Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Polaris – Inspector Fouché

Inspector Fouché – Joseph Fouché
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Fouché

Inspector Fouché

Thank you to Ashley D. for this one.

After Professor Drake sends you to Polaris to look for Baba Yaga in an effort to cure Bartleby, you are greeted at the spiral door by Walruskberg’s Inspector Fouché, official greeter.

Inspector Fouché informs you that Ivan the Great er.. Ivan the Terrible is under arrest for destroying the Inn of the Midnight Sun.

Joseph Fouché, 1st Duc d’Otrante, 1st Comte Fouché (21 May 1759 – 25 December 1820) was a French statesman, revolutionary, and Minister of Police under First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, who later became a subordinate of Emperor Napoleon. He was particularly known for the ferocity with which he suppressed the Lyon insurrection during the Revolution in 1793 and for being minister of police under the Directory, the Consulate, and the Empire. In 1815, he served as President of the Executive Commission, which was the provisional government of France installed after the abdication of Napoleon. In English texts, his title is often translated as Duke of Otranto.

 Joseph Fouché official Minister of Police portrait by Claude-Marie Dubufe

The current list of all the (known) Polaris references can be found here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.

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