Recently, EVE Onion had a look into CCP Hilmar’s background and, not surprisingly, he may be of humble origins: Our team of investigative historians have discovered that he descends from an ancient godly line.
We were first tipped off to Hilmar’s divine origins when our Icelandic correspondent intercepted Hilmar’s 23andMe™ DNA test results. The report was shocking, particularly due to our correspondent being electrocuted by the sudden burst of rainbow-infused lightning energy emanating out of the envelope. In the words of our correspondent, “When I woke up, I couldn’t believe my eyes. The first page showed Hilmar’s family tree and it looked exactly like Yggdrasil!”
Turns out CCP Hilmar is, in fact, descended from the norse deity Heimdall! Of course, the picture gives it away, but let’s look a little more into the facts.
Take a look at the traditions and work environment at CCP’s headquarters. At CCP, you are awarded a sword for 10 years of service. There is a wall dedicated to the swords for the employees. This is no coincidence, as Heimdall is recognized for the huge sword he uses to guard the gates of Asgard; internal sources within the company have confirmed the wall is a gate that only Hilmar can access. Hilmar, the CEO of CCP, is the gatekeeper of the ideas and actions of his corporation. And in proper Norse fashion, the wheels of those ideas and actions are greased by the pub with an active brewery located below CCP’s offices providing a constant stream of beer to CCP’s employees on demand (though some employees choose to maintain their own stocks in private refrigerators in their offices).
Hilmar’s roots are also echoed in his political actions today. Rumors have circulated that he is running for Prime Minister of Iceland through the no-nonsense, yet popular Pirate Party. Our historians discovered that Hilmar’s lineage can be traced back to the very first Alting (the Icelandic Parliament), which was formed in the year 930. In documents available to the public, you can see the name Pétursson goes back through at least 1875. Pirates are basically the current day Vikings and we can think of no better representative at the helm than a direct descendant of Heimdall.
Of course, Hilmar’s political aspirations should come as no surprise to players who have attended EVE Fanfest, as the then-President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson himself took part in the closing ceremonies of Fanfest 2016. Hilmar is clearly proud of his family, and pays homage to them through the Minmatar ship names such as the Bifrost, Sleipnir, Fenrir, Hel and Loki.
It is no small feat to start a company in a country whose entire population barely tips the scale at 300,000 souls. It is a near miracle to maintain employment in full percentage points of that population, and have that only exceeded by the component of the GDP you represent. Feats like this can only be pulled off by the offspring of Gods. The typical Icelander will say þetta reddast, “it will all work out”. But, to paraphrase the former President’s comment about CCP being a “paradoxical impossibility” from the 2016 Fanfest, Það er rúsínan í pylsuendanum!
