#heavy voice

[diablo-that-first-spark]

Heavy Voice - Diablo 4

I want it out there and on the record that I have known since the first days of the Open Beta that the weird half-dead wolf character was Mephisto. That's a legitimately proud moment I have as a lore enthusiast. The rune carved into his skull was a dead giveaway, appearing in the Book of Adria as a symbol connected to Mephisto. And boy... was it.

I just wanted to make this comic to say that I think Mephisto's voice just doesn't fit in D4. Do not get me wrong, it is an awesome voice, it is powerful, malevolent as all hell, and there is just a soft gurgling undertone to it that brings it all together. Steve Blum is the man! But my guy, I picture a body behind that voice that has actual weight to it. Have you seen Mephisto? He's a literal bone collection, he probably weighs less than a skinny adult human! I am convinced the VA was cast for the wolf, not Mephisto's real appearance. The strangest part is that Mephisto had the perfect voice in the past!

No, not Diablo 2.

Diablo 3! Listen! I have always loved this voice, every time I find this lore entry during a playthrough, I am so happy to listen to him! It's not a weighty voice, it sounds old, which fits because Mephisto is the eldest among all the demons, the Firstborn of Tathamet, basically. And to me it sounds like a cunning evil, especially with his last sentence being "Some battles can only be won with words". Now can a voice like this carry an entire main-entry game with him as the second big bad? A good question, I honestly have no idea. Maybe it really would not work on the long run, but certainly they could have found something closer to this than the Bass King in D4.

Okay but then why do I like Malthael's voice? That's incredibly deep too, and the guy looks like two french fries duck-taped together.

Well, first of all, Malthael is not that skinny actually. He appears so because of his design (which is genius, btw), but if you've tried to learn to draw him well, you realize he has some meat under that armor. I am certain he is what one might call a "sleeper build". Second, it's kind of hard for me to put it into words, but Malthael's voice has an empty echo-y subtone and feel to it that makes it far less weighty in my ears (and also shows just how far he has fallen). I don't know, does that make sense?

Either way, that was my deep dive into the Diablo franchise VA scene, thank you for coming to my TED talk! I still am very much looking forward to Vessel of Hatred, and to finally murder Mephisto once again as well. I don't hate him as much as Lilith, but I am sure he will earn it by the end of the story, whenever that will be.

If you have any voices that you love or hate, share them with me! It's fun!

Other Diablo 4 adventures!

Suck it, Butcher!

A Team to Fight For!

2023.11.11.

[severalowls]

Its absolutely no coincidence that the people being sent baseless sexual assault accusations against predstrogen have, from what I've seen, been young transmascs.

The terfs behind the harassment campaign are so brazenly trying to prey on anybody they reckon might have any transmisogynist tendencies and are trying to use that to sow discord in the trans community. They see transmasculine people as potential avenues for recruitment (and eventual detransition) and it's extremely fucking important that the people being sent these anons do not fall headfirst for the bait. They want you to go 'uh oh, guess trans women are sex pests after all' and that to stick with you and fester, and turn that seed of prejudice into the continued harm of transfem people.

If you want to be a meaningful ally to transfem people right now you have to be vigilant for this shit, and correct it where you see it. If you think being used as an angle of recruitment by bigoted harassment is gross, imagine how it would feel to be the damn focus of the harassment.

[flapdoodlez]

Got a chance to draw some Valentine's Day themed designs for the merch shop of Robin Atkin Downes, the voice of the Medic! Check it out if you'd like a t-shirt or a mug with my art on it 🫶

[poopyboiman]

hey. check out robin's YouTube channel

robin and gary aren't feeding heavymedic fans, they are shoveling food into our mouths and making sure we grow up big and strong

[sfm-daesdemona]

Absolutely obsessing with the Sandvich Blues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SfsJ0X-2fk

[niblets-criblet]

I'm so happy that I got to gift my plushies to the Team Fortress 2 voice actors! Seeing their faces as they open their gifts makes my heart swell. 💖

[hypogryffin]

aegis is a robot built for combat in the 90s. she should be 6 feet tall and built like a brick shithouse

[anonomi]

One of my favourite tf2 gameplay facts is that in competitive Spy's role is to make callouts and relay information to the team. Things like how much uber the enemy med has, how much hp, is the enemy team pushing in or not. He is basically Scout and never shuts up in the coms about the state of the game.

And for a comp Sniper, it is very important for him to know the state of the game. Because it tells him whether he should stay or go, if his team is pushing or falling back. It lets him know if the enemy spy or sniper is alive, if he should risk killing the medic or getting killed. To know this, he pays close attention to coms, especially to his Spy's.

So in competitive, a sniper and a spy work very well together, because Spy talks and Sniper listens. I even remember it being mentioned in a video that as a sniper your spy is your best friend! So it's canon, gameplay wise, that Sniper and Spy rely on each other and have a good relationship. Sniper is far away from the team but is always listening, especially to Spy.

[ranuunculus]

glitter gifs ^_^

[0sbrain]

for my heavymedic gays and girlies

[daemones-angeli]

Arms empty.

Not want arms empty.

Come here so arms not empty.

Want hug.

We hug.

[dhufflebee]

so long london is such a vile song?? how shitty do you have to be to villainize a man you're supposed to be in love with because he has depression and then blast him for the whole world to hear because you're "pissed" he had "the blues"??? shut the fuck up oh my god

[amberandomly]

Fun fact this is my first time drawing Saxton Hale lol

[poopyboiman]

ok I had to take a brake from my hiatus to bring this to your attention

[cybertron-smash-or-pass]

TF One D-16

[niblets-criblet]

Do you like TeamFortress 2 Do you like plushies? Your in luck! You can get TF2 Heavy and Medic plushies on Streamily! The best part? They'll be signed by their voice actors! 🤩

Check out the links below if you want your very own! But, act fast! There is limited stock!

Please check out Robin and Gary on Streamily!

Here are their links!