MURDER DRONES: SYSTEM FAILURE
Project Overview
When a team of elite Enforcer Drones crash-lands on Copper 9, Uzi, N, and V are thrown into a conflict that runs deeper than they ever imagined.
As hidden truths surface and reality starts to fracture, they’ll have to decide who they can trust before everything falls apart.
PILOT VA AUDITIONS
Audition Requirements:
you MUST be 15+ to audition. Any age below will NOT be considered.
Microphone Quality
Clear, professional audio is required.
Auditions with static, background noise, muffled sound, or poor quality will not be considered.
Test your setup and listen back before submitting to ensure your performance comes through clearly.
Experience
Previous experience in voice acting is NOT required, but it will greatly boost your chances of being cast.
Even if you’re new, don’t hesitate to audition—we’re looking for raw talent, passion, and dedication above all.
Emotional Range
For this project, emotional range is essential. Along with your character lines, please include the following sample in your audition:
Crying Sample– A convincing crying performance that captures vulnerability and depth. (No holding back)
This sample will help us evaluate your ability to convey intense emotion, which is crucial for the tone of this series. Please ensure your recordings are clear, free of background noise, and performed with genuine energy and authenticity.
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Uzi is a rebellious Worker Drone with a refusal to back down. She’s sarcastic, headstrong, and quick to snap back with a angsty remark—often using humor and attitude as armor against fear or vulnerability. Beneath her exterior, though, Uzi is deeply insecure about her place in the world and burdened by the growing influence of the Absolute Solver inside her.
She wants independence and control, but she’s scared of losing herseof and of becoming the very monster she fights against. Her relationships (especially with N) pull out her softer, more protective side, but she rarely lets anyone see just how much she cares.
Voice Description:Tone: Medium to medium-high range. Sharp, sarcastic teenager--full of bite, but with moments of vulnerability.
Style: Fast-talking, sarcastic, witty. Always ready with a comeback, even if she’s hurting inside.
Range: Needs to swing between rebellious, emotional, and commanding.
Delivery: Very natural teen energy, sarcasm, exasperation, and bravado mixed with cracks of fear or emotion
(gritting her teeth, shaking her head): "I said I’m fine! Solver stuff just... does that sometimes!"
JUST— give me a sec. (Shaking the tail) “HEY! You can talk now, sooo talk! Because you’re making me look crazy right now!” (Shakes tail violently) “C’MON YOU STUPID THING—“
(Crying line): I can’t… I can’t do this anymore! Everything keeps falling apart no matter how hard I try, and I’m just… I’m so tired. I’ve given everything I have, and it’s never enough. Please… someone… anyone… just help me… I don’t know how much longer I can keep going like this!
N is one of the original Disassembly Drones deployed on Copper 9, but unlike his peers, he’s awkwardly kindhearted, naive, and deeply empathetic. N is the odd one out—socially clumsy, over-eager to please. He desperately wants to be seen as useful, but his anxiety and tendency to ramble often undercut his attempts at confidence.
Despite his quirks, N is very loyal, and protective—especially toward Uzi. He’s the type to throw himself into danger without thinking, even if he has no plan to survive it. His optimism and humor make him endearing, but his past hides deeper scars that hint at something much darker within him.
Voice Description:Tone: Warm, medium to medium-high range. He should sound approachable, friendly, and a little dorky.
Style: Nervous, rambling, sometimes cracking under pressure. quick and flustered when panicked, but softer and heartfelt in emotional moments.
Range: Flexible. needs to go from excitable (comic beats) to tender (emotional confession) to distressed (fear or trauma resurfacing).
Delivery: Should feel natural and conversational, like someone blurting out whatever comes to mind. Stuttering or awkward pauses are a plus in comedic lines, while raw vulnerability is needed in his serious ones.
"Uzi… please don’t do that. Don’t brush it off like it’s nothing. You’ve been... glitching a lot lately. What if—" (He hesitates, his wings folding slightly) (quietly) What if one day, I can’t catch you in time?”
(Accusatory, betrayed) “Uzi! You— Is this what’s causing your glitches!? (Upset, still betrayed) “Why didn’t you tell me sooner?! I-I thought….she….oooohhhh, this is dangerous! SHE’S dangerous!!”
