George Stobbart

George Stobbart (born 1968 in Idaho, USA) is the main character in the "Broken Sword" adventure game series by Revolution Software. The voice of George is provided by American actor Rolf Saxon in all four games. Stobbart currently lives in New York City, USA and works as a bail bondsman. He is a patent lawyer by profession, enjoys traveling and is fascinated by history.

Private life

Little is known about George's private life. Tasks such as saving the world and quirk remarks are seen as more important than various relations - mainly Nico Collard. He is a law graduate, which he studied at either the University of California or the University of Idaho. He has worked in California, at his father's law firm, and New York City, as a bail bondsman. He is an only child, and his father passed away between the first two games.

Appearances

"The Shadow of the Templars"

When George first appeared in "The Shadow of the Templars", he was an average, friendly, and somewhat nosy man, who was currently taking a vacation in Paris. When a bomb explodes in the cafe that George is at, it's up to him to uncover the mysteries surrounding the bombings, learn the truth behind The Knights Templar, and travel around the globe.

It is at this time that George falls in love with Nico Collard, the French photojournalist, who lives in a small apartment, which serves as a hub for George and Nico in "The Shadow of the Templars". In travelling around the world George meets a number of unique and interesting characters, some friendly, others odd and some deadly.

"The Smoking Mirror"

At the beginning of "Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror", George Stobbart has recently returned from the tending to his dying father, back to Paris where he and Nico are thrown into yet another adventure. The game opens as George and Nico are attacked by Pablo, a large Mayan man. George is tied to a chair, and Nico is captured, and it's up to George once again to save the world from an inevitable doom.

"The Sleeping Dragon"

The Sleeping Dragon begins years after George and Nico have broken up, and George has moved on with his job as a patent lawyer. The game opens when George's private plane crashes in the middle of the Congo, and George is forced to climb a cliff to reach his destination. When he does however, the man he intended to interview is dead, and George is once again thrown into another adventure, and re-unite with his old rivals, the Neo-Templars.

"The Angel of Death"

At the start of the "The Angel of Death", George is working as a bail bonds clerk and Nico is no longer a part of George's life. When George meets with Anna-Maria, a woman who hires George to help her to find a mysterious artifact, George is thrown into another adventure, and cannot help but fall in love with this strange woman.

Relationships

George's on/off lover is the French freelance photojournalist Nico Collard, who was introduced in the first game. His new love from the fourth "Broken Sword" game was Anna-Maria, who George met when she needed some help with a manuscript.

George's social nemesis is André Lobineau, a French scholar whom Nico has known since college and who, at least in the first two games, considers himself a competitor for Nico's affections. André runs an online history database, which George is blocked from viewing.

George has made several acquaintances in different countries. This includes Pearl and Duane Henderson, who regularly travel (Duane a supposedly undercover Agent for unknown government agency) and the heavy-drinking gendarme who George meets twice at the café at Montfaucon.

George's enemies include the Neo-Templars, a secret organization following in the footsteps of the Knights Templar, Tezcatlipoca and recently certain sections of the Roman Catholic church.