Manuel Calavera

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Manuel Calavera is the skeletal travel agent and noir-inspired protagonist of the cult classic adventure game Grim Fandango, navigating the Land of the Dead in a darkly comedic quest for redemption.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
grim reaper
skeleton
travel agent
video game protagonist
ally Glottis NERFINISHED
Salvador Limones NERFINISHED
appearsIn Grim Fandango NERFINISHED
createdBy LucasArts NERFINISHED
Tim Schafer NERFINISHED
enemy Domino Hurley NERFINISHED
Hector LeMans NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Grim Fandango NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1998
gameDeveloper LucasArts NERFINISHED
gamePublisher LucasArts NERFINISHED
gender male
genreAssociation adventure game
dark comedy
film noir
inspiredBy Day of the Dead imagery
film noir
joins Lost Souls Alliance NERFINISHED
languageOfOriginalWork English
loveInterest Mercedes Colomar NERFINISHED
medium video game
narrativeMotivation helping souls reach the Ninth Underworld
redemption
nationalityInLife Mexican
notableTrait sarcastic humor
world-weary demeanor
occupation grim reaper
travel agent
platformDebut Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED
protagonistOf Grim Fandango NERFINISHED
remasteredAppearance Grim Fandango Remastered NERFINISHED
remasteredReleaseYear 2015
role protagonist
setting Land of the Dead NERFINISHED
species skeleton
visualStyle calaca-style skeleton
worksFor Department of Death NERFINISHED
worksIn El Marrow NERFINISHED
worksUnder Don Copal NERFINISHED

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Grim Fandango mainCharacter Manuel Calavera
Grim Fandango protagonist Manuel Calavera