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'''Collette Michaud''' is an artist, animator and video game designer who served as the Art Department Manager at [[LucasArts|LucasArts Entertainment Company]], and was credited on many ''[[Star Wars]]'' video games. The [[Star Wars: Rebel Assault|''Rebel Assault'']] character [[Ru Murleen]]'s appearance was based on Michaud.<ref name="RAIG">''[[Rebel Assault: The Official Insider's Guide]]''</ref>

Michaud helped launch [[Lucas Learning]] where she served as Project Leader and Designer for ''[[Star Wars: DroidWorks]]'' and ''[[Star Wars Math: Jabba's Game Galaxy]]''.<ref name="Interview">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/collette-michaud-2708889|title=The Collette Michaud Interview|work=Slope's Game Room|publisher=Patreon.com|nobackup=1}}</ref>

In addition to ''Star Wars'' projects Collette Michaud worked on two [[Indiana Jones]] video games, and was a designer and animator on LucasArts' ''[[Wikipedia:Sam & Max Hit the Road|Sam & Max Hit the Road]]'' video game. She is married to [[Steve Purcell]], former LucasArts artist and animator, and the creator of the ''[[Unidentified sentient dog|Sam]] & [[Max (bunny)|Max]]: Freelance Police'' comics.<ref name="Interview" />

==Gameography==
{|{{Prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Title !! Released !! Role(s)
|-
|''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault]]''
|[[1993]]
| Art Department Manager
|-
|''[[Star Wars: Dark Forces]]''
|[[1995]]
| Art Director
|-
|''[[Star Wars: DroidWorks]]''
|[[1998]]
| Project Lead, Designer, Writer
|-
|''[[Star Wars Math: Jabba's Game Galaxy]]''
|[[2000]]
| Project Leader, Designer
|-
|}

==Sources==
[[File:Murleen.jpg|250px|thumb|Rebel pilot Ru Murleen's appearance was based on Collette Michaud]]
*{{AdventurerCite|3|The Evolution of Lucasfilm Games: The Art Department}}
*''[[Rebel Assault: The Official Insider's Guide]]''
*{{AdventurerCite|7|3D Will Change the Way You See Games}}
*{{AdventurerCite|9|¿Lucas Who?}}

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*{{Imdb|url=name/nm2090372|text=Collette Michaud}}
*{{FacebookCite|profilelink=collette.michaud1|author=Collette Michaud|archiveurl=https://archive.is/JWafC}}
*{{MobyGames|url=developer/sheet/view/developerId,1374/|text=Collette Michaud|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022050046/https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,1374/}}
*{{LinkedIn|url=in/collettemichaud/|text=Collette Michaud|isprofile=1}}

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