Date Everythingfeatures a stellar cast of actors from video games, television, film, and more as the voices behind its 100+ dateable characters. One actor whose presence inDate Everythingcame as an unexpected surprise to fans was Brennan Lee Mulligan,Dimension 20’sDungeon Master and a frequent participant in otherDropouttelevision shows. Mulligan’s character, Parker Bradley, the board game, is a perfect encapsulation of the actor himself, bringing to mind some of his most memorable television moments.
Dating Parker Bradley Is A Nonstop Treat For Fans Of Brennan Lee Mulligan
As a Dungeon Master, Mulligan is knowledgeable and capable, working with a disparate cast of actors to make each story and session run smoothly. As a contestant on shows such asDropout’sGame ChangerandMake Some Noise,he has become known for his hyper-competitive nature, love of winning, and insistence on abiding by the rules. Memorably, one episode ofGame Changer,titled “Yes or No?” was structured entirely around Mulligan’s reaction to losing, while another, called “Second Place,” resulted in a memorable monologue about mediocrity and effort from the actor.
Like Mulligan himself, Parker Bradley - the representation of board games, found locked away inDate Everything’shidden attic room- is a competition-obsessed, rule-focused chatterbox who insists on the player playing three board games with him before he will even consider dating them. He is a skilled opponent, and defeating him generally requires either cheating or deliberately flustering him. Cheating, however, will almost certainly result in a Hate ending, as Parker - just like his actor - absolutely loathes the concept, and will be furious with the player if they are found out.
Unlike most of the other Dateables in the game, whose Love, Friendship, or Hate endings are earned by picking the correct dialogue options, dating Parker is quite literally a matter of RNG. After playing three games, the player has to roll a die to determine what ending they get with Parker, with winning the games resulting in a higher chance of “Love” and cheating a higher chance of “Hate.” As a nod to Mulligan’s Dungeon Master experience, the scene features Chance (Matthew Mercer), the dateable D20, doing the actual dice rolling.
Parker Has Several Nods To Mulligan’s Funniest Moments
In addition to his general love of games, Parker Bradley’s dialogue contains references to some of the humorous moments his actor is best known for. The third game he challenges the player to, “Cream Capitalist,” is anoverly complicated board gamewhich apparently requires Parker to spend 45 minutes explaining the rules, much like multipleMake Some Noisesegments in which he is forced to explain similar fictional games. And Parker’s reaction when the player gets the best of him by playing a nonsensical card simply labeled “Carl” brings to mind his frustration withGame Changer’sfrequent bizarre rule changes.
Parker Bradley isn’t the onlyDate Everythingcharacter portrayed by aDropoutcast member - Erika Ishii plays the sultry Ben-hwa, while Jacquis Neal appears as Rod the curtain rod. Other luminaries from the world ofDungeons and Dragonsalso appear in the game, including the aforementioned Mercer as Chance the D20 andAnjali Bhimanias Bathsheba the bathtub.
But Mulligan’s Parker is definitely one ofDate Everything’sstrongest examples of a character perfectly suited to their actor, with consistently humorous and over-the-top dialogue as Parker goes from shouting about rules to (attempting) to flirt with the player via game-related euphemisms in a single breath. Fans ofBrennan Lee Mulliganwill find a lot to laugh about and lots of great nods to his past roles in this quirky living board game.
