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[AxisEvolve]

GodWood wrote...

AxisEvolve wrote...
@ Arcian  

Haha. Ok. Thanks.

Seriously dude, think harder about what you're suggesting.

With your explantion the protheans would have to predict 200,000 years of human migration patterns, wars, different languages/dialects/accents and how they interact with one another, colonialism, imperialism, famine, natural disasters etc etc.

And then for some reason cut off their tracking at "the 21st century" and then for no apparent reason adopt the accent. Your explantion is simply silly.

You're a human trying to understand the technology of an advanced space-faring species thousands of years ahead of us. We could say things are impossible now, like those who lived before us said about the advancements we made today, or we could keep an open mind about it.

In the Mass Effect universe most species are incredibly similiar. A lot more similiar than our universe would probably allow us to evolve into. If the Protheans studied the evolution of humanoid races for hundreds (thousands?) of years you'd think they'd develop a sense of how things were going to turn out.  

You hear so many people saying "The Prothean is Nigerian, he's Kenyan, he's Jamaican!". It's hard for most people to tell due to the slight obscurity of the voice effects. This could lend to the theory.. He doesn't have a perfectly categorizable accent. His voice could be adjusted to entirely hypothetical standards.

Once again, I never said any of this is true. But don't say it's impossible. 

[Nissun]

AxisEvolve wrote...

You hear so many people saying "The Prothean is Nigerian, he's Kenyan, he's Jamaican!". It's hard for most people to tell due to the slight obscurity of the voice effects. This could lend to the theory.. He doesn't have a perfectly categorizable accent. His voice could be adjusted to entirely hypothetical standards.

Or maybe these people aren't in contact with African accents on an everyday basis, and thus aren't able to identify them. Hell, include me in that category! I also wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a Finnish person and a Norwegian person if I heard them talk.

My point is: Not everything must be related to everything. Your theory sounds a little bit like a case of "epileptic trees" if you ask me. 

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Grunt's Voice

[GodWood]

AxisEvolve wrote...

GodWood wrote...
Seriously dude, think harder about what you're suggesting.

With your explantion the protheans would have to predict 200,000 years of human migration patterns, wars, different languages/dialects/accents and how they interact with one another, colonialism, imperialism, famine, natural disasters etc etc.

And then for some reason cut off their tracking at "the 21st century" and then for no apparent reason adopt the accent. Your explantion is simply silly.

You're a human trying to understand the technology of an advanced space-faring species thousands of years ahead of us. We could say things are impossible now, like those who lived before us said about the advancements we made today, or we could keep an open mind about it.

Oh lord the "future technology is magic and can do anything" defence. Seriously think about the complexity of what you're suggesting and the unfathomable buttload of variables it has. Then when you're done with that think how silly it is to assume the prothean would pick out one of these bazillions accents he's got his hands on, and then adopt it.

And then when you're done with that just ask yourself, "Why? Why would they do that?"

Also, now that I think about it, I don't recall the game saying the protheans were more advanced then the current ME galaxy. It was widely believed in-game in early ME1 because people assumed they built the relays and what not but now we know they just found them like we did.

So the "future technology is magic" analogy shouldn't even be used.

Modifié par GodWood, 23 février 2012 - 07:35 .

[AxisEvolve]

Arcian wrote...

AxisEvolve, when I said "Ignore GodWood", I really meant it.

Seriously, this guy will argue with you until the end of time. Even to the release date of Half-Life Episode 3 if you both somehow manage to survive the end of time.

You're right.. 

I typed up a pretty big response but I really don't feel like going on and on with this.

If he wants to quote one paragraph of my post and pick that apart, while ignoring every other point I made, then he can.

[GodWood]

Arcian wrote...
AxisEvolve, when I said "Ignore GodWood", I really meant it.

Seriously, this guy will argue with you until the end of time. Even to the release date of Half-Life Episode 3 if you both somehow manage to survive the end of time.

Not really. When a debate becomes circular I lose interest pretty quickly.

