Look at his profile pic, then tell me his voice matches that face.
#That's the face of a smooth talking charmer, maybe like Jhin's voice actor
Ralanr6 votesHe's basically a peacock. Peacocks aren't that smooth.
Chønklord1 votesI mean, that's your opinion.
Male peacocks are the flashiest and more elegant of them all; who's to say they're not smooth?
Ralanr4 votesI don't see how you can be flashy and smooth. One is subtle and the other is a purposeful lack of it.
Chønklord2 votesYou don't go around the LGBT community much, do you.
The two are not opposites;
You can be subtle and be smooth, or you can be flashy and still be smooth.
Ralanr1 votesCan you provide an example of the latter?
DuskDaUmbreon1 votesThe only possible example I can think of would be Barry Allen smooth-talking.
Chønklord1 votesBarry Allen -- as in "The Flash" comic book character -- is not a smooth talker.
An example would be one of many performance artists such as musicians/vocalists, i.e. Madonna, et al.
There are many male vocalists that put on an extravagant performance show and have a svelte voice.
DuskDaUmbreon1 votesYou totally missed my point. My point is the only time you can be flashy and smooth is if you are literately the Flash. Smooth is care, precision, and specific. Flashy is the opposite.
Chønklord1 votesNo sir it is not the opposite. In the context of personality:
Smooth = suave, sophisticated, charming, et al
"Flashy" = Extravagant, Noticeable, Performaner, Colorful, et al
TyrekGoldenspear2 votesWhat does the lgbt community have to do with this?
If you are using it as an example of being flashy and smooth at the same time, then it is a poor example.
I don't think flashy is the word you are looking for, as Ralanar said they invoke different images and expectations of behavior.
Chønklord2 votesBecause some in the LGBT not only are extravagantly flashy/"peacock-ish", but smooth talkers as well.
TyrekGoldenspear1 votesThat makes more sense when worded that way because one is appearance focused and the other involves speech patterns.
Oleandervine3 votesI don't see how you can be flashy and smooth. One is subtle and the other is a purposeful lack of it.
Smooth isn't necessarily a lack of flash and grandeur. Smooth is oozing charm and able to smoothly communicate and use your silver tongue to woo. You can absolutely be flashy and smooth at the same time. Even characters in shows who are flashy and show stoppers are at least charming on some level. None of them reach even remotely close to Rakan's level of pre-pubescent teen on LSD personality.
I can hear and see that they went with "dancer=James Brown," as you can definitely hear the influence in his voice from Brown. However, they chose the most disconnected look to pair with the James Brown persona, and it's a very jarring experience.
TheHappyReaperz1 votesNature. This is what male peacocks sound like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MhZPqHeEAQ
Chønklord1 votesOk, and?
(Still sounds better than the voice acting for Rakan).
TheHappyReaperz1 votesSo it makes sense. Peacocks are flashy and elegant. Yet, they sound strange, so different from their form. So it makes sense for a character like Rakan to sound the way he does.
Dokkaebi2 votesTHANK YOU!
Dokkaebi2 votesWhy is the post getting so many downvotes? He's talking 100% truth.
GreenLore2 votesWell thats a skin though.
Lissandra can be a robot and still talk about ice 24/7 Caitlyn can be a demon,yet still talk about upholding the law. Vel'koz can be a being of light and still miss the darkness of the void
In the end it is simply quite common for skins to not fit the VO(except for skins with their own VO of course)
sheldonbunny1 votesEw, not Jhin's actor.
Dragon Master1 votesQuinton Flynn could never be a charmer.
Chønklord3 votesIs that Jhin's VA?
When I look at that photo of Rakan, I imagine someone with a deeper voice, who's timbre is clear, and slowly enunciates / elongates his words.
Not this pathetic 13 year old yippy sounding voice actor we have right now.
He's so god damn annoying
OurLestrade1 votesIt does. I hate both.