#even with the same voice actor and personality!

[galedekarios]

new emmrich info

unifadewalker talks of their experiences with emmrich in the 6 hour preview event for dragon age: the veilguard.

in the first part of the video, they describe their impressions of emmrich, the second part of the video also has story spoilers in it for the weißhaupt mission.

it will also allow you to get a better impression of emmrich's voice actor and the way he brings emmrich to life.

i made a quick overview of what unifadewalker describes their experience with emmrich to be like:

repeatedly describes him as "very kind", "very sweet" and "an absolute sweetheart"

very human and kind in his interactions with mila, a child during the weißhaupt fortress mission. mila is obviously scared with what's happening around her and emmrich appears to be a calming influence on her, engaging with her, asking her questions / her opinion.

there is a moment where davrin is hurt and emmrich is the first person to check on him / being concerned for his well-being

very concerned about everybody else and how they are feeling, if they are in trouble or if they are hurt

has a very steady tone and even in the height of battle, emmrich is very polite and very caring

his battle combo with davrin isn't actually a combo with davrin, but a battle combo with assan. he has a little interaction here with assan, where he guides the little griffon.

no content was given in the demo as far as emmrich's flirts or romance are concerned, but it has been reported to be "very intimate and very sensual" and they "100% believe it"

here are screenshots of some of the interactions (not all because there are a lot) from the video:

discovering commander janos's body

leans very much into emmrich's backstory and him being able to attune with objects and spirits/undead, while being very kind to those living and those departed.

2. keeping mila engaged

3. emmrich concerned for davrin

honestly, this is so refreshing to see. emmrich is immediately concerned for davrin the moment he hears that he is in pain.

4. emmrich concerned for lucanis

same as above. it's just really nice to see the companions care about each other.

5. more interaction on the battle field between davrin, emmrich and rook

6. emmrich and rook interaction during battle

and lastly, here are two more hd pictures from his character selection screen, offering a better look at the details of character model and armour:

(a big thank you to @gallusneve for providing me with these screens!)

[torawro]

oh yeah these mfs got AURA.

[canisalbus]

hey i was listening to take me to church my hozier and youre probably already aware but . that song fits vasco and machete so fucking well i think. im so. hnrjrgjfhkndhfjkf these gayass dogs have invaded my head

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[uniiiquehecrt]

Voice actors are NOT the same as actors.

It takes a specific kind of skill-set and training to be able to warp and meld the voice. It takes a certain kind of talent and dedication to hone that talent into the ability to meld the voice and invoke emotion with one's voice alone. Actors are used to using their voice secondarily to their body language and their facial expressions. It's all mirrored back on camera. They do have nuance. But it's a different kind of nuance and a different kind of training to produce that nuance.

Voice actors might get their likeness transposed on their character's design, and maybe their mannerisms might seep into the character's animation. But when it's all said and done: their presence is in their voice. They are bringing a character to life, showing that emotion in their voice, trying to keep a specific accent, drawl, pitch, tone in that voice and keep it consistent for their recording sessions.

The voice actor is like a classically trained musician who can play first chair in a competitive, world-renown orchestra. The actor (who fills the voice actor's role) is like a moot who played violin in beginner and intermediate high school orchestra and thinks they can get into Juilliard with that 2-4 years of experience.

This doesn't mean that the HS orchestra moot can't play. They can even be really good at it. Maybe they won competitions and sat first chair. But they are not in the same league as the person who's been training their whole lives and lives and breathes to hone their craft using the instrument and all of the training they've ever acquired to perfect it. They are not meant for the same roles. They are not in the same caliber. You do not hire the HS equivalent when you want to play complex music in a competitive orchestra.

Actors are not the same as voice actors.

And furthermore, actors - especially big name actors - taking the roles of animated characters for big budget films or TV pilots makes no sense anyways when - at least in the case of TV pilots - there's not a point to hiring a big budget actors anyways. That money could be used elsewhere (like paying your animators), and the talent that is brought onto the screen for X character could then be hired on to voice said character no recasting required.

I wouldn't say voice acting as a profession is in danger exactly, but it's certainly being disrespected and overlooked for celebrity clout, and this has ALWAYS been an issue. Shoot, even Robin Williams knew that much - which is why he tried so hard not to be used as a marketing chess piece for Aladdin and got royally pissed off when it happened anyways. People shouldn't go to any movie (but especially not animated films) because "oh famous actor is in it". People should go because it's a good movie and the voice acting is good.

