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Do you know why Tychus was shot?
Let me tell you...A conversation with Tychus J. Findlay voice actor Neil KaplanA majority of questions were collected from the TL.net community Timestamps active in the video description for convenient selection ![[image loading]](http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z407/sc2channel/navigation.jpg)
A TYCHUS Welcome
00:21
Growing up in California “The 70's were certainly a different time...”
01:10
“For the most part, it tended to make me dialect neutral”
Voice acting – The beginnings (featuring Chris Rock sneeze impression, as a comeback to his Oscar speech)
04:40
[Donald Duck Impression (WOW!)]
06:20 - 07:20
Difference between voice acting and movie/TV/stage
09:45
“When you're doing voice over, it's like you're talking into somebody's ear”
[Tricia Helfer (Voice actor of the Queen of Blades) about voice acting]
12:32
“To me voice over acting is the closest thing to being a 6-year old other than being 5. That is, it's all about imagination...” by Neil
Credibility of voice acting in Hollywood (Video games a viable medium)
17:20
“If you go to certain parts of the world and you ask who Crispin Freeman is, they'll freak out...”
People you would love to work with/loved working with
22:02
Working with director Andrea Romano on StarCraft: Wings of Liberty
24:30
“We (Robert Clotworthy aka Jim Raynor) never once spent a single moment in the booth together”
The working process with Andrea Romano in detail
27:27
“I don't recall ever once getting a line reading from Andrea Romano which is also a wonderful thing (...) [line reading] to a certain extent it's a little ego bruising, you don't trust me to get there?”
Revision to the script – What didn't make it into the game?
29:32
[Tychus voice: “I made a deal with the devil Jimmy, she dies, I go free”]
30:40
Neil asks me: “Do you know why Tychus was shot?”
Deep character and story analysis and insights into Tychus J. Findlay HIGHLIGHT!
31:58
“...he is not seeing a Zerg, he is seeing a woman. He can't believe his eyes. That's a person and regardless what you think of the Queen of Blades. It was the Queen of Blades causing the destruction, not Sarah Kerrigan...”
“He could have pulled the trigger and killed them both but that's not who he is”
Tychus in your perspective while recording as compared to how he turned out
37:10
Was playing Tychus a highlight of your career?
38:30
“A lot of the stuff I had done was playing characters that already existed, for example playing Optimus Prime, The Green Goblin (…) but playing Tychus, that was mine and until they say differently, that's my character”
Continuing to work for Blizzard and continuing to work on Tychus? 
41:05
“For all I know there may be the opportunity to work on one and not the other...”
Going to conventions and StarCraft II tournaments (e.g. announcing players)
42:00
“We (Robert Clotworthy and Neil Kaplan) think it would be a blast!”
How can people interact with you?
43:16
Twitter: @NeKap
Facebook: Neil Kaplan (Fan page)
“Ask me questions, I am there every day.”
Does Blizzard own the voice of Tychus Findlay?
44:02
PIPA/SOPA/ACTA – a voice actor's perspective
44:25
What are you working on right now?
46:36
“Marvel will be releasing the DVD of the Iron Man Anime that I worked on (…) Guild Wars 2 and anything else at this point I am sworn to secrecy.”
Can you elaborate on your role(s) in Guild Wars?
47:48
Blizzard rewriting StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty because of Neil's voice acting
48:40
Message to the community
49:36
A TYCHUS Good Night (mind-blowing)
50:20
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Getting in contact with Neil Kaplan:
Facebook
Twitter
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Interview that was referred to:
SC2News interviews Neil Kaplan
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Audiobook that was referred to:
StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils
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Book that was referred to:
StarCraft II: Devil's Due
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Interview recorded during the live show:
In The Spotlight
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“...he is not seeing a Zerg, he is seeing a woman. He can't believe his eyes. That's a person and regardless what you think of the Queen of Blades. It was the Queen of Blades causing the destruction, not Sarah Kerrigan...”
