Breakfast Topic: Suffer mortals, as your pathetic eardrums betray you

No, it's none of the above. It's her voice. It's that awful, rasping, screeching bellow. It's the way she draws out the word 'betray' that wasn't so bad the first time I heard it but let me tell you three wipes in and I was ready to turn off the sound effects entirely. I want to kill her every week not because there is loot to be had, but so that I do not have to listen to her anymore.
On the other hand, back in the days of Blackwing Lair I begged my raid leader to let me trigger the Nefarian event, just because I really wanted to hear him talk. I forget the exact number of times we wiped on Nefarian before finally killing him for the first time, but the silky way in which he said "Let the games begin" made it a little easier to take. There are other bosses and encounter voices I love -- nobody can forget Millhouse Manastorm, he of the infamous "I'm gonna light you up, sweet cheeks!" I always loved the voice of C'thun. The first time I stepped foot into AQ40 and heard that eerie, low voice from out of nowhere, politely informing me that my friends would abandon me and that I would die, I nearly yelped aloud.
But Sindragosa. Ah, Sindragosa, you have reached a level of irritation with me that rivals even Jaina Proudmoore's incessant sobbing or Kael'thas' never ending bantering in Magister's Terrace -- which now takes longer to listen to than it takes to kill him. So how about you guys -- who's tops on the voice acting in your opinion? Who do you love to hear every time you kill them? Whose voice makes you reach for the mute button?
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Reader Comments (Page 4 of 10)
Kharay1977 Mar 22nd 2010 8:47AM
Sindragosa's encounter really has some of the worst voice acting to date indeed. It's just... not fitting. In any way, shape or form does the voice remind of the figure she is.
On favourite quotes though... one beats all others, for me.
"DIE, INSECT!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEel80FvkXg - 1:07
Hoofio Mar 22nd 2010 8:48AM
Lol.. great minds and all that..
How about Ick then.. totally reminds me of Vizzini from Princess Bride
"Inconceivable!!"
Worst is no contest.. Arthas in CoS.. (or WC3 for that matter)
grissy Mar 22nd 2010 8:50AM
100% my favorite is the "i hope you all rot!" of the maiden of grief as she falls -
computermachina Mar 22nd 2010 8:50AM
Just personal preference.
The Best: Algalon, just the voice and the epic lines he says makes me feel so dam epic.
The Worst: The Prophet Tharon, dear $#$% lord. I can just imagine the voice actor in the sound booth and I just start busting up.
Debesun Mar 22nd 2010 9:21AM
Yeah sounds like the poor bloke had a misplaced injection when he went to the dentist and managed to numb his entire lower lip when he had to voice Prophet Tharon...
Shevek Mar 22nd 2010 11:18AM
Lady DeathWhisper...
She isn't as bad as Sindragosa.
Fletcher Mar 22nd 2010 8:56AM
If anyone else has heard the datamined voices for the Ruby Sanctum raid coming in 3.3.5 ... dear GOD those are terrible. TERRIBLE. I'm not looking forward to that raid, and I don't even know what the fights are like.
Terenas in the WotLK cinematic/3.3 trailer was pretty cool, I guess. But the one that keeps me going back to it is Zul'jin's voiceover in the Zul'Aman trailer. "We never give up. We never forget. We never die."
linkers746 Mar 22nd 2010 2:39PM
omg just read that zulaman quote and got chills, by far the best voice acting ever right there
although falric and tyrannus are pretty cool too
grissy Mar 22nd 2010 8:57AM
also - the voice of The Devourer of Souls in Fos just cracks me up, the the opening lines - i can hardly fight him for laughing lol, who ever did voice acting for that is a genius!
Draelan Mar 22nd 2010 5:01PM
Am I the only one who DOESN'T particularly like the Devourer of Souls' voice? I mean, it's not the worst voice in WoW, and it does seem fairly appropriate, but I'm just not particularly fond of it.
Arothlensar Mar 22nd 2010 9:01AM
Tyrannus is cool "Alas, brave, brave adventurers, your meddling has reached its end. Do you hear the clatter of bone and steel coming up the tunnel behind you? That is the sound of your impending demise."
sounds pretty evil .
kharny Mar 22nd 2010 12:55PM
^ This... I swear tyrannus is one of the best voice acted bosses in the game, seems such a shame that they didnt use that voice actor for a raid boss.
Heimdallw32 Mar 22nd 2010 6:37PM
"Perhaps you should have stayed...in the mountains!"
Red Hawk Mar 22nd 2010 8:49PM
I agree that most of his VO work in PoS is good, but that opening part where he's killing all the soldiers, makes him sound like he's a little backed up and on the loo, straining himself. Give that man a laxative on the double!
Midgetman99km Mar 22nd 2010 9:05AM
Van'cleef pay big for your head?
Midgetman99km Mar 22nd 2010 9:09AM
Also Arthas's father roll of his deep voice kinda gave all his voice acting a tingly feeling for me. And comeon who doesn't like " I think I broke it."
Blondies Mar 22nd 2010 9:05AM
I hate:
Galdarah - He sounds more like a Jamaican ogre than a troll. Also "big friend" is not a funny reference.
Cyanigosa of VH - Hate her voice. So bad.
Malygos - He sounds too young. Switch the voices of Ley-Guardian Eregos and Malygos, please.
I love:
Moroes, Prince, Jaraxxus, All opera events, Shade of Aran.
flint Mar 22nd 2010 9:08AM
Suffer mortals, as your pathetic magic BETARGHARGAHGRHAHRAYS you!
Going through ICC, I thought Lady Deathwhisper had the most irritating voice in the game. But nope, that honor goes to Sindragosa. I heard that they're actually the same voice actor.
Xandeth Mar 22nd 2010 9:14AM
The absolute worst? Grand Warlock Wilfred Fizzlebang! ugh
Jaboc Mar 22nd 2010 9:17AM
Shade of Aran is by far the best imo.
Surely, you wouldn't deny an old man a replenishing drink? no no I thought not.
Burn you hellish fiends!
I'll freeze you all!
Him or prince malchezzar
"All realities, all dimensions are open to me!"
the rest of kara is really good as well :)