The Originator of KOMBAT TIME! General Sonya Blade of Earthrealm's defense. (Note: Some MASSIVE Character spoilers in this, and also, I have to add. I don't rail against any voice performance, but Ronda is making sure the early days of MK voice acting stay alive and well)
Tircia Helfer. The absolutely best portrayal of the tough as nails, no nonsense Lietunant of the Special Forces. Dana Lyn Baron was pretty good too. Jennifer Hale and Christine Rios would've benefitted from more material and probably better direction. And for live action, Bridgette Wilson flawlessly portrayed Sonya in a way that no one else has ever been able to match.
Agreed, Tircia Helfer portrayed the cold military professionalism of Sonya Blade really well. The concealed sensitive side of her character was also handled really well. I've been a fan of MK since the 90's and Sonya has been one of my favourite characters, but I felt that most of the voices were too soft for a tough military professional. With Tircia, everything about Sonya comes alive as a reality.
We know. If Netherrealm had at least half a brain, they should've asked for Jennifer Hale to reprise her role as Sonya Blade in MK 11 and have Ms. Rousy play the live-action model figure of the character just to promote the game.
The colour of Ronda's voice is correct but it sounds so consistently shaky, as if nervous, and that strips all the authority the character is supposed to convey.
I think I'm poking the wasp nest by saying this but I actually like Ronda Rousey. Sure she isn't perfect VA but she gives Sonya different sound which stands out from the rest. But this is just my opinion
Her voice isn't the issue, it's her acting I have an issue with, honestly it's better than a lot of the older vas but still ahe could try a little harder
Tricia Helter had the best voice, in my opinion, but she played an older and more jaded Sonya. I really would've liked to see her rendition of young Sonya in MK11. The change was unfortunate (Rousey isn't the worst, but she's a step down from Helter).
I thought Tricia Helfer was the perfect voice for Sonya. Ronda just doesn’t have the voice of an actor, would have been cool if Tricia reprised her voice for MK11. Fun fact: Jennifer Hale who played Sonya in MK The Journey Begins is the same actress who voices Kronika in MK11.
Tircia Helfer is my favorite, she actually sounds like Sonya if she was an aged mother after dealing with a failed marriage. Dana Lyn Baron is a close second. I enjoyed both of the original Live Action Sonya's, but Bridgette Wilson is the best real Sonya in my opinion. Honorable Mention to Kerri Hoskins for being an amazing human being.
Meh. I think it just isn’t good. I’m sure she’s a nice lady, but I’m not cutting her any slack just because she’s not a professional VA. She provided this performance, so we’re allowed to critique it. And I think it’s bad. To be fair, though, at least the voice itself is somewhat fitting... looking at you, Noob Saibot, Shao Kahn, Dimitri Vegas, Erron Black, Sektor.
Tercia Helfer is my personal favorite. She's got that dark and low tone of seriousness of the character who I imagine is a direct and tough ass army brat who doesn't have time for BS.
prayer and plea to the elder gods: make Tricia Helfer Sonya Blade again! Ronda Lousy is a desecration of the beloved Sonya may Lord Raiden strike her out of the realms
Rousey wasn't that bad as Sonya, I just think people wanted to hate the voice and wouldn't change their mind. The best Sonya was obviously Bridgette Wilson.
Tricia was a perfect old Sonya, and Dana was a perfect young Sonya. And to be honest I'm kinda impressed with Christine, too! As for Ronda well... Nah! And yes, Bridgette is definitely the perfect Sonya from live actions!
Okay, although I like Ronda for older Sonya, it's clear she might need some more training. On the other hand, Tricia is just fine, they could have made her return if they wanted to..
General Grievous wow thanks for stating the obvious, general. 🤦🏼♀️ i had no idea, especially considering 99% of the comments here are saying how badly ronda did. she just needs WORK, take a chill pill.
Tricia is THE Sonya, but... I do actually think Ronda fits the voice but yeah she’s not an actor but hey - I think Netherealm knew what they were getting themselves into. It’s just all promotion.
I say Jennifer Hale, Dana Lyn Baron, Bridgette Wilson and Tricia Helfer are the better voice actresses of Sonya Blade. Ms. Rousey is only better voicing the younger Sonya Blade in MK11. But, that's my opinion.
Kerri Ann Hoskins and Tricia Helfer are tied for the best. Although I lean a little more towards Kerri purely out of nostalgia. Ronda in MK 11? Yeah.. no..
Kind of funny that Jennifer Hale was Sonya back and 95 and 20 years later she ends up with Tanya and Kronika. I wonder why they didn't give her Sonya back
I think it goes without saying that Tricia Helfer is the best voice for Sonya, but I also dig Dana Lyn Baron. Jennifer Hale & Olivia D’abo, like Cree Summer before, could have worked as Sonya if given better materiel than The Journey Begins and Defenders of the Realm offered. And i think the less said about rousey the better.
i thought ronda did mostly okay in story mode (she's clearly not a trained voice actor but it wasn't TOO bad) but a lot of her intro dialogue sounds awful
There's a reason I chose to use the story mode lines only, I can't really say anything positive about those intro lines... they hurt to listen to sometimes.
