oh god this is my print that he signed... i'm still dying of embarassment lol

@dianatalida

2 жыл бұрын

Hello, Taylor! No way, the whole thing was brilliant and everyone loved it. Who knows, maybe you'll get your line in the game, that would be so awesome! :D

@susankreber

2 жыл бұрын

Then he proceeds to prove you right by basically literally just copying your instruction line as his handwritten line muhaha

@alphahunterd

2 жыл бұрын

😂 This was hilarious. Honestly better than I could even dream of thinking up of. I'd be hella boring. And hey thenerves got to you and they loved it.

@HouseBug26

2 жыл бұрын

If this line ends up in the game.....

@EthalaRide

2 жыл бұрын

Bless you! *Bless you for this!!* This has made _my day!!_

I don't know why I'm always surprised when voice actors sound like their characters 😂

@ziwuri

Жыл бұрын

I was surprised he didn't sound _more_ like Astarion

@JudgeMagisterSnow

11 ай бұрын

Probably because they usually look nothing like them.

@phugindomas

11 ай бұрын

​@@JudgeMagisterSnowhe looks almost identical...

@JudgeMagisterSnow

11 ай бұрын

@@phugindomas I realize that. I also realize I forgot to put *usually* in my reply.

@leflyxdvd

11 ай бұрын

because you get to know the character how that character is. When you see the voice actor you need to make the link. Thats why your brain is kinda confused. Mainly because you see the ingame person first then the voice actor.

I like how much the VA's of Baldur's Gate are enjoying the limelight, none of them expected this to be as big as the game became post full release. I think its great.

@nunpho

11 ай бұрын

They were like this with resident evil village too. That's where I first really knew of Neil. It's cool that the actors get so hyped

@SpeedwagonZaidan

6 ай бұрын

​@@nunphoJust learned Neil was Heisenberg from RE8 because of this comment; normally I'm very good at identifying voice actors, he's got very good range.

@nunpho

6 ай бұрын

@@SpeedwagonZaidan yeah he's great! He was also Nikolai in re3, he did the mocap for nemesis and the lycans in village, played Gavin and Kamski in Detroit become human. He's voiced, mocapped and done stunt work on so much stuff, I swear the guy never sleeps

i swear he did such a good job with astarions voice prolly the main reason to romance astarion for me lol

@feyefall4855

11 ай бұрын

100% Neil Newbon's reads are the main reason Astarion is my go to.

@leflyxdvd

11 ай бұрын

he is astarion, i feel like they based astarion around neil. Im sure if it were a different actor the part/character would also be different. Its a good thing type casting since then you get the "real" feel of a character since they dont have to act differently and kinda be themselves.

@illuhe9657

11 ай бұрын

or to kill it

@laurarodrigues9370

10 ай бұрын

Honestly 100% why I went for Astarion, he can be a douche sometimes but the way he talks always makes me wanna hear more :')

This is what Astarion says when you roll a Nat 1 on a performance check.

I’m waiting for Larian Studios to patch that line in for the final version tbh

@dianatalida

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Veronica! It's such a nice surprise to see you here! 😊 I also hope that will happen because it's way too funny of a line to pass. 😂

@suzub8963

2 жыл бұрын

I can seriously imagine it! The main character having to make a well thought out sneak strategy against a very strong opponent or army. Main character asking companions for their thoughts on it and when it come to Astarion he asks what they will do. If responding with something like "I'm not sure yet" he'll say the line, "Why don't you try to be as creative as you can...or are able to be?"

Man it must be so fun to be a voice actor and being able to fool around as one of your characters

@jnbsp3512

11 ай бұрын

very different vibes from Baldur's Gate but there is a bunch of silly videos of the Team Fortress "Scout" voice actor having fun with things, also "Connor" from Detroit Become Human had a hoot because he was also the visual model (almost like digital actor?) Absolute blast to see Neil enjoying Astarion. Another great laugh were the narrator outtakes.

@moncheri000

11 ай бұрын

@@jnbsp3512 YES it’s so funny seeing VAs having fun with their characters, makes me love them and the characters even more.

@princelogan6687

11 ай бұрын

Gianni Matragrano* also does this, he's the voice of Gabriel from ULTRAKILL

@nunpho

10 ай бұрын

​@@jnbsp3512plus Neil was in Detroit become human as two different characters. One modelled as himself. He has streams with those guys that are really fun. I think their channel is dechart gaming

@sofaking1627

10 ай бұрын

I used to live with a VA that's still in the industry. I can confirm that we spent 80% of our time just laughing at all the silly shit you can do with this ability.

Theres something about niels voice that is unique. His voice and the way he talks is a mix of feminity but also noble man like with the passice aggressiveness. Maybe a scholar? Maybe a spoiled rich guy? Kinda around that zone. Picking him for astarian is a great choice.

