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Will Get Walker and Alex Hunter Be Friends Again

Fictional footballer from the FIFA game serial

Alex Hunter
FIFA character
Alex Hunter

Screenshot of Alex Hunter in an LA Galaxy bailiwick of jersey

Offset appearance FIFA 17 (2016)
Last appearance FIFA twenty (2019)
Created past EA Sports
Designed by Matthew Prior
Voiced past Adetomiwa Edun
Move capture Adetomiwa Edun
In-universe data
Total name Saman
Occupation Football thespian
Affiliation Premier League
Family Catherine Hunter (mother)
Harold Hunter (begetter)
Kim Hunter (one-half sister)
Jim Hunter (grandfather)
Nationality English

Alex Hunter is a fictional character in the FIFA game series fabricated by EA Sports. He is played by actor Adetomiwa Edun, who provided the voice and movement capture for the character.[i] [two]

Background [edit]

Alex Hunter was born in Clapham, London on November 27, 1999. He played youth football game on Clapham Common with best friend Gareth Walker. Hunter is multiracial, with a white male parent and blackness mother.[three] His life goal is to play every bit a professional footballer.[four] [v] His grandfather, Jim Hunter, was a former role player who scored 22 goals in the 1968–69 season.[6] Alex'due south begetter, Harold, was also a football game actor in his youth, but his career was cut short due to an injury.[7]

Appearances [edit]

FIFA 17 [edit]

Following a cup last game between two young teams, one of which features Hunter and his best friend, Gareth Walker, either Walker or Hunter score the winning punishment in a penalty shoot-out,[8] [ix] a scout remarks about Alex Hunter's talent to Jim Hunter. 6 years later, Hunter and Walker are invited to an exit trial for youth not all the same signed to professional contracts. Afterwards a successful trial, Hunter signs for whatever Premier League club of the player'due south choosing. Hunter soon learns that Walker has joined the same social club.

Both players attend the gild's pre-flavor tour of the United States, in which they play confronting Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain. In the regular season, after starting near games every bit a substitute, Hunter'due south lodge signs one of Harry Kane or Ángel Di María, and Hunter is loaned out to either Newcastle United or Aston Villa, or Norwich City.[9] [ten] After impressing on loan in the Championship, Hunter returns to his parent order simply to detect that Walker has left for the club's Premier League rival. [7]

Hunter is able to receive sponsorship deals from Adidas, each deal being received whenever Hunter hits a milestone number of followers in the Twitter-based social media menu of the game mode. The deals include new boots, a photoshoot, and the adventure to announced in an Adidas advertizement alongside Di María. Later a successful season in the starting eleven, Hunter gets to start in the final of the FA Cup, in which he faces Gareth Walker for the first or second time since his departure from the club.[viii] Before the game, Hunter and Walker run into each other in the tunnel. Regardless of the upshot, Walker and Hunter shake hands later on the game and they reconcile. Afterward, in Hunter's flat, Hunter discovers that he has been named on a long-list of players to be chosen up to the England national team.

FIFA 18 [edit]

Following a successful debut season, Hunter returns as a well-known professional footballer and wants to make his mark at international level. Hunter and his friend Danny Williams, who were teammates in the Championship, play confronting some Brazilian children in a 3v3 football while on holiday.[xi] After returning home to England, Hunter is invited to have an interview with Rio Ferdinand. He runs into Walker, who mocks that Hunter is still with his agent, Michael. At a pre-flavour tour in Los Angeles, Hunter'south team plays against Real Madrid; regardless of the result, Hunter swaps jerseys with Cristiano Ronaldo, who suggests that Hunter should play for Madrid. If the thespian beats Real Madrid, Hunter next plays confronting LA Galaxy, where Hunter encounters Gyasi Zardes in the tunnel before the game. Hunter also meets his begetter during the tour, and begrudgingly accepts an invitation to take dinner with him. After the tour, Hunter and his teammates go to Chicago where they participate in the MLS All-Star Game.

