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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
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{{Quote|Our Arbiter is a mean guy. He's Darth Vader times ten.|David Pottinger<ref name="ign">[https://ca.ign.com/videos/2009/02/26/halo-wars-xbox-360-video-universe-expanded-halo-wars-act-2-evolution '''IGN Video''': ''Universe Expanded: Halo Wars / Act 2 - Evolution | {{Quote|Our Arbiter is a mean guy. He's Darth Vader times ten.|David Pottinger<ref name="ign">[https://ca.ign.com/videos/2009/02/26/halo-wars-xbox-360-video-universe-expanded-halo-wars-act-2-evolution '''IGN Video''': ''Universe Expanded: Halo Wars / Act 2 - Evolution"]</ref>}} | ||
Ripa 'Moramee was created to serve as the primary antagonist of ''[[Halo Wars]]'' and a [[leader]] in the game's [[multiplayer]], debuting in [[2009|March 2009]].<ref>[http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/208560/new-halo-wars-screens-the-flood-arbiter-spartans-revealed/ '''Gamepro''': ''New Halo Wars screens: The Flood, Arbiter, Spartans revealed''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20090224191611/http://www.gamepro.com:80/article/news/208560/new-halo-wars-screens-the-flood-arbiter-spartans-revealed/ Archive.org])</ref> He is the second Arbiter to appear as a character in the universe, with the first being [[Thel 'Vadam]]. Lead designer David Pottinger described 'Moramee as a completely different character than 'Vadam, asserting his antagonistic behavior and comparing him to a worse [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]], the characterization coming from the desire to make the [[Covenant]] more menacing in order to provide a traditional good guy-bad guy conflict in the story.{{Ref/Reuse|ign}} The Arbiter's backstory was provided with ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', a graphic novel released alongside ''Halo Wars''.{{Ref/Reuse|genesis}} His lines were performed by Canadian voice actor [[Wikipedia:David Sobolov|David Sobolov]], while the character was digitally animated for cutscenes by the California-based animation studio [[Blur Studio]].<ref>[http://www.sobolov.com/ '''David Sobolov'''<nowiki />'s ''personal website'']</ref> | Ripa 'Moramee was created to serve as the primary antagonist of ''[[Halo Wars]]'' and a [[leader]] in the game's [[multiplayer]], debuting in [[2009|March 2009]].<ref>[http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/208560/new-halo-wars-screens-the-flood-arbiter-spartans-revealed/ '''Gamepro''': ''New Halo Wars screens: The Flood, Arbiter, Spartans revealed''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20090224191611/http://www.gamepro.com:80/article/news/208560/new-halo-wars-screens-the-flood-arbiter-spartans-revealed/ Archive.org])</ref> He is the second Arbiter to appear as a character in the universe, with the first being [[Thel 'Vadam]]. Lead designer David Pottinger described 'Moramee as a completely different character than 'Vadam, asserting his antagonistic behavior and comparing him to a worse [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]], the characterization coming from the desire to make the [[Covenant]] more menacing in order to provide a traditional good guy-bad guy conflict in the story.{{Ref/Reuse|ign}} The Arbiter's backstory was provided with ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', a graphic novel released alongside ''Halo Wars''.{{Ref/Reuse|genesis}} His lines were performed by Canadian voice actor [[Wikipedia:David Sobolov|David Sobolov]], while the character was digitally animated for cutscenes by the California-based animation studio [[Blur Studio]].<ref>[http://www.sobolov.com/ '''David Sobolov'''<nowiki />'s ''personal website'']</ref> | ||
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An [[Easter egg]] in the hint text from ''Halo Wars'' claims "Few people know that the Arbiter's given birth name is Shirley," referring to his line from the first level in response the Regret's command to destroy the relic on Harvest: "Surely you jest!" This refers to a running gag in the [[Wikipedia:Naked Gun|Naked Gun series]] which also appears in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Airplane!|Airplane!]]'': "Surely you can't be serious!?" "I ''am'' serious, and don't call me Shirley!"<ref>''Halo Wars</ref> | An [[Easter egg]] in the hint text from ''Halo Wars'' claims "Few people know that the Arbiter's given birth name is Shirley," referring to his line from the first level in response the Regret's command to destroy the relic on Harvest: "Surely you jest!" This refers to a running gag in the [[Wikipedia:Naked Gun|Naked Gun series]] which also appears in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Airplane!|Airplane!]]'': "Surely you can't be serious!?" "I ''am'' serious, and don't call me Shirley!"<ref>''Halo Wars</ref> | ||
On [[2017|June 28, 2017]], Ripa 'Moramee was added as a leader for ''Halo Wars 2'' multiplayer as [[downloadable content]], released with new abilities and units.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/welcome-jerome-arbiter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Welcome Jerome & Arbiter'']</ref> | On [[2017|June 28, 2017]], Ripa 'Moramee was added as a leader for ''Halo Wars 2'' multiplayer as [[downloadable content]], released with new abilities and units.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/welcome-jerome-arbiter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Welcome Jerome & Arbiter'']</ref> | ||
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