I got so freaked out by the fact that Gordon Freeman is canonically 27 that I decided to find out how old all the other classic FPS protagonists are, and it didn't make me feel better
This article explores the canonical ages of various classic first-person shooter protagonists from the 1990s, starting with the surprising revelation that Gordon Freeman is only 27. It delves into the lore of characters like B.J. Blazkowicz, Kyle Katarn, and Duke Nukem, discussing how their ages were determined or left ambiguous by developers.
- Entities
- Game: The Operative: No One Lives Forever
- Person: Kyle Katarn
- Company: id Software
- Person: John Romero
- Company: Apogee Software
- Company: Valve
- Person: DoomGuy
- Person: Todd Replogle
- Game: DOOM
- Company: 3D Realms
- Topic: First-Person Shooter
- Person: Duke Nukem
- Game: Unreal
- Game: Blood 2: The Chosen
- Person: Cate Archer
- Game: Star Wars: Dark Forces
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