“He could have pulled the trigger and killed them both but that's not who he is”
Damn, that's deep. Pity that Tychus was fated to die like he did.
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On February 29 2012 03:27 Bagration wrote:Show nested quote +“...he is not seeing a Zerg, he is seeing a woman. He can't believe his eyes. That's a person and regardless what you think of the Queen of Blades. It was the Queen of Blades causing the destruction, not Sarah Kerrigan...”
“He could have pulled the trigger and killed them both but that's not who he is” Damn, that's deep. Pity that Tychus was fated to die like he did.
And this is just a short excerpt of the analysis.
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This is actually really good and to get really interesting people. Well done.
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Wow this is awesome! Great post.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this interview.
Good job JoJo and thanks Neil!
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So awesome. What a cool person to interview =) Thanks so much JoJo. Him doing the Tychus voice made me shiver Xd
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Waw this is awsome, gona listen to the weekend.
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Tychus good night still gives me the nerd chills. I didn't realize how much I really liked good old Tychus until this interview, actually motivated me to replay campaign and finally do it on brutal.
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I'd be so down to subscribe to MLG arena if this guy announced it!
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I gave Neil the link to this thread, he will be delighted to see what you guys wrote 
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I love Tychus, that voice is so different from his natural voice though!!! Good stuff, I would have rewritten alot of scenes too after hearing him, he was the absolute perfect person to play Tychus.
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Thanks for getting the recording up so quick!
Neil Kaplan is obviously a perfect guest, really talkative and happy to show off his voice acting talents, really great stuff, great work Jojo and thanks Mr Kaplan!
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Wow, Really nice interview and the Tychus good night was freaking awesome!
I really hope Neil and Robert get to some tournament to do some cool player announcing.
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Awesome, thanks to the both of you <3.
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On February 29 2012 04:30 Mehukannu wrote:Wow, Really nice interview and the Tychus good night was freaking awesome! I really hope Neil and Robert get to some tournament to do some cool player announcing.
I am writing MLG and some others at the moment. I'm sure we can make it happen.
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Russian Federation4050 Posts
Wow, that was very interesting and insightful , thank you very much JoJo and Neil!
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A look into the awesome voice actors... Hell, its about time!
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Huh, that was a really cool look into the job and the character from an actor's point of view. Also, having heard mr Clotworthy before, that cast seems to have been an awesome bunch of people. Thanks a lot for the interview :D
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United States12235 Posts
Typo in the OP by the way: Crispin Freeman is an extremely successful voice actor who has been in a ton of video games as well as animes. I know Namco hired him for a bunch of different titles over the years.
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i hope the plot goes like this, raynor shot tychus to fake his death, and resuscitate him after they remove the prison suit. so, in HOTS we will have tychus without the suit..
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On February 29 2012 05:37 oshiki wrote:
i hope the plot goes like this, raynor shot tychus to fake his death, and resuscitate him after they remove the prison suit. so, in HOTS we will have tychus without the suit..
We all got our choices to make..
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On February 29 2012 05:34 Excalibur_Z wrote:
Typo in the OP by the way: Crispin Freeman is an extremely successful voice actor who has been in a ton of video games as well as animes. I know Namco hired him for a bunch of different titles over the years.
Has been fixed! Thanks for pointing that out. I have to agree with you and will go with Neil's words, "he is a supernova" [in the Anime industry].
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Love the interview, Tychus/Neil is awesome.
I was wondering why the audio levels were so different when Neil was talking and when you were asking questions? I actually had to turn up the volume to hear you sometimes, then turn it down for Neil lol.
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great interview! looking forward to more
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On February 29 2012 05:43 vicml21 wrote:
Love the interview, Tychus/Neil is awesome.
I was wondering why the audio levels were so different when Neil was talking and when you were asking questions? I actually had to turn up the volume to hear you sometimes, then turn it down for Neil lol.
Thanks for the feedback. I had my system volumes up too much and it was pointed out by a live viewer to me as well. It was alright if I was close to the microphone but as you might have noticed I didn't always move close enough. That won't happen again.
