Favorite NPC Voice of Enhanced Edition?

Elrandir

Enhanced edition added plenty of new voices, even for minor characters who only said a few lines. I think the quality of the voice acting was quite good overall. (at least in BG1. Haven't heard anything from 2 yet) What're some of your favorites?

My personal favorite is Senjak from BG1. His voice is just so... His voice is ambrosia. 'Nough said.

dustbubsy

For me it's got to be the traumatized elf in the Black Pits. He takes the concept of Khalid's voice and knocks it up several notches. In fact, at times his stuttering reminded me of Derek Jacobi's performance in I, Claudius (if you haven't seen it, this is high praise indeed).

Mivsan

Haven't finished everything in BG2EE yet, but so far I like Lea Gosh'Aar from Black Pits 2 the most, I think. Same voice actress as Neera, but waaay whackier.

Dennaton is pretty good, during most of his lines. The "absolutely VICIOUS hit, I looove iiiiiiittt!" is just great. Or when he responds to Brother Elraish with a "Rrrrright." .

Of course, Dorn (voiced by Gord Marriott) also deserves a mention. Dat voice.

Quartz

Gul Dukeem by far.

CrevsDaak

I think that BG1:EE's Rasaad's voice and Dennaton's. BG2:EE's Rasaad voice is horrid.
Still nothing is as good as Xzar!

elminster

I don't have a favourite and I like most of the dialogue. Though if I absolutely had to choose I'd probably choose Dorn. The only thing I don't like is Gamaz's voice. Whats up with the change from talking regularly to rolling his r's? Its like he's going for bad scottish...but only some of the time.

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Necomancer

Dorn's voice is well done. Nice and dark as per the character. So's Neera's and Rasaad's and whoever did Baeloth's voice deserves a medal, he did a perfect job of making him seem malevolent and easy to hate yet not a total idiot.

I suppose that means Baeloth's voice is my favorite then, though Dorn comes a close second and then Rasaad's. Neera's I like, but of them all probably the least. This is no fault of the actress but the fact her character always seems to have the same tone to her speech and it'd be nice to see a bit of variety with it.

Mivsan

^ Oh yeah, forgot about Baeloth. I replayed the first Black Pits a few days ago and realized he was really good. Great delivery of some really funny lines. I think he's a lovable psycho.

Flashburn

I always thought Neera's voice in BG1EE was awful, but she really improves in BG2EE. I haven't played with her into ToB but one of her best lines is when you send her into Resurrection Gorge's circle to call forth the demons fighting over Dorn. It conveys raw emotion and it scares me, actually.

I have yet to play the Black Pits 2, but I think one of my favorite voices is Phil, the faerie dragon with the overly-long title.

MrBungle

Baeloth about to die.

SCARY_WIZARD

Tyris or Lyris or uhh...whatever that woman is who asks you if you've seen Dorn, comes to mind. Dorn your friends and burned bridges have nice-sounding voices.
Neera, Rasaad, your friendses voices are alright.

Jenzafar

elminster said:

I don't have a favourite and I like most of the dialogue. Though if I absolutely had to choose I'd probably choose Dorn. The only thing I don't like is Gamaz's voice. Whats up with the change from talking regularly to rolling his r's? Its like he's going for bad scottish...but only some of the time.

Yeah, what *is* up with Gamaz's voice? It's really weird. After I played a couple times I thought maybe it's deliberately off because he's all brainwashed, but I don't know.

Baeloth cracks me up. "I have little taste for sleeping in a dog pile with you rivvil. Find me an inn!"

elminster

Jenzafar said:

elminster said:

I don't have a favourite and I like most of the dialogue. Though if I absolutely had to choose I'd probably choose Dorn. The only thing I don't like is Gamaz's voice. Whats up with the change from talking regularly to rolling his r's? Its like he's going for bad scottish...but only some of the time.

Yeah, what *is* up with Gamaz's voice? It's really weird. After I played a couple times I thought maybe it's deliberately off because he's all brainwashed, but I don't know.

Baeloth cracks me up. "I have little taste for sleeping in a dog pile with you rivvil. Find me an inn!"

Since a number of the people they employed were local actors in Edmonton I'm just assuming it must have been an actor who was practising for his audition for a Tim Horton's Roll up the Rim to Win commercial.

