Duke Nukem

Duke Nukem is a character that appears in 30 games

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Duke Nukem is the protagonist of the Duke Nukem franchise. He is widely known for his ultra-masculine personality and his memorable catchphrases

Overview

Always bet on Duke

Duke Nukem is the sole protagonist of the Duke Nukem franchise. He is a testosterone fueled, womanizing, masculinity personified action hero, and was created by George Broussard, Todd Replogle, Scott Miller, and Allen Blum of 3D Realms/ Apogee Software. Since the debut of Duke Nukem 3D, Duke's iconic voice was fueled by voice actor Jon St. John. Originally a disgruntled TV viewer who took offense to Dr. Proton interrupting his shows, Duke's personality in all his games since Duke Nukem 3D has been that of a hyper-masculine, egotistical, machismo-filled womanizer, and his missions generally involved killing aliens that had invaded Earth to enslave its women.

Duke Nukem's character is a pastiche of a number of Hollywood-action heroes. Duke is a confident, aggressive, and frequently politically incorrect muscle-man, who, although not technically superhuman, nonetheless manages to achieve incredible physical feats of violence and conquest through sheer machismo and expertise with automatic weapons. Nukem is also a smart-mouth and his sneering visage is often found speaking cheesy one-liners while slaughtering his enemies. He is also apparently extremely sexually adept and irresistible to women, and circumstances generally find him surrounded by many buxom women.

Other than a wide array of automatic firearms, explosives, and energy weapons, Duke is best known for his trademark jet pack, which gives him the ability to fly short distances in quick bursts. He is also known for his golden Desert Eagle pistol and sunglasses, which completely obscure his eyes and which he has not been seen without (even at night) since Duke Nukem 3D, and his blond, military-style hair, which is existent since the first game. Since Duke Nukem 3D, he has been voiced by Jon St. John.

History

From the Intro of Duke Nukem 2

From the intro of Duke Nukem 1

In 1991, Duke Nukem first appeared in the self-titled Duke Nukem, an Apogee platform game. It was consisted of three episodes, the first of which was distributed as shareware (like many titles did at that time). Two years later, Duke Nukem II was published, and took advantage of 25-color VGA graphics, MIDI music, and digitized sound. This was much improved over the first Duke Nukem title, but both titles still utilised 16 colors on-screen at once, but more than one color palettes were used.

The character is best known for his once again self-titled game Duke Nukem 3D, released in 1996. At the time, Duke Nukem 3D was highly controversial due to it's high amount of violence, sexual content/nudity, and strong language.

Famous Quotes

"Come get some!"
"Hail to the King, baby!"
"Let's rock!"
"Damn I'm good!"
"Your face. Your ass. What's the difference?"
"life is like a box of ammo"
"blow it out your ass"
"All aboard the Midtown Express...TO HELL!"
"im gonna get medieval on your asses"
"i go where i please and i pleae where i go"
"its a good day to die"
"Nukem till they glow then shoot them in the dark"
"looks like its time to kill"
"eat shit and die"
"im looking for some alien toilet to park my bricks who's first?"
When starting third episode: "It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of gum."
When encountering the boss of the first episode: "You're an inspiration for birth control."
When encountering the boss of the second episode: "I'll rip off your head and shit down your neck!" (Sidenote: He practically does it.)
When examining the Duke Nukem II arcade machine: "Hmm, don't have time to play with myself."
When examining the Balls of Steel arcade machine: "I've got balls of steel!"
Seeing a corpse of a space marine from Doom: "Hmm, that's one doomed space marine." (Referring to Doom as being "old and forgotten.")
After experiencing a minor earthquake: "I ain't afraid of no quake." (Referring to the competition from id Software's Quake.)
Whenever an alien is blown to bits: "Oooh, that's gotta hurt!" or "Hehehe! What a mess!"
When "using" a mirror: "Damn! I'm looking good!"
When landing on the rooftop in the first level: "Damn. Those alien bastards are gonna pay for shootin' up my ride!"
When landing on a road after a helicopter crash: "Damn! That's the second time those alien bastards shot up my ride!"

Duke Nukem games

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Name	Platforms	Developer
Total Meltdown	PC
Duke Nukem Trilogy: Proving Grounds	PSP, DS	3D Realms Entertainment
Duke Nukem Trilogy : Chain Reaction	DS, PSP	3D Realms Entertainment
Duke Nukem Forever	X360, PC	3D Realms Entertainment
Duke Nukem Trilogy: Critical Mass	PSP, DS	3D Realms Entertainment
Duke Nukem Trilogy	PSP, DS	Apogee Software, Ltd.
Duke Nukem Advance released on Aug. 13, 2002	GBA	Torus Games Pty. Ltd.
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project released on May 21, 2002	PC	Sunstorm Interactive, Inc., 3D Realms Entertainment
Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes released on Sept. 19, 2000	PS1	n-Space, Inc.
Duke Nukem released on Nov. 30, 1999	GBC	Torus Games Pty. Ltd.