NOVA Protocol 2nd casting call

Project Overview

This is the 2nd casting call for the indie animated series: NOVA Protocol (formally known as project: NOVA)

in this casting call we are searching to expand our team as well as find voices for some of our early antagonists

for the character roles below, please keep in mind that they are subject to change (designs, slight personality shifts, slight story shifts ect ect)

for the production roles below, if you have any additional questions, please reach out to by, and ill be happy to discuss them

also please do note, this is a heavy passion project, so things will progress slowly.

what is NOVA Protocol?

Nova Protocol is a passion project where we are working hard to create a 3d animated series made within blender (goo engine), following the story of a Myrden Girl named Snell as she joins in with survivors of an old faction known as the "Nova Knights" along with some other mercenaries. together they try to survive in a hostile universe while working to eventually take down Vex. the story focuses early on a PMC group known as Onyxcorp, before shifting over to Vex and his pirate empire.

how long has this project being going on for?

the first rough ideas for the character Snell technically started back in 2024 December, though the idea of this project never truly was made until a few months after in 2025. so far we have been working for over a year, getting this project out of its "concept" phase and into heavy pre production, with some production elements along the way

as of writing this message to be placed into casting call (23/05/2026) we have 2 animatics already made and published to the public, as well as a third currently being worked on. for a small team this is quite a large amount of progress and we are so happy to be where we currently are, and looking forward to seeing what the future has in store for this project

This project seems large and ambitious, yet is classed as unpaid

Yes this project is large and ambitious, and sadly as it currently stands, I cant offer a guarantee "deferred" payment plan or "X per hour". at the moment while working on this project I all but currently work in retail, so it already is a strain funding this project on my side. but we do have a plan on how to get funding once we have more work done on the project, once we do hit that stage we will be changing it from "unpaid" to "deferred". all of which will be discussed with the team once that day arrives

I am interested in this project, but feel as though its not right time to join in just yet

We fully understand that, if you are interested in what we have of this project so far but are hesitant to join it in its current state. please do follow our social pages to be kept up to track on how our show is doing, we also do have a discord server on top of this as well

since we are also wanting to make sure the people that sign up are interested in working on this project, in your submissions, leave a lil text with the word "Snell" so we know you have been reading this (think of it as a little bonus point)

Latest Updates

  • All the roles have been filled

    And with that it has been an exciting turn out!

    all of you have done so well with the auditions and it was hard to pick all of the roles.

    though again if you did not get a wrole, do not worry, I have made a list on VA's that really stood out to me here and will reach out to you all soon. asking if it would be alright to keep you on the backburner for any future characters that come up within this project.

    again thank you all so much for auditioning, the love and support on this project has blown me away.

    Zulad/Alex Kingsley - Director of NOVA Protocol

  • notice on first castings

    Hiya everyone zulad here. wanted to let everyone know that in about 1-2 weeks, we will be selecting the first roles within this casting call

    to be frank I was not expecting there to be over 120 auditions (there are so many talented people here!) and there are a lot of auditions to go through.

    though a point we would like to make is that if you dont get casted for one of the characters here, there will be many oportunities to voice characters within this project if it does intrest you.

    if you are interested, you can either reach out to me so I can make a note on va's who are interested, or join the discord server for quicker updates

    https://discord.gg/UJNW4zMjW

    again, thank you all for the support and interest in this project, I am absolutly blown away

    Alex/Zulad - Director of NOVA Protocol

  • First shortlist selected

    Heyo everyone

    Again thank you all for your interest in this project, some of you may have noticed that you have been shortlisted, this is to say you are in heavy consideration for the character role

    We may also soon be commenting under some posts, referring other character roles if we belive your voice fits better (not a guarantee selection, but we belive it would be stronger there), though if the character does not interest you, don't worry about auditioning for the role.

