LOVE: An Undertale Series (Voice Actors)
Muppet for Mettaton
PLEASE BE SURE TO READ EVERYTHING BEFORE SENDING IN YOUR LINE AUDITIONS
Short Bio:
Mettaton is the fabulous and charismatic ghost-turned-robot who once fought Frisk in the Underground. He has a strong obsession with humans and is one of the few monsters to have successfully achieved stardom on the surface. Having become a near-instant success, he owns a variety of shops, products, and businesses. His positive popularity among humans also gives him leverage to hire monsters to work on the surface. One of his most successful ways to bridge the relationship between monsters and humans is through his television show. Given his powerful and influential voice on the surface, he takes full advantage of this. However, his fame and fortune has made him a bit arrogant at times, but he means well. He tends to get a bit carried away and sometimes doesn’t listen to reason, which can get him into trouble with his ratings…
What We Are Looking For:
First and foremost, please do the best that you can with your Mettaton voice. Do not stress yourself out into doing something that isn't comfortable in your vocal range. Second, there may be a chance that we choose TWO voice actors for this role. The Sava Phoenix Crew is currently deciding whether or not Mettaton's BOX form should have a separate voice from the EX form. Regardless of what we decide to do, we’re open to a variety of different kinds of voices for Mettaton. Something a bit higher pitched or with a more effeminate tone would be nice, but is not necessary. Mettaton is a very flamboyant and dramatic character, so you really need to deliver your lines strongly for this audition, no matter what kind of voice you go with. If a scene asks you to be cold and distant one second, and then extremely apologetic the next, then you NEED to deliver those lines effectively.
When you are recording your lines, please keep in mind that we need to hear your natural voice with no edited effects. It’s good to have the ability to input effects, but it is not necessary for this audition as we have a sound designer who can do that for us.
To help you better judge the lines for the character, here are a list of some positive and negative traits. It's pretty self-explanatory, but I think having a list still proves helpful for our current voice actors.
Positive Traits
-Flashy
-Stylish
-Loves Humans
-Charming
-Charismatic
-Talented
-Goofy
-Expressive
-A True Visionary
-Adventurous
-Attention-Getter
-Flexible
-Multi-tasker
Negative Traits
-Self-Conscious
-Shallow
-Rude
-Self-Centered
-Unfairly Harsh Towards Alphys
-Somewhat Desperate
-Too Idealistic
-Abusive to Staff
-Drama Queen
-Doesn’t Listen
-Over Exaggerative
-Horrible Business Practices
-Show-Off
-Battery-Powered
About the Lines
LIne 1: This is a piece of dialogue from the game. There are no real directions for this line. Just give us your best shot without having been given any direction. Keep in mind the expectations/requirements listed above!
Line 2: Here is another piece of dialogue from the game. The only difference between this and the first line is that the producer/director has put a little more direction for you. If chosen, you'll be reading your lines from a script that will mostly look like this. You must follow the instructions given to you. So, have fun with this one! Again, do your best, and keep in mind the expectations/requirements as listed above!
Line 3: This is part of an excerpt that most likely will appear in one of our episodes. The episode deals with Mettaton trying to save what's left of his show while having Undyne as his chaotic guest. The excerpt shows an angry Mettaton getting ready to kick Undyne out of his studios. This is what a script would look like, should you be chosen for this character. Due to Casting Call Club suddenly changing their formats, we have had to adjust the layout of this particular line set. Please check the other main characters on this casting call to see what our format will actually look like. All of Mettaton’s lines are underlined in the script. There will also be cues much like from the previous line that must be followed. However, please pay attention to the actions and descriptions listed in the parentheses as well. They may contain important actions from the characters that cannot simply be expressed in the dialogue lines themselves, so be careful not to miss that. Again, do your best and keep in mind the expectations/requirements as listed above!
Oh~ Yes! Welcome, beauties, to the Underground's Premier Cooking Show! Pre-heat your ovens, because we've got a very special recipe for you today! We're going to be making... A CAKE! My lovely assistant here will gather the ingredients. Everyone give them a big hand! We'll need sugar, milk, and eggs. Go for it, sweetheart! PERFECT! Great job, beautiful! We've got all of the ingredients needed to bake the cake! Milk... sugar... Eggs... OH MY! Wait a magnificent moment! How could I forget! We're missing the most important ingredient!
...A HUMAN SOUL! AHAHAHAHAHA!
(long and drawn out) Oh yes! (relieved) There you are, darling! It's time to have our little showdown. It's time to finally stop... *chuckles* (with extreme exaggeration) the "malfunctioning" robot. *waves a finger in the air* (playfully) ...NOT! *scoffs* Malfunction? Reprogramming? (vexed) Get real. This was all just a big show. An act, honey. (a matter-of-fact tone) Alphys has been playing you for a fool this whole time. As she watched you on the screen, she grew attached to your adventure. (feigned pleading) She desperately wanted to be a part of it. (a matter-of-fact tone) So, she decided to insert herself into your story. She reactivated puzzles. She disabled elevators. She enlisted me to torment you. (very somber) All so she could save you from dangers that didn't. Even. Exist. *a small laugh* (struggling to hold in laughter) All so you would think that she's this great person... that she's not. *laughs a short while longer before regaining his composure* (a bit serious) And now, it's time for her finest hour. At this very moment, Alphys is waiting outside the room. (with extreme sarcasm) During our... "battle," she will interrupt. She will pretend to "deactivate" me, "saving" you one final time. (as if delivering a great speech) Finally. She'll be the heroine of your adventure. You'll regard her so highly she'll even be able to convince you not to leave.... *a posh laugh* (very grim) Or not. (blatantly) You see, I've had just about enough of this predictable charade. I have no desire to harm humans. Far from it, actually. My only desire is to entertain. (very flirty) After all, the audience deserves a good show, don't they? *sinister chuckle* And what's a good show... (excitedly shouting) WITHOUT A PLOT TWIST?! Sorry, folks! The old program's been cancelled!! But we've got a finale that will drive you wild! (gradually gets louder and more excited) Real drama. Real ACTION! REAL BLOODSHED!! On our new show... (excitedly shouting) "ATTACK OF THE KILLER ROBOT!"
