57 Facts About Nathan Drake

Nathan Drake is a character and the protagonist of the Uncharted franchise, most notably in the video game series, developed by Naughty Dog.

Nathan Drake appears in all mainline games: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, the spin-offs Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Uncharted: Fight for Fortune, the motion comic prequel series Uncharted: Eye of Indra by DC Comics, and other related media.

Nathan Drake is played through voice and motion capture by Nolan North, who influenced Drake's personality by ad-libbing segments of the character's dialogue.

The design and personality of Nathan Drake have drawn comparisons to other video game and film characters, such as Lara Croft and Indiana Jones.

Many reviewers have called Nathan Drake a likable and believable character, and noted that he is a rare example of a physically attractive character who is not hypermasculine.

Illustrator and designer Kory Heinzen worked on pre-visualization, concept and character design on the video game Uncharted: Nathan Drake's Fortune, developed by Naughty Dog.

Neil Druckmann, lead designer of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, explained that Nathan Drake was meant to react to situations in the manner that the average player might.

Nathan Drake is not a master of hand-to-hand combat, and throws punches without style or skill.

Nolan North, the actor who played Nathan Drake, had a large role in defining the character's physical and vocal reactions.

Matthew Nathan Drake was seriously contemplated, but received a poor reaction from those it was presented to.

Nathan Drake has a distinct personality, as the creators did not want him to appear as a caricature or "cardboard cutout".

Nathan Drake reacts to events in a human-like way, often commenting and complaining on the absurdity or difficulty of his situation.

Self-educated in history and various languages, Nathan Drake is highly intelligent.

Nathan Drake says what he is thinking aloud, a feature designed to correlate with the likely thoughts and reactions of the player.

Amy Hennig called Nathan Drake a "Die Hard guy that gets in there and just takes care of the situation; 'the fly in the ointment'".

Nathan Drake was deliberately costumed in a simple shirt and jeans to provide a "blank slate" on which the everyman persona could be imposed.

Nathan Drake's appearance underwent minor changes in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

Hennig said that Nathan Drake was skinnier than intended in the first game, and thus the designers bulked him up for the second.

Nathan Drake's shirt is always tucked into his pants on only one side, an attribute which commentators have labeled the "half-tuck".

The half-tuck was part of a larger effort to ensure Nathan Drake's design was asymmetrical.

When Sully and Nathan Drake follow the diary to the indicated spot, they learn that El Dorado is a large golden idol that the Spanish had tried to remove from the island centuries ago.

Sully is shot but Nathan Drake manages to escape to an island where Sir Francis Nathan Drake's diary claims the idol is located.

Nathan Drake discovers that the idol is located near the customs house, and finds and rescues Sully.

Nathan Drake realizes that the idol is cursed, and that it turned the Spanish and Kriegsmarine searching for it into zombified monsters.

Sully arrives and Elena and Nathan Drake leave the island with several chests of treasure, after displaying affection towards each other.

Nathan Drake pursues Lazarevic and then discovers the key to Shambhala, but the train they are traveling on explodes, leaving Nathan Drake stranded.

Nathan Drake loses consciousness after finding the phurba and awakens in a Tibetan village.

Nathan Drake confronts Lazarevic at the Tree of Life, the sap of which comprises the Cintamani stone.

The third installment of the franchise, Uncharted 3: Nathan Drake's Deception, has Nathan Drake searching for the lost city of Iram of the Pillars, located in the Rub' al Khali Desert.

Nathan Drake's mother committed suicide and his father handed the child over to the state.

Nathan Drake ran away from the orphanage and traveled to Colombia, where, at the age of 15, he acquired Francis Drake's ring by stealing it from a museum.

However, Sully is kidnapped by Marlowe and Talbot, prompting Nathan Drake to save him by boarding one of Marlowe's cargo planes.

Nathan Drake dies of heart failure before she can call off the police, forcing Nate and Sam to flee and adopt the surname Drake.

Nathan Drake was on the shortlist for being a guest character in Street Fighter x Tekken, however the idea was scrapped.

Additionally, Nathan Drake makes a cameo appearance in Astro's Playroom, a launch title for the PlayStation 5 designed as a celebration of the PlayStation brand, as well as its sequel.

Nathan Drake was added to Fortnite Battle Royale with Chloe Frazer in February 2022.

Nathan Drake is a playable character in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale released on PlayStation 3.

In 2011 Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth, a standalone novel written by Christopher Golden was set between the events of the first and second game, and involves Nathan Drake working to uncover the mysteries of King Midas and several ancient labyrinths.

DC Comics released a six-part comic book miniseries in 2011, titled Uncharted, set between the events of the second and third game, which sees Nathan Drake searching for the legendary city of Agartha.

Nathan Drake has attracted mainly positive reviews, many focusing on his likable personality.

In 2009, Nathan Drake was featured as one of 64 characters in GameSpot as the "Greatest Game Hero" poll, in which he lost to Pikachu.

Nathan Drake was voted as the fourth best character of the decade in a 2010 poll conducted by Game Informer, and was voted as the 16th top video game character of all time by the readers of Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition in 2011.

Nathan Drake has been described as "dreamy", and a "handsome, charismatic hero".

Nathan Drake has been cited as an example of a male character who, while attractive, is not over-masculine.

Steve McGarvey of GameSpy wrote that Nathan Drake was "hardly oozing with machismo compared to the likes of most gaming protagonists".

Nathan Drake's attractiveness drew criticism from Meagan Marie of Game Informer, who stated that he did not "stand out much among the crowd of other ideally proportioned and intentionally unblemished gaming icons".

However, Ben Kuchera of Ars Technica criticized that Nathan Drake was like numerous other characters, and lacked individuality.

Develop's Owain Bennallack further criticized Nathan Drake's blandness, doubting whether a player could adequately describe him as a character.

Nathan Drake has been compared to several other video game and film characters, most notably video game adventurer Lara Croft from the Tomb Raider franchise and film character Indiana Jones, due to the similarities between the characters and the narratives they appear in.

Nathan Drake has been called a mixture of the two characters.

Michael Owen-Brown of The Advertiser remarked that Nathan Drake distinguished himself from Croft with his wit, while director of the Uncharted series Bruce Straley claimed that Nathan Drake had equaled Croft in popularity.

CBS drew a strict distinction between Indiana Jones and Nathan Drake, pointing out that while Jones acts altruistically, Nathan Drake is in it for the profits.

Avi Arad, producer of the upcoming Uncharted feature film, drew a similar conclusion, remarking that while Jones was always good, Nathan Drake is not necessarily the good guy.

Designer Neil Druckmann stated that he believes Nathan Drake stands apart from Jones and Croft.

The good sales of the Uncharted series and the growing identification of Nathan Drake with the PlayStation 3 console have led some to claim he is a de facto mascot for the PlayStation 3.

Adam Hartley at TechRadar UK claimed, that "throaty-voiced protagonist Nathan Drake is the rightful heir to the 'PlayStation Hero' crown", while Now Gamer claimed Drake as the new PlayStation 3 poster boy.

Nathan Drake was nominated for the "Most Compelling Character" award at the 2009 Inside Gaming Awards.