VotS Special
#4
'Through Death's Door,' the newest installment of Arc 2 in
@Pirate101
and its first Chapter, takes you into the depths of Tartarus to find your parents.
Voices of the Spiral and
@KingsIsle
present to you the new voices in this dark and mysterious adventure! 👻
Voices of the Spiral is heartbroken to announce that Dell Fife Aldrich, the iconic voice behind the Narrator and Grandmother Raven in
@Wizard101
, passed away on October 2, 2022 at the age of 91.
May she rest in peace. Our thoughts go out to the Aldrich family at this time.
We would like to lend our condolences to Marc Pouhé (the voice of The Bat, Solomon Crane, and more), who's recently been dealing with end-stage renal disease, a serious disease that results in the loss of kidney function and can lead to cardiovascular issues. Get better soon! ❤️
FUN FACT: By 2010 and before Celestia, Dell Aldrich had voiced over 900 lines as the Narrator. This was BEFORE the introduction of Grandmother Raven in Wintertusk, where it was established that the Narrator and Raven were the same. Raven would later be key to Arc 3's storyline.
When voiceover was added to
@Wizard101
in 2009, a page was added to the site with video previews for the newly-voiced characters!
However, at some point the player on the page stopped working, making the videos inaccessible.
All videos have been converted and posted below! 🫡
What's that? A new Voices of the Spiral icon? YES!
And a custom one no less, by the one and only doodle-master Jeff Toney - KingsIsle's Principal Artist since 2005!
Thank you so much Jeff for agreeing to do this! 💕
So I discovered something interesting since posting this. I knew that VO started to be added to the entire game in March 2009, but what I did not know is that the tutorial had VO as early as October 2008...
...and Merle Ambrose had a different (probably placeholder) voice!
When voiceover was added to
@Wizard101
in 2009, a page was added to the site with video previews for the newly-voiced characters!
However, at some point the player on the page stopped working, making the videos inaccessible.
All videos have been converted and posted below! 🫡
After a week, I'm happy to say that Marc is about to leave the hospital after a final dialysis treatment! Things were looking really scary for a bit, but he's looking and sounding healthier than ever. He is very appreciative of all the love and support he has gotten from fans!
We would like to lend our condolences to Marc Pouhé (the voice of The Bat, Solomon Crane, and more), who's recently been dealing with end-stage renal disease, a serious disease that results in the loss of kidney function and can lead to cardiovascular issues. Get better soon! ❤️
It's a double celebration! 🥳🎉
Not only is today the 1-year anniversary of the official start of the Voices of the Spiral project, but it's also the 79th birthday of Nigel Lambert - the legendary Merle Ambrose himself! Let's all wish him a very happy birthday!
Here's an exclusive teaser for 'Sinbad Part 2' in
@Pirate101
courtesy of the fine folks at
@KingsIsle
!
Meet Tetsukado and Kharonchi Khan, two new characters you will encounter in the upcoming update.
#Pirate101
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IMPORTANT: An update regarding the health of Timothy Patrick Miller, the iconic voice behind Ratbeard in
@Pirate101
as well as various roles in
@Wizard101
such as Clancy Pembroke and Silenus.
(Read Below)
On today's KI Live,
@Pirate101
CM Hawkules (
@YarHarMatey
) said he has done voice acting for the upcoming 'Sinbad Part 2' update as recently as just yesterday. He and the other members of the stream heavily implied he would be voicing the titular character himself, Sinbad!
Excited to announce that I will be co-hosting a Voice Acting Roundtable with
@MrDemonAxe
live on his Twitch channel next Tuesday, March 28th at 3pm CST!
We will have Sam Johnson, Mike Sears, Kayly Ginsberg, and Hawkules on board to talk all things
@Wizard101
and
@Pirate101
VO!
This month's KI Live showed off a new fashion show system for the next update in
@Wizard101
with a brand new Peacock NPC by the name of Maxwell Sharp featured in the introductory quest, voiced by
@Pirate101
CM Chris Willis (
@YarHarMatey
), AKA Hawkules!
What do you think?
As it turns out, Jack Hallow (who we recently did a Feature on) has some unused dialogue hidden in the game files! There are two lines which would have played ONLY if you were Level 4 or lower, as well as two other lines which were cut from the quest "Baron of Nightmares."
EXCLUSIVE: Texas-born voice actor Troy Baker will be lending his voice to the Spiral for the very first time with the upcoming Tartarus story update for
@Pirate101
!
He will be voicing Zagreus, the son of Hades and Persephone in Greek mythology.
Thanks
@KingsIsle
!
#Pirate101
NOTE: There will be a bit of a wait before the next VotS posts as I am currently taking a break from social media for mental health reasons. Thank you for your understanding and I hope you're all doing well! Your support has been overwhelming and I'm excited to return. ❤