OotS voice actor brainstorm

[HamsterKun]

I was thinking the other day about which voice actors would fit each member of the Order of the Stick, and what I thought of was:

- Liam O’Brien
- Laura Bailey
- Sarah Natochenny
- Mary Elizabeth McGlinn
- Christopher Sabat
- Vic Mignogna

What do you think about this casting?

[brian 333]

I was thinking the other day about which voice actors would fit each member of the Order of the Stick, and what I thought of was:

- Liam O’Brien
- Laura Bailey
- Sarah Natochenny
- Mary Elizabeth McGlinn
- Christopher Sabat
- Vic Mignogna

What do you think about this casting?

I guess I'm too far off the current trend line because I don't know any of those people except the last one, and I can't imagine his voice as the voice of our favorite psychopath.

Mark Hammil would be a better choice.

[Schroeswald]

I guess I'm too far off the current trend line because I don't know any of those people except the last one, and I can't imagine his voice as the voice of our favorite psychopath.

Mark Hammil would be a better choice.

Mark Hamill would be better as Xykon.

[HamsterKun]

I guess I'm too far off the current trend line because I don't know any of those people except the last one, and I can't imagine his voice as the voice of our favorite psychopath.

Mark Hammil would be a better choice.

Vic voiced both a midget (Edward Elric) AND a psychopath (Broly). So why not both?!

[brian 333]

Mark Hamill would be better as Xykon.

I've headcanoned Tommy Lee Jones as Xykon for so long now that I have trouble imagining anyone else in the role. It would have to be a voice that can sound sarcastic when delivering a straight line, and go really caustic from there.

[MoonCat]

I've always mentally read all of Elan's lines in the voice of Dominic Armata (Guybrush Threepwood, mighty pirate!).

Also, this might be a bit off the wall, but how about Sean Astin as Belkar? Regular voice, not gentle-British-hobbit voice though.

[D.One]

Mark Hamill would be better as Xykon.

Mark Hamill would be better as everybody. Hel, make even the Joker make a cameo...

[GreyTraveller]

Mark Hamill would be better as everybody. Hel, make even the Joker make a cameo...

You'd just have to make this scene longer and give him some lines...

[Grey Watcher]

Thanks to a live-action-movie variant on this thread idea from years back, Lord Shojo is now voiced in my head by George Takei.

Also, I imagined Roy as having a deeper voice than Liam O'Brien (though he did do Kain in the DS version of FF6, but Roy sounds less growly to me than that), so if he could pull of a lower pitch without the gimmick, I'd say sure.

Then again, that "speak 'n' spell" voice he did as part of one of those Critical Role oneshots would be perfect for any modrons that need voicing.

[Squire Doodad]

Thanks to a live-action-movie variant on this thread idea from years back, Lord Shojo is now voiced in my head by George Takei.

Also, I imagined Roy as having a deeper voice than Liam O'Brien (though he did do Kain in the DS version of FF6, but Roy sounds less growly to me than that), so if he could pull of a lower pitch without the gimmick, I'd say sure.

Then again, that "speak 'n' spell" voice he did as part of one of those Critical Role oneshots would be perfect for any modrons that need voicing.

I feel the need to interrupt you to point out that not only was FF6 never remade for the DS, Kain isn't even in FF6. He's from FF4.
In my head Roy doesn't have quite as deep of a voice as Kain.

[Grey Watcher]

I feel the need to interrupt you to point out that not only was FF6 never remade for the DS, Kain isn't even in FF6. He's from FF4.
In my head Roy doesn't have quite as deep of a voice as Kain.

Derp. You're right. FF4. Not sure where that synaptic misfire came from.

I wonder if, for Durkon's voice, one should go for an authentic (or authentic-sounding) Scottish accent or you go for a cheesey, obviously fake one like James Doohan's? (Native Scotsman Craig Ferguson once joked he sounded like "a Pakistani man who'd had a stroke.") The former seems more respectful to Scottish people in general, the latter feels more in line with what's actually depicted in the comic.

[woweedd]

Xykon sounds like Tim Curry to me. Redcloak, meanwhile, sounds like Tony Jay. That's Frollo, holmes!

[DeliaP]

I wonder if, for Durkon's voice, one should go for an authentic (or authentic-sounding) Scottish accent or you go for a cheesey, obviously fake one like James Doohan's? (Native Scotsman Craig Ferguson once joked he sounded like "a Pakistani man who'd had a stroke.") The former seems more respectful to Scottish people in general, the latter feels more in line with what's actually depicted in the comic.

FWIW: I have never heard Durkon's accent as being Scottish (despite the all-dwarves-are-scottish trope). I have instead heard him as a broad North Yorkshire accent (perhaps with a touch of Geordie). Sigdi comes over a little stronger on the Geordie.

[D.One]

You'd just have to make this scene longer and give him some lines...

Just watch a animated short film where Hamill is kidnaped by the Joker and the Trickster, and he escapes by making them to fight each other by mimicking their voices.

[Squire Doodad]

Just watch a animated short film where Hamill is kidnaped by the Joker and the Trickster, and he escapes by making them to fight each other by mimicking their voices.

That was in the modern-setting remake of the Hobbit, right?

[Quartz]

What do you think about this casting?

Who are they?

I'd look for

Roy: Idris Elba
V: Benedict Cumberbatch
Elan / Nale: Tom Hiddlestone
Belkar: Matt Smith
Haley: Karen Gillan
Durkon: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Redcloak: Ian McDiarmid
Xykon: Patrick Stewart or Morgan Freeman
Thog: Vin Diesel
Sabine: Helen Mirren

[Schroeswald]

Who are they?

