In the second game, he began to evolve into a more traditional action hero, but remained mostly silent. Proton, whom he took offense to for interrupting his soap opera. In the original game, Duke Nukem barely spoke and was portrayed as a disgruntled TV viewer hired by the CIA to save Earth from the mad scientist Dr. A sequel to Duke Nukem 3D, Duke Nukem Forever, was released in 2011, after remaining in development since 1997. Duke Nukem was redesigned as the present tough guy incarnation by George Broussard and Allen Blum for the 1996 game Duke Nukem 3D.

The character was created by Todd Replogle, George Broussard, and Scott Miller of Apogee Software.

Most recently, he starred in Duke Nukem Forever, released by Gearbox Software, which now owns the rights and intellectual property. He has since starred in multiple sequels developed by 3D Realms. The character first appeared in the 1991 video game Duke Nukem, developed by Apogee Software. Duke Nukem as he appears in Duke Nukem Foreverĭuke Nukem is a fictional character and protagonist of the Duke Nukem series of video games.