Mega Man: The Comic Dub (Spiritus Ex Machina)
The unlucky for Xander Payne
The REAL leader of the Emerald Spears, Xander Payne will stop the Robot Uprising at all costs. Xander Payne is a member of the Emerald Spears who joins the group after an incident during Wily’s Robot Master Attacks, where as a soldier, Elec Man’s rampaging causes him to lose his eye, getting a robot prosthetic in the process. This event kickstarted Xander’s complete obsession with destroying the Robots and those who create them, believing Robots will bring nothing but ruin to the world and that the monsters who created them must be killed. He also has no patience for half measures, and ends up overthrowing Harvey and taking over the operation due to his utter frustration with Harvey’s leadership, not willing to entertain any kind of compromise with Robotics Scientists, people he deems as irredeemable. I need an actor who can sell Xander’s utter contempt for robots and everyone who supports their continued existence
I am looking for a low to medium-low pitch for Xander, very gruff and growly voice, like a hardened veteran who’s seen it all, with Xander speaking with conviction alongside wild ambition and rage
- male adult
(Xander shouting at Harvey, insulted at his attempt to convince the doctors that advanced robotics is wrong, as well as shouting at him for letting the doctors manipulate them like they did, enraged) “No, you WEREN’T. You CAN’T! Not with people like this! Their creations did THIS to me, and they claimed it wasn’t the Robots fault! You told me when we organised this, we would ELIMINATE them along with the Robots! Set back their movement for years by removing their top thinkers!”
(Xander talking to fellow Emerald Spear Simone about setting off the bombs potentially killing people, Xander unflinching in his views) “And more WILL die if the Robot Revolution isn’t stopped HERE AND NOW! There will always be more people, but ONLY if the Robots are stopped!... we have to save humanity from itself. Whatever it takes!”
