In the world there are a large number of iconic characters in video games. One of them is Drake Nathan from Uncharted. This character won prizes among the main characters of computer works. He also leads in recognition among gamers. He has his own story of creation and a small biography.
Character summary
This is the protagonist of the Uncharted series of games created by Naughty Dog. Drake Nathan was drawn in the comic book Eye of Indra. He was voiced by actor Nolan North. This hero is called the main mascot of the Play Station 3 game console.
The appearance of the character fits the role in the game. Nathan Drake in Uncharted is portrayed as a large man with brown hair. He has a little stubble on his face. The hero was endowed with a strong-willed character. Even in difficult situations, Drake Nathan remained indestructible. The fighting qualities of the hero were also at a high level. He skillfully coped with firearms. In addition, Drake is a great fighter. He was also trained in mountaineering, almost any mountain is not terrible for him.
Creating a Drake Design
Highly experienced illustrator Corey Heinzer worked with this team with an additional team. They took ideas from old adventure films. Uncharted (game) and Nathan Drake were created on the basis of stereotypes about heroes, because the main character was given an excellent mind, resourcefulness, ingenuity. Also, the developers wanted to show that Drake is different from other heroes. To do this, they made an interactive environment. To accomplish this, they had to work hard on animating the world and the character. One movement has about 30 variations. This was done for greater credibility.
The company created the look of Drake with several actors. They were Johnny Knoxville and the man who voiced the main character. It was thanks to the sounds that the future character of Drake was determined. The team also worked on the name for a very long time. They had to spend a month to choose. Among the options were the names Ethan, John, Sam.
Character Biography
The main character was born in 1976. Nothing is known about Nathan's father. Mother was Cassandra Morgan. The boy grew up and was brought up in the company of his older brother. When Drake was five years old, his mother committed suicide. After this event, the brothers went to the orphanage. There they were brought up by strict educators and studied Latin.
Nathan's elder brother was kicked out of the shelter as he contacted criminal gangs. The younger brother was not comfortable alone among other children. Once he escaped from a shelter. In the wild, he learned about Francis Drake, this man had a museum. The main character went to the exhibition. There he noticed family jewels. Drake Nathan decided to steal the rings and astrolabe of his relative.
When the main character was preparing for the theft, he noticed his direct competitor. This man also wanted to steal Drake's jewelry. As a result of this, a serious conflict arose between the characters. The criminal group was supposed to kill Drake, but he managed to escape.
The gangster who wanted to steal jewelry was Victor Sullivan. At first he tried to harm Nathan, but after a short time a friendship arose between them. Sullivan was for the main character for his father and mentor. The guy learned a lot of wise advice from Victor.
Hero in the first part of the game
There are only three main characters in this episode: journalist Elena, Drake, Sally. The first shoots a documentary about archaeologists. To do this, she entered the tomb of pirates near the coast of the Panama Islands. There she met with the main character. Together they found a path to wealth, namely, the unraveled rebus, which will serve as their key.
The features of the hero in the first part include:
- some inexperience;
- spirit of adventurism;
- sensuality.
During the adventure, Nate fell in love with the journalist Elena. They survived many adventures, the couple always helped each other out in difficult situations.
Drake in other games
The main character with each new part of the game improved. Developers are constantly improving the graphics and character animation. Nathan Drake's hairstyle is the most common among all the characters. He combs his bangs up and the rest of his hair down. Drake in other games:
- Uncharted 2: Among Theives. In this part, Nathan needed to get a precious lamp. He came to the aid of the familiar journalist Elena. Her operator was killed, for which the heroes promised revenge.
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. Drake found out what his ancestor was doing. This man was hired by the royal family to find Atlantis. The main character in the third part went in search of artifacts.
- Uncharted 4. The protagonist lives a quiet and measured life. However, adventures again break into his fate. In the new part of the game, he went in search of pirates.
The Uncharted series of games is what most gamers choose console games for. Indeed, on a personal computer, a person will not play this work with such a protagonist, and Nathan Drake is among the top memorable characters like Lara Croft. It also differs from almost all other heroes.