Elements of Ultima VII were inspired by game developer Origin Systemsβ conflicts with competitor (and later owner) Electronic Arts. Origin Systemsβ corporate slogan was βWe Create Worldsβ, while the main antagonist of the story β the Guardian β is presented as a βDestroyer of Worldsβ. The three evil βGeneratorsβ created by the Guardian in the game take the physical shapes of the contemporary Electronic Arts logo: a cube, a sphere, and a tetrahedron. Elizabeth and Abraham, two apparently benevolent characters who later turn out to be murderers, have the initials βEβ and βAβ.[10] Electronic Arts would acquire Origin later that same year, on September 25, 1992.