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[Humanoid_Typhoon]

This thread got dumb fast...as someone pointed out earlier, it isn't the accent itself that [most] people have an issue with, it is that if any species in the game needed to sound alien it was the protheans.

[aksoileau]

I don't mind the accent. At least it's unique. However I think an awesome voice for him would have been Sarevok's. Now that's a voice.

[Renegade Wolf]

Well I saw it as an indication that the protheans were involved (as the mars base suggests) in monitoring early human life on earth.

Perhaps the early humans in africa picked up their language

[Jake_Cerberus]

He talks like Trolls in World of Warcraft! xD

[Cmdr Pwn]

Renegade Wolf wrote...

Well I saw it as an indication that the protheans were involved (as the mars base suggests) in monitoring early human life on earth.

Perhaps the early humans in africa picked up their language

They were studying cro-magnon, but they weren't able to communicate with them so that wouldn't make sense.  Evidence here, scroll down to the vision of the Prothean artifact http://masseffect.wi...m/wiki/Eletania

Modifié par Cmdr Pwn, 24 février 2012 - 06:55 .

[mjh417]

I laughed and thought it was a joke, but now I actually kind of dig it. I still dont get why Bioware thought Protheans should sound African, its a very odd choice. I wish they had like Djimon Hounsou voice him if they wanted an African voice. I love the sound of that guy's voice. I know he'd be very expensive to hire, and especially for DLC, but I think his voice, and our familiarity with it, would nullify the comedic effect.

[bwg888]

Cmdr Pwn wrote...

Renegade Wolf wrote...

Well I saw it as an indication that the protheans were involved (as the mars base suggests) in monitoring early human life on earth.

Perhaps the early humans in africa picked up their language

They were studying cro-magnon, but they weren't able to communicate with them so that wouldn't make sense.  Evidence here, scroll down to the vision of the Prothean artifact http://masseffect.wi...m/wiki/Eletania

Lol, you're posting our proof to try and disprove it. If you're implying that that's the only encounter between protheans and early humans, I'd have to disagree (he did have a previous implant under his skin). But if you're implying that, because there was no direct communication in that encounter, then they never ever ever communicated over thousands of years, well that's just silly.

Modifié par bwg888, 24 février 2012 - 07:03 .

[Alpha-Centuri]

mjh417 wrote...

I laughed and thought it was a joke, but now I actually kind of dig it. I still dont get why Bioware thought Protheans should sound African, its a very odd choice. I wish they had like Djimon Hounsou voice him if they wanted an African voice. I love the sound of that guy's voice. I know he'd be very expensive to hire, and especially for DLC, but I think his voice, and our familiarity with it, would nullify the comedic effect.

The prevailing theory is that Protheans influenced early human life. Early human life was in Africa. From what I gather, Protheans in this case don't speak with an African accent, Africans speak with Prothean accents.

And OMG yes! Djimon is AMAZING. He would probably be too pricey though. A lot of their budget is already eaten up by Sheen, Prinze, Strahovski, etc.

Modifié par Alpha-Centuri, 24 février 2012 - 07:04 .

[EastSideryda]

lavosslayer wrote...

Judging by the way he looks I would have figured something more along the lines of Clint Eastwood, Robert Knepper or Michael Wincott would be better...something that could be calculating but intelligent and methodical. I mean the dude survived his entire races annihilation...he has to have some survival instincts bread into him...

I think the African accent isn't bad but it is a tad bit distracting...

All of that has nothing to do with someone's accent...

[sorentoft]

Jake_Cerberus wrote...

He talks like Trolls in World of Warcraft! xD

That's got to be my gripe with it. xD

[didymos1120]

Renegade Wolf wrote...

Perhaps the early humans in africa picked up their language

Why is this such a popular theory?  You guys really think the accents of early humans were the same as those around today?  Hell, their language doesn't even exist anymore, much less its phonology.

[JaegerBane]

mjh417 wrote...

I laughed and thought it was a joke, but now I actually kind of dig it. I still dont get why Bioware thought Protheans should sound African, its a very odd choice. I wish they had like Djimon Hounsou voice him if they wanted an African voice. I love the sound of that guy's voice. I know he'd be very expensive to hire, and especially for DLC, but I think his voice, and our familiarity with it, would nullify the comedic effect.

I don't imagine Hounsou would be any more expensive than the likes of Charlie Sheen or Keith David,

That said, I definitely like this guy's voice. I wonder who he is?

That said, I'd point out that while it probably sounds african to us, the codex makes it clear that the 'english' you hear from aliens happens to be however your translator interprets it. I don't think it has anything to do with early human contact.

Modifié par JaegerBane, 24 février 2012 - 07:35 .

[Tezlaa]

Theres nothing up with it at all :S

[eskr]

Renegade Wolf wrote...

Well I saw it as an indication that the protheans were involved (as the mars base suggests) in monitoring early human life on earth.

Perhaps the early humans in africa picked up their language

Early humans in Africa did not have any modern African accent. <_<

[TripleLife]

Humanoid_Typhoon wrote...

