The fact that voice actors have frequently discovered they're no longer playing a role through videogame announcements, rather than because someone talked to them and gave them the respect they deserved?
I find that super avoidable and sad.
LittleKuriboh
Shakespeare characters + superheroes are two wonderful examples of "Character played by multiple people; all are correct."
Games + dubs often don't have folks "sharing the mask" like that—but, to me, the fix isn't "Never recast" so much as "If this happens: be clear with EVERYONE from the get-go."
Jett Barker
I think it’s also important to reinforce the mindset that a character can have multiple performers and they don’t just stop being that character when someone else becomes them
I also really want people to recognize that voice actors can be replaced, but that does not mean they are expendable.
LittleKuriboh
Absolutely. Especially because a big part of voice actors' livelihoods is running the convention circuit and continuing to embody that character for years. They can still do that, ofc, but it creates a degree of separation that will continue to grow. It deserves some amount of grief and mourning.