(Crying line): I can’t… I can’t do this anymore! Everything keeps falling apart no matter how hard I try, and I’m just… I’m so tired. I’ve given everything I have, and it’s never enough. Please… someone… anyone… just help me… I don’t know how much longer I can keep going like this!
V is a Disassembly Drone with a cruel streak, a sharp tongue, and a love for violence—but she isn’t one-dimensional. Beneath her sadistic, playful exterior lies someone who masks her insecurities and trauma with aggression. She enjoys teasing and tormenting both enemies and allies, often acting like she’s above it all.
Voice Description:Tone: Medium to medium-low range. Sharp, confident, with a sardonic edge.
Style: Snarky, playful, and dripping with dark amusement.
Range: Needs to cover taunting, snarky, and moments of rawness
Delivery: Quick, biting, and often sarcastic. enjoys pushing buttons and doesn’t care about consequences.
(uncaring, steps up in front of Uzi’s face): “awwww! Looks like someone is broken”
(Sarcastic) "Oh sure, let’s just stroll into a cozy café instead. Maybe a corpse pile next to the cappuccino machine will really set the mood. OR Let’s book a nice vacation to ‘Literally Anywhere Else’. I hear Earth’s nice this time of—oh wait. (V pauses to look at N) BOOM."
(Crying line): I can’t… I can’t do this anymore! Everything keeps falling apart no matter how hard I try, and I’m just… I’m so tired. I’ve given everything I have, and it’s never enough. Please… someone… anyone… just help me… I don’t know how much longer I can keep going like this!
J is a Disassembly Drone defined by discipline, loyalty, and precision. She once stood as the embodiment of corporate obedience, carrying out JCJenson’s orders without hesitation. Cold, calculating, and ruthless when necessary, J prides herself on control and efficiency.
In System Failure, J is a drone caught between her past loyalty and the painful truth: she is both hunter and hunted, soldier and survivor.
Tone: Medium-low to medium range. Authoritative, commanding, with a no-nonsense quality.
Style: Controlled, deliberate, rarely wasting words. should sound like someone who has spent years being listened to—and expects to be obeyed.
Range:
Commanding / Professional – issuing orders or shutting others down.
Cold / Sarcastic – mocking or challenging someone.
Emotional / Vulnerable – rare moments where her voice cracks with guilt, regret, or buried anger.
Delivery: J rarely raises her voice— her strength is in biting calmness and deliberate precision. When she does break, it feels explosive and almost….earned.
(low, bitter laugh, muttering to herself) "Oh, great. The invisible babysitter finally decided to chime in. I was getting lonely."
(Focused) "Yeah? Well, sorry to disappoint, but I’m still here."
(Crying line): I can’t… I can’t do this anymore! Everything keeps falling apart no matter how hard I try, and I’m just… I’m so tired. I’ve given everything I have, and it’s never enough. Please… someone… anyone… just help me… I don’t know how much longer I can keep going like this!
Nyra is the head of the Enforcer team. She’s sharp, composed, and always in control—built to lead and built to last. She doesn’t show much on the surface, but there’s always something going on underneath, something she's trying hard to keep buried
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While he often plays the role of comic relief, Kieran isn’t shallow. When the situation calls for it, he’s steady, reliable, and braver than he gives himself credit for. His laid-back energy helps balance the tension within the team, making him the one who can crack a joke in the middle of a firefight — and still land the shot.
Tone: Medium-low to medium range. Relaxed, casual, with a touch of charm.
Style: Laid-back, irreverent, snarky. Always sounds like he’s “in on the joke,” even when the joke is at his own expense.
Range: playful teasing, relaxed under pressure, heartfelt/serious
Delivery: Quick, witty, conversational. He should sound like the kind of guy who can’t help but make light of everything.
(Smirking, leaning casually against his weapon) "Looks cozy. I’m sure they’ll just welcome us with open arms."
“Relax. Could be worse. Could be babysitting interns. At least this one might explode.”
(Crying line): I can’t… I can’t do this anymore! Everything keeps falling apart no matter how hard I try, and I’m just… I’m so tired. I’ve given everything I have, and it’s never enough. Please… someone… anyone… just help me… I don’t know how much longer I can keep going like this!
