James Whitman - Revision history

Wile E. Coyote at 07:55, 5 December 2014

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The Poet: /* Yamatai Expedition (2013) */

2013-08-14T15:10:22Z

‎Yamatai Expedition (2013)

The Poet: /* Yamatai Expedition (2013) */

2013-08-14T14:57:25Z

‎Yamatai Expedition (2013)

The Poet: added more information and images

2013-08-14T09:13:24Z

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The Poet at 16:49, 12 August 2013

2013-08-12T16:49:25Z

The Poet at 16:10, 12 August 2013

2013-08-12T16:10:21Z

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2013-03-29T12:31:36Z

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The Poet: added Category:Archaeologists

2013-03-28T16:06:32Z

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The Poet: added category: Tomb Raider (2013) Characters

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Tombraidergirl at 11:00, 26 February 2013

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 As Whitman prepares for the expedition to [[Yamatai]], he has been informed by his agent [[Thomas Goldman]] that his network has commissioned for a third seasosn of ''"Whitman's World"'', as the season two's figures are doing ''"okay"''. Later on Whitman goes to the [[Endurance]] to interview the new crew with the assistance of a cameraman and an additional helper.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 5-7.</ref>
-However, the network pulls the funding from season three when the final figures from season two arrive, and the figures are very bad. Whitman tells to his agent [[Thomas]] how he knew that the Aztec ruins were a mistake on the show. As the funding is pulled, the crew that helped Whitman in doing the interviews are called off. Whitman doesn't tell this to the crew of the [[Endurance]], he chreefully says ''"We'll see you in a couple of days!"'' to the network's personnel who are leaving the premises of the [[Endurance]], which is a lie.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 20-21.</ref>
+However, the network pulls the funding from season three when the final figures from season two arrive, and the figures are very bad. Whitman tells his agent [[Thomas]] how he knew that the [[Aztec]] ruins were a mistake on the show. As the funding is pulled, the crew that helped Whitman in doing the interviews are called off. Whitman doesn't tell the crew of the [[Endurance]], he cheerfully says ''"We'll see you in a couple of days!"'' to the network's personnel who are leaving the premises of the [[Endurance]], which is a lie.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 20-21.</ref>
 Pulling of the funding won't stop Whitman from doing the expedition: he'll fund it with his own money, if [[Thomas]] isn't able to convince the network to reconsider the funding decision. Whitman believes that the search for the lost kingdom of [[Yamatai]] could be a gold mine, but the network is only interested in ratings of the show. [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] overhears this discussion between Whitman and [[Thomas]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 22.</ref>
-As Whitman's former wife [[Sheila]] won't let him sell his old antiques for a better price, Whitman asks [[Thomas]] to give him the pieces sent from the London museum for the third season of ''"Whitman's World"'': the Chinese gods of good fortune, prosperity and longevity, Fu, Lu and Shou. Whitman secretly intends to sell them to [[Mr. Hong]], a fast but unpredictable buyer arranged by [[Fergus]]. As [[Mr. Hong]] wants to take the pieces to himself for further examination fo their authenticity and Whitman doesn't agree, Whitman gets into a fight with [[Cheng]]. Before things end too badly for [[Whitman]], [[Jonah Maiava]] arrives to the scene to save him, but [[Jonah]] gets shot into his arm while doing so. Both [[Jonah]] and Whitman manage to escape alive, but the artefacts from the London museum are destroyed during the fight. [[Jonah]] was sent by [[Conrad Roth]] to help Whitman.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 24-31.</ref>
+As Whitman's former wife [[Sheila]] won't let him sell his old antiques for a better price, Whitman asks [[Thomas]] to give him the pieces sent from the London museum for the third season of ''"Whitman's World"'': the Chinese gods of good fortune, prosperity and longevity, Fu, Lu and Shou. Whitman secretly intends to sell them to [[Mr. Hong]], a fast but unpredictable buyer arranged by [[Fergus]]. As Mr. Hong wants to take the pieces with him for further examination of their authenticity and Whitman doesn't agree, Whitman gets into a fight with [[Cheng]]. Before things end too badly for [[Whitman]], [[Jonah Maiava]] arrives on the scene to save him, but Jonah gets shot in his arm while doing so. Both [[Jonah]] and Whitman manage to escape alive, but the artefacts from the London museum are destroyed during the fight. Jonah was sent by [[Conrad Roth]] to help Whitman.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 24-31.</ref>
-Eventually Whitman must admit to the [[Endurance]]'s crew what has actually happened to the network's funding. With his own money invested to the expedition, all they'll need is a researcher and a cameraman. Both of these tasks get done, as [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] says she'll be the researcher and eventually [[Samantha Nishimura]] gets to be the cameraman.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 33-35, 48.</ref>
+Eventually Whitman must admit to the [[Endurance]]'s crew what has actually happened to the network's funding. With his own money invested in the expedition, all they'll need is a researcher and a cameraman. Lara offers to be the researcher and eventually [[Samantha Nishimura]] gets to be the cameraman.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 33-35, 48.</ref>
