List of characters based on developers in Ultima series

List of characters based on developers in Ultima series

Many designers, developers and other personnel of "Ultima" series of computer role playing games made a cameo appearance in it or had a character in the game modeled after them.

Companions of the Avatar

* Sir Dupre: Greg Dykes from Custom Creation.
* Gwenno: Kathleen Jones, David R. Watson's late wife.
* Iolo the Bard: David R. Watson, who wrote some music for the games. Like the Iolo character, he also makes crossbows.
* Jaana the Druid: Jaana, last name unconfirmed. (details needed)
* Shamino the Ranger: Richard Garriott. The character was modeled after Garriott's activities in Society for Creative Anachronism.
* Tseramed the Ranger: Ken Demarest, "Ultima VII" lead programmer.

Other NPCs

* Chuckles: Lord British's court jester is Chuck Bueche, co-founder of Origin Systems and one of the notable programmers of the series.
* Lord Blackthorn: Starr Long, a long-time Origin employee and the co-creator of "Ultima Online".
* Lord British: Richard Garriott's most famous alter ego.
* R. Allen G.: Author of books "The Day it Didn't Work" and "No One Leaves" in "Ultima VII" is a rather direct reference to development leadership methodology of Richard Garriott.
* Jely: Author-protagonist of the "Cheesy Book" in "Ultima VIII" is Jason Ely, who programmed the book code among other things.
* Hawkins: A pirate in "Ultima VI" is unflatteringly named after Trip Hawkins, Electronic Arts founder.
* De Snel: A famous fencer in "Ultima VII" is named after Dallas Snell, executive producer of "Ultima VI", "Ultima VII" and other games.
* Dr. Johann Schliemann Spector: Scientist in "Worlds of Ultima" games is based on Warren Spector.
* Spektor: The schemy financier in "" is also named after Warren Spector.
* Warren: A seclusive and silent "specter" behind the magis' storeroom in earns Warren Spector's name


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ultima (video game series) — Ultima is a series of fantasy computer role playing games from Origin Systems, Inc. Ultima was created by Richard Garriott, a.k.a. Lord British. Several games of the series are considered seminal games of their genre. Today, Electronic Arts holds …   Wikipedia

  • Ultima (series) — Ultima franchise The most commonly used logo in the series Genres Role playing video game Developers Origin …   Wikipedia

  • List of Ultima characters — This is a list of significant recurring characters in the Ultima series of computer games, indicating the games in which they appeared. Contents 1 The Avatar and his companions 1.1 The Avatar 1.2 The Companions of the Avatar …   Wikipedia

  • List of ninja video games — The ninja are popular characters in video games (mostly action and role playing games) since early 1980s to this day. Contents 1 Series 2 Major roles 3 Minor roles 4 …   Wikipedia

  • .hack (video game series) — hack Developer(s) CyberConnect2 Publisher(s) Bandai Games …   Wikipedia

  • Crusader (game series) — Crusader: No Remorse Developer(s) Origin Systems Realtime Associates (console versions) P …   Wikipedia

  • Role-playing video game — Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

  • Action role-playing game — Not to be confused with Live action role playing game …   Wikipedia

  • Final Fantasy — This article is about the video game franchise. For the first game in the series, see Final Fantasy (video game). For other uses, see Final Fantasy (disambiguation). Final Fantasy Genres …   Wikipedia

  • Massively multiplayer online role-playing game — Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”