    As a side note since I have been asked:

    Yes you can to multiple takes if you feel you can do better, or ask for feedback

    Yes, you can reach out to me about general information on the project

    Again thank you all for your continued support and interest, we look forward to hearing continued auditions

    Also of you are interested in seeing extra info on the project or want more frequent updates on it (including info on internal casting calls)

    You can join Our discord here

    https://discord.gg/sXZagsaPy

    -

    Zulad/Alex director or NOVA Protocol (who is typing this up on his work break)

  • What a first day

    WOW

    in less than 24 hours there are over 15 submissions, while our first casting call for this project reached 24 in months.

    we thank everyone for their interested in this project! we will be reviewing every submission carefully, taking into concideration many different factors (voice range, background noise, how it fits the character, ect ect)

    we look forward to future submissions!

    with suprise and amazement from a guy who is currently wearing a suit of armor for mcm comic con

    -Alex/Zulad the Director of NOVA Protocol

Project Roles: Bruno Halloway Umbra Vex James Vernon Roseline Vauclair Hudson Axel Deckerd Lore writer (assistant) Script writer (assistant) 3d animator Character designer (assistant) Concept environment artist
Bruno Halloway
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Bruno Halloway
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Jesse Medina

shortest way to describe Bruno


"Bruno is an asshole, even if he doesn't mean to be"


Bruno is one of the many mechanics that work within Vex's pirate empire, he focuses on ship maintenance and even flies a lot ships to drop crew off for different missions, though he is quite the coward and would never take on any dangerous missions, instead dropping people off for simple retrieval missions while he sat in the cockpit with his feet up...Bruno is also quite lazy, often doing the bare minimum work so he is kept around while not having to work hard


a good song to get an idea of this character is "Senshi's theme" whenever he just appears within a scene, but its the first few notes on repeat like a broken record player


Rough dialogue

Voice description:
  • male adult

  • (casual) "oh please, like Vernon would care if one person dies on a mission, even then its not like she is a known member, Snell here is just some gutter bug living on the fleet, the more she makes the quicker she can pay for her freedom" (pause, turning back to face Snell) "no offense Snell, for a gutter bug you are the best we have"

  • (confused initially) "Huh, oh must have just been a size error, you know how those javards are with their eyesight hahaha"

  • (worried) "ahahaha, just a joke there, were all Myrdens here"

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Umbra
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Umbra
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Cara

Umbra is the main go to spy and assassins within the broken banner, A myrden girl who will use anything at her disposal to get what she wants, though this doesnt make her a selfish character. she just knows how the universe works.


She likes to "play" wither her "prey" when she is tasked with a job. this often causes fear within the ranks of her group. though she does have a soft spot for some that being James Vernon and Snell . Bruno Halloway is not on this list, but he thinks he is


she calls most people "love" if she is acquainted with them, though if she really does care about you she will call you by your name...though she also calls people by name if she hates them, some people (Bruno) struggle to tell this


she wears a mechanical mask to help her breath (rough design is only a mask due to my skill level) this is due to her having damaged lungs which surgery could not fix without high risk of death. she can do basic tasks without her mask, though she keeps wearing it


her voice idea was roughly based off of Pulchra from ZZZ, though other accents that come to mind are either British or Australian


a good song that helps you get the idea of the character "Super Psycho Love - nihmune"


rough dialogue

Voice description:
  • british
  • australian
  • female adult

  • "Aurellia was it?, we have to stop meeting like this, I might start to enjoy our little games a bit too much"

  • "I know what type of person you are love. hiding all of that behind that classy exterior" *gets close* "but I know just how much of that is fake, and I cant wait to see how the real you squirms"

  • (serious) "Captain...I trust you will make the right decision when it comes to her"

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Vex
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Vex
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: OkaGoblin

Vex is the "big bad evil guy" of the pirates within the Broken Banner, the one who leads the biggest pirate group within the known galaxies. 


with this in mind it will be quite a while before he is visually shown, however his voice will be heard from time to time.


Vex is a alien species known as a "Axol" they are typically known for being more lanky, with grey monotone skin that feels like slime, however they are heavily "used" within the universe. since their race are perfect donors for any aliens species, be it blood or organs. however unlike others who may have gone into more medical studies or be sold off to the black market. Vex saw a way to reverse that, and grafted many parts of other alien races to himself to create the monster which he is now known as.