People who honest to god think that voice actors are replaceable because "oh well anyone can voice act" or "I like xyz celebrity so naturally it'll be good" ... Honestly I just wish you'd reassess your priorities because you're missing the point and are part of the problem.

Voice Actors ≠ Actors.

[veikkoalen]

fuck marry kill but it's alex and casey and aleksi

[pokimoko]

The One-Way Waltz of the Moth and the Wild Flame (and the Incident of the Authorial Intrusion) - A Good Omens Fic

Written by pokimoko

Chapters: 1/1

Word Count: ~25K

Fandom: Good Omens (TV)

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens), Crowley & Muriel (Good Omens), Crowley & Nina (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens) & Original Character(s)

Characters: Crowley (Good Omens), Aziraphale (Good Omens), Muriel (Good Omens), Original Characters, (who is technically not an original character but I've got to keep some secrets ;) ), Nina (Good Omens), Background & Cameo Characters

Summary: A story in which Crowley does not prevent forest fires, a radio sends out thoughts and prayers, an angel misuses the emergency contact, the local duck population invents socialism, trees are threatened to varying degrees of success, a waltz is indeed played, and an author considers the nature of tragedies.

Tags: Ineffable Divorce | Aziraphale and Crowley Break Up (Good Omens), Post-Break Up, POV Crowley (Good Omens), Emotional Hurt, He/Him Pronouns For Crowley (Good Omens), They/Them Pronouns for Muriel (Good Omens), Crowley & Muriel Friendship (Good Omens), Angst and Humor, Crowley-centric (Good Omens), Canon Continuation, Post-Season/Series 02, Post-Episode: s02e06 Every Day (Good Omens), Pre-Season/Series 03, No Aziraphale Slander Here but it is also Crowley's POV so expect at least some Thoughts, Angry Crowley (Good Omens), Running Away, Both in the Emotional and Literal Sense, Because You Don't Have to Deal with Your Romantic and Personal Issues in Washington State. Obviously, (incorrect: you very much do), Crowley is a Mess (Good Omens), (even if he won't admit it), Crowley Loves Aziraphale (Good Omens), (another thing he won't admit), Aziraphale Loves Crowley (Good Omens), They're just being stupid, Not A Fix-It, References to God(s), Romantic Angst, America, United States, Fire Lookout, Remember Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires (Unless You Are Anthony J. Crowley), hey is it healthy to repeatedly relive a past trauma to deal with a breakup? asking for a friend, Scene: The Bookshop Fire (Good Omens), Fire, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Isolation, When You're Trying to Cope Badly in the American Wilderness but People Keep Talking to You, Radio, Inspired by Firewatch (Video Game), Character Study, Crowley and the Woes of Being In a Narrative That Won't Let You Go, (Fleabag voice) This is a Tragedy, But oh? What's this?, Angst with a Happy Ending, Ambiguous/Open Ending

[dualumina]

Day something or another of having a gut feeling that Akeem and Zommoros are the same person. Like-

It's canon djinn can lose their memories. In fact it's canon that djinn can have their memories removed via other's involvement (Joko's ghost eaters) so it's not impossible that Isgarren removed the knowledge from Zommoros of any involvement he previously had with the wizards. Or legit Zommoros is just pretending to be... well himself.

Zommoros' voice actor had only done about two roles in GW2 - Zommoros and Redeemer Kossan, all the way back in the PoF/LWS4 era. And that was it. Rick Wasserman had been absent for the entirety of Icebrood Saga and EoD. Then suddenly he came BACK and is the voice of Zizel, Frode, Nephus, and a few ambient NPCs if you listen closely enough. Obviously sure, Anet previously worked with him so there was good incentive to bring back someone you know works well. But at the same time...

• Listen to the ambient dialogue in the Bastion of the Obscure.

Head Experimenter Rhianwyn: I wonder how all of this...mess would have turned out if Akeem was still with us? [...] We only have notes and stories now. Which are all...contradictory. One said they were a water djinn; another, earth... A third claimed no one knew for certain. Akeem spent much of their time shapeshifting into other species to learn more about them. Regardless, we follow their lead. Question everything. Never accept the reality presented in front of you.

