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Richard Epcar confirms recording for KINGDOM HEARTS 3 Re:Mind DLC

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Published on November 18, 2019 @ 07:10 pm
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Veteran voice actor Richard Epcar was interviewed by Jakejames Lugo on the latest episode of the Definitive Discussion podcast to discuss his career and memorable roles in anime and video games. Richard, well known for his role as Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and Terra-Xehanort in the Kingdom Hearts franchise, mentioned in the interview that he had recently recorded for another KH project, believed to the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3 Re:Mind DLC.

So you know, honestly, it’s really nice to be a part of the KH franchise. I’ve been honored and blessed to have done eight of those games—it may even be nine now, I don’t know, just that we did something recently for Kingdom Hearts which I was kinda shocked [about] but I guess that is part of the additional stuff they have.

It’s one of those games—it’s just the gift that keeps on giving. They keep calling me and bringing me back, and it’s great. As long as they want me back, I’ll be back.

We're looking forward to hearing Richard in the Re:Mind DLC, releasing this winter!

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Oracle Spockanort

November 18, 2019 @ 07:57 pmOffline

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exciting! please grace this hot winter with some good KH news, SE

FudgemintGuardian

November 18, 2019 @ 08:06 pmOffline

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We knew Terranort appears in at least a couple new scenes but not whether he spoke in them, so this is great to hear. Hope Ansem has new scenes too.



It’s one of those games—it’s just the gift that keeps on giving. They keep calling me and bringing me back, and it’s great. As long as they want me back, I’ll be back.

Shit, this hurt since Ansem's gone now. ;A;

Zettaflare

November 18, 2019 @ 08:06 pmOffline

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Seeing how enthusiastic Richard is for doing voice work for the series makes me sad Ansem and Terranort are no more. Maybe he could voice a future villain in the Foreteller Saga

FudgemintGuardian

November 18, 2019 @ 08:08 pmOffline

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Zettaflare

Seeing how enthusiastic Richard is for doing voice work for the series makes me sad Ansem and Terranort are no more. Maybe he could voice a future villain in the Foreteller Saga
Prequels and flashbacks are always a possibility.

Ballad of Caius

November 18, 2019 @ 08:10 pmOffline

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FudgemintGuardian

Prequels and flashbacks are always a possibility.

And Dissidia KINGDOM HEARTS :v I can't live in a world where KH's universe doesn't have Xemnas anymore :(

Or KINGDOM HEARTS Warriors

FudgemintGuardian

November 18, 2019 @ 08:22 pmOffline

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Ballad of Caius

And Dissidia KINGDOM HEARTS :v I can't live in a world where KH's universe doesn't have Xemnas anymore :(

Or KINGDOM HEARTS Warriors
KH without Xemnas is like spaghetti without noodles.

Twilight Lumiair

November 18, 2019 @ 08:32 pmOffline

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For me, Richard's voice, while not necessarily my favorite, was always one of the most consistent in the series, next to Riku's VA. I forget how much I enjoy hearing his voice till it shows up again. Glad to read he enjoys recording just as much as the fans enjoy hearing his voice.

On the subject of Re: Mind though, I'm actually looking forward to watching Terranort beat the crap out of Lingering Will and Aqua (since we know that's probably gonna happen, lol). I can already see myself laughing now.

SweetYetSalty

November 18, 2019 @ 08:39 pmOffline

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Sounds great! I love his BBS Terranort grunts when he's zipping around the field. Huh-heh-hah! or something silly like that. He's actually one of my favorite VA's in KH. Hopefully Terranort or Ansem will meet the Chirithy in the Final World and call it "The eighth child"

Oracle Spockanort

November 18, 2019 @ 09:34 pmOffline

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Bring Ansem back as his own person just so Richard can keep playing him. Same for Akio since we know Nomura loves Akio.

Ballad of Caius

November 18, 2019 @ 09:37 pmOffline

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Oracle Spockanort

Bring Ansem back as his own person just so Richard can keep playing him. Same for Akio since we know Nomura loves Akio.

The idea of using Replicas to bring people back from the dead would be an interesting take into someone in the universe of KH playing as god.

FudgemintGuardian

November 18, 2019 @ 09:59 pmOffline

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Oracle Spockanort

Bring Ansem back as his own person just so Richard can keep playing him. Same for Akio since we know Nomura loves Akio.
There's at least three ways off the top of my head Ansem, and Xemnas of course, can return.

1. Their hearts took residence in Terra's
2. They're in the Final World
3.

Ballad of Caius

November 18, 2019 @ 10:13 pmOffline

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FudgemintGuardian

There's at least three ways off the top of my head Ansem, and Xemnas of course, can return.

