Jesse
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 Jesse, from Ultima VII | |||||
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Jesse is an actor in Britain during Ultima VII.
Description[edit]
Jesse was slated to play the title role in the Royal Theatre's rendition of Raymundo's Trials of the Avatar, a play purported to be an epic retelling of the hero's various historical adventures in Britannia in what was expected to be over one hundred hours of performance. A consummate method actor, Jesse appeared to have spent a great deal of time physically and mentally preparing for the role, to the extent that he would offer greetings in falsetto should the Avatar he was imitating be a woman.[1] Despite such work, Jesse still drew ire from the haughty Stuart, who felt his fellow troupe member insufficiently skilled to play such a momentous role.[2]
While Jesse hoped this particular part would better establish him as an artist, the actor nevertheless preferred more experimental plays such as Raymundo's Three on a Codpiece, a performance piece consisting of audience members tearing an undergarment into pieces, mixing them with wheat paste and placing them in an urn, before finally attaching them randomly on the actor's body.[3]
Lore[edit]
| “ | My husband directs at the Royal Theatre. Currently, he is producing his own work, The Trials of the Avatar. Surely thy friend will wish to see that. The costumes are fantastic! – from Key to the Black Gate (Ultima VII)
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Trivia[edit]
- Jesse's portrait is based upon Ultima VII programmer Jeff Wilson, who also lends his visage to the monk Braccus in Ultima VII Part Two.[4]
- When dressed as a female Avatar, Jesse's appearance mimics that of one of the hero's female portraits for Ultima VI.
- Jesse will humorously reveal his three biggest lines are "Name", "Job", and "Bye", the three default dialog options used in gameplay throughout the series.
- Three on a Codpiece is quite possibly a reference to Yoko Ono's famous conceptual happening Cut Piece, in which members of the audience were instructed to cut off the artist's clothing while she sat on stage.
- Jesse is the author of a book entitled Jesse's Book of Performance Art, an anthology filled with an analysis of performance pieces and their similarity to acting, and a number of example scripts for such unconventional work.[5]
- Jesse carries what appears to be a Troll doll, a fact only morbidly revealed by killing the actor and searching his corpse.
Gallery[edit]
Jesse as a female Avatar
Avatar portrait from Ultima VI
Troll doll
Jesse's Book of Performance Art, written by Jesse
References[edit]
- ↑ Jesse. Underworld Dragon's Ultima VII Transcript. Ultima VII. "Avatar, challenging, job".
- ↑ Stuart. Underworld Dragon's Ultima VII Transcript. Ultima VII. "Avatar".
- ↑ Jesse. Underworld Dragon's Ultima VII Transcript. Ultima VII. "experimental works".
- ↑ Morris, Andrew et al. Ultima VII: The Black Gate – Characters List. August 5, 1991. Page 1.
- ↑ Jesse. Jesse's Book of Performance Art (Ultima VII – in-game).