Curated category
Fictional commanders
- James Bond (literary character)Ian Fleming began writing Casino Royale on the 17th of February 1952 at his Goldeneye estate in Oracabessa, Jamaica. He typed two thousand words each morning…
- 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…
- Kylo RenIn March 2014, the production team for Star Wars: The Force Awakens knew their main antagonist only as Jedi Killer. That name hid a character who had gone…
- Revolver OcelotHideo Kojima wanted to add Western tones to a character resulting in Ocelot's appearance, which is based on that of veteran Western film actor Lee Van Cleef.
- Princess LeiaGeorge Lucas wrote and refined the Star Wars screenplay over several years, changing Princess Leia's identity multiple times before settling on her final…
- Poe DameronIn 2015, the character that would become Poe Dameron was referred to as John Doe. Early script drafts envisioned him as a black man in his 30s or 40s.
- Han SoloGeorge Lucas created the Star Wars franchise and both wrote and directed the original Star Wars film. In the earliest version of the screenplay, Solo was an…
- Jacen SoloFive minutes after his sister Jaina, Jacen Solo entered the world on Coruscant in 1993. The newborn twins were sent to live at various safe havens under the…
- 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…