Michel Ancel on Facebook!

[Drolpiraat]

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000296935393
Look here! That seems to be Michel Ancel... he has the same expressions and looks a lot like the Michel Ancel we all know ( http://img1.livegen.fr/00/00/02/28/0000022813.jpg ).
I'm adding him to my friends list, lol! Should I write something?

EDIT -> Isabelle Ancel is one of his friends... sounds familiar. If I remember correctly, she was in the R1 credits. Wasn't she?
EDIT 2 -> So is Cristophe Heral, who is the composer of the BG&E music. No doubt now, this is the real Michel Ancel! ^^ *freaks out*

[StaceyW]

I was kinda sure it was Alexandre or something.

Eh I'm not sure about this but I guess you could give it a shot.

[Drolpiraat]

It's probably him, Christophe Héral being his friend proves it.
( or it may be a fake account one of his close friends made to make others believe he's the real Michel Ancel )

[spiraldoor]

Everyone: try not to scare him away by acting like insane fans.

Also, that picture on his profile is one that I have never seen before, and which cannot be found anywhere else. It would be strange if an impostor somehow obtained a photograph of Ancel's face that no one else had.

[Drolpiraat]

Of course, we should keep calm ( *calm down, Droolie, calm down* ) and not bother him with ( too many ) questions.
I'm going to add him, but I'm wondering what I should write as a personal message. Should I just send a friend request, or write something with it too? And if so, what?
Something in French, but I'm good at French, so that's no problem for me.

[spiraldoor]

Asking him if he's the same Michel Ancel who works for Ubisoft and created Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil would be a good way to go.

[Drolpiraat]

It's done, and all my Pirate-Community friends on facebook should have recieved a suggestion to add Michel Ancel as a friend.
Also, I wrote:

Bonjour Monsieur Ancel, et bienvenue sur facebook! Êtes-vous le grand Michel Ancel qui a créé Rayman et Beyond Good & Evil? Si oui, je suis un grand fan de vous!

which is in English:

Hello Mr. Ancel, and welcome to facebook! Are you the great Michel Ancel who has created Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil? If yes, then I'm a big fan of yours!

It couldn't be too long, so yeah.

*waits for hundreds of Rayman and BG&E fans adding him to their friends lists*

[spiraldoor]

Image comparison for your convenience:

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They look pretty similar to me.

[SuperSunshine]

I really think this could be Michel Ancel, ethier that or like Drolpiraat said one of his friends.

[Drolpiraat]

I'm pretty sure it's the same guy ( or someone close who managed to get that photo ), since you can recognize he has the same expressions on his face.
Also, is it just me or isn't Michel Ancel shirtless on that pic?

[Acarr]

Oooooooooh!! *sends friend request*

Lol that face he's pulling in the shirtless pic- I always make that face.

[Drolpiraat]

If he accepts me, I'll be able to show him Eclipse and ask him for epic ideas for it. XD
Ryan ( Phoenixan ) should join the friend request sending too, so he can show his game. ^^
And I'll be able to ask him about BG&E2 and R4 a bit of course.
And boast with the fact that he's my facebook friend.
And...
Oh wow I'm excited.

[Acarr]

I wouldn't get excited. By the looks of things, it just seems like he adds people he knows in real life. Nothing wrong with trying though.

[Phoenixan]

Looks the same to me too, but you never know.

[MrBadGuy]

Of course it's Ancel, I can't think of a single reason why anyone else would create a profile for him..

[Drolpiraat]

As a joke between friends?

[Acarr]

As a joke between friends?

If that were true, then I think they'd make it more public. :/

[Drolpiraat]

You're probably right... it can't really be anyone else than Michel Ancel himself. Yay. Now let's hope he accepts us. And if he doesn't, oh well. I wonder if there's any site that allows you to find the email address associated with a facebook account?

[Acarr]

What does work is that you keep sending a person a friend request over and over until they eventually give in and accept you.

[Drolpiraat]

Good idea, haha. ^^
Oh well, I'm going to bed now. Let's hope he accepts me tomorrow.