Talk:Nathan Drake

possible suggestions?

Hello there,

The article as of right now is really good and all the information that has been put are accurate and have no complaints because all those have had edited this article in the past also share a deep interest in the games. Something I think the article would benefit from is if there is an added section about Nathan Drake's relationships over the course of the games because he has met and worked with many characters as well as fighting many villains. Some of these characters he has worked with has reappeared in sequels (Sully, Chloe, Elena). Then there are characters like Sam who only appears in one game but has a lot of importance to Nate so to include a section toward relationships would be beneficial to the article and allow the reader to know more about the character. Just a thought though and feel free to reply and give your thoughts about it. Thanks for reading :) LDMisEditing (talk) 02:07, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Knoxville

@Rhain: here's some quotes from a couple of the articles I read, In a recent discussion with The Verge, Naughty Dog veteran Josh Scherr revealed that Johnny Knoxville was used as the basis for Nathan Drake during the game's original pitch, when Uncharted went under the moniker of Project Big. In Naughty Dog's pitch video, Nathan Drake is less of the heroic character seen in the final version, and instead has more of a comedic slant. Eventually, the developer would take on a "traditionally handsome" approach for the lead, with Nathan Drake's final character cemented in place by Nolan North's voice acting.[1] And, Though Knoxville served as the primary inspiration for Drake's character initially, the team quickly turned away from the more comedic approach after finding Nolan North, the voice actor that eventually lent his likeness to the games.[2]

I think it's still worth having a sentence or two about Knoxville, but I'll leave that up to folks more experienced with gaming articles. – ².O.^Boxing 07:19, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Infobox

@Rhain: @Kung Fu Man: In order to prevent an edit war (serious Rhain with two editors undoing your edits, doing three reverts isn't a good look), we'll discuss it here. The argument you present is of no real value to the average reader, and the point of the infobox is to give the stuff that a person might want to know at first glance. As someone with little knowledge of Uncharted, all the stuff you mentioned meant nothing to me. I'm sure it means a lot to Uncharted fans, though. And looking at the article, I don't get the impression that it is an important maiden name, only mentioned once in passing. As far as the nickname goes, I'd argue that there is a threshold of obviousness. For example, we don't list the fact that he's male in the infobox, even though it's obvious, because we have a specific guideline that tells you not to do so unless there's reason to believe that the average person may not realize what the character's gender is. I contend that there is equally a threshold when it comes to listing the most common nickname for Nathan on the planet in the infobox. I also think it's weird to mention that the nickname is frequently used. Why does the article interchange between Nate and Drake anyway? One of those should be chosen, and, again, pulling the outsider card, Nate is one name I know him by least (excluding Morgan). - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 09:23, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

I'm aware of WP:3RR. I consider Nathan's birth name important because his name change is an integral part of the character's background; he specifically chose Drake in honour of Francis Drake, whom his mother (a historian) spent much of her life researching, leading to the events of the first game (and consequently the entire series), which the article recounts. His birth name is an important part of his development and background; I disagree that it's purely cruft and see no good reason that it be removed.

Similarly, I disagree that his nickname is trivial, even if it is "obvious" (which isn't necessarily true; there are several other nicknames for Nathan too); "Nate" is used a similar amount (possibly more) than "Nathan", both in and outside of the games, so it seems logical to briefly clarify. I definitely don't want to start listing all possible nickname variations ("Kid", "Cowboy", etc.)—I'll leave that to Fandom et al.—but I don't see why his most common nickname should be excluded. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 09:58, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

On the first detail, there are many things that could be significant that are not included, and once again, I do not see reason to believe that the average viewer benefits from seeing his birth name. To me, this is fandom levels of information, same with listing Nate. While one cannot necessarily speculate that people call him Nate, it being a common nickname in the game doesn't mean that the nickname needs to be included. It's pretty apparent a trivial detail compared to the other stuff in the infobox. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 10:14, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

I fundamentally disagree, particularly regarding his nickname; it's neither trivial nor obvious, and extends beyond simply "being a common nickname in the game". – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 10:19, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

What is the in-universe significance of him being called Nate? - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 11:59, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

There isn't really any; it's just what everybody calls him. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 12:04, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Then wouldn't that just be assumed? Most readers are going to automatically assume Nate is short for Nathan. It's not a case like, say, "DK" for Donkey Kong where it's used readily enough that it's best to inform the reader at a glance. It doesn't need to be spelled out.

The point of the infobox is supposed to stick to the most important details to inform the reader at a glance so they can get a quick feel of a character before reading the article. That's why stuff like family or the maiden name here don't offer much over knowing say their nationality or who made them. I know you argued before those params wouldn't be there if they weren't intended to be used, but we share that infobox with projects that are a lot messier with their standards.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 14:31, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

No, and I'm not sure why that would be assumed. This isn't just a random nickname for the character; it's so frequently used that it's almost arguably his common name. Contrary to your opinion, I think this information does inform the reader at a glance, especially, in this case, those unfamiliar with the nickname. And I'm aware of the history of the template, but it doesn't change the fact that the parameters still exist and no guidelines nor documentation prohibit (or even discourage) their usage. I don't find "per other articles" to be a sufficient reason without guidelines to support it. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 15:20, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Well if you feel it's this big an issue why not take it to WT:VG and bring it up there? Because right now you have two editors questioning why it's necessary at all for the infobox.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 19:27, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

I'd argue that the editors doing drive-by removals of information that has been vetted and maintained (all while citing as-yet-unseen consensus and "per other articles") should be bringing it up there. I have no problems with following consensus and guidelines, but I'm yet to see either. Honestly, it seems like this is something that needs to be raised at the template talk so the documentation can be changed (if that's the consensus); until then, this infobox is doing exactly what its primary purpose is (without going overboard), per its documentation. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 23:39, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Again, multiple projects have different standards than the VG project and all use the same template. You're not going to get a clean consensus vs more localized project based discussion.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 00:37, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Sure, that's likely true—and when that localised, project-based discussion takes place, I'll absolutely comply with whatever the outcome. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 00:49, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

I agree with Rhain on this one. His nickname "Nate" is essentially his common name throughout the series, and the birth name is important to incude here as well. For an infobox's purpose is summarise the key facts, it makes to include these two fields.  Spy-cicle💥  ^Talk? 00:53, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

Requested move 4 July 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Sceptre (talk) 13:15, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

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• Nathan Drake (Uncharted) → Nathan Drake
• Nathan Drake → Nathan Drake (disambiguation)

– In 2020, I am not quite sure why I didn't simply propose this article be moved to the primary topic. It is unquestionably so, with pageviews for the historical Drakes being almost nothing in comparison. Despite being a fictional character, he is what almost everyone searching for "Nathan Drake" is looking for in the modern day. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 15:02, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose in GBooks the video game character is not the default encyclopaedic subject.

• Nathan Drake (artist) (c. 1728–1778), English artist
• Nathan Drake (essayist) (1766–1836), his son, English Shakespearian essayist and physician

In ictu oculi (talk) 17:33, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

The first page of Google Books results for me brings up mostly Uncharted-related things. I am not sure what you mean by "default subject" or where the proof of this is. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 18:30, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

• Support Honestly most prominent.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 20:53, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
• Support Most well known Nathan Drake is definitely from a fictional character. GreenishPickle! (🔔) 22:15, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
• Support per nom. The other articles mentioned by IIO have literally single digit daily views when combined. SnowFire (talk) 15:26, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.