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Victor Sullivan
Uncharted character
First appearanceUncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007)
Last appearance
Created byAmy Hennig
Portrayed by
Voiced by
Other languages
  • José Luccioni (French)
  • Ángel Amorós, Pablo Adán (Spanish)
  • Simón Villarrubia, José Gilberto Vilchis (Latin American Spanish)
  • Giovanni Battezzato (Italian)
  • Shigeru Chiba (Japanese)
  • Andrzej Blumenefeld (Polish)
  • Oleg Kutsenko (Russian)
  • Stefan Gossler , Klaus Sonnenschein (German)
  • Heitor Schmidt (Brazilian Portuguese)
  • João Craveiro (Portuguese)
  • Ege Aydan (Turkish)
In-universe information
NicknameSully[1][2][3]
NationalityAmerican

Victor "Sully" Sullivan is a fictional character in the Uncharted franchise, most notably in the video game series, developed by Naughty Dog. He is Nathan Drake's mentor and father figure.[4] He appears in all mainline games: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, the spin-offs Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Uncharted: Fight for Fortune, the motion comic prequel series Uncharted: Eye of Indra, the comics series by DC Comics, and other related media.[5] A charismatic veteran treasure hunter and smuggler who accompanies the protagonist Nathan Drake in his adventures, serving as his guiding force, helping and watching him over in his globetrotting journeys.[6] He is played by Richard McGonagle who brings his voice and motion capture to life, also influencing Sully's personality.[7]

Uncharted series is a love letter to pulp novels, aiming to capture it's feeling.[8] Nonetheless Sullivan's Travels being a touchstone theme to it and naming Sully after it's protagonist, as well as naming Sully's boat in the first game.[9]

Though created to underline Nathan Drake's personality, Sully's charm don't go unnotice, being considered one of the most loved and charismatic of saga, deserving his own game.[10][1][11]

Character design

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Richard McGonagle was chosen from among many for his experience, his sense of humor also helped him get into character, as did his interaction with Nolan North.[12][13] The actors felt very comfortable in the job interviews as they already knew each other from a previous work they did together.[14] Much of his personality and mannerisms were passed on to the character as well as his experience in the navy and his jargon, "goddammit".[15][12] Likewise his humor and jokes with sexual connotations.[7]

Sullivan was conceived as Nathan Drake's business partner.[16] He was to act not only as a partner, but as a mentor to the main character and to provide information about his criminal activities.[17]

Atributes

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Personality

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Sully is a former sailor who was disgraced from his position for illicit activities, and has since entered the world of crime as a thief of ancient relics and treasures.[18] In addition to being a thief, he is a businessman and owns a bar in which Nathan is co-owner.[16] Due to his training in the navy, he is very skilled in armed and unarmed combat, even at an advanced age, he proves to be quite capable.[19] Still from his time in the Navy, he knows how to navigate stars and fly planes, having his first plane in the series called "Hog Wild" in homage to a phase in Crash Bandicoot where the marsupial rides a wild boar.[17] Even though he is well capable, Sullivan often uses his age to his advantage by pretending to be a little senile so that his enemies will be more patient with him. He is also influential in the underworld, which often helps him get out of trouble or free Nathan from one,[18] and often even helps him get a job done.[19] Sullivan complains a lot about his age and says he's too old for that but he always ends up following Nate when he calls him,[20] and ironically his age doesn't stop him from investing in flirting and he's always telling his love stories when possible.[21] Victor often makes a comment with a strangely sexual connotation,[22][23] and Nathan often calls him a dirty old man and says that he often says things that sound perverted.[24] Victor is also somewhat greedy and is always looking to make money quickly and giving up if so risky.[25][26]

References

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  1. ^ a b "UNCHARTED: SULLY DESERVES HIS OWN GAME". Fortress of Solitude. March 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Castellanos, Logan (March 3, 2022). "Uncharted Captures the Essence of its Video Game Source Material". The Hoya. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Borkowski, Alex (June 15, 2017). "Kratos from 'God of War,' the King of Hyrule and the other worst dads in video game history". MIC. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  4. ^ Adam B. Vary (1 November 2011). "'Uncharted 3' videogame review: Watch out, Hollywood. You just got Draked". EntertainmentWeekly. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ Bartsch, Frank (July 12, 2015). "Wer ist eigentlich? #108: Victor "Sully" Sullivan" (in German). Spieletipps. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  6. ^ Skay, Leah (June 14, 2021). "Uncharted: 10 Things Only Fans Know About Sully". Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Peckham, Matt (October 2, 2009). "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Interview, Part Three". PCWorld. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  8. ^ Hillier, Brenna (May 16, 2011). "Hennig: Uncharted must honour pulp adventure"". VG247. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  9. ^ Durant, Kyle (April 19, 2011). "Comedy Over Drama is a Touchstone for the Uncharted Series". Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  10. ^ Ferreno, Julian (February 9, 2022). "An Uncharted game starring Sully could be a reality". Crast.net. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  11. ^ Whitaker, Ron (March 25, 2015). "8 Supporting Characters that Deserve Their Own Game". The escapist. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves™ - Humor: Keeping it Real BTS #11". PlayStation. PlayStation. October 26, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  13. ^ Shea, Cam (October 25, 2007). "UNCHARTED: DRAKE'S FORTUNE AU INTERVIEW". IGN. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  14. ^ "UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves™ - Meet the Actors (BTS #7)". PlayStation. PlayStation. October 26, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "Interview - Richard McGonagle (Victor Sullivan)". PlayStation Radio UK. PlayStation Radio UK. March 23, 2012. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Nathan Drake Resume Feature". 1up.com. August 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2017. Cite error: The named reference "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Nathan Drake Resume Feature" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  17. ^ "Victor Sullivan". IGN. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  18. ^ Lewis, Catherine (February 9, 2022). "Days Gone Director Wanted To Make Uncharted Game Starring Young Sully". Gaming Bible. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  19. ^ James O'Connor (3 June 2016). "The success of Uncharted 4's ending". Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2024.