Voice acting elimination thread

[God of Kings]

Note that Firaxis contracted out leader voice acting to a studio in Montreal for Civ V, according to Augustus's voice actor Émile Khordoc.

 

[Kimiimaro]

Note that Firaxis contracted out leader voice acting to a studio in Montreal for Civ V, according to Augustus's voice actor Émile Khordoc.

Oh, I've found that Latin web where Émile Khordoc chatted with others about his work yesterday. It was very interresting to know how they were voice acting. According to him, he first tried to sound bombastic. I laughed when I imagined bombastic Augustus

 

[God of Kings]

I can't imagine how Vitaly was going through when he did voice work for Attila the Hun.

 

[Kimiimaro]

Ahmad al-Mansur (Moroccan Arabic) - 22
Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 26
Askia (Zarma) - 22
Attila (Chuvash) - 10
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - 24
Bismarck (German) - 20
Boudicca (Welsh) - 23
Catherine (Russian) - 17
Darius I (Aramaic) - 24
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 22
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 26
Gandhi (Hindi) - 15
Gustavus Adolphus (Swedish) - 23
Harald Bluetooth (Danish) - 17
Harun al-Rashid (Arabic) - 16
Kamehameha (Hawaiian) - 24
Maria I (Portuguese) - 24
Napoleon (French) - 15
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 21
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 26
Pocatello (Shoshone language) - 24
Ramkhamhaeng (Thai) - 9-3=6 - He still sounds weak.
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 25
William (Dutch) - 25+1=26 - Noble and calm. He definitely sounds like a king.

 

[Roman Citizen]

New
Ahmad al-Mansur (Moroccan Arabic) - 22+1=23 He has a very open arms friendly voice I like.
Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 26
Askia (Zarma) - 22
Attila (Chuvash) - 10
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - 24
Bismarck (German) - 20
Boudicca (Welsh) - 23
Catherine (Russian) - 17
Darius I (Aramaic) - 24
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 22
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 26
Gandhi (Hindi) - 15
Gustavus Adolphus (Swedish) - 23
Harald Bluetooth (Danish) - 17
Harun al-Rashid (Arabic) - 16
Kamehameha (Hawaiian) - 24
Maria I (Portuguese) - 24
Napoleon (French) - 15
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 21
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 26
Pocatello (Shoshone language) - 24
Ramkhamhaeng (Thai) - 6-3=3 I have to agree that he sounds weak.
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 25
William (Dutch) - 26

 

[God of Kings]

Ahmad al-Mansur (Moroccan Arabic) - 23
Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 26
Askia (Zarma) - 22
Attila (Chuvash) - 10
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - 24 + 1 = 25 I have explained my rationale numerous times before
Bismarck (German) - 20
Boudicca (Welsh) - 23
Catherine (Russian) - 17
Darius I (Aramaic) - 24
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 22
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 26
Gandhi (Hindi) - 15
Gustavus Adolphus (Swedish) - 23
Harald Bluetooth (Danish) - 17
Harun al-Rashid (Arabic) - 16
Kamehameha (Hawaiian) - 24
Maria I (Portuguese) - 24
Napoleon (French) - 15
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 21
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 26
Pocatello (Shoshone language) - 24
Ramkhamhaeng (Thai) - 3 - 3 = ELIMINATED He kept saying Sawatdi every time he proposes a trade; he shouldn't be greeting every single time! Oh, and according to Wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_greeting), the Sawatdi greeting did not exist until the 1930s!
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 25
William (Dutch) - 26

 

[Kimiimaro]

Ramkhamhaeng ends 26th!

