Dane Koval is a veteran member of Sacramento Metro SWAT and the team's primary breacher.

Koval is 38, experienced, calm under pressure, extremely dependable, and known for his dry sense of humor. He's the guy who can make a joke five minutes before an operation and become completely focused the second things turn serious.

We're looking for a natural adult male voice with some weight and maturity, but not a stereotypical gravelly action-hero voice. Koval should sound like a real experienced officer talking to people he's worked beside for years.

His humor is understated. He doesn't perform the joke—he just says it. During tactical situations his delivery becomes concise, controlled and authoritative without unnecessary shouting.

Performance style: grounded, conversational, confident, dry, believable and cinematic.

This is a recurring character beginning with the FIRST LIGHT playable demo.

Marisol Tennant is a major character in BLUE HOUR: Sacramento and a member of Sacramento Metro SWAT.

Marisol is in her early 30s and originally from Kentucky. She is capable, intelligent, compassionate, and quick-witted. Despite working in a high-stress tactical environment, she should sound like a real person—not a stereotypical tough female cop or military character.

We are looking for a natural, conversational female performance with strong emotional range. A natural or convincing Kentucky/Southern accent is preferred, but it should be subtle and believable rather than exaggerated.

Marisol can move between joking with teammates, calmly communicating with people in crisis, and taking decisive action when a situation becomes dangerous. Her warmth is an important part of the character.

Performance style: grounded, intimate, realistic and cinematic. Natural pauses, breaths, imperfections and emotional reactions are welcome. Please avoid an announcer, radio-commercial, or exaggerated “cop” delivery.

This is a major recurring character, beginning with the FIRST LIGHT playable demo.

Ray Okonkwo is a core member of Sacramento Metro SWAT and one of the emotional anchors of the team.

Ray is Nigerian-American, experienced, dependable, observant, and naturally warm. Around the team he has an easy sense of humor and feels like someone you'd genuinely want beside you on a bad day. When a situation becomes dangerous, that warmth gives way to a focused, controlled professional.

We are looking for a natural adult male performance with warmth, confidence, and emotional range. Ray should sound like a real person rather than a stereotypical action-game soldier. Please do not force an African accent; the character is Nigerian-American.

Ray's relationships with his teammates are important to BLUE HOUR, so the actor needs to handle humor and ordinary conversation just as convincingly as tactical dialogue and serious emotional scenes.

Performance style: grounded, conversational, warm, confident and believable. Natural pauses and reactions are encouraged. Avoid an announcer, movie-trailer, or exaggerated military delivery.

This is a major recurring character beginning with the FIRST LIGHT playable demo

Jack Mercer is the team leader of Sacramento Metro SWAT and one of BLUE HOUR's major recurring characters.

Jack is an experienced leader who earns authority through trust rather than volume. He is calm, observant, protective of his people, and capable of making difficult decisions under pressure. Around the team, however, he's still one of them—he can joke, get irritated, and speak casually without constantly sounding like someone's commanding officer.

We are looking for a mature adult male performance with natural authority and emotional depth. Jack should command a room without needing to shout.

Avoid the stereotypical gravelly SWAT commander, drill-sergeant, or action-movie performance. We want a believable person who happens to lead a tactical team.

Performance style: grounded, confident, controlled, conversational and emotionally believable.

This is a major recurring character beginning with the FIRST LIGHT playable demo.

Priya Nair is Sacramento Metro SWAT's tactical medic and a major recurring character in BLUE HOUR: Sacramento.

Priya is a former Army medic from San Jose. She is highly competent, intelligent, direct, and difficult to rattle. When someone is injured, Priya takes control immediately. She doesn't need to raise her voice to make people listen.

Away from emergencies, Priya is considerably more relaxed. She knows her teammates extremely well, has a sharp sense of humor, and isn't afraid to call them out when they're being idiots.

We are looking for a natural adult female performance capable of switching between warm everyday conversation and calm medical authority. Priya should never sound like a stereotypical soldier or emotionless medic.

Performance style: grounded, confident, intelligent, conversational and emotionally believable. Natural reactions and imperfections are encouraged.

This is a recurring character beginning with the FIRST LIGHT playable demo.

