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{{Status|RealWorld}}
{{Era|H2|RW|BS}}
{{disambig header|the artist|the video game engineer|Luke Timmins}}
{{ratings}}
{{Wikipedia|Luke Smith (writer)}}
{{SeeWikipedia|Luke_Smith_(writer)}}
[[File:LukeSmith.jpg|thumb|Luke Smith in [[ViDoc]] ''[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: Carnàge Carnivàle|Carnàge Carnivàle]]''.]]
[[File:Bang Shed (lukems).svg|right|150px|thumb|Luke Smith's Halo 3 Matchmaking Emblem.]]
'''Luke Smith''', also known as '''lukems''' on Bungie.net, is a lead artist working for [[Bungie]], and a former community writer.
'''Luke Smith''' is a lead artist working for [[Bungie]], and a former community writer.


He was originally a video game journalist, working at Kotaku and 1up.com,<ref>[http://kotaku.com/gaming/luke.s-orbital-halo/feature-1ups-luke-gets-an-extra-life-256505.php '''Kotaku''': ''Feature: 1Up's Luke Gets An Extra Life'']</ref> and was notable for writing a critical piece disparaging ''[[Halo 2]]''. Later, he was accepted into [[Microsoft]] and Bungie Studios to be an interface between Bungie and the fan community in March [[2007 (real world)|2007]], and is believed to be the replacement for Kevin Paul.
He was originally a video game journalist, working at Kotaku and 1up.com<ref>http://kotaku.com/gaming/luke.s-orbital-halo/feature-1ups-luke-gets-an-extra-life-256505.php</ref>, and was notable for writing a critical piece disparaging ''[[Halo 2]]''. Later, he was accepted into Microsoft and Bungie Studios to be an interface between Bungie and the fan community in March 2007, and is believed to be the replacement for [[Kevin Paul]].


Luke Smith is characterized as a highly competitive player by his colleagues, and one of the most skilled ''Halo 3'' players in Bungie Studios, and is notable for his "frank, uncensored opinions".
Luke Smith is characterized as a highly competitive player by his colleagues, and one of the most skilled ''[[Halo 3]]'' players in Bungie Studios, and is notable for his "frank, uncensored opinions".


The name and description of the [[Steaktacular]] Medal ("Luke owes you a steak dinner.") come from a [[Hump Day Challenge|Bungie Hump Day Challenge]] in which Smith bet "a fantastic steak dinner at a real classy joint" that he could beat another team, led by [[Frank O'Connor]], by at least 20 points. Luke's team won 50-21. Another match was played for bragging rights, and they again won, this time by a margin of 50-27.{{Ref/Site |Id=SteaktacularArticle|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013170348/http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12557|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie.net : Humpday Challenge: Steaktacular : 6/21/2007 4:45 PM PDT|D=29|M=7|Y=2022}}
His Bungie.net account is "'''lukems'''" and his gamertag is "'''Bang Shed'''".


==Trivia==
He is also the only Bungie staff not to wear [[Recon]] and the flaming helmet chest piece. As [[Brian Jarrard]] (A.K.A. ske7ch A.K.A. sketchfactor) jokingly quoted: "...too cool to wear the team uniform apparently."<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/images/News/WeeklyUpdate/Humpday%20Image%20Archives/04.09.08/humpday_ghosttownteam.jpg An Edited Screenshot Image by Lukems]</ref>
*Luke Smith's gamertag is "'''Bang Shed'''".
*He is the only Bungie staff not to equip their ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer Spartan [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant|Recon armor]] and the flaming helmet chest piece. As [[Brian Jarrard]] jokingly quoted: "...too cool to wear the team uniform apparently."<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/images/News/WeeklyUpdate/Humpday%20Image%20Archives/04.09.08/humpday_ghosttownteam.jpg '''An Edited Screenshot Image by Lukems''']</ref>
*His quote regarding the [[Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|Spartan laser]] references ''Star Wars''{{'}}s Obi Wan Kenobi's line about the lightsaber: "It's not overpowered, it's an elegant weapon from a more civilized age."
*Luke is featured in the ''[[Halo 3 ViDoc: And on the Seven7th Day...]]'' in which he appears, alongside [[Shishka]] as his multiplayer avatar.


His quote about the [[Spartan Laser]] references Star Wars' Obi Wan Kenobi's line about the lightsaber: "It's not overpowered, it's an elegant weapon from a more civilized age."
Luke is featured in the [[Halo 3 ViDoc: And on the Seven7th Day...]] in which he appears, alongside [[Shishka]],&nbsp;as his multiplayer avatar.
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