[Girl Genius] Re: The Voice of "Der Kessel"
> Wouldn't it be creepier if it were a sweet-sounding girl'sI'm sure it would, but I just never made that logical leap.
> voice like the computer voice in _Star Trek: TOS?_
However, if we did do a female voice, I don't think Majel Barrett is
going to be what we'd be after. Someone much younger - possibly
pre-pubescent, so you'd get that girlish giggle and much more
innocense right before someone gets clobbered...
Not to disparage Majel Barrett at all (and what an interesting
moniker. I'd not run into anyone else called "Majel" to date,) but
once I started thinking "female" for Der Kessel, the next thought on
the heels of that was "naughty little girl" - maybe a meaner version
of Little Orphan Annie. ("Naughty" in this case referring to general
attitute, and wandering dangerously close to sociopathy...)
> Just thought of something! The Castle is schizoid, right?Very true!
> So we wouldn't have to settle for just one voice.
Even to the point of changing voice in mid sentence (Ala Berserker) ,
and certainly between the separated sections.
Some several of the professional voice actors and actresses who do
anime can do multiple voices quite convincingly _and_ make your skin
crawl. You don't have to have a famous face to go with the voice.
I particularly like the idea of at least one voice being that of a
mischievous child, and there is no shortage of child-like voice
talent. Just recall the roll-call of voices for the Tachicomas in
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex.
I can just imagine CH echoing with malevolent giggles!