# Booker, Catch! "Booker, Catch!" is Elizabeth's trademark line from BioShock Infinite, spoken by the AI companion whenever she tosses her partner ammo, salt or coins during fights across Columbia. Within three weeks of the March 2013 release, Tumblr artists were drawing webcomics about her nonstop item-tossing, and by October a Nerdist live-action sketch had widened the joke beyond the Bioshock fandom. ## Origin Elizabeth voices "Booker, Catch!" throughout BioShock Infinite, released by Irrational Games on March 26, 2013. Her role as a passive companion means she supplies Booker DeWitt with med kits, ammo, salt and currency whenever his resources run low, usually shouting the line as she throws the item at him[3]. The earliest known fan post came on April 4, 2013, when Tumblr user wip (doubleleaf) uploaded a webcomic that teased Elizabeth's role as a bottomless supply closet for the player[4]. Eight days later, on April 12, Tumblr user katiicombs posted an animated GIF of the toss animation, which gathered over 4,500 notes over the following two years[2]. - **Platform:** BioShock Infinite / Tumblr (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2013 ## Overview Most posts play on Elizabeth's uncanny timing and bottomless pockets, with the AI companion lobbing a med kit or a fistful of silver eagles at Booker mid-firefight, often seconds after he actually needed it[1]. Fan artists drew her hurling increasingly ridiculous objects at the player, while animators looped her voice line into Source Filmmaker shorts and Grand Theft Auto IV machinima[2]. The gag works because the game interrupts combat with the toss animation and the shouted line, which fans found both endearing and gameplay-breaking[3]. Jokes focus on the physical comedy of a tween girl casually chucking a loaded pistol across a rooftop battle, or on how Elizabeth never seems to run out of ammo despite having no visible inventory[4]. ## How to Use In practice, fans typically caption Elizabeth art or in-game screenshots with the line, or splice her "Booker, Catch!" audio over footage from unrelated games and films where a character hands something off. A common convention is to show the tossed item arriving late, missing entirely, or being something absurd like a sandwich instead of ammo[1]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Booker, Catch!? It is a stock quote spoken by Elizabeth in BioShock Infinite when she tosses her companion Booker DeWitt ammo, salt, med kits or coins during fights[3]. ### Where did Booker, Catch! come from? The line is from BioShock Infinite, released by Irrational Games on March 26, 2013. The earliest known fan post about it is an April 4, 2013 Tumblr webcomic by user wip[4]. ### What does Booker, Catch! mean? In-game it just signals that Elizabeth is throwing Booker a supply item, but fans use it as a joke about her uncanny timing and bottomless pockets[1]. ### How do you use Booker, Catch!? Fans caption Elizabeth art or screenshots with the line, or dub her audio over clips from other games and films where someone hands off an item[2]. ### Is Booker, Catch! still popular? It is a classic 2013 BioShock in-joke rather than an active trend. The main viral moments were the 2013 Tumblr webcomic and GIF, the Inside Gaming GTA IV clip, and the Nerdist live-action sketch[3]. ## References 1. [https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1csplw/booker_catch/]() 2. [http://goes-pop.tumblr.com/post/47834655279/katiicombs-booker-catch-found-some-money]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/booker-catch]() 4. [http://doubleleaf.tumblr.com/post/47095499731/would-you-kindly-deliver-them-by-hand]() 5. [http://funnyjunk.com/Booker+catch/funny-pictures/5182893/]() 6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwa1ORaO7AA]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/booker-catch Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library