Why is the Lich King’s voice so meh
Why is the Lich King’s voice so meh
Oh yes, Arthas was very strong. But in brute strength alone. It was proven, namely by his own eventual downfall, that he could be manipulated and out-maneuvered easily by playing to his weaknesses; his own fear and arrogance. It could stand to reason that despite the Lich King being so drastically weakened by Illidan’s attack, that he used that very attack as a means of getting what he always wanted–a new host. I took the last cinematic in TFT as Arthas mulling over all of his failures as a Paladin, a Prince, and a human being, and looking upon the choice he made, perhaps decided there was no point in even fighting. Perhaps, that Ner’zhul silenced the memories and funneled his fleeting need for purpose into, “Hey, can I use your skull for a bedroom? kthx”
But maybe I’m just giving Arthas too much credit. I still prefer Arthas’ voice for the role, and given that the Lich King VA is almost purely Ner’zhul at this point, it makes me wonder why Arthas voiced over that trailer to begin with. From a lore/theorycraft standpoint, it only reinforces the notion that when Ner’zhul and Arthas ‘merged’, Ner’zhul more or less forcibly shoved Arthas into the proverbial basement, if Arthas as a personality and/or being still even exists.
On another note, I do believe that Tharassian (or whatever his name is) is actually the same VA as Arthas. And if it’s not him, it sounds damn close. Especially his one pissed off saying. “You’re going to find it very hard to speak…without a head!”
Yeah. I could totally hear Arthas saying that.
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