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Batiste is based on ], a member of the ] and consultant for the game.<ref>{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Pyle|url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2006/09/21/helene_deschamps_adams_85_daring_french_spy_rescuer_in_wwii/|title=Helene Deschamps Adams, 85, daring French spy, rescuer in WWII|publisher=]|quote=She also was a consultant in 2000 for a Sony PlayStation game called ''Medal of Honor: Underground'', featuring a heroine named Manon and based on her World War II missions. |date=2006-09-21|accessdate=2009-12-24}}</ref> Batiste is based on ], a member of the ] and consultant for the game.<ref>{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Pyle|url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2006/09/21/helene_deschamps_adams_85_daring_french_spy_rescuer_in_wwii/|title=Helene Deschamps Adams, 85, daring French spy, rescuer in WWII|publisher=]|quote=She also was a consultant in 2000 for a Sony PlayStation game called ''Medal of Honor: Underground'', featuring a heroine named Manon and based on her World War II missions. |date=2006-09-21|accessdate=2009-12-24}}</ref>


Soundtrack composer ] wanted two distinct but not "completely different" themes for Batiste.<ref name="streview">As quoted in Gary Huff, "," ''Soundtrack Review Central''.</ref> The resulting themes are a major tone that conveys "great national purpose", while a secondary theme "describes Manon's more intimate and emotional feelings".<ref name="streview" /> A third theme that "bookend"s the two major themes is meant to "represent the moments where Manon is called upon to steel her nerves and gather the courage to continue on with the fight".<ref name="streview">
Soundtrack composer ] explains that for Batiste, he
{{quote|wanted a theme that could convey one emotion at a particular moment, and then a completely different emotion the next without having to rely on two completely different themes. As a result, Manon's two main themes are very similar and yet very different. One version of the theme stays the course in a major tone, conveying a feel of great national purpose against the Nazi menace, and the secondary theme dips into a minor 6th chord which describes Manon's more intimate and emotional feelings as an individual and a woman who is pitted against the fascist war machine. Both of these themes are bookended with what liner notes author Paul Tonks has aptly named "the resolve theme".
This theme was meant to represent the moments where Manon is called upon to steel her nerves and gather the courage to continue on with the fight....Manon travels to places that are not quite so militaristic as Jimmy Patterson. Her journey was a bit more "scenic".<ref>As quoted in Gary Huff, "," ''Soundtrack Review Central''.</ref>}}


Critic Ian Lace said of her theme: "One has to suppose that the main character of this new game, Manon, inspired by the exploits of Hélène Déschamps is French. Michael Ciacchino has created a theme for her that in its first few notes irresistibly makes me want to anticipate the old pop song, 'Arrivederci Roma' which I found disconcerting because she is French and so much of the action, particularly at the beginning and end, takes place in Paris."<ref>Ian Lace, "," ''MusicWeb International''(January 2001).</ref> Critic Ian Lace said of her theme: "One has to suppose that the main character of this new game, Manon, inspired by the exploits of Hélène Déschamps is French. Michael Ciacchino has created a theme for her that in its first few notes irresistibly makes me want to anticipate the old pop song, 'Arrivederci Roma' which I found disconcerting because she is French and so much of the action, particularly at the beginning and end, takes place in Paris."<ref>Ian Lace, "," ''MusicWeb International''(January 2001).</ref>

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Manon Batiste
Medal of Honor character
File:Manon Baptiste.JPGManon Batiste in promotional material for Medal of Honor

Manon Batiste is the main character and heroine in Medal of Honor: Underground. She is also a minor character in Medal of Honor, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, and Medal of Honor: European Assault. As part of the French Resistance, she assists the original game's Jimmy Patterson and performs various dangerous missions. Her last name was changed from Batiste to Du Champs in Medal of Honor: European Assault. In European Assault, she is voiced by Olivia D'abo.

Development

Batiste is based on Hélène Deschamps Adams, a member of the Office of Strategic Services and consultant for the game.

Soundtrack composer Michael Giacchino wanted two distinct but not "completely different" themes for Batiste. The resulting themes are a major tone that conveys "great national purpose", while a secondary theme "describes Manon's more intimate and emotional feelings". A third theme that "bookend"s the two major themes is meant to "represent the moments where Manon is called upon to steel her nerves and gather the courage to continue on with the fight".Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Producer Scott Langteau offers that the developers "Manon used petrol bombs and also used her femininity to gain access to restricted areas. We used the freedom of telling her backstory — she was in the French Resistance, then joined the OSS — to give the game its own flair and widely varied missions that took us all over Europe: Greece, Italy, etc."

Depiction

Batiste appears in Medal of Honor as part of the French Resistance and as Jimmy Patterson's OSS "control" agent. In the Underground prequel, Batiste's brother is killed; she meets with her brother's Resistance contacts to continue the fight against the Nazis. Underground depicts the character's progress from an inexperienced rebel to an agent recruited by the OSS. She eventually plays an important role in the Invasion of Normandy and Liberation of Paris.

Reception

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GameSpot praises the gamemakers for placing Manon Batiste "in the lead role so that her full story can be told". William Abner describes the game as "a refreshing change of pace because you played Manon Batiste."

See also

References

  1. Glorieu, Thomas. "Review of Medal of Honor: Underground". maintitles.net. Retrieved 2009-12-24. Michael Giacchino answers by adding more colour, more emotional power and with a less than adequate bombastic score. Instead he offers us a rather emotional, colourful and heroic musical palette to underscore the main character of the story, Manon Batiste, a volunteer resistance fighter.
  2. Saltzman, Marc (2004). Game creation and careers: insider secrets from industry experts. p. 282.
  3. Walker, Mark H. (2001). A Parents Guide to Playstation Games: A Comprehensive Look at Playstation 2 (2nd ed.). p. 159.
  4. "Medal of Honor: European Assault Tech Info". GameSpot.
  5. Pyle, Richard (2006-09-21). "Helene Deschamps Adams, 85, daring French spy, rescuer in WWII". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-12-24. She also was a consultant in 2000 for a Sony PlayStation game called Medal of Honor: Underground, featuring a heroine named Manon and based on her World War II missions.
  6. ^ As quoted in Gary Huff, "Interview with Michael Giacchino," Soundtrack Review Central.
  7. As quoted in Air Hendrix, "Medal of Honor Week: Sound Design & Creating Good Sequels," GamePro (March 29, 2002).
  8. ^ Patrick Klepek, "Review of Medal of Honor: Underground," Gaming Age (11/22/2000).
  9. ^ "Medal of Honor: Underground," GamePro (2009).
  10. Shoemaker, Brad (2000-11-03). "Medal of Honor Underground Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  11. William Abner, Gamer's Tome of Ultimate Wisdom: An Almanac of Pimps, Orcs, and Lightsabers (Que, 2005), 105.

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