Koze (Main Protagonist Character)

Custom lines are welcomed!!

Scenes that this character appears in:
https://tandemdark.thecomicseries.com/comics/154/#content-start

Names can be tricky to pronounce, here is a page:
https://tandemdark.thecomicseries.com/Characters/

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Reference video for his voice. (the cub that's lost, mufasa)
https://youtube.com/shorts/UGfagXSnRis?si=br83Lbv21hKC7hbL
It doesn't have to be perfect, it's just how i hear them.

Koze has a pretty calm and laid-back nature for a kid his age. He’s not overly energetic or constantly loud, and most of the time he speaks pretty naturally and casually. He can be curious and expressive, but he tends to have a quieter energy.

That being said, he definitely has a little snark to him. Every now and then he’ll throw out a comeback or say something smart when someone gets on his nerves. I don’t want him to sound sarcastic all the time, though—it’s funnier when it comes naturally from an otherwise pretty calm kid.

I’m looking for someone who can convincingly voice a young Black boy without making him sound overly squeaky, cartoony, or babyish. His voice should still clearly sound young, just more natural and grounded.

A natural familiarity with AAVE is a big plus. I don’t want it exaggerated or performed like a caricature. I just want his speech and delivery to feel natural when the dialogue calls for it.

There are also more emotional parts of the story where Koze gets scared, angry, upset, cries, or has to yell, so the role will need some emotional range even though his normal personality is fairly calm.

This is a lead, recurring role for a long-term hobby/passion project. Adult voice actors who can naturally perform a believable young boy’s voice are completely welcome to audition.

Thank you so much for taking the time to audition! I’m really excited that you’re interested in my project specifically.

For now, I don’t listen to any of the audio submissions until closer to the deadline, just because I don’t want to accidentally become biased early on. But I’ll definitely be going through everyone’s auditions once we get closer to the deadline!

Good luck, and feel free to resubmit as many times as you want before the deadline if you want to try something different or feel like you can do a better take. Have fun with it!