(Sorry that was a really lame joke that few people will get without googling it)

booinyoureyes

Baeloth is better than everybody!!!!!

booinyoureyes

I actually thought Deneton's voice was absolutely aweful, tbh. I guess I'm alone in that.

I also really like Najim in the first game but I feel like they changed his voice actor in the second and it is just not as good as the BP1 version.


oh! and Rasaad, Wilson and that hippie guy from the Wild Mage hideout were all awesome

CrevsDaak

booinyoureyes said:

Baeloth is better than everybody!!!!!

Only of the EE NPCs, I forgot to mention him and Neera, both nice voices (and Dorn's BG1:EE is sometimes fine, other times it's pretty meh).
Still, nothing can be compared to Xzar.

Nonnahswriter

Shandyr said:

As for Dorn... His voice has an effect on me I cannot describe in detail because this forum is PG13...

Oh good. I'm not the only one. ^_^;;

Rasaad's a close second for me, though I've yet to touch his BG2:EE content, so this is mostly going off of BG1. Baeloth is a riot. I should really get around to finishing the Black Pits so I can write that awesome Black Pits fanfic that I've been thinking about play the Black Pits 2.

ChildofBhaal599

I will say all the voices of Mark Meer. So that would be Rasaad, Baeloth, and perhaps others I didn't realize yet. I know, however, he did a good job on these two characters

btw, what characters did he voice in the original? i know he did additional voices in the original release, and I think I've made him out of some of the minor characters, but I don't recall who these people were I thought were him nor could I be entirely sure

Nonnahswriter

ChildofBhaal599 said:

I will say all the voices of Mark Meer. So that would be Rasaad, Baeloth, and perhaps others I didn't realize yet.

Wait a minute. Rasaad AND Baeloth? As in, one person? As in, He who Adores the Moon and Talks in Poetry is voiced by the same crazy drow elf who's destined to run a psychopathic game show?

Welp. I learned something new today. o_o;;

elminster

Nonnahswriter said:

ChildofBhaal599 said:

I will say all the voices of Mark Meer. So that would be Rasaad, Baeloth, and perhaps others I didn't realize yet.

Wait a minute. Rasaad AND Baeloth? As in, one person? As in, He who Adores the Moon and Talks in Poetry is voiced by the same crazy drow elf who's destined to run a psychopathic game show?

Welp. I learned something new today. o_o;;

He also provides a very brief bit of voiceover work in the ending shadows of amn video (around 1:31). Of course he would have recorded this when SoA came out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf9kleGOupc

Jenzafar

CrevsDaak said:

Still, nothing can be compared to Xzar.

Well, his voice *is* ambrosia.

recklessheart

I did like the female head of the Wild Mage Refuge in BG:SoA, though I can't recall her name.
Additionally, I thought that Neera was a lot of the time very well voiced, and that the actor had very good comic timing. She came up short in places, but all in all was richer in her delivery that the other NPCs.

Dorn was very well voiced, though his dialogues were brief and left a lot to be desired.

Can't think of anyone else. I concur with @booinyoureyes that Dennaton's voice was dreadful, and Baeloth's too if I'm honest, though that is as much a fault of the fact that he was written with a contemptible quirk. In BP2, I just avoided talking to him. I didn't even care to try it out once to see what he says. That character is just grand-ultra-irritating.

booinyoureyes

Wait, so did najim's voice actor change in between games?

ChildofBhaal599

elminster said:

Nonnahswriter said:

ChildofBhaal599 said:

I will say all the voices of Mark Meer. So that would be Rasaad, Baeloth, and perhaps others I didn't realize yet.

Wait a minute. Rasaad AND Baeloth? As in, one person? As in, He who Adores the Moon and Talks in Poetry is voiced by the same crazy drow elf who's destined to run a psychopathic game show?

Welp. I learned something new today. o_o;;

He also provides a very brief bit of voiceover work in the ending shadows of amn video (around 1:31). Of course he would have recorded this when SoA came out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf9kleGOupc

wow so that is one area where he did provide voice work in the original. awesome! does anyone know others? i think Meer is a fantastic VA and I actually like male shep better than fem shep in Mass Effect, so I would like to see just what he's done in Baldur's Gate.

elminster

I don't know any others for Mark Meer but

Worf...err...Michael Dorn plays the voice of Bhaal during the dream sequence in chapter 4 of BG2.