I'd look for

Roy: Idris Elba
V: Benedict Cumberbatch
Elan / Nale: Tom Hiddlestone
Belkar: Matt Smith
Haley: Karen Gillan
Durkon: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Redcloak: Ian McDiarmid
Xykon: Patrick Stewart or Morgan Freeman
Thog: Vin Diesel
Sabine: Helen Mirren

The real question is who will voice Mr. Scruffy, I think it should be Danny DeVito.

[DavidSh]

I can imagine Calista Flockhart as Celia, though I don't think she has done voice acting.

[Quartz]

The real question is who will voice Mr. Scruffy, I think it should be Danny DeVito.

Sorry, but it's got to be Larry. After retirement, of course. After all, he has the purrfect CV.

[Schroeswald]

Sorry, but it's got to be Larry. After retirement, of course. After all, he has the purrfect CV.

Does that mean Boris Johnson would play Shijo? I'm not saying he shouldn't (or that he should), but that would be the logical conclusion of that casting.

[woweedd]

Who are they?

I'd look for

Roy: Idris Elba
V: Benedict Cumberbatch
Elan / Nale: Tom Hiddlestone
Belkar: Matt Smith
Haley: Karen Gillan
Durkon: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Redcloak: Ian McDiarmid
Xykon: Patrick Stewart or Morgan Freeman
Thog: Vin Diesel
Sabine: Helen Mirren

None of these people are voice actors. Back on topic: I think Mark Hamill would make a fantastic Tarquin. Maximum irony, too. Maybe even have him voice Elan and Nale too, for that little connection.

[Schroeswald]

None of these people are voice actors. Back on topic: I think Mark Hamill would make a fantastic Tarquin. Maximum irony, too. Maybe even have him voice Elan and Nale too, for that little connection.

I can't really imagine Mark voicing Elan and Nale unless we time-traveled back to the seventies (though if you have like a video of him sounding young recently I'd love to see it), though I think it would also be funny if before Tarquin takes off his mask he's James Earl Jones, for extra comedic effect.

[woweedd]

I can't really imagine Mark voicing Elan and Nale unless we time-traveled back to the seventies (though if you have like a video of him sounding young recently I'd love to see it), though I think it would also be funny if before Tarquin takes off his mask he's James Earl Jones, for extra comedic effect.

Yeah, that's fair. Also, I personally imagine Roy as Keith David.

[pwning doodes]

OP is a Critical Role fan, I see

I think Laura Bailey would be the perfect Haley. I listened to the Ash Ketchum recordings and I think OP's pick for Elan could work. I agree with Mark Hamill as Xykon. I think you can do much better for V though. I think their voice actor should do a very mellow voice that doesn't go up or down in pitch much. Tilda Swinton comes to mind. You could also go the route of a braggy know-it-all sort of thing, which is probably why so many people suggest Benedict Cumberbatch.

I disagree with Liam as Roy. I think it should be someone with a much deeper voice, like Idris Elba or The Rock. I was even thinking James Earl Jones.

Last note: someone mentioned Matt Smith as Belkar. I only knew him from Doctor Who, so my first thought was, "Are you crazy?" Then I decided to watch a clip of his from Terminator 5.

Holy s***, Matt Smith could totally be Belkar. I fully support this.

[Bohandas]

I'm thinking of Julia Sweeney (from It's Pat) as Varsuvius.

Or possibly Dan Mintz as Varsuvius

EDIT:

Kristen Schaal as Tsukiko
Billy West or Jeremy Shada as Elan
Richard Horvitz as Xykon and/or Belkar
Hayden Christensen as Tarquin
Carey Means as Roy (or possibly Xykon, Tarquin, or Redcloak)
either Dana Snyder or whoever is playing Elan as Nale

I wonder if, for Durkon's voice, one should go for an authentic (or authentic-sounding) Scottish accent or you go for a cheesey, obviously fake one like James Doohan's? (Native Scotsman Craig Ferguson once joked he sounded like "a Pakistani man who'd had a stroke.") The former seems more respectful to Scottish people in general, the latter feels more in line with what's actually depicted in the comic.

On that note, since you mentioned him, I'd go with Craig Ferguson himself as Durkon

[Harbinger]

Elan: Billy West
Belkar: John DiMaggio
Blackwing: Patton Oswalt
The Oracle: Billy Crystal

[Bohandas]

Belkar: John DiMaggio

John Dimaggio or Dana Snyder. They've both played chaotic evil cooking experts.

[GloatingSwine]

Also, I imagined Roy as having a deeper voice than Liam O'Brien (though he did do Kain in the DS version of FF6, but Roy sounds less growly to me than that), so if he could pull of a lower pitch without the gimmick, I'd say sure.

Liam O'Brien in full Grimoire Weiss mode would be good for Vaarsuvius.

[Grey Watcher]

Mikel Dever-O'Neil does an excellent "androgynous, overly-verbose elf" in Heroine's Quest (link contains spoilers for some puzzle/quest solutions), so he's got my vote for Vaarsuvius.

[MReav]

I always heard Leeky Windstaff in the voice of G1 Starscream, so my vote is for Doug Parker, on account of Chris Latta being dead and Doug doing a great imitation of him in the Beast Wars episode Possession.

I can't find the book but I remember Xykon doing James Earl Jones quotes from his various roles when he first becomes a lich, so probably him for Xykon (if anyone has the book, can they check?)