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'''Luke Smith''' is a [[Bungie]] employee that is a community writer for Bungie.
{{disambig header|the artist|the video game engineer|Luke Timmins}}
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[[File:LukeSmith.jpg|thumb|Luke Smith in [[ViDoc]] ''[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: Carnàge Carnivàle|Carnàge Carnivàle]]''.]]
'''Luke Smith''', also known as '''lukems''' on Bungie.net, is a lead artist working for [[Bungie]], and a former community writer.


He was originally a video game journalist, working at Kokatu 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]].
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.


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".


His Bungie.net account is "'''lukems'''" and his gamertag is "'''TJ Scoot'''".  
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}}


== References ==
==Trivia==
*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.


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Latest revision as of 06:32, July 30, 2022

This article is about the artist. For the video game engineer, see Luke Timmins.
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Luke Smith in ViDoc Carnàge Carnivàle.

Luke Smith, also known as lukems on Bungie.net, 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,[1] 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".

The name and description of the Steaktacular Medal ("Luke owes you a steak dinner.") come from a 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.[2]

Trivia[edit]

  • Luke Smith's gamertag is "Bang Shed".
  • He is the only Bungie staff not to equip their Halo 3 multiplayer Spartan Recon armor and the flaming helmet chest piece. As Brian Jarrard jokingly quoted: "...too cool to wear the team uniform apparently."[3]
  • His quote regarding the 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.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Kotaku: Feature: 1Up's Luke Gets An Extra Life
  2. ^ Bungie.net, Bungie.net : Humpday Challenge: Steaktacular : 6/21/2007 4:45 PM PDT (Retrieved on Jul 29, 2022) [archive]
  3. ^ An Edited Screenshot Image by Lukems
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