‘I’m proud to call myself space dad’: Pragmata’s lead shares how he brought Hugh to life

David Menkin pulled from his experience as 'the world's best uncle' for his role There’s been many “dad games” in recent years, namely video games that focus on the experience of fatherhood. Most of them, like The Last of Us or the God of War reboots, feature gruff, older men with beards doling out tough love to their kid companions as they learn to embrace their roles as dads. Capcom’s new third-person shooter Pragmata goes in the opposite direction. Astronaut Hugh almost immediately bonds with the childlike android Diana when he finds her on an abandoned moon base and gradually becomes her surrogate father over the course of the game. Hugh doesn’t clash with Diana like Kratos and Atreus do, but uplifts and encourages her. David Menkin, the voice of Hugh, is all for it. “I'm proud to call myself space dad,” Menkin told Polygon over a video call. “I think that's an honor.” Hugh and Diana spend the entire game together, whether they’re destroying robots with Diana on Hugh’s back or playing hide and seek at their shelter. Their relationship is the undisputed emotional core of the game and helps make Pragmata a kinder “dad game” than its genre counterparts. “The only way that Hugh can