Matt Spalding is the only person to ever get paid to drive around as an anthropomorphic banana inside a federal courtroom.

During an examination in the blockbuster antitrust showdown last year between Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc. and Apple Inc. in Oakland, California, Spalding worked as the trial technician for the Apple side playing the game as the character Agent Peely. Think of a banana crossed with James Bond running around a virtual world driving boats, jumping out of airplanes, and the like.

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