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Fictional characters with post-traumatic stress disorder

  • BatmanIn early 1939, Bob Kane drew a character with red tights and bat wings. Bill Finger suggested a cowl and cape instead. They watched a bat fly through the…
  • Obi-Wan KenobiOn the ice planet Hoth, a young Luke Skywalker hears the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Jedi Master instructs him to travel to Dagobah to find Yoda.
  • Luke SkywalkerGeorge Lucas considered a 60-year-old grizzled war hero as the protagonist for Star Wars in 1977. He also imagined a Jedi Master, a dwarf, and even a woman…
  • Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)Anthony Edward Stark was born on the 29th of May 1970, in Manhattan, New York. His father Howard Stark was a famous genius inventor and businessman who tried…
  • Frodo BagginsOn the 22nd of September, a hobbit named Frodo Baggins was born into the quiet village of Hobbiton. His parents, Drogo and Primula, died in a boating…
  • Darth VaderGeorge Lucas hired concept artist Ralph McQuarrie during pre-production of the original Star Wars film in 1975. Lucas asked McQuarrie to depict a very tall…
  • Solid SnakeHideo Kojima created Solid Snake, a character whose name was chosen to symbolize stealth through the snake and contrast that image with solidity.
  • Madoka KanameIn the initial planning meeting of 2011, writer Gen Urobuchi imagined a heroine with a cheerful and idealistic personality.
  • Big Boss (Metal Gear)In the 1987 game Metal Gear, a soldier named Solid Snake receives radio instructions from his commanding officer. The voice on the other end guides him…
  • CammyNoritaka Funamizu, Capcom's research and development head, felt the game needed another female character besides Chun-Li.