Daxter
Encyclopedia
Daxter is a fictional character
and a protagonist
of the Jak and Daxter
series. First introduced in Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
, Daxter is Jak's best friend, and was accidentally transformed into an ottsel (half otter
, half weasel
). Daxter is voiced by Max Casella
and Richard McGonagle
(as Dark Daxter). Daxter stars in his own game, named after himself. Daxter has received mixed reception, some calling him annoying, some calling him funny.
’s creative director said that "Daxter is the hero that you are afraid you are...Daxter is just a little bit concerned, a little bit afraid and he would rather take the easy way out". He also said they use Daxter as a "secret weapon" for when scenes start to get boring.
Daxter is Jak's sidekick and closest friend. After falling in a vat of Dark Eco, he is transformed into an ottsel (half otter
, half weasel
). Before Daxter's accident, he was an orange haired, buck-toothed coward that seemed to be the opposite to Jak's courageous and trouble making. Daxter often tries to persuade women using lousy pickup lines. Daxter later gets a love interest of his own in Jak II
, Tess, a weapon-designing blonde for the underground. Though Daxter has been marked as a coward, he always exaggerates his stories to make him seem as the hero. In The Lost Frontier
, Daxter is changed more by Dark Eco and has a transformation known as Dark Daxter, similar to Dark Jak. While as Dark Daxter, Daxter grows about a few inches Jak's height, can shoot Dark Eco blasts, and can spin around like a tornado. His personality also changes while in this form as he has the desire to smash and break things.
, where he and Jak take a boat to Misty Island, a place Samos the Sage warned them against visiting. Daxter accidentally falls into a vat of Dark Eco, and he is turned into an ottsel (half otter
, half weasel
). Daxter's accident leads the story's plot as he seeks help from the main antagonist, Gol, to turn him back to normal.
In Jak II
, a gate opens that sends Jak, Daxter, Keira, and Samos into Haven City, a future version of their world. As they appear, guards take Jak away to jail. Two years later, Daxter finds Jak and helps him break out of jail. They begin a quest to find out where they have been sent to, and meet back up with Keira and Samos. Along the way, they take jobs from a slum lord, Krew, and Daxter meets his love interest, Tess, a weapon-designing blonde. After the events of the plot, Daxter takes over Krew's bar, and renames it the "Naughty Ottsel".
In Jak 3
, Jak is thrown out of Haven City, into the wasteland, and Daxter follows him. Near the end of the plot, it is revealed that Daxter is same species as the Precursors, a group of ancient beings said to have created the world and the Eco in it. As they save the world, the precursors grant Daxter the thing he most wishes for; a pair of pants, and turn his girlfriend, Tess, into an Ottsel so they can be together.
Daxter
takes place right after Jak and Daxter go through the warp gate, and are separated. An old man named Osmo offers Daxter a job exterminating Metal Bugs. Daxter accepts the job, and completes missions while also looking for Jak.
In The Lost Frontier
, Daxter goes to the brink with Jak to help escort Keira in her quest to become a sage. Daxter is changed more by Dark Eco and gains a transformation known as Dark Daxter, similar to Dark Jak. While as Dark Daxter, Daxter grows about a few inches Jak's height, can shoot Dark Eco blasts, and can spin around like a tornado. His personality also changes while in this form as he has the desire to smash and break things.
, stated "Daxter, to my mind, really has been the best character in the whole series" Daxter was listed by IGN as being the sixth-best PS2 sidekick, being described as being "funny as hell." Daxter won an award at the Game Developer's Conference for the best "Original Game Character of the Year" in 2002. Daxter was listed as one of the 15 most annoying video game characters by Cracked
, stating "Daxter reminds us of that one friend who is always cracking jokes, but isn't any good at it." On GamesRadar
's "Top 7 Lazy Character Cliches", they listed "The Animal With Attitude", showing Daxter as an example. Daxter was listed fifth on 1UP
's "Top 5 Worst Videogame Sidekicks", stating he acted like a "terrible '80s stand-up comic"
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
and a protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
of the Jak and Daxter
Jak and Daxter
Jak and Daxter is a critically acclaimed video game franchise created by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 2.The series consists of four main games and two spin-offs,though they are also considered to be part of the main series...
series. First introduced in Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is a platform game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment and is the first video game in the Jak and Daxter series. It was released exclusively for the Sony PlayStation 2 on December 3, 2001 for North America, December 7, 2001 for...