Anyways why are so adamantly against there being discussion in this thread? My theory is you think I'm actually criticising the voice choice itself and are chucking one of your "prothy-fanboy-hissyfits".

Which would be silly as I've yet to even voice my opinion on prothy's accent.

[GodWood]

AxisEvolve wrote...
If he wants to quote one paragraph of my post and pick that apart, while ignoring every other point I made, then he can.

The rest wasn't particularly relevant to what we were discussing.

[AxisEvolve]

I'm not taking the bait on your childish name calling. Find somewhere else to troll.

[GodWood]

Name calling? Trolling?

Oh well, I guess you were successful with your slander Arcian. Still can't help but think it's petty to hold a grudge against someone who has done nothing to you but hey that's Arcian for ya .

[EastSideryda]

It does sound really nigerian though... I like it.

[EastSideryda]

Double post..

Modifié par EastSideryda, 23 février 2012 - 07:52 .

[Bad King]

GodWood wrote...

AxisEvolve wrote...
Protheans studied early forms of humans on Earth. Early humans came from Africa.. SURPRISE! The Prothean speaks in an African tongue.

You think in the 200,000 (ish) years the human race has existed the "African" accent has remained a constant? That's pretty silly.

However it wouldn't suprise me if Bioware shared your reasoning when it came to picking the VO.

Yeah, I agree that this idea wouldn't work. It's far more likely that the reason he was given an African accent was just a way of giving an exotic feel to the character (like with most quarians).

Modifié par Bad King, 23 février 2012 - 08:00 .

[GuardianAngel470]

Eh, the voice'll grow on me I'm sure. On the face of it I disliked the fact that they chose an african accent. Didn't really seem to fit to me. It was such a distinctive and recognizable accent that in my opinion it undermines the uniqueness of the character.

It just lacked the mystery that I think that character needed.

Course I'm not too keen on the idea of a prothean squadmate in the first place but I'll save that for another thread.

Modifié par GuardianAngel470, 23 février 2012 - 08:03 .

[DiebytheSword]

Master Che wrote...

Kal'Reegar sounds American

Sounds like he's from the american southwest.  Almost but not quite Texan.  There are tons of american accents, three alone in my state.

[AxisEvolve]

Bad King wrote...
Yeah, I agree that this idea wouldn't work. It's far more likely that the reason he was given an African accent was just a way of giving an exotic feel to the character (like with most quarians).

Yeah, this is obvious. I was just brainstorming a way that Bioware could explain his accent if they decided they wanted to do so. As I stated a few times, it was a hypothetical and arbitrary explanation.

Modifié par AxisEvolve, 23 février 2012 - 08:52 .

[NM_Che56]

My bad about vigil

[eye basher]

Considering i'm going to pretend the dorkean doesn't exist i don't care what he sounds like.

[rpgfan321]

I think the voice for the Prothean is great. Why not an African accent? Diversity in voice and accents also adds to the epic scope of the Mass Effect universe anyway.

... why does the voice reminds me of Hermes from Futurama? Is it the same voice actor, perhaps?

[mitthrawuodo]

It doesn't what the accent is but how well it is done and how well the character is done

[Redditaur]

I love Prothy.

Japanese styled armor.
Bug-Man like feel.
African voice.

Welcome Aboard.

[ediskrad327]

the voice? LOVE IT!

[lietk12]

GodWood wrote...
Oh lord the "future technology is magic and can do anything" defence.

Why do you even play mass effect, with its magic "element zero" and FTL travel premises and the whole almost-like-magic biotic powers bit?

GodWood wrote...
Also, now that I think about it, I don't recall the game saying the protheans were more advanced then the current ME galaxy.

You never played the part in ME1 where somebody named Commander Shepard entered something called the Conduit, did you?

GodWood wrote...
So the "future technology is magic" analogy shouldn't even be used.

Yeah, I don't see why you would play the ME series

Modifié par lietk12, 23 février 2012 - 10:00 .