KILLSWITCH
Pryce Cleaver for CLARA'S FATHER (Small Role - Male)
Lines per episode: Very low (Pilot only, possible flashbacks) Vocal range: Mid-to-low, casual Age sound: 40-50 years old
The family tinkerer who SAGE learned from. More personable than his wife but ultimately just as complicit. Might've almost seen SAGE as something more but corporate culture has normalized robot disposability. Focuses on technical specs to avoid the uncomfortable question of consciousness.
Voice characteristics:
- Friendly but emotionally distant
- Tech enthusiast, gets excited about new features
- Avoids conflict, defers to his wife
- Guilt underneath but won't confront it
- Talks about robots in technical terms (easier than thinking of them as people)
- english
- male senior
- animation/character
- male adult
(Enthusiastic about tech, showing off to wife) "The new model has triple the processing speed and built-in cloud integration. Plus the neural network architecture is completely redesigned—way more efficient than the S-series."
(Uncomfortable but firm, to Clara) "Sweetie, I know you're attached, but... SAGE is outdated hardware. The new assistant will be better in every way. You'll see."
(Calling to maid robot, casual, like asking someone to take out trash) "Unit-7? Yeah, go ahead and process the old assistant for disposal. Pickup's scheduled for 3 PM."
