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Heroic Story Team - Jay

JAY

CO-FOUNDER/CEO

Y Combinator founder; game director; online poker legend

FAVORITE GAMES:
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Persona 4, Ender’s Game, Dungeons & Dragons

CHARACTER BACKSTORY:
Starred on G4 reality tv show: 2 Months 2 Million

Heroic Story Team - Scott

SCOTT

CO-FOUNDER/COO

YC Founder; Jay's brother; sound director on Chiaro and the Elixir of Life (Oculus, HTC Vive)

FAVORITE GAMES:
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Fortnite, Jenga

FEATURES & TRAITS:
I have a tattoo of Edward Elric's metal hand reaching for the philosopher's stone, and play Yu-gi-oh with an Exodia burn deck

Heroic Story Team - Ruth

RUTH

NARRATIVE DESIGN

Fantasy novelist; Critcrew lore-detective; retired actor; professional nerd

FAVORITE GAMES:
Monster of the Week, Fate of Cthulhu, iHunt

CHARACTER BACKSTORY:
I won a full set of dishes for my sister’s wedding present by writing a soap opera story about Noritake china

Heroic Story Team - Paul

PAUL

ART DIRECTOR

Formerly AAA art for games at Bioware & Wizards of the Coast

FAVORITE GAMES:
All the Zeldas, Alien RPG, Currently playing Deep Rock Galactic & Elden Ring

FEATURES & TRAITS:
I can eat a subway footlong in under 1 minute 22 seconds. I am Academy Award winning actor Ed Harris's wife's cousin's college roommate's son

ANDY

LEAD DESIGNER

Pioneering the future of entertainment brands. Fulfilling his destiny at Heroic Story.

PERSONALITY TRAITS:
Star Wars fanatic

Heroic Story Team - Joe

JOE

DESIGNER

FAVORITE GAMES:
Overwatch, Getamped, Super Smash Bros, Splatoon2

CLASS & LEVEL:
Multidisciplinary designer, risqué digital artist

Heroic Story Team - Nikolay

NIKOLAY

LEAD ENGINEER

Father; husband; builder; entrepreneur; contrarian; singer; bedroom composer; amateur boxer; infinite learner

ATTACKS & SPELLCASTING:
Every startup I've worked with for more than a couple months is still alive & kicking.

Heroic Story Team - Martin

MARTIN

FULL-STACK ENGINEER

Former Game Developer at Indies & Software Engineer at EA

FAVORITE GAMES:
story-driven games like Heavy Rain, The Witcher 3 and Mass Effect

IDEALS:
After 5 years at EA, I felt that itch for startup air again

Heroic Story Team - Sercan

SERCAN

FULL-STACK ENGINEER

FAVORITE GAMES:
addicted to competitive games like LoL and CS:GO

CLASS & LEVEL:
Pianist, snowboarder, diver, traveler

Heroic Story Team - Matt

MATT

JR. ENGINEER

FAVORITE GAMES:
Runescape, Puzzle Pirates, League of Legends, poker

OTHER PROFICIENCES & LANGUAGES:
Esports legend; retired LCS pro

Author

M HAROLD PAGE

WRITER

Swordsman & Novelist

IDEALS:
Swords, Sorcery, Tanks, Blasters and Spaceships – sometimes in the same story

Porgdog

AESOP

POODLE

FAVORITE GAMES:
Fetch

Heroic Story Team - Jay

JAY

CO-FOUNDER/CEO

Y Combinator founder; game director; online poker legend

FAVORITE GAMES:
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Persona 4, Ender’s Game, Dungeons & Dragons

CHARACTER BACKSTORY:
Starred on G4 reality tv show: 2 Months 2 Million

OUR PARTNERS
Concept Art House LogoUpfront LogoWindwalk Games LogoThirdweb logo
YCombinator logoFinc_Horiz_LogoMulticoin Capital
Heroic Story Team - Scott

SCOTT

CO-FOUNDER/COO

YC Founder; Jay's brother; sound director on Chiaro and the Elixir of Life (Oculus, HTC Vive)

FAVORITE GAMES:
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Fortnite, Jenga

FEATURES & TRAITS:
I have a tattoo of Edward Elric's metal hand reaching for the philosopher's stone, and play Yu-gi-oh with an Exodia burn deck

OUR PARTNERS
Concept Art House LogoUpfront LogoWindwalk Games LogoThirdweb logo
YCombinator logoFinc_Horiz_LogoMulticoin Capital
Heroic Story Team - Ruth