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Great interview. I liked the new angle on the Tychus death story.
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On February 29 2012 05:37 oshiki wrote:
i hope the plot goes like this, raynor shot tychus to fake his death, and resuscitate him after they remove the prison suit. so, in HOTS we will have tychus without the suit..
I am thoroughly convinced that Tychus is not dead and will be in HotS but I don't think it'll be that easy.
Please note that I do not have any information regarding that! These are speculations.
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On February 29 2012 04:52 JOJOsc2news wrote:Show nested quote +On February 29 2012 04:30 Mehukannu wrote:Wow, Really nice interview and the Tychus good night was freaking awesome! I really hope Neil and Robert get to some tournament to do some cool player announcing. I am writing MLG and some others at the moment. I'm sure we can make it happen.
Awesome! That is gonna blow so many minds in a tournament and it would seem a good way to get some casuals (probably now not much but you never know) interested to watch tournaments more, I hope.
Gosh, I am already super excited. :D
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Great interview! Amazing how his voice changes when he goes into Tychus mode!
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Excellent interview and impressive get.
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that guy is purely amazing. not only his voice but also what he says
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Nice and insightful. Thanks for the post.
I was surprised at just how far he had developed Tychus as a character in his own mind. I suppose that is a helpful thing to do with voice acting.
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Really interesting and enjoyable email.
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its a pity this is probably gonna max out at 600 views. Good content, and impressive that you could come up with enough questions to fill an hour
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oooh his voice doesnt sound like tychus at all TT
...but i LOVE his donald duck impressionn ^_^
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On February 29 2012 08:54 ItchyLegs wrote:
its a pity this is probably gonna max out at 600 views. Good content, and impressive that you could come up with enough questions to fill an hour
The last interview I did with him maxed out at over 4.7k
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On February 29 2012 08:58 snively wrote:
oooh his voice doesnt sound like tychus at all TT
...but i LOVE his donald duck impressionn ^_^
I didn't expect that at all. I immediately tried the technique he explained after the interview. Well... let's say it didn't nearly sound as great as I hoped it would
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On February 29 2012 08:49 Sabu113 wrote:
Really interesting and enjoyable email.
I guess you were thinking about writing an email while posting this?
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Awesome guys made me enjoy the story side of the campaign a bit more I guess. Nice to see "esports" grow in a different dimension. Good luck to all!
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On February 29 2012 10:44 leveller wrote:
Awesome guys made me enjoy the story side of the campaign a bit more I guess. Nice to see "esports" grow in a different dimension. Good luck to all!
It made me appreciate every single moment of the campaign so much more. I actually replayed it 3 times after my first interviews with the voice actors. I enjoyed every single line. You catch so much more when you pay attention to the little things that are conveyed in the voices.
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On February 29 2012 11:33 StarStruck wrote:
Excellent work.
Thank you Sir!
Excellent questions you submitted during the show.
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what a boss.. watched whole thing.
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Spoiler!
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couldn't watch it live, but this was really good. I'll try to catch the next show live
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Peter Cullen is Canadian btw. I didn't want to break it to Neil. ;/
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On February 29 2012 12:29 StarStruck wrote:
Peter Cullen is Canadian btw. I didn't want to break it to Neil. ;/
Haha... I was actually quite surprised when he talked about being the only American born Optimus Prime. First of all I didn't know that and second of all I found it quite interesting that he took so much pride in that
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He meant himself actually when he said he was the only American born actor to play Optimus.
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On February 29 2012 12:38 StarStruck wrote:
He meant himself actually when he said he was the only American born actor to play Optimus.
