Pantelis Kassotis is a Greek software engineer, video game developer and publisher, mostly known as the creator of the Neoblazer and Captain Dodger series. He is the founding developer behind Varangian North, having worked on Fortnite (2017) , LEGO Fortnite (2023) , Rocket Racing (2023) , and Fall Guys (2020) .

Born in Athens, Greece he graduated from Lyceum of Agios Stefanos and then attended the University of the Aegean in the island of Chios to study business administration. Back in his high school years he dreamed of becoming a professional artist, and took afternoon classes to prepare for the Athens School of Fine Arts, but eventually went to business school for a more secure future. As a way to express his creative side he started drawing cartoon sketches and eventually created his first comic book "Eric & Erica" which he presented at the Comicdom Con Athens of 2014.