(People and monsters are moving frantically back and forth both on and off the stage. Mettaton and Undyne are… well…)
Mettaton: (Sternly and angrily) Out.
Undyne: Aw, come on, Metta—
Mettaton: (even more aggressively) I want you out! Out of my sight. Out of my show. Out of my studio. I can finish the show without you!
Undyne: *hands on her hips* And what are you gonna tell Alphys then?
(In the distance, the director is making his way to both of them. Neither of them notices.)
Mettaton: *scoffs* (mockingly) What am I going to tell her? Isn’t it obvious? I’m going to tell her the truth! I’m going to tell her how her brutish girlfriend nearly destroyed my set and got me kicked off the air! (gradually getting louder) I’m going to tell her how she couldn’t follow my one simple rule: to control herself! I’m going to tell her that—
Director: (cautiously) Er… excuse me, er… Mettaton…
Mettaton: (exasperated) WHAT?!
Director: (intimidated) I-I-I’m so sorry to bother you, b-but I, uh… well here.
(The director hands Mettaton a sheet of paper with a long list of numbers and charts. Mettaton stares at it for a long time. Undyne tries to speak, but Mettaton holds up a finger to silence her as he continues reading.)
Mettaton: (confused) But… but I don’t understand… You… you told me that the ratings were the lowest you’ve ever seen!
Director: Y-yes… they were.
Mettaton: (angrily) So then why are you giving me this graph showing that our ratings and view count have actually DOUBLED?!
Director: Because they have! Ever since Undyne took out the lights in the first half of the segment, more and more people have suddenly started tuning in. If she keeps this up, ‘MTT on STV’ might have enough ratings to even satisfy the big guy upstairs!
Mettaton: *gasps* (quietly to himself) And then we can stay on the air…
(Mettaton sheepishly turns to face Undyne as she crosses her arms. She now has an extremely smug look plastered across her face. She begins tapping her foot impatiently while staring long and hard at the robot. Her eyelids lower as she gives an exaggerated sigh)
Undyne: Welp… I guess I’d better go now… wouldn’t want to ruin your show any further… *distances herself*
Mettaton: *growls, then raises a pleading hand* Wait, Undyne… (cautiously) I-I’m sure we can fix this. After all, *clears his throat* this was just a little… ahem, misunderstanding? *weakly chuckles*
Undyne: (extremely sarcastic) Oh no! There’s no misunderstanding at all! It’s completely my fault. You were right. Alphys shouldn’t have brought me here on the show. *dramatically places a hand to her cheek* I’m ruining everything! I should just leave! *distances herself more*
Mettaton: (panicking) N-No! You’re staying! (desperately) Y-you have to! Or my show will—
Undyne: I think you’ve made it perfectly clear that the show will be fine without me… (mockingly) See ya later, ‘darling!’
(Undyne laughs before slowly walks towards the exit. Suddenly, Mettaton darts over to Undyne and falls to the floor, gripping at her ankles and stopping her in her tracks)
Mettaton: (very exaggerated) Pleeease, Undyne! I’m begging you! Stay! *feigned crying* I’m nothing without my show! You have to stay! I’ll do anything! Anything!
Undyne: *folds her arms* (slyly) ‘Anything’ you say?
Mettaton: (dramatic crying) Yes, Undyne! Anything!
Undyne: *half smiles then sighs* Alright then, I’ll stay on your stupid show.
(Mettaton gleefully stands upright and claps his hands together)
Mettaton: (elated) Oh, this is wonderful! My director’s gonna get everything back on track so we can—
Undyne: Slow down there, rectangle. I’ve got conditions for bein’ on your show.
Mettaton: *scoffs* (skeptical) What kind of conditions would you want?
Undyne: (angrily) You said you'll do anything, didn’t ya?!
Mettaton: (nervously) Y-yes…
Undyne: Well then, you’re honored guest’s gonna need to see a few modifications on your show
Mettaton: *folds arms across his chest* Hmph! Well, I never!
Director: Mettaton, I-I’ve gotta get back in place. We have to get back on the air in about three minutes!
(Mettaton shudders as the director walks away. Undyne still has her arms crossed with a sly look on her face)
Mettaton: (hesitantly) …W-what… what kind of modifications?
Undyne: Heh. I thought you’d never ask…
Thanks for your audition!
The casting call only lets me choose one person, but you were also chosen for this casting call. Congratulations on being our voice for Mettaton!
Oh awesome, thanks very much. Do you mean that there are two separate voices for Mettaton, presumably a BOX and an EX form?
Yes. You'll be the BOX form. Min was chosen for his EX form :)