Voice acting elimination thread

[RFormica]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 31 + 1 = 32 Awesome, imposing voice.
Askia (Zarma) - 23
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - 11 - 3 = 8 Not harsh enough for Augustus.
Bismarck (German) - 27
Boudicca (Welsh) - 24
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 26
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 31
Maria I (Portuguese) - 27
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 30
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 27
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - 26

 

[Guandao]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 32
Askia (Zarma) - 23
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - (8-3)=5 He seems to be going down anyways, the voice direction for him could have been better.
Bismarck (German) - 27
Boudicca (Welsh) - (24+1)=25 BYD SIWR! Despite her anachronistic appearance, I enjoy listening to Boudicca's voice. And Welsh was a smart choice for her to speak.
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 26
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 31
Maria I (Portuguese) - 27
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 30
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 27
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - 26

 

[Guandao]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 32
Askia (Zarma) - 23
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - 5-3=2 A decent voice, but a little too sleepy.
Bismarck (German) - 27
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - (26+1)=27 I was almost expecting her to speak a Berber language or even Arabic, but somehow they managed to pull off Phoenician.
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 31
Maria I (Portuguese) - 27
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 30
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 27
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - 26

 

[God of Kings]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 32
Askia (Zarma) - 23
Augustus Caesar (Latin) - 2 - 3 = ELIMINATED Sorry Émile Khordoc
Bismarck (German) - 27
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 27
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 31 + 1 = 32 Sounds like a serious Elephant General who swore off from eating spices until he conquered all of Indonesia
Maria I (Portuguese) - 27
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 30
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 27
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - 26

 

[Kimiimaro]

Augustus Caesar ends 15th!

 

[Kimiimaro]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 32
Askia (Zarma) - 23
Bismarck (German) - 27+1=28 - Great voice for the Iron Chancellor. Strong, rigid, disciplined.
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 27-3=24 - I'm also impressed that Phoenician language was used. But I guess that her voice could sound more regal for a queen of Carthage.
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - 27
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 30
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 27
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - 26

 

[Morningcalm]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 32
Askia (Zarma) - 23
Bismarck (German) - 28
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 24
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 30 + 1 = 31 (This guy's voice reverberates with authenticity as a cunning old man, and the language thread for Civ V confirms the Venetian used for him was accurate. Simple one of the best in Civ V hands down, for its subtlety, its memorable quality, and its matchup with history)
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - 27
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 30
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 27
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - 26 - 3 = 23 (Dull, dull, dull. And that's according to one of my Dutch friends, let alone my own opinion that the voice actor wasn't exactly acting him out all that well.)

 

[Guandao]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 32
Askia (Zarma) - 23
Bismarck (German) - 28
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 24
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 31
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - (27+1)=28 Despite being an unpopular leader choice among Portuguese, I think the voice actress did a great job in capturing the queen's personality. You can tell she's a bit unhinged in her angry lines.
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 30
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 27
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - (23-3)=20 I like the VA's voice, but the real Willem van Oranje was more fluent in French than Dutch, if he ever returns to Civ6, I hope Firaxis will take that into account

 

[Kimiimaro]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 32
Askia (Zarma) - 23
Bismarck (German) - 28
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 24-3=21 - I still think that she could sound a little bit more like a queen.
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 31
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - 28
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 30
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 27+1=28 - "AYIVEEEFEH!"
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - 20

 

[Guandao]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 32
Askia (Zarma) - (23-3)=20 The voice actor is probably a fluent Zarma speaker, but he could have made Askia a little more furious during his attacked and declare war lines. The characterization of Askia as a "river warlord" isn't really that accurate, I think they confused him with Sonni Ali.
Bismarck (German) - 28
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - (21+1)=22 What is needed for the voice actor to sound more like Queen? I thought she was decent.
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 31
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - 28
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 30
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - 20

 

[Kimiimaro]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 32
Askia (Zarma) - 20
Bismarck (German) - 28
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 22
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 31
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - 28+1=29 - I simply love the change of her voice when you declare war on her. She sounds so furious and angry.
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 30
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - 20-3=17 - I guess that French would really be a better choice for his language...

