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{{:Gene Kerman/Box|Gene in KSC Mission Command}} | {{:Gene Kerman/Box|Gene in KSC Mission Command}} | ||
| − | '''Gene Kerman''' coaches the player through three of the in-game tutorials. He also appears in a promotional | + | '''Gene Kerman''' coaches the player through three of the in-game tutorials. He also appears in a promotional videos by Squad titled “At the Kerbal Space Center”<ref>“[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJDLGY7La1k At the Kerbal Space Center]” official promo video</ref> and “Asteroid Redirect Mission”.<ref>“[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9fvjKVuULQ Asteroid Redirect Mission]” official promo video</ref> Gene is one of only a few officially named individual [[Kerbal]]s and the only one thus far depicted with light-colored hair. He also wears a white vest and a headset. His dialog in the tutorials depicts him as patient and helpful without the vanity of his [[Kerbal Space Center|KSC]] colleague [[Wernher von Kerman]]. |
| − | Gene Kerman | + | Gene Kerman is manning the [[Mission Control]] as of [[0.24]].<ref>“[http://www.twitch.tv/ksptv/b/501587795?t=3m45s KSP-TV: Squadcast, back and later than ever!]” interview of HarvesteR by Maxmaps (3:45)</ref><ref>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5UiTqBCNQk#t=37 First Contract Playthrough]" official video by Squad previewing v0.24</ref> |
| − | His Steam Trading Card says, | + | His Steam Trading Card says, “Someone has to run the show”. |
== Real-world parallels == | == Real-world parallels == | ||
| − | Gene is most likely modeled after [[w:Gene Kranz|Gene Kranz]], the NASA flight director during the Gemini and Apollo Programs, who was known for wearing white "mission vests" his wife | + | Gene is most likely modeled after [[w:Gene Kranz|Gene Kranz]], the NASA flight director during the Gemini and Apollo Programs, who was known for wearing white "mission vests" his wife Marta Kranz crafted for each mission. His name is also similar to NASA astronaut [[w:Eugene Cernan|Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan]]. |
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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File:Gene.jpg|Official artwork of Gene Kerman | File:Gene.jpg|Official artwork of Gene Kerman | ||
File:Gene Kerman talking.png|Gene (left) talking on headset to a flight crew | File:Gene Kerman talking.png|Gene (left) talking on headset to a flight crew | ||
| + | File:Worrying Gene and Bobak Kerman.png|Gene (left) and [[Bobak Kerman]] worry about the [[Asteroid Redirect Mission]] | ||
File:Gene_Kerman_in-editor.png|Model view in 3D editor | File:Gene_Kerman_in-editor.png|Model view in 3D editor | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Kerbals]] | [[Category:Kerbals]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:33, 17 March 2017
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Gene Kerman coaches the player through three of the in-game tutorials. He also appears in a promotional videos by Squad titled “At the Kerbal Space Center”[1] and “Asteroid Redirect Mission”.[2] Gene is one of only a few officially named individual Kerbals and the only one thus far depicted with light-colored hair. He also wears a white vest and a headset. His dialog in the tutorials depicts him as patient and helpful without the vanity of his KSC colleague Wernher von Kerman.
Gene Kerman is manning the Mission Control as of 0.24.[3][4]
His Steam Trading Card says, “Someone has to run the show”.
Real-world parallels
Gene is most likely modeled after Gene Kranz, the NASA flight director during the Gemini and Apollo Programs, who was known for wearing white "mission vests" his wife Marta Kranz crafted for each mission. His name is also similar to NASA astronaut Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan.
Gallery
Official artwork of Gene Kerman
Gene (left) talking on headset to a flight crew
Gene (left) and Bobak Kerman worry about the Asteroid Redirect Mission
Model view in 3D editor
References
- ↑ “At the Kerbal Space Center” official promo video
- ↑ “Asteroid Redirect Mission” official promo video
- ↑ “KSP-TV: Squadcast, back and later than ever!” interview of HarvesteR by Maxmaps (3:45)
- ↑ "First Contract Playthrough" official video by Squad previewing v0.24
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