-In the game [[Lara Croft|Lara]] meets him for the first time after the shipwreck, when [[Sam]] gets kidnapped by [[Mathias]].
+===In Tomb Raider (2013)===
-Dr. Whitman accompanies Lara when she decides to rest at a camp after getting her foot caught in a bear trap and then sets out to find [[Conrad Roth]], the Endurance's captain. He gets captured together with Lara. His fate is as of now unknown, but it is likely we will see or hear of him again later in the game.
+In the game Lara meets him for the first time after the shipwreck, when Sam gets kidnapped by [[Mathias]].
-He has a strange fascination for the [[scavenger]]'s culture and rituals. He even puts down his gun and lets himself get taken hostage to get to know the scavengers better, even if Lara warns him that that would be a terrible mistake.
+Dr. Whitman accompanies Lara when she decides to rest at a camp after getting her foot caught in a bear trap and then sets out to find Conrad Roth, the Endurance's captain. He gets captured together with Lara. At this point his fate is unknown, but he later reappears and helps Lara and Sam escape the burning palace. He later meets up with the other survivors on the beach.
 ===Death===
-Whitman meets his tragic demise when [[Mathias]] fools him to make contact with the ancient, demonic [[Stormguard]] soldiers that guard the monastery, when they're dragging [[Samantha]] with them for completing the [[Ritual]]. [[Mathias]] tells Whitman how the soldiers guard the monastery and wait for being introduced to the new [[Sun Queen]] ''"by the one, who brought her back to us"''<ref>In-game dialogue</ref> - implying that Whitman should do the talking.
+Whitman meets his tragic demise when Mathias fools him to make contact with the ancient, demonic [[Stormguard]] soldiers that guard the monastery, when they're dragging Samantha with them for completing the Ritual. Mathias tells Whitman how the soldiers guard the monastery and wait for being introduced to the new [[Sun Queen]] ''"by the one who brought her back to us"''<ref>In-game dialogue</ref> - implying that Whitman should do the talking.
-Whitman then steps out from behind the stone wall where the three of them were hiding, and confronts the [[Stormguard]] soldiers with this arrogant TV-presenter style, being confident about his success ''"Of course! I've encountered these archaic tribes before."'' He marches to the soldiers saying ''"My name is Doctor James Whitman, I come to you in piece. I bring you your new queen!"''<ref>In-game dialogue</ref> However, [[Mathias]] doesn't show up with [[Samantha]]. Whitman then starts to slowly hesitate, and he keeps repeating ''"Your Queen"'' and when he eventually says it out loud in Japanese, he enrages the guards, who then brutally slaughter him with their swords.
+Whitman then steps out from behind the stone wall where the three of them were hiding, and confronts the Stormguard soldiers with this arrogant TV-presenter style, being confident about his success ''"Of course! I've encountered these archaic tribes before."'' He marches towards the soldiers saying ''"My name is Doctor James Whitman, I come to you in piece. I bring you your new queen!"''<ref>In-game dialogue</ref> However, Mathias doesn't show up with Samantha. Whitman then slowly starts to hesitate, and he keeps repeating ''"Your Queen"'' and when he eventually says it out loud in Japanese, he enrages the guards, who then brutally slaughter him with their swords.
-All this was a part of [[Mathias]]' plan, as he was only using Whitman as a distraction to get the guards a bit away from the bridge that leads to the monastery. Now as the road was clear, [[Mathias]] could enter the monastery with the captive [[Samantha]] without meeting the same fate as Whitman. This whole scenario was seen by [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]], who was hiding on a ledge above.
+All this was a part of Mathias' plan, as he was only using Whitman as a distraction to lure the guards away from the bridge that leads to the monastery. Now that the road is clear, Mathias can enter the monastery with the captive Samantha without meeting the same fate as Whitman. This whole scenario was seen by Lara, who was hiding on a ledge above.
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 * Interests: Glitzy showbiz parties, book launches, dining in the best restaurants, and expensive travel.
-Dr. Whitman studied at Harvard and is both an expert in Archaeology and Anthropology. He also took his PHD at Cambridge University in the UK and taught at many schools around the world. However, over the last few years Whitman has moved into TV series and documentary making and became quite a popular presenter with a successful range of tie-in books. This has made him both a golden-boy and a black-sheep to the archaeological community. The former for increasing exposure and interest in archaeology and the latter for 'selling his soul to TV'. Dr. Whitman has had a bit of a run of bad fortune and only recently emerged from a messy divorce.
+Dr. Whitman studied at Harvard and is both an expert in Archaeology and Anthropology. He also took his PhD at Cambridge University in the UK and taught at many schools around the world. However, over the last few years Whitman has moved into TV series and documentary making and became quite a popular presenter with a successful range of tie-in books. This has made him both a golden-boy and a black-sheep to the archaeological community. The former for increasing exposure and interest in archaeology and the latter for 'selling his soul to TV'. Dr. Whitman has had a bit of a run of bad fortune and only recently emerged from a messy divorce.
 His TV series is also in danger of not being renewed unless he finds some new and exciting angle; a problem that he's not keen to share with the rest of the crew. He privately hopes that the trip will give him material for a new TV series and, along with Sam’s footage, the commissioning editors will come crawling to him.}}

