Deon (Main Recurring Character)

Custom lines are welcomed!!
Voice sounds similar to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW7Wi_g_mKU

Scenes that this character appears in: https://tandemdark.thecomicseries.com/comics/278/#content-start

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

Dion is a recurring antagonist and rival character in Tandem Dark. He frequently clashes with the main character, Koze, and their rivalry is an important part of his role in the story.

Dion is arrogant, bold, brash, intelligent, hot-headed, and extremely outspoken. He has no problem saying exactly what he thinks, regardless of whether his words are offensive, insensitive, or likely to start an argument.

He can be callous and has a habit of speaking far too boldly. Dion does not naturally soften his words to protect someone's feelings. If he believes something, he will say it directly and will often double down when challenged.

However, Dion is not a dumb bully or mindless brute. He is intelligent, perceptive, and capable of thinking strategically. He can recognize weaknesses in other people and situations quickly. His arrogance comes partly from the fact that he genuinely believes in his own abilities and intelligence.

Dion is also hot-tempered and confrontational. His pride can get the better of him, and he does not respond well to being embarrassed, dismissed, underestimated, or told what to do. His temper can escalate quickly, particularly when someone challenges his competence.

Voice direction: Male • young adult • arrogant • intelligent • bold • brash • sharp-tongued • hot-tempered • confrontational • self-assured.

Acting requirements: Strong emotional control is important. The actor should be comfortable portraying arrogance, sarcasm, irritation, smugness, competitiveness, controlled hostility, intense anger, shouting when appropriate, frustration, and more serious emotional moments. Dion should not sound angry all the time. His arrogance and attitude should be just as convincing when he is completely calm.

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!