Yeah I know! But he seemed to find it quite peculiar that that is the case. (that there is only one American-born Optimus Prime)
Edit: With regards to Peter Cullen, here's an excerpt from the Optimus Prime Wikipedia page:
Prime once again leads the Autobots against the Decepticons. His voice actor, Neil Kaplan, does his voice in a style reminiscent of that of Peter Cullen, the voice of the original Optimus Prime
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I guess I got lost in the transition, lol. Guess I shouldn't be multitasking when I'm trying to make final notes. o;
Okay, compared to the first one I would say this one is more full circle. Sure, there's a lot of overlap but that will happen regardless. Neil's done so many interviews so a lot of what he says is going to feel rehearsed, but we did manage to get a few golden nuggets out of him this time around and the catchline for the OP will make those who are interested in the lore check it out.
Great formatting making it easier for anyone to follow. Overall stand-up job. My only recommendation would be to follow-up more on current events and trends in the industry like SOPA. In interviews the questions are always about themselves so to keep it fresh and new try to keep it current like you just did.
45-60 minutes is the perfect length for an interview. You really don't want to go over that and it was bang on. Once again great flow and transitions.
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On February 29 2012 12:28 JohnWayne wrote:couldn't watch it live, but this was really good. I'll try to catch the next show live
I think I remember you submitting a question and I think it made it into the interview.
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Damn. Tychus really died?
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He only said he was shot. Doesn't necessarily mean he's dead. Jojo tried to get it out of him once again. Have to wait and see!
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On February 29 2012 13:01 KevinIX wrote:
Damn. Tychus really died?
He was shot at... distinct difference.
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On February 29 2012 13:05 StarStruck wrote:
He only said he was shot. Doesn't necessarily mean he's dead. Jojo tried to get it out of him once again. Have to wait and see!
I actually got a lot out back then. But the answer in that (older) interview might actually have spoiler potential. I, personally, have a very clear prediction whether or not Tychus is dead. If you really want to, check out the old interview (referred to at the bottom of the OP, I think it is at the beginning of the second video of that interview).
However, Neil only said that Tychus was shot at in this interview, so no revelation about HotS. He can obviously not reveal anything.
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Woah. The Tychus getting shot part. It makes so much sense now. Amazing interview. Thanks a lot JoJo <3.
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On February 29 2012 13:11 JOJOsc2news wrote:Show nested quote +On February 29 2012 13:05 StarStruck wrote:
He only said he was shot. Doesn't necessarily mean he's dead. Jojo tried to get it out of him once again. Have to wait and see! I actually got a lot out back then. But the answer in that (older) interview might actually have spoiler potential. I, personally, have a very clear prediction whether or not Tychus is dead. If you really want to, check out the old interview (referred to at the bottom of the OP, I think it is at the beginning of the second video of that interview). However, Neil only said that Tychus was shot at in this interview, so no revelation about HotS. He can obviously not reveal anything.
It's been a while since I've seen it in it's entirety, so I cannot remember the specifics. I recall him hinting at some things like the possibility of flashbacks and I cannot remember the rest. Looks like I'll have to revisit it again.
Yup. "depends on how he survives... obviously, you know what I'm not even going to go there."
Rest of the conversation is very thorough.
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Wow that guy is such a solid speaker, it was a treat to hear him talk. Nice interview.
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Some organization should consider doing what gsl did and get terran protoss and zerg voice acting to announce players
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Yeah we discussed that. I personally think it would be a great idea for player intros.
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On February 29 2012 13:31 Kammalleri wrote:
Some organization should consider doing what gsl did and get terran protoss and zerg voice acting to announce players
On February 29 2012 13:33 StarStruck wrote:
Yeah we discussed that. I personally think it would be a great idea for player intros.
I started writing an open letter to tournament organizers, will finish it tomorrow. I'll let you know and then we should get it out there. We'll make it happen!
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Papua New Guinea1059 Posts
This is really nice, but you really have to speak to the mic, not somewhere in it's general direction. It's kinda hard to find a nice balance in volume between your voice and your guest's. Since he's loud and you're damn quiet. Other than that I really did enjoy the show.