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 Pulling of the funding won't stop Whitman from doing the expedition: he'll fund it with his own money, if [[Thomas]] isn't able to convince the network to reconsider the funding decision. Whitman believes that the search for the lost kingdom of [[Yamatai]] could be a gold mine, but the network is only interested in ratings of the show. [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] overhears this discussion between Whitman and [[Thomas]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 22.</ref>
-As Whitman's former wife [[Sheila]] won't let him sell his old antiques for a better price, Whitman asks [[Thomas]] to give him the pieces sent from the London museum for the third season of ''"Whitman's World"'': the Chinese gods of good fortune, prosperity and longevity, Fu, Lu and Shou. Whitman secretly intends to sell them to [[Mr. Hong]]. As [[Mr. Hong]] wants to take the pieces to himself for further examination fo their authenticity and Whitman doesn't agree, Whitman gets into a fight with [[Cheng]]. Before things end too badly for [[Whitman]], [[Jonah Maiava]] arrives to the scene to save him, but [[Jonah]] gets shot into his arm while doing so. Both [[Jonah]] and Whitman manage to escape alive, but the artefacts from the London museum are destroyed during the fight. [[Jonah]] was sent by [[Conrad Roth]] to help Whitman.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 24-31.</ref>
+As Whitman's former wife [[Sheila]] won't let him sell his old antiques for a better price, Whitman asks [[Thomas]] to give him the pieces sent from the London museum for the third season of ''"Whitman's World"'': the Chinese gods of good fortune, prosperity and longevity, Fu, Lu and Shou. Whitman secretly intends to sell them to [[Mr. Hong]], a fast but unpredictable buyer arranged by [[Fergus]]. As [[Mr. Hong]] wants to take the pieces to himself for further examination fo their authenticity and Whitman doesn't agree, Whitman gets into a fight with [[Cheng]]. Before things end too badly for [[Whitman]], [[Jonah Maiava]] arrives to the scene to save him, but [[Jonah]] gets shot into his arm while doing so. Both [[Jonah]] and Whitman manage to escape alive, but the artefacts from the London museum are destroyed during the fight. [[Jonah]] was sent by [[Conrad Roth]] to help Whitman.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 24-31.</ref>
 Eventually Whitman must admit to the [[Endurance]]'s crew what has actually happened to the network's funding. With his own money invested to the expedition, all they'll need is a researcher and a cameraman. Both of these tasks get done, as [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] says she'll be the researcher and eventually [[Samantha Nishimura]] gets to be the cameraman.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 33-35, 48.</ref>

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 As Whitman prepares for the expedition to [[Yamatai]], he has been informed by his agent [[Thomas Goldman]] that his network has commissioned for a third seasosn of ''"Whitman's World"'', as the season two's figures are doing ''"okay"''. Later on Whitman goes to the [[Endurance]] to interview the new crew with the assistance of a cameraman and an additional helper.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 5-7.</ref>
-However, the network pulls the funding from season three when the final figures from season two arrive, and the figures are very bad. Whitman tells to his agent [[Thomas]] how he knew that the Aztec ruins were a mistake on the show. As the funding is pulled, the crew that helped Whitman in doing the interviews are called off. Whitman doesn't tell this to the crew of the [[Endurance]], he chreefully says ''"We'll see you in a couple of days!" to the network's personnel who are leaving the premises of the [[Endurance]], which is a lie.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 20-21.</ref>
+However, the network pulls the funding from season three when the final figures from season two arrive, and the figures are very bad. Whitman tells to his agent [[Thomas]] how he knew that the Aztec ruins were a mistake on the show. As the funding is pulled, the crew that helped Whitman in doing the interviews are called off. Whitman doesn't tell this to the crew of the [[Endurance]], he chreefully says ''"We'll see you in a couple of days!"'' to the network's personnel who are leaving the premises of the [[Endurance]], which is a lie.<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 20-21.</ref>
 Pulling of the funding won't stop Whitman from doing the expedition: he'll fund it with his own money, if [[Thomas]] isn't able to convince the network to reconsider the funding decision. Whitman believes that the search for the lost kingdom of [[Yamatai]] could be a gold mine, but the network is only interested in ratings of the show. [[Lara Croft (Reboot)|Lara]] overhears this discussion between Whitman and [[Thomas]].<ref>Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, p. 22.</ref>