@matthollywood8060

Жыл бұрын

He reminds me of Richard E. Grant in Withnail & I, bitter, pretentiously dramatic and utterly petty.

@VChong1991

Жыл бұрын

@@matthollywood8060 Could be that too. If he acts that role itd suit him good as well.

@georgeosorio5815

11 ай бұрын

frank n furter

@thesongoflunch

11 ай бұрын

It's funny how so many people feel this is some kind of unique voice and delivery. Spend about 5 minutes in Soho (London) and this is literally every 5th man.

@cozyjuu2740

11 ай бұрын

@@thesongoflunchwhy the hell would anyone want to go to London

okay "Love, Astarion" made me actually laugh out loud

Astarion’s story meant so much to me as a trauma survivor, and I fell in love with his soft boy side, but I also love his sassiness. This is a perfect line for him.

@Click4caroline

10 ай бұрын

I think it’s cool that he got a Medusa tattoo after voicing him

@birddemon1820

8 ай бұрын

This! You get it!!

I can't believe the guy who voiced Karl Heisenberg went on to voice Astarion! I can't believe I didn't pick up on it, either! That's just a testament to how good Neil's vocal range is!

@TheSidetrackYT

10 ай бұрын

And Kamski from Detroit Become Human, seeing a lot of people that didn't know that was him too!

@galaxymoon8071

10 ай бұрын

I immediately picked up on it. It was super weird at first cuz when Astarion opened his mouth I’d only hear Heisenberg, and those characters couldn’t be more different!

@ldallas8315

9 ай бұрын

HOLY HELL HE WAS HEISENBERG 🤯

@mightyaripage

7 ай бұрын

Nicholai from re3 aswell

@samf.s.7731

7 ай бұрын

IKR?! If you'd told me that those two were the same person before I found out from the internet I would have thought you were messing with me 😂

Everything about Astarion was done so well, and that voice is just a massive cherry atop that _snack_ of a vampire 😏

@Kenobi_Cowboy

11 ай бұрын

BG3? Nah. It's an Astarion Dating Simulator.

I love how he literally looks like Astarion, our favourite fruity half elf vampire noble, which literally steamrolled my every Dex rolls. Literally simped for him the moment he threatened to cut me after the Ilithid ship crash

@loniturner2965

11 ай бұрын

Astarian isnt a half elf, hes a full blooded high elf. Shadowheart is the half elf

@lucy9698

11 ай бұрын

Simping for that dexterity, but simping for that voice even harder 😂🤣

@whatwhatwhat4634

11 ай бұрын

@@yjteng4019funny thing Neil actually said in an interview about a week ago. Characters were done before they started looking for actors. How after he was casted he was shown Astarion’s model. They look so damn similar

@rogue-taxidermy_griffin

11 ай бұрын

The moment I recognized the voice the simping was completed.

@Daelyah

11 ай бұрын

For me, it was more "love at first sight," when Astarion was announced before Early Access even became available. "What's that? A vampirespawn? That's romanceable?! AND EVEN PLAYABLE AT LAUNCH?! SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!" And the more I learn the more about the character, the more I just want to protect him... 🥺

I NEED THIS IN GAME SO BAD OMFG

@Nimoot

11 ай бұрын

PC Modders: Hold my Mouse!

Yep that is so astarion

This guy is so talented and has such a unique voice. I enjoyed him so much since the first seconde I heard him I just could not get rid of Asterion my entire playthrough.

@dianatalida

11 ай бұрын

Can't wait to do my first Baldur's Gate 3 Playthrough! I avoided seeing the game until I play it.

@underakillingmoon

11 ай бұрын

@@dianatalida Stop whatever you are doing now and go go go !

@dianatalida

11 ай бұрын

​@@underakillingmoonmy laptop is not good enough to run this game, unfortunately. And it looks like it's not available on PS4.

@underakillingmoon

11 ай бұрын

@@dianatalida ha man Its sucks. I had to save money to upgrade my PC. It took a couple of month but it worthed it.

@Kenobi_Cowboy

11 ай бұрын

Best sneaky backstabbing lover of all time. We're still ruining fortresses together.

I dropped Shadowheart for this man. Astarion's attitude and voice is just that damn good.

@Axqu7227

10 ай бұрын

To be totally fair, that’s an easy choice. Shadowheart is an insufferable whiny teenager and Astarion is sassy and clever

@reddeadbec8749

6 ай бұрын

SAME OMG

This definitely feels like a passive agressive thing Astarion would say 😂

Really well cast voice actor. Astarion is hilarious. If you respec him as a bard, his vicious mockery lines are great. "Is that your face? My word."

