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[ITQuatro]

Random Jerkface wrote...

Shala'Raan is played by Shohreh Aghdashloo, who is not Indian.

You are really bad at this, mate.

Whatever you say.  You obviously don't know anything.

[What a Succulent Ass]

ITQuatro wrote...

Then the Prothean's accent is made up.

No sh*t. I believe I've said that at least three times in this thread alone. It's vaguely West African, but difficult to pinpoint, most likely because it's affected.

Edit: So...are you saying Aghdashloo is Indian?

Because she's not.

Modifié par Random Jerkface, 22 février 2012 - 01:19 .

[izmirtheastarach]

ITQuatro wrote...

Random Jerkface wrote...

Shala'Raan is played by Shohreh Aghdashloo, who is not Indian.

You are really bad at this, mate.

Whatever you say.  You obviously don't know anything.

If this is some kind of sarcastic joke you are running, it's not working on anyone.

[Stanley Woo]

Let's cut it out with the bickering, please. We are not an IRC chatroom.

[AxisEvolve]

Random Jerkface wrote...

Shala'Raan is played by Shohreh Aghdashloo, who is not Indian.

You are really bad at this, mate.

She's Iranian 

And has one of the greatest voices of all time.

[izmirtheastarach]

AxisEvolve wrote...

Random Jerkface wrote...

Shala'Raan is played by Shohreh Aghdashloo, who is not Indian.

You are really bad at this, mate.

She's Iranian 

And has one of the greatest voices of all time.

Great throaty voice, yeah. I thought it translated really well for a voice coming from a Quarian.

[What a Succulent Ass]

AxisEvolve wrote...

She's Iranian 

And has one of the greatest voices of all time.

I know. And yes, I agree.

Not sure how you'd mistake her for Indian, though.

[artgeek25]

lol @ you dorks.

[Dave Exclamation Mark Yognaut]

Arcian wrote...
>They give their character an african accent
>You take it as a personal insult against you
Stay classy.

[Dave Exclamation Mark Yognaut]

Also,

AdmiralCheez wrote...

Gettin' a little racist up in here.

Stay classy, BSN.

Modifié par Dave Exclamation Mark Yognaut, 22 février 2012 - 02:03 .

[Treopod]

Arcian wrote...

Raizo wrote...

It's like Bioware hasn't learnt anything from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Now ME3 has it's very own Jar Jar Binks. As someone who was born and grew up in the Caribbean I find this to be highly racist and offensive.

Jar Jar Binks wasn't hated because of the accent, but because his entire character AND the accent was played for laughs by exploiting stereotypes. You could have switched out the accent for a regular american one, and he would STILL have been hated.

This isn't the case with Prothy, obviously. He isn't a character that is played for jokes, and neither is his accent. Absolutely NOTHING about him is stereotypical - quite the opposite. My theory on why he was given an african accent is because the culture of africa is old and powerful, and because it is the origin and cradle of mankind and the ancestral foundation of modern society, much like the Protheans laid the foundation of the current cycle of galactic civilization.

Also, Prothy's accent isn't Caribbean. If you really were Caribbean, you'd know.

First of all, how is african culture powerful? its not anymore poweful than any other culture, not at all.
and also africa being the cradle of mankind doesnt tell us anything about the first humans, you realize that the first humans did not look like modern africans and they didnt speak like them either, so that doesnt make sense to justify his african accent. all races have evolved parallel to each other since the first migration out of africa ca 100 000 years ago.

and also, africa did not set the foundation for modern society, not at all, that was the middle east with the mesopotamian civilizations, these societies where older and more advanced than egypt and any other civilization on earth.

Modifié par Treopod, 22 février 2012 - 02:15 .

[EnvyXx]

Out of all the negativity spawned on these forums, Prothy's voice has actually attracted a lot of positivity. I love the voice btw.

[Treopod]

Seraphael wrote...

Sounds a bit immersion breaking to me to be honest. The accent denotes african decent not befitting the alien origin of the Prothean. Similarly, I wouldn't have appreciated a bleedin' Scottish highlander accent or a lilly white Norwegian sing-song accent on an alien for that matter. Any talk about racism is a derailment in my opinion.

also this for all the people crying racism, i agree with Seraphael, a scottish or an indian accent would ahve sounded equally out of place on this character, it doesnt fit and honestly i will have a hard time to avoid laughing when listening to him, i expected a more alien voice, like a protoss, when the voice is alien enough, you wont notice an accent as long as it isnt too distinctive, that isnt the case with prothy and this accent hough.

[What a Succulent Ass]

What exactly is funny about his voice?

[goofyomnivore]

I don't understand how his voice is offensive. West African voices aren't allowed in entertainment now? You don't see anyone complaining about Zaeed's accent and the worn out stereotype of an old british vet.

Modifié par strive, 22 février 2012 - 03:09 .

[The Spamming Troll]

his voice fits someone born on earth yesterday, nothing like a mystical species thought extinct.

big let down here, i was expecting a much more unique voice.

[PicdiCr80]

By the way, I'm pretty sure it's a not perfectly done Kenyan accent, which would be East Africa. I originally thought West Africa too, but when Kenya was pointed out, it does sound very similar to it. It has slight Barbados/Jamaican undertones though, albeit especially considering the actor is English, could be accidental due to him trying to do the African accent.

[scotkrow]

Or on purpose so it's not just one accent, but a mashing of many accents.

[Lost Cipher]

If its the final voice or not, I think its good. Though that's my opinion. Now if anyone can explain to me why that voice does not fit a character we know little to nothing about... well feel free to enlighten me and others.

[slimgrin]

It began in Africa.




Seriously though, not the choice I would have made. Am I speaking to shaka zulu? If this is their idea of a symbolic real world reference...yeesh. Heavy handed indeed. 

Modifié par slimgrin, 22 février 2012 - 04:27 .

[Hillbillyhat]

BSN is so freaking predictable.

Seriously complaining about a Prothean having a freaking accent is just too annoying. Hell multiple species in Mass Effect have aliens that have accents similar to humans but they varied. The same with the Protheans.

Also to those who assumed the Protheans were retconed are wrong. If you knew about their actual Empire there is a good explanation for the different Prothean looks we saw.

Modifié par Hillbillyhat, 22 février 2012 - 04:25 .

[izmirtheastarach]

Lost Cipher wrote...

If its the final voice or not, I think its good. Though that's my opinion. Now if anyone can explain to me why that voice does not fit a character we know little to nothing about... well feel free to enlighten me and others.

There is no issue of it not being the final voice. The demo build is from January. The files are right there along with all the other squadmates who will be available in the final game during the mission on Sur'Kesh. It's definitely the voice.

[Hillbillyhat]

Lost Cipher wrote...

If its the final voice or not, I think its good. Though that's my opinion. Now if anyone can explain to me why that voice does not fit a character we know little to nothing about... well feel free to enlighten me and others.

They were expecting the Protheans to have a voice that showed how old and awesome the entire Prothean race was. Even though that wouldn't make much sense because I doubt every single species have a voice to fit their entire culture.

[C9316]

Aww do the little babies not like accents other than european and american ones? Broaden your horizons, you just might learn something (and I stress might)