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 | honorific_prefix          = Doctor
 | name                      = James Whitman
-| image                     = Whitman.jpg
+| image                     = Tr9 James whitman 1.png
 | birth_name                =
 | birth_date                = late 1960s, early 1970s
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+| death_date                = 2013
-| death_place               =
+| death_place               = [[Yamatai]]
-| nationality               =
+| nationality               = American
 | education                 = Harvard University (Archaeology, Anthropology), Cambridge University (PHD)
 | occupation                = Archaeologist, Anthropologist, Author, TV Documentarian, member of the [[Endurance]] Expedition
 | height                    =
 | weight                    =
-| spouse                    = [[Sheila]]
+| spouse                    = [[Sheila]] (divorced)
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 }}
-'''Dr. James Whitman''', short also known as '''Jim''', is one of the survivors of the Endurance's ship wreck.
+'''Dr. James Whitman''', short also known as '''Jim''', is a character in [[Tomb Raider (2013)]] and in the comic [[Tomb Raider: The Beginning]].
 ==Life==
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 ===Showbiz===
-When it proves lucrative, Whitman moves into documentary filmmaking and the presentation of Archaeological TV shows. He becomes quite a popular presenter, having his own show called "Whitman's World", with a successful range of tie-in books. The Endurance Expedition is supposed to be a part of this show's second season.<ref>[[Tomb Raider: The Beginning]] Comic, [http://tombraider.tumblr.com/post/41947459315/crystal-dynamics-dark-horse-bring-lara-croft Tomb Raider on Tumblr]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151297570201158.457228.287378891157&type=1 Tomb Raider Facebook Page]</ref>
+When it proves lucrative, Whitman moves into documentary filmmaking and the presentation of Archaeological TV shows. He becomes quite a popular presenter, having his own show called ''"Whitman's World"'', with a successful range of tie-in books. The Endurance Expedition is supposed to be a part of this show's second season.<ref>[[Tomb Raider: The Beginning]] Comic, [http://tombraider.tumblr.com/post/41947459315/crystal-dynamics-dark-horse-bring-lara-croft Tomb Raider on Tumblr] Retrieved on 31st Jan 2013.</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151297570201158.457228.287378891157&type=1 Tomb Raider Facebook Page] Retrieved on 31st Jan 2013.</ref>
 ===Yamatai Expedition (2013)===
 In the game [[Lara Croft|Lara]] meets him for the first time after the shipwreck, when [[Sam]] gets kidnapped by [[Mathias]].
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 He has a strange fascination for the [[scavenger]]'s culture and rituals. He even puts down his gun and lets himself get taken hostage to get to know the scavengers better, even if Lara warns him that that would be a terrible mistake.
-{{Quote|Endurance Week: Meet the Crew <ref>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151335072956158&set=a.10151329355521158.459933.287378891157&type=3&theater</ref>|Dr. Whitman
+Whitman then steps out from behind the stone wall where the three of them were hiding, and confronts the [[Stormguard]] soldiers with this arrogant TV-presenter style, being confident about his success ''"Of course! I've encountered these archaic tribes before."'' He marches to the soldiers saying ''"My name is Doctor James Whitman, I come to you in piece. I bring you your new queen!"''<ref>In-game dialogue</ref> However, [[Mathias]] doesn't show up with [[Samantha]]. Whitman then starts to slowly hesitate, and he keeps repeating ''"Your Queen"'' and when he eventually says it out loud in Japanese, he enrages the guards, who then brutally slaughter him with their swords.
 * Real Name: Dr. James ‘Jim’ Whitman
 * Age: 43-45
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 His TV series is also in danger of not being renewed unless he finds some new and exciting angle; a problem that he's not keen to share with the rest of the crew. He privately hopes that the trip will give him material for a new TV series and, along with Sam’s footage, the commissioning editors will come crawling to him.}}
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