Chris Metzen
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Chris Metzen is an American game designer, writer, and voice actor best known for shaping the lore and universes of Blizzard Entertainment franchises such as Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo.
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| instanceOf |
creative director
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game designer ⓘ human ⓘ voice actor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Blizzard Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Metzen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fantasy writing
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game narrative design ⓘ science fiction writing ⓘ video game design ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Chris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Blizzard Entertainment narrative style
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modern fantasy game storytelling ⓘ |
| knownFor |
shaping the lore of Diablo
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shaping the lore of StarCraft ⓘ shaping the lore of Warcraft ⓘ worldbuilding for Blizzard Entertainment universes ⓘ |
| name | Chris Metzen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped define the core lore of the Diablo universe
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helped define the core lore of the StarCraft universe ⓘ helped define the core lore of the Warcraft universe ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Diablo II (story contribution)
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Diablo III (story and lore contribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ Diablo franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ Overwatch (universe and story input) NERFINISHED ⓘ Overwatch franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ StarCraft (story and universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ StarCraft franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ StarCraft: Brood War (story) NERFINISHED ⓘ Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (story and design) NERFINISHED ⓘ Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (story and worldbuilding) NERFINISHED ⓘ Warcraft franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ Warcraft novels and tie-in fiction (concept and story input) ⓘ Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (lore contribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ World of Warcraft (lore and creative direction) NERFINISHED ⓘ World of Warcraft: Chronicle (lore and story bible contribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
creative director
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game designer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Senior Vice President of Story and Franchise Development at Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| voiceRole |
Bastion (Overwatch)
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Nefarian NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrall NERFINISHED ⓘ Varian Wrynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Vol’jin (early voice work attribution; may vary by source) ⓘ |
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