 

[Guandao]

Ahmad al-Mansur (Moroccan Arabic) - 23
Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 26
Askia (Zarma) - 22
Attila (Chuvash) - 10
Augustus Caesar (Latin) -25
Bismarck (German) - 20
Boudicca (Welsh) - 23
Catherine (Russian) - 17
Darius I (Aramaic) - (24-3)=21 I actually would prefer Darius speaking in some form of Persian. I know Aramaic was a lingua franca in the Achaemenid Empire, but this is the Persian civ, not Aramaea civ. His voice acting is sort of mediocre when compared to the others left.
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - (22+1)=23 The Israeli accent is a nice touch. It is a wonderful attempt to bring Phoenician to life. And Julie Fainer is capable of voicing Dido's backstabbing moments.
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 26
Gandhi (Hindi) - 15
Gustavus Adolphus (Swedish) - 23
Harald Bluetooth (Danish) - 17
Harun al-Rashid (Arabic) - 16
Kamehameha (Hawaiian) - 24
Maria I (Portuguese) - 24
Napoleon (French) - 15
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 21
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 26
Pocatello (Shoshone language) - 24
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 25
William (Dutch) - 26

 

[Equilin]

Ahmad al-Mansur (Moroccan Arabic) - 23
Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 26+1=27 - Sounds firm and cool
Askia (Zarma) - 22
Attila (Chuvash) - 10
Augustus Caesar (Latin) -25
Bismarck (German) - 20
Boudicca (Welsh) - 23
Catherine (Russian) - 17
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 23
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 26
Gandhi (Hindi) - 15
Gustavus Adolphus (Swedish) - 23
Harald Bluetooth (Danish) - 17
Harun al-Rashid (Arabic) - 16
Kamehameha (Hawaiian) - 24
Maria I (Portuguese) - 24
Napoleon (French) - 15
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 21-3=18 - Sounds like crying, too polite.
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 26
Pocatello (Shoshone language) - 24
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 25
William (Dutch) - 26

 

[God of Kings]

Let me make a minor formatting fix and a clarification:

Ahmad al-Mansur (Moroccan Arabic) - 23
Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 27
Askia (Zarma) - 22
Attila (Broken Chuvash) - 10
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - 25
Bismarck (German) - 20
Boudicca (Welsh) - 23
Catherine (Russian) - 17
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 23
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 26
Gandhi (Hindi) - 15
Gustavus Adolphus (Swedish) - 23
Harald Bluetooth (Danish) - 17
Harun al-Rashid (Arabic) - 16
Kamehameha (Hawaiian) - 24
Maria I (Portuguese) - 24
Napoleon (French) - 15
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 18
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 26
Pocatello (Shoshone language) - 24
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 25
William (Dutch) - 26

I added a space between (Latin) and the hyphen. I also clarified Attila's language.

 

[Kimiimaro]

@God of Kings I would say that "Broken Chuvash" is better to.describe Attila's langage

 

[God of Kings]

@God of Kings I would say that "Broken Chuvash" is better to.describe Attila's langage

I have amended the post.

 

[Kimiimaro]

That dilemma whether I should include "Broken Chuvash" or "Chuvash" as Attila's language...

Ahmad al-Mansur (Moroccan Arabic) - 23
Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 27
Askia (Zarma) - 22
Attila (Broken Chuvash) - 10-3=7 - Awesome voice of bloodthirsty raging warrior, but that broken Chuvash is really unforgivable.
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - 25
Bismarck (German) - 20
Boudicca (Welsh) - 23
Catherine (Russian) - 17
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 23
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 26
Gandhi (Hindi) - 15
Gustavus Adolphus (Swedish) - 23
Harald Bluetooth (Danish) - 17
Harun al-Rashid (Arabic) - 16
Kamehameha (Hawaiian) - 24
Maria I (Portuguese) - 24
Napoleon (French) - 15
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 18
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 26+1=27 - Respectable old man. Worthy adversary, good ally, great emperor. This voice is perfect for him. If there will be Brazil in Civ VII, I want this one back.
Pocatello (Shoshone language) - 24
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 25
William (Dutch) - 26

 

[God of Kings]

Native Chuvash speakers don't understand Attila's speech, therefore Broken Chuvash is more accurate.

 

[Kimiimaro]

Native Chuvash speakers don't understand Attila's speech, therefore Broken Chuvash is more accurate.

That's right. But I think that I will use "Chuvash" only in the final list.