1. Their hearts took residence in Terra's
2. They're in the Final World
3.


Have Terra time-travel backwards, retrieve Ansem's and Xemnas' hearts, put them inside a replica, and presto.

Also, I wonder how far does Joshua's powers extend beyond his world.

FudgemintGuardian

November 19, 2019 @ 12:05 amOffline

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Ballad of Caius

Also, I wonder how far does Joshua's powers extend beyond his world.
I'm assuming Sora's in Shibuya thanks to Joshua, so it probably goes pretty far.

Zettaflare

November 19, 2019 @ 12:36 amOffline

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Boy could you imagine how awkward it would have been to see Xemnas eating ice cream with Roxas and the gang on the clocktower. Or Ansem casually playing frisbee with Riku.

Makes me laugh just thinking about it

KeybladeLordSora

November 19, 2019 @ 01:11 amOffline

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Zettaflare

Boy could you imagine how awkward it would have been to see Xemnas eating ice cream with Roxas and the gang on the clocktower. Or Ansem casually playing frisbee with Riku.

Makes me laugh just thinking about it

I could actually see the Frisbee bit, even if I replace Ansem with a "Ghost Ansem"

The Xemnas bit would be more "Everybody staring at him with him slowly backing away"

Ballad of Caius

November 19, 2019 @ 01:32 amOffline

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FudgemintGuardian

I'm assuming Sora's in Shibuya thanks to Joshua, so it probably goes pretty far.

Which makes you wonder if Luxord's Wild Card actually led him there, or will it be his escape key.

Zettaflare

Boy could you imagine how awkward it would have been to see Xemnas eating ice cream with Roxas and the gang on the clocktower. Or Ansem casually playing frisbee with Riku.

Makes me laugh just thinking about it

LOL

To be honest, fans would have raged if they gave any semblance of simpathy to the Norts beyond of what we got.

KeybladeLordSora

November 19, 2019 @ 02:24 amOffline

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Judging by how he worded it, it sounds like they probably finished recording.

MATGSY

November 19, 2019 @ 02:51 amOffline

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FudgemintGuardian

There's at least three ways off the top of my head Ansem, and Xemnas of course, can return.

1. Their hearts took residence in Terra's
2. They're in the Final World
3.


4. Robo-Ansem
5. An actor playing Ansem in an in-universe movie in the Bolt world (for bonus lulz, they get Billy Zane back for this)
6. Zombie Ansem
7. Robo-Zombie Ansem
8. Zombie Robo-Ansem
9. Ansem's never before seen twin brother
10. Holo-Ansem
11. Scary dream sequence
12. An Ansem toy from Toybox that's come to life
13. Some guy who looks like Ansem with a big fake-looking mustache who claims he's so totally not that this Ansem person you speak of even though you never said Ansem's name out loud in front of him & now you're getting kinda suspicious.

Oracle Spockanort

November 19, 2019 @ 02:57 amOffline

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KeybladeLordSora

Judging by how he worded it, it sounds like they probably finished recording.


He might have finished his lines but we can't speak on the whole production. Every VA has their own schedule that has to be worked around.

Face My Fears

November 19, 2019 @ 03:18 amOffline

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Oracle Spockanort

He might have finished his lines but we can't speak on the whole production. Every VA has their own schedule that has to be worked around.

I thought voice acting was the last part of game development since the script and animations would need to be locked in at that point?

FudgemintGuardian

November 19, 2019 @ 03:32 amOffline

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Zettaflare

Boy could you imagine how awkward it would have been to see Xemnas eating ice cream with Roxas and the gang on the clocktower. Or Ansem casually playing frisbee with Riku.

Makes me laugh just thinking about it
That's the kinda of awkwardness I live for.

Ballad of Caius

Which makes you wonder if Luxord's Wild Card actually led him there, or will it be his escape key.
I just thought of this over at Twitter, but I'm now convinced the wild card is a blank card from the original Chi that'll let Sora draw power from someone. That the power could be from anyone is what makes it a wild card.

Oracle Spockanort

November 19, 2019 @ 03:50 amOffline

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Face My Fears

I thought voice acting was the last part of game development since the script and animations would need to be locked in at that point?


Yes, it is. What I am saying is that depending on the schedule of the VAs, they might not have all recorded yet. Just because Epcar finished doesn't mean the others have, at least not until we get definitive confirmation from somebody.

Face My Fears

November 19, 2019 @ 05:54 amOffline

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FudgemintGuardian

That's the kinda of awkwardness I live for.