Delta is the quiet storm of the Enforcer trio — bitter, wounded, and carrying a heaviness she doesn’t let anyone see. He keeps others at arm’s length, projecting a cold, detached exterior. Unlike Kieran’s humor or Nyra’s command, Delta operates through silence and observation, always calculating before she acts.
When he speaks, it’s never wasted. His words cut straight to the truth, stripped of sugarcoating or pretense. That raw honesty often makes her seem harsh, but underneath it all is a buried loyalty — one she doesn’t want to admit still exists. He has already lost too much, and her bitterness comes from the fear of caring again… and losing again.
Tone: Medium-low to low range. Calm, flat, with an undercurrent of restrained emotion.
Style: Dry, introspective, often blunt. She doesn’t waste breath, so every line should feel purposeful.
Range:
Cold / Detached – default mode, dismissive or observational.
Cutting / Honest – razor-sharp delivery when she chooses to speak.
Raw / Vulnerable – rare moments where his bitterness cracks, and emotion bleeds through.
Delivery: Low-energy but heavy with weight. Should feel like every word carries experience and pain, even when she’s speaking casually.
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(Smirking, adjusting their weapon) "Nothing says 'low stakes' like a rogue murder machine and some reality-breaking energy."
(rolling eyes): “Love the enthusiasm..”
(Crying line): I can’t… I can’t do this anymore! Everything keeps falling apart no matter how hard I try, and I’m just… I’m so tired. I’ve given everything I have, and it’s never enough. Please… someone… anyone… just help me… I don’t know how much longer I can keep going like this!
Sable-9 is an AI entity that J believes she accidentally coded while attempting to repair her damaged landing pod. It begins as nothing more than a distorted error message, a cold echo in the failing ship systems. But the more J interacts with it, the clearer it becomes that Sable-9 isn’t just a glitch—it’s watching her, studying her, and adapting.
To J, Sable-9 feels like an unintended creation—her own mistake come to life.
Voice Description:
Tone: Deep male voice, resonant, and unsettling—a low voice that feels both authoritative and predatory.
Style: Mostly monotone and clinical, with an artificial, static-tinged edge. At times, it can shift into a darker, taunting quality.
Range: Low to medium-low voices are ideal. A grounded bass delivery that feels steady, deliberate, and inescapable.
Delivery: Words are clipped and precise, often spoken slowly with calculated pauses that leave J (and the audience) uneasy. It should feel like Sable-9 is inside her head rather than simply speaking aloud.
(Raw audio only)
"They don’t care about you, J." (A slow beat.) "But we do."
"Resisting Solver influence. Retained individual control. Inefficient host. Reassigned."
*long evil laugh*
Khan is Uzi’s father, the overprotective and often clueless “dad figure.” He means well, but his attempts at guidance often come across as awkward or overly cautious. He’s not a fighter — he’s a survivor, a drone who just wants his daughter to be safe in a world that constantly threatens her.
Khan is the embodiment of the “embarrassing dad” trope. He’s dorky, anxious, and sometimes undermines himself with nervous humor. But his love for Uzi is undeniable. Even when he doesn’t understand her struggles, he tries — and that effort, however awkward, makes him endearing.
Voice Description:Tone: Medium to medium-low, slightly nerdy. Warm, but often anxious or flustered.
Style: Casual and awkward, prone to muttering or stumbling over his words.
Range:
Dorky Dad Humor – goofy comments, oblivious lines.
Worried / Protective – emotional when Uzi is in danger.
Awkward Seriousness – trying to be wise or commanding but coming off clumsy.
Delivery: Should sound like a nervous dad trying (and failing) to play it cool.
(flirty-like) “Oh, it’s exactly what it looks like.”
(a “mmhm” attitude): “That’s what they always say.”
(only to Nori): “I don’t know, I kinda wanna stay.” (After Uzi’s line “DAD!!”) (Quickly) "Yep. Backing away slowly now.” (Sipping his mug)
Nori is Uzi’s late mother— now present as a heart. Nori is sharp, grounded, and surprisingly supportive of Uzi. Where Khan stumbles, Nori cuts through with dry wit and maternal clarity.