However, despite his "monstrous" appearance, he is a somewhat reasonable man (for a pirate lord that is). he understands when something is outside of ones power, and never blames someone for that. his mercy shown when Vernon "loses" Snell


He is the type of villain who remains in control, but over time slips into insanity and rage. 


a good song to think about this character is "Apostate of Hate - The babayaga" (infinites theme with Gabriel voice lines over it)


His voice idea is something that is powerful, enough to command an entire room when he says a single word


Rough dialogue

Voice description:
  • male adult
  • monster

  • (concerningly calm) "Mad? of course I am Mad Vernon, but not at you. You run more than half of the fleet by yourself, it was a mistake on my end to not appoint more lieutenants to your side to help you manage everything, and your constant effort to find her despite all of your work. just goes to show your loyalty to me"

  • (slipping into insanity) "So it was *you* who left her behind. you **Wretched Filth, I should squish you like the disgusting BUG you are**"

  • (amused) "So there truly are remnants of Nova knights out there (chuckles) Its about time I get to put you lot back into the ground"

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James Vernon
Voice Actor Voice Actor
James Vernon
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Dr. Classified

One of the main generals/captains within Vex's pirate fleet, the Broken banner. Vernon could be seen as a tragic villain, one who may or may not earn redemption later on.


Once a soldier for a planet defense force, he was imprisoned after trying to expose the leaders for "faking wars" to make a profit on the destruction. after escaping and setting up life as a security guard, he went home one night to see his wife and daughter murdered. his path of revenge led him to working for Vex


a song that is a good idea to get the feel of the character "Renoir - Clair obscure: Expedition 33"


His voice idea is one that is stoic, strong yet caring


Rough dialogue

Voice description:
  • male adult

  • (aggressive, questioning) "Angry?... why would I be angry at you. unless of course *Bruno*, you gave me a reason to. so tell me, Did you, take Snell onto that ship of yours, and leave her there."

  • (genuine, soft spoken) "I wont report you to vex, really...I just wanted to see if you were alright. (sigh) I know I cant convince you to join back with us, not after everything that had happened. but please, know that I had no idea it was happening...."

  • (sad, aggressive) "why?, I work for him, because unlike all those pretentious filth who backstab each other. *He* understands what loyalty is. (mocking what was said to him)"you could be a mercenary, a soldier" WELL I WAS ONE, and that got my wife.....(voice breaking) my daughter... killed, the same people that people put their trust into were more corrupt than anything in this universe, but Vex... unlike others, he keeps his word, shows what loyalty is"

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Roseline Vauclair
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Roseline Vauclair
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Evelyn Faye

Roseline Vauclair is the esteemed leader and founder of the Onyxcorp PMC. founded 5 months after the fall of KordenHall, this group specialized in ground infantry after the slaughter that took place, the universe forgetting what close combat and urban warfare was truly like. 


This group, while like many other PMC's were morally grey, they did a lot of contracts to help many in need. Roseline is the type of character to maintain a good balance, while aiming to keep casualties to a minimum (something that others don't seem to care about). though her companies reputation can often be tainted by the actions of Axel, who currently holds a high bounty on his head due to his actions


a good song to think about her character is "Gods - Cjbeards"


her voice is one that is refined and commanding


Rough Dialogue

Voice description:
  • female adult

  • (stern, annoyed) "Let me get this right, You had sent 3 squads of our soldiers to a warehouse defense contract, to simply get extra money for your pocket.... only to lose most of these soldiers to, one, girl.....I had to spend the last few days writing letters to their loved ones. Axel, before you ever think about pulling a stunt like this again. remember, who you serve"

  • (sinister, calm) "Axel.....you have full permission to dispose of them as you see fit"

  • (Tired) "Hudson, stop annoying Axel, I don't want to have to bring in a clean up crew because he bursts a vein and decides to go berserk against his own allies"

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Hudson
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Hudson
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: verbacudis

Hudson is Onyxcorp's best Sniper, often going out alone for "hunts" He, is not a good man


Hudson wears the Onyxcorp armor with his helmet styled to be that of an old safari hunter, while going out on his "hunts" he likes to play games with competent game, his favorite being Aurellia. thanks to the aim of Aurellia, Hudson is missing an arm after she got a rare lucky shot, ricocheting a bullet 3 times. Now in the rare change he gets to meet her, he never aims to kill her. a rule they both follow. "if a bullet lands next to you, the person has to give up and leave" 


On top of acting like this posh game hunter, he is also a well known ragebaiter. mostly to Axel.

