| 1 year ago :: Jun 14, 2008 - 3:52PM #1 | |
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At the recent Fanime anime convention, Richard Waugh (voice actor for Albert Wesker in CODE: Veronica, 0, and 4) apparently stated that he will not be reprising his role as Albert Wesker in RE5. He went further to explain that he had even recorded his lines for Umbrella Chronicles, but instead was replaced by D.C. Douglas. I'm not entirely clear on why this was done, or if he even really said this (I was not at the convention myself), but is there any truth to this? If so, I don't suppose something like an online petition would be enough to get Capcom to bring him back for RE5, would it? It's probably already too late in the development process for a major change like this to be made, but it never hurts to ask. Thanks in advance. |
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| 1 year ago :: Jun 15, 2008 - 11:32PM #2 | |
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Do you have a link or source where he says all that? EDIT: Never mind, I found the source link: http://zentendo.com/reviews.php?articleId=367&page=1 Excerpt: Those curious about his future as "It's weird because I did the voice recordings for This explains the sudden and confusing cast
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| 1 year ago :: Jun 17, 2008 - 3:11PM #3 | |
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nobody answer to his question?!
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| 1 year ago :: Jun 17, 2008 - 8:58PM #4 | |
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After reading this topic, I was really saddened... I had always thought that Wesker's VA in Umbrella Chronicles was switched because Waugh had other things to take care of, but that seems to not be the case. Nevertheless, Richard Waugh did a great job voicing Wesker. He brought an edge and a sense of character to the role... made him sound cool and in-control while still retaining an almost playful, irreverant quality in his voice. His replacement oftentimes sounded like he was doing an imitation of how Waugh would voice Wesker, and because of this several lines ended up sounding flat and awkward. I truly hope that with future games in the series involving Albert Wesker, Capcom will rethink their choice of voice actors. If there is anything we can do at this point that will have any influence at all, it would be great to hear it. Thanks! |
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| 1 year ago :: Jun 17, 2008 - 10:31PM #5 | |
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Consistency with the actors would be nice. Yes, this is a business but those characters maintain a certain image in fans' minds, and the ever-changing voice cast doesn't help at all. A change after the original RE was necessary, but very few characters had the same actors afterwards (Claire and Ada). Waugh did a great job, as did the other actors up to CV. Yet the RE1 remake saw a change once again and so did RE4 and so on. It's quite jarring and somewhat hinders the overall experience. |
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| 1 year ago :: Jun 17, 2008 - 11:04PM #6 | |
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Alas, I have no response to give because I don't know the reasons for the change.
Christian Svensson
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| 1 year ago :: Jun 18, 2008 - 11:27AM #7 | |
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I don't mean to be unfair, I respect D.C. Douglas' work, but Richard Waugh's voice is so much better. That was really disappointing to play REUC and don't listen to his voice as Wesker. And even more disappointing was the fact that he's actually recorded Wesker's lines on REUC but all his work was replaced.
I totally support Richard Waugh returns as Wesker's voice actor. |
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| 1 year ago :: Jun 18, 2008 - 5:07PM #8 | |
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| 1 year ago :: Jun 18, 2008 - 6:01PM #9 | |
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I don't think we will see Waugh in RE5.... if he was to come back, it would probably happen in a sequel after it.... |
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| 1 year ago :: Jun 19, 2008 - 10:45AM #10 | |
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It's sad to see that Weskers VA has been changed. He provided Wesker with an incredible voice, and the charachter wont be the same without him. I really hoped Capcom will bring him back... |
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So what would it take to bring Richard Waugh back for Resident Evil 5?
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