This thread got dumb fast...as someone pointed out earlier, it isn't the accent itself that [most] people have an issue with, it is that if any species in the game needed to sound alien it was the protheans.

I still don't understand this line of reasoning. Why should the protheans sound any more "alien" than anyone else? Even ancient people are still people, they're not gods. The Reapers are far more advanced and detached from organic life but they still sound "normal" by our standards.

[Travie]

Everyone in space should sound either eastern european or have an even midwestern united states accent.

Anyone who has any space travel experience knows this.

Modifié par Travie, 24 février 2012 - 07:46 .

[bwg888]

eskr wrote...

Renegade Wolf wrote...

Well I saw it as an indication that the protheans were involved (as the mars base suggests) in monitoring early human life on earth.

Perhaps the early humans in africa picked up their language

Early humans in Africa did not have any modern African accent. <_<

Yea? Then what did they sound like? Language was born there, and degrees of similarity to african languages in other ones can be traced along basically the same paths that all the different groups who migrated went on. While I'm no linguist or anthropologist or anything, how much could the languages there have changed for the people who didn't migrate away from there? Also, what is a "modern" language? Of all places, I doubt any language in African could be considered modern

Modifié par bwg888, 24 février 2012 - 07:49 .

[ProtoMan 2.0]

slimgrin wrote...

I was hoping it would sound unfamiliar, alien. Instead, it appears the Protheans are from Jamaica...or is it Africa? Damn all that subtlety. At any rate Bioware, you really know how to f*ck things up.

So... since they didn't make the voice like how you wanted it to be, they ****ed up?

[JaegerBane]

bwg888 wrote...

eskr wrote...

Renegade Wolf wrote...

Well I saw it as an indication that the protheans were involved (as the mars base suggests) in monitoring early human life on earth.

Perhaps the early humans in africa picked up their language

Early humans in Africa did not have any modern African accent. <_<

Yea? Then what did they sound like? Language was born there, and while I'm no linguist or anthropologist or anything, how much could the languages there have changed for the people who didn't migrate away from there? Also, what is a "modern" language? Of all places, I doubt any language in African could be considered modern

Because that's not how languages and accents work. At one point in time everyone in the UK was speaking either latin or celtic, you think things like scouse and the queen's english existed back then?

It takes relatively little time for an accent to develop. 300 years ago the american accent didn't exist, despite the fact that americans did.

[bwg888]

JaegerBane wrote...

bwg888 wrote...

eskr wrote...

Renegade Wolf wrote...

Well I saw it as an indication that the protheans were involved (as the mars base suggests) in monitoring early human life on earth.

Perhaps the early humans in africa picked up their language

Early humans in Africa did not have any modern African accent. <_<

Yea? Then what did they sound like? Language was born there, and while I'm no linguist or anthropologist or anything, how much could the languages there have changed for the people who didn't migrate away from there? Also, what is a "modern" language? Of all places, I doubt any language in African could be considered modern

Because that's not how languages and accents work. At one point in time everyone in the UK was speaking either latin or celtic, you think things like scouse and the queen's english existed back then?

It takes relatively little time for an accent to develop. 300 years ago the american accent didn't exist, despite the fact that americans did.

An area like the UK has a chaotic history of conquest and dozens of cultures pouring in, out, and through it. My point is that I'm just curious as to how he can say with such confidence that people long ago in central africa didn't sound at all like those who didn't migrate and still live there today. Those people are pretty ancient, there's nothing "modern" about them

Modifié par bwg888, 24 février 2012 - 07:55 .

[Mr. MannlyMan]

At this point, I'm just hopeful that not everybody understands Prothy like Shepard can. That'd be pretty stupid, tbh.

[JaegerBane]

bwg888 wrote...
An area like the UK has a chaotic history of conquest and dozens of cultures pouring in, out, and through it. I'm just curious as to how he can say with such confidence that people long ago in central africa didn't sound at all like those who didn't migrate and still live there today

Probably because we know they weren't speaking the languages that exist today, and accents are shaped by languages.

And, lets be honest here - you think Africa hasn't had a chaotic history of conquest?

[didymos1120]

bwg888 wrote...

 Also, what is a "modern" language?

Any language spoken today. 

[JaegerBane]

Mr. MannlyMan wrote...

At this point, I'm just hopeful that not everybody understands Prothy like Shepard can. That'd be pretty stupid, tbh.

The prothean language has been documented and learned, and is likely available to all translators by the time of ME3.

[byne]

TripleLife wrote...

Humanoid_Typhoon wrote...

This thread got dumb fast...as someone pointed out earlier, it isn't the accent itself that [most] people have an issue with, it is that if any species in the game needed to sound alien it was the protheans.

I still don't understand this line of reasoning. Why should the protheans sound any more "alien" than anyone else? Even ancient people are still people, they're not gods. The Reapers are far more advanced and detached from organic life but they still sound "normal" by our standards.

Its because these people place far too much importance on the Protheans.

They are also assuming (for reasons I dont understand) that all Protheans had the same accent. They base this on the well known ScienceFact™ that while humans can have a wide range of accents, each alien species only gets one.