His voice is heavily refined, that of an old safari hunter. a voice in which you can tell he has a handle bar moustache underneath that helmet of his


a good song to think about with this character is : "Soul Clef XI - Trocadero"


Rough dialogue

Voice description:
  • male adult
  • british (posh)

  • (to Axel, rage baiting him)"oh come on now friend, this is nothing to lose your head over. or an arm, or have a pillar crush you, a bullet go straight through the heart....ah now how did your 5th friend die on korden hall again... though my friend I was surprised you even had 5 friends... let alone count to 5. ah come now my friend, lets see how much you have learnt, lets count yes. one...two...three...four... now what comes after four my dear Axel"

  • (suprised, happy) "Oh my dear Aurellia, it has been years, for a moment I was about to take your head off, and I see you have new company. quite the interesting group you have here, didn't know you would be working for ex nova knights....and pirates"

  • (contemplating) "well, you are my enemy....However what you are wanting to do is something I really don't care about, So sod it, why not. ah it has been ages since we have worked together Aurellia, just when I thought this day was going to be a drag"

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Axel
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Axel
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: IrishEngineer13

Axel is the problem causer within Onyxcorp, though he is kept around due to how efficient he is at killing. when things go south, the let him loose and pay for the damages later


Axel was one of the people who decided to join in on the raids against Korden Hall, joining one of the many mercenaries that went around killing the civilians to collect a large paycheck from a new ruler who was taking over the planet, though this is where he had lost most of his friends.


Axel had joined up with Onyxcorp and for a while was doing alright, having his moments of greed slip through but despite that was a strong leader. His anger and hatred directed to a man he had fought back on korden Hall, a hero by the name of Dominick. at this time Axel is unaware the Dominick survived the fall of the nova knights and is slowly on his way to becoming more mentally stable. this, of course, will change upon Axel seeing Dom alive


His armor is a more heavy variant of the Standard Onyxcorp armor, adorned with horns and spikes 


His voice is rough and gravely, a person who is filled with greed and rage


Rough dialogue below

Voice description:
  • male adult

  • (cocky, before turning into shock and rage) "So you were the little runt spying on us- wait.....**YOU**, YOU SHOULD BE DEAD"

  • (calm, casual) "its not my fault they built the place to be so fragile, besides they wanted the insurgents dead....they are dead"

  • (ordering soldiers around) "Search the streets, blow up buildings if you have to find the filth, and if ANYONE SEES DOM. I AM THE ONE WHO GETS TO KILL HIM"

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Deckerd
Voice Actor Voice Actor
Deckerd
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Aj Hall

Deckerd is the head of Enginering within Onyxcorp and a man who is always fascinated by new designs, his role is to keep a lot of the ships and vehicles within Onyxcorp repaired, as well as work on any custom armor and weaponry that is specific to Onyxcorp, such as their rifle which has a inbuild blade extension, transforming the rifle into a melee weapon


he often keeps to himself and is constantly distracted by his work.


His voice is calm and neutral

rough dialogue

Voice description:
  • male adult

  • (sounding very tired)"Well, to be frank I was hoping to use the footage from last weeks ground assault to show just how good the new canon is on our lovely APC's....however Axel jumped on the car, ripped the gun off and...threw it towards a ship"

  • (intrigued) "but her pistol despite being an energy weapon, was able to penetrate the leg armor and knock them down to the ground. all in one shot, Roseline do I have permission to get in contact and ask if I can-" (gets cut off)

  • (updating, giving a presentation) "Yes mam, The ship Midnights light, has successfully been fitted with new technology to assist in ground operations. While cloaked it projects a night sky with a few stars below, these stars are highlighted on helmets for our soldiers to find their way to extraction points"

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Lore writer (assistant)
Writer Writer
Lore writer (assistant)
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: strix

