Fluke

Fluke is an American science-fiction comedy video game series created by Diane Schmidt, being developed by and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment since October 13th, 2017.

Synopsis
A purple, virus-shaped creature named Fluke escapes from a secret lab after being created for an experiment since scientists wanted to make their own biological organisms. Soon, he encounters a human named Anna who befriends him and tries to keep him safe from various situations.

Games

 * 1) Fluke (2017)
 * 2) Fluke: New Breed (2019)
 * 3) Fluke: The Lost Lab (2020)
 * 4) Fluke: Bigger and Better (2021)
 * 5) Fluke: Fellow Followers (2022)

Main

 * Fluke (voiced by Mark Hamill) - a purple, virus-shaped creature who was part of an experiment gone wrong.
 * /Anna Lois Carmichael/ (voiced by Janice Kawaye) - a human woman who works as a private investigator and encounters Fluke and ends up befriending him.

Supporting

 * Luke Jones (voiced by Troy Baker) - a human man who is Anna's love interest.
 * /Ludwig/ (vocal effects by Frank Welker) - a black Labrador who is Anna's pet.
 * Clément Aveline (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - a French cop who is a close ally to Anna, despite his sometimes cowardly nature.
 * Joan Cirks (voiced by Olivia d'Abo) - a doctor who is close friends with Anna and is willing to help.
 * Becky (voiced by Tara Strong) - a blue, bacteria-shaped creature who became attracted to Fluke.
 * Venge (voiced by Jamieson Price) - a green, virus-shaped creature.
 * Bite (vocal effects by Frank Welker) - a large, bacteriophage-shaped creature.
 * Platon and Annie (voiced by TBD and respectively) - two plant and animal cell-shaped creatures.
 * The Cellings (vocal effects by Frank Welker, Eric Bauza and Jeff Bergman) - red and white blood cell-shaped creatures that roam around the lost laboratory.

Antagonists

 * /Nexus/ (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - a giant, yellow, virus-shaped creature who is a nemesis of Fluke.
 * /Dr. Lena Austin/ (voiced by Jen Taylor) - a mad scientist who created Nexus to terrorize the place.
 * Christoph Dumas (voiced by JB Blanc) - a rich billionaire who tries to kidnap Fluke and return him to the laboratory just so he can have a lot more money.
 * Erin Steelheart (voiced by Audrey Wasilewski) - one of the many mercenaries hired by Christoph to hunt down Fluke.
 * Owen Killarm (voiced by TBD) - another one of Christoph's mercenaries that were hired to hunt down Fluke.
 * Erad (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz) - a slender virus-shaped creature who lurks around the lost lab for victims.
 * Purge (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - a bacteria-shaped creature who is Erad's assistant.
 * E. Cooleye (voiced by Tom Kenny) - a bacteria-shaped creature who has a habit of snapping his fingers and making himself look cool while also making distractions in order for him to do something menacing.
 * The Converter (vocal effects by Tom Kenny) - a giant sentient alien parasite who converts people to its will.
 * Gigacrypt (vocal effects by Frank Welker) - a monstrous, giant ape-plesiosaur hybrid alien creature who has been sent from another planet to the deepest parts of Earth's oceans.
 * Butterocka (vocal effects by Tara Strong) - a menacing butterfly-like alien rock creature who is able to breathe in outer space as it flew to Earth to cause chaos.
 * Shinesquawk (vocal effects by TBD) - TBD

Common gameplay
The game plays as a collectathon platformer as Fluke gets thrust into one world, having to collect whatever the primary collectible is. When Fluke collects a certain amount from the world, both a boss fight and an access to a new world opens up. Fluke is able to learn new powers which allows him to progress through worlds easier.

Film adaption
See Fluke: Lab Mania.

On February 24th, 2020, Diane Schmidt posted a tweet on her Twitter with a computer showing a CGI version Fluke and Anna Lois Carmichael, and another one with them in the living room, joined by Ludwig. Since then, rumors have been spreading that Warner Animation Group is creating a movie about Fluke.

Then, on February 29th, 2020, Warner Bros. has eventually confirmed that the Fluke film has recently started production and is set for a October 7th, 2022 release, as it's been confirmed that unlike other WBIE game-based movies such as Howler, the film won't be a retelling of the first game.

On April 24th, 2020, Warner Bros. tweeted the official title for the Fluke movie, being Fluke: Lab Mania. However, instead of the October 7th, 2022 release date, it's been pushed to August-September 2022.

On July 26th, 2020, during Comic Con at Home, a teaser poster of the movie has been revealed.

On December 21st, 2020, a new expected release date for the movie has been revealed, being August 5th, 2022.

The teaser trailer was released on December 15th, 2021 with a second teaser trailer coming out on February 13th, 2022 during Super Bowl LVI.

Television adaption
See Fluke (TV series).

Comic book adaption
See Fluke (comic book series).

Critical response
The franchise received generally positive reviews from critics and fans, being praised for its writing, TBD.

Merchandise
See Fluke/Merchandise.

Tropes
See Fluke/Tropes.

Trivia

 * It is considerably darker than the other family-friendly WBIE game series, mainly since TBD.