Darth Hater

In an interview with Castles and Cooks, BioWare Senior Writer Drew Karpyshyn talks about what it's like to write in the Old Republic setting. Among the items discussed are developing Revan as a fully defined character, the differences between writing for video games and novels and what Star Wars stories he would love to be able to write if given the chance.

Castles And CooksCnC: With Revan, you were really going to be establishing the character for the first time. All of the personality, inflection ,mannerisms – the real soul of the character had been created by thousands of gamers. How hard was it to craft the canon of a character that existed in thousands of different permutations? What influences did you drawn on and what was your process like? The same was true, though to a lesser extent, for the character of the Exile.

Karpyshyn: Obviously tackling a character as beloved yet undefined, as Revan or the Exile is an incredible challenge. It would be impossible to create a version of Revan or the Exile that felt “right” to every gamer, so instead of going down that road I had to work with the version of each character that I felt worked best with previously established canon for their respective stories story. Using that as a foundation I was able to mold and shape Revan and the Exile as they appeared in the novel into what I felt were interesting and compelling characters that embodied the spirit of the original games.

 For more be sure to check out the full interview at Castles and Cooks.