I just thought of this over at Twitter, but I'm now convinced the wild card is a blank card from the original Chi that'll let Sora draw power from someone. That the power could be from anyone is what makes it a wild card.

I thought the Wild Card was what summoned Roxas. I first thought that it would be Sora's way out of the Reaper's Game, but when I was thinking of ways that explained Roxas' return I thought the card could be used to explain it.
Oracle Spockanort

Yes, it is. What I am saying is that depending on the schedule of the VAs, they might not have all recorded yet. Just because Epcar finished doesn't mean the others have, at least not until we get definitive confirmation from somebody.

But it wouldn't take more than a day to record? Plus he must be one of the more important voices since Terra-Xehanort definitely will have lines in ReMIND.

Sign

November 19, 2019 @ 07:55 amOffline

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Face My Fears
But it wouldn't take more than a day to record? Plus he must be one of the more important voices since Terra-Xehanort definitely will have lines in ReMIND.


It's not like everyone just happens to be available on the same day. They need to accommodate schedules and other obligations, which could space the recording sessions over days or even weeks.

rokudamia2

November 19, 2019 @ 09:06 amOffline

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Oracle Spockanort

Yes, it is. What I am saying is that depending on the schedule of the VAs, they might not have all recorded yet. Just because Epcar finished doesn't mean the others have, at least not until we get definitive confirmation from somebody.


To give an example in the English versions e3 2018 trailers for kh3 Rapunzel and Marluxia were unvoiced but in the Japanese versions they were voiced

Ballad of Caius

November 19, 2019 @ 12:37 pmOffline

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FudgemintGuardian

I just thought of this over at Twitter, but I'm now convinced the wild card is a blank card from the original Chi that'll let Sora draw power from someone. That the power could be from anyone is what makes it a wild card.

What if Sora already used the Wild Card? What if, after he disappeared in front of Kairi, the Lich carried his heart, the Wild Card activated and someone rescued Sora from the Lich and Sora somehow ended in Shibuya?

Oracle Spockanort

November 19, 2019 @ 01:16 pmOffline

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Face My Fears

I thought the Wild Card was what summoned Roxas. I first thought that it would be Sora's way out of the Reaper's Game, but when I was thinking of ways that explained Roxas' return I thought the card could be used to explain it.


No, what made you think that? The wild card is still in Sora’s possession.

Roxas was already on his way to Sora in the replica body but he was missing that “thing” that made him Roxas until Xion started fighting Sora and that “thing”, his heart, was drawn to the new body. It’s not shown or even explained well but that’s essentially the series of events during that scene.



But it wouldn't take more than a day to record? Plus he must be one of the more important voices since Terra-Xehanort definitely will have lines in ReMIND.



As Sign has already explained and to explain what I have been saying in my own posts, they don’t all record at once. Their schedules have to be accommodated. Just because it’s not that much to record doesn’t mean they all can get into the studio at one time. That isn’t how it works.

Half of the cast are actors with long-term prior engagements (months-long filming in all sorts of locations, press tours, traveling, families) and the other half are voice actors with their own prior engagements (recording sessions planned months in advance, traveling, cons and events, families).

It is what can make recording so difficult.

Chaser

November 19, 2019 @ 02:35 pmOffline

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It’s even hard for Haley Joel Osment to fit in time to record:



It can be particularly hard to juggle such a complex story when recording his lines abroad or while working on other projects, Osment concedes. "It took a good part of last year to do all of our recording sessions. I was doing them in Toronto, New York City and while in South Africa. It's hard to find times that work for all timezones between where I’m at and Tokyo [where Square Enix is headquartered]," he says.



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FudgemintGuardian

November 21, 2019 @ 03:10 amOffline

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Ballad of Caius

What if Sora already used the Wild Card? What if, after he disappeared in front of Kairi, the Lich carried his heart, the Wild Card activated and someone rescued Sora from the Lich and Sora somehow ended in Shibuya?
I mean, maybe? It being a "wild card", i.e. a "Nomura ex machina card" means it could do anything, but it'd be such a waste to use the card like this and a little redundant when someone like Joshua could already know of Sora's death and bring him to Shibuya himself.

Ballad of Caius

November 22, 2019 @ 01:19 amOffline

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FudgemintGuardian

I mean, maybe? It being a "wild card", i.e. a "Nomura ex machina card" means it could do anything, but it'd be such a waste to use the card like this and a little redundant when someone like Joshua could already know of Sora's death and bring him to Shibuya himself.

It's interesting how you can use organic laws of a world to bring someone back. Basically opens a gateway to just about bring anyone back.

