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[Count Viceroy]

I think he sounds ridicilous, I'm also expecting him to lead me through some caves to a castle filled with ghosts and skeletons every time i hear him speak.

Modifié par Count Viceroy, 26 juillet 2010 - 12:43 .

[Gibb_Garrus]

its a very poorly done south african accent. I can hear that its supposed to be south african, but the voice actor is definately not from there, its a poorly put on accent.

And for god sake Zaeed's accent isENGLISH.

Modifié par Gibb_Garrus, 26 juillet 2010 - 12:47 .

[Dinnertable]

Terraneaux wrote...

Are there multiple South African accents?  South Africans I know don't sound like that.  

It's probably like in England (and maybe America), how there's a massive difference between Northern and Southern accents.

And yeah, Don Hock was very District 9

[Merchant2006]

Sethh Efrikens. Seriously, his accent is raw.
Meester Guhn. Meester Guhn.

Modifié par Merchant2006, 26 juillet 2010 - 02:17 .

[Pacifien]

Finnish Dragon wrote...

Pacifien wrote...
Well, the VA is South African as well.

Actually, Hock´s voice actor is Canadian.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1050665/

John Ullyatt: Mass Effect 2 (2010) (VG) (voice) .... Kenneth Donnelly/Donovan Hock/Additional Voices

We're working on different sources then.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0767445/

http://social.biowar...5/index/2139663

Seriously, anyone who thinks it's another accent has obviously not heard South African.

[Estelindis]

Thank you! It seemed to me like he sounded Scottish at times, then Dutch, then Australian... But you're right, SA is perfect.

[Captain Crash]

South African



Anyone else think of Lethal Weapon 2 a lot playing this DLC. Hocks Hideout seemed very similar to the stilt house the South Africans had in the movie.

[Merchant2006]

Gibb_Garrus wrote...

its a very poorly done south african accent. I can hear that its supposed to be south african, but the voice actor is definately not from there, its a poorly put on accent.

And for god sake Zaeed's accent isENGLISH.

Agreed, hearing the philosophers and masters of accents saying Zaeed is South African makes me lol.

[Gyroscopic_Trout]

Captain Crash wrote...

South African

Anyone else think of Lethal Weapon 2 a lot playing this DLC. Hocks Hideout seemed very similar to the stilt house the South Africans had in the movie.

That accent has always creeped me out ever since I saw that movie as a kid.

[Comrade47]

Ok, I live in South Africa. It sounds nothing like any form of South African accent I know, trust me on this one.

However, I do believe that it's *meant* to sound like a South African accent.

[Aedan_Cousland]

Terraneaux wrote...

Srau wrote...

Actually a dev confirmed it is South African in another thread.

Are there multiple South African accents?  South Africans I know don't sound like that.  

Yes. There are multiple accents in every country. Think about your own country. No doubt there are multiple regional accents that vary widely from each other.

Anyway, as noted earlier he's supposed to be South African. More specifically he's an Afrikaaner. (a South African of Dutch descent, that speaks Afrikaans, an offshoot of Dutch)

Modifié par Aedan_Cousland, 02 février 2011 - 06:52 .

[Nomad619]

Comrade47 wrote...

Ok, I live in South Africa. It sounds nothing like any form of South African accent I know, trust me on this one.<br />
However, I do believe that it's *meant* to sound like a South African accent.

I agree a 100%, I myslef am afrikaans and when i heard hock speak  i thought it could be an afrikaans accent, bt it sounded way to rough and forced... plus the guy who was hired as the voice actor is canadian, has he even met a person that speaks afrikaans?

[d1sciple]

boer!

[CmndrFisher]

It is a South African accent albeit a very poor attempt. That party scene reminds me alot of the party scene in 007 Nightfire at Rapheal Drake's castle. Heck, they even both look alike.

[jasonza12345]

This is a fun thread that I've been meaning to post in for ages, so here goes
I'm South African and that is not any kind of SA accent, not in a general sense anyway. By that I mean there might possibly be individuals in loonie bins or doing afrikaans Shakespeare or something who actually do speak like Hock for all I know. When he first starts speaking, he sounds kinda Russian, then a bit later like a mix of ludicrously OTT Afrikaner and Scottish. I think he might have actually gotten 1 or 2 words right, but haven't played that DLC in ages so can't remember.