 

[Manifold]

This is a never ending story

Ahmad al-Mansur (Moroccan Arabic) - 22
Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 26
Askia (Zarma) - 22
Attila (Chuvash) - 11 (10+1) why is he so down
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - 21 (24-3) it is very difficult / if not impossible to find an appropriate voice for this outstanding personality
Bismarck (German) - 20
Boudicca (Welsh) - 23
Catherine (Russian) - 17
Darius I (Aramaic) - 24
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 22
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 26
Gandhi (Hindi) - 15
Gustavus Adolphus (Swedish) - 23
Harald Bluetooth (Danish) - 17
Harun al-Rashid (Arabic) - 16
Kamehameha (Hawaiian) - 24
Maria I (Portuguese) - 24
Napoleon (French) - 15
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 21
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 26
Pocatello (Shoshone language) - 24
Ramkhamhaeng (Thai) - 9
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 25
William (Dutch) - 25

 

[Kimiimaro]

This is a never ending story

It will end one day ;-) By the way, I think you skipped some votes. Here are correct scores:

Ahmad al-Mansur (Moroccan Arabic) - 23
Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 27
Askia (Zarma) - 22
Attila (Chuvash) - 8
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - 22
Bismarck (German) - 20
Boudicca (Welsh) - 23
Catherine (Russian) - 17
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 23
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 26
Gandhi (Hindi) - 15
Gustavus Adolphus (Swedish) - 23
Harald Bluetooth (Danish) - 17
Harun al-Rashid (Arabic) - 16
Kamehameha (Hawaiian) - 24
Maria I (Portuguese) - 24
Napoleon (French) - 15
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 18
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 27
Pocatello (Shoshone language) - 24
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 25
William (Dutch) - 26

 

[Guandao]

Ahmad al-Mansur (Moroccan Arabic) - 23
Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 27
Askia (Zarma) - 22
Attila (Chuvash) - 8
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - 22
Bismarck (German) - 20
Boudicca (Welsh) - 23
Catherine (Russian) - 17
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 23
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 26
Gandhi (Hindi) - 15
Gustavus Adolphus (Swedish) - (23-3)=20 Something about his voice sounds too young for the King he is portraying.
Harald Bluetooth (Danish) - 17
Harun al-Rashid (Arabic) - 16
Kamehameha (Hawaiian) - 24
Maria I (Portuguese) - 24
Napoleon (French) - 15
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 18
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 27
Pocatello (Shoshone language) - (24+1)=25 VA is not a fluent Shoshone speaker according to my research, but he did a great job portraying the resilient chief.
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 25
William (Dutch) - 26

 

[Roman Citizen]

Ahmad al-Mansur (Moroccan Arabic) - 23
Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 27
Askia (Zarma) - 22
Attila (Chuvash) - 8
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - 22
Bismarck (German) - 20
Boudicca (Welsh) - 23
Catherine (Russian) - 17
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 23
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 26
Gandhi (Hindi) - 15
Gustavus Adolphus (Swedish) - 20
Harald Bluetooth (Danish) - 17
Harun al-Rashid (Arabic) - 16
Kamehameha (Hawaiian) - 24
Maria I (Portuguese) - 24
Napoleon (French) - 15-3=12 I just never had the impression that this was supposed to be the early 19th century Corsican general but rather an early 21st century womanizing mainland French man.
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 18
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 27
Pocatello (Shoshone language) - 25
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 25
William (Dutch) - 26+1=27 I think he sounds just about right.

 

[Kimiimaro]

Ahmad al-Mansur (Moroccan Arabic) - 23
Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 27
Askia (Zarma) - 22
Attila (Chuvash) - 8-3=5 - This is good place for great giberish warrior. Two more hits and he's out.
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - 22
Bismarck (German) - 20
Boudicca (Welsh) - 23
Catherine (Russian) - 17
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 23
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 26
Gandhi (Hindi) - 15
Gustavus Adolphus (Swedish) - 20
Harald Bluetooth (Danish) - 17
Harun al-Rashid (Arabic) - 16
Kamehameha (Hawaiian) - 24
Maria I (Portuguese) - 24
Napoleon (French) - 12+1=13 - I think it's good voice for him. I can imagine him leading strong marching army against his enemies with this voice.
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 18
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 27
Pocatello (Shoshone language) - 25
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 25
William (Dutch) - 27