one of Zelazny's several "poet protagonists", noting that "Zelazny gives Corwin dimension beyond the usual sword-and-sorcey hero by giving us hints of what depths of feeling" he is capable of, often through Corwin's use of poetry and song. Juan A. Prieto-Pablos notes that Corwin, like most of Zelazny's heroes, is a privileged, immortal superhero on a mission to redeem himself from a past mistake. Corwin of Amber in popular culture In the game NetHack, Grayswandir appears as a powerful artifact silver saber that protects its wielder from hallucination. In Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, typing in "Corwin of Amber" activates the game's cheat codes. The summoning of non-human armies from another dimension to lay siege in the case of The Horde in the Warcraft series also closely mirror the events in the climax of Nine Princes in Amber. In Lost Souls, the magical sword Grayswandir appears as a rare artifact longsword that destroys items of chaos on contact. References The Chronicles of Amber characters Fictional swordfighters