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On February 29 2012 13:59 HornyHerring wrote:
This is really nice, but you really have to speak to the mic, not somewhere in it's general direction. It's kinda hard to find a nice balance in volume between your voice and your guest's. Since he's loud and you're damn quiet. Other than that I really did enjoy the show.
Yup! Won't happen again. Thanks for the feedback
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wow, ever since i beat the campaign i thought jimmy shot tychus hearlessly purely because of his own selfish desire to save a murderous women that he things he loves, but now i know it goes much deeper then that.
tychus was def one of my favs in the campaign, so its nice to get a deeper insigt on why he was shot. cant wait for HoTS to see if tychus is officialy dead or not. they kind of did a cliff hanger with him, they didnt show his body at all so maybe they faked his death to save him and kerrigan.
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Im buying the audio book today
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Nice interview. It really sheds some light on both voice acting and the Tychus character. I hope the character isn't really dead and returns in HotS/LotV (with Neil Kaplan doing the voice of course).
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On February 29 2012 19:53 Sylkvass wrote:Im buying the audio book today
It sounds really fun to get to know more about the young Tychus and Jimmy.
I put a link about the audio book at the bottom of the OP by the way.
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I have to say, that was a really interesting interview. That insight in to Tychus was also really eye opening. Thank you both, although I'm sure only one of you will ever see this. 
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On March 01 2012 01:42 Iyerbeth wrote:I have to say, that was a really interesting interview. That insight in to Tychus was also really eye opening. Thank you both, although I'm sure only one of you will ever see this.
Thanks a lot for the feedback.
I actually think that both of us will see this. Neil has the link to this thread to see some of the responses.
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On February 29 2012 19:56 Rannasha wrote:
Nice interview. It really sheds some light on both voice acting and the Tychus character. I hope the character isn't really dead and returns in HotS/LotV (with Neil Kaplan doing the voice of course).
I think most of us are. Tychus pretty much was the face of StarCraft II from the first trailer on.
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On March 01 2012 01:42 Iyerbeth wrote:I have to say, that was a really interesting interview. That insight in to Tychus was also really eye opening. Thank you both, although I'm sure only one of you will ever see this.
Oh? why do you think JoJo won't see this?
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On February 29 2012 12:35 JOJOsc2news wrote:Show nested quote +On February 29 2012 12:29 StarStruck wrote:
Peter Cullen is Canadian btw. I didn't want to break it to Neil. ;/ Haha... I was actually quite surprised when he talked about being the only American born Optimus Prime. First of all I didn't know that and second of all I found it quite interesting that he took so much pride in that
I mentioned this merely as a point of trivia. I said that two others were Canadian born and one was British born. So, what makes you think I didn't already know that the legendary Peter Cullen was not Canadian?
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On March 01 2012 02:00 JOJOsc2news wrote:Show nested quote +On March 01 2012 01:42 Iyerbeth wrote:I have to say, that was a really interesting interview. That insight in to Tychus was also really eye opening. Thank you both, although I'm sure only one of you will ever see this. Thanks a lot for the feedback. I actually think that both of us will see this. Neil has the link to this thread to see some of the responses.
Oh he does, does he?
...um, I mean... I do, do I?
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On March 01 2012 08:55 VoiceOfTychus wrote:Show nested quote +On March 01 2012 02:00 JOJOsc2news wrote:On March 01 2012 01:42 Iyerbeth wrote:I have to say, that was a really interesting interview. That insight in to Tychus was also really eye opening. Thank you both, although I'm sure only one of you will ever see this. Thanks a lot for the feedback. I actually think that both of us will see this. Neil has the link to this thread to see some of the responses. Oh he does, does he? ...um, I mean... I do, do I?
Wow, I saw someone commented with the name VoiceOfTychus and I thought what an imposter... welcome Sir!
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wow, this was awesome, hearing their perspective (something you never really hear about in the media world since it's just about actors/actresses), and hearing tychus, wow... amazing voice. and then the in depth perspective about Tychus, mind blowing. And the good night. wow. i want that to be my ring tone or something lol.
