Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Novus – Jen-Luc Petcard

Jean-Luc Petcard – Jean-Luc Picard
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Jean-Luc_Petcard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Picard

Jen-Luc Petcard

Jean-Luc Petcard is a Pingouin Pet Vendor in Conatus near the Polarian camp who offers unique and rare Pets for sale from his “Conatus Emporium”.

Jean-Luc Picard is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise, most often seen as the commanding officer of the Federation starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D). Played by Patrick Stewart, Picard has appeared in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) and the premiere episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as the feature films Star Trek Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). He is also featured as the central character in the show Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023).

Jean-Luc Picard was introduced on television in 1987, in the debut episode “Encounter at Farpoint” of Star Trek: The Next Generation. In this science fiction television show, he is the captain of a crewed spacecraft of the fictional organization Starfleet as it visits various exoplanets and aliens within and away from its governing United Federation of Planets. It is set in the late 24th century, and Picard must balance the challenges of people and technology. As a character in the Star Trek franchise, Picard appears in various books, comics, computer games, and films throughout the 1990s and a variety of merchandise. He is portrayed as being deeply moved by a desire to explore the universe and with a strong sense of duty; however, he has misgivings about not having a family and difficulty interacting with children. Some of his interests, as presented by the show, include space exploration, Shakespeare, and archaeology.

Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard

The current list of all the (known) Novus references are located 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.

Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages

Jean-Luc Petcard image is from Wizard101, and is copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.

Star Trek the Next Generation image is copyright Paramount and CBS Studios.

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