Tae Kwon Donkey - Issue 1
Jack Verhage for Voice Actor - Tae Kwon Donkey
LEAD ROLE
Tae Kwon Donkey is the reluctant protagonist of the Tae Kwon Donkey Universe...a martial arts comic series blending absurd anthropomorphic action with emotional mythology, philosophy, and consequence.
Despite the ridiculous surface appearance of the world, Tae is emotionally sincere, introspective, conflicted, and spiritually exhausted. He is not a traditional heroic protagonist.
The ideal performance should balance:
- quiet emotional weight
- subtle humor
- uncertainty
- restrained intensity
- philosophical conflict
This role should NOT sound:
- overly cartoonish
- overly deep/trailer-like
- overly confident/anime-protagonist
Think:“A reluctant martial artist trapped inside an absurd mythological world.”
This is a recurring lead role with future trailer, motion comic, and promotional potential.
- english
- male young adult
- Avoid overly cartoonish overly deep or overly heroic/anime-protagonist performances
- restrained but capable of explosive emotional intensity
- Repressed Donkey Energy
- emotionally conflicted
- Grounded
- Think like he has been holding back a Hee-Haw for a very very long time due to a bit of depression that he masks with sarcasm
- Neutral / General American
- Slightly weary
- subtly sarcastic
- introspective
- Any professional or semi-professional recording/editing software capable of delivering clean WAV or high-quality MP3 audio
- Good quality condenser microphone with clean audio and minimal background noise preferred
- Voice Acting Character Acting Emotional Acting Naturalistic Dialogue Dramatic Performance Animation Voice Acting Comic/Motion Comic Performance
“Even if I fight every fight and win… we’ve already lost… what we’ve already lost.” (Introspective - recurring theme line for Tae Kwon Donkey)
“Speaking of saving it… how exactly are we supposed to stop the Claw and Order with a bunch of useless art? …So now we’re gonna kill them with poems?” (Demonstrating his sarcasm, quippiness, and reluctant energy)
“You are right, Crab… I’m just a lazy ass… and when I say ‘ass’… I mean… DONKEY!!!” (Beaten to a pulp...his come back moment...breaking out of his nature and finally having a big hero moment)
Hey Jack! Thanks so much for submitting. I love the beginning clips...your quick fast yet subdued delivery fits his somber sarcastic moments and vibe. I was hoping the ending clip would hit a bit harder to show off the dynamics. Because thats his biggest moment in the entire series. He is beaten to a pulp...he overcomes his chronic laziness...and embraces who he is. That part its okay to push it a bit more into the anime battle cry. I appreciate you taking the time!