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Joanna Dark is a fictional character and protagonist of the ''Perfect Dark'' fictional universe, created by Rare. She made her debut in the Nintendo 64 first-person shooter ''Perfect Dark'' and is a player character in all the games of the series. Outside of video games, Joanna also appears as the lead character in all the ''Perfect Dark'' novels and comic books. Joanna is an operative for the fictional Carrington Institute, where she was given the code name "Perfect Dark" in honor of her flawless performance in training tests. Joanna Dark was originally devised by video game designer Martin Hollis, who found inspiration in a number of fictional heroines such as FBI agent Dana Scully from television series ''The X-Files'', and the eponymous femme fatale of the film ''Nikita'', among others. Her ''Perfect Dark Zero'' model was redesigned by manga artist Wil Overton. Joanna Dark is among Rare's most well known characters and is also featured in several "top lists" by the gaming media. ==Character design== The character of Joanna Dark was originally devised by Martin Hollis, the director and producer of ''GoldenEye 007'' and ''Perfect Dark'', before he left Rare in 1998. Hollis explained that the suggestion of having a female lead in a first-person shooter was inspired by Kim Kimberly, the protagonist in the first two instalments of Level 9 Computing's interactive fiction trilogy ''Silicon Dreams'', where the player experiences the shock of discovering that they are a woman fairly late in the first game.〔 He also felt that there should be more games with female leads. According to him, "Having just made a game starring a man it seemed logical to create one around a woman."〔 Joanna's design was influenced by a number of fictional heroines, including the seductive spy Agent X-27 in the 1930s film ''Dishonored'', FBI agent Dana Scully from television series ''The X-Files'', and the eponymous femme fatale of the film ''Nikita'', whom Hollis describes as "iconic, heroic, independent, vulnerable and very damaged."〔 The name "Joanna Dark" was taken from the French pronunciation of Joan of Arc as "Jeanne d'Arc".〔 Hollis also revealed that they "wanted her to be quite normal, not with supermodel looks, perhaps a little androgynous."〔 In ''Perfect Dark'', she was voiced by Eveline Fischer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.gamespot.com/perfect-dark/techinfo/platform/n64/ )〕 During the development of ''Perfect Dark Zero'', Joanna was redesigned by manga artist Wil Overton. Overton added more distinctive elements, including a star tattoo on the left side of her neck, a blonde streak in her hair, and a choppy outline to her hairstyle.〔 Her hair was also changed from short and red to shoulder-length and orange. Hollis stated that while he liked the new concept work, he could not imagine why she would wear the orange. According to him, "It is uncharacteristic. Quite apart from the practical problem of being a beacon for bullets—Secret Agents don’t wear orange for good reason."〔 Process for her character design went through several alterations. Images of the initial concept were met with much derision among the fans who criticized Joanna's new manga-like appearance. In response, the developers chose to tone down some of the more stylized aspects of the design, eventually arriving at a more realistic appearance. In ''Perfect Dark Zero'', she was voiced by Laurence Bouvard.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.gamespot.com/perfect-dark-zero/techinfo/ )〕 For the cancelled sequel ''Perfect Dark Core'', Dark was altered to fit the game's realistic atmosphere, being described as a "smoking, flirting" version. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joanna Dark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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