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[[Image:metzen_pirate.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Chris Metzen, seen here as part of Blizzard Entertainment's production of Pirates of Penzance.]] | [[Image:metzen_pirate.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Chris Metzen, seen here as part of Blizzard Entertainment's production of Pirates of Penzance.]] | ||
'''Chris Metzen''' (born 1973) is the co-writer (with [[Flint Dille]]) of ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy]]'' and its two follow-up series, ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Primacy|Primacy]]''. | '''Chris Metzen''' (born [[November 22]], [[1973]]) is the co-writer (with [[Flint Dille]]) of ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy]]'' and its two follow-up series, ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Primacy|Primacy]]''. A video game designer at [[Blizzard Entertainment]], he contributed scripts to the ''Warcraft'' and ''StarCraft'' series, among others, and has begun branching into comic book writing. | ||
Metzen is a serious fan of Transformers, citing ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and [[Simon Furman]]'s body of work as his main inspiration, and has admitted to being a fan of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing]] and ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' alongside ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''. | Metzen is a serious fan of Transformers, citing ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and [[Simon Furman]]'s body of work as his main inspiration, and has admitted to being a fan of the then-[[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing]] and ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' alongside ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]''. | ||
Metzen went on to become the Chief Creative Officer at Warchief Gaming before eventually returning to Blizzard, and later wrote the foreword to the ''[[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]'' core rulebook. | |||
Outside of writing, Metzen has a fair share of voice acting with Blizzard, having voiced Thrall in ''Warcraft'' and Bastion in ''[[Overwatch 2|Overwatch]]''. He also voiced the archdragon Avizandum in the [[Netflix]]-original series ''{{w|The Dragon Prince}}. | |||
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*{{w|Chris Metzen|Chris Metzen at Wikipedia}} | *{{w|Chris Metzen|Chris Metzen at Wikipedia}} | ||
Latest revision as of 05:39, 19 December 2024
Chris Metzen (born November 22, 1973) is the co-writer (with Flint Dille) of The Transformers: Autocracy and its two follow-up series, Monstrosity and Primacy. A video game designer at Blizzard Entertainment, he contributed scripts to the Warcraft and StarCraft series, among others, and has begun branching into comic book writing.
Metzen is a serious fan of Transformers, citing The Transformers: The Movie and Simon Furman's body of work as his main inspiration, and has admitted to being a fan of the then-ongoing and All Hail Megatron alongside Maximum Dinobots and Last Stand of the Wreckers.
Metzen went on to become the Chief Creative Officer at Warchief Gaming before eventually returning to Blizzard, and later wrote the foreword to the Transformers Roleplaying Game core rulebook.
Outside of writing, Metzen has a fair share of voice acting with Blizzard, having voiced Thrall in Warcraft and Bastion in Overwatch. He also voiced the archdragon Avizandum in the Netflix-original series The Dragon Prince.
External links
[edit]Interviews
[edit]- February 2012—Blizzplanet
- May 2012—The Underbase (with Flint Dille)
- July 2012—The Underbase (with Flint Dille and Livio Ramondelli)