, Daxter is Jak's best friend, and was accidentally transformed into an ottsel (half otter
Otter
The Otters are twelve species of semi-aquatic mammals which feed on fish and shellfish, and also other invertebrates, amphibians, birds and small mammals....
, half weasel
Weasel
Weasels are mammals forming the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family. They are small, active predators, long and slender with short legs....
). Daxter is voiced by Max Casella
Max Casella
Max Casella is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the television series The Sopranos, Doogie Howser, M.D., and as the voice of Daxter in the Jak and Daxter video game series.-Life and career:...
and Richard McGonagle
Richard McGonagle
Richard Francis McGonagle is an American actor and voice actor.McGonagle was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Hildagard Virginia and William Francis McGonagle....
(as Dark Daxter). Daxter stars in his own game, named after himself. Daxter has received mixed reception, some calling him annoying, some calling him funny.
Development and characteristics
In an interview, Naughty DogNaughty Dog
Naughty Dog, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1986 as an independent developer, the studio was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2001...
’s creative director said that "Daxter is the hero that you are afraid you are...Daxter is just a little bit concerned, a little bit afraid and he would rather take the easy way out". He also said they use Daxter as a "secret weapon" for when scenes start to get boring.
Daxter is Jak's sidekick and closest friend. After falling in a vat of Dark Eco, he is transformed into an ottsel (half otter
Otter
The Otters are twelve species of semi-aquatic mammals which feed on fish and shellfish, and also other invertebrates, amphibians, birds and small mammals....
, half weasel
Weasel
Weasels are mammals forming the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family. They are small, active predators, long and slender with short legs....
). Before Daxter's accident, he was an orange haired, buck-toothed coward that seemed to be the opposite to Jak's courageous and trouble making. Daxter often tries to persuade women using lousy pickup lines. Daxter later gets a love interest of his own in Jak II
Jak II
Jak II, , is a platform game developed by Naughty Dog...
, Tess, a weapon-designing blonde for the underground. Though Daxter has been marked as a coward, he always exaggerates his stories to make him seem as the hero. In The Lost Frontier
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier is a platform game developed by High Impact Games published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is a part of Naughty Dog's Jak and Daxter series, and was released on November 3, 2009 for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2...
, Daxter is changed more by Dark Eco and has a transformation known as Dark Daxter, similar to Dark Jak. While as Dark Daxter, Daxter grows about a few inches Jak's height, can shoot Dark Eco blasts, and can spin around like a tornado. His personality also changes while in this form as he has the desire to smash and break things.
Appearances
Daxter first appears in Jak and Daxter: The Precursor LegacyJak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is a platform game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment and is the first video game in the Jak and Daxter series. It was released exclusively for the Sony PlayStation 2 on December 3, 2001 for North America, December 7, 2001 for...
, where he and Jak take a boat to Misty Island, a place Samos the Sage warned them against visiting. Daxter accidentally falls into a vat of Dark Eco, and he is turned into an ottsel (half otter
Otter
The Otters are twelve species of semi-aquatic mammals which feed on fish and shellfish, and also other invertebrates, amphibians, birds and small mammals....
, half weasel
Weasel
Weasels are mammals forming the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family. They are small, active predators, long and slender with short legs....
). Daxter's accident leads the story's plot as he seeks help from the main antagonist, Gol, to turn him back to normal.
In Jak II
Jak II
Jak II, , is a platform game developed by Naughty Dog...