Following the beginning game of the new Premier League flavour,[12] Michael tells Hunter that Real Madrid are interested in him,[13] and Hunter submits a transfer request. Post-obit this news, Hunter's teammates and his fans lose faith in his commitment to the squad.[13] The day before the transfer window closes, Michael reveals that he found out that the Real Madrid bargain was a scam. Despite explaining the situation to the club's executive, Hunter is moved to the youth squad. On deadline day, Michael admits that he really wanted Hunter to sign with Madrid to boost his reputation as an agent. Hunter is enraged at Michael for gambling his football career for his personal proceeds, and tin can either forgive him or burn down him. Hunter and so gets a call from his begetter, at present working for LA Galaxy, who offering him a contract, which Hunter accepts.[13]

While in the U.S., Hunter learns that he has a half-sister, Kim.[fourteen] Though furious with his father, Hunter supports Kim during her international debut on the U.S. soccer squad against Federal republic of germany.[15] [xiv] Hunter returns home to England after the season with LA ends at Christmas, merely gives Kim their grandfather'southward football game for luck in her future games.

After reuniting with Danny, who signed with Hunter's former guild when he left, Hunter learns that Atletico Madrid, PSG, and Bayern Munich are interested in signing him.[xvi] He signs to one of them and when he arrives, he finds out that Dino, the manager of his former loan club, is at his new social club likewise.[17] Dino pairs Hunter up with either Thomas Muller or Antoine Griezmann, or Dele Alli, the thespian serving every bit Hunter'southward strike partner.[eighteen] [17] However, Hunter suffers a knee injury early in the season that sidelines him for most of the season.

Once recovered, Hunter finds out that Dino'due south job is at gamble,[17] and he may be fired if the club doesn't win any silverware by the flavor'southward cease.[xviii] If Hunter plays well and wins the league or domestic cup, Dino keeps his chore; if not, he is fired.[18] Subsequently the season ends, Hunter takes Jim over to the Us to meet Kim. Afterward the meal, Hunter receives a call from an amanuensis, offering to make him an icon.

FIFA 19 [edit]

The story starts out with both Alex Hunter, his half-sister Kim and Danny Williams watching a video of Hunter's gramps, Jim Hunter, scoring his 100th career goal for his gild in a First Sectionalization match at Coventry City. After that, they train with their respective teams for the pre-season friendly tournament which is beingness held in Japan - ending with Alex and Danny'south teams facing each other in the tournament's concluding. Alex subsequently meets with Beatriz Villanova, the football game agent that contacted him at the terminate of the previous journey - promising to brand Alex an icon in globe football. She keeps her promise and tells Alex that Real Madrid have offered him a v-year contract, which he accepts and heads over to Spain to his new lodge. Alex is yet to brand his Champions League debut and gets assistance from diverse mentors in the team to help him boost his stats.[19]

Both Alex and Danny's teams make it out of their groups in the Champions League and are drawn at reverse ends of the bracket. By this signal Alex has go increasingly caught up in his brand and sponsor duties from his agents demands and the increasing fame is starting to bulldoze a wedge between his family. This is further seen when Kim comes to visit Alex earlier the World Cup and Alex doesn't go to choice her upward from the drome due to him being likewise busy with his new clothing brand, much to both Kim and his mother's dismay. Due to this, Alex is dropped from both the starting Eleven and substitutes before the first knockout game in the Champions League, pregnant he has to fight his style back to the starting lineup to regain his manager'due south trust. Meanwhile, Danny is also having agent issues as his friend Ringo and his agent, Michael, have an argument over him wanting a new house or not, with the histrion given a pick every bit to which person he sides with. Nevertheless, both their teams make information technology to the semi-finals of the competition. Alex and Beatriz so become to visit Kim before the start knockout game and Beatriz, having been impressed past Kim's abilities, tells her that she should go pro and non go to college. Back in the Champions League, Alex faces Juventus and Danny once over again confront his blood brother's side. Both defeat their rivals and progress to the Champions League Terminal. In the 2019 Champions League last at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid where Real Madrid face Danny's Premier League side. Regardless of who wins the terminal, the losing grapheme takes their defeat graciously every bit the other celebrates being crowned the all-time society team in Europe.[19] [20] The game ends with Jim telling Alex that he has never been prouder of him and that when he retires, he will be the greatest Hunter of all time, drawing Alex Hunter'due south journey to an finish.[21] [19]