Erik Halverson is a veteran member of Sacramento Metro SWAT and a recurring character in BLUE HOUR: Sacramento.

A former highway patrol officer, Halverson is disciplined, observant, and dependable. He's particularly strong at rear security, logistics, and noticing the small things other people overlook. He's quieter than some members of the team, but that shouldn't be mistaken for being cold.

Underneath his reserved personality, Halverson genuinely cares about his teammates. He usually shows that through actions rather than speeches.

We are looking for a mature adult male voice with a restrained, natural quality. A slightly rough or weathered voice can work well, but avoid the exaggerated gravelly action-hero sound.

Performance style: understated, deliberate, calm, dry and believable. Halverson doesn't waste words.

This is a recurring character beginning with the FIRST LIGHT playable demo.

Archer Moss is the designated sharpshooter/overwatch operator for Sacramento Metro SWAT and a recurring character in BLUE HOUR: Sacramento.

Moss grew up in Stockton and has a rough past, including former gang involvement, before eventually turning his life around. He later served in the Army and ultimately entered law enforcement. His past isn't his entire personality—it gives him perspective that some of the other officers don't have.

Moss is street-smart, observant, disciplined, loyal, and extremely patient. He's comfortable joking with the team, but when he's behind a rifle or watching an operation from overwatch, he becomes quiet and intensely focused.

We are looking for a Black adult male voice actor with a natural, contemporary American/West Coast delivery. Do not exaggerate slang or perform a stereotypical "gangster" voice. Moss should sound authentic, intelligent, experienced, and relaxed.

Performance style: natural, calm, confident, slightly gritty, dry sense of humor, with strong emotional range when needed.

This is a recurring character in BLUE HOUR: Sacramento.

I'm looking for a 3D character artist who would like to work with me on creating Marisol Tennant, one of the main characters in my indie tactical police game, BLUE HOUR.

Tennant already has an established character design and reference images. I'm not looking for someone to completely redesign her. I need someone who can help turn that established appearance into a convincing, game-ready character for Unreal Engine.

What I Need Help With

The goal is to create Tennant with:

• A face that closely matches her established reference images

• Proper proportions and body scale

• Realistic skin and facial details

• Her established hair/ponytail

• Game-ready clothing and tactical equipment

• Good materials and textures

• Proper rigging or compatibility with an Unreal Engine character skeleton

• Facial capability suitable for dialogue/cinematics if possible

• A finished character that can actually be used inside BLUE HOUR

I already have BLUE HOUR running in Unreal Engine 5, so this isn't a concept-only project. The game is actively being developed and Tennant needs to become one of its primary finished characters.

About Marisol Tennant

Marisol Tennant is a Metro SWAT officer specializing in crisis communication and one of BLUE HOUR's central characters.

She is approximately 5'0", with a small build, freckles, hazel eyes and dark-blonde/blonde-brown hair normally worn in a somewhat messy ponytail.

She's meant to look like a believable person rather than an exaggerated action-game character.

I have multiple visual references available for the artist.

Experience That Would Help

You don't need to know every part of the pipeline. I'm happy to work with someone who's particularly strong in one area and willing to figure out the rest with me.

Experience with any of these would be especially useful:

• Blender

• Unreal Engine 5

• Character Creator

• MetaHuman

• Character modeling/sculpting

• Hair

• Texturing/materials

• Rigging

• Facial animation

• Game-character optimization

Project / Compensation

BLUE HOUR is currently an indie project with a very limited budget, so this position is volunteer/unpaid at this stage.

I want to be completely upfront about that.

Anyone who contributes will receive proper credit for their work in BLUE HOUR. I'm looking for someone who genuinely likes character creation, indie development, or the project itself and would enjoy helping bring Tennant to life.

I'm also not expecting someone to magically finish an entire AAA character overnight. I'd rather work together, communicate, and build her correctly.

Most Important Thing

I need someone who is willing to work with me, not simply hand me a random character model.

Tennant already has a specific identity and appearance. She's an important part of BLUE HOUR, and I want the finished character to actually look and feel like Marisol Tennant.

If you're interested, please send examples of any character work you've done—even if you're still building your portfolio.