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[DeadRockstar]

You know you love T Bakes.

 

[brandonh83]

Man, Troy looks like every single character he's voiced apart from that awkward moron in Catherine. Well, he kind of looks like him too.

 

[Akira_83]

wait... Ocelots new VA is the guy who did Kanji?

HELL YEAH!

 

[Sn4ke_911]

 

[Kid Ska]

Yep.

That stare.
"I'm comin' for you, North."

 

[Samurai_Heart]

Man, Troy looks like every single character he's voiced apart from that awkward moron in Catherine. Well, he kind of looks like him too.

What a voice actor he becomes the character he plays =P

 

[Pein]

Damn Troy baker is in everything.

 

[SirIgbyCeaser]

He is the new inFamous guy.

He does sound like new infamous lead but dunno if its confirmed. that's so much money from Sony paychecks. who wants the same actor on multiple franchises?

 

[NeoUltima]

Now we just need Nolan North playing Huey.

 

[Yawnier]

Ocelot has been in every single mgs game. what are you on?

He wasn't in (somewhat spoilerish)

Spoiler

Peace Walker.

Fake Edit: Wait, what point are you even getting at here? lol

 

[Nexas]

Someone needs to make the video game equivalent of This is the End with Nolan North, Troy Baker, Jennifer Hale, and Laura Bailey playing themselves.

 

["God's Beard!"]

He's already the main character in Bioshock Infinite and The Last of Us. One man shouldn't have all this power.

 

[DJSharpeCheddar]

So what was his first major work? First time I heard him was in Catherine. He'll always be Vincent to me.

 

[SolidSnakex]

He does sound like new infamous lead but donno if its confirmed. thats so much money from sony patchecks. who wants the same actor on multiple franchises?

It's definitely him. You can see him here in the behind the scenes video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfh-20uOSng

 

[lonely]

If we're talking about Troy in Sony franchises in the last year and near future he's been in The Last of US, GoW:Ascension ans soon Infamous:Second Son. Guess he's just easy. But anyway his performance in TLoU is totes amazeballs.

 

[Wiseblood]

So what was his first major work? First time I heard him was in Catherine. He'll always be Vincent to me.

His first lead role in a game would probably be Matt Baker in the Brothers in Arms games.

 

[flipswitch]

Who did he voice in TLOU?

 

[Hellsing321]

Things didn't go so well in the last major roll he 'remade'.

You can never replace Patric Zimmerman though, just like you can't replace Hayter fully.

Still, I respect Kojima's vision and will go in with an open mind.

He also replacing the Mark Hamill as the Joker in Arkham Origins.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Expected first post to be Troy Baker is the new Frank Welker

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Has Troy Baker authored a book?

 

[GuardianE]

So what was his first major work? First time I heard him was in Catherine. He'll always be Vincent to me.

I'm pretty sure that Catherine is the first time I heard him, too.

EDIT: No, wait. It was Yuri from Tales of Vesperia. That may have been his first major credited role.

 

[Akihidas]

He does sound like new infamous lead but dunno if its confirmed. that's so much money from Sony paychecks. who wants the same actor on multiple franchises?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=PMgznLkGfcA#t=64s

EDIT: Beaten

 

[sycam0re]

Things didn't go so well in the last major roll he 'remade'.

You can never replace Patric Zimmerman though, just like you can't replace Hayter fully.

Still, I respect Kojima's vision and will go in with an open mind.

Lol, Silent Hill 2? That was, what, 10 years ago? I agree you can't replace Patrick Zimmerman, but it is still a pretty sensible change.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Who did he voice in TLOU?

Joel, the main character. He also voiced Booker in Bioshock Infinite. So he's voiced the main characters in the two highest rated games of this year.

 

[Lijik]

Troy Baker to voiceact Nolan North in the upcoming docugame

 

[UrbanRats]

Troy baker is in way more games than Nolan north ever was. I bet he's English noctis!

I think i read somwhere he's going to be Prompto, actually.

Anyway, whatever happened to Nolan North?

 

[Toa TAK]

Joel, the main character. He also voiced Booker in Bioshock Infinite. So he's voiced the main characters in the two highest rated games of this year.

He got it good.

 

[smr00]

Troy Baker is the new Nolan North more like.

I want Uncharted 4 to be Troy Baker playing Nolan North playing Drake.

 

[Have a Nice Day]

You gotta be kidding me ...