, a gate opens that sends Jak, Daxter, Keira, and Samos into Haven City, a future version of their world. As they appear, guards take Jak away to jail. Two years later, Daxter finds Jak and helps him break out of jail. They begin a quest to find out where they have been sent to, and meet back up with Keira and Samos. Along the way, they take jobs from a slum lord, Krew, and Daxter meets his love interest, Tess, a weapon-designing blonde. After the events of the plot, Daxter takes over Krew's bar, and renames it the "Naughty Ottsel".
In Jak 3
Jak 3
Jak 3 is a platform game for Sony's PlayStation 2 console developed by Naughty Dog. It is the third game in the main Jak and Daxter series. Jak 3 was completely localized and dubbed in Japanese, but was not released in Japan due to Jak IIs poor sales...
, Jak is thrown out of Haven City, into the wasteland, and Daxter follows him. Near the end of the plot, it is revealed that Daxter is same species as the Precursors, a group of ancient beings said to have created the world and the Eco in it. As they save the world, the precursors grant Daxter the thing he most wishes for; a pair of pants, and turn his girlfriend, Tess, into an Ottsel so they can be together.
Daxter
Daxter (video game)
Daxter was very well received by critics. IGN gave it a 9/10 and GameSpot gave it a 9.1/10. It has a 86.2% at Game Rankings. As of June 11, 2008, the game has sold 2.3 million copies.-External links:*...
takes place right after Jak and Daxter go through the warp gate, and are separated. An old man named Osmo offers Daxter a job exterminating Metal Bugs. Daxter accepts the job, and completes missions while also looking for Jak.
In The Lost Frontier
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier is a platform game developed by High Impact Games published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is a part of Naughty Dog's Jak and Daxter series, and was released on November 3, 2009 for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2...
, Daxter goes to the brink with Jak to help escort Keira in her quest to become a sage. Daxter is changed more by Dark Eco and gains a transformation known as Dark Daxter, similar to Dark Jak. While as Dark Daxter, Daxter grows about a few inches Jak's height, can shoot Dark Eco blasts, and can spin around like a tornado. His personality also changes while in this form as he has the desire to smash and break things.
Reception
Daxter has received mixed reception, some calling him annoying, some calling him funny. IGN described Daxter as "a comical, truly amazingly animated creature-character that brings a new sense of wonder and joy to videogames", calling him "imminently likeable." Daxter was listed as being the ninth-best video-game sidekick of all time by Gamespy. In an interview, Didier Malenfant, president of Ready At DawnReady at Dawn
Ready at Dawn Studios LLC is a video game developer located in Irvine, California and is composed of some former members of Naughty Dog and Blizzard Entertainment...
, stated "Daxter, to my mind, really has been the best character in the whole series" Daxter was listed by IGN as being the sixth-best PS2 sidekick, being described as being "funny as hell." Daxter won an award at the Game Developer's Conference for the best "Original Game Character of the Year" in 2002. Daxter was listed as one of the 15 most annoying video game characters by Cracked
Cracked.com
Cracked.com is a humor website that was spun off the last attempt to revive Cracked magazine. It began in its current form in 2007.-Attempted relaunch of Cracked:...
, stating "Daxter reminds us of that one friend who is always cracking jokes, but isn't any good at it." On GamesRadar
GamesRadar
GamesRadar is a multi-format video game website featuring regular news, previews, reviews, videos, and guides. It is owned and operated simultaneously in the UK and US by worldwide publisher Future Publishing...
's "Top 7 Lazy Character Cliches", they listed "The Animal With Attitude", showing Daxter as an example. Daxter was listed fifth on 1UP
1UP.com
1UP.com is a video game website owned by IGN Entertainment, a division of News Corporation. Previously, the site was owned by Ziff Davis before being sold to UGO Entertainment in 2009....
's "Top 5 Worst Videogame Sidekicks", stating he acted like a "terrible '80s stand-up comic"