<p>Honestly, I think it's just 'Generic 1920's stereotype'.  While I agree that he's got a tommy gun in both pictures, his facial structure looks wrong for being Michael McGlen.  He actually looks closer to Joe Diamond, if it wasn't for Joe Diamond having a blue suit.  Michael McGlen would be closest, without going over, but I think the cover art characters are just generic characters and no actual investigator.</p>

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I figured this to be likely, but the fact that the male character appears to clearly be the same specific person in all 3 games just made me wonder if this was a reference to another non-playable character or even someone from Lovecraft's writings or other reference (since I am new to the genre).
Joey
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2015-06-29T15:42:02.287Z
There's around 50 investigators in Arkham Horror, once you get all the expansions.  And since the game is out in it's entirety, I'd say it's likely Generic Male Protagonist.
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<p>If I had to guess, it would be <a href="http://www.arkhamhorrorwiki.com/Michael_McGlen" rel="nofollow"><strong>Michael McGlen</strong></a> due to the fact that he is rocking a tommygun. </p>

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<p>The 30- or 40-something dark-haired male on the cover of these games appears to be the same character, but it's not clear to me which. Is it one of the in-game characters?</p>

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Who is the male investigator on the cover of Arkham Horror, Elder Sign, and Eldritch Horror?
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# Who is the male investigator on the cover of Arkham Horror, Elder Sign, and Eldritch Horror?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-28)

The 30- or 40-something dark-haired male on the cover of these games appears to be the same character, but it's not clear to me which. Is it one of the in-game characters?

**Tags:** arkham-horror, elder-sign, eldritch-horror


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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-29. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Honestly, I think it's just 'Generic 1920's stereotype'. While I agree that he's got a tommy gun in both pictures, his facial structure looks wrong for being Michael McGlen. He actually looks closer to Joe Diamond, if it wasn't for Joe Diamond having a blue suit. Michael McGlen would be closest, without going over, but I think the cover art characters are just generic characters and no actual investigator.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I figured this to be likely, but the fact that the male character appears to clearly be the same specific person in all 3 games just made me wonder if this was a reference to another non-playable character or even someone from Lovecraft's writings or other reference (since I am new to the genre).  
> **username_1**: There's around 50 investigators in Arkham Horror, once you get all the expansions.  And since the game is out in it's entirety, I'd say it's likely Generic Male Protagonist.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-06-29. Score: 0

If I had to guess, it would be [**Michael McGlen**](http://www.arkhamhorrorwiki.com/Michael_McGlen) due to the fact that he is rocking a tommygun.


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