Elena Fisher
Elena Fisher | |
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Uncharted character | |
First appearance | Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007) |
Created by | Amy Hennig |
Voiced by | Emily Rose |
Motion capture | Emily Rose |
In-universe information | |
Nationality | American |
Elena Fisher is a fictional character in the
Though originally a brunette, Naughty Dog made her a blonde with a more severe chin before the first game's release. She is an independent, strong female who acts as an equal to the series' protagonist Drake. In the games, she is a reporter who accompanies Drake on his adventures.[1] Reception of her character has been mostly positive. She has been called one of the strongest video game females and her equality with male characters has been praised; however, the character has drawn criticism for her unrealistic combat prowess.
Creation and conception
Originally, Elena was presented as a brunette with a soft face. However, close to the release of the first game,
Elena Fisher is the "female version of Drake", as creator Amy Hennig put it; she is just as charming, intelligent and tenacious as him, and can hold her own when climbing or under fire. Rose, the character's voice actor, commented that Elena matured between the first game and the sequel: "In the first game, she's a lot younger, she's a lot more naive, and she looks at things as being very possible, and in the second (game), has seen murders and adventure...the way that any person grows, you see that in her. She's a little bit more hesitant, a little more cynical".[8]
In the first game, Elena wears a dirty purple tank-top and cargo shorts, with a white tank top underneath. For the remaining games, she wears a number of articles of clothing, including button up shirts, casual shirts, khaki pants, jeans, and a parka. Originally, Elena was a brunette, and Sony showed her this way in the original advertising, but shortly before the first game's release, her hair was changed to a dirty blonde tone.[6]
Appearances
In the 2007 game
In
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception reveals that, between the events of Uncharted 2 and 3, Elena and Drake had married each other but had eventually separated, though she still wears her ring. Since the events of Uncharted 2, Elena has become an international news correspondent, and has been stationed in Yemen for some time. She assists Nate and Sully in entering Yemen and helps locate a cistern leading to catacombs that contains the coordinates to Iram of the Pillars. Elena tries in vain to deter Nate from continuing his search as she feels it is not worth it. After Nate is drugged and captured by Marlowe, he reunites with Elena who reveals Sully has also been kidnapped and that she has a plan to save him. They infiltrate a nearby airport where a plane is ready to make a supply drop to the enemy convoy Sully is in. Elena assists Drake in getting onto the plane, departing him as it takes off. After Nate and Sully return from Ubar, Elena is shown by Nate that he has started wearing his wedding ring again after Sully had kept it safe for him and they resume their relationship, leaving together on Sully's new plane.
In Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, five years after the events of Drake's Deception, Elena and Nate are living as a married couple in New Orleans. She continues to work as a journalist and often travels abroad writing articles, while Nate works as a salvager. Nate lies to Elena by claiming he has taken on a new salvaging job after his long-lost brother Sam returns to coax him back into uncovering the treasure of pirate Henry Avery. After escaping enemy forces in Madagascar, Nate returns to his hotel only to find Elena there, who confronts Nate about his lies and dismisses his explanations. Upset, confused, and angry, she returns home on her own. After some consideration, Elena later goes to Libertalia with Sully and rescues Nate, hoping that his dishonesty will help to make them more trusting of each other in the future, and in the end they reconcile with a kiss. The couple eventually find Sam, who insists that they go after the treasure before their opponents can find it but Nate, Elena, and Sully decline his request as they only came to rescue him. Nate is forced to leave Elena with Sully after Sam decides to go after the treasure alone. The four later reunite on Sully's plane, having escaped Libertalia alive. Sam later departs with Sully, Nate and Elena return to their lives and Elena decides to buy the 'Jameson Marine' salvage company, installing Nate as a co-owner to help them in their funding for their future adventures. Elena also expresses her desire to revive her old TV show.
13–15 years after the events of Uncharted 4 the two are still happily married and have settled down at a beach house with a daughter named Cassie and a dog called Vicky. The story then ends with Nate and Elena setting off on a sailing trip while beginning to tell Cassie about their previous adventures.
Elena also appears in the prequel comic Eye of Indra, agreeing to fund Nate's expedition to find Sir Francis Drake's coffin.[14]
Mircea Monroe played Elena in the 2018 live action fan film.
Reception
Reception to the character of Elena Fisher has been mainly positive. Blaine Kyllo of The Georgia Straight praised Rose's performance as Elena, calling it some of the best work in video gaming,[15] while Meagan VanBurkleo of Game Informer called Elena one of her "favorite leading ladies".[16] In its 2010 cover feature, Game Informer also named Elena as one of 30 characters "who defined a decade".[17]
Some opined that Elena is a strong, female lead uncommon to video games. Dave Meikleham of
The character has also garnered attention for her attractiveness. Bret Dawson of the Toronto Star compared Elena's appearance and mannerisms to those of Jennifer Aniston.[23]
References
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- ^ Nathan: Don't I wish. No, this was, ah... this was Francis Drake's ring. I, y'know, kind of inherited it. Elena: "Sic parvis magna"? Nathan: "Greatness from small beginnings" - it was his motto. Check out the date. Elena: 29th of January, 1596. Nathan: One day after he supposedly died. Elena: Wait, what are these numbers, right here? Nathan: Coordinates. Right off the coast of Panama. Elena: Oh, so that's how you found the coffin. Naughty Dog (19 November 2007). Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PlayStation 3). Sony Computer Entertainment.
- ^ Elena: He's alive. Nathan: Huh. Elena: I don't know, Nate... I mean, how much do you trust this guy? It's not exactly like they're holding him at gunpoint. Nathan: I know. Yeah, it seems weird. But no. Sully's a lot of things, but he's not a back-stabber. Which way were they headed? Elena: Uh... North-ish. Yeah, towards the mountains. Nathan: Okay, it's gotta be the monastery. Let's go. Naughty Dog (19 November 2007). Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PlayStation 3). Sony Computer Entertainment.
- ^ Nathan: Sorry you didn't get your story. Elena: Ah, that's all right. There'll be other stories. You still owe me one. Nathan: I'm good for it. Naughty Dog (19 November 2007). Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PlayStation 3). Sony Computer Entertainment.
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