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 5 of 10)
Killik Mar 22nd 2010 10:35AM
Shade of Aran is my favourite - he's not some simple jester!
Muse Mar 22nd 2010 11:11AM
Same. "I am not some simple jester, I am Nielas Aran!" all the while casting the zomgdoom spell, perfect timing with the rise of the voice to the rise of the action.
Angus Mar 22nd 2010 1:27PM
Someone with Aitesh that walked in to visit Shade and he didn't do his normal stuff at first.
He went nuts.
"Where did you get that? Did HE send you?!"
analogkid Mar 22nd 2010 4:43PM
After listening to Sindragosa's voice, I don't blame Malygos for not going after her when she was thrown up to Icecrown. She probably nagged him all day with that voice.
Brian Mar 22nd 2010 9:19AM
Sindragosa is pretty damn annoying, and I really like Putricide's voice...if only for the Futurama reference.
Irontoof Mar 22nd 2010 9:21AM
best:
1.(YOU FACE) Jaraxxus
2.Marrowgar (Bone storm!)
3.Keristrasza in Nexus (sexy voice)
4.Flame Leviathan (I AM IRON MAANNNN)
5.Kologarn (YOU FAIL! + black knight quotes)
worst:
1. Rotface
2.Festergut
3. XT 002
(not funny)
Fletcher Mar 22nd 2010 9:22AM
Some more thoughts ... the crazy cat lady (I can't remember her actual name) in Ulduar is annoyingly screechy. "SOME THINGS are better left alone!". Svala Sorrowgrave in UP has the worst death sound ever. "No! I did not come this far to - BLEAUURRGH".
And Ymiron (also in UP) has a pretty good sound for when you wipe. "There is a reason I. AM. KING!"
Wueel Mar 22nd 2010 9:24AM
Just attempted Sindragosa for the first time last evening. The way she pronounces 'betrays' made me reach for my mute button the second time I heard it. Such an unimaginative voice.
I hate:
- The Prophet Taronjah (I had no idea what he was trying to say until I looked at my chat box)
- Brann Bronzebeard (not a boss, but terrible nonetheless)
- Festergut and Rotface (yeah, their voices are fun the first time you hear them. Not so much after that...)
- Sindragosa (duh!)
I love:
- Algalon (unique, emotionless, superbly done)
- Talon King Ikiss (I love the Gollum-ish voice)
- Xevozz (standard Ethereal voice, true, but the way he says things is just awesome)
hovediah Mar 23rd 2010 6:54AM
Saurufang encounter is one DNA test and one shout of "YOU ARE THE FATHER" away from being a Maury povich show. I swear i can go afk to make myself a sandwich and grab a drink before this fool is done rambling. Most irritating has to be the Thorim encounter of Ulduar: "..IN THE MOUNTAINS" /bang head on keyboard.
Coolest voice i gotta hand to Yogg-Saron, When old yoggy said the first time goin into phase 2
Sara yells: I am the lucid dream.
Sara yells: The monster in your nightmares.
Sara yells: The fiend of a thousand faces.
Sara yells: Cower before my true form.
Yogg-Saron yells: BOW DOWN BEFORE THE GOD OF DEATH!
And then in
Phase Two:
Sara yells: Tremble mortals before the coming of the end!
Sara yells: Suffocate upon your own HATE!
I'd suffer thru ulduar wipes again to hear him go nuts! thats my 2 bits
Garfazz
aprilscom Mar 22nd 2010 9:35AM
I too find "you dare look upon the host of souls" too funny. XT's voice is annoying, but his quotes are some of my favorites.
Recently a non-WOW playing friend came over - we were going out to dinner. I had started a heroic HOR prior to her arrival, and due to several wipes we weren't done when she arrived. She hung out surfing facebook while I finished. Later that night I nearly rolled out of bed laughing at the status update she had posted while waiting. Basically all of Falric's quotes, followed by "in a scary WOW voice."
Draelan Mar 22nd 2010 5:08PM
You should have commented with:
"This pear... so delicious..." also in a scary WoW voice.
Descender|LE Mar 22nd 2010 9:34AM
The voice that just grinds my gears---and I mean GRINDS them---is Sylvanas' new voice. It's been a while, people have probably gotten used to it, but I personally miss her old voice. I miss it a lot. Every time I hit Halls of Reflection, I find myself muttering "The pain. It is renewed" (to which I'm sure she shouts "Pathetic weakling!").
Now, voices I do enjoy? I love the Forge of Souls. His voice and his lines are just so much fun. "You dare look upon the Forge of Souls?! I WILL DEVOUR YOU WHOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLE!" A close third is Thorim from Ulduar. "I'll finish you myself!"
But my absolute favorite? Garfrost.
"Garfrost hope giant underpants clean. Save master great shame. For later." Made me sad I had to kill him. =(
Phil Mar 22nd 2010 9:38AM
PUNY CREATURES UNDER FEET
YOU BRING GARFROST SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT
Garfrost is great. :)
Tom Mar 22nd 2010 9:55AM
Agreed! New Sylvanas sounds like some old lady, nothing to hear in her voice that would signal she's undead, queen of forsaken, banshee queen rather!
Shadowwind Mar 22nd 2010 12:33PM
I would gladly have paid extra to get Sylvanas' old voice actress back. It's bad enough in the 3 new instances, but at least it sounds like she's TRYING there. The regular ones, though, like "We are the Forsaken, nothing will stand in our way" or "What joy is there in this curse", oh god. She sounds like an amateur making her very first fanfiction. Who the heck approved the new voice, anyway?
As for good voices, I was in a tiny minority, but I actually liked the first voice they gave Brann Bronzebeard in HoS. It was very rough and harsh, and it sounded like a dwarf who's lived a very rough life, which he has.
Scourgelord Tyrannus has an AMAZING voice, especially when you combine it with the music, atmostphere, and storyline.
Probably my all-time favorite would be Sara/Yogg-Saron. "I am the lucid dream...the monster in your nightmares...the fiend of a thousand faces!...BOW DOWN BEFORE THE GOD OF DEATH!
VegetaPrime Mar 22nd 2010 9:35AM
I love Sindragossa's voice personally. Its the best performance in the dungeon. She sounds so crazy/sexy/evil.
Lady Deathwhisper on the other hand... Someone please get some duct tape for that mouthy lich.
Phil Mar 22nd 2010 9:37AM
I'm one of the few people that likes XT's voice. Actually, I like most of the voice acting in Ulduar, repetitive as some of them can get (looking at you here, Kologarn). I also particularly like the lower spire bosses (yes, including Lady Deathwhisper), as well as the Blood Princes.
On the other hand, as much as I like Professor Putricide as a character and a boss, after several weeks of beating our heads against Rotface, I wanted to kill him AND his chindick-equipped son-abomination-THING just so I never had to hear either of them again, talking about their angry poo-poos and flowing slime and ARGH.
Marbles Mar 22nd 2010 11:23AM
Nexus-Prince Shaffar the last boss in mana tombs, very refined ^.^
Piisuke Mar 22nd 2010 9:41AM
Devourer of Souls and XT-002 Deconstructor. Both annoying voices and I hate them.
On the opposite of the spectrum, I love Kologarn. "YOU FAIL" and "JUST A SCRATCH!" are amazing, haha.
vinniedcleaner Mar 22nd 2010 9:42AM
My favorite is Warbringer O'mrogg, simply because the banter between the two heads made wiping tolerable.
Left head: Me hungry!
Right head: You always hungry. That why we so fat!
Left head: You stay here. Me go kill someone else!
Right head: That's not funny!
Left head: Ha ha ha.