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Nathan "Nate" Drake is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ''Uncharted'' video game series, developed by Naughty Dog. He appears in all four games: ''Uncharted: Drake's Fortune'', ''Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'', ''Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception'', and the upcoming ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End''. He also appears in ''Uncharted: Golden Abyss'' and the motion comic prequel series ''Uncharted: Eye of Indra''. He is played by actor Nolan North, who influenced Drake's personality by ad-libbing segments of the character's dialogue. Naughty Dog based Drake's appearance and personality on daredevil Johnny Knoxville, actor Harrison Ford, and the heroes of pulp magazines, novels and films. To make him relatable, the character was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, and given an everyman persona; he is strong-willed, and often jokes and quips. The designers focused on giving him realistic reactions to his environment; for example, he stumbles while running, barely clears objects during leaps, and recognizes the absurdity of the situations in which he finds himself. His design and personality have drawn comparisons to other video game and film characters, such as Lara Croft and Indiana Jones. Many reviewers have called Drake a likable and believable character, and have noted that he is a rare example of a physically attractive character who is not over-masculinized. ==Character design== Illustrator and designer Kory Heinzen worked on pre-visualization, concept and character design on the video game ''Uncharted: Drake's Fortune'', developed by Naughty Dog. Heinzen's initial concept differed from the finished character. The production staff drew inspiration from the pulp adventure genre when creating the video games in the ''Uncharted'' series, and based Drake on the stereotypical characters of adventure films and novels, giving him wit, resourcefulness, and strong principles.〔 〕 Naughty Dog wanted to highlight Drake's personality through his interactions with the environment during gameplay. To do this, they developed a wide range of animations for Drake, allowing him to display reactions and his snarky disposition in context. These animations were designed to be fluid and believable; they removed any animation that did not promote this fluidity or took a large amount of time to execute. The blended animation system in the game, with more than 30 animations comprising one movement,〔 was implemented to make Drake a more relatable character.〔 The Naughty Dog staff looked to several sources in creating Drake. His appearance and charisma were based on actor and daredevil Johnny Knoxville. Lead game designer Richard Lemarchand wanted Drake to reflect the "coolness and goodness" he saw in Knoxville. Series writer Amy Hennig described Drake as a gritty, charming mixture of actors Harrison Ford and Bruce Willis, with additional influence coming from romantic action-adventure heroes, including Cary Grant: Lemarchand listed comic characters Doc Savage and Tintin, as well as ''Die Hard'' protagonist John McClane, as inspirations for the character. Drake's physical prowess was modeled on that of Savage, and his personality inspired by the vibrant color and globetrotting identity of Tintin. Naughty Dog wanted Drake to embody the everyman archetype. E. Daniel Arey, former Naughty Dog creative director, stated that "there is a fine line between jerk and lovable rogue", and that they developed Drake to be more human and accessible. "If a hero constantly shows their human side," said Arey, "we relate and forgive any seeming overconfidence because we’ve all been there." Neil Druckmann, lead designer of ''Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'', explained that Drake was meant to react to situations in the manner that the average player might. Hennig commented: Josh Scherr, leader of the ''Drake's Fortune'' story sequence team, said that they created Drake as an "ordinary guy" with no special powers. Instead, Drake became visibly nervous at times, barely cleared objects while jumping, and stumbled while running. The characterizations were meant to show Drake as a frail character.〔 He is not a master of hand-to-hand combat, and throws punches without style or skill. Sam Thompson, producer of ''Among Thieves'', described Drake's martial arts abilities as "fallible." Sony Entertainment of America line producer Sam Thompson mused that Naughty Dog had created iconic characters before, including Crash Bandicoot. With Nathan Drake, however, the company wanted to produce a more average character, one who did not possess the same amount of confidence and who was more realistic and humble. Nolan North, the voice actor who played Drake, had a large role in defining the character's physical and vocal reactions. In the ''Uncharted'' series, the actors were used for motion capture, and acted as if performing in a movie. Motion capture was done on a soundstage, and the dialog recorded during this process was used in the game. North was allowed to ad-lib dialog and insert aspects of his own personality into the character. In naming the character, the development team considered many different choices, including Ethan, Samuel, and John. Matthew Drake was seriously contemplated, but received a poor reaction from those it was presented to. Eventually, Naughty Dog settled on the name Nathan for its ability to be shortened to Nate, and the perception that it sounded historical. Drake's character design changed little between ''Drake's Fortune'' and ''Among Thieves''. 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「Nathan Drake (character)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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