Chief Wulf

*"Wolf" redirects here. For the nameless wolf NPCs, see Wolves.*

Chief Wulf is the founder of Nulla Terra in Layer 1 and is a writer for "A Helping Nub!" in Layer 3 of Shipwrecked 64. He also represents Connor Thomas.

## Appearance

Wulf is a gray, anthropomorphic cartoon wolf with triangular ears that point upward. His left eye is black, and his other eye is scarred, leaving a bloody outline, along with an "X" for a pupil. He wears a lime-green jacket with a dark-orange hood and wears black shoes. He has a white stripe on his forehead like Wolf Variant 1, but has gray paws instead of white ones.

In Legacy Edition, he looked very different, with a muscular, top-heavy build, a yellow tank top, blue shorts, white gloves, no shoes, and his scarred eye on the opposite side.

## History

Wulf is one of the only three major characters in *SHIPWRECKED 64* to not be an already-established Broadside Animation character (the others being Stumbler O'Hare and J.D.), instead being Connor Thomas's own creation—a fact which Mark Mullins was livid about in Legacy Edition.

While in Legacy Edition, conversations suggest that he was added either by or for Connor's son Patrick Thomas, Patt is not present or alluded to in the full version, so the current canonical reason for Wulf's creation is unknown.

## Personality

Out of the characters in *SHIPWRECKED 64*, he changed the most in personality and role between Legacy Edition and the final version.

In Legacy Edition, he was the main antagonist of the game, putting Bucky Beaver and his friends to work for selfish reasons, as well as taking Bucky's boat and only giving it back in exchange for a large amount of treasure from an abandoned fortress.

In the full version, he's far kinder and is concerned about his people above all else. While understanding of Bucky's predicament, he still makes him and his friends work because they caused panic among the villagers. Even then, he was willing to help Bucky repair his boat so he could escape.

In the game's neutral ending, he is offered a chance to escape with Bucky, but refuses, as there isn't enough space for everyone, and he would rather die with his people than abandon them. He'll only accept the offer in the good ending, when Bucky finds a ship that *is* large enough to hold the island's entire populace.

He's fully aware of the game's darker secrets, and is surprised by Bucky finding him in a cave when he fails his task three times. There is no new information in that scene, which Wulf apologizes for, but grants Bucky the Scan ability from his task to use in other levels as compensation.

During more peaceful times, he enjoys playing piano, as evidenced by a tape he leaves outdoors in Layer 2 talking about his joy at being able to find sheet music for it on the internet.

He remains good friends with Stumbler O'Hare, who stated on his Reddit account that he still occasionally takes him on trips. He's just as free from the confines of his programming as Stumbler is, but doesn't communicate with players like Stumbler does because the events of the game have shaken him and he wants to be left alone for now.

## Trivia

* Connor mentions in a tape in Layer 3 that he had to change Wulf's proportions at one point during development so he could share animations with other characters, possibly as a nod to how disproportionate his design in Legacy Edition was.
* In an easter egg, Connor speaks to Bucky using Wulf's model, but with his own name in the text box.

## Gallery

Chief Wulf ("Wolf")'s Legacy Edition appearance

## References

1. ↑ https://reddit.com/r/Shipwrecked64/comments/198igb6/\_/ki7zzjv/?context=1