@genuineinterest

10 ай бұрын

LMFAO

@V1DE0-STARZ

9 ай бұрын

is he better as a bard or a rogue? I think he’s a great rogue but I just started the game would be helpful for a response

@kinggimped

9 ай бұрын

@@V1DE0-STARZ Any character can be respecced to any class, he's not naturally "better" as a rogue, other than his race traits. You can make Karlach into a wizard and make Gale into a barb if you want.

Man I love that. It is common custom for VAs to never badmouth a role they played and act invested in the character. But it is very apparent that Neil Newbon had a lot of fun impersonating Astarion and loves to be his voice. Which also shows in how well he played that role and how much his lines are already memed.

i absolutely love how all the voice actors are so active with the baldurs gate community. They are all such superstars in one of the best games made of all time!

The perfect line!!

That's an excellent voice actor right there. Looking forward to hearing Neil in more things

@nunpho

11 ай бұрын

Chances are that you've heard/seen him in a ton of stuff already

That legitimately is a top-tier Astarion line. I'm sad that after all this, it didn't get into the game.

Larian better patch this line in! _Please!!_ or someone is going to make a mod specifically just to add it as a quip during combat or something.

@dianatalida

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully so! Ethala, I noticed your other comment about tacos in my notifications, but when I click on it there seems to be nothing there. I'm not sure if KZread is messing this up, as I've noticed similar issues with comments from other people. If you don't mind me asking, have you by any chance deleted it? I'm trying to understand what's going on. Thank you!

@heartoffire5902

2 жыл бұрын

Lol if Larian doesn't, I will. He delivers that line so perfectly.

His giggles oh my god 😭❤️

we need this in the game now

love this man's energy, great fun to watch

I feel like the requestor was just trying to acknowledge the legal limits that VAs may have about the character voices they perform. I'd be so embarrassed if someone then read that as a backhand.

Since I realized he also voiced Heisenberg in RE: Village I cant get over the fact that I always see/hear both of the characters speaking as one... I hate and love it xD

OKAY, but Neil's laugh is the most wholesome thing I've ever heard 😭 IT'S SO ADORABLE!

I need just an absolute slew of swears and curses from Astarion....it would hit the spot so much 👌👌👌

@alecchristiaen4856

Жыл бұрын

I feel Astarion works best when he insults without swears.

@jademcl4727

Жыл бұрын

@@alecchristiaen4856 Fair. I don’t need the whole game like that, just one bit of dialogue with utter verbal sewage. It would please me 👌

@WithASideOfTibbs

11 ай бұрын

He 100% needs to toss in an aggressive *"fuck"* in a sentence or two. It would fit so well.

@corbeaudejugement

11 ай бұрын

@@WithASideOfTibbs there's a scene in act III where he says "i'm going to fucking kill you."

@mvv700

11 ай бұрын

@@alecchristiaen4856 I love how he turns you down with insult if you flirt with him on low approval. (Or maybe it's hardcoded, not sure) Declines your advances and proceeds: 'I'm sorry, it's not you. It's me... I have... standards' That was a 10/10 insult delivery

0:18 This is so Astarion 😍😂😂😂😂

He can say it to the artist guy you can spring from the Zhentarim hideout!

Its sounds like a line that Astarion says to Volo.

It's so hilarious and entertainingly awesome that Neil just tap into Astarion within seconds with any lines he have on his hand, no wonder Astarion is such a lovable sassy rizzlord of a character 🎉❤🎉❤🎉

“… or are able to be” LMFAOOO

It’s so weird hearing Astarion’s voice from another face

That backfired for Taylor in the best possible way

Astarion's sass is truly a delight. He could viciously throw shade at me and I would still enjoy his company 😂

it's so weird to me how astarion gets so much hate, he's so fun as a companion on an evil playthrough

@germanchocolatechip

11 ай бұрын

He's also fun in a non evil playthrough tbh xD

@andy-xz2uk

11 ай бұрын

@@germanchocolatechipif you like being a therapist

@whiteravenkpopfan

11 ай бұрын

​@@andy-xz2ukHeck yes 😎 I'm going all in that "I can help him" vibe

@BooksToAshes

11 ай бұрын

Honestly he’s my favourite character. I adore him enough that it makes me love the game even more and romancing him as a good character has been a treat ♥️

@razrv3lc

10 ай бұрын

He’s literally the most romanced companion by a long shot, with Gale next. People love him 💀

Astarion is bae

Thank you KZread for putting this into my feed ❤❤

Neil Newbon is just *chef's kiss*

Jesus Christ not to sound too thirsty but imagine being married to that guy and hearing his voice every day while quarreling whose turn it is to take out the trash or do the dishes. It would probably be always my turn

@nunpho

11 ай бұрын

😂

@thearcanamodernau8130

10 ай бұрын

Dear god, just hearing Neil's voice every day would be too much for me

He sounds like he's still in character even when he's not in character

As soon as I heard Astarion's voice, I was like, "Holy shit it's my two favorite lizards!" (Edmund and Red Prince)

More please!

