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| {{Quote|You always want to try to put in, y'know, a bit of ourselves in the character... at least that's what I'm trying to do... with the Brute, as well.|Nate Walpole{{Ref/YouTube|Id=BTS|0q69Msy8ttM|Bungie|Behind the Scenes Making of Halo 2|T=648|D=07|M=04|Y=2026}}}}
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| [[File:Walpole.jpg|thumb|Nathan Walpole]] | | [[File:Walpole.jpg|thumb|Nathan Walpole]] |
| | '''Nathan Walpole''' (aka Bentllama) was a Canadian animators at Bungie, reportedly imported to bring down their labor costs. A self described "motion zealot", Nathan grew up outside London, Ontario, Canada playing any game and watching any animation he could find. He entered Sheridan College's Classical [2D] Animation program right after graduating high school then continued his education at Sheridan with their Computer Animation program, grading in 1999. |
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| '''Nathan "Nate" Walpole''', aka '''Bentllama''', was an artist who worked as Senior Animator for [[Bungie]] during the production of ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'', as well as an animator for [[343 Industries]] during the production of ''[[Halo 4]]''.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://bentllama.com/resume|Site=Bentllama.com|Page=Resume|D=07|M=12|Y=2021}}
| | After a working on a few titles he eventually came to work at Bungie studios, working on ''[[Halo 2]]''. In 2008 Nathan left Bungie studios and joined 343 Industries as Lead Animator. However, as of late 2010 he no longer works for 343 Industries and is now pursuing other interests. |
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| As Senior Animator under Bungie, Walpole animated the [[Jiralhanae/Gameplay|Brutes]] in ''Halo 2'', such as the scene of a Brute hijacking the [[Master Chief]]'s [[M12 Warthog/Gameplay|Warthog]] in the [[Halo 2 E3 Demo|''Halo 2'' E3 Demo]], as well as gathering hands-on references for firearms and the [[UNSC Marine Corps/Gameplay|Marines]] that wield them in South Carolina.{{Ref/Reuse|BTS}} He contributed to the production of ''[[Another Day at the Beach]]'', a pre-rendered cinematic that came with the [[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack|''Halo 2'' Multiplayer Map Pack]], where he lends his name to [[Walpole]], one of the [[ODST]]s in the cinematic.{{Ref/Generic|[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack]]|[[Halo 2: Killtacular]]}} Under 343, he worked on a previsualisation for an unannounced ''Halo'' project that preceded ''Halo 4''.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://vimeo.com/16106721|Site=Vimeo|Section=nate walpole|Page=Unannounced Halo Project - PreVis sequence|D=07|M=04|Y=2026}}
| | Nathan Walpole died April 5, 2026.<ref>[https://lovelymemory.site/nate-walpole-obituary-jericho-vt-death/| Nathan Walpole's Obituary]</ref> |
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| Walpole left Bungie in 2008 and 343 Industries in 2011; he became a freelance artist and later an animation professor at [[Wikipedia:Champlain College|Champlain College]] in Burlington, Vermont.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://bentllama.com/|Site=Bentllama.com|Page=Main page|Detail=Time.|D=16|M=05|Y=2014}} Walpole passed away in April 2026.<!--<ref>[https://lovelymemory.site/nate-walpole-obituary-jericho-vt-death/| Nathan Walpole's Obituary]</ref> link's broken :( -->{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/1se1kh7/we_lost_an_og_halo_developer|Site=Reddit|Section=r/halo|Page=We lost an OG Halo developer|D=07|M=04|Y=2026}}{{Ref/Twitter|game_fabricator|2041563129411465727|Marcus Lehto}}
| | ==Trivia== |
| | *Aaron Walpole, Nathan's brother, a 2001 graduate of Sheridan Institute's Music Theater-Performance program, triumphed over hundreds of talented singers from across Canada to reach the final five in Canadian Idol.{{citation needed}} |
| | *Walpole had an [[Walpole|ODST named after him]], featured in the ''Halo 2'' short, ''[[Another Day at the Beach]]''. |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Related links== |
| [[Wikipedia:Aaron Walpole|Aaron Walpole]], Nathan's younger brother, is an actor and musician who notably finished in third place on the [[Wikipedia:Canadian Idol (season 3)|third season]] of reality competition show ''[[Wikipedia:Canadian Idol|Canadian Idol]]''.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.bentllama.com/2005/07/singr-givr.html|Site=Bentllama.com|Page=sing'r giv'r|D=09|M=02|Y=2006}} | | ===External=== |
| | *[http://www.bentllama.com/ Nathan Walpole's Blog] |
| | *[http://www.dperry.com/archives/interviews/interview_with_2/ Nathan Walpole hints on making it in the Animation biz] |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| ==Related links==
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| *[https://web.archive.org/web/20260000000000*/https://bentllama.com/ Nate Walpole's personal website on the Internet Archive.]
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| *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060828040923/http://www.dperry.com/archives/interviews/interview_with_2/ A c.2006 interview with Nate Walpole about animation and video game development.]
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