Susano and Lakshmi's English Voice Actor

[Meng_Qing]

I enjoyed the fights but one thing I had some mixed feelings are the choice of voice for Susano and Lakshmi.

First of all, Susano's voice is amazing! Whoever did the voice for Susano deserves big props. The jovial tone, the loud voice, and the laugh brought Susano for life for me.

His voice actor embodied what Susano in this game represented. I could ask for nothing more.

Now for Lakshmi... I will be frank. It did not suit her. Lakshmi is suppose to be a gentle but a misguided primal. She really wants the best for you, and the best is that she wants you to dream a happy life with her. The Lakshmi in English Version sounds forceful, coercive, and did not match the gentle but misguided demeanor of Lakshmi. Her voice, instead of sounding soft and gentle, sounds more akin to a man, which was strange seeing a beautiful girl having such a rough, forceful, and manly voice.

What is your opinion?

[zuzu-bq]

If Susano english voice doesn't have my "KA KA KA". I don't care about it.

[Daralii]

If Susano english voice doesn't have my "KA KA KA". I don't care about it.

First video I found with his English VA and no commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0J_Je-3Cn8

Whoever his VA is, he nails it.

[Lyrai_Celestine]

Susano's voice actor certainly feels very fitting for Susano lore wise, and I like that kind of voice in general. He's truly someone who I can have fun with! The first time I heard of this kind of voice was from Dota 2's Storm Spirit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUH9Ewwp42Y

As for Lakshmi's voice, I see no problems with it. As she is the symbol of ignorance and bliss, she has no restraint for emotions and desire. She obviously looks angry and upset over the WoL's actions and she is aware that her values are being threathened and her life is in danger. She angrily fights back, while the song lyrics show her true nature. Sophia on the other hand is the symbol of order and balance, and such she is more fitting to be stoic and emotionless as she delivers judgement.

[Theodric]

Lakshmi's voice suited her fine, I feel. The background music embodies her true nature whilst her stern tone is born of her established frustration aimed at the Warrior of Light for trying to break her followers out of their dream like state and put an end to her existence. Furthermore she was summoned forth out of grief which no doubt affects her tone and personality. Many summonings have not gone as intended.

[miyakai]

Haven't done Lakshmi yet because my client keeps crashing at Lv.64 MSQs, but Susano's voice acting was absolutely legit. If only redoing trials like that was worth any meaningful amount of experience, I would just repeat that one for the feels.

[Vexander]

Susano's voice actor deserves an award, I cannot argue that he did an amazing job breathing life into the concept, and you can tell SE was careful about this choice. As for Lakshmi, I didn't have a problem with her at all, I thought she was very good as well. I think there was only so much the Voice Actor could do with her as, to be blunt, Lakshmi herself felt like a very rushed in primal, as if the developers had finished the expansion, checked it again, and went, "Oh crud, we forgot the second primal! Quick, think up a story!"

I imagine if Lakshmi was properly developed it would've worked better. Susano was certainly a surprise story-wise, but it worked out cause we don't know what we're dealing with on that side of the world. Lakshmi, however, is an Eorzean Primal. It felt like we should've known more and expected her LONG before now given the Garlean occupation of Gyr Albania.

[Odstarva]

Now for Lakshmi... I will be frank. It did not suit her. Lakshmi is suppose to be a gentle but a misguided primal. She really wants the best for you, and the best is that she wants you to dream a happy life with her. The Lakshmi in English Version sounds forceful, coercive, and did not match the gentle but misguided demeanor of Lakshmi. Her voice, instead of sounding soft and gentle, sounds more akin to a man, which was strange seeing a beautiful girl having such a rough, forceful, and manly voice.

What is your opinion?

Lakshmi had a rough manly voice? What? Manly?! Not every girl sounds like a pre-teen. Just as an fyi.

[Skyclaw726]

Susano's voice is Onion bro from Dark Souls, Miles Richardson.

Or at least sounds very similar

[Warr_of_Lint]

I didn't think Lakshmi's voice fit the character either. Especially during the fight, her voice sounds like an older woman, and one who smokes considerably--so horse! I'm not saying that the voice acting was bad, just an odd casting choice.

Also, what's with that pose she does just before the fight? It doesn't go at all with the stern voice.