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On March 01 2012 08:55 VoiceOfTychus wrote:Show nested quote +On March 01 2012 02:00 JOJOsc2news wrote:On March 01 2012 01:42 Iyerbeth wrote:I have to say, that was a really interesting interview. That insight in to Tychus was also really eye opening. Thank you both, although I'm sure only one of you will ever see this. Thanks a lot for the feedback. I actually think that both of us will see this. Neil has the link to this thread to see some of the responses. Oh he does, does he? ...um, I mean... I do, do I?
very awesome sir<3
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On March 01 2012 10:27 Kazeyonoma wrote:
wow, this was awesome, hearing their perspective (something you never really hear about in the media world since it's just about actors/actresses), and hearing tychus, wow... amazing voice. and then the in depth perspective about Tychus, mind blowing. And the good night. wow. i want that to be my ring tone or something lol.
That would be quite a funny ringtone. Just image you are on a busy bus and suddenly this deep voice starts coming out of your pocket
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On March 01 2012 08:49 VoiceOfTychus wrote:Show nested quote +On March 01 2012 01:42 Iyerbeth wrote:I have to say, that was a really interesting interview. That insight in to Tychus was also really eye opening. Thank you both, although I'm sure only one of you will ever see this. Oh? why do you think JoJo won't see this?
I'm very happy to be mistaken.
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As promised, the open letter to tournament organizers.
Link
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On February 29 2012 13:31 Kammalleri wrote:
Some organization should consider doing what gsl did and get terran protoss and zerg voice acting to announce players
All of a sudden, in the Tychus voice: "IMMvP..."
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Now that's intense...
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On March 02 2012 08:49 Lunchador wrote:Show nested quote +On February 29 2012 13:31 Kammalleri wrote:
Some organization should consider doing what gsl did and get terran protoss and zerg voice acting to announce players All of a sudden, in the Tychus voice: "IMMvP..." ... Now that's intense...
We put the word out there in an open letter. It might come true.
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really really nice post! and pretty interesting to read.
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Okay so, for clarity VoiceOfTychus, that video is silly, but its suggestion is epic. There was an community poll (not sure if its linked here) and it had a stunning 91% support last I checked.
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Just listened to the interview in full, some really great questions asked
never thought of the perspective that Tychus let Raynor finish him. very watchmen-esque with Rorschach and Dr. Manhattan.
Really hope that you guys are seen at some tournaments with some role to fill, would make the experience even better :D
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On March 02 2012 18:09 SenorChang wrote:
Just listened to the interview in full, some really great questions asked
never thought of the perspective that Tychus let Raynor finish him. very watchmen-esque with Rorschach and Dr. Manhattan.
Really hope that you guys are seen at some tournaments with some role to fill, would make the experience even better :D
Thank you.
That perspective was indeed very interesting as it's not the perspective you would assume as a player of the campaign. From a player's perspective you will always have a Raynor- centric interpretation.
I am working on editing an .mp3 file for this as well as some people have indicated that they'd like to listen to this while commuting.
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On February 29 2012 05:37 oshiki wrote:
i hope the plot goes like this, raynor shot tychus to fake his death, and resuscitate him after they remove the prison suit. so, in HOTS we will have tychus without the suit..
ahhh, no! Death is good for stories. It helps develop the plot and create a sense of verisimilitude. It always feels cheesy to me when we find out a character "didn't really die."
That being said, it is a shame that Tychus had to be the one that died, even though it was probably the most fitting. He was one of my favorite characters, and the voice acting is of course bad ass.
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My god, having Neil and Robert casting games or introducing players would probably end my life in cardiac arrest.
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On March 09 2012 15:55 Odds wrote:
My god, having Neil and Robert casting games or introducing players would probably end my life in cardiac arrest.
Oh no! A health and safety issue. I don't want anything to do with that :p
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i stand gleefully corrected.
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On March 10 2012 07:28 ItchyLegs wrote:
i stand gleefully corrected.
I appreciate that you came back to check.
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