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Throughout the series he is driven by a megalomaniacal desire for power and by his love of the series' lead female character, Elaine Marley. Though intelligent, LeChuck displays a ruthless and sadistic disposition, with little regard for human life.
Regarding Jones' appearance, Gilbert wrote, "If I'd thought of the squid tentacles for a beard, I would have done that." Attributes Gilbert has drawn parallels between LeChuck and the character of Davy Jones in the later Pirates of the Caribbean film series, implying that LeChuck may have served as an inspiration for the character's attitude, tone and design. Boen returned to the role for the final two chapters, in which LeChuck is restored to his undead form Boen has since recorded Harrington's lines for the first chapter for the DVD release of the game. However, Boen was initially absent from Telltale Games' Tales of Monkey Island LeChuck was instead voiced by Adam Harrington in the first chapter, with Kevin Blackton voicing the human version of the character in the subsequent chapters. While the first two games in the series did not feature voice acting, actor Earl Boen provided LeChuck's voice for both The Curse of Monkey Island and Escape from Monkey Island, reprising the role for the later Special Editions of the first two games. The "Chuck" portion of the character's name comes from Lucasfilm general manager Steve Arnold, who told Gilbert that he really liked the name Chuck and would like to see it appear in more games. Gilbert's concept for LeChuck, especially the character's heavy use of voodoo magic, was influenced by the characters in the 1988 novel On Stranger Tides. The character of LeChuck was very well received by video game critics, and has appeared on numerous lists of the top video game villains of all time. While sometimes gullible and naïve, LeChuck is a powerful and intelligent villain, making extensive use of voodoo magic in his megalomaniacal plans. LeChuck is not limited to one incarnation and has been depicted variously as a ghost, a zombie, and a demon, among other forms. Gilbert drew on aspects of the characters in the 1988 novel On Stranger Tides for his concept for LeChuck.Īn undead pirate captain, LeChuck is obsessed with pursuing the affections of the series' heroine, Elaine Marley, and exacting revenge upon protagonist Guybrush Threepwood, who is responsible for consistently thwarting his plans at some points, he is depicted as being Guybrush's brother.
Created by Ron Gilbert, LeChuck was introduced in The Secret of Monkey Island and is the main antagonist of the series. LeChuck is a fictional character in LucasArts' Monkey Island series of graphic adventure games. Adam Harrington and Kevin Blackton ( Tales of Monkey Island)