First bullet wound suffered by Nathan Drake in Uncharted

The number of shots fired at Nathan Drake during playthroughs of Sony's Uncharted series might number in their hundreds, but none have ever actually wounded the intrepid explorer. In fact, Drake has only ever been wounded by one bullet, the round fired during a cutscene in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009). According to Naughty Dog employee Jonathan Cooper, in a tweet on 8 July 2018, "Drake doesn’t ever take bullet damage. The red UI that shows 'hits' is to represent his 'luck' running out. Eventually enemies will get a clear shot and kill him if he takes enough near-misses." The statement was confirmed as fact by former director of Uncharted, Amy Hennig, who replied, saying: "True! That was the original intention (to stay more aligned with the spirit and tone of the films we were homaging)."