Audio Drama Reading of The Mask Shatters - A Persona 5 Royal Fanfic Master Casting Call
arlen chitty for Principal Kobayakawa
Canon Character
Name Pronunciation: Koe-Bai-Yah-Kaw-Wa
Principal Kobayakawa is the principal of Shujin Academy, the school of Ren and most of the Phantom Thieves bar Futaba and Yusuke. Right off the bat, he is painted as a genuine jerk and as one concerned only for himself and the school's reputation, even going so far as to threaten Ren with expulsion upon a single wrong-doing the second he shows up for school for the first time. He is severely unqualified for his job and only got his position due to the fact he is business partners with the main antagonist of the game, who used his connections to get Kobayakawa his position. Later in game, Kobayakawa is assassinated by his business partner when he attempts to go turncoat and reveal everything about a conspiracy that both Kobayakawa was involved in and his business partner is the head of.
Voice Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOkRTzCfGow
I am Principal Kobayakawa. I am the morbidly obese, eggman-looking principal of Shujin Academy. I don't have many physical appearances outside of plot-related cutscenes and I simply serve as a tool to begin the third act of the game and set in motion the late-game plot in the early game. I don't have a single care for the students under my watch and simply care for my own reputation and that of my school's and, because of that, I am really hated within the student body.
I mean, this sounds great - really I am impressed and if I didn't know any better, I'd say this is his voice by default - but it also sounds like you didn't listen to the voice example provided in the role's description as this sounds nothing close to him.
Thanks. I did listen to the sample and you are right: I am nothing close. The reason I auditioned with a gravelly and somewhat contemptuous tone is because it fits in with everything else about him. Thanks.
The thing is, you are absolutely right. I like this voice a shitton more than canon. However, I'd like to keep the voice similar for a few reasons. One, chiefly, being I don't want to have my inbox flamed on the various publication sites for not keeping true to the lore.
Hmm, tell you what. I have a character you could probably do... PM when you are able.
I understand. Glad to help.
Agreed! He nailed it! Sometimes listening to the voice exaples is a detriment.
Yeah, I know. But unfortunately I need to keep canon characters similar to one another. The only ones who are flexible are the minor ones like the VP since they are not memorable.