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THE GAMING INDUSTRY IS HIDING A MASSIVE SECRET ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS! Mark Meer ALMOST lost the iconic role of Commander Shepard to two random guys from LA, and BioWare has a brutal habit of replacing voice actors without warning! With AI threatening to wipe out human creatives entirely, the truth behind the Mass Effect casting process is more controversial than ever.
Mark Meer reveals he was originally just hired to voice background aliens before shockingly snatching the lead role of Commander Shepard. William Salyers confesses the reality of replacing the original Mordin Solus actor, and DC Douglas gets real about being replaced by BioWare TWICE in the Dragon Age franchise! You will also hear Ash Sroka and Courtney Taylor reveal the bizarre audition scripts they had to read for Tali and Jack.
Panel: Massively Effective Panel We Can't Name Because Of The Strike
Event: SacAnime Winter 2025
Guests: DC Douglas, Ali Hillis, Mark Meer, Ash Sroka and Courtney Taylor
Date Of Recording: January 3, 2025
Recording Time: 12:30PM-1:30PM
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⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️ / ❓ Questions ❓
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0:00 Both Saving The Galaxy, Trying Us
0:21 Cast Of Mass Effect
0:23 Disclaimer
2:21 How did you get into the Mass Effect series?
9:38 What was the most challenging part of bringing your character you voice in Mass Effect to life?
14:43 How does voice direction differ between avatar characters and supporting characters?
19:44 Do you have a favorite aspect from Mass Effect?
23:19 What is your favorite starship from Mass Effect?
23:54 Which Mass Effect 3 ending did you choose?
26:28 Which alien race would you like to have first contact with if the alien race from Mass Effect existed?
29:29 Do you find yourself overanalyzing people’s voices in your everyday life?
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See More Gaming Panels youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD8B832fRRHZsOD_z-bDiH7ua02uv3L8A
THE GAMING INDUSTRY IS HIDING A MASSIVE SECRET ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS! Mark Meer ALMOST lost the iconic role of Commander Shepard to two random guys from LA, and BioWare has a brutal habit of replacing voice actors without warning! With AI threatening to wipe out human creatives entirely, the truth behind the Mass Effect casting process is more controversial than ever.
Mark Meer reveals he was originally just hired to voice background aliens before shockingly snatching the lead role of Commander Shepard. William Salyers confesses the reality of replacing the original Mordin Solus actor, and DC Douglas gets real about being replaced by BioWare TWICE in the Dragon Age franchise! You will also hear Ash Sroka and Courtney Taylor reveal the bizarre audition scripts they had to read for Tali and Jack.
Panel: Massively Effective Panel We Can't Name Because Of The Strike
Event: SacAnime Winter 2025
Guests: DC Douglas, Ali Hillis, Mark Meer, Ash Sroka and Courtney Taylor
Date Of Recording: January 3, 2025
Recording Time: 12:30PM-1:30PM
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🌐 Website: conventioncoverage.com
🎥 YouTube: youtube.com/@ConventionCoverage
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⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️ / ❓ Questions ❓
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0:00 Both Saving The Galaxy, Trying Us
0:21 Cast Of Mass Effect
0:23 Disclaimer
2:21 How did you get into the Mass Effect series?
9:38 What was the most challenging part of bringing your character you voice in Mass Effect to life?
14:43 How does voice direction differ between avatar characters and supporting characters?
19:44 Do you have a favorite aspect from Mass Effect?
23:19 What is your favorite starship from Mass Effect?
23:54 Which Mass Effect 3 ending did you choose?
26:28 Which alien race would you like to have first contact with if the alien race from Mass Effect existed?
29:29 Do you find yourself overanalyzing people’s voices in your everyday life?
Copyright © 2025 Convention Coverage (a division of kevinphotography.net). Duplication of the video, in part or in whole, is prohibited; unless given prior written permission by Convention Coverage (conventioncoverage.com).
Full Disclosure: Videos or events covered by Convention Coverage may have been non-monetarily supported by the event or its partners, however the video produced by Convention Coverage remains at the full discretionary control of Convention Coverage, nothing of value was accepted as condition to make the video, and no one other than Convention Coverage has reviewed or approved the video prior to upload.
Guest Appearance Disclosure: Guests in the video may have been compensated by the event or paid to the event to appear at the event, but have not paid to appear in the video. As remains, the video produced by Convention Coverage remains at the full discretionary control of Convention Coverage, nothing of value was accepted as condition to make the video, and no one other than Convention Coverage has reviewed or approved the video prior to upload.
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Music licensed from MotionElements, Uppbeat.io, Filmstro, runfirestop / Pond5
Images licensed from Scop.io, JumpStory, YayImages, VectorGrove
ChannelMDID: 30b3a9d4231b1ed48168aef1c4ac4912