I got MK11 on release day, played Story Mode before any other mode and quickly noticed how bad Sonya's voice actor was. I had to look it up to see who was behind the voice and lo and behold, I wasn't alone in thinking Ronda was a bad voice actor. It's not her dialogue that sucks, it's her actual voice acting. She's emotionless and makes Sonya feel so bland when compared to all the other actors. For a soldier, you'd think she'd have a little more spunk in the way she speaks, but damn does she sound like a soulless husk. You can take the best dialogue and Ronda's voice acting will still make it sound like nails on a chalk board.
Tricia Helfer was amazing as older Sonya, and Dana Lyn Baron was amazing as younger Sonya. I wish one of them had come back to voice Sonya in MK11 As for Rhonda...the less I say about her, the better
Tricia Helfer for older Sonya and Dana Lyn Baron for younger Sonya. And Ronda Rousey can't act so she is clearly the worst Edit: Only reason she was hired to replace Tricia Helfer, CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT
While I don’t hate Ronda’s voice, I do think in certain parts of the game she wasn’t doing great. I’m not on the bandwagon who just downright hates her voice tho.
My vote goes to Dana. She nails it perfectly, she does the whole tough-as-nails militaristic personality of Sonya perfectly, and her acting is very good and natural throughout. She also manages to bring even more layer of personality to it and brings a lot of character and life to the role and in doing so manages to make it her own. Tricia Helfer is solid too. She gets the tough, no-nonsense personality down, though it works in the more serious context of MKX itself, though it's not as interesting to listen to as Dana's performance. Jennifer Hale is a good Sonya, that's pretty impressive for 90's voice acting, and she's damn good in that cartoon, wouldn't mind a reprise someday and I think she could work with a different voice herself. Not a bad job at all even with the kind of material given. Ronda Rousey...well, it's not good, but...it's there. I don't *hate* it, but I don't really like it either. She's trying at least and while she's flat, she's not totally wrong for the role. She does have a few good moments in the game and does feel suitable for Sonya's serious personality. If nothing else, she's probably better than Noob Saibot in the game (I like Sean Chiplock, but he didn't do so well as Bi-Han sadly), and I also think she's at least better than Ashly Burch's Cassie in MKX, though that's not saying too much considering Burch was admittedly the worst performance in MKX. If she had more experience she could work, but for someone with no experience in voice over acting, it's a decent effort, if nothing else. Everyone else either sucks, mostly because of the lack of material back then, or I can't really comment on them.
Nobody’s worse than Ronda. Noob saibots voice actually fits him being a ghost and all. Obviously she’s going to be the worst she’s not experienced and she probably shouldn’t have been picked for one of the most popular characters in the franchise.
Tricia Helfer all the way. Wish she had returned for MK11. Ronda has already proven to be a charisma black hole and that she can't act in 2 movies, so let's just call that a questionable choice. Not terrible from start to finish, but several lines where her delivery was simply flat and robotic. As much as I revere Jennifer Hale and like Cree Summer, I can't give them a seal of approval with the material they were given. Nor judge them because they've long since proven their caliber and it's clearly the hokey scripts. lol
Jennifer Hale does a perfect young 20 year old Lieutenant Blade but Tricia Hefler does a perfect 40-50 year old General Blade. Goes from having a little bit of no nonsense in her tone to just stoic overwhelming authority in her entire voice, honestly it was really good how they did MK9 Sonya to MKX Sonya. Bravo Netherrealm.
I think a lot of people have been very harsh with Ronda Rouseys version of Sonya and I think she actually did a pretty good job considering that shes not voice actress by profession. Ronda did her best with what she had to work with so I think she deserves some credit for that. Would have cast her personally? she wouldn't be my first choice but props to her all the same for stepping up to the role.
Tricia Helfer is the best choice for aged Sonya, and Jennifer Hale would be great to return as young Sonya. And yeah, Ronda Rousey… she isn't voice actress. "Mortal Kombat fan", my ass. I'm MK fan too, but I'd settle for minor extra role of some Russian NPC on Black Market Alley, not a character who was in the series since it's very first days!
@PlugMa Most popular? When the cast includes voice acting darlings such as Steve Blum, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Andrew Bowen and Jennifer Hale? Riiiiiiiiiight
Unpopular opinion: I actually liked Ronda Rousey as Sonya. Although she needed more practice on the acting, her voice makes Sonya more real and natural.
I mean Ronda wasn't as bad as some people are saying but she is definitely not one of the best, the intro dialogues where just disgusting to listen too, story however I say she did decent
