Matt Mercer, from Critical Role, provides his voice to Ganondorf in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

14.04.2023

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Matthew Mercer from Critical Role has actually exposed that — as numerous thought — he provides the voice of Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Following the launch of Thursday’s new trailer for the game, which validated the return of Ganondorf in his (super hot) human Gerudo type, Mercer revealed his participation on Twitter.

“I just got the go-ahead from Nintendo, so I can FINALLY announce my absolute pleasure to be voicing Ganondorf in the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,” Mercer stated. “An immense honor that I have thrown myself into doing justice.”

I have actually been a tremendous Legend of Zelda follower considering that I was a kid, as well as Ganondorf has actually been among my preferred villains… to the factor where I depicted this green-skinned threat for my webseries over a years back! pic.twitter.com/FKqOTwg2hW

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) April 14, 2023

Mercer shared photos of himself impersonated Link as a kid, as well as cosplaying as Ganondorf in an internet collection. “I have been an immense Legend of Zelda fan since I was a child, and Ganondorf has been one of my favorite antagonists… to the point where I portrayed this green-skinned menace for my webseries over a decade ago!” he stated.

“Many of you know the weight of expectation on my shoulders for this, and I hope to do you proud. A huge thank you to [Nintendo] and the entire Tears of the Kingdom team for entrusting me with such a badass.”

Fans thought the duty had actually been up to Mercer after listening to fragments of what appeared to be Ganondorf’s voice in an earlier trailer for the game. As well as functioning as dungeon master for the extremely preferred Dungeons & Dragons real play collection Critical Role, Mercer is a respected voice star that has actually depicted Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil 6, Chrom in the Fire Emblem collection, as well as Cole Cassidy in Overwatch, in addition to articulating components in various English anime refers to as consisting of Attack on Titan, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Naruto, as well as Dragon Ball Super. Of training course, he likewise provides a variety of the voices for the Critical Role offshoot computer animated collection The Legend of Vox Machina.

Ganondorf’s return wasn’t the only point teased by Thursday’s Tears of the Kingdom trailer, which likewise showcased an excessive variety of new characters as well as gameplay possibilities. Nintendo’s following Zelda legendary is out for Nintendo Switch on May 12.

Source: Polygon