 Increases damage0
MurderOfCrowsIcon Murder of Crows -1Price -1Description
Murder of Crows 2500 Unlocks Murder of Crows0
Crows Trap Aid 30000 Causes the corpses of Murder of Crows victims to become crow traps0
Crows Boost 20000 Increases stun duration0
BuckingBroncoIcon Bucking Bronco -1Price -1Description
Bucking Bronco 5000 Unlocks Bucking Bronco if not picked up0
Bronco Aid 5000 Adds ability to chain floating effect from one enemy to otherss0
Bronco Boost 20000 Increases duration of the enemy’s float time (2x)0
ShockJockeyIcon Shock Jockey -1Price -1Description
Shock Jockey 5000 Unlocks Shock Jockey0
Shock Chain Aid 20000 Adds ability to chain lightning strikes from one enemy to others0
Shock Duration Aid 10000 Increases stun duration0
ChargeIcon Charge -1Price -1Description
Charge 5000 Unlocks Charge0
Charge Aid 40000 Adds brief invulnerability on attack and recharges shield0
Charge Boost 20000 Adds explosive damage0
UndertowIcon Undertow -1Price -1Description
Undertow 10000 Unlocks Undertow if not picked up0
Undertow Mod 10000 Increases number of enemies you can pull at one time0
Undertow Boost 15000 Increases effective range (2x)0
ReturnToSenderIcon Return to Sender -1Price -1Description
Unlock Return to Sender 10000 Unlocks Return to Sender0
Send for Less 40000 Increases shield duration (press) and decreases Salts cost (hold)0
Sender Aid 20000 Adds ability to absorb and collect incoming ammunition0

A Veni! Vidi! Vigor! vending machine can be found at the Factory in BioShock Infinite's downloadable content, Burial at Sea - Episode 2, although it appears as out of order. Vigor upgrades can only be found in the DLC as pickable items instead of being sold, thus making the machine purposeless.

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