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.

Main

 * 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.
 * Chief Mark Hedge (voiced by TBD) - the anger prone police chief who believes Anna to be weird although he knows what she does may be right.
 * 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 Nick Jameson 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 Dee Bradley Baker) - a quick and bloodthirsty shining parrot-like alien creature who also flew to Earth and is able to shoot a giant beam out of its beak.

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.

Television

 * Fluke (Cartoon Network/WB Kids, 2020-present)

Theatrical

 * Fluke: Lab Mania (2022)

Comic books

 * Fluke (2018-present)

Merchandise
See Fluke/Merchandise.

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

Tropes
See Fluke/Tropes.

Trivia

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