Arkham City's Harley Quinn Might Sound Like My Little Pony
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Arleen Sorkin's voice is pretty distinctive to the character, but I have heard Tara Strong in enough roles to know she can probably pull off duplicating the voice.
I'll certainly miss when Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill finally disappear as voices. They were both absence from the last animated movie: Under the Redhood, which still turn out to be one of the best Batman movies ever made and you should see it without question, but its impossible not to miss their voices. Mark Hamill is more the Joker to me than he is Luke Skywalker (clearly Heath Ledger should have played the role Anakin Skywalker). Kevin Conroy is without question the best Batman actor out there, cause he understands Batman's normal voice is when he's Batman, and his fake voice is when he's Bruce Wayne. Unlike like the reverse you see in nearly every movie.
I'll certainly miss when Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill finally disappear as voices. They were both absence from the last animated movie: Under the Redhood, which still turn out to be one of the best Batman movies ever made and you should see it without question, but its impossible not to miss their voices. Mark Hamill is more the Joker to me than he is Luke Skywalker (clearly Heath Ledger should have played the role Anakin Skywalker). Kevin Conroy is without question the best Batman actor out there, cause he understands Batman's normal voice is when he's Batman, and his fake voice is when he's Bruce Wayne. Unlike like the reverse you see in nearly every movie.
Im a fan of Miss Strong, but to say she has a wide variety of roles is unfounded and stupid. A wide variety of CHARACTERS perhaps, but her vocal range is plain weak. She nearly voices every character with the same output, either 'Rikku' with an accent (Paz) or slight variation on pitch (Bubbles) or the 'Ben 10' where she can pass of as a young boy (Phil from Rugrats.)
Now, again, don't get me wrong. She has a very pleasant voice as either role, but I'm merely stating that we probably shouldn't get our hopes up beyond a Brooklyn Rikku...
Also, WHY is Miss Sorkin not reprising her role? Seems like something you MAY want to report on...just sayin...
Now, again, don't get me wrong. She has a very pleasant voice as either role, but I'm merely stating that we probably shouldn't get our hopes up beyond a Brooklyn Rikku...
Also, WHY is Miss Sorkin not reprising her role? Seems like something you MAY want to report on...just sayin...
Seconded, like John states, I'll miss 'puddin' but she seems like she has the ability to make the role her own, and I look forward to seeing her do it.Julianking93 said:
I'll admit, it was quite a jarring bit of news. So many Batman fans grew up with Ms. Sorkin's Harley. Because she voiced her from day one of her creation, she was (and apparently still is to many) Harley Quinn. Though I shared the concern, I went back and listened to the Trailer, as well as the few audio snipets you can find of Arkham City Harley dialogue, and, frankly, Tara's taken that ball and run with it in a big bad, and good, way. There is a very subtle difference, as those who've grown up with the Arlene-Harley will hear, but Tara really keeps the character close to home. It's not like, say, the interpretation in The Batman. Ugh.
Also, this really comes as no surprise. In Batman: TAS, Harley was portrayed as the crazy, tongue 'n cheek bumbling Hench-girl. Over time, they tried to lay on the risque humor, "Come on, Puddin. Don't you wanna Rev up your Harley?" But Arlene's portrayal of the character was so slap stick, it didn't really work. Even in Arkham Asylum, despite a great performance, one could tell she was kind of struggling with the new direction they were taking the character in, i.e. taking her from Comic Relief to full on "Shag the crap out of her" Sex-Pot. As we've seen from the Trailer and screenshots, they're taking that route even further. And Tara, despite a lot of the Gumdrop and Lolly-pop roles she's played, the most recent being the *Awesome* Twilight Sparkle in MLP, can go super sexy + weird if the character calls for it.
And I think, at the core, that's why Arlene passed this time. Maybe it was her age, or maybe just a dislike of where the character is going, but I just don't think she had it in her to be "Do me, Batman," Harley as opposed to her earlier incarnation. For those who can't imagine Harley without Arlene, she's still performing and recording dialogue for the character in DC Universe Online, which has the classic portrayal of the character. At least, for now.
Also, this really comes as no surprise. In Batman: TAS, Harley was portrayed as the crazy, tongue 'n cheek bumbling Hench-girl. Over time, they tried to lay on the risque humor, "Come on, Puddin. Don't you wanna Rev up your Harley?" But Arlene's portrayal of the character was so slap stick, it didn't really work. Even in Arkham Asylum, despite a great performance, one could tell she was kind of struggling with the new direction they were taking the character in, i.e. taking her from Comic Relief to full on "Shag the crap out of her" Sex-Pot. As we've seen from the Trailer and screenshots, they're taking that route even further. And Tara, despite a lot of the Gumdrop and Lolly-pop roles she's played, the most recent being the *Awesome* Twilight Sparkle in MLP, can go super sexy + weird if the character calls for it.
And I think, at the core, that's why Arlene passed this time. Maybe it was her age, or maybe just a dislike of where the character is going, but I just don't think she had it in her to be "Do me, Batman," Harley as opposed to her earlier incarnation. For those who can't imagine Harley without Arlene, she's still performing and recording dialogue for the character in DC Universe Online, which has the classic portrayal of the character. At least, for now.
Im comfortable with Tara playing Harley, i just hope she doesnt sound too "Timmy Turner-ish" when she becomes frantic.
You know what i mean.
Still, my favourite Tara voice act was Princess Clara.
You know what i mean.
Still, my favourite Tara voice act was Princess Clara.
Wasn?t she raves voice in teen titans? If she did that voice she could give interesting spin to the character. in both the games Harley doesn?t really look like the one I know and love so I suppose that giving her a new voice kind of fits. Plus Strong has voiced a lot of characters I like so I think I can trust her with Harley.
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Sorkin's Harley is unique, funny, and distinctive. Sad to see her go. Strong is an incredible voice actress (Bubbles is a freaking hoot), though. It'll be good, just different. I'd have a hard time adjusting to a non-Hamill Joker, though.
Sorkin's Harley is unique, funny, and distinctive. Sad to see her go. Strong is an incredible voice actress (Bubbles is a freaking hoot), though. It'll be good, just different. I'd have a hard time adjusting to a non-Hamill Joker, though.
I thought Harley's voice sounded slightly different in the trailer. Now I know.
I'm not that bothered. I didn't like Sorkin's performance for the patient interviews in Arkham Asylum and as I said, the change in Harley's voice is slight and barely noticable. I reckon Strong will give a great performance and most people won't even notice the change.
I'm not that bothered. I didn't like Sorkin's performance for the patient interviews in Arkham Asylum and as I said, the change in Harley's voice is slight and barely noticable. I reckon Strong will give a great performance and most people won't even notice the change.
From what I can tell this wasn't Rocksteady dropping the ball, Sorkin didn't want to do it.
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No one is Mark Hammil, but I think John DiMaggio can pick up that torch.veloper said:
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