Flashburn

Nonnahswriter said:

ChildofBhaal599 said:

I will say all the voices of Mark Meer. So that would be Rasaad, Baeloth, and perhaps others I didn't realize yet.

Wait a minute. Rasaad AND Baeloth? As in, one person? As in, He who Adores the Moon and Talks in Poetry is voiced by the same crazy drow elf who's destined to run a psychopathic game show?

Welp. I learned something new today. o_o;;

Trivia: Mark Meer also plays Viconia's brother during the Master Wraith encounter in ToB. You can tell because he sounds like Baeloth. That certain strain in his voice when he gets angry with Viconia is what gives him away, because it sounds like Baeloth screaming.

Jenzafar

Stupid Mark Meer. Like I need *another* nerd crush.

meagloth

booinyoureyes said:

Wait, so did najim's voice actor change in between games?

I thought so, it just sounded a lot different, but I don't know b
I thought dennoten's voice..... I don't know. I just lacked, color, I guess. It seemed forced. I did like the "rrriiiiigghhtt..." Though. And mark mere is awesome. Really awesome.

Coriander

I think these lists are accurate. Possible spoilers.

[spoiler=BGEE]
Mark Meer
- Rasaad
- Adoy
- Baeloth
- Ghlouralk
- Goblins
- Dark Moon Monk
- Sorrem
- Zaviak

Gord Marriott
- Dorn
- Burly Commoner
- Dinguer
- Ekandor
- Gorch
- Najim
- Red Tom
- Tavern Bully
- Treacle

Nicola Elbro
- Neera
- Dark Moon Monk
- Clinton Carew
- Brendak
- Gamaz
- Krancor
- Bassano (Prisoner 2)
- Senjak
- Simmeon
- Wizard of Thay

Jeff Haslam
- Devlin
- Elan Garaq
- Meklin
- Jasper (Prisoner 1)
- Tavern Bouncer
- Thardek
- Xithiss

Kendra Connor
- Kryll
- Lucille
- Magda
- Taris
- Voadikka

Stephanie Wolfe
- Dorotea
- Dark Moon Monk
- Tavern Patron
- Thespia
[/spoiler]

[spoiler=BG2EE]
Mark Meer
- Rasaad
- Voghiln
- Aldun
- Confessor
- Colin
- Feldrak
- Hokkney of Tyr
- Ixthezzys
- Knocktor
- Lemp
- Naiman Alore
- Nan Kung Chi
- Qais Ra’id
- Stannel Eibor
- Vernus
- Zaviak

Gord Marriott
- Dorn
- Dennaton
- Alorgoth
- Collus Darathon
- Dulf Ebonbeard
- Ghell Rando
- Hammerhelm
- Hayes
- Hojar Bootcut
- King Gramm
- Najim
- The Truth

Nicola Elbro
- Neera
- Lea Gosh’Aar
- Azothet
- Cless Ironeye
- Cloaked Figure
- Phreya
- Shani
- Sixscar
- Yarrow

Sereana Malani
- Hexxat
- Danys
- Evil Hakima
- Herath
- Mironda
- Summerheigh
- Telana
- Treya
- Vicross

Clinton Carew
- Bollard Firejaw
- Decoy Lich
- Fenuku
- Fiddich
- Gezzthemin
- Gul Dukeem
- Hafiz
- Helmite Sentry
- Hort il D’rth
- Jolstad
- Korkorran
- Leokas
- Overseer Azmadi
- Reginald
- Traggor
- Treadsoft

Jeff Haslam
- Barad Ding (my cats!)
- Bellowgulp
- Blinding Sun
- Bride’s Father
- Cuddy
- Dalton
- Daxus
- The Magnificent Fil
- Gerrold
- Iqbal
- Kelner
- Sephos
- Szass Tam
- (Guardian) Terpfen
- Timmoth
- Ur’Gothoz

Kendra Connor
- Amanis
- Cabrina
- Dolrassa
- Fadell
- Jaden
- Lead Hakima
- Meems
- Mercy Whitedove
- Mereth
- Overseer Akuda
- Sahana
- Speaking Snake
- Winterbrook

Matt Kloster
- Bright Moon Monk
- Brodle
- Elgiad
- Ghallus
- Inquisitor Murundhi
- Keno
- Master of Combat
- Quaid
- Room of Pain Leader
- Strange Collector
- Symm Haximus
- Tartle

- Morgan Smith
- Clara
- Hakima
- Lanneth
- Planetar
- Planetar of Justice
- Raffiyah
- The Winged

- Andrew Foley
- Twofold Sentry

- Nathan Willis
- Jassar
- Mort
- Xachrimos

Caleb Nelson
- Brother Ellraish

Misha Marie Nelson
- Bride
[/spoiler]

Loub

Coriander said:

I think these lists are accurate. Possible spoilers.

