Tales Of Kenshi: Sakumo
Trent Poe for Burn The (Ex) Bounty Hunter
Burn is a skeleton who was an experienced scout and fighter for the Second Empire, he was a crucial step in the Skeleton's rise and fall due to his intelligence gathering, combat analysis and extended memory drives which allow him to retain more information without resulting in robot madness (In short, wise, experienced and resourceful). Burn is the only lover of Katsu and was her caretaker when she was planted into her arm. He tended to her and talked to the arm like she was still alive, technically she was, and has had time to grieve the loss of her, understanding she had to go, but not forgiving who did it.
Burn has a tone of someone who will bust your balls just to see if you're hotheaded enough to make a mistake, however he has a rather gracious nature, understanding human nature better than most due to how long he would spend in the field watching their daily life to find crucial information.
Take this character how you will, accents are fine, I want what you imagine to fit this voice.
- english
- male senior
- male adult
“So what’s your name Meat Bag?” “Sakumo, You’re a Samurai aren’t ya. Still naming themselves like they know the damn language.” “Eh… Forget it.” [The camera looks at Sakumo’s arm] “That’s fresh isn’t it. You don’t look like a man comfortable with only one arm.”
“What, did you beat you, starve you and try to make you a chrome headed zealot?” “That’s what I thought, you’re nothing special kid, maybe as dangerous as a newborn Spikeback, I bet I could throw a Spikelet and do more damage than you did.”
Burn “So, how did you find me? I don’t know many people and those I did are dead.” Sakumo “An old smith, Armour King, told me you had an arm for me.” Burn “Armour King huh? He’s still in that valley, guess he just got back from dealing with competition. The old fart must’ve scouted me out before settling down again. But yeah, he’s right, I do have an arm for you… but… I need to know what kind of man you are first. You’re obviously not hotheaded, but I can see something in your eyes, there’s a monster in you. Have you tamed it?”
This is a fantastic audition, I really like how this turned out. I want to say to push to a more Lee Van Cleat sway and tone, which you already have in this audition. I would use The Colonel from A Few More Dollars as reference, but otherwise this is basically perfect
Thanks man, I appreciate it. I'll rewatch A Few Dollars more so I can get a feel for the character and make the voice I use in the finished product sound closer to that