FIFA twenty [edit]

Alex Hunter and Danny Williams are mentioned to have played Street Football in Rio de Janeiro in the game's Volta Football Story mode. Hunter attends the NYC Pro Street Invitational with Beatriz Villanova in New York and takes a selfie with Syd, Revvy's (the Protagonist) teammate.

Reception and impact [edit]

Alex Hunter's story was heavily linked with the story of Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, who scored twice on his debut in February 2016.[x] Rashford also gave his thoughts on the similarities between him and Alex Hunter before England's game against Iceland during Euro 2016: "I actually can't believe how accurate it is, watching Alex, it reminds me of my journey."[22]

It is not possible to customize anything virtually Hunter other than his squad, position, and vesture, unlike FIFA 'south "Career mode" where users can create a actor based on their own likeness. The lack of customization created pocket-size backlash online,[3] though research past Vocativ found most complaints about the lack of customization were not racially motivated.[23]

References [edit]

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  2. ^ "Viewers tin't believe the guy who plays Alex Hunter in Fifa's The Journey is the baddie in Doctor Who". irishexaminer.com . Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b "People are mad they have to play a blackness character in FIFA 17". Vice News . Retrieved 27 Dec 2017.
  4. ^ Loveridge, Sam. "FIFA 17 is getting a story mode and here's why". Digital Spy . Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Experience life the Premier League". EA Sports . Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Who is Alex Hunter?". EA Sports . Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Alex Hunter's journey". ext-gaming.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. ^ a b "FIFA 17 The Journey walkthrough - how to play a total season and get all rewards". eurogamer.internet . Retrieved 28 Dec 2017.
  9. ^ a b "FIFA 17'due south The Journey Is a Half-Broiled Addition That Needs Work". gadgets.ndtv.com . Retrieved 28 Dec 2017.
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  11. ^ "FIFA 18 The Journeying: Hunter Returns Prologue decisions and rewards". eurogamer.internet . Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Chapter i - The Life objectives, decisions and rewards". eurogamer.cyberspace . Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  13. ^ a b c "Chapter 2 - Dorsum in Business objectives, decisions and rewards". eurogamer.net . Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Chapter 3 - A New Galaxy objectives, decisions and rewards". eurogamer.net . Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  15. ^ "'FIFA 18' offers a playable woman graphic symbol in story style for the first time". ESPN . Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Chapter iv - The Dandy Equaliser objectives, decisions and rewards". eurogamer.net . Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  17. ^ a b c "Chapter five - Knock-Back objectives, decisions and rewards". www.eurogamer.net . Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  18. ^ a b c "Affiliate six - Win Together, Lose Solitary objectives, decisions and rewards". www.eurogamer.internet . Retrieved 28 Dec 2017.
  19. ^ a b c Wilson 2018-09-27T21:17:02ZPS4, Ben. "FIFA xix The Journey rewards and ending: what do y'all get for finishing each chapter?". gamesradar . Retrieved 2019-01-04 .
  20. ^ "FIFA 19 The Journey endings: all endings explained for Alex, Danny, and Kim". PCGamesN . Retrieved 2019-01-04 .
  21. ^ The Journey: Champions Walkthrough - FIFA 19 Wiki Guide , retrieved 2019-01-04
  22. ^ Flanagan, Aaron (27 June 2016). "Marcus Rashford says FIFA 17's 'The Journey' reminds him of his real life rise". mirror . Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  23. ^ "No, People Are Not Mad That FIFA 17'southward Main Grapheme Is Blackness". Vocativ . Retrieved 27 December 2017.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Hunter_(character)