 

[UrbanRats]

Also i think he sounds perfect as a bridge between Zimmerman's old Ocelot and MGS3's young Ocelot.

 

[Izick]

Lol, Silent Hill 2? That was, what, 10 years ago? I agree you can't replace Patrick Zimmerman, but it is still a pretty sensible change.

Patric Zimmerman has been Ocelot for about 15 years now. Some performances can't be replaced.

Still, I think Kojima didn't want to use PZ due to the facial stuff, and that Ocelot is only 40 in the Phantom Pain.

 

[flipswitch]

Joel, the main character. He also voiced Booker in Bioshock Infinite. So he's voiced the main characters in the two highest rated games of this year.

Wow Joel? He must be pretty talented, no wonder he's in so many games.

 

[MetatronM]

First time I remember hearing Troy Baker was as Frank Archer in the first Fullmetal Alchemist anime series.

 

[Eidan]

I do a perfect Zimmerman impersonation.

 

[NotLiquid]

Troy Baker really seems to be getting ahead as of late. I only used to think of him as that one guy who does some niche voices in anime and Japanese games. Now he's in Batman, Bioshock and Metal Gear Solid?

It's a shame the dude's voice is more identifiable than Nolan North.

 

[Sobriquet]

I want Uncharted 4 to be Troy Baker playing Nolan North playing Drake.

Troy Baker is Nolan North as Nathan Drake in Uncharted 4. /movie trailer voice

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Patric Zimmerman has been Ocelot for about 15 years now. Some performances can't be replaced.

Still, I think Kojima didn't want to use PZ due to the facial stuff, and that Ocelot is only 40 in the Phantom Pain.

I still think he is a little young for Zimmerman.
I think you are correct though, in the KP report they talked about trying to find similar faces with wrinkles etc for facial capture.

 

[Xun]

Troy Baker is the new everything.

I was actually going to post the exact same thing, but you beat me to it.

 

[KittenMaster]

Dude looks like he could be cast as Cliffy B at some point.

 

[zeopower6]

Troy Baker: He only voices everyone.

Amazing actor.

 

[UrbanRats]

Patric Zimmerman has been Ocelot for about 15 years now. Some performances can't be replaced.

Still, I think Kojima didn't want to use PZ due to the facial stuff, and that Ocelot is only 40 in the Phantom Pain.

Zimmerman wasn't doing Ocelot in MGS3.
This is a younger Ocelot than MGS1-4, it make sens to have a bridging voice.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Zimmerman wasn't doing Ocelot in MGS3.
This is a younger Ocelot than MGS1-4, it make sens to have a bridging voice.

Yep and it sounds like he is doing a pretty good job so far.

 

[Squire]

That was his voice in the TitanFall trailer, too. Dude basically opened and closed the MS presser.

 

[Sushigod7]

Troy baker is in way more games than Nolan north ever was. I bet he's English noctis!

Your not kidding I just looked at his roles, damn!! Had no idea.

 

[Tomat]

The difference between Baker and say North, is that he's usually put in roles that mean you can't really tell its him. I mean, the guy is both Kanji, Booker and Joel. And at least he sounds different in all three.

Can't agree with this at all. He's instantly recognizeable in all three roles. The first time I really started paying attention to him was in P4. He sounded very similar in Saints Row 3 and BioShock Infinite.

 

[Seth Balmore]

I like the guy but it's starting to be a bit grating hearing him everywhere, and I'm sure he has a great range but VA directors keep telling him to do the same bloody voice, same as with Nolan North who seemed to get told to do his Drake voice for everyone.

Love his performances as Vincent (Catherine) and Kanji (Persona 4), however I found his Booker (Bioshock) really boring and his Snow (FFXIII) INCREDIBLY annoying (then again that's probably the script's fault). I've yet to play The Last of Us so no opinion on Joel.

I hope Kojima made a good choice. Can't say I'm not gonna miss Pat Zimmerman but I suppose he might sound a bit old for a 40-something-old Ocelot...

 

[ultron87]

Neither of the previous Ocelot voices would've really made sense for his age in this game, so this seems reasonable.

 

[Young Magus]

....they grow up so fast.
I remember back when I first heard him in tales of vesperia. Now the dude is getting the credit and work everywhere.

 

[Anteater]

almost there Troy

 

[ZealousD]

That guy is going places. What launched his career anyway, was it Bioshock?

So what was his first major work? First time I heard him was in Catherine. He'll always be Vincent to me.

He was the lead in the Brothers in Arms games.