For this role you will be assisting in writing lore for the universe's setting (information on planets, corporations and some potential characters). This role will initially start with helping out with smaller segments, but can quickly grow to a larger role once the ideals are aligned for the project


we will be using a writing/notetaking software called "Obsidian" but I will be paying for your subscription for it (which is why we are doing this test before hand) payments for obsidian will be handled via Paypal


for the submission we would like for you to submit the following below


past writings 

submission for test


you can submit these through a google drive link, each through pdf documents


The test for this role is listed below


using the following information at your disposal (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XYLj5HAUYK-GlQAjr8ncRsRTon6TpaNC?usp=sharing) write the lore information on a corporation that owns a forge world and is currently ongoing a civil war with the workers fighting back. all information is currently through scripts and other loose written material. this is your job to decipher and write information about it. trying to align to the idea of what a forge world is, how corporations act and what happens during civil unrest like this


if you would like to write about something else instead the other option is below (please note which one you are writing before hand in the document)


Dom/Dominick is one of our main characters, the planet he is born and raised on is called Xavan-4. currently the only information on it is written on his story. using that information alone type up the lore of this planet (bonus points if you wish to include information about the empire)


A note, is that we are looking for ideas that align with the project idea most of all, with that in mind, the size of the summited document is not needed to be the largest you have written, though more will let us see more on how you write. short bits of information can just be as crucial and important

  • *Say something you think would fit*

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Script writer (assistant)
Writer Writer
Script writer (assistant)
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: youwithatuber strix ReadyActor1

for this role you will be assisting in writing scripts for small scenes for the characters. This role will initially start with helping out with smaller segments, but can quickly grow to a larger role once the ideals are aligned for the project


we will be using a writing/notetaking software called "Obsidian" but I will be paying for your subscription for it (which is why we are doing this test before hand) payments for obsidian will be handled via Paypal


for the submission we would like for you to submit the following below


past writings 

submission for test


you can submit these through a google drive link, each through pdf documents


The test for this role is listed below


using the following character information and past scripts (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZodNE1tOlHlN8pf1-AfBFP4QcRZzTONC?usp=sharing) (some are a lot older and admittedly are not good as our current ones where the characters were more understood) write a scene of 2 or more characters interacting in scene of the following category genres (you can pick one for your scene)


choices for scene genre are the following 

action

emotional 

fluff (filler) 

horror 

plot twist

the setting is up to you, the time and place, everything. but try to understand what is written of the characters so far


A note, is that we are looking for ideas that align with the project idea most of all, with that in mind, the size of the summited document is not needed to be the largest you have written, though more will let us see more on how you write. short bits of information can just be as crucial and important

  • *Say something you think would fit*

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3d animator
Animator Animator
3d animator
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Digmoji

Important


this role is open to anyone of any skillset, this means even if you have never touched blender before, we will be considering you. 


in this role we will be paying for you to obtain goo engine, which is the specific fork of blender we are using for this project. other than that we will also fund all addons needed (goo physics and simplify+ for an example) on top of addons if we deem you trustworthy and happy to work with us, we will fund an animation course from Dillon goo himself (if you are already acquainted with animation but would still like this, we can sort this out still)


to submit for this role, leave contact information as well as any previous work you have done with animation, if you have not done any animation before, still leave contact details, and give a little reason on why you would like to learn animation, and jump into a project like this straight away

  • *Say something you think would fit*

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Character designer (assistant)
Artist Artist
Character designer (assistant)
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: MiX Lilpipi

while no doubt you are better at art than me, this role here will cover helping out with character designs, first helping out with background characters and their first rough drafts before the design is eventually moved forward


with this role we are not expecting full rendered designs, sketches with rough color droplets are more than enough to fill this space. art skill also doesn't fully matter. what matters more is the idea and passion that goes into it


to submit to this role, please leave contact information as well as a link to previous work we can check for

  • *Say something you think would fit*

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Concept environment artist
Artist Artist
Concept environment artist
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: FAY

while no doubt you are better at art then me, this role here will cover helping make environment concept art pieces, this can be rough drawings of what a scene could look like. cities, planets, space stations and more. Heavy detail is not needed for this role as long as the shapes and color give a good indicator on what and where things are within the piece.

to submit to this role, please leave contact information as well as a link to previous work we can check for

  • *Say something you think would fit*

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