Love how easily this gentleman slides into character!

Absolutely perfect

Wait he's handsome irl aswell 😳🤤

I watch this everyday and it gets funnier each time

Love it

I think they meant in terms of like copyright appropriateness. As in, 'don't say something that will get you in trouble' sort of thing. Also, that is a great line.

@WhatIsTaylor96

11 ай бұрын

Hi! This is my signing! It wasn't for copyright or anything, but because I knew he wouldn't be able spend a lot of time on my print since he had so many to sign. I just wanted to have him be as creative as he could in the small window my print was being signed! :D

@TBT707

11 ай бұрын

​@@WhatIsTaylor96omg iconic tho lmaooi

lovely i want it

Only a few days now, heres hoping to getting this in game! :P

I love this guy's personality 😊

This voice actor that is Astarion him and his voice is so damn sexy, I could listen to him talk all day. So very dreamy! ❤😊

I interpreted this as, "or as you are legally allowed to be."

I just love the chaos that is Neil 😂🥰

Omg, love 😂❤❤❤

That would be kinda perfect for the scene drawing on the vlaakith painting or with Oskar in Act 3

I knew his voice sounded familiar. Elijah Kamski from Detroit become human.

@dianatalida

11 ай бұрын

Yes, he plays him too!

What an adorable human being, seeing Neil enjoying his moments of deserved and justified fame just warms my heart.

he actually has strong astarion vibe

I love this Voice

When you get in the right people. Period. .. and yes, I have no runs with Astarion. No fanboy here! Im on my... 3rd playthrough... but holy shit - this is the interview with the vampire shit that I have always loved :D Amazing voice actor. Actually pretty sure Astarion will be big part of my 4th run.

@nunpho

11 ай бұрын

No runs with him in the game 😱? He's such a huge part of it and such a fun and useful character. I've noticed a ton of guys say that they just kill him right away. I don't understand that.

Technically as much as you can is synonymous with as much as you are able. If you can't, you are unable.

If we can get an “Astarion” Siri Voice package…

i love astarion but it's so hard having him in my team when he always disapprove me of helping people except him hnnghh

@VesperNoControle

10 ай бұрын

Stick to your ideals, he eventually softens up to it haha. Like, a whole lot. (so proud)

I would do anything for a signed print from Neil especially with a unique sassy Astorian line

im addicted to his "HA!"

I love this so fucking much!

Omg there's such an amazing ppl in this world, love him to bits! :D Outstanding performance in here and in the game. I just recently realized he's was in Detroit becoming human! :p

He has way too much fun playing this role 🤣

I'd recognize Neil Newbon's voice anywhere, but it fits so well with this that my brain is now imagining Neil voicing Mihawk.

Amazing line

he does astarion's voice so well its no wonder i get flustered every time he speaks

Love Astarions voice 😬😬

Neil making himself laugh is the best

I wasn't looking at the vid but as soon as he said 'Taylor' I was like w h o t? me??

I never noticed how similar he sounds to Derren Brown 😮

Astarion is a flamboyant lord, but y'know, will always set the world on fire for Karlach

This guy has an awesome voice and accent

They need to add this line in!!!!

His voice though

He still has his laugh 😂😂😂

His laugh is so contagious lmao

Thank you for sharing this . Didnt know they had these kinda video . Bless ya

I'm getting some serious Joker vibes from Neil, I think he would be superb with the role.

Him giggling made me realize how much I need him to voice the Joker

hhhh Thx Taylor

@dianatalida

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

Astarions voice actor looks exactly like astarion haha

@dianatalida

11 ай бұрын

Yup, I totally agree!

@nunpho

10 ай бұрын

I think I'm the only person that doesn't really see that.

it needs a "darling" on the end :p

Astarion would definitely say that to someone! I am OBSESSED with Astarion. No joke! If only my boyfriend understood how obsessed with him I am, he’d be a bit concerned. I want my boyfriend to be just as sassy.

The end when he came at Tom killed me😂😂😂

i love sassy astarion

I read it as very considerate: do you the best you can OR the best you're able to right now, i.e. with your current levels of motivation and energy. Makes sense to me anyway.

with all the SHADE astarion casts it's a wonder he ever had any trouble going out in the sun in the first place

i wonder how Karl Heisenberg and Astarion would interact with each other?

@dianatalida

11 ай бұрын

To be fair it's hard to tell. Since both can be opportunistic, their friendship would be difficult and maybe even dislike each other, although they both aspire to have freedom.