Isn't Kai'Sa's VO TOO Flat? [VIDEO]

DeadUnborn·2/21/2018, 10:35:29 PM·22 votes·1,928 views

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsCmTq-Hr7Q

I don't mind the actual voice, but she says every line like she is bored and uninterested, faking surprise. Haven't decided if it is compelling or not, specially after the success of Swain's VO

EDIT: After listening to more of her VO, some lines are better. However some (specially at the begginign) just sound too disconencted from what a person fighting would sound like

EDIT 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgaby2hWKhs

Ok so her actual noninteractive VO lines are a lot better. Still could be better but you can notice an improvement for sure. It seriously seems like Riot had to call her back to do retakes and she didn't want to be there and half-assed those

42 Comments

A Superb Villain2/21/2018, 10:45:53 PM15 votes

No ferocity, no pain, barely any emotion; it's the weakest voice acting we've gotten in a while. Compare her to recent champions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r26GIj3nH6g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fsiw85swRs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWng39USD1E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRRofGLTsv8

She doesn't even interact with her suit, which is meant to be a living thing, she even references this! It taught her how to survive, apparently, and it's moving around constantly. Why waste an opportunity? Kai'sa could have had a dynamic that Kayn and Rhaast have, but a positive partnership rather than constantly fighting for control.

Ifneth2/21/2018, 10:39:47 PM10 votes

Wow, yeesh. They wanted her to sound calm, cool, and collected, but they took it too far. Now she does just sound bored.

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOO2/21/2018, 10:38:47 PM9 votes

Well the void wouldn’t leave someone necessarily upbeat. She sounds serious to me, which is appropriate.

Hovering Hentai2/22/2018, 12:26:29 AM6 votes

Very little character in her voice. Sounds like she's just reading from a script.

Tormentula2/21/2018, 10:49:54 PM5 votes

Sounds like the person that voiced her didn't want to be there tbh, or got tired too quickly.

I don't mind the choice of the voice, but i don't really get many passion vibes coming from it, in comparison to say, eve or swain where you knew the voice actor was really playing up to their character and enjoying it.

The most life to those lines are the peaches ones, but some of them feel a little forced.

She sounds ok with the helmet on tho, (her helmet filters her VO).

https://youtu.be/Lgaby2hWKhs?t=820

SAIZOxRYOMA2/22/2018, 12:51:00 AM5 votes

idk i think its refreshing to hear a calm voice in league after the constant over the top characters. i also appreciate that shes not a total bitch too

ChunLii2/21/2018, 10:59:14 PM4 votes

Yeah she sounds awful. Riot really messed up this champion hard. I wouldn’t care so much if she didn’t take a Void champion slot. I mean it’s the Void you could have been so creative with this design. Should have left the sexy chick design for Blidgewater.

ZER0 22/22/2018, 12:01:00 AM3 votes

It's absolutely terrible. It makes me feel nothing. Her ambitions are unclear. Even when there's SUPPOSED to be power, it ends up just sounding amateur, like she's a new actress who is afraid to yell and sound silly. Just plain disappointing for such a cool character.

Tormentula2/21/2018, 11:29:23 PM3 votes

Played her a bit on the PBE

I don't mind it as much anymore, she actually doesn't sound as bad with all the other audio going on, and the helmet does sound satisfying. The interactions you'll rarely hear (like if you listen to zoe's interactions you'll hate her first impression, but in-game its not a big deal and grows on you).

I think they just wanted to go with a innocent girl that isn't edgey, but is very serious still about the situation. Tbh that can't really be expressed any better.

I think they over did it with too many W and counting kill voice lines, those could've been more quotes or interactions with other races, like her comparing piltover or the shadow isles to the void or something. Saying stuff like "the void is darker then the isles" to a shadow isles champ, etc.

stone the blacks2/22/2018, 12:47:51 AM3 votes

think of this, they wanted realism, she has been fighting void creatures for ~decades, i dont think a skirmish with a few people will be that interesting to her. She tries to show gratitude for what she receives and probably is board taking to the suit after so long

ForgottenLuck2/22/2018, 2:33:30 AM2 votes

Nah, I personally really enjoy this and how they handled her character

XIII Vanitas2/22/2018, 12:23:20 PM2 votes

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed it. Her voice actress did a poor job compared to the quality standard we're used to.

The Trent2/22/2018, 12:14:57 AM1 votes

I think it sounds really flat just because you're not hearing it in the midst of battle. I thought that at first too, but then I remember this game has: sounds from your abilities, music going on in the background, sounds from other champs abilities, other champions voice lines, and much more. Her voice might sound flat on it's own, but in battle I think it'll be cool.