 

[Morningcalm]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 32
Askia (Zarma) - 20
Bismarck (German) - 28
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 22
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 31 + 1 = 32 (Excellent voice for the cunning old man. Exudes authenticity.)
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - 29
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 30
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - 17 - 3 - 14 (Sounds boring and bored)

 

[Guandao]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 32
Askia (Zarma) - 20
Bismarck (German) - 28
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 22
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 32
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - (29+1)=30 I think they found the perfect match for her voice.
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 30
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - (14 -3)=11 I think if Willem is in Civ6, he should speak a mix of Dutch and French, like how Catherine de Medici speaks both Italian and French, and Gandhi both English and Hindi

 

[Kimiimaro]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 32
Askia (Zarma) - 20
Bismarck (German) - 28
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 22
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 32
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - 30
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 30+1=31 - From what I know, Pedro had quite high pitched voice, which is quite well done in the game. Also, his voice actor doesn't speak just Brazilian Portuguese, but Brazilian Portuguese with Rio accent, which is also very correct.
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - 11-3=8 - A decent voice, but probably should speak French.

 

[Morningcalm]

The last few votes have just been three people (me, Guandao, Kimiimaro)--we need new blood! How can we convince more people to contribute?

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 32 + 1 = 33 (An imposing voice, one of the best on this list, which fits his historical personality quite nicely and has grit to it.)
Askia (Zarma) - 20
Bismarck (German) - 28
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 22
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 32
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - 30
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 31
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - 8 - 3 = 5 (Not impressed by the voice. The voice actor does add a stutter, perhaps in reference to William's reputation as "the Silent", but beyond that there's little flavor here. He just sounds like a normal Dutch guy.)

 

[Guandao]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 33
Askia (Zarma) - 20
Bismarck (German) - 28
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 22
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - (32+1)=33 His VA is great and fits the elderly scheming Doge well
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - 30
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 31
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - (5-3)=2 Willem van Oranje's fluent Dutch voice has met its end...

I guess we have to remind people that the Civ5 forum still exists
Kimiimaro put it in his signature and occasionally another poster shows up.

 

[God of Kings]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 33
Askia (Zarma) - 20
Bismarck (German) - 28
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 22
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 33
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - 30
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 31
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 28 + 1 = 28 Baiyete!
Theodora (Greek) - 23
William (Dutch) - 2 - 3 = ELIMINATED My God, have pity on my soul; my God, have pity on this poor people.

 

[Kimiimaro]

William ends 14th!

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 33
Askia (Zarma) - 20
Bismarck (German) - 28+1=29 - His voice is great. It's strong, it's disciplined, it's rigid. This voice fits "the Iron Chancellor" perfectly. Also, I really like his reaction when you declare war on him. "Verderbter Bösewicht! Wir werden Euch unter die Erde bringen!"
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 22-3=19 - I just have the feeling that she sounds a little bit worse compared to the rest.
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 33
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - 30
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 31
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 29
Theodora (Greek) - 23

 

[Guandao]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 33
Askia (Zarma) - 20
Bismarck (German) - 29
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 19
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 33
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - 30
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - (31+1)=32 I'm not sure if Pedro II spoke in a Brazilian accent, but the VA does a great job of conveying his weariness and personality. Plus, I hate Pedro II's voice in Civ6, especially when he whines about losing Great People to you.
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 29
Theodora (Greek) - (23-3)=20 Artemis Lagopoulos gave her a charming irresistible voice, but it seems at odds with her real life personality after marrying Justinian. Plus the Medieval Greek dialogue had some oddities or errors according to the person who managed to translate it.

 

[Kimiimaro]

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian) - 33
Askia (Zarma) - 20
Bismarck (German) - 29
Boudicca (Welsh) - 25
Darius I (Aramaic) - 21
Dido (Canaanite/Phoenician) - 19-3=16 - I still feel that Dido has a little bit worse voice compared to the rest.
Enrico Dandolo (Venetian) - 33
Gajah Mada (Old Javanese) - 32
Maria I (Portuguese) - 30
Oda Nobunaga (Japanese) - 22
Pedro II (Brazilian Portuguese) - 32
Shaka (isiZulu esijulile) - 29+1=30 - Shaka has the voice of strong, fearsome warrior. Also, I'm impressed that speaker of this language was found.
Theodora (Greek) - 20