Finally finished this! Critical role has been a huge part of my life for the past year and I finally got around to doing something from the first campaign. Thank you Marisha Ray for creating such a strong character in Keyleth!
from a fundamental standpoint, i refuse to believe that percival de rolo, whose response to seeing vex upset was to drop all of his defenses so quickly they made an audible clattering sound as they scattered all over the floor like so many pots and pans, has any capacity of being the stern parent.
if one of his and vex’s kids as much as sniffles and makes sad eyes in his direction, this man would dissolve into dust.
The realization that somewhere, in-universe, there’s some audio tech who had t design Darth Vader’s voice.
I mean- Palpatine oversaw all the aspects of Vader’s suit development, right? Which naturally includes his voice since Vader’s vocal cords got pretty darn crisped.
So some audio tech not only had to design the new voice for Darth Vader, the Emperor’s terrifying new right hand and enforcer, but probably had to go to planning meetings with and get feedback from Palpatine.
Palpatine: No. Up the bass. I want his voice to rumble through you like a thunderstorm on Kamino.
Palpatine: Also give him just a bit of a Coruscanti accent. He’s gotta sound cultured and intimidating.
Palpatine: And up all the input. Darth Vader must not sound like he’s mumbling.
Palpatine: And put a shield on the microphone. We can’t have him popping all his plosives, that’s just going to drive me crazy.
Update: I have been informed by @diaryofawriter that our hapless Audio Technician’s name is Chad, and he’s a little bit crazy.
Boss: “WTF are you doing, chad?” Chad: “Designing Darth Vader’s voice.” Boss: “WHY IS THAT BREATHING PLAYING ON A LOOP?!?” Chad: “freaky, yeah?” Boss: *did not sign up for this* “YOU’RE A PSYCHO, CHAD”
Chad just goes to town on this project. If the Emperor wants Vader’s voice to be extra, might as well make it EXTRA.
He adds in subharmonics so that just the sound of Vader breathing makes people uneasy. And that feeling gets worse when he actually talks. Do something with the audio encoding so it sounds like Vader’s voice is coming from all around you. He’s standing right in front of you, but you also can’t shake the feeling that he’s right behind you and breathing down your neck. When in doubt, ADD MORE BASS.
If he could give Vader’s voice a cape he would, but he settles for a little reverb.
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