Garrett
Thief character
Garrett in a promotional artwork for the game Thief (2014)
First appearanceThief: The Dark Project (1998)
Last appearanceThief (2014 video game)
Created byTerri Brosius
Designed byDaniel Thron
Voiced byStephen Russell (The Dark Project, The Metal Age, Deadly Shadows)[1]
Romano Orzari (Thief)

Garrett is the protagonist of the stealth games series Thief. Introduced in Thief: The Dark Project, he was trained by the Keepers in secret so that he could join them; instead, Garrett used the skills they taught him to become a master thief. The 2014 reboot Thief introduced an alternate reimagining of Garrett, with motivations and a personality that differ from the original's. Praised for Stephen Russell's performance and his personality, many have praised him as one of top antiheroes in video games, and even as one of gaming's best characters overall.

Appearances

As a child, Garrett was poor, had no parents, and only got by through pickpocketing. This all changed when he met Keeper Artemus, who trained him and inducted him into the Keepers; Garrett left soon after to pursue a life of burglary, stealing from the rich and then fencing rare items, or using the stolen loot to pay rent.

In Thief: Deadly Shadows a large scar runs down one side of his face, the result of Viktoria plucking out one of his eyes in Thief: The Dark Project. During the second and third games Garrett sees with a prosthesis mechanical eye, a piece of Mechanist technology given to him by the Hammerites at the end of The Dark Project. The mechanical eye incorporates a zoom lens. At the end of Thief: Deadly Shadows, Garrett catches hold of a small child trying to pick his pocket, and their conversation is almost identical to that between his mentor Artemus and child Garrett.

A completely new character with same name appears in the new Thief which was released in 2014. This Garrett is described as being a new version of the original.[2]

Reception

The character was very well received by critics. In 1999, GameSpot included him on the list of top ten heroes in gaming, stating how "over the course of his adventures, Garrett emerges from under the misanthropic facade as a character with a noble heart, whose immoral ways are reluctantly justified by an immoral talent that's well suited to his immoral world". GameSpot also chose him as one of the 64 contenders in the 2009 user poll "All Time Greatest Video Game Hero".[3] In 2010, games™ listed him among the greatest ever game characters, commenting that "few main characters are as cynical and mysterious as Garrett" and adding that "it's Garrett's unique skills and upbringing that make him such a fascinating character".[4] In 2011, Empire ranked him as the 29th greatest video-game character, calling him to "a medieval Han Solo type" and adding that it is "his sardonic amorality that shines through most of all, ensuring Garrett a place as one of gaming's most appealing anti-heroes".[5] In 2008, PC Zone ranked him as PC gaming's ninth best character for his "wonderful" situational sarcasm, calling him a "medieval Sam Fisher of sorts" and contrasting him with Marcus Fenix (who was ranked as ninth worst).[6] That same year, Garrett got an honorable mention on the list of the best Xbox Heroes by 360 Magazine along with a comment that Garrett "was highly unfortunate not to make the final 50" in the user poll.[7]

In 2012, IGN featured him among gaming's most notorious anti-heroes, calling him "a true badass and anti-hero, combining a ruthless exterior with an unshakeable sense of honor".[8] GameSpy's Mike Sharkey called Garrett a noticeable omission from the 2011 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition's top 50 video-game characters.[9] Also in 2012, GamesRadar ranked this "not exactly Robin Hood" as 35th "most memorable, influential, and badass" protagonist in games, also calling him "a pioneer of sorts, paving the way for the myriad other thieves and assassins of our time". In a 2021 list published by PC Gamer staff, Garrett is ranked among the most iconic characters in PC gaming.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Russell". IMDb.
  2. ↑ Dyce, Andrew. "Meet the Actor Behind 'Thief''s New Garrett." Game Rant. 2013.
  3. ↑ "All Time Greatest Video Game Hero contest". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010.
  4. ↑ Cohen, Sander (March 17, 2010). "The Greatest Ever Game Characters". NOWGamer. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ Dyer, James; McComb, David; Plumb, Alastair; Scarborough, David (May 26, 2010). "The 50 Greatest Video Game Characters | 29. Garrett". Empire. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012.
  6. ↑ PC Zone Staff (February 23, 2008). "PC Gaming's Best, And Worst, Characters". CVG. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012.
  7. ↑ Gordon, Jonathan (October 2009). "360 Heroes – Honorable Mentions". 360 Magazine. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ IGN Staff (March 5, 2012). "Gaming's Most Notorious Anti-Heroes". IGN. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012.
  9. ↑ Sharkey, Mike (February 16, 2011). "Guinness Ranks Your 50 Favorite Video Game Characters of All Time". GameSpy. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  10. ↑ Rick Lane (November 12, 2021). "The 50 most iconic characters in PC gaming". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

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