Dupre

Dupre (pronounced "Dew-pray") is a recurring character who first appeared in Ultima III. He's one of the Companions of the Avatar.

The character is based on Greg Dykes, a personal friend of Ultima creator Richard Garriott.

Appearances
Dupre first appears in Ultima III, in a pub in the town of Britain. Since the character dialogue was not as sophisticated, his only message for The Stranger is to "Drink up!". While the handbook suggests that characters can be added to the player's party, this is not the case in the game itself - therefore it is possible the developers originally intended for his character to join the Stranger in this game.

In Ultima IV, Dupre was a Paladin and the mayor of the town of Trinsic. He joined the Stranger on his quest to become The Avatar. He was a regular companion for the following games. He was knighted between Ultima VI and VII (though he was already referred to as Sir Dupre in Ultima VI for some reason).

Being quite fond of wine and women, he could usually be found in the Britannian taverns when not traveling with the Avatar. In the beginning of Ultima VII, he was doing a study of all Britannian pubs and taverns for the Brommer's Britannia series of travel guides, and can be found in Jhelom. As a result he runs himself up a tab in various pubs, giving the player the option to bail him out.

Death
In Ultima VII Part Two, Sir Dupre sacrificed himself to save the Avatar. Interestingly, he was the only companion of the Avatar's to be given an actual voice during the game (and only after his death), as voices were done only for cutscenes, as well as messages from the Serpents and the Guardian. Since he fused with the Chaos Serpent, his voice was mixed in with that of the Serpent.

Resurrection
He was later resurrected in Ultima IX to help defeat the Avatar's arch enemy, the Guardian. However, Ultima IX does not explain how this is even possible without catastrophic consequences; in Serpent Isle, Dupre's corporeal death and merging with the Chaos Serpent was necessary to save the universe. Most fans thus consider this one of the low points of Ultima IX plot, as it does not really make sense.