[Feedback] Wuk Lamat's English Voice

[Themarvin]

Sadu says hi.

Sadu is a character that has a very small part in FFXIV, the diversity in the different in game communities is a thing to take note of as well, I would hate if everyone was a garlean or typical garlean in FFXIV that is... or La Noscae only personlaties... and more to it.

As I said embrace the change.... I don't think Sadu fights other Aura to eat them when they have been dealt with for starters that is.

[Turtledeluxe]

I don’t think the actor’s country of origin matters for voice acting.
If it’s so important, they should recast every elezen’s voice actors because they’re supposed inspired by the French.
Also they’d want to recast Othard and prolly Garleans too, if they need to be voiced by people of countries the regions are inspired by.

Some people are just pointing out she’s American to have a reason to hate on her and that’s cringe.

Well obviously SE thinks it's a priority because Tunisian actors were used in EW and Sena Bryer is Latino. So you all can continue whitewash the game but that isn't going to happen. So shut up.

Like really, you're just embarrassing yourselves. Of course it matters to represent cultures whenever possible. And they are doing that.

[DisasterGayofCrisis]

It's incredibly funny to use Sadu as a example because Sadu isn't even a physical warrior, she is a magic user. She is also shown to be a skilled leader that takes care of her tribe. So are we now saying the stereotype for magic users is fight happy?

[Hurlstone]

That's the problem, she doesn't sound anything like a warrior woman.

What is a warrior woman meant to sound like though? Most of the warrior women I know in fiction have a vastly different range when it comes to how they are voiced. Some are deep and orcish, others are light and fun like Karlach, and some are just very posh British archaeologists.

That said I now want Sadu and Wuk to meet. They would get on great I think, with poor Little Sun getting rejected once again...

[lawren]

@Turtledeluxe
Lmfao what
I’m not even white
Im viet and English is my 2nd language
I’m not saying to whitewash the game I’m just mentioning that voice actors don’t necessarily need to be the “same colour” as their characters.

[Thighland]

Because she is also a person adopted into nobility and isn't the "GRRRRRAAAAHHHH SMASH EVERYTHING, YEA DRINKING AND VIOLENCE" DnD-born stereotype that people think warriors are.

I'm not talking about stereotypes.
We are talking about her character, and if the voice fits that character.
Besides, she doesn't act like royalty at all. She goes on hunts in the wilderness with an axe, she has no table manners, and can't read the room.
That is a warrior woman.

Sadu is a character that has a very small part in FFXIV

Weird, Sadu has a very small part in the game, yet her voice sounds so much better.
It really is a headscratcher

[Turtledeluxe]

@Turtledeluxe
Lmfao what
I’m not even white
Im viet and English is my 2nd language
I’m not saying to whitewash the game I’m just mentioning that voice actors don’t necessarily need to be the “same colour” as their characters.

I never said it always has to be the case. But like EW it's the first time we are getting a zone heavily inspired by these regions. It isnt outrageous for someone to want one of the primary characters who is voicing a noticeable accent to actually be from one of those regions. And obviously SE agrees, since that is what they did. And again it was done for 6.0 with more than one character ..so me having this expectation is not at all unreasonable. I fully expect more regional actors to appear. Obviously SE doesn't want to have fake portrayals if it's possible. Why would anyone want that?

Also your focus on skintone makes you sound very disingenuous because South America and Latino regions have varying skintones from light to dark. So no it has literally nothing at all to do with that. Wuk Lamat is literally a furry btw. And in 6
0 they were elephants and a dragon.

[Thighland]

It's incredibly funny to use Sadu as a example because Sadu isn't even a physical warrior, she is a magic user. She is also shown to be a skilled leader that takes care of her tribe. So are we now saying the stereotype for magic users is fight happy?

You're missing the point.
Sadu loves fighting. Sadu and Wuk Lamat are pretty similar in that aspect.

Also: They call me the Warrior of Light although I sometimes play Blackmage.

What is a warrior woman meant to sound like though?

Not like a wimp would be a good start.

[Hurlstone]

Not like a wimp would be a good start.

Well good news for me then, because I personally did not think she sounded like a wimp at all! Unless you mean the fact that she is not as boisterous or unafraid as she likes to make out, in which case thats not a weakness. You can still be a ‘warrior woman’ with flaws, thats just good writing. Plus we have only had a handful of scenes with her so far. Soon we will have a whole expansion worth of story to explore alongside this character. I would not be surprised one bit if growing in strength and actual confidence will be part of her arc. Just like with a warrior womans voice, their stories and character journeys vastly differ between examples, and I do not think one is less objectively valid then the other.

[Illy_Peridot]

...I have however heard many native Spanish speakers from many parts of the world speak English. Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Brazilians, Hondurans, Spaniards, Cubans...

Fascinating.