Meet the Panel
- Andrea Toyas - Senior Voice Casting and Voice Director
- Darin De Paul - Reinhardt
- Jonny Cruz - Lucio
- Jen Cohn - Pharah
- Aysha Selim - Ana
- Chloe Hollings - Widowmaker
- Sahr Ngaujah - Doomfist
- Michael Chu - Lead Writer for Overwatch
New Cinematic
- Took three session to record the voice, first of which was over 7 hours
- Voice tries to capture the add real emotion to the characters
- Reinhardt has a sad and heartbroken side, hidden behind his armor
- This makes his joy so much more special, because he could have died during the fight in the short
- Multiple layers and emotions add to the character,
- It was not supposed to be Reinhardt who joined Overwatch, but his arrogance caused the death of someone close to him
- The voice of Reinhardt is partially based on the father of Darin
Lucio
- Jonny Cruz was a camera actor, before becoming the voice of Lucio
- Connecting to the character: altruism, mischief, playfulness
- Lucio embodies the love, and joy of Overwatch
Pharah
- She first did voice acting for Voice of Warcraft
- Jen always has to stand when recording
- Pharah is a soulful character, and all her actions are motivated by a deeper passion
- She was a character who always dreamt of becoming part of Overwatch
- This dream was stopped in its tracks when Overwatch disbanded, but then she had a new chance during the call for heroes
- The father of Pharah is hinted at in certain comics, and sprays in game
Ana
- Ana brings a lot of diversity to the Overwatch team
- Eisha in Arabic means Life
- The letter that Ana wrote was very personal to her, because at this time her neice was in surgery
- She is the embodiment of competence
- Extremely self-aware, and this shows during her interactions with other characters
Widowmaker
- Widowmaker is all about loss, which she tries to shield
- The character becomes a killer to feel alive
- Even bad characters, have dynamic sides, making them the hero of their own story
- The first ear, she wore very high heels to feel like the character
- When recording voice, it has a major physical component
- Intensely tragic character, and there is much more to come
Doomfist
- When casting for an actor, Andrea listens for something specific that connects them to the character
- Sahr was found through a political speech
- This was his first time doing a voice for a videogame
- Doomfist is a character with charm, charisma, and personality
- This character had to embody a lot of traits to make him a leader
- There is a hidden intimidation
- Sahr bases Doomfist on Charles Taylor, who is an infamous person in Liberia, exploiting others to further himself
- Doomfist represents the natural and elemental power of the world
Q&A
Q: What would your character do at the BlizzWorld?
A: Lucio: DJ, Reinhardt: say hell to children, Doomfist: figure out who is running it to make more mone, Pharah: fly around to keep poeple safe.
Q: How do you make combat sounds sound real?
A: It takes physical movements to make the sound effects.
Q: How has your life changed after becoming the actors for these voices?
A: Jonny: It has been overwhelming, and the people is what make it so special. Chloe: Blizzcon is a conduit for love, which makes being an actor so much more special
Q: If you could add a voiceline what would it be?
A: Widowmaker: I am the strongest woman in the world. Reinhardt: CANDY!
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