Origin of The Name
Ultima series creator Richard Garriott acquired the nickname "British" as a teenager from friends at computer camp who claimed his first greeting to them, "hello", was distinct from the American "hi"; The "Lord" prefix was added when he played the dungeon master in Dungeons & Dragons games.
When his first published game Akalebeth was released, the president of the publishing company suggested he use the name in the game, since it was more memorable than Richard Garriott.
Garriott released Akalabeth: World of Doom and all Ultima games under the name and occasionally appeared in Ultima Online playing as Lord British and meting out justice to his players. He is still known as Lord British even after his departure from Ultima maker Origin Systems: Garriott retained the trademark rights to the name Lord British with its associated symbols, and the character appears in his new game, Tabula Rasa as General British.
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