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Naughty Dog’sUnchartedvideo secret plan series has give rise some of the most acclaimed games ever made , having sold millions of copies and garnered an uncountable number of loyal fans . While the game shop mechanic make each entry fun , it ’s the storytelling that sticks in players ' nous .
However , a dedicated rooter radix also mean that each and every item in the games ' canon is scrutinized by the most die - hard fans . Although the serial has earned all the plaudits its receive , there have been passel of times when the games have gone against established traditional knowledge .
Nate’s Last Name
Nathan Drake ’s status as the trail of theUnchartedfranchise is cement by his last name , which he shares with his purpose ancestor , Sir Francis Drake . In fact , two of the four titles in the main series contain " Drake " in the name , further tying the two characters together .
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Uncharted 3 : Drake ’s Deception , however , contradicts the fact that " Drake " was always Nate ’s last name , when , seat withgreatUnchartedvillain Katherine Marlowe , his account is read aloud . It ’s a little line that alter what players reckon they bed about the main character , and set up the exploration of Nate ’s story inUncharted 4 : A stealer ’s ending .
Nate Was An Only Child
Uncharted 3also heavily indicates that Nate was an only baby , between him being alone when he satisfy Sully in Colombia to that same confluence with Katherine Marlowe . When Marlowe understand from an clause , she says " Father surrenders Logos to the country at the long time of five . " Notice , only one son .
Uncharted 4introduces players to Sam , Nate ’s old chum , who spent time at the orphanage along with Nate . While his stark lack of cite in late games is almost justified because Nate thinks he ’s dead , Uncharted 3generally , and Marlowe ’s input in peculiar , are inexplicable without contradiction .
Nate & Sully’s Relationship
When player first get together Nate and Sully inUncharted : Drake ’s Fortune , the two clear have an established history , although it ’s not untilUncharted 3 , the biz in which Sully has the most screen time , that it ’s explained : Sully was a male parent human body to Nate , and partnered with him when Nate was a teenager .
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Of naturally , this get the action replay ofUncharted 1weird , since not only is Nate not incredibly tear up when Sully is apparently killed ( like he is when the same matter seems to happen inUncharted 3 ) , but also , Nate is n’t 100 % sure how trustworthy Sully is when he turns up animated by and by in the first game .
The Big Goon Guy Somehow Survived Falling Out Of A Plane
InUncharted 3 , Nate has several encounters with a large stumblebum who works for Marlowe ’s constitution , whom some players ironically nickname " midget " . In every skirmish , Nate merely manages to knock him out in a fist fight , which explain how he could remain alive .
However , in the plane , Nate shoot down him by activating the cargo parachutes , which bump Tiny out of the plane . Nate manages to hold up the following smash only because he found a crate to cod safely to the land , and he ’s presumably the only survivor . Yet , diminutive depict up afterward , doubly . Are there identical similitude , or is Marlowe also occupy in cloning ?
Hector Alcazar
Another fact that is contradicted within one game is the involvement of drug lord Hector Alcazar in Sam ’s escape from prison house , and the fact that Alcazar threatens Sam ’s animation to get him to find the treasure , which is why Nate bring together the hunt .
As it ’s actually later revealed , this is all a Trygve Lie ; in reality , Rafe jump Sam from prison house and Sam later twice - thwart Rafe to get the hoarded wealth himself . It is an important reference minute in the story , but it turn in Alcazar as one ofUncharted ’s totally wasted character reference . The dramatic turn around is also only effective once , so on action replay it has zero effect on thespian .
The Importance Of Francis Drake’s Ring
For any cosplayer , bring Nathan Drake right has to involve the Drake ring on the necklace … unless it’sUncharted 4Nate , since the hoop is actually lose at the end ofUncharted 3 . It ’s an iconic piece of the character that gains new importance inUncharted 3 , when it ’s bring out to be the key to a decipherer gadget .
Why , then , does Nate abandon it with Drake ’s body inUncharted 1 , if he acknowledge it ’s still important to that other quest ? InUncharted 1it make sense , because he ’s lost faith in his ideal , but it ’s senseless withUncharted 3hindsight . give thanks gosh Elena decided to economise it , or else Nate could have never come up Ubar .
Nate Sought Out Elena First
BothUncharted 1and its prequel motion - comicEye of Indraindicate that Nate was the one who search Elena out to fund his discovery of Francis Drake ’s coffin . In a now - defunct 2007 web browser secret plan , Drake ’s Trail , it ’s the reverse .
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InDrake ’s Trail , players do as a private detective engage by Elena to find Nate , because she ’s convinced he ’s onto something . While its position as canyon could be questionable , it was the first snatch ofUnchartedlore eject outside of the main secret plan .
The Curse Was Only Unleashed On The Island In Drake’s Fortune
The unnamed island inUncharted 1where most of the plot take away post would have been agreat location for theUnchartedmovieto take breathing in from . It ’s atmospheric , inscrutable , and something directly out of Indiana Jones . later on game rightfully focused on adding more locating , but there ’s something unequalled about how well - explored the island was .
Yet , the biz seems to imply the oath only began when El Dorado arrived on the island . How is it , then , that the work party of the Amazon U - boat were seemingly torn up by descendent ? Also , incidentally : What is the U - boat doing there in the first space ?
Marco Polo Saw The Cintamani Stone
One final in - game contradiction comes withUncharted 2 , not only one of the most acclaimed video games ever but also one ofthe best T - rated video games of all time , as well . Based around the Cintamani Stone , the big reveal is that the real treasure is tree diagram sap that can make a human nigh - invulnerable .
But Marco Polo does account an actual Cintamani Stone in his journals , allege he left it in Shambhala . Yet he recognise the tree rosin is dangerous , so why does he assign any importance to a stone that ’s only a mental representation of the sap ? Naughty Dog clear wanted to mask the existent treasure , but it begs questions .
Drake’s Fortune Is Nate’s First Encounter With Cursed Treasure
When the Descendants are finally revealed inUncharted 1 , it change the game completely , and Nate is clearly afraid of them . He also beforehand writes off the estimation of cursed gem , but … he decidedly dealt with it before .
Uncharted : Golden Abyssis arrange before the first main game and it end with Nate pull in the gold is irradiate . certainly , it ’s not a supernatural jinx , but he can empathize why original explorers thought it was . So , why so dismissive of treasure carrying a " curse " , so to mouth , that is n’t base in the supernatural ?
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