If you wanna hear the real deal, play Far Cry 2. Both that Voorhees guy - typical lower to middle class Afrikaner accent and the mercs speaking afrikaans are 100% authentic. Hock may be of a higher social standing but they're all scumbags LOL.

But for all we know Hock may possess a real "Space South African" accent, hell it might even be 1 of the tamer, less ridiculous examples. The irony then would be that it's the "Space American" accents which are the unrealistic ones

[jasonza12345]

Aedan_Cousland wrote...


Anyway, as noted earlier he's supposed to be South African. More specifically he's an Afrikaaner. (a South African of Dutch descent, that speaks Afrikaans, an offshoot of Dutch)

You are correct about the language origin, but Afrikaner ancestry is a bit more complicated. Both Afrikaners and English speaking South Africans are descended from British, Dutch, French, German, Irish and, to a lesser extent, Scandinavian stock.

[swenson]

It is a funny accent, though. Not being familiar with South African accents (either real or done by an actor), I, like a lot of people, couldn't pin it down. It really does sound like he's switching between accents if you don't know what a South African accent sounds like!

Anyway, it's an interesting choice. I'm glad they did it, not everyone has to be from the US. (or Canada; fanon at least likes to say Shepard's from Canada. Certainly would explain Mark Meer's occasional "aboot"s and "beeeen"s.)

[Rosewind]

swenson wrote...

It is a funny accent, though. Not being familiar with South African accents (either real or done by an actor), I, like a lot of people, couldn't pin it down. It really does sound like he's switching between accents if you don't know what a South African accent sounds like!

Anyway, it's an interesting choice. I'm glad they did it, not everyone has to be from the US. (or Canada; fanon at least likes to say Shepard's from Canada. Certainly would explain Mark Meer's occasional "aboot"s and "beeeen"s.)

Arent both of Shep's voice actors from Canada?

[JohannRSA]

As an Afrikaans speaking person from East London in the
Eastern Cape I find it very irritating that people think that we all sound like
a bunch of vaalies (Slang for people from northern South Africa).

Lethal weapon 2 was a bunch of Australia people trying to sound
like they had a South African accent.

Donovan Hock’s accent was all over the place.

Modifié par JohannRSA, 12 janvier 2012 - 06:29 .

[Rosewind]

JohannRSA wrote...

As an Afrikaans speaking person from East London in the
Eastern Cape I find it very irritating that people think that we all sound like
a bunch of vaalies (Slang for people from northern South Africa).

Lethal weapon 2 was a bunch of Australia people trying to sound
like they had a South African accent.

Donovan Hock’s accent was all over the place.

Least we have better accents ....... well some of us anyway lol!

[Merchant2006]

Woo! I posted in this thread 1 year ago! How time flies!

[jasonza12345]

Rosewind wrote...


Arent both of Shep's voice actors from Canada?

They are yes. Jennifer Hale is just brilliant, I've heard her work in 3 different games/franchises including ME and she sounds totally different in each .

By far the worst *real* (sorry Hock) SA accent is a niche 1, in that it seems to only be used by late teen to mid 30's males. I've heard it twice on tv. There was a sitcom about 10 years ago about a co-ed student house that had a black guy who lived next door always popping in to visit and raid the fridge at random times day or night who spoke with that accent. He always climbed through the kitchen window, never used the door lol. The other 1 is that white guy in the Outsurance skit ads currently on tv. I think the accent is from the KZN midlands, but not sure. They obviiously think they sound very cool but they actually sound like morons...

[jasonza12345]

Merchant2006 wrote...

Woo! I posted in this thread 1 year ago! How time flies!

And less than 2 months till ME3!!  That time could fly a bit faster though... 

[jasonza12345]

swenson wrote...

I, like a lot of people, couldn't pin it down. It really does sound like he's switching between accents if you don't know what a South African accent sounds like!

Don't worry Swenson, it was just as confusing to those of us who do know the accent.

Modifié par jasonza12345, 15 janvier 2012 - 11:31 .

[Peer of the Empire]

Terraneaux wrote...

Srau wrote...

Actually a dev confirmed it is South African in another thread.

Are there multiple South African accents?  South Africans I know don't sound like that.  

Afrikaans/Dutch derived