RUTH

NARRATIVE DESIGN

Fantasy novelist; Critcrew lore-detective; retired actor; professional nerd

FAVORITE GAMES:
Monster of the Week, Fate of Cthulhu, iHunt

CHARACTER BACKSTORY:
I won a full set of dishes for my sister’s wedding present by writing a soap opera story about Noritake china

OUR PARTNERS
Concept Art House LogoUpfront LogoWindwalk Games LogoThirdweb logo
YCombinator logoFinc_Horiz_LogoMulticoin Capital
Heroic Story Team - Paul

PAUL

ART DIRECTOR

Formerly AAA art for games at Bioware & Wizards of the Coast

FAVORITE GAMES:
All the Zeldas, Alien RPG, Currently playing Deep Rock Galactic & Elden Ring

FEATURES & TRAITS:
I can eat a subway footlong in under 1 minute 22 seconds. I am Academy Award winning actor Ed Harris's wife's cousin's college roommate's son

OUR PARTNERS
Concept Art House LogoUpfront LogoWindwalk Games LogoThirdweb logo
YCombinator logoFinc_Horiz_LogoMulticoin Capital

ANDY

LEAD DESIGNER

Pioneering the future of entertainment brands. Fulfilling his destiny at Heroic Story.

PERSONALITY TRAITS:
Star Wars fanatic

OUR PARTNERS
Concept Art House LogoUpfront LogoWindwalk Games LogoThirdweb logo
YCombinator logoFinc_Horiz_LogoMulticoin Capital
Heroic Story Team - Joe

JOE

DESIGNER

FAVORITE GAMES:
Overwatch, Getamped, Super Smash Bros

CLASS & LEVEL:
Multidisciplinary designer, risqué digital artist

OUR PARTNERS
Concept Art House LogoUpfront LogoWindwalk Games LogoThirdweb logo
YCombinator logoFinc_Horiz_LogoMulticoin Capital
Heroic Story Team - Nikolay

NIKOLAY

LEAD ENGINEER

Father; husband; builder; entrepreneur; contrarian; singer; bedroom composer; amateur boxer; infinite learner

ATTACKS & SPELLCASTING:
‍Every startup I've worked with for more than a couple months is still alive & kicking.

OUR PARTNERS
Concept Art House LogoUpfront LogoWindwalk Games LogoThirdweb logo
YCombinator logoFinc_Horiz_LogoMulticoin Capital
Heroic Story Team - Martin

MARTIN

FULL-STACK ENGINEER

Former Game Developer at Indies & Software Engineer at EA

FAVORITE GAMES:
story-driven games like Heavy Rain, The Witcher 3 and Mass Effect

IDEALS:
‍After 5 years at EA, I felt that itch for startup air again.

OUR PARTNERS
Concept Art House LogoUpfront LogoWindwalk Games LogoThirdweb logo
YCombinator logoFinc_Horiz_LogoMulticoin Capital
Heroic Story Team - Sercan

SERCAN

FULL-STACK ENGINEER

FAVORITE GAMES:
addicted to competitive games like LoL and CS:GO

CLASS & LEVEL:
Pianist, snowboarder, diver, traveler

OUR PARTNERS
Concept Art House LogoUpfront LogoWindwalk Games LogoThirdweb logo
YCombinator logoFinc_Horiz_LogoMulticoin Capital
Heroic Story Team - Matt

MATT

JR. ENGINEER

FAVORITE GAMES:
Runescape, Puzzle Pirates, League of Legends, poker

OTHER PROFICIENCES & LANGUAGES:
Esports legend; retired LCS pro

OUR PARTNERS
Concept Art House LogoUpfront LogoWindwalk Games LogoThirdweb logo
YCombinator logoFinc_Horiz_LogoMulticoin Capital
Author

M HAROLD PAGE

WRITER

Swordsman & Novelist

IDEALS:
Swords, Sorcery, Tanks, Blasters and Spaceships – sometimes in the same story

OUR PARTNERS
Concept Art House LogoUpfront LogoWindwalk Games LogoThirdweb logo
YCombinator logoFinc_Horiz_LogoMulticoin Capital
Porgdog

AESOP

POODLE

FAVORITE GAMES:
Fetch

OUR PARTNERS
Concept Art House LogoUpfront LogoWindwalk Games LogoThirdweb logo
YCombinator logoFinc_Horiz_LogoMulticoin Capital
OUR PARTNERS
Upfront LogoYCombinator logoMulticoin CapitalFinc_Horiz_Logo
Concept Art House LogoWindwalk Games LogoThirdweb logo