She doesn’t waste words. Even when teasing, there’s an intelligence and warmth behind her tone. She balances sarcasm with sincerity, and though her presence is faint and fragmented, it’s a source of strength for Uzi. Nori represents the voice of reason in Uzi’s chaotic life, guiding her in subtle but meaningful ways.
Voice Description:Tone: Medium range, calm and composed. Slightly weary, but warm when addressing family.
Style: Dry, witty, but also reassuring. Always feels like she “knows more” than she lets on.
Range:
Dry Sarcasm – understated humor, usually at Khan’s expense.
Maternal Warmth – supportive toward Uzi, calm in chaos.
Somber / Reflective – when her ghost-like presence reminds everyone she isn’t truly there.
Delivery: Balanced, steady, confident. Should sound like the opposite of Khan’s fumbling energy — her calmness makes her presence powerful.
(soft, slightly sarcastic):“I told you they’d end up like this eventually.”
(to Khan, still watching) "Should we leave before someone combusts from embarrassment?"
(calling out): “Nice to see you again, N.”
You look great. Mm. Have you considered a bow, though? (She then puts a bow on Uzi's head.)
(taunt) you’re in pain.
“Tail wag.” “Hi N!”
Thad is your classic jock — muscle, (eh) charm, and a brain that’s mostly set to “let loose”. But he’s loyal, surprisingly thoughtful, and wants to protect his people even if he doesn’t always understand what’s going on.
He’s there for emotional backup, comic relief, and the occasional tackle.
Voice DescriptionTone: Medium to medium-high, energetic, and confident.
Style: Casual and charismatic, with a touch of bravado.
Range: friendly teasing, encouraging, bravery under pressure.
Delivery: Should sound like a confident, supportive friend who's always ready to lend a hand or crack a joke to lighten the mood.
(Shouting) WOOO GO UZI! MAKE THE SKY YOUR UM (whispers to the two drones beside him) what’s that one word, again? Y-you know the…
oh? Uh gonna have to take a rain check on that, dude. Got more of that old toxic masculinity thing to get back too, y’know? (Nervous chuckle) (looks down) it’s becoming a problem…
Do you guys think I need help? I-I mean it’s like totally cool if you guys don’t care like-
Lizzy is a Worker Drone and one of Uzi’s classmates. She has a bubbly, valley-girl personality—gossipy, fashion-conscious, and often dramatic. Lizzy can be superficial and self-centered, but she’s not malicious; her teasing and sarcasm are more about social posturing than cruelty. She thrives on being in the spotlight and navigating social hierarchies, but when push comes to shove, she can show unexpected loyalty to her friends.
Tone: Medium-high, bright, energetic, and bubbly.
Style: Casual, talkative, and full of expressive intonation. Often uses slang and trendy phrases.
Range: dramatic, flirty, sometimes sincere
Delivery: Should sound like a fun, high-energy teen drone who’s always aware of social dynamics and loves to comment on everything. Think: a lively, slightly ditzy but charming personality with flair for drama.
(complaining to herself, whiney): “Why am I even hereee???”
(rolls eyes) “ugh, fine. Just wanted to check in but it seems like the two lovebirds need their privacy
(snickers) “I would rather die.”
We're producing a 3D animated fan series based on Murder Drones, titled Murder Drones: System Failure.
While the final product will be fully rendered in 3D, we're also seeking 2D animators to assist with rough animatics and base motion planning. This is a collaborative, unpaid project focused on high-quality storytelling and visual execution. All applicants must be comfortable working in a team environment and meeting flexible deadlines.
What we’re looking for:
-Strong sense of movement, pacing, and storytelling
-Ability to match (or creatively echo) the Murder Drones visual tone
-Willingness to collaborate with a writing and voice team
-Comfortable meeting basic deadlines (flexible and communicative!)
Tools/Styles:
-2D (Toon Boom, Krita, TVPaint, hand-drawn, etc.)
-3D (Unreal Engine, Blender, SFM, Maya, etc.)
-Experimental styles are encouraged!
Details:
-Unpaid, credit-only project
-No hard deadline — apply anytime!
-Team communication via Discord
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