Thatcher takes his moniker after Margaret Thatcher, the British Prime Minister during the three conflicts he fought in; the Falklands War, the Iranian Embassy siege, and the first Gulf War. Commenting on Thatcher's development in a video produced by American magazine "Wired", Ubisoft's art director Alexander Karpazis, said that "Thatcher is absolutely named after Margaret Thatcher, where he was part of Operation Nimrod, the assault on the Iranian Embassy in London." He further added that "If you search for Margaret Thatcher Operation Nimrod, you’ll find a photo of her standing with three SAS guys – the guy in the middle is Thatcher."