Evelyn (Uncharted)

Evelyn was a retired explorer and an old colleague of Cassandra Morgan. While she only appeared for a moment in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, she played an important part in both Sam and Nathan Drake's life.
She was voiced by Merle Dandridge, who also portrayed Marlene in The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II, Alyx Vance in Half-Life 2, and Sister Catherine in A Thief's End.
==Biography==
===Pre-Events===
Evelyn was a famous adventurer and explorer, becoming well known around the globe, and collecting antics along the way. She met and married Kenichiro Namba and had a son named Edmund, but she and the former divorced at an unknown time. 
As time passed, Evelyn met and befriended archeologist Cassandra Morgan, whom she considered "brilliant". The two worked on many projects, and a suggestion on Sir Francis Drake having heirs, and Henry Avery's treasure.
After's Cassandra's death, Evelyn bought her journals in an auction, and stayed in an empty mansion by herself. In addition, Evelyn attempted to reunite with her son, but failed due to the latter still being angry with her for not showing to her ex-husband's funeral.
===Uncharted 4: A Thief's End===
In a flashback halfway during the game, Cassandra's sons Nathan and Sam break into Evelyn's mansion at night to search for clues about their mother's past. Evelyn catches them and threatens them with a gun. However, when Sam explains that they just came to look for their mother's stuff, she realizes they are Cassandra's sons and puts the gun down. She explains her work with their mother to find Henry Avery's treasure and the suggestion of Sir Francis Drake having heirs. 
Suddenly, the police arrives outside since Evelyn called them earlier. She decides to lie to the police to protect them, but dies of a heart attack before she could do so. Sam and Nathan escaped anyway and decide to finish their mother's work in finding Henry Avery's treasure, as well as adopting the surname "Drake". Thus even in death, Evelyn was responsible for inspiring Nathan and Sam's adventures throughout the entire Uncharted franchise. 
==Personality==
Despite her brief appearance, the letters around the mansion show her loneliness, as she wants to rekindle with her son to no anvil. She is similar to Nathan and Sam Drake, who are both treasure hunters, and are willing to put everything to find greatness. She represents the theme of the A Thief's End, as she lives alone in a giant mansion with all her treasures, but dies alone and never reuniting with her son, Edmund.
This also plays on Nathan being the foil, as he has left that life, but still desires to return to it, as Sam is still driven to finish what their mother started. In addition, Nathan's speech to Sam about how every adventure ends with you being empty is a call back to Evelyn's character.
==Trivia==
*Evelyn appears to pay homage to Lara Croft.
Category:Elderly
Category:Deceased
Category:Adventurers
Category:Female
Category:Fortune Hunters
Category:Video Game Heroes
Category:Parents
Category:Successful
Category:Retired
Category:Tragic
Category:Protectors of Innocence
Category:Protectors
Category:Predecessor
Category:Pessimists
Category:Control Freaks
Category:Posthumous
Category:Flashback Heroes