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
game designer
human
voice actor
writer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Blizzard Entertainment NERFINISHED
familyName Metzen NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork fantasy writing
game narrative design
science fiction writing
video game design
genre dark fantasy
fantasy
science fiction
givenName Chris NERFINISHED
influenced Blizzard Entertainment narrative style
modern fantasy game storytelling
knownFor shaping the lore of Diablo
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
helped define the core lore of the StarCraft universe
helped define the core lore of the Warcraft universe
notableWork Diablo II (story contribution) NERFINISHED
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
game designer
voice actor
writer
positionHeld Senior Vice President of Story and Franchise Development at Blizzard Entertainment
voiceRole Bastion (Overwatch) NERFINISHED
Nefarian NERFINISHED
Thrall NERFINISHED
Varian Wrynn NERFINISHED
Vol’jin (early voice work attribution; may vary by source)

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Arthas Menethil createdBy Chris Metzen
Sylvanas Windrunner createdBy Chris Metzen
Thrall voiceActor Chris Metzen