Ballad of Caius

November 26, 2019 @ 12:28 pmOffline

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Apparently Square Enix has released the PNG image for the KINGDOM HEARTS III Re:MIND logo. I have a feeling that something is coming soon.

FudgemintGuardian

November 26, 2019 @ 04:13 pmOffline

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Ballad of Caius

Apparently Square Enix has released the PNG image for the KINGDOM HEARTS III Re:MIND logo. I have a feeling that something is coming soon.

5glitchers5

November 26, 2019 @ 04:58 pmOffline

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Here's to hoping Ansem SoD also gets some more screen-time and lines.

Sakuraba Neku

November 28, 2019 @ 11:46 pmOffline

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There nothing confirming it so far, but 30th November is the date for the last concert of World of Tres tour and some fans are expecting a new trailer for Re:Mind. It's a good guess because we got out first news about Re:Mind DLC content in the first concert in Tokyo and the last one will be in Osaka.

If we don't get anything, it's just a matter of time because we'll definitely get in December.

FudgemintGuardian

November 28, 2019 @ 11:52 pmOffline

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Sakuraba Neku

There nothing confirming it so far, but 30th November is the date for the last concert of World of Tres tour and some fans are expecting a new trailer for Re:Mind. It's a good guess because we got out first news about Re:Mind DLC content in the first concert in Tokyo and the last one will be in Osaka.

If we don't get anything, it's just a matter of time because we'll definitely get in December.

Ballad of Caius

November 29, 2019 @ 01:17 amOffline

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Sakuraba Neku

There nothing confirming it so far, but 30th November is the date for the last concert of World of Tres tour and some fans are expecting a new trailer for Re:Mind. It's a good guess because we got out first news about Re:Mind DLC content in the first concert in Tokyo and the last one will be in Osaka.

If we don't get anything, it's just a matter of time because we'll definitely get in December.

Judging by the precedent that the concerts have been used to market the game and that the PNG image was released recently, I think it's safe to assume that we'll get something from this concert. Especially since the DLC would be two months shy from Winter.

AdrianXXII

November 29, 2019 @ 12:16 pmOffline

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FudgemintGuardian

I mean, maybe? It being a "wild card", i.e. a "Nomura ex machina card" means it could do anything, but it'd be such a waste to use the card like this and a little redundant when someone like Joshua could already know of Sora's death and bring him to Shibuya himself.


Didn't Nomura say in a Ultimania Interview that it's not the same Shibuya?
I like the idea of Joshua being the one responsible, would make meeting them in DDD have more of a pay off.

Ballad of Caius

Judging by the precedent that the concerts have been used to market the game and that the PNG image was released recently, I think it's safe to assume that we'll get something from this concert. Especially since the DLC would be two months shy from Winter.


I'm really hoping tomorrow will reveal a new trailer, but I'm also trying to not get my hopes up, seeing Jumpfesta might be used instead.

FudgemintGuardian

November 29, 2019 @ 03:35 pmOffline

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AdrianXXII

Didn't Nomura say in a Ultimania Interview that it's not the same Shibuya?
I like the idea of Joshua being the one responsible, would make meeting them in DDD have more of a pay off.
I'mma just bring up Spockanort quotes.

Oracle Spockanort

No. He clarifies that it is not Kingdom Hearts' version of Shibuya. In fact, he kinda reinforces the idea that it is TWEWY:

[INDENT]—Is Sora in the world of the World Ends With You (a game Nomura previously directed)?[/INDENT]
[INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT]Nomura: It does look like it. But there's more meaning in the fact that it is not Shibuya (written with kanji 渋谷), but Shibuya (written with katakana シブヤ). Also, Sora promised Neku and the others in KH3D that he would meet them in Shibuya (written in katakana), but that doesn't mean it's directly connected to this movie.[/INDENT]
[INDENT][/INDENT]
Shibuya, that is the UG Shibuya where the Reaper's Game is played, is referred to as シブヤ in TWEWY and Kingdom Hearts. Then there is the real (RG) Shibuya that is called 渋谷.

Nomura would have just flat out said no if it wasn't TWEWY.


Oracle Spockanort

シブヤ is TWEWY’s Shibuya. 渋谷 is the real Shibuya. It’s how marketing refers to it, how it gets mentioned in the game, how Japanese fans refer to it.

On top of that, if Nomura did not want to create the imagery of TWEWY’s Shibuya, he wouldn’t have used the 104 Building from the game. They could have called it the 106 or any other variation of 109.

Other Square Enix games have actually referred to the 109 Building by its real name, so 104 is strictly a TWEWY version of that.

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