Nathan Larkins

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"Dedicated by the first settlers of Tatooine—founders of Bestine Township—in memory of brave Captain Moraj."
―Description of the Moraj Memorial historical marker[1]
Players gathering around the Moraj Memorial during the end of Star Wars Galaxies beta testing

Players gathering around the Moraj Memorial during the end of Star Wars Galaxies beta testing

Nathan "Moraj_Markinnison" Larkins (July, 1982 – October, 2002) was a beta tester of Sony Online Entertainment's massively multiplayer online role-playing game Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided.

Biography

When Nathan Larkins died as a result of a car wreck[2] in early October of 2002,[3] the Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided team placed a Moraj Memorial flag outside the city of Bestine on Tatooine to honor his dedication to the game and the community. The flag marked the location where the beta testers entered the game,[2] and provided an in-universe description in memory of the "brave Captain Moraj."[1] This was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the earliest virtual memorial ever included in an MMORPG, as first noted in an entry of the Guinness World Records 2008: Gamer's Edition.[2]

An online memorial page for Nathan highlights his valued history as a member of the beta test community, including his membership in a guild known as The Crescent Order, and as a beloved participant of the Newbie Welcome Wagon (NWW).[3] With the release of Star Wars Galaxies in 2003, Maroj Melons were included as a starting item for players of the game. However, unlike the historical marker near Bestine, the game did not clearly indicate whether these melons were intended to be yet another tribute to Nathan Larkins (note the slight transposition of letters between Maroj and Moraj).[1]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Guinness World Records 2008: Gamer's Edition. Time Home Entertainment, Inc. ISBN 978-1-904-99421-3.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Premium-Era-real Nathan Larkins on Find a Grave (November 13, 2011) (backup link)
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