There's more dialogue along this vein of "Akeem isn't with us - question everything - explore all the secrets" but then you have THIS. ONE. RANDOM. CONVERSATION

Astral Ward Mage: I need to get back into my lab immediately.

Astral Ward Mage: We were so close to tuning the dagger that Zommoros gave Isgarren.

Rift Hunter Warrior: Oh, I know. I still remember how challenging it was to merge Lyhr when it first arrived.

Astral Ward Mage: Alchemy... I've never heard him scream like that. Just holding it made him split.

Astral Ward Mage: You know Zommoros, though. Could've done it just to mess with us.

This is an ambient dialogue that SPECIFICALLY happens in the BASTION OF THE OBSCURE. Not the Bastion of Knowledge or even Balance, you know, areas that deal with Isgarren and Lyhr. They are bringing up ZOMMOROS in the Bastion associated with AKEEM.

Multiple people are casually saying "there are secrets here" and "don't take things at face value" on top of the fact that the FIRST type of djinn that got mentioned as a POSSIBILITY of what type of djinn Akeem is was A WATER DJINN. And then someone else CASUALLY mentioned the most WELL-KNOWN WATER DJINN IN THE ENTIRE GAME is on good enough terms with The WIZARDS to be pulling pranks on them!

• The Mother-Freaking Sword Achievement

So there's a few achievements that mention Akeem or the Bastion of the Obscure, but we need to talk about the sword. The sword you get from completing the Bastion of the Obscure weapon achievement, and how it really makes you stop and ponder.

First off, you get access to Turai Ossa's journal. And apparently he met Isgarren long ago... who initially pretended to be Akeem. Pardon what? We already know from Dagda's journal that Isgarren made himself blue to look more like a djinn and less intimidating, but why introduce himself as someone else? Does he miss Akeem that much? Admittedly, this raises a dozen questions and none of them are easily answered with the Akeem = Zommoros theory.

But what's REALLY suspicious is that to complete the achievement you actually have to use the Mystic Forge, and this is the ONLY achievement among the Bastion weapon achievements that needs the Mystic Forge. Not to mention that there is very little information revealed about Akeem from this achievement, compared to the other achievements which at least offered something. Like Anet is intentionally hiding information.

And yet this is the second time a connection has been made between Akeem and Zommoros.

[eebie]

my last post got me thinking so im gonna do a poll to see what u guys think

id love to do a second poll like this on twitter and compare the results. they’d probably be very different from what i’m predicting the response to be here But also twitter is a notorious hellscape and im not setting foot in there. also theres a typo in that last option we isn’t supposed to be there.

EDIT: some clarification bc my wording may have been a little confusing: if two characters are not related in canon, but their voice actors are related in real life, would it be weird to ship the characters?

[intomybubble]

I wish a3! had a rhythm game or something. I still think it has the best music for a series that had literally nothing to do with music

[majimassqueaktoy]

Really not understanding the people being mean to Yong Yea and saying he'll never be Kuroda like. Yeah that's literally why Kuroda is also still voicing Kiryu?? They haven't gotten rid of Kuroda, they've just found a new English va for Kiryu since the games are having English dubs now??? They haven't even officially recorded anything leave the guy alone.

[hinsaa-paramo-dharma]

I just watched Arjun: the warrior prince and I just want to say THE PLOT TWIST WAS LEGENDARY

[vilnan]

it's still so wild to me that zevran and the (american) male inquisitor are voiced by the same person

[fizzyrodeo]

I'll probably ask this question again when (if) this blog becomes more popular, but I need to know if I'm alone on my opinion that Striker got it the worst.

[sonknuxadow]

my dream voice for movie shadow would be if they got david humphrey back but i know they wouldnt do that so at this point im just hoping that whoever they pick is an actual voice actor or at the very least fits the role and cares about getting the character right even if they don't have the most voice acting experience . please

[dirt-str1der]

Seeing art of kiryu and ichiban always makes my heart break one thousand times over and over again and i cant even say why

[chynandri]

Lately I’m gonna start volunteering as a museum tour guide and they have a lot of baroque art - all the Italian art movement stuff really reminded me of assassins creed and especially shaun my fave. I miss that series a lot it’s just not the same anymore