Rameses was a Yemeni pirate, self-proclaimed businessman, and the leader of a pirate gang based in the Indian Ocean. Despite being a pirate, Rameses claims he's a "nice guy" on account that he spares Drake's life, instead of killing him as ordered.
Rameses is a supporting character and the tertiary antagonist of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, having been hired by main antagonist Katherine Marlowe to kill protagonist Nathan Drake. He is also a playable skin in the multiplayer modes of Drake's Deception and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.
In both of his appearances, Rameses is voiced and motion-captured by Sayed Badreya.
Biography[]
A notorious Yemeni pirate with a flair for the theatrical, Rameses sails the Gulf of Aden with his crew aboard a converted cruise ship. While he makes a good living raiding shipping vessels, he's not above taking a land-based job if there's treasure involved.
Official Uncharted 4: A Thief's End bio.
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011)[]
Yemen
See also Yemen
Rameses' first appearance is in Chapter 11, after Nathan Drake is drugged by Talbot. He is seated near Nathan and Katherine Marlowe at a cafe, listening to their conversation. When Talbot informs Marlowe that his men have found Victor Sullivan, he gets up and intends to bring Nathan to his ship graveyard for interrogation, but Nathan escapes and chases down Talbot. Once Nate catches up to Talbot, Rameses knocks Nathan unconscious with a piece of wood.
Ship graveyard
Rameses transports the unconscious Nathan to the ship graveyard, taking him as a prisoner. He claims to have saved his life, as he did not kill him like Marlowe had ordered him to. Instead, he interrogates Nathan for information about the location of Iram of the Pillars. Nathan claims that he doesn't know where the city is, but Rameses doesn't believe him.
Rameses then tells Nathan that he has Victor and plans to interrogate him instead, prompting Nathan to break free from captivity and search for Victor around the dry docks. Rameses retreats to his cruise ship, The Seaward, that he and his pirates have commandeered, but Nathan boards it as it takes off.
Cruise Ship
You have given me so much trouble. I promise you - we're gonna end it now.
Rameses after Drake falls for his trap
After making his way through the ship, Nathan discovers a masked figure in a chair who he assumes to be Victor. After removing the mask, Nathan discovers that the figure is actually just clothes stuffed with vegetables.
Rameses and his henchmen then reveal themselves and attempt to tie Nathan up, but Nathan blows a hole in the ship with a grenade, causing water to pour in. He then shoots Rameses in the chest, wounding him. As Rameses' pirates assist him out of the room, the cruise ship capsizes.
Nathan defeats all the henchmen and makes his way through the sinking ship until he reaches the ballroom, Nathan sees the exit and almost manages to get off the ship when Ramses finds him (almost dead from the shot), Ramses tells Nathan that they will meet in Hell and shoots the glass ceiling allowing the water to enter faster, Ramses is crushed by the water, drowning and being sent to Hell while Nathan manages to escape the ship alive just before it sinks.
Multiplayer[]
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011)[]
Rameses is featured in Drake's Deception multiplayer. He is available to purchase after you reached Level 10. He cost $15,000 to purchase.
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016)[]
Rameses returns in Uncharted 4: A Thief's Endmultiplayer. He is available at the start and is on the Villains side. His voice actor Sayed Badreya has also returned.
Skins & Variants[]
Skins
- Rameses
- Winter Rameses
- Suited Rameses
- Prison Rameses
- Apocalypse Rameses
- Biker Rameses
Pre-Set Outfits
- Retribution Rameses
- Recon Rameses
- Rowdy Rameses
- Ranger Rameses
Character design[]
Personality[]
Rameses considers himself a businessman and thinks he deserves respect despite his unorthodox and unethical lifestyle as a pirate. In reality, he won't even honor his employer's deals as long as there is a greater reward in it for him. He's also a liar at heart, tricking Nathan into thinking Victor had been kidnapped as well. As he was a pirate, Rameses was no stranger to torture and even took some enjoyment out of it.
He seems to have a polite and affable side, however this quickly disappears when he doesn't get answers he's looking for.
Appears in[]
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception[]
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End[]
Trivia[]
- The name Rameses is from Egyptian Ra-msj-sw, meaning "born of Ra." [1] It was also the name of eleven Egyptian pharaohs.
- In the final room of Rameses's ship, there are several guns seemingly able to be taken. They are useless in the final version; it is likely they were meant to be used in a boss fight with Rameses, but was cut.
- Rameses last words are: "Sharmoot, ars. See you in hell, habibi." In Arabic, both the words "sharmoot" and "ars" are derogatory slang terms, though the latter literally translates as "shepherd." [2] "Habibi" means "darling".[3] A close English counterpart is "my friend/bro/sis" when used between friends.
- Rameses appears to own a Rolls-Royce Phantom (although it appears to be a Ferrari F50 in concept art), which he keeps in the hold of The Seaward. It is possible that it was given to him by Marlowe, but it was destroyed at the start of Chapter 15.
- Rameses is the second villain to kill himself, trying to kill Nathan, the first being Flynn.
Gallery[]
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception[]
Avatar[]
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End[]
Multiplayer[]
Models[]
References[]
- ↑ Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Rameses Behind the name. Retrieved July 2, 2016
- ↑ {{subst:w|Ars (slang)}}. Wikipedia. Retrieved July 2, 2016
- ↑ حَبِيبِي • (ḥabībī) Wikitionary. Retrieved July 2, 2016