[spoiler=BGEE]
Mark Meer
- Rasaad
- Adoy
- Baeloth
- Ghlouralk
- Goblins
- Dark Moon Monk
- Sorrem
- Zaviak

Gord Marriott
- Dorn
- Burly Commoner
- Dinguer
- Ekandor
- Gorch
- Najim
- Red Tom
- Tavern Bully
- Treacle

Nicola Elbro
- Neera
- Dark Moon Monk
- Clinton Carew
- Brendak
- Gamaz
- Krancor
- Bassano (Prisoner 2)
- Senjak
- Simmeon
- Wizard of Thay

Jeff Haslam
- Devlin
- Elan Garaq
- Meklin
- Jasper (Prisoner 1)
- Tavern Bouncer
- Thardek
- Xithiss

Kendra Connor
- Kryll
- Lucille
- Magda
- Taris
- Voadikka

Stephanie Wolfe
- Dorotea
- Dark Moon Monk
- Tavern Patron
- Thespia
[/spoiler]

[spoiler=BG2EE]
Mark Meer
- Rasaad
- Voghiln
- Aldun
- Confessor
- Colin
- Feldrak
- Hokkney of Tyr
- Ixthezzys
- Knocktor
- Lemp
- Naiman Alore
- Nan Kung Chi
- Qais Ra’id
- Stannel Eibor
- Vernus
- Zaviak

Gord Marriott
- Dorn
- Dennaton
- Alorgoth
- Collus Darathon
- Dulf Ebonbeard
- Ghell Rando
- Hammerhelm
- Hayes
- Hojar Bootcut
- King Gramm
- Najim
- The Truth

Nicola Elbro
- Neera
- Lea Gosh’Aar
- Azothet
- Cless Ironeye
- Cloaked Figure
- Phreya
- Shani
- Sixscar
- Yarrow

Sereana Malani
- Hexxat
- Danys
- Evil Hakima
- Herath
- Mironda
- Summerheigh
- Telana
- Treya
- Vicross

Clinton Carew
- Bollard Firejaw
- Decoy Lich
- Fenuku
- Fiddich
- Gezzthemin
- Gul Dukeem
- Hafiz
- Helmite Sentry
- Hort il D’rth
- Jolstad
- Korkorran
- Leokas
- Overseer Azmadi
- Reginald
- Traggor
- Treadsoft

Jeff Haslam
- Barad Ding (my cats!)
- Bellowgulp
- Blinding Sun
- Bride’s Father
- Cuddy
- Dalton
- Daxus
- The Magnificent Fil
- Gerrold
- Iqbal
- Kelner
- Sephos
- Szass Tam
- (Guardian) Terpfen
- Timmoth
- Ur’Gothoz

Kendra Connor
- Amanis
- Cabrina
- Dolrassa
- Fadell
- Jaden
- Lead Hakima
- Meems
- Mercy Whitedove
- Mereth
- Overseer Akuda
- Sahana
- Speaking Snake
- Winterbrook

Matt Kloster
- Bright Moon Monk
- Brodle
- Elgiad
- Ghallus
- Inquisitor Murundhi
- Keno
- Master of Combat
- Quaid
- Room of Pain Leader
- Strange Collector
- Symm Haximus
- Tartle

- Morgan Smith
- Clara
- Hakima
- Lanneth
- Planetar
- Planetar of Justice
- Raffiyah
- The Winged

- Andrew Foley
- Twofold Sentry

- Nathan Willis
- Jassar
- Mort
- Xachrimos

Caleb Nelson
- Brother Ellraish

Misha Marie Nelson
- Bride
[/spoiler]

Didn't Mark Meer also do voicework for the original BG2?